Chapter 131 - 129: Technological Monopoly_1
So many novel gizmos here gave Yan Xing the impulse to buy them all and study them.
But after asking about the prices, he managed to rein in his impulsive shopping urge.
Anything related to Alchemy was truly, ridiculously expensive.
Yan Xing also inquired about the price of the heavy alchemical golem for road construction from the Golden Oak Chamber of Commerce.
The Goblin Gaga quoted 50,000 Gold Coins, and that was just for the low-end, "beggar" version.
As Yan Xing repeatedly suffered these setbacks, he also gained a clearer understanding of the price points for his own goods.
Amidst Gaga’s relentless sales pitch, Yan Xing reluctantly bought a very small alchemical bomb and then left the Goblin Alchemy Shop with Hibel.
Yan Xing, riding on the back of his Ferghana Horse, Fei Ying, held the grenade-sized alchemical bomb in his hand.
Frowning, he asked Hibel, "Why are these things so expensive! 1,000 Gold Coins each... Can no one other than these greedy Goblins make them?"
Hibel replied, "They can be made, of course. The Wildwind Highlands Legion has its own Alchemy Factory in Storm City. But the alchemical bombs they produce... one of this size costs nearly 1,000 Gold Coins, and the biggest problem is their instability. After a few accidents, they decided it was more cost-effective and safer to buy from the Goblin Alchemy Factory. It’s the same with most other alchemical products. Those that can match the quality of the Goblin Alchemy Factory are too expensive to produce. If you try to cut costs, the results are difficult to use and completely unsellable. The Alchemy of Cloud Tower is indeed very, very strong."
Yan Xing understood. Goblin Gaga wasn’t just arbitrarily hiking up the prices.
These prices were just within the acceptable range for the various powers, and the quality was much higher than what they could develop themselves.