stonecrandall Chapter 4 Little Karami
Chapter 4 Little Karami
Dou Qi Continent.
Inside a room in the courtyard of the Xiao family residence in Wutan City.
As the silver light faded, Xiao Yan, carrying the heavy wolf king, fell awkwardly onto his hard bed with a dull thud.
Fortunately, there was a bundle of blue silver grass as a cushion, so it didn't hurt too much.
"Cough cough... It's so heavy!"
Xiao Yan bared his teeth and forcefully pushed away the unconscious wolf king, quickly sat up, took a long breath, and then looked at the big guy.
Fortunately, the wolf king's eyes remained closed, his breathing was steady, and there was no sign of him waking up.
"It's a success!"
Xiao Yan's face broke into an uncontrollable smile of excitement!
Live animals can really be brought over!
He immediately jumped off the bed, circled the nearly two-meter-long, muscular wolf twice, and reached out to stroke its dark fur, much like petting a dog.
"This is a Soul Beast... It looks not much different from a Magical Beast. I wonder what level this thing would be in the Battle Through the Heavens world, how much it could sell for? Or... does it have any other uses?"
After Xiao Yan's initial excitement, practical problems began to emerge one after another.
First of all, this wolf king is only unconscious and will wake up. It's obvious what kind of chaos a monster from the Soul... would cause if it woke up in the Xiao family.
Secondly, what should we do with it? Kill it and take its magic core? But do spirit beasts have magic cores? I think they're called spirit rings?
But will that thing be useful?
"Who cares! We'll see!"
Xiao Yan's burning gaze fell on the wolf king's robust body!
"Sorry, but for the sake of the bigger picture, hey—"
Beneath Xiao Yan's sinister laughter, the two soft-boned rabbits he had brought with him curled up and trembled uncontrollably.
Her pink pupils were filled with fear of humans.
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The next day, early morning.
Wutan City, Xiaojiafang Market.
Inside the Xiao family's herbal medicine shop.
The old man with the goatee stroked his beard, squinted at the wolf bone on the counter that still smelled of fresh blood, and then looked up at the boy in front of him who was still rather thin.
If I remember correctly, he was from the same lineage as the Third Elder, just like him, but he was an orphan.
"You little punk, you dared to sneak into the Monster Mountain Range? And you actually made a profit, tsk, Little Yanzi, you're quite capable..."
The goatee-wearing old man straightened up and stared at the boy.
"Tell me, how did this bone come about? Don't give me that lucky find. The cut was clean, it was aimed at the joint's weak point, it doesn't look like something left from a fight with a monster."
"Poisoning him," Xiao Yan said casually, offering this excuse.
"Hmph, spineless!" The old man with the goatee bristled. "A real man should fight with his fists and his sword! How could the men of the Xiao family resort to such despicable means—"
"Alright, alright, please stop reading."
Xiao Yan quickly raised his hand to interrupt. He had no interest in listening to these old-fashioned lectures. He had only one thought in his mind right now, his eyes fixed on the wolf bone, and he asked in a low voice:
"Just tell me, how much is this thing... worth?"
The old man with the goatee, interrupted, glared at him irritably, but his gaze returned to the wolf bones on the counter.
"You've got pretty good luck, kid."
The goatee-wearing old man tapped the wolf bone with his fingers, producing a deep, resonant sound. "Judging by the age of this bone, and the lingering aura... it's the bone of a wolf king that's almost fifty years old... but..."
He glanced at Xiao Yan.
"The fact that you, you little rascal, were able to catch him means he's probably an old guy who was driven out of the pack by the new wolf king and is now at his wit's end, which is why he fell for your trick."
"Mmm-hmm!" Xiao Yan nodded repeatedly. The old man really had a vivid imagination, saving him the trouble of making up stories.
"This level of wolf king bone, to put it bluntly, is just older, stronger bone," the goatee-wearing old man said slowly.
It can be used as a substitute for one of the lower-grade materials in the "Broken Heart Plaster," so... it's still worth some money.
Upon hearing the words "ingredients for elixirs".
Xiao Yan's eyes lit up instantly. Pills! This is the most profitable industry in the Dou Qi Continent, without a doubt! Anything even remotely related to pills will see its price skyrocket.
Seeing his barely suppressed excitement, the goatee-wearing old man calmed down. "Young man, all you know is that you're rich. Do you even know how much a bottle of 'Broken Heart Ointment' costs?"
"How much?" Xiao Yan asked instinctively.
The goatee-wearing old man held up one finger.
"A first-grade item costs 100 gold coins per box, and it can only be used as a substitute for one type of lower-grade material. How much do you think it's worth?"
"10?" Xiao Yan was taken aback.
"Bullshit, 5! That's not much!"
The goatee-wearing old man raised his voice slightly, but when he saw Xiao Yan's suspicious look, he glared at him before explaining,
"It's just a substitute for the most basic and common bone-strengthening herb. Its medicinal properties are mixed, and we need to spend extra effort to remove the impurities. In my opinion, it's worth at most four gold coins, but I've added one because we both belong to the Xiao family."
"Five gold coins..."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but sigh in disappointment.
Even a 50-year-old soul beast is considered a minor creature in the Douluo Continent, and it seems the same applies to the Dou Qi Continent. The most important and valuable soul ring dissipated just two hours after the hunt...
It's not bad at all, even if you call it garbage.
His reaction caused the old man with the goatee to raise an eyebrow.
"Still not satisfied? Kid, do you even know what 5 gold coins mean?"
"Those ordinary families outside the Xiao family, even if they eat and dress well all year round and carefully budget, might only spend about twenty gold coins. How much do you get in the Xiao family each month? You're lucky if you get five gold coins! What are you complaining about?"
He paused, his gaze returning to the wolf bone: "Besides, when you hunted down that old wolf king, you couldn't just cut off one of its legs and take this one bone, could you? What about the other bones?"
If it's complete, I can say I'll take the whole skeleton and 50 gold coins.
"Add in the wolf pelts, wolf teeth, and those bits of flesh and blood that can be used in medicine... all together, it's not impossible to exchange them for close to 100 gold coins."
"You've gained more than most mercenaries, with almost nothing of the effort you put in."
"Yes, yes, yes."
Xiao Yan readily agreed, "Then... I'll send the rest over."
"Yes, I understand." The old man with the goatee responded, then casually reached into his sleeve, pulled out a heavy money bag, and tossed it onto the counter in front of Xiao Yan.
"Here, 100 gold coins. Count them yourself. I don't know why you're in such a hurry to make money, but after thinking it over, it's probably for those important things in your cultivation."
He stroked his beard, softened his tone, and gave a hint of elder's advice: "With this money, settle down and use it well for cultivation. Try to raise your battle qi level during the year-end test."
Once your talent level improves, the clan will naturally provide you with better training; that's the long-term solution, much better than your current aimless, haphazard approach.
"Yes!" Xiao Yan picked up the money, immediately displaying his loyalty.