"Each of these rapiers has a hundred grams of mithril added to it. That stuff is incredibly rare—it boosts toughness by fifty percent, sharpness by fifty percent, and doubles Battle Qi conduction. Even among exceptional-quality weapons, these are top-tier."
"And look at the decorations on the hilts, human noble. Aside from these gemstones, the openwork patterns were hammered out one strike at a time by yours truly. With hilts this exquisite, you'll be the center of attention whenever you attend a grand gathering of the human race..."
"Stop, stop, stop. Just tell me—how much?" Nalant's head began to ache as he listened to the dwarf's endless prattle.
He had not expected Black Tower to be such an oddity among dwarves. Weren't dwarves supposed to be blunt and straightforward?
This fellow was clearly a human profiteer in disguise.
Seeing Nalant's impatience, Black Tower did not dare keep talking. A crafty gleam flashed through his eyes as he said, "These three top-grade exceptional rapiers are eight hundred gold coins each. Those mid-grade exceptional rapiers are five hundred gold coins each, while the lowest-grade exceptional rapiers outside are two hundred gold coins each!"
"Human noble, this is already my lowest discounted price! You'll absolutely get more than your money's worth!"
"Gasp!" Nalant sucked in a sharp breath. They really were outrageously expensive.
More than his money's worth, my foot.
Eight hundred gold coins—back on Glory Continent, that would be enough to train dozens of extraordinary knights.
Catherine, meanwhile, was already dumbstruck with fright. She had not accompanied Nalant that morning, so she did not know the prices on the Sacred Continent.
She had originally thought a longsword would cost only a dozen or so gold coins. She could use her savings and borrow a little from her lord to buy one.
But this