"Tsk..." Li Ming pondered, the time was a bit long, but having some is better than none.
"That will be troublesome." He nodded, watching Feder leave.
"Purchasing through regular channels, to gather twenty billion metal energy, would require at least fifteen hundred billion Star Coins. Yitelan can provide one hundred billion, and maybe Trevor can squeeze a bit more..."
"Have Ulrich lend some under the guise of a rotation." Li Ming mused, "He probably won't refuse, but the Royal Court is already squeezed dry, producing a lot of what I need over the past six months."
After estimating for a while, he was somewhat helpless, probably unable to control the Infinite Hammer before taking action.
...
"Azure Dragon... Azure Dragon..."
In the city, a stinking hot wind hit head-on, and the noisy shouting crashed roughly into the ears.