Starting as an infant, with parents who are blond-haired delinquents?

Surprisingly, it was Zhang Huolong who first raised a question, expressing his concern.

Shen Qiangwei also listened attentively.

The sales clerk replied earnestly, "I'm sorry, but even crystal cores of the same grade have different prices."

We typically assess the quality of a crystal based on its constituent elements, the amount of remaining spiritual energy within it, and its overall integrity.

After taking stock, there are 45 items here, which will require a considerable amount of time to classify and evaluate, possibly taking about half an hour to an hour.

"Sir and Madam, you can take your children for a tour of the store with the help of a sales assistant, or you can rest and wait on the side!"

After saying that, several experienced craftsmen who specialize in assessing the quality of crystal nuclei wore magnifying glasses over their right eyes, just like watch repairmen.

However, this is a micron-level magnifying glass, which can meticulously examine the surface cracks of the crystal nucleus and the risk of spiritual energy dissipation.

What a magnifying glass! The martial arts shop is primarily about making a profit, and Zhang Chaoqiang was well aware of this.

The price offered to martial arts shops is usually negotiated down. If you can find an individual buyer, they are generally willing to pay more.

However, Zhang Chaoqiang had too many crystal cores. He didn't want to waste time, and the shop offered guarantees.

Shen Qiangwei persisted in pressing for details. After the appraiser put one of the coins down, she leaned closer and whispered, "Master, how much can this one sell for?"

The old craftsman opened his palm, squinted, and gestured a five to her.

"This……"

"However, Chaoqiang's gains from this mission have been quite good. Let's look at other things instead."

Shen Qiangwei deliberately turned Zhang Chaoqiang's head away, afraid that the old master's comparison of prices would hurt Zhang Chaoqiang's self-esteem.

After all, according to Zhang Chaoqiang, these were spoils dropped by monsters from the distant country of Hagen. Spanning tens of thousands of kilometers, these things only cost 5 yuan each…

How can this not undermine a person's self-confidence?

Shen Qiangwei's head, about the size of a melon seed, would freeze up as soon as she thought of one thing. Zhang Chaoqiang had come to sell it, so how could she not know the price?

The sales assistant introduced the store's popular items to the group.

Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei couldn't understand it, but they were willing to listen, just like listening to a storyteller—they didn't understand, but they were happy to listen.

"A fourth-tier demonic beast, a nautilus, of common bloodline. It is commonly found in the border region of the South China Sea. This demonic beast is characterized by its hard shell and extremely strong defense."

According to statistics, most martial artists who absorb this skill develop defensive martial arts techniques. The minimum absorption standard requires the martial artist to reach the mid-level of the second tier, which is roughly in the 1300P strength range.

"A fifth-tier demonic beast, a tortoise-backed beast, of ordinary bloodline level. Its characteristic is also defense, making it easy to develop defensive martial arts techniques."

This type requires reaching the level of a third-tier martial artist to absorb.

In the martial arts shop in the commercial center, the highest-level crystal core has reached the fifth tier.

Zhang Chaoqiang noticed that crystal cores of level three and above are not usually priced, but rather, if one is interested, one can have further business negotiations with the store manager.

The first is price negotiation, and the second is that higher-level crystal cores sometimes require additional conditions.

For example, what requirements need to be met and what regulations need to be followed in order to complete the transaction.

This is also one of the ways the Central Kingdom encourages martial artists to contribute to the country.

Therefore, the higher the level of the crystal core, or the higher the bloodline level, the stronger the monster, and the stronger the martial arts derived from it, the more expensive it is, and the more difficult the requirements and restrictions become.

These items are all derived from the crystal cores of demonic beasts with outstanding defensive capabilities, and according to big data, they are all defensive martial arts techniques.

For Zhang Chaoqiang, defensive martial arts skills are not of great need at the moment, given that he already possesses the god-level ability [Diffusion].

He felt that he didn't need any defensive martial arts skills in the short term.

After browsing around some more, I finally found a white, multi-faceted crystal nucleus, about the size of a thumbnail, in a box in the corner inlaid with silver and jade.

The sales assistant introduced the products to the group.

"Second-tier monster, screaming chicken, rare bloodline level."

The habitat of this type of monster is currently unknown; it's the only one of its kind in the store. According to the description, it's a very peculiar monster, said to be able to emit a scream capable of harming others.

"I think this characteristic is quite obvious from its name, sister. Has anyone ever tried to absorb it and derived some kind of martial arts technique from it?"

The sales assistant pulled out a tablet from her waist again and searched in the "Martial Arts Shop Encyclopedia Ranking" software.

I watched helplessly as she performed the operation, and then all that appeared was a blank screen.

13 people purchased, 10 people absorbed, and 0 people derived martial arts skills?

When this kind of data appears, there are two possibilities.

The first possibility is that the probability of such a crystal core generating a martial art is indeed small, after all, it is a crystal core of a rare bloodline.

The second scenario is that the buyer concealed information, because the app manually uploads data and absorbs crystal cores purchased from the Martial Arts Store, which are then verified by the Martial Arts Store.

The information is uploaded to the cloud.

In any case, when Zhang Chaoqiang learned that this special and rare bloodline crystal core only cost 100,000 yuan...

Suddenly, I felt a surge of excitement, and more than just excitement; the act of copying and learning also briefly stirred my interest.

This thing seems to have some potential.

There are not many records of the Screaming Chicken at present, because it is estimated that it is an important monster living in the monster area. Only when a few run to the border and are killed will the crystal cores be circulated in the market.

In fact, many monster encyclopedias nowadays only list the names of monsters, leaving details such as their specific characteristics and habitats blank.

This is one of them. There are precedents for this, and it can't be sold at a good price. Price represents value, and value is determined by the market. It's not that the martial arts shop can sell it for whatever price it thinks it can, and the price can be completely deviated from the market price.

Next, they also checked out the store's prized Grey-Red Jade Lingzhi, which, according to legend, had grown for over a thousand years on a cliff in a steep mountain range in the Central Kingdom before being harvested.

The title of "Heavenly Treasure" is well-deserved. After it has been nurtured with spiritual energy, its use can increase a martial artist's spiritual energy strength by around 1500P.

The price has already exceeded ten million.

This thing is completely unnecessary.

Shen Qiangwei was particularly astonished when she learned the price of this Ganoderma lucidum.

Who would have thought that a rotten mushroom, red on one side and grayish-red on the other, looking like it would turn into a moldy mess, would be worth a fortune…

The group returned to the front desk. Zhang Chaoqiang had previously asked Lao Chen, and Lao Chen's knowledge of the Screaming Chicken was basically the same as that of the Martial Arts Shop.

It simply means I don't know much about it.

Zhang Chaoqiang was still pondering whether or not to buy the Screaming Chicken Crystal Core.

Since it is a rare bloodline-level crystal core, in addition to 100,000 yuan, it also requires fulfilling a requirement for the martial arts shop.

Just as Zhang Chaoqiang was pondering, the evaluation of those crystal cores was also completed at the front desk.

"Hello, this time there are a total of 45 second-order sea dragon crystal cores, of which 26 are in good condition, 13 are in flawed condition, and 6 are in excellent condition."

"The price we have calculated for you is 2306500. Please see if our quote is suitable."

Zhang Chaoqiang glanced at Lao Chen, who nodded slightly, indicating that the price was roughly right.

Zhang Chaoqiang then nodded.

"Then it's two million three hundred thousand six thousand five hundred."

"what?"

Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei, who hadn't quite heard each other before, finally understood.

What the hell? Two million three hundred thousand?

Not two hundred and thirty, but two million three hundred thousand?

The two of them counted on their fingers and came up with a total of five zeros.

What does a million mean? A house only costs two or three million. Those small pieces without packaging boxes are worth that much?

"So, the gesture she just made for us wasn't five pieces, but..."

"Five thousand?"

I did the math with a calculator and found it was 50,000…

"My goodness... Two million. An ordinary person might not be able to save that much even after working for decades, but Zhang Chaoqiang made it all up in one trip..."

"Chaoqiang, tell Mom, you haven't done anything immoral or sneaky outside, have you?"

"No."

Zhang Chaoqiang hurriedly took out his bank card. There was no limit to the amount he could receive. Soon, a message arrived showing a total of 2.3 million yuan transferred to his public account.

Adding to Zhang Chaoqiang's original two million yuan, he now has a total of four million three hundred thousand yuan in his bank account.

"That's enough to buy a large villa in a slightly out-of-the-way location..."

"I always said being a martial artist is a good profession. How many full back tattoos would one need to earn over four million?"

The two were still thinking about buying a house, and they hadn't chosen to move into the house that Yuhua Martial Arts School had arranged for them.

First, the location is too far from the tattoo shop and the city center. Second, since the tattoo was given to them by someone else, they still hope to earn their keep through their own efforts.

As for Zhang Chaoqiang's money, it was his own; the couple never considered using his money to buy a house.

In their eyes, home is wherever there is a house.

Zhang Chaoqiang saw all of this.

In his hand, he selected a few beautiful first-tier crystal cores, resembling sapphires, and placed them on the settlement table as a gift for his parents.

As for Tan Yue, ever since she was repeatedly sent Versailles, she has stopped sending those things that were already commonplace in her home.

He was still hesitant about the Screaming Chicken Crystal Core.

The sales assistant seemed to have noticed and carefully explained, "Young man, we have a record that you have already spent 30 at other martial arts stores."

If you accumulate 50 in spending at any Martial Arts Shop, you'll get the right to download our exclusive "Martial Arts Shop Encyclopedia Ranking" app!

It contains rankings of the rarity, overall ranking, strength, defense, and bloodline levels of various monster cores.

It also records in real time the martial arts skills derived from each crystal core for the purchaser. Furthermore, it has a built-in forum where users can chat and interact with other martial artists, and there's even an evaluation and ranking system based on martial artist data.

In short, the mysteries within are inexhaustible, and some of the information contained therein is extremely useful to a mature martial artist.

"Accumulated spending of 50?"

There's also this theory... Actually, Zhang Chaoqiang had seen the software being used by the shop assistants a long time ago and found it quite interesting.

Those who own this app are essentially considered VIP customers of the Martial Arts Store.