Chapter 150: Chapter 123: Strolling Through the Black Market
Ye Bai is currently at the entrance of the Black Market.
Two robust Thunder Fang Wolves are guarding the place.
Ye Bai presented a gilded Dragon Card to the Thunder Fang Wolves at the gate.
This is the pass to enter the Black Market.
The Thunder Fang Wolf looks very simple and honest, standing up it would be two meters tall, its two canine teeth exposed like crescent moon-shaped blades.
Their fur is blue, with subtle flickers of electricity on their bodies.
Thunder Fang Wolves are extremely loyal Pet Beasts, their worth equivalent to Fire Dog Pups and Snow Dog Pups.
Their teeth are like sharp saws, with mane on their necks resembling lions’, they absorb vast amounts of electric current to enhance their own electrical strength.
If living in the wild, they pursue traces of thunder and lightning during stormy nights.
Of course, they are also top-tier carnivorous hunters, with Negative Electric Rabbits being one of their food sources.
Juvenile Thunder Fang Wolves feed on various metal ores, extracting the metal elements from the ore, which gradually condense on their bodies, enhancing their conductivity.
It’s said their noses can find traces of ore veins, some Mineral Prospectors often cultivate Thunder Fang Wolves specifically for detecting ore veins.
Additionally, Thunder Fang Wolves’ noses are extremely sensitive, capable of smelling prohibited items.
Fighting is strictly prohibited in the Underground Black Market; if discovered, offenders may face fines at best, or be expelled and permanently barred from entry at worst.
Upon seeing this exceptionally majestic Thunder Fang Wolf, Ye Bai’s eyes showed detailed data of the Thunder Fang Wolf.
[Name: Thunder Fang Wolf]
[Gender: Male]
[Trait: Furious Thunder: In an environment filled with furious thunder, its attack power can be doubled, and speed significantly increased.]
[Level: Tier Three, Level Six]
[Attribute: Thunder + Metal]
[Skills: Impact (Skilled), Furious Thunder (Skilled): Summons two straight lightning bolts, fiercely attacking the enemy.
Roar of Thunder (Skilled): Opens its mouth and sprays wave-like furious thunder, causing extremely high damage upon hitting the foe.
Electric Ball (Skilled): Spits out two thunderballs from its mouth, attacking the enemy.
Magnetic Manipulation (Skilled): Controls nearby magnetic forces, using ores to attack enemies.]
[Evolutionary Path 1: Thunder Wolf: Tier Four Thunder Crystal Core*3, Tier Four Thunder Crystal Stone*3, bathe in thunder to complete the final evolution.]
[Evolutionary Path 2: Thunder Steel Wolf: Tier Four Thunder Crystal Core*3, Tier Four Gold Attribute Crystal Core*3, complete the final evolution in an ore vein.]
After seeing the Thunder Fang Wolves at the gate, Ye Bai took out two or three Tier Two Thunder Crystal Cores from the Pet Beast Space and tossed them to the Thunder Fang Wolves.
The Thunder Fang Wolves bared their sharp dagger-like teeth, gnawing the Crystal Cores until they were all gone.
The hard Thunder Crystal Core made crispy cracking sounds like delicious chips in the Thunder Fang Wolves’ mouths.
Golden arcs of electricity appeared on their fur.
The golden arcs shimmered in the night, quickly spreading and dissipating in the air, making the Thunder Fang Wolves exceedingly happy with their treats.
The two Thunder Fang Wolves opened a path, signaling Ye Bai to hurry so as not to block the entrance.
Though the Thunder Fang Wolves guarding the Black Market gate were courteous, you must present the golden Black Card, or they would regard you as an outsider and attack.
This is the rule of the Black Market, and no one can violate it.
Ye Bai entered while wearing a mask.
Through the Eye of Insight, he can sense many treasures here.
Some have large gray fog, while others have small.
Ye Bai judged the value of treasures based on the size of the gray fog.
He followed the fog to a stall that displayed many Dharma Artifacts.
There were several silver-white Dragon-slaying Swords among them.
However, Ye Bai sensed no gray fog on the Dragon-slaying Swords, indicating these are fake.
The craftsmanship of these fakes is excellent, mimicking so vividly that even the Dragon Scale positions are almost identical.
This proves they indeed possess the real Dragon-slaying Sword.
Ye Bai compared the Hundred Dragon Slash and Thousand Dragon Slash, noting a fundamental difference between them, even the number of Dragon Scales on the blade differed.
The stall owner noticed Ye Bai’s gaze lingering on the Dragon-slaying Sword, speaking in a hoarse voice beneath the mask: "This is top-tier treasure, the Dragon-slaying Sword."
"Throughout history, it has slain tyrants and cunning ministers."
Ye Bai...... Uncle, you’re off script, right? What you’re talking about is the Imperial Sword.
You want to sell your items, I get it, but there’s no need to mix up your lines.
At this point, Ye Bai’s eyes focused on a grayish Mirror Fragment on the stall.
The Mirror Fragment was only a quarter in size, but it contained a gray fog even the Eye of Insight couldn’t see through.
This proves the Mirror Fragment is a treasure.
The stall owner was eloquent, continuously recommending the Dragon-slaying Sword, while Ye Bai nodded in agreement.
The Mirror Fragment was placed beside a heap of miscellaneous items, among which there were quite a few good pieces.
Ye Bai pointed his finger at the pile of miscellany, making a gesture of offering a price.
"Customer, you have a sharp eye to spot the fragments of an ancient divine artifact."
Ye Bai’s mouth twitched again, thinking if you keep saying that, all your stuff will be divine artifacts.
"Such a good item, I can’t give a proper quote. How about this, ten Black Gold Coins per piece."
Ten Black Gold Coins are equivalent to ten thousand Alliance Coins. Although Ye Bai is wealthy, he’s not a fool.
He directly raised a finger and then opened his palm.
Ye Bai meant one Black Gold Coin for five miscellaneous items.
At this point, the stall owner remained silent for a long time before nodding heavily.
Appearing reluctant on the surface, he was actually overjoyed inside, as these inconspicuous items were bought by him at very low prices.
Even one Black Gold Coin would be a substantial profit.
So, the stall owner sighed and made a gesture of agreement, as if saying he’s only willing to sell at such a low price thanks to Ye Bai.
Ye Bai still didn’t know the purpose of the mirror fragments, so he casually placed them in the Pet Beast Space.
He wandered around the underground black market for several rounds. Some treasures had their prices displayed; others were dusty pearls.
The items with displayed prices were usually overpriced. If they were not very useful to him, Ye Bai wouldn’t even ask.
However, after several rounds, he still could not find the Celestial Destiny Turtle’s shell.
Could it be that the timing isn’t right?
After all, the Celestial Destiny Turtle somewhat aligns with the Law of Destiny, so Ye Bai felt that not finding it was quite normal.
At this moment, a person wrapped in a black cloth hurriedly rushed towards Ye Bai, with two black market enforcer-like individuals chasing behind him.
A turtle-shell-like object fell out of the black cloth, conveniently rolling to Ye Bai’s feet.
"Stop! Don’t run, you infiltrator of the black market."
"Stop! Don’t run."
The man knew something had fallen, but he didn’t have time to turn back, so he gritted his teeth and continued to flee.
Ye Bai saw the turtle shell covered in dense gray fog.
At this time, the black fog on the turtle shell dissipated under Ye Bai’s Eye of Insight.
[Celestial Destiny Turtle’s Shell: It has the effect of concealing secrets. Wearing it rejects others’ probing. Holding the Celestial Destiny Turtle’s Shell and mentally naming an item will provide guidance.]
"Got it, the Celestial Destiny Turtle’s shell."
"I just don’t know who that mysterious fellow was. Otherwise, I could have paid him a full reward."
Ye Bai doesn’t like windfalls. He believes that in the black market, everything has a price, and fair trading is a must to avoid breaking the black market’s rules.
With some time left before dawn, Ye Bai decided to stroll around the surroundings.
Soon, he discovered a very rare ingredient—Seven Treasures Mushroom.
The mushroom is extremely rare, with colors resembling a rainbow. It is said the Seven Treasures Mushroom offers the taste of seven different mushrooms.
The Seven Treasures Mushrooms that Ye Bai saw were all dried. Once soaked in warm water for a while, they can return to their original form.
The Seven Treasures Mushroom was priced clearly at one Black Gold Coin per 10 grams, so Ye Bai decided to buy them all.
The total cost of all these Seven Treasures Mushrooms was less than a hundred Black Gold Coins, making Ye Bai feel it was quite a bargain.
If these Seven Treasures Mushrooms were cooked with Eight Treasures Chicken, it might offer supreme deliciousness.
The underground black market had many ingredients; Ye Bai surprisingly saw the River Dolphin Whale.
This is an entirely snow-white whale filled with poison sacs.
Though small, its muscle is very firm, a thousand times tastier than a river dolphin.
These River Dolphin Whales typically appear in seabed caves, which are very dangerous places accessible only to powerful Pet Beast Masters.
It’s said that worldwide, the number of people capable of processing River Dolphin Whales is less than a handful.
Moreover, if these creatures are slightly disturbed, their poison sacs will directly rupture, turning into highly poisonous meat.
This meat is deadly, yet can offer ultimate pleasure.
Every year, many die from River Dolphin Whales.
The black market’s price is affordable too: 10 Black Gold Coins per whale.
A total of six River Dolphin Whales were happily swimming in the tank.
After Ye Bai paid the sufficient price, the stall owner picked up a tool and jabbed the River Dolphin Whale.
The River Dolphin Whale immediately flipped onto its belly, floating to the surface.
"My acupuncture on the River Dolphin Whale can last twelve hours."
"After twelve hours, the River Dolphin Whale will wake up."
"It’s a specially treated ingredient; a slight scare will break its poison sac."
"Once you buy the River Dolphin Whale I caught, if any accidents happen, it’s not my problem."
The stall owner said leisurely to Ye Bai.
At this moment, Ye Bai discovered another rare ingredient—the Whitening Tuna.
Those who eat it will have snow-like white skin; it’s a beauty treasure, and it’s rumored to taste great.
Its flesh is tenderer and tastier than the Bluefin Tuna.
However, the price is a bit expensive, one hundred Black Gold Coins per tuna.
"If you buy this Whitening Tuna, I can give you a discount since I’m planning to close the stall."
The stall owner said casually.