When the three of them entered the store door covered with blocking magic, a mysterious atmosphere unique to the alchemy store immediately hit their faces. It seemed like an ancient relic that had aged well, dull and weathered.
The environment inside the store was almost isolated from the outside world. As the two wooden doors closed again behind them, the slightly noisy sounds from the outside world completely disappeared, leaving only the ticking sound of the old clock in the store.
Like all alchemy shops, the items displayed in this shop are equally bizarre.
Strange rag dolls wearing layered gorgeous dresses, exquisite paintings full of exotic art, strange logs half stained with dark green slime, black and red bead-shaped gems like eyes...
Various mysterious items exuding different auras are placed slightly messily on rows of stacked shelves, waiting for their possible buyers.
"Old Jimmy! We have guests!"
The little boy walking in front greeted him skillfully, breaking the quiet atmosphere that had just gathered in the store.
Obviously, he has brought guests like this more than once.
"It's little Pace..."
Hearing the sound, an old man wearing a dark red alchemy robe with slight traces of oil stains and wear on the corners, with gray hair and beard, and a slight hunchback walked over from behind the shelf shakily.
The little boy stepped aside knowingly, revealing the two of them.
"...There are also two lovely new guests. Welcome to Old Jimmy's Alchemy Shop. Is there anything I can help you with?"
The slightly cloudy brown eyes glanced at the three of them. The old man flipped through a thick black book in his hand and clicked on a page with his finger.
Taking this scene into consideration, Anvis knew very well what was going on here. The shop owner was actually recording Little Pace's behavior.
This is also one of the unspoken rules of Gray Raven Market. Some shops in relatively remote locations will hire these children to attract customers.
If the customer who brought the customer makes a transaction in the store, the child who brought the customer can get an extra rebate afterwards.
"Hello, grandpa, we need five kinds of void crystals, oracle ores, miasma crystals, crescent stones, and star tear crystals——"
Upon hearing the old shopkeeper's question, Fiona answered politely.
This was the first time that she brought money to buy things without the company of her maid Anne. It felt strange at this time.
After finishing speaking impatiently, the girl holding the cat quietly glanced at Anvis, as if she wanted to get confirmation from Anvis.
"Yes, that's it."
Under the girl's probing eyes, Anvis nodded and confirmed her words.
"I need these ores, come with me..."
The old shopkeeper nodded, closed the thick book in his hand, and suddenly a long-handled wand appeared in his hand, and paused on the ground.
As a result, the rows of shelves grew legs on their own and moved themselves away, revealing a downward staircase.
"In order to save space, ores and other raw materials are stored underground."
With that said, the shop owner walked down the stairs first, followed by Anvis and Fiona.
The little boy named Pace did not follow, but stood at the door of the store waiting.
The basement of the store is as spacious as the ground, and is also equipped with rows of shelves.
Metals, minerals, monsters, plants... all kinds of different types of raw materials are placed on the display shelves in the corresponding areas.
Although the store area is small and the location is remote, the variety of materials is unexpectedly comprehensive.
"Well, brother, it seems like this!"
When she arrived here, Fiona seemed to suddenly feel something. She quickly walked to the area where the ore was piled and picked up a piece of ore with a light blue color on the surface.
It does not emit light on its own, but under the magic light in the basement, its smooth surface reflects an extraordinarily shining light.
Because the distance was close enough, Feiya, the young dragon attached to the girl, could already feel the breath of the ore.
"Do you need the 'Oracle Ore'?"
Seeing this, the old shopkeeper smiled, his yellowed teeth shining slightly, as if he saw the yellow gold coins waving to him.
Although the two of them had already changed out of their Pamir uniforms, the discerning shopkeeper could tell at a glance that these were definitely two students with little experience.
Especially the female doll, although she looked at the products in the store with a bit of curiosity.
But whether she saw a relic fragment worth one or two gold coins, or a devil's eye gem worth thousands of gold coins, her eyes basically did not change.
No, it should be said that when she saw those fragments, the interest in her eyes was even more than that of seeing those precious gems.
Old Jimmy has received several such customers before, and all of them are his favorite type: rich, and have almost no sense of product prices.
"This kind of mineral is not ordinary! According to legend, a real god from ancient times sent a blessing, making the earth fertile and full of fruits.
And some stones that were soaked by the escaped divine power became the oracle ore that they are now..."
Showing off his special skills, the old shop owner touted it to the heavens, as if it were some great treasure, which made Fiona stunned for a moment.
"So, as extra scraps from the gods' blessings, these stones are of little use.
They are mostly used as high-end building decoration materials and auxiliary materials for low-level bull power potions, and the current market price is around four gold coins and twelve silver coins per paso."
However, Anvis on the side ruthlessly exposed the store owner Jimmy's trick and quoted the market reference price.
Tsk——
Glancing at Anvis a little unhappily, the old shop owner suddenly realized that he had just made a mistake.
The female doll is indeed inexperienced, but the male doll is knowledgeable!
"...Tell me how much weight you need."
After confirming that Anvis was not easy to fool, the shopkeeper suddenly lost interest. After all, it was only a transaction of a few gold coins.
"First... well, just five thousand paso first!"
After thinking about Feiya's possible appetite, the girl said tentatively.
"Okay... wait, little girl, how much do you want to say?"
For a moment, old Jimmy suspected that he had heard wrongly.
Generally, people who buy this stuff basically need to refine potions, and at most they only buy a few dozen paso, which is enough for two or three months of continuous refining.
"Five thousand paso? What's the problem, grandpa?"
Fiona gave the old shopkeeper a confused look.
"Nothing...just a little surprised by the amount you need."
After touching his nose, old Jimmy became enthusiastic again.
Although the unit price of Oracle Ore is very cheap, if the quantity is enlarged to 5,000 paso, it will be a big deal of more than 20,000 gold coins.
After all, just because the unit price is cheap, it doesn’t mean the profit margin is low.
"If you purchase 5,000 units at one time, there should be a discount, right? For example, you can erase the change or something like that?"
On the side, Avis interjected quietly.
"Uh... of course! Then just erase the fraction of the three thousand gold coins and calculate it as twenty thousand gold coins!"
Old Jimmy quickly nodded along with the smile, his heart bleeding.
With this, his profit from this order was only 5,000 gold coins.
Next, Fiona, who received the signal from Anvis, stepped forward and paid for the goods with the magic crystal card of Olivendi Trading Company.
Since the elemental dragon has become Fiona's pet, Avis will not pay this expense on her behalf.
"Do you two customers have any other needs? Would you like to come and take a look at the newly arrived unknown relic items in our store? The price can be discounted to 20% off for both of you!"
A big business was done, and old Jimmy was in a good mood after receiving the money. While fetching the corresponding oracle ore from the magic warehouse, he tried to strike while the iron was hot and place another order.
Although five thousand paso of ore sounds like a lot, the actual volume is less than two cubic meters, which is enough for a space ring.