Overlord: Start from the Goblin Lair.

Chapter 228 Gold Coins Are Not Always Gold Coins
As a veteran adventurer, Ivy would certainly not let down her team in this regard. The price she quoted was only slightly higher than that of similar precious metals on the market.

It turned a corner while flipping over.

"If you don't buy it, there are plenty of people who will." Ivy tilted her head to look at Ron, and received a look of approval. "Deepsilver is very effective against you. I think even if we are dealing with ordinary craftsmen, they will be very happy to purchase this rare metal material, such as our dwarven blacksmith."

"You have to know that the prices of raw materials and finished products are completely different. When we forge the Yuanyin weapons and armor, the price will only be higher if you want to buy them."

"Oh, by the way, I don't know what inspired our blacksmiths to be so keen on forging 'crafts' - you know the price of art."

If these words came from Ron's mouth, the succubus might doubt whether a human being really has the qualified artistic accomplishment, but when such a warrior with elven blood said this, the credibility was completely on a different level.

“Even so, the price you offer is too high!” The Lust Demon showed a dangerous smile, and the eight white teeth were faintly turning into fangs. “Even if it’s a refined gold ingot, the price in most planes is only around 500 gold coins!”

"Melite is a more versatile material," Sylvia leaned on her cane and regained her elegant demeanor as a vampire after the succubus lifted her charm. "Darksilver is of special significance to you and can be called a strategic resource."

A bunch of country bumpkins, do they know what "strategy" is?
The Devil glanced disdainfully at the half-vampire woman, but a sweet smile reappeared on his face. "Okay, okay, you found out, but even so, 1,500 gold coins are still too expensive. After all, we in the Gold Coin Corps don't intend to make small deals. 600 gold coins per ingot, I think this fully demonstrates my sincerity, right?"

"One thousand and two." Ivy looked directly into the eyes of the demon, and the ghost face on her gauntlet began to become more and more ferocious. It was obvious that the demon was trying to influence her.

"Mind-protecting equipment..." The Devil glanced at the Flame Wrapped Gauntlets gloomily and snorted, "I will pay a maximum of fifty gold coins for each ingot. Otherwise, I might as well go back to the black market in the Abyss and buy from those merchants."

"Can you make it?" Ron seemed to hear the sound of a large number of dice rolling faintly above Ivy's head. "And let me remind you that neither Mithril equipment nor Mithril equipment is made of pure rare materials. To make a simple analogy, one ingot of Deep Silver can at least make two sets of Deep Silver full body armor - even the one I'm wearing costs more than fifteen thousand."

"If you decide to buy in large quantities, I think we can give you a 15% discount: How about one thousand gold coins?"

Ron held up the preface to the weaving method and pretended to read it, then coughed twice.

"Okay..." The Devil finally made up his mind, but his eyes rolled again, "Then it's settled. I plan to reserve ten ingots and bring them back to Purgatory. As for the subsequent cooperation matters and the signing of the contract, I need to consult the mistress."

"Can you meet my request?"

"This..." Everyone looked at Ron. The current "master" was still hiding from his debts in the tavern, and even if Rurik started working now, it would take time to forge ten ingots of Abyss Silver. The Devil was probably trying to further lower the price.

"Okay," Ron agreed straightforwardly, "Since everyone is willing to cooperate, I think everyone should show some sincerity."

He extended a hand to the demon: "You can wait here for three days, and we will deliver the goods after three days. But now you have to pay a deposit first - I don't ask for much, 10,000 gold coins." "You don't have to pay any more money after the transaction is completed."

The lustful demon's body stiffened slightly, and she forced a smile and said, "This, isn't it a bit too much? The deposit is usually half the price, right?"

"But it doesn't matter. You guys start working first. I can go back to Purgatory to get the money. It won't take long..."

"You just said you were going to buy all the goods of a demon craftsman," Ron sneered, "Are you bragging? A succubus is considered a high-level demon after all, don't you have this little money?"

Ron would not be fooled by the naked image of the succubus. These creatures were very familiar with space, dimension and plane travel, and they might be able to take out a sack of gold coins from somewhere.

"Well, okay. As you wish, I will pay you 10,000 gold coins in advance." The demon shrugged helplessly. She reached out to an empty place, but opened a dark crack and took out a large number of gold coins from it.

These gold coins are all brand new and have the mint's mark on them, so they can be circulated in any region.

"He is a devil after all, he is really rich." Seeing such a huge amount of gold coins being thrown on the ground by the Devil as if he was digging the soil, everyone was dumbfounded. "The last time we saw so much money was in the green dragon's lair!"

"It's true!" Driver was immediately excited after testing a few gold coins with his big teeth. "Ron, we are finally rich!"

However, to the surprise of his companions, Ron did not immediately show a satisfied look. Instead, he leaned over and picked up a gold coin. Then, to the confusion of the succubus and the surprise of his companions, he used the magic of dispelling on the gold coin!
The gold coins that were shining brightly in the last second immediately turned into an ordinary gray-black color after the magical veil was removed: these are not gold coins at all, they are just some lead blocks!
"As expected," Ron was not surprised at all. He raised his head and looked at the Devil. "Even if the gold is of little significance, the devil is not willing to give it to the devil easily. But you shouldn't play the same trick on me."

"Use magic to turn lead into gold, and then mint it into gold coins - this is the 'deposit' and 'sincerity' you gave me?"

"Yes, according to the law, the gold content of the coin is strictly defined when it is minted, but there is no law governing the condition of the coin after it leaves the mint. As long as it is minted within the mint, it is legal tender."

"But it's okay for you to trick the Minotaur. I am a wizard after all, and I have been reading all the time. Her Highness Gracia played this trick many years ago, and it's all written in the book."

The Devil stared at Ron hatefully, trying to tell from his eyes whether this mortal was lying or not: "Can I ask who the author of this book is? How dare you slander the mistress like this!"

"Mordenkainen," Ron spread his hands, "By the way, I'm learning a spell named after him."

(End of this chapter)