As much as Ves wanted to snap up numerous samples of medium to high-grade exotics, he restrained himself as much as possible.
He only converted a certain amount of his money into firthals, and intended to reserve most of it for the acquisition of P-stones, F-stones and other spiritually-reactive exotics.
Nonetheless, his resolve wavered numerous times when he carefully brushed his gaze past exotics with useful applications.
Now that he was in the process of assimilating Senior-level Metallurgy, he recognized a wide variety of metallic exotics with known applications. He memorized their most relevant properties and also gained a sense of their prevailing market values.
Prices fluctuated considerably here. Not every exotic was sold at a bargain, and not every bargain offered a lot of savings. Part of the reason for that was the intense bargaining taking place.