34: Chapter 34 An Unparalleled Talent! A Bargain at the Beast Taming Market!

Hearing the total amount Liu Mei had calculated, Jiang Yun was slightly shocked.

15.02 million!

It was all his profit!

"I'll never have to worry about resources again."

Jiang Yun took a deep breath, unable to suppress the smile on his lips.

Liu Mei walked over with a gold-stamped black card, handing it to Jiang Yun with both hands. Her expression was even more enthusiastic than before.

"Little Brother, this is our Beast Taming Mall's Supreme VIP card. With this card, you won't need to queue when selling resources in the future, the acquisition price will be increased by another 5%, and we will notify you immediately whenever the Mall receives rare items."

She paused, then pulled a business card with her contact information from her bag.

She added, "This is my private contact information. Whether you want to sell items or buy rare Materials, contact me anytime. I guarantee to provide you with the most worry-free service."

Jiang Yun took the VIP card and business card, nodding, "Many thanks, Supervisor Liu. If I have any needs in the future, I will contact you."

"Regarding your 15.02 million federal currency, please wait here for a moment. I will go and deposit it into a consumer card for you, then bring it over."

Jiang Yun nodded.

However, he reminded Liu Mei to bring 5.02 million in cash instead.

After all, for his daily expenses, not every place accepted card payments.

Liu Mei indicated that she understood.

After leaving for about ten minutes, she returned with a card and a box of federal currency.

Jiang Yun took the card and the cash, placing them into his storage ring.

Immediately after, he left the resource exchange center.

However, Jiang Yun was in no hurry to leave.

Now that he had money, he decided to browse around the Beast Taming Mall.

The first floor was the area for ordinary Spirit Stones and beast cores. The shelves were filled with colorful Spirit Stones, with labels reading, "High-grade fire attribute Spirit Stone, 1,200 federal currency/piece."

"Black Iron Fourth Tier earth attribute beast core, 8,000 federal currency/piece."

But these held no attraction for him.

The fire and water attribute spirit stones in his storage ring added up to nearly ten thousand, which was more than the stock in the Mall.

The second floor was the Spiritual Plant area. Several sales staff were surrounding a gorgeously dressed middle-aged man, introducing, "Sir, this 'Qi Condensation Grass' is Silver Rank. It can increase the success rate of a beast's Breakthrough by 30%, for only 880,000 federal currency!"

Jiang Yun leaned over to take a look and activated his Entry Manifestation talent.

The item information was laid bare.

[Item: Qi Condensation Grass (Black Iron Third Tier), Purity 65%. Actual effect: Increases beast Breakthrough success rate by 5%. Long-term consumption will cause spiritual power disorder.]

The "Silver Rank" on the label was purely an exaggeration.

He also browsed the equipment area on the third floor and the beast egg area on the fourth floor. They were either low-quality ordinary goods or overpriced "intelligence taxes."

"It seems there isn't anything good in the Mall either."

Jiang Yun shook his head and turned to walk out of the Mall.

Just as he reached the entrance, he heard two middle-aged men outside discussing something.

"Have you heard? There are good items at the Beast Tamer peddler market in the West City these days. Yesterday, someone found a Gold Rank beast core there!"

"Really? Last time I went, I was swindled by a peddler into buying a broken rock, and I lost half a month's wages!"

The Beast Tamer peddler market?

Jiang Yun's heart stirred.

He had heard people talk about it before; it was the most chaotic yet most interesting place in C City.

Peddlers brought back various "treasures" from the depths of the Misty Forest. Some were real, some were fake. If you were lucky, you could find a great bargain; if you were unlucky, you would be scammed out of everything.

But for Jiang Yun, with Entry Manifestation as his "fiery eyes," he didn't need to worry about being deceived at all. Perhaps he could really find the things he needed.

Even if he couldn't find the things he needed, he could just find any valuable treasure, buy it low and sell it high, and make a killing!

It could be said that Jiang Yun's Entry Manifestation ability was simply a Heaven-Defying cheat!

Following the directions of passersby, Jiang Yun quickly arrived at the Beast Tamer market.

It was completely different from the cleanliness of the Beast Taming Mall. A narrow street was lined with temporary stalls. Under shelters made of plastic tarps, there were beast bones, Spirit Stones, unknown herbs, and even some Vicious Beast pelts stained with blood.

Peddlers shouted at the top of their lungs, passersby haggled, and the air was mixed with the bitter smell of herbs and the fishy scent of Vicious Beast Materials, making it as lively as a wet market.

"Little Brother, take a look at this? A Black Iron Seventh Tier Thunder Beast claw. It can be made into a defensive accessory. Only 50,000 federal currency!"

A peddler with a beard saw Jiang Yun and immediately greeted him enthusiastically, holding up a cracked beast claw.

Jiang Yun activated Entry Manifestation, and a light screen instantly popped up: [Item: Black Iron Third Tier Wind Wolf claw, decayed, no practical value.]

He shook his head, didn't say anything, and continued walking.

Over the next half hour or so, Jiang Yun browsed a dozen stalls, and Entry Manifestation helped him filter out countless "trash."

Some peddlers painted ordinary stones black to impersonate dark attribute Spirit Stones, others packaged withered weeds as thousand-year Spiritual Plants... And some held broken beast eggs, claiming that rare beasts could hatch from them.

But there were also a few real items. For example, "Green Underworld Grass" on one stall was shown by Entry Manifestation to be a Gold Rank evolutionary Material, but it was for wood attribute beasts, so Jiang Yun couldn't use it and didn't buy it.

Just as he was about to leave, a stall in the corner caught his attention.

The owner of the stall was a thin, middle-aged man wearing a washed-out shirt, dozing on the table.

The stall only had an old wooden box containing dozens of Spirit Stones of mixed colors, looking as if they had been casually picked up from a Vicious Beast nest.

Jiang Yun intended to pass by, but Entry Manifestation suddenly popped up a golden light screen, and the information on it made his footsteps stop abruptly: [Item: Devouring Spirit Crystal, contains Space Devouring Law, suitable beast: Sky-Swallowing Rabbit. Needs to be used with Moon Soul Essence to help it evolve into a Sky-Swallowing God Rabbit.]

Seeing this information, Jiang Yun's heart instantly began to race.

Devouring Spirit Crystal!

Wasn't this one of the core Materials needed for the Sky-Swallowing Rabbit to evolve into a Sky-Swallowing God Rabbit?

He had seen it in the school's Beast Taming Compendium before.

This kind of Spirit Crystal was born near Void Realm fissures and was extremely rare. Even a Gold Rank Beast Tamer might not encounter one, yet he unexpectedly saw it at such an inconspicuous stall!

Jiang Yun suppressed his excitement, walked to the stall, and deliberately picked up an ordinary earth attribute Spirit Stone, asking nonchalantly, "Boss, how much for this Spirit Stone?"

The middle-aged man was woken up, rubbed his eyes, and seeing Jiang Yun wearing a student uniform, a glint of calculation flashed in his eyes.

He sat up straight and said, "Little Brother, these Spirit Stones were all picked up from the Core Area of the Misty Forest. The quality is excellent! Ordinary attribute ones are 2,000 federal currency each, special attribute ones are 5,000 each!"

Normal ordinary Spirit Stones had a market price of around 1,000 federal currency; the boss was clearly trying to rip him off.

Moreover, listening to the boss, Jiang Yun realized that this boss didn't seem to realize the value of this Devouring Spirit Crystal.

Jiang Yun sneered inwardly, but on the surface, he feigned hesitation: "2,000 each? That's a bit expensive... I just want to buy a few to try for my beast."

As he spoke, he deliberately stirred the Spirit Stones in the wooden box, taking the opportunity to touch the Devouring Spirit Crystal with his fingertip.

It was mixed in a pile of dark gray ordinary Spirit Stones, its surface covered in a layer of dust, looking no different from ordinary Spirit Stones. No wonder the boss hadn't recognized it.

"There's a reason why it's expensive!"

The boss patted the table: "Many of these Spirit Stones were obtained by me at the risk of my life in high-tier Vicious Beast Immortal Caves. Look at this one, the color is so deep, it must be a top-grade Spirit Stone or better!"

He pointed to an ordinary water attribute spirit stone, speaking flowery nonsense.

Jiang Yun already had the measure of the situation.

This boss didn't know the Devouring Spirit Crystal at all and had mistaken it for an ordinary dark attribute Spirit Stone.

He deliberately frowned, pretending to be persuaded: "Then... then I'll buy 10, ordinary attribute ones will do."

As he spoke, he picked from the wooden box, seemingly casually mixing in the Devouring Spirit Crystal, and then picked up a few ordinary earth and wood attribute Spirit Stones to make up 10.

Seeing him take the bait, the boss had a smug smile on his face and quickly tallied the bill: "10 pieces, 2,000 each, a total of 20,000 federal currency! Little Brother is straightforward, I'll give you an ordinary beast core as a bonus!"

He took a Black Iron First Tier beast core from the drawer and handed it over, while thinking to himself: This student is so easy to fool. Buying a pile of ordinary Spirit Stones for 20,000 federal currency—huge profit!

Jiang Yun didn't take the beast core and paid the 20,000 federal currency in cash directly.

He put the 10 Spirit Stones, including the Devouring Spirit Crystal, into a bag, deliberately pretending to be happy: "Thanks, Boss. I'll come to you again if you have good stuff later!"

"Definitely, definitely!"

The boss smiled until his eyes squinted. Watching Jiang Yun's retreating back, he sighed in his heart about his good luck today in meeting a sucker.

But he didn't know that the "sucker" in his eyes was gripping a priceless Spirit Crystal in his hand.

Leaving that stall, Jiang Yun found an empty alley and took the Devouring Spirit Crystal out of the bag.

After wiping away the dust on the surface, it appeared as a translucent dark purple, with tiny black patterns flowing inside, and it felt slightly cold to the touch with a hint of spatial fluctuation.

The light screen of Entry Manifestation popped up again, confirming it was the Devouring Spirit Crystal.

Jiang Yun couldn't help but clench his fist: "Yunyun Sky-Swallowing Rabbit's first evolution Material, I've found one!"

He carefully placed the Devouring Spirit Crystal into his storage ring and prepared to leave the market.

But just as he reached the alley entrance, his peripheral vision caught a glimpse of an even more secluded corner in the distance.

There was a stall set up with rags.

The stall owner was an old woman, head down, knitting a sweater.

On the stall sat only a palm-sized Bronze box with blurred patterns engraved on it, looking like an antique.

Originally, Jiang Yun didn't pay attention, but Entry Manifestation suddenly popped up a light screen, and the information [Associated Beast: Fire Dragon Fish] in the Entry information made him stop in his tracks.

Fire Dragon Fish?

Jiang Yun was startled.

"What is this? Could it be related to the Fire Dragon Fish?"

He walked quickly to the stall, squatted down, and his gaze fell on the Bronze box.

He said to the old woman: "Boss! What is in this box? Can you open it and let me see?"