"The blade is straight and sharp, the angles are precise and consistent, and the hardness is evenly distributed, hmm, pragmatic."
"It should be a high-quality standard weapon mass-produced by an excellent craftsman from the Dark Territory, aiming for maximum efficiency at minimum cost."
Under the scorching furnace and molten iron, Barn ran his rough fingertips across the blade surface, concentrating intently.
"Although there are so signs of negative energy corrosion, overall it’s pretty well maintained and can be repaired and put on sale with a little fixing."
"Overall, they’re two quality-diocre ordinary equipnt."
"How much do you want to sell them for, na a price?" Barn looked up at Xia Nan who stood before him.
"Uh... You give a price directly, if it’s right, I’ll sell them to you here."
Xia Nan didn’t really understand the market for this equipnt, and since the daggers were second-hand goods, the price when selling to a blacksmith shop needs to be heavily discounted, which is a well-recorded unwritten rule in the adventurer’s manual.
Having cooperated with Barn for a long ti and even having customized a piece of magic equipnt in his store, understanding his character, he chose to leave the initiative to Barn.
"We’re all familiar with each other, so I’ll speak directly. After I recover these two short daggers from you, considering the cost and repair maintenance expenses... I definitely need to earn a bit."
"Altogether, how about 35 gold coins?"
"40 gold coins?" Xia Nan slightly negotiated.
"37 gold coins, that’s the most."
"Deal."
The daggers themselves are rely whiteboard equipnt without special effect entries, and their forging craftsmanship and quality level are even less than so of the good goods on the Rock Hamr shelves, so being able to sell for nearly 40 gold coins after the recovery discount already made Xia Nan very satisfied.
After putting away the pouch containing gold coins, he took out the stone spear wrapped in coarse cloth tied behind him in front of Barn.
Almost the mont Xia Nan pulled off the coarse cloth, exposing the spear tip to the air.
One could clearly see Barn’s eyes light up imdiately, showing intense surprise on his face.
"Magic equipnt?" His thick voice unconsciously lowered as he asked.
Seeing Xia Nan nod, he proactively walked out from behind the counter and closed the shop’s door.
Then he led Xia Nan to the inner room.
After getting consent from the other party, he carefully held the stone spear with both hands and began to scrutinize it.
Such a cautious gesture greatly contrasted with his muscular, robust stature.
"Have you identified it, do you know its specific effects?"
Xia Nan hesitated slightly but after pondering briefly, decided not to deliberately hide any information, telling him the detailed attributes of the Tide Rod as shown on the panel.
The fact that he brought the stone spear to the blacksmith shop already indicated his intention to sell.
If he were to be deceitful and deliberately conceal its usage restrictions while pointing out only its equipnt special effects.
Setting aside whether Barn, who has always been exceedingly serious about equipnt with excellent professional skills, would notice anything suspicious and whether he would test the equipnt’s effects.
Just from the standpoint of their acquaintance and Xia Nan’s personality, he wouldn’t do such a dastardly act.
Moreover, there’s no need to forfeit a potential ongoing collaboration, including equipnt repair and snake scale arm shield, for this piece of white-quality equipnt.
And even if a transaction with Barn couldn’t be reached, with his experience as the proprietor of the blacksmith shop, he should still be able to provide so suggestions regarding sale price and sales routes.
"Ahem... that’s indeed kind of troubleso."
After hearing from Xia Nan that the stone spear requires prolonged strikes against whale creatures to activate, Barn didn’t show a shred of disdain on his face.
Instead, he stroked his beard and contemplated seriously.
"But after all, it’s enchanted equipnt with a distinct effect, and won’t be affected by spoilage discount."
"If it can truly be sold, it should be enough to get you two sets of armor."
"Although I don’t know what you think, if necessary, I can offer you several disposal solutions."
Naturally, Xia Nan was eager to hear more.
"Firstly, delivering it to the adventurer association."
For magic equipnt with special attributes, the association has dedicated recovery services that can be exchanged for gold coins and a certain amount of limited points.
Of course, the price won’t be too high, roughly around average.
"Additionally, you can place the stone spear on consignnt at the association, waiting for interested buyers to contact you."
If soone actively seeks to purchase, there’s definitely room to negotiate price, although the waiting ti might be lengthy.
So enchanted equipnt lacking distinctive features sotis hang on the association list untouched for two or three years.
Moreover, if a transaction goes through, the association will charge a percentage-based service fee based on the selling price, which is an additional cost.
"The second course of action is sending it to a third-party auction house for market bidding among interested guests."
Undoubtedly, for magic equipnt with outstanding effects, this thod can yield the highest benefits to sellers.
Of course, compared to the association, these third-party auction houses inevitably have discrepancies in terms of safety and reliability.
If the investigation isn’t thorough and encounters so unreliable small institution, it’s not impossible for them to directly run off with the equipnt or reveal the seller’s identity to interested parties.
"Then, there’s the final option."
"Selling the equipnt in blacksmith shops like mine."
Basically akin to the association, you can also choose to sell directly or consign at the blacksmith shop.
However, due to the blacksmith shop’s inherent scale and individual operation traits, it possesses the auction’s unstable disadvantages, with potential buyers limited only to the shop’s consurs, far less in number and exposure than the association.
Of course, price and fee aspects are definitely more favorable compared to the association.
"Just putting it this way," Barn’s gaze swept over the ocean wave-like engravings on the Tide Rod’s surface, sincerely.
"If you urgently need cash, you can sell this equipnt to , absolutely at a price one or two tenths higher than what the association would offer for recovery, and so long as you trust , there won’t be any issues in terms of safety."
"If you aren’t that eager to cash out the equipnt, I strongly suggest placing this stone spear on consignnt at the adventurer association."
"Though its usage conditions are a bit tricky, its effects are very peculiar, and so adventurers living by the sea or with special professional needs might be interested."
"If you et a suitable buyer, it could be sold at a price beyond your expectations."
Barn spoke truthfully.
He wasn’t planning on taking advantage to acquire this magic equipnt cheaply solely based on his association with Xia Nan.
But rather, starting from practicality, he proposed quite useful advice from Xia Nan’s perspective.
As for the reasons... actually, it’s just like why Xia Nan didn’t conceal the stone spear’s attributes earlier.
Partly due to personality, and partly because maintaining good relations ans greater benefits down the road.
After all, Xia Nan mainly purchases his equipnt at Barn’s shop, and enhancents in equipnt requirents, spending levels, and damage aligned with increasing combat intensity are all observable.
It’s worthwhile for him to maintain familiar relations with Xia Nan, potentially involving so investnt-like actions.
Barn’s exceptionally genuine suggestions prompted thoughts within Xia Nan’s mind.
Do I need money?
Yes, surely.
Is it needed to the degree of cashing out on the Tide Rod?
Not quite.
With the scattered loot from this mission plus his savings, he can nearly cover the cost of a "Remove Curse" Magic Scroll and the repair fee of Plate Chain Composite Armor.
Once he resolves those underlying risks, whatever he chooses, be it clearing goblin nest or any other task, his prowess would enable swift earnings.
Several hundred gold coins, at his Lone Wolf efficiency, could be reaped in a few months.
No point in wasting the remaining value of the Tide Rod for trivial amounts. Leaving it at the association for consignnt perhaps might land a big payoff later.
With thoughts pondering, Xia Nan already made up his mind.
"Thanks for your suggestions this ti, I wouldn’t have realized all the disposal thods without you."
After knowing Xia Nan intended to take the stone spear for consignnt at the association, Barn didn’t mind at all.
He even gave a piece of cotton cloth for wrapping the stone spear as a gift and helped pack it up.
"By the way, aside from these two items, I also have this..."
Right in front of Barn, Xia Nan rummaged through his backpack for a while.
Took out the broken Purple Fir Magic Staff from Mint and handed it to him.
"Hmm?"
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