Chapter 521 - Chapter 521: Chapter 513 Picking Up a Bargain (2/2)
Seeing that Qin Niu could appraise beast pets, she immediately thought of having him help her find a bargain.
The three continued browsing the market, and now with a clear goal, Qin Niu focused on the stalls selling cheap rock rats.
There were many stalls selling all kinds of rat beast pets.
This whole street was lined with them.
Rats have an extremely wide distribution, exceptional adaptability, and equally strong reproductive capabilities. Citizens of the Myriad Beast Gang have been dealing with all kinds of wild animals since childhood, so catching rats is like a routine meal for them.
Many people would catch rats and bring them to the market to sell, as a way to supplement their income.
Qin Niu wasn’t interested in other rats, only in those that could eat metal.
Their gnawing ability was incredibly strong; almost nothing could withstand their bite.
Having such a rat as a pet, Xiao Qing would surely be able to shine in future battles against enemies.
As the three moved from stall to stall in search of outstanding rock rats, Qin Niu noticed that there were quite a few buyers with the same idea, also selectively hunting for superior rats.
These people had certain skill in appraising, some even owned beast pet shops, and specifically came to the stalls to spot any undervalued gems, which they then sold at high prices back at their shops.
They paid more attention to the breed and quality of the rock rats when choosing.
It was precisely because of so many professionals looking for bargains that Qin Niu couldn’t find a single rock rat with Gold-Biting Rat bloodline after checking over thirty stalls.
It seemed that finding such a bargain wasn’t going to be so easy after all.
Don’t assume that the beast pet shop we saw earlier, which had over twenty Gold-Biting Rats, randomly set their prices. Those were collected from various channels by the shop’s owner.
Out here at the stalls, even among ten thousand rock rats, it would be hard to find one special rock rat with Gold-Biting Rat bloodline.
The store sold them for eight thousand taels, or even tens of thousands of taels each, and the pricing wasn’t arbitrary; it mainly stemmed from the rarity of the Gold-Biting Rats.
“Master, there are the rock rats you’re looking for up ahead!”
The Gold Devouring Ant conveyed to Qin Niu in ant language.
Encouraged by this, Qin Niu followed the Gold Devouring Ant’s direction to a stall up ahead.
There, two large iron cages were placed, each holding a mix of over a thousand rock rats.
The stall owners were a middle-aged couple, the husband strong and muscular, tall and robust, with a face that looked rather ugly and fierce. His wife was not tall—just over five feet—and only came up to her husband’s chest.
But she was broad and plump, with features far from what one would call delicate.
Standing together, they did seem quite matched as a couple, sharing a certain spousal resemblance.
“Boss, how much for these rock rats?”
Qin Niu didn’t rush to buy, but instead casually inquired about the price.
That’s how shopping goes—if you seem too anxious, you’re easy to overcharge. This is particularly true when buying such unique rock rats.
Each of these stall owners was as clever as a fox, ready to jack up the price if they sensed any clue, leading to a lot of unnecessary complications.
As Qin Niu was here to find a bargain, naturally, he wouldn’t give the vendors any chance to take advantage of him.
The boss looked up at him, his mouth opened as if to speak, but no sound came out. He gestured with his hands, first holding up one finger, and then five.
It turned out he was mute.
“One tael of silver for ten, pick as you like,” the wife helped explain.
The price was incredibly cheap, much lower than the pet store’s.
Rock rats weren’t easy to catch; they lived on cliffs and were adept at burrowing into rocks to make their nests.
The more formidable the rock rat, the harder the rock face it chose for nesting.
Some rock rats even chose granite or gneiss, extremely tough rocks, for nesting.