Chapter 670 – Insight to identify treasure
The second largest architectural complex in Black Wind City, within the black market.
As Yue Yang walked in, he realized that this place was very spacious. The space was surrounded by high walls. There were three blocks east-west, where all kinds of goods were displayed in the shops, and it was even more crowded than the normal markets. People from all clans gathered here for the fair. Each Treading-Gold road from the north to the south, allowing ten carriages to pass, connected these three blocks. In the middle of the block, there was a gigantic building that reached into the clouds. It was the second largest building in the city, second only to the master’s mansion, called the Treading-Gold Building.
Accessing to the black market was free-charged and just needed to register names, either for shopping or sales.
However, to enter the Treading-Gold Building, someone would have to buy a ticket. Yue Yang had spent ten golds for a ticket into the building.
"Come and have a look at the best Inflame Tiger Bone! Wine with this infused in can expel severe pathogenic cold, as well as strengthen one’s health. Each bottle of wine with this bone only needs a gold coin. It’s better to act with your hearts. Come and have a look! This is regular Inflame Tiger Bone. Look at the tiger skin and testes and penis. Of course, this is worthy a hundred gold. I would definite not sale it with a coin missed.” On both sides of the block, there were stalls temporarily drawn out.
Some of the traveling merchants didn’t have the financial resources to stay in the black market for a long time, so they could only rent some street stalls and sell them with hawking loudly.
It was almost the same as the stall Yue Yang saw before he teleported. But it was convenient for merchants here because there were no city inspectors.
Unless there was a transaction that exceeded 100 gold coins, the black market would not collect taxes.
Management fees?
Prohibited the stall purchase that affects the appearance of the city?
People had never even heard of these things in the Heaven Realm. As long as the hawkers did not arrange their stalls in front of the master’s mansion, no one would care about them!
“Red dragonfly’s eggs, once contracted, could be hatched, which was ensured. The hatched cub could be almost in Earth Stage level 1, who grow up in expectant Heaven Stage level. Only sell for 50 gold! Buy one, get one free! Extra one hundred plague larvae as a basic cultivation for free. This handsome young man, why not buy one? When it grows up, it will become a red dragonfly flying warbeast and that’s a true tyrant in the air!” A round-headed packman that was trying his best to sell stopped Yue Yang as he passed by.
“It is indeed a tyrant in the air. But how long is the cultivation period?” Yue Yang asked with a smile.
“Ah, depends on the training skills … …” The round-headed packman was a bit embarrassed, without a thought that Yue Yang would ask him about the red dragonfly’s weakness.
Red dragonfly, if fully grown, is indeed not weak.
However, the growth period took too long. Hundreds of years were only a fraction of the time. It would take at least a few thousand years to complete all the changes.
More importantly, the larvae of the red dragonfly, called 'bugs’, must live in water for a long time, taking the other larvae or fish or shrimps as food and transforming several forms. Each form of the larva had different food habits, and it would take thousands of years for the larvae to fully mature and turn into the red dragonfly. To a human, training such a long-time-need and complex warbeast was meaningless and foolish. Besides, during the long process of cultivation, some accident might happen. If the weak larva of a red dragonfly died, then it would be in vain!
The round-headed packman dared not to boast more when he noticed Yue Yang might know the business.
He took out a bottle and quickly shook it. Whether Yue Yang saw it or not, the merchant mysteriously said: "Little brother, the larva of the Golden-Armored Beetle is known as the ‘Golden-Armored Water Tiger’. It is extremely ferocious, with short growth period, high mutation rate, low rate of premature death. It’s a warmest in Heaven Stage. 100 Gold coins, I will give you 10 black-backed tadpoles and 10 thin footed prawns for cultivation. What do you think?”
Yue Yang knew that what this guy said was true about the advantages, without mentioning any disadvantage.
The Golden-armored Beetle was indeed quite a good aquatic warbeast. If it was properly nurtured, it would become extremely formidable from the moment it was born.
However, its greatest weakness was gluttony… If all war beasts in Heaven Realm were to be ranked, the Golden-armored Beetle would definitely be able to enter the top ten gluttony.
According to "Heavenly Realm Mysterious Chronicle” presented from the old man Nan Gong, written by the Great Sage Dan Qing of the Prison Emperor’s era, the Golden-armored Beetle was one of the 3,600 commonly seen types of creatures recorded in Heaven Realm. Its characteristic was gluttony! It was said that someone had experimented to identify that a Golden-armored Beetle could eat more food than ten young dragons did. If an ordinary person wanted to cultivate a Golden-armored Beetle with an endless appetite, for a result they would die of poverty!
This was because cultivating the Golden-armored Beetle consumed more than cultivating a giant dragon. How could anyone endure this?
He ate more than the dragon, but his battle prowess was less than 1% of the dragon’s.
What kind of warbeast is this?
Of course, the greatest use of the Golden-armored Beetle wasn’t for fighting, but for eating!
It was a type of delicacy, especially the insect beast that had completely transformed into a Golden-armored Beetle. It was a delicacy of the highest quality in Heaven Realm, but it would probably only be enjoyed by a master in Heaven Stage level like the Lionheart King!
“Are there any adult beetles?” Yue Yang asked balefully. If the round-headed packman said yes, then Yue Yang’s first target would definitely be him. Fortunately, the round-headed packman had a bitter expression as he waved his hand. "If I had adults, would I still need to sell them here? I would have already been invited into the caution market long ago. You might have no idea that some time ago, the Emerald Lord bought one Golden-Armored Beetle in Earth Stage level 5, and prepared a banquet. It cost 500,000 gold! I dare to clap on my chest that if the Golden-armored Beetle were in higher level, maybe level 7 or above, then he would be impossible to get it with less than one million. You have to understand that its level increases by one level and its deliciousness increases by one fold.
“What a pity.” Hearing No as an answer, Yue Yang turned around and walked away.
“Oh!” When the round-headed packman noted that the business wasn’t working, he let out a long sigh. When met someone who understood the business he was doing, even if he were able to make lotus flower by words, he wouldn’t be able to do anything.
Yue Yang wandered around in the black market.
As for the valuables, whether it was the warbeast, the ore, or the treasure, he would secretly record it down.
Sooner or later, he would have to do it. Of course, he would have to get more good stuffs. As for stuffs like the larvae of Golden-armored Beetle and the larvae of Red Dragonfly, he would never want them. It was bad enough to have an insatiable gray wolf, and wouldn’t he be making trouble for himself if he had a larva that could eat more foods than a giant dragon?
There were a lot of good things in the street stalls, but they were still too little.
Except for a few store treasures, Yue Yang disdained the ordinary things.
You want to pick the loot?
It was extremely difficult, even if it was just a stalk of grass, the people here would repeatedly have confirmed it. It could be said that the value of anything that could be used here was extremely excavated by the merchants. As for the price, it was very reasonable. It was only slightly more expensive than other places, no more and no less, only ten times more expensive. Yue Yang, who had the gift of discernment, wandered around here for a long time before discovering that there was only one type of treasure, the parasitic vine, that the merchants here did not recognize.
When he suggested exchanging the parasitic vine with his magic crystals, the old shopkeeper, whose skin looked as wrinkled as an old tree bark and covered his eyes, immediately raised his drooping eyebrows and his veiled eyes shone with a terrifying light.
He proposed a condition that not only would he give Yue Yang this parasitic vine, but he would also give Yue Yang 100 gold coins.
In exchange, Yue Yang told him about the effect of the vine.
“Forget it.” Yue Yang turned around and left.
“Wait.” The old shopkeeper, who looked like he was about to die of old age, moved faster than a cheetah and stopped Yue Yang. He respectfully and sincerely saluted, inviting Yue Yang came into his shop for tea.
The old shopkeeper wasn’t questioning about the effect of the parasitic vine immediately, but rather enthusiastically laid out good wine and dishes to greet Yue Yang.
When Yue Yang had dined and wined to satiety, he presented three Ruby Diamonds worth ten thousand gold and a stick of Agarwood also worth ten thousand gold. These were all things that Yue Yang had observed when he entered the store. Even Yue Yang didn’t expect that just by taking a glance at them, this old shopkeeper would have noticed, whose wrinkles were so numerous that they covered his eyes. The businessman’s eyes were sharp.
Finally, a parasitic vine and a universal card worthy 10,000 gold coins.
After offering these, the old shopkeeper bowed to Yue Yang with utmost sincerity. “If your esteemed guest feels that the conditions are inadequate, feel free to mention it. This little old man will do his best.”
“Aren’t you afraid that this parasitic vine is actually trash? Is such a heavy investment worth it?” Instead of answering, Yue Yang asked with a smile.
"Actually, 500 years ago, an old senior walked past my shop and asked about the price of the parasitic vine. I wasn’t at present and my son was doing business in the shop, he felt that the parasitic vine wasn’t worth much, so he busied himself with greeting another group of regular customers. It wasn’t until after that I discovered that the old senior was the King of Medicine from Hidden Dragon Valley.” The old shopkeeper saluted Yue Yang once more and said, “For the past five hundred years, it was only you who were able to identify this item same with the King of Medicine. Merely ten thousand gold, I’d like to afford it, but afraid that it wouldn’t be enough. Thanks to you learned scholar.”
“You are overpraising me. I am just a junior from the younger generation. How could I possibly be an erudite and versatile person!” Yue Yang laughed and denied it with a wave of his hand.
“There are a few rare treasures in my shop, which aren’t very effective and only could deceive a martial artist with low intelligence. How could a true renowned person possibly take it valuable? What I found most useful were the Ruby Diamond and the Agarwood, and when you came in you took a quick look at them, disdaining other goods. If you were not a scholar, how could you be so wise! For the past five hundred years, our guests have been like crucian carp in the river. Who could tell that this parasitic vine is different from the others?” The old shopkeeper’s eyes were very vicious, causing Yue Yang to secretly be vigilant. Fortunately, this guy was a businessman, not very powerful. Otherwise, he would also be a formidable opponent.
“If you agreed with that in the future every ten stalks of parasitic vine you will present me one, and I have the first right to buy it, then I will tell you the true effect of the parasitic vine which also attracted the Kind of Medicine.” Yue Yang pondered for a moment and then proposed a condition.
“If your esteemed guest tells me how to cultivate, I will offer you two for every ten stalks.” The old shopkeeper’s eyes lit up, and he immediately offered his conditions.
“…” Yue Yang did not answer.
“Three stalks, if your esteemed customer can tell me the method, I would put in all my effort to cultivate the best parasitic vine for your esteemed guest.” The old shopkeeper added chips in a hurry.
“If the special parasitic vine that I have designated for cultivating never outflowed, then we can sign a contract.” Yue Yang wasn’t worrying about the outflowing because other than him, no one else could use such a method to refine the pill for no one possessed Flames of Nirvana. However, he would never lower the terms. In a negotiation, the more stringent the conditions were, the happier the other party would be.
When Yue Yang signed the contract with Jun Wu Ye’s name, he wrote down four methods to cultivate the vine on another piece of paper.
One can be dispensed with; in fact, three are secret.
This kind of contract was also an attempt.
If the old shopkeeper was dishonest, these secret parasites would be useless to others. Besides, Yue Yang could tell whether he was loyal to the contract. If the old shopkeeper went against the contract, he could immediately kill him and even confiscate his property.
“Holly, I’ve actually placed such a treasure in a store for several hundred years.” The old shopkeeper had been in a daze ever since Yue Yang left.
As soon as he woke up, he immediately closed the shop.
Yue yang took the parasitic vine. All he needed to do was quickly lock up the contract and the method to cultivate it in the vault, sealing it as the biggest secret of the family. Right here, with three Ruby Diamonds, a piece of Agarwood, a parasitic vine, and ten thousand gold coins, Yue Yang swaggered into the Trembling-Gold Building to see what good stuff the auction house had.
There were simply too few good items out there. His true goal was to obtain treasures that could be auctioned off.