54: Pricing
Leaving the shop, Luo Chen looked through the transparent glass door and indeed saw Chang Guiheng leisurely sitting inside, drinking tea.
However, upon seeing Luo Chen emerge from the shop, he cast a glance in his direction.
Seeing Luo Chen approach his shop, a faint look of anticipation appeared on his face as he put down his teacup and personally went to open the door for him.
“I’m not disturbing you, am I?”
Luo Chen asked while subtly observing the shop’s interior.
Chang Guiheng enthusiastically led Luo Chen to sit at the tea table. “Not at all. I happened to be idle and was hoping someone would come to disturb me.”
Luo Chen remembered that this shop used to be a restaurant. Now, all the tables and chairs had been removed, and it had been redecorated with many ornaments and shelves.
On them were displayed many items resembling antiques or works of art, which were very elegant and grand, yet seemed out of place on this bustling pedestrian street.
Chang Guiheng elegantly poured Luo Chen a cup of freshly brewed hot tea. The amber tea liquid was held in a porcelain cup as white as jade.
“Brother Luo, try this tea.”
A faint tea fragrance lingered before Luo Chen. Just a light sniff made him feel as if all the pores on his body had opened up.
Luo Chen, who had basically never drunk tea, did not stand on ceremony with Chang Guiheng. He picked up the teacup and took a gentle sip.
A pure energy flowed from his stomach to his limbs, and Luo Chen could clearly feel his spirit becoming more active.
He finished the remaining tea, and his spiritual power received a significant boost.
“Good tea.”
Luo Chen couldn't articulate any grand words to comment on the tea, so he could only offer a simple compliment.
“As long as Brother Luo likes it.” Chang Guiheng then poured Luo Chen another cup.
After three cups of tea, Luo Chen finally remembered the purpose of his visit today.
“That little fatty… Guiheng, I’ve recently made some progress with the starlight egg you entrusted to me. However…”
“However what? If you have any requests, Brother Luo, please state them directly.”
Hearing Luo Chen’s words, which touched upon the Moonstar Spirit, Chang Guiheng couldn't help but become a little agitated.
Luo Chen pressed his hand down, signaling Chang Guiheng to calm down. “However, I might still need some time, because the egg lost too much power previously.
Also, I need some materials that are hard to find in Qingyang City. I need your help to search for them.”
How to better stall for time? Chang Guiheng needs time to find materials, the starlight egg needs time to recuperate, then preparing the medicinal liquid needs time, and hatching needs time.
With such a delay, the time should be sufficient.
Luo Chen handed Chang Guiheng a list of materials he had prepared earlier. Since it was to stall for time, the materials on it were not very rare.
However, they were all somewhat difficult to find in Qingyang City and needed to be purchased from other cities.
Chang Guiheng looked at the list in his hand, his expression a little strange, but he ultimately said nothing. “Alright, I will find these materials as soon as possible.”
“No need to be that quick, actually.” Luo Chen mumbled softly.
Chang Guiheng didn’t hear clearly and asked, “What did Brother Luo say?”
“Uh, nothing. I have other matters at my shop, so I’ll take my leave now.”
“Alright, I’ll see Brother Luo out.” Chang Guiheng stood up and escorted Luo Chen to the door.
Watching Luo Chen enter Chenyang Pet Store, a voice in Chang Guiheng’s mind still rang out.
“A-Heng, he’s lying. I clearly sensed the unique aura of the Moonstar Spirit’s starry sky on him, which proves that the Moonstar Spirit has already hatched.”
Chang Guiheng wasn’t surprised by the Thousand Lake Fortune Wheel’s analysis; he had sensed it too.
“Then what is his purpose? Is stalling for time to cover something up?”
The Thousand Lake Fortune Wheel’s exclamation interrupted Chang Guiheng’s thoughts.
“I heard that Breeders are all strange research fanatics. He wouldn’t be doing some strange experiments with the Moonstar Spirit, would he?”
“Probably… not.” Chang Guiheng’s tone was very uncertain.
Regardless of what Chang Guiheng and his Beast, the Thousand Lake Fortune Wheel, thought, Luo Chen had already returned to the shop.
He first went to the Qingyou Secret Realm, and from the remaining fifteen Azure Nether Grass, he selected five with Good Aptitude or higher.
He sent them to the cages on the first floor.
Then, he invited Luo Yuheng, a King-Rank Beast Master, to act as a bodyguard. From the Tier 2 Secret Realm, now named Stone Spirit Secret Realm by Luo Chen, he selected fifteen Starlight Stone Spirits of Good Aptitude.
When another Secret Realm appeared, Luo Yuheng accepted it much faster than the first one.
Although he said he would capture fifteen, he actually captured seventeen, because two were taken by Luo Yuheng to the Qingyou Secret Realm for research.
After settling these twenty Beasts on the first floor, Luo Chen pulled out his personal terminal and sent a message on the newly registered official account of Chenyang Pet Store.
“Chenyang Pet Store:
After a week of closure for improvements, Chenyang Pet Store is open for business again! Let’s see what Beasts are for sale this time?
Image one: Azure Nether Grass, with Good Aptitude and low resource demands.
Image two: Starlight Stone Spirit, with Good Aptitude, mighty presence, and adaptable in combat.
Below are the detailed information for both types of Beasts, Image three, Image four.
To learn more, please visit the store for detailed consultation.
@Luo Yuheng (Stellar Five-Star Breeder Certified), @Su Muqing (Spirit Rank Eight-Star Beast Master Certified), @Luo Chen (Chenyang Pet Store Manager Certified), @Luo Yang.”
After posting it on Chenyang Pet Store’s official account, Luo Chen also reposted it on his personal account.
Although he didn’t have many friends on his personal account, it was better than nothing.
Next, Luo Chen sent a message in their family group, asking them to repost Chenyang Pet Store’s message for him.
Su Muqing was the first to reply and immediately reposted Chenyang Pet Store’s message.
Luo Yuheng was the second. As for Luo Yang, he was probably in class and hadn’t seen the message.
Soon, Luo Chen found that people were replying to his post.
Zhang Zheng (Spirit Rank Five-Star Beast Master Certified): “Azure Nether Grass is for sale again? Coming to the store right away @Luo Chen (Chenyang Pet Store Manager Certified) #Repost.”
Seeing his name, Luo Chen immediately remembered that this was the guy who bought all his Azure Nether Grass last time.
But last time he was Spirit Rank Four-Star, and now he’s Five-Star so quickly.
As the first customer to reply, Luo Chen graciously replied to him below.
Luo Chen (Chenyang Pet Store Manager Certified): “Alright, this batch of Azure Nether Grass has been carefully selected and cultivated. I hope it meets your needs. @Zhang Zheng (Spirit Rank Five-Star Beast Master Certified).”
It was already afternoon, and the buzz around Chenyang Pet Store had mostly died down.
Although Luo Chen had now opened the shop and hung up the “Open” sign.
The customers entering the shop were not as frantic as on the second day after the auction; they were quietly observing the Beasts inside.
However, since Qingyang City is a Lower City, the purchasing power is limited, and most customers who came to the shop at this time couldn't afford Spirit Rank Beasts.
Even the Fierce Beast Eight-Star or Nine-Star Azure Nether Grass was too expensive for them.
A Fierce Beast Eight-Star Azure Nether Grass cost 150,000 spirit coins, and a Fierce Beast Nine-Star Azure Nether Grass cost 180,000 spirit coins.
The Starlight Stone Spirit this time came in three types: Spirit Beast Three-Star to Five-Star. The Three-Star cost 550,000 spirit coins, the Four-Star cost 600,000 spirit coins, and the Five-Star cost 660,000 spirit coins.
As a Beast that had never appeared in Huaguo, the Starlight Stone Spirit naturally had a higher price, and its Skills were also very powerful. Born with an Earth Tier Skill, it couldn't be priced too low.
Moreover, it was also quite easy to cultivate; even without investing resources, allowing it to absorb starlight every night could maintain its current realm and even allow for some improvement.
However, this rate of improvement, for human lifespans, was too despairing.
But if one wanted faster growth, Chenyang Pet Store also offered after-sales service, providing starlight stone sales. These were not difficult to condense in Secret Realms rich in starlight resources.
However, in this external world, where starlight is relatively weak, Starlight Stone Spirits generally do not condense starlight stones. The starlight stones produced in the Secret Realm then become very useful.
Although Zhang Zheng was the first to reply to Luo Chen’s post, the first person to enter the shop to purchase a Beast was Chang Guiheng, who was conveniently nearby.