"Do you have any Alchemy Furnaces for sale here?" Li Ping'an asked.
"Alchemy Furnaces?"
Somewhat surprised, Wen Yulou led Li Ping'an to the area selling Alchemy Furnaces.
An Alchemy Furnace was nothing like ordinary Spirit Medicine or pills. Alchemists chose their furnaces from thousands upon thousands of candidates.
Even Alchemists with little cultivation would not choose a furnace casually.
They had to bear the risk of a furnace explosion, and changing furnaces would also cause a loss of resources.
So Wen Yulou thought that perhaps something had gone wrong with Li Ping'an's own furnace, prompting him to buy a new one.
Looking at furnace after furnace, Li Ping'an could not help smiling bitterly.
He could not afford them. He simply could not afford them.
Even putting Old Ox down as collateral would not be enough.
Old Ox bared his teeth. How much beef jerky could all that money buy?
"Sir, come in and have a look."
A young man called out, a rare sight. He was the only one here hawking his wares.
Li Ping'an grew interested, so he walked in and glanced around.
Heh, still very expensive.
"Sir, please take a look."
The young man enthusiastically introduced the Cauldron Furnaces to Li Ping'an one by one.
This left Li Ping'an feeling rather embarrassed not to buy anything, but his purse really was thin, so he merely nodded along.
"Nothing caught your eye?" The young man noticed that Li Ping'an had no intention of buying.
"They're good, certainly, but they don't suit me."
Li Ping'an found a tactful way of saying he had no money.
The young man looked Li Ping'an up and down, his smile undiminished. "Could you tell me your preferences, sir? Then I can choose a suitable one for you."
The young man was truly enthusiastic, leaving