98: like-minded people

Xiao Xu had prepared uniformly ordinary single rooms for them, and how the rooms were to be assigned was entirely up to personal preference.

Through some maneuvering by Su Ze and Xu Yao, they successfully arranged for their rooms to be opposite each other.

"Get some good rest."

"You're the one who needs good rest, after all, I don't have to fight in the arena."

The two of them entered their respective rooms and put away their belongings.

Although it was just an ordinary single room with somewhat cramped living space.

But after all, it was a high-end hotel in the Imperial Capital, very clean and comfortable. Su Ze felt more at ease than in his own unit room at home.

Before he could even lie down on the soft bed to rest, suddenly someone knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" Su Ze reluctantly jumped off the bed, opened the door, and said.

"Huh? Wang Zi? What brings you here?"

"Now we're competitors. Are you sure you don't need to avoid suspicion?" Su Ze asked with a smile.

Wang Zi frowned and said, "Never mind that for now. Be honest with me, is there something wrong with your Diamond-rank Demonic Beast?"

Hearing this, Su Ze was taken aback for a moment, then nodded and said, "Indeed... but it's not a big deal, it's fine."

Su Ze didn't want too many people to know that Feng Qingyi had been revived; this would be his trump card.

Even in the upcoming grand competition, as long as he wasn't pushed to the brink by others, Su Ze didn't plan to summon Feng Qingyi.

But upon hearing this, Wang Zi became even angrier than Su Ze and said, "Not a big deal? Do you know what this means? This is a Diamond-rank Demonic Beast!"

Then he sighed helplessly, "Sigh, it's all the doing of those damned Fusang Dark Guards. Brother, I don't have the ability to help you get revenge right now, but rest assured, from now on, I'm going to make it my mission to oppose them!"

Hearing this, Su Ze was somewhat moved and nodded, then tried to reassure Wang Zi, saying, "Don't worry, although I temporarily don't have a Diamond-rank Demonic Beast, I was lucky enough to contract a platinum-level monster beast."

Wang Zi was stunned, his expression quite dramatic.

He had also lost a tamed beast before, so he knew how much damage this could cause to a Beast Tamer, potentially even ruining them permanently.

But Su Ze seamlessly contracted another platinum-level monster beast?

"Oh right, if you didn't have a powerful tamed beast, you couldn't represent the Azure Dragon Beast Taming University in the Beast Taming Grand Competition. I was so worried I forgot about that." Wang Zi scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

Wang Zi should have realized earlier; the tamed beasts he contracted now were all given to him by Su Ze. There was no reason Su Ze couldn't solve the same situation he was facing now.

"Then you should get some rest." Wang Zi said.

Because of this incident, Xu Yao across the hall also opened her door and watched them with a laugh.

"Forget it, since everyone's gathered, why not go out for a stroll? On the way here, we were in such a hurry I didn't get a good look at the Imperial Capital's scenery." Su Ze suggested.

As for the Beast Taming Grand Competition, there were still a few days of preparation time anyway, so one night's rest wouldn't hurt.

"Sure, I'm a bit hungry too. Let's go check out the night market together. My treat." Wang Zi agreed... The Imperial Capital's night market, aside from being more bustling, larger in scale, and with more orderly and tidy stalls, wasn't much different from other places.

In fact, due to some taste differences, the snacks didn't even seem that delicious.

But there were also differences.

That is, in the Imperial Capital's night market, besides the snack stalls and street vendors for ordinary consumers.

You could also see stalls set up by Beast Tamers, selling monster beast crystal cores and demon beast eggs.

After eating and drinking their fill, the three were about to head back when Wang Zi was drawn to a demon beast egg displayed on a stall.

Seeing this, the stall owner immediately perked up, animatedly grabbing Wang Zi and saying, "Young man, you look like a Beast Tamer here for the Beast Taming Grand Competition? Good eye! This is a high-quality demon beast egg; when it hatches, it'll be at least Gold-rank!"

"Really? How much?" Wang Zi's eyes immediately lit up.

He had already broken through level 20 and successfully acquired a second tamed beast slot, and was in need of a suitable monster beast.

Plus, he still owed Su Ze a Gold-rank Demon Beast; buying this to give to Su Ze would be good too.

The stall owner immediately leaned in with a grin and whispered in Wang Zi's ear, "Hehe, not expensive, not expensive, just thirty million."

"Thirty million? That's indeed not expensive." Wang Zi nodded.

The market price for a gold-rank monster beast egg was around that, but the problem was it was scarce; you basically needed to pay several times more to buy one.

Some with rare attributes could even sell for over a hundred million.

Since Wang Zi had shown results at school, his family had given him much greater control over finances.

Thirty million, he could still come up with.

But Su Ze pulled Wang Zi aside and said, "Don't fall for it. This isn't a gold-rank monster beast egg at all; at best, it's bronze grade, not even silver."

Su Ze had come into contact with so many demon beast eggs, even eaten more than many people see in a lifetime.

Whether it was Gold-rank or not, he could tell at a glance.

The stall owner nearby immediately became anxious, "Hey? How can you say that, kid?"

Then turning back to Wang Zi, he said, "Young man, don't believe him. This egg is genuine Gold-rank; he's just jealous of you."

Hearing this, Wang Zi immediately flared up, "What are you saying?! This is my brother! What he says is definitely right; what you're selling is definitely not a good egg!"

Su Ze had produced a gold-rank monster beast egg before, so Wang Zi trusted his judgment.

The vendor, having made a fool of himself, had no choice but to sit back down and wait for the next lucky customer.

As the three were about to leave, they heard a leisurely voice say, "This egg looks interesting. How much is it?"

Hearing this, they turned around, ready to watch a good show and see how this person would be ripped off.

But they saw the vendor standing there sweating profusely, saying, "Young Master Qi, if you want it, just take it. No need for money."

In front of him was a handsome young man. Shaking his head, he said, "That sounds like I'm bullying you. How about this: I judge this to be a bronze grade demon beast egg. Do you agree?"

The vendor, who had just insisted it was a gold-rank monster beast egg, immediately nodded his head like a rattle-drum.

"Good. The current market price for a bronze grade demon beast egg is around two hundred thousand to one million. I'll give you the top price of one million. How does that sound?" said the young man called Young Master Qi.

The vendor nodded repeatedly, "Whatever Young Master Qi says is fine."

"Good! Qi San, give him the money!" The butler-like figure behind him immediately stepped forward to transfer the money.

Young Master Qi then picked up the egg and walked over to a nearby barbecue stall. After giving the owner some money, he cleared the grill and placed the egg on it.

"Charcoal-grilled demon beast egg. I kind of miss its taste." Young Master Qi said, swallowing his saliva.

Watching from the side, Su Ze kept thinking to himself, "I've met a kindred spirit!"