After a round of haggling.
“I’m a regular customer, Old Chen.
I can’t believe you won’t give me a better discount.”
“What are you talking about?
Boy, why don’t you go out and take a look around?
Who else would sell you premium Sacred Griffin feathers for 900,000?”
Uncle Chen’s mouth twitched, glaring at Gu Xin with an unkind expression.
“And I’m accepting Great Xia currency!
You should really be thanking me for letting you buy magical materials like this, you know!”
“Alright, alright.” Gu Xin naturally understood this logic, knowing that Uncle Chen was already doing him a huge favor.
“How many do you want?”
“I’ll take all ten.”
Gu Xin closed the treasure box.
There were a total of ten Sacred Griffin feathers inside.
Naturally, the more of such top-tier materials he had, the better.
But they were seriously expensive!
In the blink of an eye, nine million was gone, flowing away like water.
Although he could make his money back if he managed to craft a top-tier card with these feathers, the catch was that card crafting didn’t have a hundred percent success rate.
It was true that Gu Xin had never blown up a crafting furnace, but he had failed plenty of times.
“Tsk~ Looks like you really struck it rich.”
Uncle Chen cast a rather surprised glance at Gu Xin, unable to hold back a click of his tongue.
He still clearly remembered how tempted yet strapped for cash Gu Xin had looked just a few hours ago.
“I am a Card Crafter, after all.
Selling a few cards brings in the money.”
“Then congratulations on your first sales.
Also, here’s this—two portions of [Pufferfish Venom], 100,000.”
Uncle Chen then brought out two boxes of extracted [Pufferfish Venom].
Compared to the [Blue-Ring Venom] from before, its toxicity was stronger, and naturally, it was more expensive.
“Uncle Chen, do you have any other good stuff here?” Gu Xin asked casually as he handed over his bank card.
“What attribute of materials are you looking for?”
Uncle Chen dangled a cigarette from his lips, looking every bit the seasoned veteran.
“Do you have any [Eye of Darkness] left?”
“Dark-attribute materials like the [Eye of Darkness] are quite rare, as you well know.
We basically don’t have any Abyssal Realms here in the south.”
Uncle Chen shook his head.
The [Eye of Darkness] was actually the eye of a Tier 3 abyssal monster, the Deathland Terrorbug.
Within the borders of Great Xia, Abyssal Realms were mostly located in the north and were rarely seen in the south, making the [Eye of Darkness] very rare in the southern environment.
“However, I did receive the corpse of a Soul-Devouring Worm.
Do you want it?”
“A Soul-Devouring Worm?”
“Yeah, ninety percent intact.”
Hearing Uncle Chen’s words, Gu Xin pondered for a second.
“I’ll take it!”
The Soul-Devouring Worm was also a dark-attribute abyssal monster.
It was a Tier 2 creature, said to originate from the [Death Swamp] realm.
“That’ll be 300,000,” Uncle Chen said with a wicked smile.
“Bro, are you kidding me?
You’re charging 300,000 for a bug corpse?
Why don’t you just rob me?”
Gu Xin instantly *exploded*.
“Take it or leave it.
A distant relative sent this to me.
Why don’t you go check the other shops in Yin City and see if you can find another ninety-percent intact Soul-Devouring Worm corpse?”
“200,000 at most.”
“Gu Xin, my boy, that’s not how you haggle…”
The two began a new round of verbal sparring.
…
Heart of Minghu Villa District.
This was a famous affluent neighborhood in Yin City, and those who lived here were essentially all wealthy or elite.
At this moment, Yin Xue sat cross-legged on the sofa.
Her blue magic power transformed into chains of light, connecting with the card floating in front of her.
Beside Yin Xue, a black-haired girl sat with her legs crossed, playing on her phone.
Her fair, smooth lower leg swung back and forth, incredibly eye-catching.
“Phew~ It’s bound.”
After a good while, Yin Xue retracted her magic power and grasped the card, a smile blooming on her pretty face.
Magic cards were not plug-and-play items.
To use a magic card’s effects, one first had to establish a magical connection with it.
Otherwise, the magic card could not be activated.
This was also why Gu Xin had felt comfortable letting Yin Xue handle [Wither] and the others earlier.
He truly wasn’t afraid of Yin Xue suddenly turning hostile.
Besides, even if Yin Xue did turn hostile and try to snatch the cards, he had his own trump cards.
Coming from Blue Star, Student Gu Xin deeply understood that true security comes from one’s own strength.
However, it was obvious that Yin Xue was very well-mannered.
“Are you done connecting?
Xuebao, hurry up and summon it so we can see.”
Hearing this, the black-haired girl, Tang Yueyue, immediately urged her on.
She was very interested in Yin Xue’s new summon card.
“Mhm.” Yin Xue pinched the [Squirtle] card between two fingers, continuously pouring her blue magic power into it.
A complex and mysterious magical array pattern appeared in front of her.
“Come out, Squirtle!”
A little blue turtle emerged from the summoning array, slowly opening its eyes and looking around with an innocent, bewildered expression.
It was a rather small turtle-type magical creature.
Its skin was light blue, its body was quite petite, and its tail was shaped like a wave.
The most eye-catching part was its head.
Its large, clear eyes were beautiful, and its round head looked incredibly comical.
That smooth, bald crown made one want to reach out and give it a good rub.
“Squirtle?”
Squirtle raised its short little claws to scratch its bald head, letting out a crisp cry.
“Wow!
So cute!”
Tang Yueyue’s eyes instantly lit up.
She really liked this kind of adorable creature.
And it really was so cute!
Yin Xue was also pleasantly surprised.
She hadn’t expected the summoned Squirtle to be even more endearing than its illustration on the card.
“Squirtle?
Squirtle~”
Squirtle looked up at Tang Yueyue for a moment, then, as if sensing a familiar aura, immediately turned around to look at Yin Xue.
Then, the little guy trotted over to Yin Xue’s feet on its short legs.
It hugged her calf and let out a coquettish cry, just like a little pet begging for pets.
*Mmph!!!*
Yin Xue instantly gasped.
This little guy seemed a bit too anthropomorphic!
But…
So adorable!!
She loved it!
“Squirtle, you’re so cute.”
Yin Xue couldn’t resist picking the little guy up, subconsciously speaking in a gentle tone.
“Squirtle~!”
Squirtle blinked its large, watery eyes.
Then, as if understanding that Yin Xue was praising it, its eyes narrowed into happy little slits, revealing a very human-like expression of joy.
Its two short little arms waved up and down in delight, looking so comical that it was impossible not to smile.
“Ahhh!
It’s actually smiling, Xuebao!
Does it know you’re praising it?
Oh my god!”
Tang Yueyue’s eyes widened, and she couldn’t help but cover her mouth as she cried out in shock.
Logically speaking, as a Tier 1 Blue Card, [Squirtle] shouldn’t have such high intelligence.
“Squirtle, can you understand what I’m saying?”
Yin Xue was incredibly surprised and delighted.
“Squirtle~” Squirtle responded with its crisp cry once more, even nodding its head.
“Aww…”
Yin Xue was completely overwhelmed by its cuteness, overjoyed.
She made up her mind.
Even if she became a top-tier Card Master in the future, she would never abandon Squirtle.
It was just too cute!
Even keeping it purely as a mascot or a pet would be completely worth it.
“Xuebao, Xuebao, let me hold Squirtle too.”
Tang Yueyue was extremely envious.
Girls simply had no resistance against such cute and clever creatures.
“Wait a minute, Squirtle is pretty clingy with me.”
“Just let me pet it, don’t be so stingy!”
“Don’t rush me, hehe~ My little turtle’s bald head feels so good to rub.”
“Squirtle~ Squirtle~”