The old goblin had recovered his senses. Like presenting a treasure, he dragged out a bag and said, "Master, these are the Fluorescent Shadow Stones and other materials I managed to obtain over the past few days. They cost a total of fifteen Black Crystal Coins."
There were roughly a dozen pieces of material in the bag, including five or six Fluorescent Shadow Stones of varying quality. Yet even a single medium-quality Fluorescent Shadow Stone cost ten Black Crystal Coins at a magic shop, so this was far more worthwhile.
"You did very well. For now, don't worry about anything else. Focus all your efforts on obtaining magic materials, especially Fluorescent Shadow Stones. The more, the better. As for money, don't worry—I'll figure something out."
Receiving his master's praise in front of Jess, the old goblin beamed. "It's like this, Master. Fluorescent Shadow Stones are rather obscure materials, produced in the Shadow Empire, so merchants do not keep much in stock. However, I received news that a merchant named Silva has a batch in storage, though his asking price is very high. High-quality ones cost eighteen Black Crystal Coins each, medium-quality ones cost nine each, and low-quality ones cost two each. If we want to take the whole batch, it will probably cost six to seven hundred Black Crystal Coins."
Chen Rui had just won seven hundred and fifty Black Crystal Coins, plus the ten-coin bonus, for a total of seven hundred and sixty. That was just enough to buy this batch of Fluorescent Shadow Stones. Ten days ago, he still had thirty-five thousand points of spiritual energy, but now only three thousand remained—not nearly enough for the Training Ground's consumption. And in twenty days, he would face Leika. He desperately needed a large amount of spiritual energy. The old