23: Mutated marine fish

Thinking of this, Long Yuan’s mood was delightful. As expected, when one road closes, another opens. In his previous life, he fought desperately, only to lose his life in the end. Now, having Transmigrated to a different world’s Great Ming, he had a chance to turn his life around. If he didn't seize this opportunity, he would probably look down on himself...

Just then, a shout suddenly came, particularly loud on the food street: “Come and see, everyone! Freshly caught bighead fish from the sea! One lower-grade xuan stone per jin! First come, first served!”

“Hey, someone’s actually selling sea fish today…”

“Go quickly and take a look!”

“Ah, sea fish are good, but they’re too expensive. How can we ordinary Mortals afford them?”

“Exactly, one jin costs one lower-grade xuan stone, that’s a hundred taels of silver!”

“Haha, don’t even think about it. Lan Pangzi’s sea fish are tailor-made for the rich. We poor people can only drool…”

“His target customers are the rich people who live in Hengbi Garden. Let’s just watch the excitement!”

“That’s true…”

Long Yuan followed the crowd to the core area of the food street, which could be said to be the C-position of the entire district. Not only were the buildings tall and beautifully decorated, but there was also a large plaza in the center, and one corner even had a small park, attracting many shoppers to stop and rest there.

And opposite the small park, a large crowd had gathered at this moment, their eyes shining, staring at the sea fish displayed on several large tables, whispering and discussing amongst themselves…

Long Yuan, being small, quickly squeezed through the crowd to the front, and couldn't help but gasp when he saw those large sea fish!

He didn't know what species these sea fish were, but they were clearly mutated fish. Their bodies ranged from one meter long to at least half a meter, their scales were as hard as armor, with sharp spines on the plates, and their edges were as sharp as knives. If one were to be grazed by them in the sea, they would probably be covered in wounds even if they didn't die.

Even more terrifying, their heads were larger, somewhat different from the typical impression of fish, slightly three-dimensional, with an increased range of eye movement, allowing them to focus forward on prey, thereby facilitating their hunting of other fish!

Looking at the sharp teeth exposed from their mouths, each one exuded a chilling glint, making people shiver with fear…

Standing in front of the sea fish was a short, stout man, dressed in a short blue robe, with a faint blue tint to his face. He was the Lan Pangzi everyone was talking about. Seeing more and more people gathering, he loudly proclaimed: “Everyone, these are first-stage early-phase bighead salmon, freshly caught by a powerful individual from our fish market. The meat is delicious, and the fish skin, bones, roe, eyes, intestines, and liver are all rare good quality goods, containing rich Profound Energy. They are not only comparable to xuan stones, but also easier to absorb and purer than xuan stones. Those who want them, quickly place your orders, and we will slaughter and divide them for you on the spot!”

Wow wow wow!!!

Lan Pangzi’s words elicited gasps of amazement from the onlookers. They hadn't expected the fish before them to be first-stage early-phase fish monsters, which were exotic beasts comparable to human Martial Apprentice. Some people might not have even seen the real thing, and they were deeply shocked by this sight…

Generally speaking, exotic beasts have an Innate advantage in their physique and Bloodline, so under the same stage, their strength is about half a stage higher than humans. A first-stage early-phase fish monster like this can match the strength of a human Martial Apprentice Mid-stage, and in sea combat, they even have a natural home-field advantage, making it not surprising for them to defeat a Martial Apprentice Mid-stage human.

The onlookers pointed and discussed, full of curiosity and awe for these mutated bighead salmon. After all, most people here were Mortals, and many couldn't even withstand the slight residual pressure from them after they died!

However, there were naturally different people in the crowd. A man in a white robe stepped forward and shouted loudly: “Boss Lan, I’ll order ten jin of fish meat! And five jin of fish offal!”

“Alright!” Lan Pangzi, with a beaming smile, cupped his hands and replied. “Please, esteemed guest, pay over there first!”

“Wow…”

The crowd stirred slightly. This person ordered fifteen jin in one go, which meant fifteen low-grade xuan stone, equivalent to fifteen hundred taels of silver!

This was undoubtedly a huge sum for low-level Mortals, but for the rich, it was just fifteen jin of fish meat. The gap between people in this Profound Qi era was probably much larger than the gap between people and dogs!

The white-robed man, with his head held high and chest out, walked to the side and casually took out xuan stones to pay, appearing nonchalant, but in reality, he was thrilled. This feeling of showing off in front of others was truly wonderful…

With him leading the way, many more people in the crowd came forward to place orders. Several of them even ordered more than the white-robed man, causing gasps of surprise from the crowd.

Long Yuan was also quite tempted. He felt that eating this kind of exotic beast meat could not only satisfy his cravings but also provided energy that was purer and more natural than xuan stones, much better than his previous boring and tedious method of absorbing xuan stone energy.

However, he dared not go out and place an order in public now. Having just arrived in this different world, it was best to be cautious. It wouldn't be worth it if he were targeted by someone with ulterior motives due to revealing his wealth in this way.

“Lan Pangzi, you have new goods again? Why didn’t you inform me in advance?!” A rough voice sounded. Everyone looked and saw a tall, burly man with a full beard.

“Oh, it’s Qin Third Master! I’m truly sorry today. There isn’t much stock, and I thought selling it here could increase the popularity of our fresh food store, so I didn’t send a message to Sanye…” Lan Pangzi quickly said.

“I see. Then I won’t ask for too much, just give me the largest one!” Qin Third Master nodded, pointing to the one-meter-long large fish.

“Oh my goodness!!!” The crowd immediately erupted in a clamor, each person looking at the burly man with awe in their eyes.

This was an entire large fish, estimated to be no less than one hundred and fifty jin. He bought the whole thing himself!

“So it’s the Qin Family’s Sanye, no wonder he’s so generous!”

“The Qin Family is a prominent Family in our Fengyang. I heard that many entertainment venues and large restaurants belong to their Family…”

“Exactly. I have a relative whose child works at Qin Family Grand Restaurant. I heard business there is very good!”

Lan Pangzi’s face was smiling so much it was almost turning into a blue lotus. He hastily said: “Thank you, Sanye! Please wait a moment, Sanye, I will immediately send someone to deliver it to you!”

“Good! Send it to my eldest brother’s house. His child just tested with B-grade Aptitude, and I’m rushing to attend their celebration banquet!”

After speaking, Qin Third Master casually tossed a bag of xuan stones to Lan Pangzi, then quickly departed…

Lan Pangzi quickly instructed his people to get busy. In the end, he personally drove a carriage towards the Qin Family’s direction…

With Qin Third Master buying the largest fish, there wasn’t much left to divide. So, the fish slaughter began on the spot. The scene of the fish slaughter was truly somewhat bloody and cruel. Some children cried loudly, probably leaving some shadows in their young hearts…

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