"I insist," Lin frowned. "It’s the least I can do after..."
"Really, don’t worry," Ren interrupted her quickly, noticing Jessy’s confused expression.
He turned back to the merchant. "More importantly now, what’s the price for Panther Lizard parts?"
"What rank?" Jessy asked while pulling out a price list.
"Bronze and silver," Ren specified. "All options."
"Let’s see..." Jessy consulted her register. "Bronze 1 parts are a hundred crystals each. Bronze 2 goes up to a thousand."
Min whistled at the difference while Taro and Liu exchanged knowing looks.
"And silver?" Lin asked, her interest evident.
"Silver 1 is ten thousand per piece," Jessy continued. "Silver 2... twenty thousand."
"We’ll need five parts," Ren explained, looking at Lin. "And the higher the level of the pieces, the faster I can cultivate the egg. It’ll depend on how urgently you want it."
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"There’s also the core," Liu reminded.
"Right," Ren nodded. "We’ll need a hundred thousand crystals to feed it properly."
"It’s less than an orange egg cost," Taro commented. "Though it’s still expensive."
Lin remained silent for a moment, clearly calculating options.
"The bronze 2 ones," she finally decided. "How long would it take with those?"
"About twenty days," Ren responded while his mushrooms pulsed with approval. "It’s a good balance between cost and time."
"Then it would be five thousand for the parts," Lin calculated, "plus a hundred thousand for the core..."
"A hundred and five thousand total," Min completed.
"Though I don’t know why you want a core but those are 10 crystals," Jessy added casually, "although I’m not sure if we still have complete bodies to get you one, they normaly send them to the castle fast… it would also be hard to distinguish it among others in the piles."
"I’ll cross my fingers and give you a tip if you find it," Lin added.
Jessy smiled. "I’ll do my best to search for it in the refrigeration basement."
"If you can’t find one, I can help you distinguish them… Do you have the 5 bronze 2 parts available?" Ren asked.
"I can get them while I look for the core in about 30 minutes," Jessy responded.
"Alright," Lin nodded. "We’ll return with the money then."
As they headed toward the exit, Jessy called to Ren.
"Are you sure you want to safeguard objects?" she asked curiously. "Almost nobody does it because of the cost, but if you insist I’ll bring the paperwork."
"Yes, thanks," Ren smiled, "but I’ll bring the money when we return."
When they moved away from the counter, Lin insisted again. "I really can pay for the safeguarding. It’s only fair since you gave me a potion."
Ren stopped, turning to her. "The potion is a gift. I don’t need anything in return."
His mushrooms pulsed softly while he continued: "Besides, if you really want to do something, you could reduce training intensity a bit when you have your panther lizard and..."
Min, Taro, and Liu’s laughter resonated through the hallway while Lin smiled maliciously.
"Oh, no," her smile turned predatory. "You won’t escape that easily. I’m going to pay for safeguarding AND increase the intensity. After all, I’ll need to practice with my new beast."
Ren’s mushrooms pulsed with what seemed to be resignation while the group headed to the bank. At least, he thought, he had twenty days before the real suffering began.
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