Bamboo Mound

Chapter 157 Selling Green Spirit Bamboo Leaves

"Sound transmission technique, huh? I forgot again. My memory is terrible." Ning Chang frowned. He had long wanted to learn the sound transmission technique, but he always forgot.

No sooner had the disciple finished speaking than a figure suddenly appeared behind the counter, and at the same time, a slightly hurried voice came:

"I apologize for keeping you waiting, Elder. I have learned the details. Elder, you may take out the materials, and I will see if they can be forged into a long-term armor."

"I told you to consolidate your cultivation level without asking for leave, and now you've been caught and are on the blacklist."

The disciple who was originally in charge of recording joked.

Upon hearing this, Ning Chang also sensed the new disciple and found that he was indeed at the Fetal Heart Realm, but his aura was somewhat unstable, suggesting that he had only recently advanced to the next level.

"This is all for perfect attendance, who would have thought that the captain of the second team was hiding right outside the seclusion room? It's so sneaky." The new disciple picked up a bamboo leaf from the counter and retorted softly.

“A completely new material… Elder, the strength of your bamboo leaves is not low. A single leaf has the strength of a fifth-level Spirit Platform. It would be easy to refine them into a low-grade spiritual weapon.”

"But to make armor, even if it's not an upgradeable type, one leaf isn't enough. But since it's a bamboo leaf, I suppose the elder has more than one."

“Indeed, there are as many bamboo leaves as you need, and they are all of the same strength.” Ning Chang nodded.

"In that case, if the elder wishes, more bamboo leaves can be provided. The weapon-refining workshop will set a price and use that price to offset the merit points the elder ultimately needs to customize the armor."

"Huh?" He didn't quite catch it.

Seeing that Ning Chang did not understand, the disciple softened his tone and said, "Because this is a brand new material with strong versatility, and the elder is also an elder of Medicine King Valley, he has the means to obtain this material in bulk. To put it simply, it is equivalent to an unlimited supply of special minerals."

"If the elders agree, our elders in the weapon-refining workshop will... well, they should appraise the bamboo leaves and use merit points to purchase the bamboo leaves you have."

"At that time, not only will it offset the cost of your custom armor, but you will also earn more merit points."

“That can’t be right?” Ning Chang shook his head. “Weren’t there similar materials before this? I remember that before me, someone in Medicine King Valley had also cultivated bamboo spiritual plants.”

He still remembered the notebook he had taken out, the bamboo variety that Wang Ban had improved countless times.

"This disciple is unaware of the details, but at least in the current records of the weapon-refining workshop, there are no bamboo-type spiritual plants listed."

At this moment, the disciple in charge of recording also spoke up to persuade, "If the elder is unwilling to provide extra bamboo leaves, that's fine too. The weapon-refining workshop will still craft armor according to the materials and charge the original price."

"Hmm... alright, let's call your elders over." Ning Chang thought for a moment and decided to cooperate in selling the Green Spirit Bamboo Leaves.

Even if he refuses this time, the pricing of the armor will inevitably be discovered during the manufacturing process, and someone will come to negotiate with him. It's better to just agree now.

Moreover, his need for protective gear is not insignificant. All the protective gear and magic treasures that can withstand lightning tribulations require the Transformation Realm, so they certainly won't be cheap. Now that he has the opportunity to accumulate merit points, he won't miss it.

Before long, a powerful aura appeared, and a woman in gray appeared in front of Ning Chang. As she appeared, the two disciples bowed their heads in respect.

She did not deliberately conceal her cultivation level; in Ning Chang's eyes, she was clearly a cultivator at the Transformation Realm!

"Let me see... Hmm, since you say there's no limit to the supply, then this is the highest price the weapon-refining workshop can offer."

She held up three fingers. "Each leaf is worth thirty merit points. After all, considering the growth potential of this type of material, you can easily obtain a large number of bamboo leaves."

“That’s enough.” Ning Chang nodded in agreement with the price, which was four or five times what he had expected. He had originally thought that, given the quantity he possessed, the weapon-refining workshop would try to lower the price to a single-digit number of merit points.

"Since you have no objections, on behalf of the weapon refining workshop, I would like to order 10,000 bamboo leaves from you. When can you deliver them?"

"We can do it now." Ning Chang had previously replenished too many Green Spirit Bamboo Leaves, tens of thousands of them at least.

"Now?" She looked slightly surprised, but quickly regained her composure. "Alright, in that case, fellow Daoist, please wait for me a moment."

After saying that, she turned and left. When she came back, she was holding an irregular polygon with a large flat surface at the top.

He then remotely removed Ning Chang's identity jade pendant and placed it on the multi-faceted pendant. With a flash of light, the jade pendant returned to Ning Chang's waist.

"The 300,000 merit points have been credited to your jade tablet, fellow Daoist. Release the bamboo leaves now."

Although Ning Chang was unable to verify the number of merit points inside the jade tablet, he had no doubts. Upon hearing this, he counted out ten thousand bamboo leaves from his spatial bag and placed them on the open ground to the side, piling them into a heap.

“Fellow Daoist is quite straightforward. My name is Song Yuming. I will contact you next time the weapon refining workshop purchases bamboo leaves.”

After saying this, Song Yuming collected the bamboo leaves beside him, left a communication talisman, and then left.

"She's leaving already?" Ning Chang thought she would stay and take over the work on his custom-made armor.

"Please forgive me, Elder Song. He's always been like this, so impulsive and energetic."

"Alright, where were we on this custom armor topic?" Ning Chang waved his hand. He had already earned 300,000 merit points without doing anything, so he could set higher standards for himself.

"Since the elders have no limit on the amount of bamboo leaves, they can decide on the form of the armor they forge and the amount of bamboo leaves they use. No matter how many, the weapon-refining workshop can incorporate them into the armor."

"Does the quantity have no effect on the size of the armor?"

"This will naturally happen, and it will affect the initial size of the armor, but afterwards you can control the size of the armor at will by binding it to your master."

"Then let's use two thousand pieces first." He had already seen the size of the bamboo leaf pile when he released ten thousand pieces earlier, and he estimated that reducing it to one-fifth of that would be more appropriate.

"Two thousand in quantity, good. Next is the style. What type of armor does the elder need? Common types that are suitable are clothes, robes, shields, etc., or the elder can define it himself."

"It needs to be close-fitting, but not interfere with the clothes worn outside... Could it be made like a traditional robe, with an added hood... or something that can cover the whole body?"

"Due to the material, it is difficult to make clothing that does not affect the feel of the body or the appearance of the outer garment. However, since the elder has enough merit points, he can choose colorful silk as an auxiliary material, which can slightly change the style and color of the armor and disguise it as a robe and boots."

"That's convenient, let's use that multicolored silk."