Any one of these five Sumeru Rings of exceptional quality could fetch a hundred thousand gold coins.
The key wasn't the rings' value, but how Zimo Xuan had come to possess so many fine-quality Sumeru Rings at once. Could it have some secret trading channel?
Zong Er didn't connect them to the battle at Azure Dragon Mountain. The reason was simple: setting aside their value and function, Sumeru Rings were much like pots, bowls, and ladles when it came to their source. They weren't made in-house, but mass-produced.
And since they were mass-produced, it was nearly impossible to detect any individual characteristics from their appearance. Without such characteristics, they naturally carried no special significance.
So the Sumeru Rings Xu Yi had obtained might have differed in color, but otherwise there was nothing to distinguish them.
There were only a handful of colors for Sumeru Rings on the market. No one could tell who an original ring's owner had been just by looking at it.
That was why Xu Yi wasn't worried that the rings entering the market would arouse suspicion.
Of course, he wouldn't be stupid enough to release all the rings at once. That would be inviting disaster.
The five Sumeru Rings had left Zong Er completely stunned. At that point, all his doubts about Zimo Xuan's strength vanished.
To be fair, even converted into gold coins, the five rings would hardly be worth a million. That was nowhere near enough to cover Zimo Xuan's loan.
But Sumeru Rings weren't ordinary goods. They were highly coveted commodities, and among all the shops in the capital, no more than a handful could have five at once.
Zimo Xuan's ability to produce five was proof enough of its considerable strength.
Zong Er left satisfied. Shopkeeper Shen and Shopkeeper Luo both let