Chapter 233 - Chapter 233: Chapter 226 Inventory of Gains 1 (2/2)
“Insect Jars for sale, Insect Jars for sale, pure copper crafted Insect Jars, they won’t wear out for a hundred years.”
“Adventurers looking to catch wild bees on the mountain, look no further! We have all kinds of protective gear available to prevent stings. These are lifesaving artifacts at crucial moments, all for a low price. Welcome to choose and purchase.”
“Just last night, braving the mountain dangers, I caught Green Winged Giant Bees. Take one home for just ten pieces of silver.”
Qin Niu admired the dedication of the street vendors he saw on both sides of the street.
As soon as day broke, they had already taken their places and begun peddling their wares.
“Brother, are you here to hunt for treasures? I have a scroll of the Green Demon Bee Cultivation Technique, only for thirty pieces of silver. With it, you’re guaranteed to become the second Green Demon.”
A sneaky-looking man squeezed up to Qin Niu’s side.
He mysteriously pulled out an antiquated book with yellowing covers from his clothes, clumsily inscribed with the words ‘Green Demon Bee Cultivation Technique’.
Such obviously fake stuff, and yet he dared to try to fool Qin Niu.
He just coldly glanced at the man and then continued walking without saying a word.
Under his gaze, the man’s spirit trembled as though he had fallen into an ice cellar. Watching Qin Niu’s retreating figure, his face was filled with fear.
Hundred Leaf Town’s visitors seeking adventure came from all walks of life.
Among them were not a few powerful individuals.
The Innate Realm was indeed worthy of the title ‘powerhouse’.
Qin Niu didn’t rush into the mountain, instead, he found an inn to stay in.
He didn’t choose a small, money-saving inn because it was too easy to end up in a bad establishment. Traveling alone, it was better to be more cautious.
The cost of staying in a larger inn was much higher, but safety was guaranteed.
He booked a standard room, which was indeed not cheap, costing a hundred and twenty wen per night, meals and hot water included.
The room was fairly spacious, and the bedding was very clean.
Through the window, one could see the street outside.
Having traveled for two days, he was utterly exhausted and desperately needed a place to rest well. If he wasn’t already at the level of the Innate Realm, he probably wouldn’t have been able to hold up.
Once he locked the room door, he could finally check the treasures he had scavenged from Sir Song Zan.
The man hadn’t been wearing his coat when he chased after that woman, so Qin Niu had assumed he wouldn’t have much on him. Only after taking stock did he realize he had underestimated the caution of such an important figure.
A total of thirteen Gold Notes were scavenged, the lowest denomination being a hundred taels. There was one worth five hundred taels.
Add that up, and it came to one thousand seven hundred taels worth of Gold Notes.
Converted, that’s seventeen thousand taels worth of silver.
There were also more than thirty silver notes, totaling twenty-one thousand six hundred and fifty taels.
Just adding up the Gold Notes and silver notes, it came to a whopping thirty-eight thousand six hundred and fifty taels of silver.
That was nearly twice the total net worth of Qin Niu.
It seemed impossible for a military commander to carry so many silver and Gold Notes on his person.
In this era, it wasn’t common for everyone to deposit their silver or gold into banks.
Normally, storing silver in a bank incurred a fee.
Eor big patrons, it depended on the situation.
Some banks lacked silver and needed large deposits, so they’d offer big patrons certain interests or other benefits.
Almost forty thousand taels of silver was by no means a small amount of money.
Even in Black Tiger City, there weren’t many families that could produce forty thousand taels worth of ready cash.
Upon carefully reviewing the information on the silver notes, Qin Niu had an epiphany.
It turned out that a good half of these silver and Gold Notes had actually come from banks in Black Tiger City.
As a military commander, Sir Song Zan had snatched up young and beautiful women for his own enjoyment and also pocketed a large portion of the riches scavenged by his soldiers.
Killing him and getting these silver notes was like avenging the smugglers of Black Tiger City.
There had already been several days of fighting.
Quite a few batches of smugglers must have been captured by now.
These thirty-eight thousand taels were plundered from the possessions of several hundred smugglers.
Those smugglers were truly pitiable, having sold their properties and intended to escape to the Nine Insect Gang to live a good life. They thought they were clever, but ended up as fattened sheep in the eyes of others.
One comes, one gets slaughtered.
Beyond the Gold and silver notes, Qin Niu also acquired a book on controlling insects, a scroll of a Cultivation Technique called “The Mighty Divine Strength of the Five Sacred Peaks,’ and a volume of a Step-Method Martial Skill called ‘Misty Rain Traceless Step.’
He also got half a Tiger Symbol Token and a Nine Insect Command.
The Nine Insect Command read, “Song Zan, one-star protector.”
He had actually killed a protector?
Yet, this Song Zan didn’t seem as powerful as Old Master Huang.
It’s worth noting that Old Master Huang was just a high-level executor.
It seems that Song Zan must have been the weakest protector of the Nine Insect Gang.
The Mighty Divine Strength of the Five Sacred Peaks, when cultivated, grants immense power. In its advanced stages, as long as one’s feet touch the earth, one can have unending strength.
This kind of Cultivation Technique can’t be said to be the best, but it’s definitely much stronger than average.
Qin Niu didn’t need more Cultivation Techniques for the moment. It was a good choice to keep it for selling or for his subordinates to cultivate.
Probably worth at least two thousand pieces of silver if put up for sale in the Supreme Sea.
What really interested him, though, was the Step-Method Martial Skill.
He had long wanted to acquire a skill in steps and movements, but had never had the chance.
Obtaining one now made him very happy.
After a brief overview, it seemed, once mastered, one could transform into a fleeting shadow—without a trace when coming or going.
Seemed decent enough.
First, sleep. After a good rest, he would consider learning this martial skill..