Xu Yi only had to glance at the array patterns to know they were correct. He immediately handed over the three spirit tokens, and the old man in green robes promptly passed him the array disk. Then they went their separate ways.
The entire transaction was completed without either of them saying a word.
After putting away the array disk, Xu Yi silently took stock of his resources and found himself short once more.
After the battle in Shatai Valley, he had obtained fifty-four thousand spirit stones through a trade with the Tianxia Association. At this armory, he had exchanged four thousand spirit stones for one Water element Spirit Stone and one Fire element Spirit Stone. It was the armory's perk, the cheapest possible exchange.
He had also exchanged five jade slips for three thousand spirit stones. It was easy to see that the other party had deliberately set the price absurdly low to acquire those treasures at minimal cost.
Now, after spending another three thousand five hundred spirit stones, he had a little over forty-three thousand left in total.
He still had to set aside funds to recruit people, as well as the first year's tribute. There really wasn't much left for him to spend.
After putting away the Great Evolution Array of Rotation, Xu Yi slipped back into the crowd. He changed his appearance, and a moment later, found the burly young man.
By then, however, the burly young man had transformed into a yellow-faced man. Xu Yi had recognized him only thanks to his keen perception, refined to the point of discerning subtle harmonies.
"I heard Your Excellency has a Fire element Spirit Stone. I'd like to trade for it."
Among the five elemental spirit stones, the Fire element Spirit Stone was quite rare. Since he had