Chapter 396 - 314: Dealing
Su Yuan returned to his dormitory, took a good shower, and then collapsed onto the bed, quickly falling into a deep sleep.
This journey away from the Great Flame, traveling and fighting, barely stopped at all.
He was constantly alert outside, but within the academy, Su Yuan could completely relax.
So he slept extremely soundly this time…
The next day at noon.
In the darkness, Su Yuan felt something soft on his face, as if something was constantly pushing at his cheek and emitting a somewhat familiar sound.
Very quickly, Su Yuan opened his eyes and woke up.
The familiar dormitory bedroom put him at great ease.
And beside him, Ruan Ruan was still pushing at his face forcefully.
“Poji, poji ji! Poji, poji ji!”
Su Yuan pinched Ruan Ruan with a smile. “Alright, I’m already awake.”
This was what he had instructed Ruan Ruan, to wake him up around noon.
As expected, due to being too tired and being in the academy, he had truly slept like a log.
“Poji!”
Seeing that it successfully woke Su Yuan and completed the task, Ruan Ruan’s eyes sparkled and it rubbed against Su Yuan’s face affectionately.
Su Yuan rubbed it, then stood up, walked to the desk, and sat down.
“Unknowingly, it’s already the new semester…”
Su Yuan turned on the computer, looked at the time, and found it was already mid-March.
And March also marked the start of a new semester.
Su Yuan opened the academy forum and browsed the recent news.
“Oh? Xia Yue broke through to Silver High Stage a week ago? No wonder she was the only genius who reached Bronze Middle Stage at the beginning of the term.”
“There are several outstanding freshmen, such as Yi Zishen and Reggie…”
“The Secret Realm in Xuanji Valley descended upon the second-stage city Rongzhi City in the west. It’s estimated to end in two or three days. Considering the current situation, Ji Xuan from Demon City and Xiang Dingqian from Demon Capital might become the biggest winners…”
“Popular teenage idol singer Yi Shengsheng is going on a tour in Demon Capital.”
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Various pieces of information, some about the Demon Capital, and some about the entire academy.
Su Yuan browsed roughly, gaining a general understanding of what had happened while he was away.
The Secret Realm in Xuanji Valley was also a well-known Secret Realm within the Great Flame. The location of its appearance was never certain, but it had been at least thirty or forty years since it last opened.
It was a complete inheritance Secret Realm, with an abundance of valuable items.
Judging from this post, Xiang Dingqian might reap significant rewards from Xuanji Valley this time.
Su Yuan exited the forum, thought for a moment, and then opened a communication with Xia Yue, typing a message.
“A large batch of new goods’s application for trade.”
Soon, a line of text popped up on the other side.
“Received, coming over immediately.”
Su Yuan smiled and began boiling water, then took out two packs of instant coffee.
Before long, Xia Yue arrived.
She was dressed in a light luxury red dress, with black socks just covering her calves.
Su Yuan placed the brewed instant coffee in front of Xia Yue. “Congratulations on reaching Silver High Stage.”
“It’s nothing~ With my talent, this is the speed I should be at!” Xia Yue crossed her arms and smiled, clearly a bit proud.
Xia Yue looked at Su Yuan, who still seemed as unfathomable as before. Then she turned her gaze to Ruan Ruan on Su Yuan’s left hand and greeted, “Ruan Ruan~”
“Poji!”
Hearing the greeting, Ruan Ruan immediately reverted to its true form and jumped onto the table.
“Long time no see, Ruan Ruan!” Xia Yue said happily as she started to rub it.
“Poji poji (long time no see)!”
Su Yuan smiled, then took out two rings.
“I obtained some things during this trip out and wanted to trouble you to help me handle them.”
“Let me see.” Xia Yue took the rings and began examining them.
With the previous experience, Xia Yue was mentally prepared this time. However, she was still stunned on the spot upon seeing the various precious items inside the rings.
“So many things, just the Blue Star Artifacts alone number in the dozens! Are you… are you selling all of these?”
Xia Yue originally wanted to ask, “Where did you get them all from?” but changed her words at the last second.
Su Yuan nodded. “Yes, sell everything.”
Getting affirmative answers made Xia Yue even more astonished.
The last transaction involved just over ten thousand Cent Star Stones. This time… it might be at least a few hundred thousand!
In fact, this was not the entire haul. The most valuable Shining Star Level Star Core had been kept by Su Yuan to feed Ruan Ruan.
Because it had not been used in the previous battle, Ruan Ruan felt very guilty.
So, it had been working hard since returning from the Black Wind Domain, training day and night.
With the Devouring Law and a large number of Shining Star Level Star Cores, Ruan Ruan was always full. It would have broken through to Gold High Stage already if it could withstand such rapid devouring.
If it devoured all these Shining Star Level Star Cores left, reaching Gold High Stage would be a certain thing, and there might even be hope for reaching the Gold Limit.
If the Star Cores ran out, it could rely on the Star Stones.
While others needed the Star Mist Pool to transform the Star Power from Star Stones, Ruan Ruan could absorb the pure energy of the Star Stones even faster than the Star Cores!
Xia Yue took a deep breath and began appraising each Star Artifact in Su Yuan’s room…
“Roughly estimated, it’s a bit over two hundred thousand Star Stones.”
After a long while, Xia Yue let out a long breath and leaned back in her chair.
Su Yuan nodded privately, as he had estimated about two hundred thousand without the Shining Star Level Star Cores.
Xia Yue asked, “Should I still take these things back to the Demon Capital Division for recovery, or do you have any special instructions?”
“No.”
“Okay.” Xia Yue nodded and put the items back into the rings.
Su Yuan spoke again. “Besides these, I also have another item that I want you to see if it can be traded.”
“Traded?” Xia Yue was somewhat puzzled.
However, when Su Yuan turned his hand and took out a Star Card glowing with a purple hue, Xia Yue’s eyes immediately went wide.
Su Yuan placed the Purple Card on the table and pushed it toward Xia Yue.
“This is it. Take a look first.”
Xia Yue’s breathing quickened, her hands trembling slightly as she carefully picked up the Purple Card by its edges.
On the card surface was a fierce arrow of flame straight toward the gods.
“Divine Destruction Arrow!”
Seeing this name alone, Xia Yue couldn’t help but take a deep breath.
“Where… where did you get this?”
Finally, Xia Yue couldn’t resist asking the question.
A Purple Card was a rare treasure even for Gold and Shining Star Levels.
For a Silver Stage person, it was rarely seen. Even though Xia Yue was the eldest daughter of the Beidou Consortium, she had never personally handled an Epic Grade Star Card.
Su Yuan casually said, “I was lucky and got it as spoils from an enemy.”
Xia Yue took a deep breath, staring at the Divine Destruction Arrow, wondering what kind of enemy could possess such a Star Card.
It must have been way beyond her current level.
At this thought, the confidence and joy of breaking through to Silver High Stage that Xia Yue had just experienced were once again ruthlessly shattered by the young man before her…
Damn, this guy is such a freak!
Xia Yue couldn’t help but curse in her heart.
“What’s wrong?”
Su Yuan didn’t know why the other person suddenly seemed slightly angry.
“It’s nothing,” Xia Yue quickly waved her hand, then asked, “You said you want to exchange this card earlier?”
“Yes, I want to exchange it for Space Element or other Fire Element Star Cards. Although Epic Star Cards are rarely available on the market, your major consortia should have channels for such high-end exchanges, right?”
Xia Yue pondered. “We do, but the success rate of such transactions is relatively low. I can record the information of this card first and then list it on the platform for you.”
“No problem. I’m just giving it a try.”
Xia Yue nodded. “Alright, I’ll record it first.”
Ordinary items aside, the value of an Epic Purple Card was immense.
Whether Su Yuan trusted her or not, Xia Yue couldn’t just take this card casually.
Xia Yue placed a white Model Card on top of the Divine Destruction Arrow, and starlight flashed as it quickly recorded the card’s information.
Returning the Divine Destruction Arrow to Su Yuan, Xia Yue reminded, “Listing it on the platform incurs some fees, whether during the announcement or the transaction, which might cost several thousand Cent Star Stones.”
“Small matter.” Su Yuan smiled, knowing handling the previous items would take some time. He directly handed her ten thousand Star Stones, saying, “Just list it.”
Xia Yue clicked her tongue. “You’re truly wealthy… I’ll refund any excess with the Star Stones from the recovered items.”
“Thank you for that.”
Xia Yue crossed her arms. “Hmph, words are cheap. If you really appreciate it, why not properly treat this young lady?”
Su Yuan smiled, pointing at the numerous Star Artifacts on the table. “Then pick one from these.”
Handling so many items was still very troublesome.
With Xia Yue’s help, he saved time and worry without having to fret over low prices.
So, letting her pick a Star Artifact as a payment was fair. Moreover, Su Yuan didn’t mind these spoils.
“No need. We at the Beidou Commerce profit from such recoveries.” Xia Yue seemed to refuse the payment. With a twinkle in her eye, she suggested, “Show your sincerity by treating this lady to a meal.”
“Sure, that’s nothing,” Su Yuan chuckled. “You set the time.”
Xia Yue’s eyes sparkled with joy. After thinking for a moment, she said, “I need to handle these things today and tomorrow, so how about the day after tomorrow evening?”
“Sounds good.”
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