22: Heart of the Gu King
"Oh, by the way, this is for you. Thank you for saving me that day!" Jiang Yiyi handed over a box.
Chen Fei turned his head: "What is it?"
"A Rank 4 Heart of the Gu King!"
Hearing the words 'Heart of the Gu King', Chen Fei stopped abruptly, his expression filled with surprise.
In this world, there was a profession dedicated to cultivating Gu insects.
They would place thousands of poisonous insects into a single vessel and let them slaughter each other; the final survivor was the Gu King.
The Aptitude of such a Gu King would be at least A-grade or higher.
And a Rank 4 Heart of the Gu King was exactly what remained of a deceased Yao General-level Gu King.
If it were a Rank 5 Heart of the Gu King, it would be the King of Kings, something even more extraordinary, with a value exceeding even an S-grade beast pet.
Aside from evolution through slaughter value, a Rank 4 Heart of the Gu King could definitely allow Little Gu to take a step further.
"This is too precious!"
The value of this single Heart of the Gu King was even greater than an A-grade beast pet egg.
After all, a beast pet egg hadn't hatched yet; who knew what it would look like after hatching?
Whether it could grow into a Rank 4 Yao General was another matter entirely.
But this Heart of the Gu King was already a genuine Yao General heart!
Initially, Jiang Yiyi had also hesitated about whether to give away the Heart of the Gu King.
But after the Song Gong incident and the strength Chen Fei had just displayed, Jiang Yiyi's hesitation turned into certainty.
If nothing else, at least this investment was meaningful.
Jiang Yiyi gave a sly smile: "Haven't you contracted the Thousand Poison Gu? This is the most essential part of its evolution process. Are you sure you don't need it?"
"Besides, while a Rank 4 Heart of the Gu King might seem precious to you, in my home, it's just a useless decoration."
Chen Fei: ...Listen to that, is that even human speech?
Isn't this just textbook 'Versailles' humble-bragging?
"Or are you saying that you think this Young Miss's innocence isn't worth a single Heart of the Gu King?"
She said all this just to get Chen Fei to accept it.
"I didn't mean it like that!" Chen Fei scratched his head in frustration.
"Pfft... Of course I know you didn't mean it like that."
"So just accept it with peace of mind. That way, we'll be even!"
Even, huh?
Fine!
That way, he wouldn't have too many more dealings with her.
In Chen Fei's heart, Jiang Yiyi was still a time bomb; having escaped this disaster, he didn't know where the next one would be.
He accepted the Heart of the Gu King, and the pages of the sacred codex appeared before his eyes once more:
[Heart of the Gu King]
[Quality: Rank 4]
[Source: Magic Spider Gu]
[Effect: Provides a certain chance to evolve the Myriad Poison Gu.]
[Note: Use in conjunction with 20,000 slaughter value to compensate for deficiencies, allowing evolution to reach the Flawless Grade.]
To go from B-grade Aptitude to A-grade Aptitude originally required 100,000 slaughter value, but now, due to the appearance of the Rank 4 Heart of the Gu King, it had dropped to 20,000.
He'd take a dozen more of such good things!
"In that case, thank you!" Chen Fei's expression held a hint of excitement.
He then feigned putting it into the spatial ring in his hand, while actually placing it directly into the sacred codex.
Something so precious was safer in the sacred codex... Changqing Chamber of Commerce!
The place Chen Fei had come to was merely this chamber of commerce's shop in Tianqing City.
There were many other branches in other cities.
"Young Miss, you've arrived!" An old man with a slightly hunched back but meticulously styled hair and clothes came out to greet them.
"Uncle Fu, I bought you some Pear Blossom Cakes!" Jiang Yiyi handed the bag in her hand to him.
"Good, good. Thank you, Young Miss!" Uncle Fu accepted it with a smile.
"Come, let's go to the third floor together!" After saying this, Uncle Fu led the way.
Chen Fei looked around as they walked; the first floor was filled with Yao Beasts, the lowest quality being C-grade, with many A-grade beasts as well.
This was only what he could see; there were many more he couldn't see.
The second floor mainly consisted of spiritual flowers and plants for Yao Beast evolution, high-level Bloodlines... all of them were extremely expensive!
Seeing these, Chen Fei thought of the slaughter sacred codex.
This slaughter value promotion method was not only worry-free and effortless, but it also saved money!
He silently gave the slaughter sacred codex a thumbs up in his heart!
The third floor held various beast pet eggs, categorized by Aptitude and stored in specialized incubation boxes.
Jiang Yiyi pointed to the second area. "That's where the A-grade beast pet eggs are. Do you want to pick one yourself, or should I have Uncle Fu introduce them to you?"
Chen Fei looked over; there were fifty or sixty beast pet eggs placed in this area, which was quite a lot.
As for the adjacent first area, there were only three eggs.
Chen Fei asked curiously, "Could those be S-grade beast pet eggs?"
Jiang Yiyi didn't deny it: "Those are indeed S-grade eggs, but they are all Support-type Yao Beast eggs."
Understood instantly!
No wonder they hadn't been sold yet.
Even with S-grade Aptitude, their combat power wouldn't be very high, yet the price would be obscenely expensive.
In a world where people were devoured without even leaving bones, combat power represented everything.
"Alright, I'll try picking one out myself first!"
It was better to do this kind of thing personally; Aptitude was one part, but fate and intuition were another.
After Jiang Yiyi and Uncle Fu went to the side to drink tea, Chen Fei began to slowly browse.
[Azure Flame Phoenix Bird (Yao Beast Egg)]
[Attributes: Elemental System, Flight System]
[Aptitude: A]
[Potential: Expected to promote to SS-grade Aptitude.]
[Note: Possesses a trace of Phoenix Bloodline; can evolve toward Phoenix, Xuanniao, and other directions.]
This Azure Flame Phoenix Bird was a potential growth stock, but unfortunately, it was Elemental System and didn't meet Chen Fei's contract requirements.
Setting it down gently, he honestly searched in the direction of the Assassin Class.
[Nine Nether Phantom Python (Yao Beast Egg)]
[Attributes: Poison-type, Illusion Class, Assassin Class]
[Aptitude: A]
[Potential: Expected to promote to SSS-grade Aptitude.]
[Note: Proficient in poison and illusions, but its body is relatively massive.]
A massive body was sometimes the biggest drawback.
To reach the extreme of the Assassin Class, one needed to be light and flexible, able to hide anywhere and anytime to launch sneak attacks.
Furthermore, its Poison-type attribute overlapped with Little Gu's.
Forget it, next one!
[Abyssal Evil Butterfly (Yao Beast Egg)]
[Attributes: Poison-type, Illusion Class, Assassin Class]
[Aptitude: A]
[Potential: Expected to promote to SS-grade Aptitude.]
[Note: Proficient in poison and illusions, but inherently fragile.]
It seemed butterfly-type Yao Beasts were never not fragile, and their flight speed wasn't as fast as bird-types, which was a disadvantage.
After looking for a long time, Chen Fei found that these Assassin Class Yao Beast eggs either overlapped with Little Gu's abilities or had certain inherent flaws.
After thinking for a bit, he asked, "Are there any others besides these displayed here?"