Ricky was almost reeling from shock after hearing what Grace said.
What a joke! A pile of scrap metal was not even worth a thousand copper coins, and here she was charging him a thousand silver coins. What kind of master was she?
But, he agreed anyway.
Besides, he had never paid off the silver coins he owed her. So he was going to do the same.
After Ricky left, Grace continued to brief Heather on their cultivation method practice. Neither of them were concerned about Ricky's casting thing.
Neither believed in the slightest that Ricky could cast, not even the lowest level of ordinary weapons. They both just chalked it up as another one of Ricky's fantasies.
In Grace's abandoned weapons arsenal, Ricky selected several delicate irons, bronzes and polished stones and put them into the yard.
These, he planned to exchange for a big tripod he would use for the casting.
After going to a place where he couldn't be seen, Ricky took the beasts he had hunted in the snow mountains out of the Devourer Zone and then went to the Snow Kitchen Hall to sell it for silver coins.
This time, Ricky exchanged ten beasts at the peak grade of Skin Refinement for a hundred golden coins, which was equivalent to ten thousand silver coins. This made him very excited. It was the first time in his life that he saw so much money in front of him.
In the outer Snow Sect, there stood a Weapons Hall where a variety of weapons were sold. The Snow Sect disciples were free to buy any top grade weapons of the Mortal Level of their choosing - as long as they could afford it.
Strictly speaking, only the powerful warriors of the Bone Reinforcement were qualified to use them.
The Weapons Hall and the Cultivation Method Hall were all extremely lively. Outer disciples and inner disciples streamed in and out, chattering, bickering, transacting.
Ricky's arrival drew the attention of many disciples, even inner ones.
There were four floors in the Weapons Hall. The first floor sold the most common weapons, the second floor had inferior weapons of the Mortal Level, the third floor offered middle level weapons of the Mortal Level, and the fourth one showcased superior weapons of the Mortal Level.
Even if he had ten thousand silver coins' worth, Ricky could barely afford the weapons of the second level.
Ricky ascended the staircase to the second floor. Since he decided to try his hand at casting, he needed to find a large, sturdy tripod. Otherwise he would be muddling through his own work.
Among the Snow Sect, many disciples purchased to casting weapons, even if they were not eligible to use them.
That was why there were so many tripods for sale in the second floor.
Soon, Ricky found a big bronze tripod which met his standards. After practicing the Chaos Manual, he had shown discernment in weapons. This was a common ability of all those who practiced casting. It gave him hope.
Ricky bought the bronze tripod, which cost him three thousand and five hundred silver coins.
"What did he buy a tripod for? Isn't he specialized in skills for the broadsword?" The disciples on the second floor were murmuring at Ricky's purchase.
"Is he going to try to do casting!?
No way, he doesn't even have a spiritual meridian!" "No matter how incredible he is at combat, it's still impossible for him to do casting!" The disciples said loudly and sarcastically and didn't worry that he could hear them.
"Yes, does he really think that killing Dustin makes him a genius? Any one of our inner disciples could have killed him with their little finger..."
It was obvious that these disciples belonged to either the Refinement or Casting Faction.
Ricky ignored them all and picked up a sledge hammer as well. He left, carrying his purchases back to the courtyard.
"A big hammer, big tripod. He really is planning to do casting!" many disciples said, feeling surprised and incredulous.
Their recognition of Ricky's achievements of the martial arts did not mean that they would recognize that he was qualified to do casting. Of course, this was because they all still thought that he had no spiritual meridian.
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