53 Selling Beast Cores (2/2)
After calculating how much this totaled, the manager mumbled to himself and waved his hand, after which everything vanished into thin air. Another wave of his hand caused gold to appear on the table. ”This is your payment,” he said with a smile.
”What was that?!” Luo Zhirou was the first to exclaim. All of them had seen something that reminded them of magic, but they could not completely understand how he had done it.
Seeing their three shocked expressions, the manager burst into laughter. ”This is a storage ring. You can get storage treasures of all kinds, but they are incredibly rare and also very costly. Even if you had all the gold in the world, you would not be able to purchase one.”
”That expensive?” Luo Zhirou was shocked, and her petite hand covered her lips as she cried out.
”Even the smallest of them are considered ranked treasures and not even most Heavenly Warriors can afford one. In fact, only a minority of them can.”
”If they cannot be bought with gold, then do you need blood stones?” Xue Wei suddenly asked. He had read many books and knew a lot of things, but he had never before seen a bloodstone.
These bloodstones were different from ordinary stones. They were considered the blood of the continent, imbued with a strange energy that one could extract and use to strengthen their cultivation base.
These bloodstones were similar to beast cores, but where beast cores were violent in nature and hard to process, the bloodstones were gentle in nature. It was easy to draw out every single ounce of energy.
The manager raised an eyebrow when he heard what Xue Wei had asked, while Shen Mu and Luo Zhirou looked puzzled. ”Bloodstones?” they asked.
”You will indeed need bloodstones to purchase a storage treasure. Any ranked treasure has to be purchased with bloodstones unless it is half a step away being a treasured weapon.”
”Bloodstones are hard to get your hands on in the Kingdom of Heping. You can barely get your hands on a handful, as we have no bloodstone deposits, and all bloodstones are brought in from the rest of the continent.”
”It is also because of this that we do not have any cultivator cities in Heping Kingdom, nor do we have anyone who has managed to break through past the Heavenly Warrior rank, though someone speculates that your uncle might have done so. Otherwise, he might not have been able to kill as many Primordial Beasts as he has.”
Xue Wei knew about the bloodstones, but he had never before heard about storage treasures. He could not help but feel an urge to get one deep within, but he also understood that right now he did not have the qualifications to own one – just as he were likely to be killed for owning too precious an item.
”Well then, let us calculate your friends' beast cores,” the manager said with a smile and began to sort out their beast cores into ranks and strength. After making a final count, he also paid them thirty-five percent of their sales price, and then he smiled at the three.
”Thank you for doing business with us. Can we perhaps help you with something else?”
This was what Xue Wei had been waiting for, and he cleared his throat. ”I am looking for a wood jade carving. I am not looking for anything too outrageous, just a simple figure.”
”A wood jade figure?” The manager was surprised, but then he laughed. ”Sure,” he said, ”I can get you a wood jade figure. If you want a simple one, I can give it to you as a symbol of gratitude for having brought your large batch of beast cores to us.”
Although wood jade carvings were expensive for commoners, they were truly nothing compared to the vast amount of beast cores that Xue Wei and his friends had brought.
”Miss Tie, bring me three of the horse figurines made from high-grade green wood jade,” he ordered, and the female attendant instantly bowed in acknowledgment before she hurried out of the room.
Moments after, she returned with three fist-sized figurines, all shaped like horses in various poses. These horses were all made from high-grade green wood jade.
All the different kinds of wood jade were categorized into low, medium, high, superior and profound. A shop like the Golden Chambers did not even carry low or medium grade wood jade; they only carried high and superior quality.
The profound kind was simply so rare and hard to get one's hands on that when they did emerge, they would have to be auctioned off. And most of the time, the price would be paid in bloodstones.
”Take these,” the manager accepted the three horse carvings and gave one to each of the youngsters. ”If you have more to sell in the future, or to buy, then please come to our establishment again.”
Having said that, the three youngsters all stood up and bowed deeply to the manager with cupped fists.
”Thank you for your hospitality,” they said in unison before they all left the room, feeling excited beyond belief. Although they were not poor before, they were now relatively rich, and they had even acquired for themselves wood jade carvings, which made them incredibly happy.
”Onwards to find clothes and a present for now!” Luo Zhirou exclaimed as she grabbed Xue Wei and Shen Mu around their arms and dragged them with her out of the shop.