Chapter 74: A Mecha Worth Three Snow Empresses
Inside the Outer Court's Soul Dueling Area, Ning Tian watched in stunned silence as Huo Yuhao flew a lap in front of her, piloting a mecha without using any spirit power.
"This... this... you can actually pilot a spirit tool of this level without spirit power?"
Ignoring Ning Tian's surprise, Huo Yuhao controlled the mecha to slowly land.
It wasn't that Huo Yuhao didn't want to show off the mecha's various capabilities to Ning Tian; it was mainly because piloting this mecha was a technical skill.
The mecha-related knowledge he possessed only covered manufacturing; there was no instruction manual for usage.
It was equivalent to Huo Yuhao just learning how to use a computer and then immediately taking on a mission to create a 3D blockbuster game.
Being able to fly a lap in the sky was already the result of Huo Yuhao using his Divine Sense to quantum-speed-read the mecha's manual.
Seeing Huo Yuhao emerge from the mecha, Ning Tian intended to step forward and discuss the trade details of the mecha with him.
Ning Tian took out a storage spirit tool packed with many types of dishes and called out to Huo Yuhao, preparing to eat.
"Young Sect Master Ning, there's no need to bring out the food. Eating these dishes is too much trouble. I'll just take them back to eat later; let's talk about the details first."
As Huo Yuhao spoke, he casually swiped Ning Tian's storage spirit tool.
Ning Tian stared at Huo Yuhao in a daze, blankly watching as he skillfully made off with her Storage Ring.
Wait, she hadn't even eaten yet. Was Huo Yuhao really taking it back to eat by himself?
Having been hungry for a long time since packing the food, Ning Tian almost lost her elegant facial expression.
She watched helplessly as Huo Yuhao put the Storage Ring on his own hand, then took out two steamed buns and started munching on them.
"Young Sect Master Ning, let's talk while we eat. These are more convenient for filling the stomach."
Huo Yuhao even handed a steamed bun to Ning Tian, acting as if they shouldn't go hungry while discussing business.
Ning Tian's mouth twitched as she looked at the now somewhat shameless Huo Yuhao.
Looking at the bun Huo Yuhao handed over, she could only grit her teeth and take it, taking small, dry bites.
"Pavilion Master Huo has been a bit tight on funds lately, but once this mecha spreads across the continent, you probably won't lack resources."
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao put on a look of heartache and reluctance, taking a large bite of his bun.
"Young Sect Master Ning, you have no idea. The academy's expenses have been far too high lately. Once this new student recruitment started, as the Pavilion Master, I couldn't contribute fewer resources."
"Especially the raw Materials for these spirit tools. Do you think forging rare metals is easy? One finished piece of Soul Forging rare metal requires at least a dozen pieces as raw material."
"Plus all the various manufacturing losses, one set of mecha requires nearly fifty times the weight in rare metal as raw material."
"Young Sect Master Ning, the price of this mecha really can't be cheap. Why else would I prioritize your Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School?"
"In the entire continent, I'm afraid only your Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School can afford these mechas. I haven't even notified the other Sects or the Three Great Empires."
Ning Tian was truly being led around by the nose by Huo Yuhao today.
She remembered the first time they met; Huo Yuhao was a cold, rational, and refined leader. How did he suddenly mutate into this?
Ning Tian just wanted to make a joke to ease the awkward atmosphere, but she didn't expect Huo Yuhao to take the opportunity to catch her off guard.
If Huo Yuhao knew what Ning Tian was thinking, he would surely feel very innocent.
Of course! Last time they met, the simple Spirit Ascension Platform wasn't finished yet. Who knew that thing would consume so many resources?
If he wanted to upgrade all ten-plus of his spirit rings to the nine-hundred-thousand-year level, even emptying Shrek Academy's resources wouldn't be enough.
Leaving aside the massive losses during the ascension process, the energy required to reach nine hundred thousand years alone was equivalent to the resources needed to cultivate a Limit Douluo.
But for the qualitative change to be large enough when he reached Rank 100 to become a god, Huo Yuhao really did have to upgrade them.
After all, once Tianmeng Iceworm's remaining Origin was distributed equally among all the spirit rings, he could instantly have all million-year spirit rings—a massive boost.
Before Ning Tian could recover from the shock of Huo Yuhao's change, she heard him quote a price that she found somewhat absurd.
Huo Yuhao had slightly increased the price of the mecha—to roughly 200 times the cost of the raw Materials.
"Pavilion Master Huo, are you serious? This is too expensive! This price is enough to buy fifty Class 9 spirit tools."
Huo Yuhao immediately began explaining his pricing to Ning Tian.
"Young Sect Master Ning, do the math. Not to mention the nearly fifty-fold loss of rare metals, I have to make some money for this technology, right?"
"Calculated according to the skill of a Class 9 Spirit Tool Architect, that should at least add thirty percent to the raw Materials."
"Think about the forging skills and techniques as well. The technology in forging alone should be worth at least another thirty percent."
"Plus, this mecha is being sold exclusively to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School. No other power has it. When you turn around and auction it, that'll be another huge sum of gold coins."
"I can guarantee that for three years, I will only trade with the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School. Calculate the profit in that; you're guaranteed to make money."
Ning Tian subconsciously wanted to negotiate the price further, but remembering that after the last trade, the next batch of Battle Armor wouldn't be delivered for another five years, she hesitated.
In the end, Ning Tian felt forced to decide to contact the Sect first and pass the buck to them.
After intense discussion within the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, in order to ensure the safety of family members without spirit power in the upcoming war, Ning Tian received a very high floor price.
Knowing that Huo Yuhao's mental force was exceptionally powerful, Ning Tian didn't bother haggling further and directly stated the floor price.
"Pavilion Master Huo, 450 million gold coins per mecha. This is the Sect's bottom line. The 1 billion gold coins you suggested is simply too expensive."
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao pretended to grit his teeth and agreed, while inwardly sighing, "What a fat cat."
"Then I wish us a happy cooperation. This black-rank mecha is sold to you, and this purple-rank mecha is a gift for you to use as transportation around the academy."
Huo Yuhao suddenly became very generous. After putting the black-rank mecha into Ning Tian's storage spirit tool, he changed the permissions of the purple-rank mecha to hers.
Quite curious, Ning Tian entered the mecha's cockpit, looked at its internal structure with interest, and began attempting to pilot it.
As the Young Sect Master, Ning Tian was naturally not stupid. Soon, she was piloting the mecha, wobbling as she flew out toward the Outer Court.
Having gained nearly 500 million gold coins, Huo Yuhao happily glanced at the Storage Ring a few times.
Thinking of the order for ten more mechas and the 4.5 billion gold coins he was about to receive, the corners of Huo Yuhao's mouth couldn't stop twitching upward.
As expected, these flashy but impractical mechas were much easier to scam gold coins with than Battle Armor.
After all, Spirit Masters had other spirit tools besides Battle Armor to enhance their combat power; if the price was too high, Battle Armor wouldn't sell well.
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