Wu Tan City was indeed worthy of being one of the large cities in the Jia Ma Empire. It was extremely lively. Although it was currently a scorching sun, the human flow on the streets was still turbulent. One could even occasionally see some strange races.
Perhaps it was because of Xiao Yan's company, but after leaving the clan, Xun Er put down the worry in her heart and immediately became much more lively. She pulled the helpless Xiao Yan and continuously ran around the stalls. The young lady's light and delicate laughter caused the street that was under the scorching heat to become a little cooler.
After Xun Er grew tired of playing, Xiao Yan brought her to a nearby medicinal ingredient shop. He spent over nine hundred gold coins and bought three twenty-year-old Purple Leaf Orchid Grass and two five-year-old Bone Washing Flowers. These were all low grade ingredients. As long as he spent some money, he could buy them from a medicinal ingredient shop. Of course, if he wanted higher grade ingredients, he could only search for them himself or go to a market, auction, or other places.
Eyeing the rapidly shrinking wealth in his hands, Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head. Now, he finally understood how important money was in the Dou Qi continent…
He had already obtained the medicinal ingredients. The only thing he lacked was a Grade 1 Wood Element Demon Core!
Monster Cores were also known as Monster Crystals on the Dou Qi continent, as well as the embryonic form of a Spirit Pill. As the name suggested, this was a type of energy crystal core within the body of a Magical Beast. It was filled with extremely wild and violent natural energy. Even a Dou Wang would not dare to take the risk of exploding his body by forcefully inhaling this kind of wild and violent energy.
However, although the Demon Core could not be directly absorbed by humans, it was an indispensable main material for alchemists to refine medicine. After being refined by alchemists using secret methods, the Demon Core would be neutralized by some magical medicinal herbs, turning into various spirit medicines that countless people coveted to increase their strength. Their value immediately soared!
Moreover, magic nuclei could also be added to weapons. Weapons that were added with magic nuclei would not only have greater destructive power, but also have the attractive effect of increasing Dou Qi. They were highly sought after by Dou Zhe in the Dou Qi continent.
Of course, other than weapons, magic nuclei could also be added to armor and other items, giving the owner a strong defense. When facing danger, it would give the owner a greater guarantee of life.
With so many special effects, Monster Cores naturally became the most popular mainstream material on the Dou Qi continent. Not only Dou Zhe, but even those noble alchemists would often bend over to search for high grade Monster Cores in order to refine higher grade medicinal pills.
Driven by this trend, the supply of Monster Cores on the continent was always in short supply. As long as a high-grade Monster Core appeared in an auction or other places, it would immediately be bought at a high price.
The exorbitant price of magic nuclei naturally created a large number of mercenary groups that specialized in hunting magic beasts for a living. However, obtaining magic nuclei was not an easy task.
First of all, not only were Magical Beasts powerful, they were also extremely cunning. Due to their vicious nature and special attack methods, Magical Beasts were often stronger than human experts of the same level. Therefore, if one wanted to kill a Magical Beast of the same level alone, it was easy to steal a chicken and lose rice without extraordinary strength.
Secondly, not all Magical Beasts had energy crystals like Magic Cores in their bodies. This seemed to be a random probability. Sometimes, when a mercenary group killed a Magical Beast at the cost of half of their members, they might end up empty-handed. This kind of thing was not uncommon in the Dou Qi continent and was not considered rare…
Hence, the value of Monster Cores on the Dou Qi continent had always been at the top, and they were extremely sought after.
"Monster cores can't be that hard to get, right? We haven't seen a single wood-type one after shopping for so long. Aroma, our luck isn't that bad, right?”Xiao Yan hugged the back of his head with both hands as he spoke in a somewhat depressed manner.
"Perhaps." Xun Er replied indifferently. Her footsteps were still neither hurried nor slow.
"Little girl, why are you suddenly unhappy? Who offended you?" Seeing the smile on Xun Er's small face disappear, Xiao Yan seemed to be somewhat puzzled as he asked.
"I don't know." Xun Er rolled her eyes at him and stomped her feet lightly. She then lowered her head and charged forward in a fit of pique.
Eyeing the somewhat resentful young lady, Xiao Yan rubbed his nose. A teasing smile flashed across his delicate and pretty young face.
The girl kept complaining in her heart."It's not easy for you to come out, but you don't care about me at all. You're really a blockhead, so stupid! With this slow-witted appearance, how could he chase after girls in the future!”
Xun Er only stopped after charging for a while. She raised her head and discovered that she had already entered the depths of the market. "Eh, that's right." Aroma looked at a pair of handsome men and beautiful women standing in front of a stall. She immediately turned around and smiled."Xiao Yan ge-ge, look, those two people don't seem to be from Wu Tan City!”
Xiao Yan had also just noticed the man and woman. His eyes immediately lit up as he quietly said,"What a pair of beauties. The man is handsome, and the woman is even more beautiful. Moreover, that girl's appearance was not inferior to Xun Er's.”
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"Boss, how much is this black iron piece?”Chu Tiange, who was already in Wu Tan City, asked while holding a black metal piece in his hand.
"Young Master is obviously from a big family. The profit from the stall is small, so you can just give me a hundred gold coins.”A shifty-looking mercenary man crouched behind the stall and said with a smile,""Although this black metal piece is not a treasure, it is a family heirloom.”
"Nonsense, if you want a hundred gold coins for such a useless thing, why don't you go rob it!”Xiao Yuxuan, who was at the side, saw that the boss was staring at her and asking for an exorbitant price. She was furious and pulled out a section of the sword in her hand. She said fiercely,"What family heirloom? I think it's something from the gutter!”
"No, no. How could I dare to lie to the two of you? This is indeed my family's treasure!”When the obscene mercenary saw the little fox getting angry, he was immediately smitten and drooled. He wiped his saliva away and the frightened Profiteer laughed sinisterly,"This is the price. I still have business to do!"
Hearing the conversation of the few of them, Xiao Yan's gaze swept over the black metal piece. The black iron piece was very old. It was covered in rust and had some unwashed yellow mud. It looked like an item that had just been dug out of the soil.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan thought to himself,"The market is indeed a pool of muddy water. Not only are there many golden fingers here, but there are also many rascals." Fortunately, he was born and raised here, so he had something to rely on. Otherwise, even a body made of iron would not be able to withstand the sky-high price!
"Idiot, I'm the one who knows what's good. Hehe, Little Xiao, quickly go and buy that black iron piece. It's good stuff…"
Yao Lao's voice suddenly sounded in Xiao Yan's heart just as he was feeling disdainful of those profiteers.
Hearing the voice that sounded in his heart, Xiao Yan looked at Xun Er beside him and then looked at the black-robed young man holding the black metal piece. His eyes blinked slightly, rubbed his chin, and nodded without leaving a trace.
Alright, I'll take it for a hundred gold coins." Tiange held the black metal piece and thought to herself, Fortunately, I have the little fox who collects rare treasures by my side. Otherwise, it would have taken me a lot of time just to find this small stone.”Looking at Xiao Yuxuan, who was pretending to be angry, Tiange smiled. Her fingers moved slightly, and she suddenly shook out five glittering objects from her jade ring. "That's it? That was provided by the profiteers in Black Rock City! He had kept it in his ring all this time and finally spent it today.”Tiange secretly laughed in her heart,'Mm. I can finally put on a show.'”
"Wait a minute." Just as Tiange was about to pay up, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old guy suddenly jumped out from the side and rubbed his chin. He smiled sinisterly and said,""Big brother, this kind of treasure can be sold for 100 gold coins. I think it'll cost at least 200 yuan!"
When the profiteer heard this, he immediately said happily,"This young master has good taste. If you pay two hundred, I'll sell it to you.”
"Xiao Yan." Tiange looked at the guy with the bad look on his face and felt both hate and joy in her heart. This idiot actually appeared on his own. The happy thing was that the prescription had automatically come to him.
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