20 Is This Pure Mithril?

The girl's eyes immediately lit up.

"Really?"

"Why would I lie to you?"

After a moment of silence, the girl revealed a location. At a corner on the other side of the market, there was an alchemy workshop that could not sell its goods. Thus, the materials sold in the shop were all cheap.

Just as Li Tianxiang was about to agree, May pulled his sleeve from behind him. Li Tianxiang coughed and moved his ear closer to her.

"Sir, I heard that this shop's reputation isn't very good…"

Li Tianxiang raised his eyebrows and looked at the girl whose eyes were darting around. He guessed something and shrugged.

"I know. However, I'd like to see why she lured me there."

May pursed her lips as if she was against Li Tianxiang's decision.

"This is too dangerous."

Li Tianxiang sighed helplessly.

"It's fine, just follow her!"

Under the girl's guidance, they arrived at the alchemy workshop.

If the girl hadn't insisted that this was the right place, Li Tianxiang wouldn't have thought that this was an alchemy shop that was still open for business.

It was located in the corner of the market. Several pieces of the wall had been peeled off due to the humidity. One of the doors was closed, while the other was connected to the door frame by a hinge.

Thus, a large wooden board with a moldy smell poked into the street. Meanwhile, both the glass on the door and the windows were shattered. No matter how one looked at it, it looked more like a haunted house than an alchemy workshop.

"Boss? Is there anyone here?"

Li Tianxiang moved the door that was hanging off the door frame and walked into the alchemy workshop. He shouted loudly.

Meanwhile, the latch and the keyhole of the other closed door had rusted together. As a result, it could not open at all.

"Who is it…"

There was a lazy voice. Then, an old, balding man who seemed careless about his appearance scratched his belly and yawned as he walked down the stairs.

"I'm here to buy mithril."

When the balding old man heard this, he was stunned at first. Then, he saw the timid girl behind Li Tianxiang and immediately flashed a warm expression.

"Did Eve introduce you to this place?"

Li Tianxiang turned to look at the girl and found that she had avoided his gaze. Then, he nodded in amusement.

"How much is your mithril?"

"Since you were introduced to my shop by Eve, it will cost 100 gold coins per ounce."

When Li Tianxiang heard the price, he almost turned hostile on the spot. Before he came, he had already asked May and Lan for the current price of mithril. An ounce was only worth 70 to 80 gold coins. A hundred gold coins was equivalent to a new year's meal.

"Gosh, is your mithril mixed with black gold or dragon scales? It's so expensive!"

Although he didn't turn hostile, Li Tianxiang couldn't help but say a few words.

Unexpectedly, the bald man's expression sank.

"Go out and ask around yourself. How can there be any mithril now? The various alchemy workshops don't even have enough for themselves. The market price is only for reference. I don't like how you find 100 gold coins too expensive."

Li Tianxiang couldn't be bothered to argue with him. After all, he was using the money that Gordon had given him. Not only was it not painful for him to spend it, it was also very satisfying. So be it if it was expensive.

"Alright, give me a small bucket of mithril."

Li Tianxiang calculated the amount of mithril needed to extract the earth crystals that he needed to upgrade his land and decided to buy a little more.

Upon hearing this, the bald man happily went up to the second floor and quickly brought a small porcelain jar down.

Upon seeing this sealed container, Li Tianxiang felt the veins on his forehead twitching. He quickly reached out his hand to stop him from placing the jar on the table.

"Is your mithril pure?"

He saw that a lid that didn't quite fit the porcelain jar was casually placed at the mouth of the jar. It wasn't sealed with any other items either.

It didn't seem like there was an oil or water seal. Thus, Li Tianxiang was somewhat worried. It didn't matter if it was expensive, but if there were too many impurities, this would have unpleasant effects during crystallization.

"I own an alchemy workshop. How can I sell you mithril mixed with impurities?"

The bald man had a long face. Meanwhile, Li Tianxiang rolled his eyes. The man didn't answer the most important question.

"Let me ask you, is this mithril pure enough? I want to extract elemental crystals from this mithril. If there are too many impurities, you should know what the situation will be like."

Before Li Tianxiang could finish complaining, the bald man placed the porcelain jar on the counter with a dull thud.

"Are you here to find trouble?"

Just as Li Tianxiang was about to say no, he saw Eve behind him staring at him with a pitiful look. He could not bear it, so he patiently discussed it with the bald man.

"A high level of purity is needed to refine elemental crystals from mithril. If your mithril meets my requirements, I'll definitely want it."

"Do you want it or not?"

The bald man simply put away the weighing scale, as if he had no intention of doing business.

Looking at Eve's big watery eyes, Li Tianxiang sighed.

"Of course I do. But what if there are too many impurities?"

"If it isn't pure enough, I'll drink this entire jar myself!"

The bald old man also lost his temper and shouted angrily.

"Alright then, let's take a look at its weight."

Li Tianxiang could not be bothered to argue with him. At most, if the purity requirements were not met, he would ask the alchemy workshop of the Schariac family to purify it again.

The bald man reluctantly took out the weighing scale again and loaded the jar of mithril, which had not been sealed tightly, onto the scale.

"Fifty ounces, 5,000 gold coins!"

Li Tianxiang was stunned and his expression darkened.

"Do you think this is funny? Does this jar really weigh 50 ounces?"

"Are you f*cking looking for trouble?! Do you want it or not?!"

The bald man placed the porcelain jar of mithril in front of Li Tianxiang. However, no matter how one looked at the man, he appeared fierce on the outside but weak on the inside.

Before Li Tianxiang could say anything, Lan had already silently approached the weighing scale on the counter.

"Hehe, you have a magnet here."

As she spoke, Lan raised the weighing scale as if she had discovered a new continent. There was a magnet stuck underneath.

Li Tianxiang's expression darkened. He gently placed the porcelain jar in front of the bald man and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"You said it yourself. If it's not pure, you will drink it all."

With that said, Li Tianxiang took out a magical crystal from his pocket and threw it into the mithril, which the bald man claimed was very pure.

About ten seconds later, there was a painful hissing sound. The magical crystal did not melt into the mithril but floated on top of it. Meanwhile, the slightly melted part of the crystal was like a propeller, causing the magical crystal to spin in the jar.

"Is it very pure?"

The bald man's expression was dark. He suddenly bent down and freed his shoulder from under Li Tianxiang's arm. Then, he grabbed the porcelain jar and tried to throw it at Li Tianxiang's face.

"Are you looking for trouble? You're looking for trouble! You're asking for death!"

Li Tianxiang sneered and reached out to grab the bald man's wrist. With a slight force, a cracking sound was heard and the porcelain jar fell from the bald man's hand.

Li Tianxiang quickly caught the jar and stepped forward. He was about to pour it into the bald man's mouth.