63: Merge template (obsolete)
The girl paused her movements but still completed the procedures for Bai Ye.
Occasionally, Beast Tamers felt that their items were rare commodities that could be sold quickly.
Not long ago, there was even the bizarre situation where people only wanted to rent for an hour.
But that person eventually had to honestly rent a cheaper shop.
After receiving the shop key and credentials, Bai Ye headed straight for the Central Plaza.
Area A was indeed the prime location of the entire market, with huge foot traffic and numerous luxuriously decorated shops.
His shop also had an excellent location, directly facing the entrance of the plaza, making it hard not to be seen.
The shop was small, but sufficient.
Bai Ye took out the components he had salvaged from the Mechanical Tyrant, one by one, from his backpack and displayed them in the most prominent cabinet.
The most precious item, which resembled a circuit board, was placed in the center.
[Fusion Template (Scrapped)]
After thinking for a moment, Bai Ye took out a notebook and started making corrections and additions.
He planned to write down some insights on practicing Night Demon Strike.
Of course, it was the Undead System's Night Demon Strike.
His proficiency in Night Demon Strike had already reached the Perfected.
It could be said that few people understood Night Demon Strike better than him!
After all, Beast Tamers who could learn Skills were as rare as Phoenix feathers and Dragon scales, let alone a high-Rank Skill of the Undead System.
A manual that could accelerate proficiency up to the mastery level would not be overpriced even at a billion.
Bai Ye priced it accordingly.
Once finished writing, he would go register it at the Patent Office.
At that point, only he could use it; selling it to others illegally would be a violation of the law.
If it included instructions on how to learn the Skill, the price would multiply several times over.
Unfortunately, Bai Ye only knew how to practice it, not how to teach others to learn the Skill.
As soon as these items were displayed, they immediately attracted the attention of many passing Beast Tamers.
"Mechanical System Materials?"
"Looking at the description, they are actually Elite Advanced Materials, and all from relatively core positions."
"The quality of this Alloy Plate is excellent; it's a good item. Currently, the output from Mechanical System Secret Realms is firmly controlled by a few large organizations, making them unobtainable even with money."
Suddenly, a sharp-eyed Beast Tamer stared intently at the Metal Plate placed in the center, his voice changing tone.
"Holy crap, look! Is that the legendary Fusion Template?!"
His shout silenced the surroundings for a moment, followed by an explosion of louder discussions.
"Fusion Template? Is that real?"
"Although it's damaged, the structure is almost certainly correct. This is a treasure that allows Mechanical System beast pets to achieve Body Integration."
Mechanical System Demonic Beasts are inherently rare in the wild, and high-Rank ones are even rarer.
Therefore, high-quality Mechanical System Materials have always been sought-after goods in the market.
And the Fusion Template is the pinnacle among all Mechanical System Materials.
In the neighboring Star Tower Federation, there was a Sixth-Tier Beast Tamer who, relying on a King-Rank Fusion Template, merged his six Mechanical System beast pets into the legendary "Great Beast King."
Its strength skyrocketed, allowing it to even clash head-on with a Seventh-rank Beastmaster.
Bai Ye did not rush to set a price. Instead, he made a sign and dramatically wrote several large characters on it with a Marker Pen:
"Store Treasure: Highest Bidder Wins!"
Since he currently had no other goods, calling it the Store Treasure wasn't wrong.
He moved a chair, sat leisurely at the shop entrance, and continued writing his manual.
A damaged Fusion Template coupled with a pile of never-before-seen rare, high-quality Mechanical Materials.
This made the people who constantly stayed in the Trading Market, hoping to find good things, smell the scent of Opportunity.
In less than an hour, his small shop entrance was surrounded by people, nearly blocking the road.
"Boss, how much for the Fusion Template?"
A middle-aged man wearing a White Lab Coat, who looked like a researcher, squeezed in and pointed at the template.
His eyes were bloodshot, and he asked, panting heavily.
"I am a Professor at the Luoxue City Mecha Research Institute. This template is extremely important for our research. Name your price, and our institute will take it."
Luoxue City Mecha Research Institute?
Bai Ye looked up and sized him up.
This was a locally famous official Scientific Research Institution, specializing in Mechanical System beast pets and related technology.
It was said to cooperate with The Military.
He had previously heard that they planned to develop a Bionic Humanoid Mechanical Demonic Beast, but he didn't know how the progress was coming along.
"Highest bidder wins."
He couldn't rely on the Mecha Girl for now.
He didn't need to curry favor with the Mecha Research Institute.
There wasn't much information about the Fusion Template online, but the production rate of Fusion Templates in the Xuanhuang Nation was frighteningly low.
If he casually sold it to just anyone, he would suffer a huge loss.
He wanted these people to compete among themselves and drive the price up.
The middle-aged man choked, sighing. But he couldn't do anything about Bai Ye.
The market had its rules; he couldn't just force a purchase or sale.
Just as Professor Zhang of the Mecha Research Institute was speechless, another voice rang out.
"Professor Zhang, don't rush. Good things should naturally be shared by everyone. How can your institute monopolize it?"
A man in a sharp suit, wearing Gold-rimmed Glasses, and looking shrewd and capable, walked over.
"Director Liu, your nose is truly sharp."
When Professor Zhang saw the newcomer, his expression immediately darkened.
Director Liu was from Luoxue University's College of Mechanical Engineering.
Luoxue University and their Mecha Research Institute were competitors on many scientific research projects.
They often interacted while fighting for funding and projects, making them old rivals.
"Director Liu, is your university also joining the fray?"
Professor Zhang said irritably, his words full of hostility.
"Professor Zhang, you jest. Our university is naturally very interested in a Strategic-Rank item like the Fusion Template."
"If we can thoroughly research it, perhaps we can cultivate several future Mechanical Great Masters. This is a major event for nurturing talent for the country."
Director Liu smiled and adjusted his glasses.
His words were lofty and grand, choking Professor Zhang up.
As the two exchanged verbal jabs, the surrounding crowd also began discussing animatedly.
"Even people from the Mecha Research Institute and Luoxue University are here. It seems this Fusion Template is real!"
"These two organizations are the Leading Authorities in the Mechanical Domain; they are both scrambling for it."
"What is the background of this young man? To be able to produce such a treasure, his origins must be extraordinary."
If one possessed Research and Development Capabilities, Fusion Templates were usually studied internally and rarely sold proactively.
Although... Bai Ye's piece was broken.
He had checked it with his illustrated compendium; they could only study the data inside, but it definitely couldn't be repaired.
Bai Ye listened to the surrounding discussions, and his writing speed grew faster and faster.
Let them argue. The fiercer the argument, the higher the price he could sell the item for.