85: Chapter 85 I went to the seabed to buy goods

Watching Zhao Yunba kneeling on the ground and trembling, Lin Yuan withdrew his gaze and walked through the crowd with a calm expression.

For him now, this kind of second-grade petty squabble really didn't even qualify to make him stop his footsteps.

Walking out of the training ground, Lin Yuan did not go directly to the administration building to find Wang Ye, but suddenly stopped and touched the space ring he had snatched from the sea tribe prince.

"Tsk, it's a bit full."

Although this ring had ten cubic meters of space, it was stuffed with the mechanical shrimp soldier arms, unknown alloy plates, and that broken b-grade trident he had dismantled in the dragon palace. Although these things were of no use to him now, it would be a pity to throw them away.

"Before going to the Imperial Capital, I need to deal with these 'local specialties' and exchange them for some credits to leave as living expenses for Lin Xiaoya."

Lin Yuan made up his mind and turned to walk towards the most remote corner of the school—the Logistics Department Material Exchange Office.

Modu Martial Arts University · Logistics Department Material Exchange Hall.

It was currently lunch break, and there were not many people in the hall.

Behind the counter, a senior in his fourth year was dozing off. He was a part-time appraiser for the Logistics Department named Wang Gou, and what he hated most was receiving New Students.

This was because the things New Students brought were usually low-grade goods: things like the teeth of a first-grade wind wolf or the tails of mutated rats—they were smelly, took up space, and weren't worth much money.

"Knock, knock."

The counter was gently tapped.

"Senior, do you accept materials?" Lin Yuan asked politely.

Wang Gou pushed up his glasses, yawned, and pointed impatiently at the automatic recycling machine next to him:

"For first-grade or second-grade trash materials, go scan and recycle them over there yourself. If it's third-grade or above, or if it's rare metal, then come find me for appraisal."

"Oh, then that should be rare metal." Lin Yuan thought about it.

"Rare metal?" Wang Gou glanced at Lin Yuan and sneered in his heart.

What kind of rare metal could a New Student possibly have? At most, he just picked up two pieces of scrap metal and treated them like treasure.

"Fine, take it out and let me see. But let's be clear first, we don't accept scrap iron with a copper content of less than 30%." Wang Gou took out a tray and said nonchalantly.

"This table..." Lin Yuan looked at the palm-sized tray, then looked at the things in his ring, feeling a bit troubled. "It might not fit."

"Huh? It won't fit?"

Wang Gou laughed and pointed at the two-meter-long appraisal table behind him: "Put it on the table! I don't believe you can fill this table up! If you can fill it up, I'll eat it on the spot!"

These juniors these days are really blowing things out of proportion one after another.

Lin Yuan nodded: "Fine, then step back a bit."

After saying that, Lin Yuan waved his hand.

Clatter—!

Accompanied by a deafening sound of metal clashing, a huge pile of strange-shaped "scrap metal" exuding an ancient aura poured out from Lin Yuan's hand like a mudslide!

Instantly!

The two-meter-long appraisal table was buried!

Even because it was too heavy, the table leg let out a scream and one snapped directly!

"Holy crap!"

Wang Gou was so scared he jumped up violently, almost getting hit on the instep by a giant metal pincer that flew out.

"You... did you dismantle the school's boiler room?!"

Wang Gou looked at the pile of dark, strangely shaped metal parts on the table, so angry his nose was crooked:

"Is this the rare metal you were talking about? Isn't this just a pile of scrap iron?! Take it away, take it away! Do you believe I'll deduct your credits?!"

He casually picked up a metal tube that looked like some kind of biological arm, preparing to throw it back.

However.

Beep—!

The "high-precision material analyzer" worn on his wrist suddenly emitted a sharp, explosive sound!

[Warning! Unknown high-energy alloy detected!]

[Hardness: s-grade!]

[Energy reaction: High!]

[Database match failed! Suspected product of an ancient civilization!]

"Wha... what?!"

Wang Gou's hand froze in mid-air. The tube he had originally treated as scrap iron now seemed to have become as heavy as a thousand catties.

s-grade hardness?

Unknown alloy?

He picked up a small knife in disbelief and forcefully scratched the tube.

Sizzle!

The special diamond appraisal knife chipped, and on that tube... not even a white mark was left!

"This, this..."

Wang Gou was completely stunned. He tremblingly picked up the blue crystal next to it.

[Warning! High-purity energy core detected! Purity 99.9%!]

He then picked up a piece of plate armor that looked like a crab shell.

[Warning! Active biological metal detected! Possesses self-repairing function!]

Crazy!

This pile of things that looked like scrap metal—if you took out just one piece, it would be enough to make those materials science professors fight tooth and nail for it!

"What's wrong, Senior? Not accepting it?" Lin Yuan looked at the petrified Wang Gou with an innocent face. "If you don't accept it, forget it. I'll take it outside the school to sell as scrap."

"Accept!! Don't move!! Whoever dares to touch it, I'll fight them!!"

Just at this moment, a hysterical roar came out from the laboratory inside the Logistics Department.

An old man with hair as messy as a bird's nest rushed out like a whirlwind.

He was the Dean of the School of Materials at Modu Martial Arts University, and also a famous weapon master of the Federation—Ouyang Feng.

"Who brought the ancient alloy just now?! Where is it?! Where is it?!"

As soon as Ouyang Feng came out, his turbid old eyes instantly locked onto that pile of "trash" on the table.

He pounced on it, tears streaming down his face:

"This perfect streamline... this precise rune circuit, this is bionic mechanical technology from the 'Atlantis' era!!"

"My God! This is living metal! This is alive!!"

Ouyang Feng was dancing with excitement. He turned his head and stared fixedly at Lin Yuan, his eyes looking as if he wanted to eat Lin Yuan alive:

"Kid! Where did these things come from? Are there any more?!"

Lin Yuan was startled by the old man's enthusiasm and took a step back: "Picked them up. Went on a trip to the beach and picked them up."

"A trip to the beach?!"

Ouyang Feng's mouth twitched.

Can you pick up this stuff at the beach in your family's backyard? This is basically dismantling the Dragon King's home, isn't it!

"If you don't want to talk about it, then forget it!" Ouyang Feng waved his hand, his aura domineering. "I want all of these things! Name a price!"

"Well, about that..." Lin Yuan showed a profiteer's smile and rubbed his fingers. "Professor, I also know these are good things. I originally wanted to keep them to forge my own weapons, but I'm a bit tight on cash recently..."

"One hundred thousand credits!" Ouyang Feng quoted directly.

The students watching the commotion around them gasped. One hundred thousand? An ordinary New Student only earns a few thousand credits a year!

"Professor, this is an s-grade alloy..." Lin Yuan remained unmoved.

"Two hundred thousand! Plus a VIP card for my private laboratory! From now on, your equipment repairs will be free!"

"Deal!" Lin Yuan agreed immediately.

This old man looked crazy, but he was actually very shrewd. Two hundred thousand credits was enough for Lin Xiaoya to walk sideways in school until graduation.

Ouyang Feng was afraid Lin Yuan would change his mind, so he immediately had Wang Gou transfer the credits.

"Um... Professor, there is one more thing."

Lin Yuan received the credits and pointed to the dark blue trident broken into two pieces on the floor next to him:

"This thing is a b-grade divine weapon. Although it's broken, the material should still be fine. Can you help me melt it down? I want to make a set of defensive jewelry for my younger sister. It doesn't need attack power, as long as it has high enough hardness and can automatically protect the master, that's fine."

Ouyang Feng looked at the trident exuding a royal aura, his eyelids twitching wildly:

"Deep Sea Cold Iron? And the kind specifically for royalty?"

He looked deeply at Lin Yuan.

This kid... where exactly did he go on "vacation"? This is clearly going and raiding the sea tribe's lair!

"Fine! In consideration of these materials of yours, I'll take this job!"

Ouyang Feng waved his hand: "Come get it in three days!"

Ten minutes later.

Lin Yuan, feeling satisfied, pocketed the black card with two hundred thousand credits stored on it and walked out of the Logistics building.

Behind him, the hall was already in an uproar.

"Who is that person? So young?"

"Don't know, never seen him! He takes out s-grade materials right off the bat, and even gets Dean Ouyang to take the job personally?"

Wang Gou held onto the counter, watching Lin Yuan's retreating figure, and suddenly felt he looked familiar.

"Wait, that profile..."

"I remember now! Isn't that the New Student champion Lin Yuan?! The one rumored to have been injured and crippled?!"

"Crippled my ass!" Wang Gou looked at the table full of s-grade alloy that even a laser knife couldn't cut, wanting to cry without tears. "He went stocking up!!"

After dealing with these trivial matters, Lin Yuan felt relaxed.

"The money is there, and the gift is arranged."

He glanced at the administration building located in the center of the campus, his eyes gradually becoming sharp.

"Next, it's time to go see Wang Ye, and then..."

"Go to the Imperial Capital and meet that group of so-called 'pride of heaven'."