"Senior Brother Ling Chen, may I pay with Spirit Stones at this auction?" Ye Yun did not answer Ling Chen's question, instead asking one of his own.
"Uh, of course you can. However, the exchange rate between Spirit Stones and gold can only be calculated as one Low-Grade Spirit Stone for ten thousand taels of gold.
Junior Brother Ye Yun, that would be quite a loss for you! If you truly do not have enough money, I can have Myriad Treasures Pavilion advance it for you. You can repay me when you have the money later." Ling Chen was quite puzzled by Ye Yun's question.
Although the exchange rate for Low-Grade Spirit Stones and gold was indeed like this, that was merely the market price. Privately, the price had already been driven up to one Low-Grade Spirit Stone for as much as thirteen thousand taels of gold.
Thus, Ling Chen felt that Ye Yun's approach was exceedingly unwise.
"Senior Brother Ling Chen, I appreciate your kindness. I can pay with Spirit Stones later.
After all, besides this Icefire Armor, I still need to buy Profound Yin Spirit Water for Junior Sister He Yue later.
The combined price of these two items will be at least five hundred thousand taels of gold. Can you make that decision?" Ye Yun politely declined Ling Chen's goodwill.
For one thing, the sum was too large. For another, he did not want to casually owe anyone another favor. With He Yue as a cautionary tale before him, he did not wish to make the same mistake again.
As for whether he could successfully obtain both items, Ye Yun was not entirely confident either. The Spirit Stones and gold on him amounted to only around one million taels of gold.
"I bid two hundred thousand taels