Published: February 11, 2025
Ye Zhongming smiled.
He could indeed produce blue equipment now, but the materials required were extremely precious, with Ghost Gold being essential.
Although Cloud Summit could now mass-produce Ghost Gold, it must be remembered that this required a large amount of mutated life blood and flesh. Every day, the warriors of Cloud Summit had to go out to hunt a considerable number of lives to ensure the demand for Ghost Gold and the Underworld Bone Demon Platform.
When Ying City could no longer meet this demand, the people of Cloud Summit had no choice but to hunt in farther places, which meant troublesome transportation back, leading to significant risks.
Even now, there were people specifically transporting mutated life corpses to Cloud Summit, yet, even if the corpses with extracted magic crystals were cheap, the sheer quantity meant that Cloud Summit's daily expenses in this regard were still considerable.
In this context, Ghost Gold remained precious and was still accelerated using the foundation of Cloud Summit.
Moreover, the success rate of producing blue equipment was not very high. Even if Ye Zhongming had ingenuity, bad luck could lead to consecutive failures.
Also, while blue was no longer the highest grade equipment that human evolvers could possess, at the level of six-star and seven-star evolvers, blue remained high-level equipment that was not easily obtained. Ye Zhongming would definitely be cautious when producing for "outsiders."
"I do have the capability, but the materials required are rare and precious, and I don’t have them on me. Also, the success rate for upgrading green equipment to blue is not high. If it fails even once, your equipment will be gone. Are you two stewards sure you want to take the gamble?"
Upon hearing Ye Zhongming's words, Tong Steward and Water Steward showed a regretful expression. Although they were one of the five major powers and among the wealthiest individuals in the world, the primary equipment on them was still green, with only a few pieces of blue. As for whether they had any gold or purple-grade equipment, that was only known to them.
Even though green was already the lowest grade of equipment they owned, they were still reluctant to let Ye Zhongming "practice" with it.
Green was still a fine piece among greens.
The hesitation of the two allowed others to speak up without reservation, starting to state their equipment requirements, with most primarily asking about prices.
If Ye Zhongming priced too high, there would be no point in the transaction.
Ye Zhongming patiently answered one by one, estimating what the costs would be to manufacture a brand new piece of equipment, what materials would be needed, and the price for each. He also detailed what types of materials were required for modification and their corresponding prices.
Cloud Summit often engaged in equipment business, so they were very familiar with the selling prices of all grades of equipment in the current market. Ye Zhongming naturally knew this as well, stating a price that was slightly lower than the market price—just enough to seem not much cheaper but still irresistibly tempting.
"If you provide the blueprint and all the materials, I will only charge for the labor, and the price will be very cheap, right? Also, if I fail to manufacture equipment below green grade, I will take full responsibility."
This statement from Ye Zhongming completely dispelled the concerns of others, prompting some to directly begin stating their requirements.
Zhao Xiangxue and Gao Yi, along with Garan and Mina, were assigned to record the requirements of different teams, while Ye Zhongming began manufacturing fire-attribute equipment.
Yes, no matter what requests these people made, Ye Zhongming would consider them, but there was one point he wouldn’t compromise on: he would not create equipment without fire attribute capabilities!
Smart people could figure this out; Ye Zhongming was intentionally ensuring that all these equipment belonged to the same type and served a single function.