"Fifteen hundred!"
Jiang Hai's heart sank. He had hardly spent any money at Shrek Academy, but his accumulated gold coins amounted to only a little over five hundred. He had thought that would be more than enough for an engraving knife and some materials, but he had never expected a single engraving knife to cost so much!
"Do you have anything cheaper?" Jiang Hai felt no embarrassment and added, "Anything under five hundred gold coins will do!"
Liu Yun smiled gently and took out another engraving knife. "Certainly. Honored guest, please take a look at this Colorful Cloud-Pattern Engraving Knife. It costs four hundred and fifty-eight gold coins, and it can engrave most Level 5 soul tool arrays!"
It was a multicolored engraving knife covered in cloud patterns, but Jiang Hai could clearly sense that it was considerably inferior to the Azure Silver Dragon Carving Knife. He nodded lightly. "I'll take it. Please pack up these pieces of metal as well."
Jiang Hai pointed to several pieces of metal.
"Certainly. That comes to five hundred and eighty gold coins!" Liu Yun packed everything and respectfully handed it over. A sale worth over five hundred gold coins was already a major transaction, and her commission would be substantial. A lovely smile blossomed on her face.
After paying, Jiang Hai left the Eight Treasures Tower in a fairly good mood. This single shopping trip had left him completely penniless. Soul engineers really did spend money like flowing water.
By the time he returned to Shrek Academy, classes were about to begin. This would be his first time engraving an array core, especially one this complicated, and Jiang Hai was exceedingly patient.
After quietly finishing the day's classes, Jiang Hai came to the shore of Sea God Lake, summoned his martial soul, and