"Magical Armor?" Li Wei looked puzzled.

It was the first time he had ever heard of such a thing.

The Master Blacksmith paused his work and set the forged piece of metal aside.

He said, "Magical Armor is a special type of Magic Equipment. It has its own power source, allowing even a normal person to unleash power comparable to a Professional."

"It’s ideal for physically weaker Mages, as it can drastically improve their mobility."

Li Wei understood. ’Isn’t that just Exoskeleton Armor?’

’It sounds pretty good.’

Li Wei asked, "How much does it cost?"

Master Blacksmith Troska said, "That depends on what tier of Magical Armor you want to craft."

"Do you still have the Magic Beast’s Demon Core? The fee will be much lower if you do."

Li Wei nodded and said, "I do."

Troska said, "For a Tier One Magical Armor, the forging fee is three hundred gold coins, and the Enchantment fee is one hundred gold coins."

Li Wei’s eyes widened. "It’s that expensive?"

"This is the carapace of a Tier Three Magical Beast, which is very difficult to work with. If we craft it into a Tier One Magical Armor, its Defense Power will be equivalent to a Tier Three Magic Armor, but its power output will only provide the Power and speed of a Tier One Professional," Troska explained.

"If you were using materials from a Tier One Magical Beast, the fee would be significantly lower."

"It’s too expensive."

Li Wei shook his head and put away the Ant King’s carapace.

Troska said, "If you don’t want to forge the Magical Armor, you can sell the materials to me."

Hearing this, Li Wei’s eyes lit up. He asked, "How much are you offering?"

"One hundred gold coins."

"That’s too little!"

"If you’re willing to sell me the Demon Core as well, I can offer a bit more."

Li Wei took out the Demon Core and showed it to him.

After examining it, Troska thought for a moment and said, "For the carapace and the Demon Core together, I’ll offer three hundred and eighty gold coins."

Seeing his chance, Li Wei countered, "Five hundred."

"Forget it, then," Troska said, turning his head away.

Li Wei said helplessly, "Alright, three hundred and eighty it is."

He could tell that while Troska wanted the materials, it wasn’t a necessity for him.

As a Master Blacksmith, Troska wasn’t short on sources for excellent materials.

Li Wei decided to quit while he was ahead.

In any case, the offer already exceeded his expectations.

Li Wei handed the materials to Troska, took the money, and left.

"Magic Potions, cheap! Cultivation Magic Potions, recovery Magic Potions, advancement Magic Potions... All kinds of Magic Potions, get them while they’re cheap!"

"Step right up, don’t miss out!"

Li Wei heard the voice and looked over. A stall was filled with vials containing Magic Potions.

He remembered that the effects of the Middle Level Magic Potion he was taking were about to run out.

So he walked over.

"How much for a Middle Level Cultivation Magic Potion?"

The stall owner said, "Eighteen gold coins a bottle. They’re 10% off today for a promotion. Cheaper than the Mage Association."

"This cheap? There wouldn’t be any quality issues, would there?" Li Wei asked doubtfully.

"Absolutely not! I’m an official Pharmacist certified by the Professional Association. If there are any quality issues, you can come to me for compensation!"

The stall owner said, holding up the Pharmacist badge on his chest.

Seeing this, Li Wei said, "Alright then. Give me one bottle for now. If it’s good, I’ll come back to buy more."

The stall owner puffed out his chest and said, "No problem! I guarantee it’s good. You can find me anytime during the Mage convention."

Li Wei paid and took a bottle of Middle Level Cultivation Magic Potion.

He wandered around the trading hall for a while and found quite a few good things.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

"How much is this?" Li Wei asked, pointing to a Scroll on the stall.

The stall owner said, "Three hundred gold coins."

"That expensive?" Li Wei exclaimed.

The stall owner said, "This is a Targeted Teleportation Scroll. It can save your life in a critical moment. Three hundred gold coins is already very cheap."

Li Wei asked, "What’s the teleportation distance?"

"One hundred meters."

Li Wei: "..."

’A teleportation distance of only a hundred meters? What’s the use of that?’

The stall owner explained, "Targeted Teleportation Scrolls are much more expensive than Random Teleportation Scrolls. If you think it’s expensive, I also have a 100-meter Random Teleportation Scroll right here for just one hundred and eighty gold coins."

Li Wei shook his head. "No, thank you."

After looking around, he found that everything he was interested in was very expensive.

He wanted to find a bargain, but discovered that the sellers were even more shrewd than he was.

There were no bargains to be found, and with bad luck, he might even get scammed.

Seeing this, Li Wei decided not to browse the trade fair any longer.

He left the Magic Hall and returned to the inn to cultivate.

Anyway, the convention would last for half a month, so there was no need to rush.

On the way back to the inn, he stopped by a general store in Flying Flower City to get rid of the miscellaneous items he had.

In total, he sold them for 12 Gold Coins and 25 Silver Coins.

He still had a few items left that were inconvenient to sell.

Li Wei planned to find an opportunity to destroy them directly to avoid attracting trouble. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

He now had a total of 468 Gold Coins, plus some Silver Coins and Copper Coins.

That evening, Gu Ze returned to the inn.

Seeing the light on in Li Wei’s room, he realized that Li Wei had already returned.

"When did you get back?" Gu Ze asked.

Li Wei said, "A little after three in the afternoon. It wasn’t very interesting, so I came back."

Gu Ze smiled and said, "There’s an auction tomorrow morning. All the good stuff is at the auction."

Hearing this, Li Wei’s expression shifted.

"Let’s go together tomorrow morning."

"Alright."

「The next morning」

Li Wei emerged from the Dream World.

[Illusion Technique (Tier Zero)] 9423/10000

’Almost there. I should be able to break through to Tier One today.’

A knock sounded at the door. Li Wei and Gu Ze left together for the Magic Hall.

"Did Mage Rota not come back again last night?" Li Wei asked.

"No," Gu Ze replied.

Upon entering the Magic Hall, they found the main hall had changed again.

It had been transformed into a massive auction hall.

Li Wei and Gu Ze spotted Rota and went to sit down beside him.

Noticing the dark circles under Rota’s eyes, Li Wei asked in surprise, "Mage Rota, you didn’t rest last night?"

He looked pale and haggard, and Li Wei wondered what had happened.

Rota said, "Something came up last night, so I didn’t get any rest. I’m going to close my eyes for a bit. Keep an eye on things for me."

With that, he leaned back in his chair and feigned sleep.

Li Wei and Gu Ze exchanged a look, communicating with their eyes.

’Should we ask him what happened?’

’No need. If he needs our help, he’ll tell us.’

Li Wei nodded, indicating he understood.

The auction began.

The first auction item was a precious, high-quality Magic Crystal, an excellent material for creating Magic Arrays.

It was sold for six hundred gold coins.

Li Wei touched the Spatial Ring in his pocket. ’I’m so poor,’ he thought.

None of the subsequent items sold for less than one hundred gold coins.

The final auction item was a damaged Tier Five Ancient Magical Puppet.

Once repaired, it could exert the formidable strength of a Tier Five Professional.

Because it was damaged and required repairs to reach its full potential, it sold for the high price of twelve thousand gold coins.

Li Wei could only look on and sigh.

’These people are loaded!’

Although he didn’t buy anything, at least he got to feast his eyes.

That afternoon, after returning to the inn, Li Wei shut himself in his room to cultivate.

「That night, in the Dream World.」

[Illusion Technique (Tier One)] 0/10000

Li Wei let out a long sigh of relief.

’It finally leveled up.’

He cast the Tier One Illusion Technique and saw its effect.

A look of pleasant surprise appeared on Li Wei’s face.

’I’m set now!’