16: Make a small profit

Elder Wang's hands trembled with excitement, as if he had Parkinson's.

He cautiously reached out his hand, but stopped a few centimeters away from the lich's corpse.

"That's right, it's a lich with Commander-level Aptitude! And this scent of decaying Soul, it's not even just low-tier Commander-level!"

He jerked his head up and stared fixedly at Bai Ye, as if he wanted to swallow him alive.

"Where did you get this thing?!"

His breathing grew rapid, and Bai Ye was worried he might accidentally have a seizure.

This old man, isn't his reaction a bit too much?

Qin Yue was also shocked by Elder Wang's reaction.

So the things Bai Ye brought out from the Secret Realm weren't all junk; they could actually make the knowledgeable Elder Wang lose his composure to such an extent.

"Elder Wang, please calm down first."

Qin Yue stepped forward, blocking the way in front of Bai Ye.

"Calm down? How can I calm down!"

Elder Wang pushed her aside and pointed at the items in the box, spittle flying everywhere.

"Do you know what this is? A lich with Commander-level Aptitude! A normal lich would have, at best, a high-tier Outstanding Aptitude."

"Commander-level—within the entire Xuanhuang Nation, there are fewer than a hundred on record."

"Most of them are entrenched in those high-tier Secret Realms; never mind their corpses, you wouldn't even see a single hair!"

"And this."

He picked up the Ghostly Bone Blade.

"An Extraordinary-quality weapon that also contains pure Nether Qi. As long as you find a suitable blacksmith to inlay this Grudge Soul Orb, it would immediately become a Rare-tier weapon."

The value of either item alone wasn't particularly high, but combined, it was a different story.

Elder Wang danced around in front of the box like a madman, muttering to himself.

Bai Ye and Qin Yue exchanged a look, and he saw shock in Qin Yue's eyes.

Now he understood; so normal lich Aptitude was only Outstanding.

Doesn't that mean that as long as he followed the cultivation steps given in the illustrated compendium, he could stably produce Commander-level liches?

"Kid!"

Elder Wang suddenly grabbed Bai Ye's shoulders and shook him vigorously.

"Name your price; I want all of these things."

"Ahem... Elder Wang, please let go first."

Bai Ye felt dizzy from being shaken.

This old man was not simple.

He looked thin and frail, yet how was his strength so great? He was already at the Extraordinary Level, after all.

Contracting a beast pet could provide the Beast Tamer with certain bonuses to physical constitution and mental strength.

Exactly how many beast pets had Elder Wang contracted?

Qin Yue also hurriedly stepped forward to pull Elder Wang away.

"Elder Wang, our association has priority to purchase these."

"Bullshit!"

Elder Wang huffed, his beard bristling.

"Those bastards at the association don't know a thing! They would only seal up this lich corpse and write a few useless papers. That is blasphemy! Only in my hands can it realize its maximum value!"

He turned to look at Bai Ye, his eyes filled with pleading.

"Kid, as long as you sell these items to me, I'll owe you a favor! In the future, in Luoxue City, no matter what trouble you encounter, just mention my name—it's guaranteed to work."

Bai Ye's heart stirred.

Someone whom even Qin Yue addressed with such respect definitely held a high position in the association.

His favor carried significant weight.

"Elder Wang, please don't get excited."

Bai Ye spoke up.

"I can sell the items to you, but regarding the price..."

"The price is negotiable; I'll definitely give you a satisfactory figure."

Elder Wang patted his chest, indicating that a mere Transcendent Limit corpse, even with Commander-level Aptitude, was just pocket change to him.

He pulled out something that looked like a calculator from his pocket and tapped on it rapidly.

Qin Yue watched from the side, opened her mouth, but ultimately said nothing.

Elder Wang was the chief appraiser of the Luoxue City branch and a famous undead research fanatic.

It was indeed better for these items to fall into his hands than to be handed over to the association.

Having him name the price also saved a lot of trouble.

Soon, Elder Wang had calculated the price.

He handed the calculator to Bai Ye.

Bai Ye glanced at the number and almost forgot how to breathe.

Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten-thousands...

Fifteen million!

Bai Ye felt his heart skip a beat.

He had never seen so much money in his life.

His parents died in a beast tide years ago, and the pension they left behind was less than one million.

Just the rewards from the Secret Realm were worth fifteen million?!

"I'm buying it at a premium."

Elder Wang looked at him with a smug expression.

"The lich's corpse is the most valuable; I've counted it as ten million. The Ghostly Bone Blade and Grudge Soul Orb, I'll count the set as three million. The remaining Soul crystal fragments and miscellaneous items, all added up, I'll count as two million."

"If you took it to an auction, the price would be about the same, but the procedures are troublesome, and it's easy to expose your identity."

Bai Ye forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, trying hard to make his expression look calmer.

"Deal."

He said, feigning composure.

"That's refreshing!"

Elder Wang laughed out loud and performed a few operations directly on his calculator.

"Alright, the money has been transferred to Little Yue Yue's account; let her transfer it to you. As for the items, I'll be taking them!"

After speaking, he impatiently closed the box, hugging it like a treasure, and dragged it toward the depths of the warehouse while humming an unknown tune.

Bai Ye and Qin Yue stood in place, looking at each other.

"Is he always like this?"

Bai Ye couldn't help but ask.

"More or less."

Qin Yue nodded, her expression somewhat complex.

"Elder Wang is the top undead expert in our Xuanhuang Nation, it's just that his temperament is a bit eccentric."

Or rather, Beast Tamers who deal with the undead all have peculiar personalities.

Otherwise, they wouldn't specialize in researching ghosts and spirits.

She took out her phone and tapped on it a few times.

Soon, Bai Ye's phone received a notification of a successful transfer.

"Your account ending in XXXX received 15,000,000.00 Yuan on April 7th at 11:56. Current balance: 15,064,325.50 Yuan."

Looking at that long string of zeros, Bai Ye felt like he was dreaming.

He, Bai Ye, an ordinary Transmigrator.

Today, he had officially become a multi-millionaire!

"According to association regulations, as the guarantor, I must take a 3% commission for the transaction between you and the association."

Qin Yue's voice pulled him back from his fantasy.

Damn, 3%!

A crooked agent, huh?

3%, that's 450,000.

But if it weren't for Qin Yue, he wouldn't have met Elder Wang, so it should be paid.

By the way, when did she become his guarantor?

"No need."

Qin Yue shook her head.

"Hmm?"

Bai Ye was stunned.

"This transaction was Elder Wang's personal action and did not go through the association's accounts, so I have no reason to charge you a commission."

Qin Yue said indifferently.

"Besides..."

She paused and glanced at Bai Ye.

"Just consider it my personal help."

This cold girl was actually so warm-hearted?

No!

He had gotten it wrong; Qin Yue might just look cold on the surface, but she was actually a kind person who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside!

Right, anyone who could save Bai Ye a large sum of money counted as a good person.

"Let's go, didn't you still need to buy things?"

Qin Yue didn't give him time to react and turned to walk outside.

Bai Ye hurriedly followed.

"Many thanks."

"No need."

"If you have anything in the future, contact me anytime. As long as it has nothing to do with money, I will never refuse."

Bai Ye said it sincerely.

Qin Yue had helped a lot this time, and he would remember this favor.

Qin Yue's footsteps paused, but she didn't turn back.

"Take care of yourself first."

Her voice seemed a bit softer than before.

"By the way, you asked Elder Wang to help you appraise things; do you also have to pay?"

Bai Ye suddenly remembered.

"Yes."

Qin Yue nodded: "The appraisal fee is 1% of the total value of the items. However, he was too excited just now and forgot."

Bai Ye: "..."

Doesn't that mean he got a free ride on the 150,000 appraisal fee?

This wave, huge profit!