Li Xi did not raise the price but asked another question, "Wasn't it said that dragon dung and gold coins are exchanged at a one-to-one ratio?"
Galileo smiled and explained, "That's the selling price. After we recycle this dragon dung, it undergoes a series of processing to remove other impurities and odors, retaining only the dragon's inherent dragon prestige. This all incurs costs."
"The most important point is that after our processing, one pound of dragon dung can only yield about seventy percent. Therefore, the purchase price naturally needs to be a bit lower. Of course, if you provide a large quantity, this price can be increased a little."
"How much quantity? How much can it be increased?" Li Xi asked with a poker face.
Seeing Li Xi's demeanor, Galileo knew that Li Xi had a lot of stock. Based on years of experience dealing with dragon dung, the materials Li Xi presented clearly hadn't been expelled for more than a month. Such a short period meant it couldn't have been found by chance in the wild; it was like taking it fresh from his own chicken coop, making things very interesting.
"If my brother has five times the quantity, I can increase the purchase price by ten percent. This price is the best you'll find anywhere on the continent, only here."
Li Xi considered it. Ten percent wasn't insignificant. His main goal was the mission, not the exact selling price. Money, to a certain extent, was just a number. "Alright, then see how much these things of mine can be sold for."
Li Xi waved his hand, and over twenty oak barrels immediately appeared on the ground. "This is all of it. Take your time looking. I'll wait for you outside."
He couldn't even stand one barrel being opened, let alone over twenty. They were like biological weapons! He couldn't stand it. It was best to leave quickly.
Galileo looked at the twenty-odd barrels of dragon dung and urine. Normally, he wouldn't collect this much in years. Although he had anticipated Li Xi would have some stock, he hadn't expected this much. This was a surefire big business. His jaw dropped so wide he could have been sworn brothers with a hippopotamus.
He grabbed Li Xi, who was about to leave, and wouldn't let go, like an old man who had been thirsty for decades and was desperately hoping a matchmaker would introduce him to a beautiful wife. "Brother, wait! May I ask if you captured a dragon? If you can provide this continuously in the future, we can even raise the price. We can negotiate, we can negotiate anything."
Li Xi shuddered as he was grabbed. With a slight tremor, he shook Galileo's hand off. He had just seen Galileo's hand touch dragon urine. He flatly denied it, "No, I was just lucky. I found them by the roadside, whole barrels."
Ignoring Galileo's disbelieving expression, Li Xi walked out of the room, leaving Galileo inside to inspect the barrels one by one. While Galileo was busy, Li Xi found a familiar priest to inquire about Aisi's situation.
The priest's tone was sour, as if he had eaten bitter plum candies. "You're asking about Aisi? She's very lucky. Some mercenary must have submitted a large amount of magic crystals, so her assessment mission was completed early. That's why Aisi has been taking time off these days and isn't at work."
"I don't know when I'll encounter such a mercenary. We asked Aisi who it was, but she wouldn't tell us. She's so stingy."
So that's how it was. Li Xi immediately realized that he was the one who submitted the large amount of magic crystals. It must have been because of Bohr's matter that Aisi hadn't taken time off early. Bohr's matter had long been resolved, so Aisi took the opportunity to have a holiday.
Since submitting missions with magic crystals could grant Aisi a holiday, such an opportunity had arisen again.
He told Galileo to take his time with the inspection and then dashed to Aisi's home. Without even knocking, he leaped inside. Before he could even get a clear look at the situation, he blurted out, "Aisi, hurry up and come with me. I need to submit magic crystals to advance..."
Two equally beautiful women, of comparable brilliance, were in the courtyard, tending a charcoal fire and having an outdoor barbecue. Since there were no outsiders, they were dressed very casually. You exposed two sections of your fair, slender arms like lotus roots, and I bared two long, flawless white legs. Their skin was so fair it could reflect sunlight, causing Li Xi's eyes to widen, wishing he could cut off his eyelids so they would never obstruct his admiring gaze.
"...mission."
The word "mission" came out softer than a mosquito's buzz. Aisi and Avril, who had been startled by the sudden arrival, were taken aback. Aisi even pulled out her staff, ready to unleash a "Light's Expulsion" on the uninvited guest. Now, seeing Li Xi's lecherous expression, Aisi's face lit up with joy.
"When did you get back?"
"Hello, little brother Li Xi. Long time no see." Avril greeted him generously.
Li Xi wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth. The jade-like arms that could reflect sunlight made Li Xi feel a little hungry and hot. It was true, the autumn sun was quite strong.
"I just got back. I got some magic crystals this time when I went out. I thought of your mission requirement, Sister Aisi, so I came to ask for your help in using magic crystals to advance my mission."
"Alright, I'll go change. You wait for me."
Aisi returned to her room, leaving only half of the beautiful scenery. Li Xi dared not be too presumptuous, as Madame Avril was notoriously unpredictable. He feared saying something wrong if he wasn't careful. For a moment, they looked at each other in silence.
Li Xi remembered something. "I haven't thanked you for the meal you made me last time, Madame. It was delicious and very helpful to me. I also got some rare ingredients when I went out this time. I hope you wouldn't mind making them into a delicious meal for us to enjoy together."
Avril replied generously, "No problem."
Li Xi took out the meat and dragon wings he had cut from Stark. "This is meat from a magical beast. I don't know how to cook it, so I'll trouble Madame with it."
Avril didn't think much of it and didn't recognize it as dragon meat. "Don't worry, leave it to me. You can taste my cooking when you get back."
Aisi, having changed into her priestess attire, looked at the two of them chatting. "By the way, you two knew each other before I did, so I don't need to introduce you. Now, the three of us are neighbors. It's fate. We can chat together from now on."
"Let's go quickly, I still have things to do when I get back."
Li Xi seized the opportunity to pull Aisi's soft, boneless hand and ran off. Aisi, behind him, didn't resist, her face blushing all the way to her neck.
Returning to the adventurer's hall again, Aisi had regained her usual efficiency. After checking Li Xi's situation, she said, "You're only two missions away from being promoted to D-rank adventurer. After using magic crystals to deduct one, you'll only need one more to level up. You're advancing so quickly, and with such high completion rates. If one isn't careful, they wouldn't even notice. Your completion rate is one hundred percent. Amazing!"
Li Xi chuckled, "It's nothing, just good luck. I currently have an E-rank mission that's almost completed, and two D-rank missions. As soon as they're settled, I'll be promoted immediately."
"What kind of missions did you do? How could you complete so many at once?" Aisi was full of confusion. It wasn't impossible to complete multiple missions simultaneously, but it was rare. Some adventurers struggled to complete even one, let alone multiple at the same time.
"Nothing much, just a few simple material submission tasks. I was lucky to find them all when I went out this time. I wanted to ask you, what happens to my surplus missions after I get promoted?" Li Xi changed the subject, not wanting to talk about dragons.
"For example, I'm currently an E-rank adventurer and I do D-rank missions, which count as two mission settlements. But if I get promoted to D-rank, and have a surplus of completed missions, can they still count as two?"
Aisi rolled her eyes. "You're dreaming. They only count as one. Do you think we wouldn't have thought of such an obvious loophole?"
Li Xi instantly understood the outcome of his promotion. Submitting with magic crystals counted as one, and the E-rank mission counted as one. This would make up the remaining two missions needed for promotion. The two surplus D-rank missions would only be counted as two completed mission counts after he was promoted to D-rank adventurer.
Li Xi was very worried that the system would calculate it the same way, which would be a huge loss. He quickly called out in his mind, "Xiao Fan, Xiao Fan, do you count one or two?"
[Master, my settlement is the same as the Adventurer's Guild.]
Li Xi felt like spitting blood. Originally, the mission settlement in Demanga could be drawn twice, submitting magic crystals could be drawn once, the E-rank mission could be drawn once, and the two D-rank missions could be drawn four times. When promoted, there was also a chance for a big prize draw. This was a total of nine draws, nine chances! What couldn't be drawn? But now, two were gone, leaving only seven.
He couldn't blame anyone for this. He could only blame himself for being too outstanding. Having too many completed missions was also a problem.
Li Xi, in a not-so-good mood, took out a large pile of magic crystals, ranging from level one, two, to three, with level three being the most numerous. They clattered onto the counter, almost forming a small mountain. Soudan Novel Network.
Aisi's eyes widened at the sight of so many magic crystals. She quickly took a cloth and covered them, looking around to make sure no one was paying attention before breathing a sigh of relief. So many magic crystals were enough for many people to risk their lives.
She whispered, "Are you crazy? Using so many magic crystals to make up for mission completions. These could be sold for at least ten thousand gold coins. Do you know what ten thousand gold coins means?"
Li Xi nodded sadly. If he could exchange gold coins for his two lost chances of drawing, Li Xi would willingly give up all his worldly possessions.
"This thing isn't very useful to me, and I have enough money. Anyway, since you can take time off with magic crystals, I'll let you have a year off at home. I'll continue to do this in the future, guaranteeing you a carefree life."
Aisi couldn't help but smile. It was unclear how many times today she had blushed. She didn't bring up taking back the magic crystals. "Then I'll listen to you."
"How long of a vacation can these magic crystals give you?"
"About a year and a half."
"Then let's start with a year and a half."
"You're impossible," Aisi said, sending him a flirtatious glance. A man who was willing to sacrifice so much for her was truly touching.
Li Xi, busy flirting with Aisi, was found by Galileo, who rushed over and dragged him towards a private room. "Brother Li Xi, I've finished checking everything. The goods are fine. It's a total of fifty thousand gold coins. According to my promise, I'll add another ten percent on top of that, making it fifty-five thousand gold coins."
After speaking, Galileo looked at Li Xi anxiously, afraid that Li Xi would be unsatisfied with the amount and go back on his word. If that were to happen, this deal would be ruined. A super large transaction of fifty-five thousand was equivalent to one-tenth of Cado City's annual tax revenue, and it was a quarter of their caravan's turnover. The profit from this deal was obvious even if one used their toes to think. If this deal was successful, he could be promoted to captain.
Li Xi didn't keep him waiting. This amount was enough for a person to live extravagantly for a lifetime. He was quite satisfied, although he could have tried to push for more. But he was too lazy to argue. "No problem. Give me the money and the mission completion certificates."
For such a large sum, it wasn't handled coin by coin. Galileo took out a black crystal card from his pocket. "Brother Li Xi, this is a fund certificate issued by the Temple of Wealth, containing exactly fifty-five thousand gold coins. If you're not at ease, I can take you to the Temple of Wealth to verify it now."
Looking at the crystal card that functioned like a bank card, Li Xi took it as if it were an insignificant item and casually threw it into his spatial ring. With a hundred times more courage, he wouldn't dare to try to fool him with this. The last person who tried to fool him with gold coins, Jiao Duo, couldn't even find his bones now. "It's fine, no need to check. I trust the reputation of your caravan."