Seeing Oleg's performance, Sun Fei knew that the fatso truly understood his thoughts this time, and nodded with satisfaction.
He didn't say anything more.
With a thought, Sun Fei placed a red magic stone on the table in front of him and asked, "Come and take a look. Do you recognize this?"
"This is a low-grade fire elemental magic stone."
Oleg looked slightly surprised and answered honestly.
"Well, since you recognize it, tell me, how much do you know about the Philosopher's Stone?"
Oleg didn't know why His King had suddenly asked about the Philosopher's Stone, but he dared not be negligent. After a moment's thought, he replied earnestly, "The Philosopher's Stone is a strange gemstone containing abundant elemental power. According to its quality, it can be divided into five grades: low-grade, medium-grade, high-grade, supreme-grade, and legendary. In the Azeroth Continent, the Philosopher's Stone is a symbol of wealth that surpasses even gold and silver coins. Especially for many Philosopher's Stone users and warriors, the Philosopher's Stone holds far greater significance than gold coins. This is because mages can use its elemental power to enhance their magic, construct magic circles, create magic scrolls, and craft magical equipment, while warriors can absorb its elemental power to improve their Dou Qi cultivation and accelerate the condensation of their Dou Qi into stars..."
"Oh?" Sun Fei was taken aback. "So, according to you, warriors can also use magic stones to increase their Dou Qi qi cultivation?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Hmm... Okay, could you elaborate on the differences between low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, top-grade, and legendary magic stones? Can they be exchanged at a certain ratio?"
This is the issue that Sun Fei is truly concerned about.
"Of course, Your Majesty. The quality of a magic stone is mainly determined by the elemental energy it contains. Generally speaking, a mid-grade magic stone contains 100 times the elemental energy of a low-grade magic stone, a high-grade magic stone contains 100 times the elemental energy of a mid-grade magic stone, and a top-grade magic stone contains 100 times the elemental energy of a high-grade magic stone. Of course, this is just a general approximation."
Oleg spoke slowly, trying to make his answer sound as detailed as possible.
"... The exchange ratio between different grades of magic stones was originally based on a 1:100 ratio. However, in most cases, because high-grade magic stones are relatively scarce, they cannot be measured solely by the amount of elemental energy. Often, the trading price fluctuates, with one mid-grade magic stone being exchanged for more than 100 low-grade magic stones. In special circumstances, such as the outbreak of war, high-grade magic stones can create large magic scrolls, increasing demand. At such times, the ratio between different grades of magic stones can even reach 1:150 or even 1:200 or higher."
Sun Fei was overjoyed.
His previous guess was confirmed, which meant that his next plan could be implemented smoothly.
Clearly, the so-called low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, top-grade, and legendary magic stones in the Diablo World correspond to five levels of gems: [ Chipped Gem ], [ Flawed Gem ], [ Normal Gem ], [ Flawless Gem ], and [ Perfect Gem ], respectively. However, in Diablo, the synthesis ratio for each level of gem is 3:1. Therefore, once Sun Fei finds the [ Horadric Cube ] in the Halls of the Dead of Lut Gholein, he can freely synthesize high-level perfect gems and then exploit this huge exchange rate difference between the real world and the Diablo World to reap enormous profits.
"Is there any way to exchange magic stones in our Chambord City?"
Sun Fei suppressed his excitement and continued to ask.
"Your Majesty, it is true that magic stones can be exchanged at some large merchant guilds, but Chambord City is relatively remote, so few large merchant guilds and caravans come here. If you want to exchange magic stones, you must send caravans out to actively contact them."
"So, there's no readily available way to exchange magic stones in Chambord City right now?" Sun Fei was a little disappointed.
"Let me think... Oh right, there is a channel: the Holy Church's churches can do it, but it's generally not open to people outside the Church," Oleg said after thinking for a moment, looking troubled.
Church?
Sun Fei's eyes lit up immediately.
An idea suddenly came to him.
"Alright, you can go now... By the way, the renovation of the Iron Prison Dungeon needs to be accelerated a bit, but the soldiers and blacksmiths shouldn't be overworked. Remember, they absolutely cannot be shortchanged in terms of food and the craftsmen's wages. I think you know very well how to do it. If you cause me any trouble, I'll make sure you regret it," Sun Fei said with a laugh.
Oleg was a shrewd man; he knew that King Majesty's laughter and scolding meant satisfaction with his performance over the past period. Upon hearing this, he nodded repeatedly, bowed respectfully, and turned to leave the hall.
Sun Fei sat quietly for a while, thinking. Since there was nothing else he needed to deal with, and it was almost time, he simply ordered the guards to guard the entrance of the stone hall and not allow anyone to enter. Then, he opened Teleport in the stone hall and entered the world of Diablo.
The Diablo World.
Deep within the [ Dry Hills ] outside the city of [ Lut Gholein ].
The third underground level of the [ Halls of the Dead ].
Sun Fei, accompanied by the beautiful mercenary Elena, finally returned to this place.
The Halls of the Dead is an underground tomb, somewhat similar in layout to the Underground Grotto Labyrinth City behind Chambord City. It is also a grotto maze buried underground, but it is much more magnificent and grand than the Chambord City grotto maze. There are long corridors with some blurry murals carved on the stone walls, telling of the prosperity of ancient times. In addition to the murals, there are also huge stone pillars everywhere. The doors of the secret chambers are covered with strange magical characters, and the power of magical elements appears and disappears. As long as you touch them, they will sink into the ground with a rumble, revealing the space inside the secret chamber behind the stone door.
With a blood vial between his teeth, Sun Fei blocked the entrance to the secret chamber like a human shield, preventing the densely packed monsters inside from breaking out. He wielded a huge axe, hacking away at the monsters. Elena's Ice Arrow flew past Sun Fei's hair, accurately hitting the monsters in front of him.
The two had worked together in this environment countless times, and were already very familiar with each other. A single glance or a single movement could spark countless chemistry, making them the best partners.
With such coordinated efforts, the chief boss of the [ Halls of the Dead ], the [ Blood Witch the Wild ], finally couldn't hold on any longer. She wailed and coughed up blood, collapsing into a pool of blood on the ground, filled with resentment.
As she fell, a soft 'ding-dong' sound rang out, and a pale golden light flashed. A dark gold box covered with mysterious patterns appeared on the ground, shimmering with a dizzying gray, otherworldly light.
"It's Horadric Cube!"
Sun Fei was overjoyed. Ignoring the gold equipment and three blue equipment that had fallen at the same time, he stepped forward and picked up the Horadric Cube. As if he had found some priceless treasure, he carefully examined it several times before his mood gradually calmed down.
From the outside, the Horadric Cube is a box made of black iron, about 20 centimeters long, wide and high. The box is bound with dark yellow metal strips, forming ancient patterns, like vines wrapped around the box. It looks very heavy, at least 30 or 40 pounds, but when you hold it, it feels as light as a feather.
Sun Fei quickly opened the [ Horadric Cube ]. Inside, like the Ribbon Space, there were twelve spaces, three wide and four high, just like in the computer game from his previous life.
He eagerly took out the three [ Chipped Ruby ] he had prepared beforehand from his backpack, closed the box, and then placed his palm on the S-shaped pattern at the top of the box, injecting a weak amount of magic.
A soft, indescribable sound, like heavenly music, reached my ears.
When the chest was opened again, the Horadric Cube's magical crafting ability had indeed taken effect. The three Chipped Ruby that were originally inside had now become a single Flawed Ruby, which looked much more perfect than the previous Chipped Ruby. The fire elemental energy it contained had also increased by at least 100 times... The crafting ability of the legendary artifact, the Horadric Cube, was indeed not as simple as one plus one.
Sun Fei felt much more at ease.
This signifies that his money-making plan is more than halfway complete.
Now that he had obtained the Horadric Cube, Sun Fei was no longer in a hurry to complete the next task. In any case, he had already adjusted his upgrade plan, so he took Elena back to the Rogue Encampment, locked himself in a temporary tent, and began the 'gem synthesis plan'.
During this process, Sun Fei secretly opened countless Teleport, going back and forth between the Diablo World and the real world thirty or forty times. He used the Barbarian's Ribbon Space to bring half of the chest of magic stones that Mazzola had previously presented into the world of Diablo, and selected a portion of them to begin synthesizing.
More than half an hour later, Sun Fei had synthesized 10 [ Flawed Gem ], 10 [ Normal Gem ], 5 [ Flawless Gem ], and 2 [ Perfect Gem ]. He then sold the remaining 60-plus [ Chipped Gem ] in Akara, earning a total of nearly 50,000 gold coins. Combined with the more than 30,000 gold coins he had accumulated before, Sun Fei's Barbarian character now possessed a staggering sum of over 80,000 gold coins.
"Hahaha, I'm rich! I'm rich!"
Sun Fei was overjoyed. With these gold coins, he could buy a set of super armor and powerful weapons from the high-level NPC in [ Lut Gholein ]. This would instantly increase the strength of his Barbarian character by one or two times.
Overwhelmed with excitement, Sun Fei didn't hesitate for a moment. He stepped out of the tent, found the blue-clad Warriv in the camp, and was about to choose to head east towards Lut Gholein...
Just then, a timid voice suddenly came from beside me.
"Lord Sun Fei, please wait a moment!"
"Sir, we would also like to visit [ Lut Gholein ]. Could you take us there?"
"Yes, sir, please take us with you. We promise we won't cause any trouble; we just want to tour the streets of [ Lut Gholein ] and see what a big city is like..."
A dozen or so young and beautiful women Rogue bright eyes sparkling, surrounded Sun Fei, frequently throwing him flirtatious glances. Last time, the girls were astonished to discover that Warriv could Blink people to the Shamo gem [ Lut Gholein ], thousands of miles away, without having to endure over two months of hardship. They were overjoyed and eager to visit the big city. However, Warriv's Blink ability had absolutely no effect on them. Left with no other option, they had to ask Sun Fei for help in getting them a ride.
Sun Fei was mesmerized by the alluring glances of a group of beautiful women.
"No problem, I'll take you all with me, haha..."
Someone readily agreed to the Rogue ' request, then spoke with Warriv and chose [head east]. A flash of white light, Sun Fei vanished before the Rogue ' eyes. But... the female Rogue looked at each other, completely stunned.
[ Lut Gholein ]
"Haha, we've arrived! You can move freely within the city, but remember, don't go into the sewers or leave the city. The monsters and demons there are extremely powerful; none of you can defeat them... Uh? Where are they?"
As Sun Fei was speaking, he turned around and saw that there was no one behind him.
What's going on?
What...? Did those female Rogue suddenly change their minds and not come along?
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