After calming down, Feng Chou set up a simple sealing formation in the villa's hall and began to summon the Yugoloth merchant.
The summoning ritual took effect very quickly. A projection of a creature with a humanoid body about the size of a human, with the head of a jackal and wearing a neat and tidy robe appeared in the summoning formation.
If anyone underestimated this creature because of its appearance, they would be in deep trouble. This was a Yugoloth Praetor. Its status among the Yugoloths was equivalent to that of a pit fiend among the devils.
These creatures were born in the Scorching Inferno, and were extremely powerful spellcasters. They were also linguistic geniuses, proficient in almost every known language. Most of them had excellent eloquence, and were natural negotiators and middlemen. Although the Yugoloth Praetors were greedy and cunning, their words and actions were consistent. They were meticulous by nature, serious in their work, and liked to take notes. They talked incessantly without exaggerating or being frivolous. They were naturally powerful but not arrogant. In the lower planes, many races welcomed these creatures as middlemen.
Seeing the Yugoloth Praetor appear in the summoning formation, Feng Chou could not help but recall the information about these creatures in his arcane knowledge.
At the same time, the Yugoloth in the formation was also observing Feng Chou. Feng Chou's undisguised draconic aura made the Yugoloth cautious. It felt that this was a good customer.
In the lower planes, wealth and power had the most direct relationship.
Thus, the Yugoloth Praetor spoke first, "Greetings, powerful draconic descendant. What business do you have with me?"
Feng Chou said, "I heard that you're buying magical equipment for demon lords?"
The Praetor nodded, "That's right. Do you need it too?
I only accept calamity coins, not gold. "
Feng Chou said, "No, I don't want magical equipment. I mean, I have magical equipment ready to sell, and I plan to exchange it for calamity coins."
The Praetor was somewhat disappointed. He understood the status and price of magical equipment in the prime material plane. Generally speaking, selling magical equipment from the prime material plane to the abyss was far more profitable than selling it from hell. It was even less profitable than selling the crude magical equipment produced by the Yugoloths.
Although he was a little disappointed, the judge did not shirk the responsibility. He asked, "What kind of magic equipment?"
Feng Chou stretched out his hand, and a space door opened. Dozens of tentacles stretched out from the space and rolled out dozens of large boxes, placing them on the floor of the hall.
Feng Chou opened a wooden box with Hand of Magic. Inside the box was a whole set of magic equipment, including a set of bizarre-shaped armor, a huge spear more than four meters long, and a sharp tail more than two feet long.
Anyone proficient in demonology would be able to tell at a glance that this set of equipment was tailor-made for vrocks.
The strange armor fit perfectly on the strange winged body of the Vrock, and the spear was perfect for the 2.5 meter tall Vrock. The Vrock had an agile tail that was longer than its body, and the magical tail spike could turn this tail that could only entangle enemies into a lethal weapon.
This set of equipment was all + 5, and the enchantments were tailor-made for the Vrock.
Vrocks were the elite soldiers and low-ranking officers of the main force of the demon lord's army. They were the core of the army and were very important. However, there were too many of them, and it was difficult for the demon lord to equip them with equipment. This set of equipment was like charcoal in the snow for a demon lord.
The Praetor was very tempted after seeing the equipment, but the price was more important. He asked, "How much do you intend to sell this set of equipment for?"
Feng Chou asked in return, "How much do you intend to pay?"
The Praetor thought for a moment, "If it's calamity coins, 100. If it's gold …"
Feng Chou immediately interrupted him, "No, I don't want gold coins, just use disaster coins. 100 disaster coins?
Can't you pay more? "
The Praetor shook his head, "If it's more than 100 calamity coins, plus the teleportation fee, my profit will be very small. It's far better to buy defective goods from the demons."
Feng Chou said, "Could it be that my brand new equipment isn't as good as the defective goods from the demons?
Brand new equipment can at least last several times longer than the defective goods from the demons. How about 200 calamity coins? "
The Praetor shook his head, "No, although your equipment is brand new, the demons' equipment is much stronger and sturdier. Compared to the demons' equipment, yours can only be considered defective goods. 120 calamity coins, no more."
Feng Chou asked, "Why?
Is the alchemy of the demons better than the Arcanists? "
The Praetor replied, "That's not the case. It's mainly because the hells produce some powerful metal materials that are stronger than your Black Steel or Arcane Steel. It doesn't have much to do with alchemy."
Feng Chou said, "Very well, in that case, I'll take a step back. 150 calamity coins."
The Praetor shook his head, "130 calamity coins, that's my bottom line. Any higher and I won't do this business."
Feng Chou shrugged, "Alright, 130 calamity coins it is. There are 1200 sets of equipment here, so that's 156,000 calamity coins."
The Praetor carefully inspected the equipment and nodded. Just as he was about to inform the main body to send the calamity coins over, Feng Chou suddenly said, "Your Excellency, I want to use all of these calamity coins to buy the abyssal material you mentioned. I think you're talking about Black Hellish Steel, right?
Is that right?
I don't need the finished product of Black Hellish Steel. I only need the materials needed to make Black Hellish Steel: Magic Iron, Hellfire Copper, Black Gold, and Purple Blood Demonic Gold. The ratio of these four metals is … In addition, I also want the following magic materials from the abyss … "
The last few materials that Feng Chou mentioned were auxiliary magic materials for making Black Hellish Steel equipment. They couldn't be found in the prime material plane, and other magic materials could be found in the prime material plane.
The Praetor looked at Feng Chou in surprise, a trace of doubt appearing on his strange dog face, but he quickly nodded in agreement. This way, he could make money twice from this business deal.
The Praetor's projection informed the main body, and soon a large pile of crude materials was sent over.
These raw materials were all produced in the abyss, and the Yugoloths could also make a huge profit by selling them to Baator. After all, the ninth layer of Baator wasn't as vast as the abyss, so naturally, it wasn't as rich as the latter.
For demons, being able to use useless stones to exchange for calamity coins was something they weren't dissatisfied with.
Feng Chou did a rough calculation. If these crude abyssal metals were made into equipment, their value would be increased by at least five or six times!
As for how to make them, there was a ready-made plan in the arcane materials.
After sending off the Praetor, Feng Chou went to the magic material market at Golden Port to buy some auxiliary materials. He then had Qiankun Pagoda start working at full capacity to produce Black Hellish Steel equipment.
A few days later, more than 4000 sets of Black Hellish Steel equipment were produced.