Reincarnated as a bamboo rat, it begins its extreme survival struggle.

"New exorcism potions are now available! They're priced at 8 gold coins per bottle, so hurry and grab yours!"

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The free trade zone consists of fixed stalls. You have to pay a stall fee to sell things here, but the goods you sell can usually be sold quickly without any disputes.

This place also gathers rare resources from various dangerous areas around Cangxing City, such as monster eggs and magic fruits.

Of course, although many adventurers trade with each other, the main buyers in this market are life skills professionals. They buy materials that adventurers bring back from various dangerous places, process and modify them, and then sell them back to the adventurers.

In the free market, there are also non-material goods for sale.

For example, at one of Bell's stalls, there was a sign with several large characters written on it:

'Accepting magical culinary banquets'

This is a stall rented by a group of chefs. They sell snacks in the upscale market and also use the stall as an advertising space.

Of course, this doesn't mean that these chefs' business is bad and they need to advertise everywhere.

On the contrary, being able to rent a fixed stall for a long period of time

A position is proof of a chef's skill; a chef who isn't good enough won't have the ability to earn money this way.

Holding banquets is a common practice in this world. After all, many adventurers live in life-or-death struggles and often find various reasons to hold a banquet. Unmarried adventurers rarely save money when they have it, instead indulging in a carefree attitude of "live for today."

For example, after an adventure, a successful adventure team will organize a banquet to celebrate. Each member contributes a small amount of money to hire a chef, while the adventure team usually prepares the ingredients themselves, as this will significantly reduce the cost of raw materials.

Adventurers who have started families tend to be much quieter, but they still hold several banquets throughout the year; it's part of the adventurer culture.

"Sir, would you like to try our secret-recipe roasted chicken leg?"

Upon seeing Bell surrounded by waiters, the chef behind the stall called out enthusiastically.

He was a muscular man who, ten years ago, was a mid-level warrior. Dissatisfied with the poor food at the Warriors' Guild, he left Cangxing City in a fit of anger and traveled to various cities to learn culinary skills. He became a high-level chef at an astonishing speed, and with the help of a large number of magical dishes, he managed to turn himself into a high-level warrior through his meals.

He has long since achieved financial freedom and now leads a whole team of chefs and a large number of apprentices.

Selling various snacks at a stall in a high-end market has become a hobby and leisure activity for him. He rarely makes purchases except for a few banquets with very high prices.

It's worth mentioning that the Water Buffalo from the Ajin series is one of his followers.

"I don't need it, but from now on, I'll treat everyone to chicken legs."

"Wow?! This guy is really generous."

Bell looked at the chicken legs and wings that the uncle was grilling with longing, but unfortunately, he couldn't eat them in public while in his portable rat suit.

Two chicken legs here cost one silver coin, which is extremely expensive as a snack. Even with the magical effect of boosting energy, many people wouldn't buy them.

With the news of Bell's treat, people gathered around, and the word spread quickly, forming a human wall in the free trade zone.

"Look, your one sentence is more effective than me shouting here all day."

Seeing the large crowd gathering around, the chef behind the stall smiled broadly.

Bell waved his hand, however, as he needed to expand the influence of the identity 'Ning' in order to facilitate the implementation of subsequent plans.

For Bear Grylls, the ability to quickly spread his fame by throwing away a small amount of money is quite lucrative.

But just as Bell was about to pay, he encountered a small problem: the crystal card given by the Hunter's Guild didn't work here.

It's not that the crystal card is fake, or that there's no money on it.

However, since the various stalls in the free trade zone have long operated on a cash payment model, and there are not many large-scale commodity transactions here, there are no card payment devices at all.

Card-swiping devices are only available in the large surrounding shops and shops on the second and third floors.

But in order to treat 100 lucky winners to chicken legs, they all had to go to the shops around Bell to exchange cash.

That would be far too degrading.

"Don't have any cash with you, Mr. Ning? No need to worry, the consumer markets here can cover your expenses in advance."

Looking at the black crystal card in Bell's hand, the waiter said that the market would directly advance the money.

But after this little mishap, Bell was undoubtedly a bit embarrassed. However, before he could say anything, the chef behind the stall spoke up again, giving Bell a very comfortable way out.

"Young man, it seems you have a bad memory. Don't waste too much time with me. I'll waive your order and consider it making friends."

The chef's words immediately ignited the atmosphere, and the onlookers cheered.

"Uncle is a straightforward person. I'm holding a banquet in Cangxing City, so I have no choice but to invite you."

Bell replied in a lighthearted tone, which made the chef laugh heartily.

He continued his journey through the free market, while the chef began preparing the one hundred chicken legs he had been given away. No matter how you looked at it, he hadn't lost out today. Whether it was the verbal friendship he had made with Ning or the potential customers brought by the one hundred chicken legs, the gains had already exceeded the cost of his investment.

While strolling around the free trade zone, Bell looked at all sorts of items and bought various fruits and seeds from some stalls.

In these transactions, Bell directly ordered the waiters around him to overturn the order. He was extremely dashing when buying things. At the stall, he acted like a nouveau riche boss buying general merchandise without looking at the price, ordering whatever he wanted and having the merchant pack it up.

Moreover, after buying the items, Bell didn't accept them. He simply had the waiter beside him fetch them. After ordering what he wanted, he had already walked several meters away, giving off the feeling that a real man never looks back at an explosion.

This behavior stunned the surrounding merchants and adventurers who were haggling over prices, who all wondered where this tycoon had come from.

"Is this guy buying stock? I think he bought things from at least twenty stalls."

"Damn, why am I selling leather instead of fruit? This rich guy seems only interested in things like fruit."

"Huh?! That man-eating giant mouth flower has been on the market for two months, and it was actually sold today!"

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The merchants discussed the goods Bell had purchased and quickly deduced what Bell wanted to buy.

All sorts of fruits from dangerous places, strangely shaped living plants, and all kinds of seeds.

Bell bought these three items as soon as he saw them, without any hesitation. In just half an hour, he spent at least six or seven hundred gold coins on them, which was an astonishing amount of money.

After all, apart from the fruit, the things Bell buys are all niche products that sell very slowly, and it might take ten days or half a month for anyone to even take a look.

"Do you think this rich guy will come back to the market? If he keeps coming, I'm going to go find adventurers and stock up on this type of goods."

"This guy acts like he'll eat as much as he can get, and he doesn't haggle at all. If he comes here often, I'll just go outside and post collection quests."

Bell noticed the conversations of the various vendors in the free trade zone, but that was exactly the effect he wanted—the more people talked about him, the better.

He came to this market today to become a well-known tycoon.

The only things this tycoon wanted to buy were all sorts of exotic plants and seeds.

Before leaving the free trade zone, Bell turned and shouted to all the vendors inside:

"Everyone, I'll be back in a week. I hope there will be even more of the goods I want then. I'll buy as much as you put out!"

Chapter 180 Procurement of High-Level Items

"Let's go up to the second floor."

Having finished shopping in the free trade zone, Bell walked briskly straight to the second floor.

Bell was relieved, but the waiters following behind him were not.

Because Bell bought so many seeds and plants, including some ferocious live carnivorous plants, the waiters who followed behind to pack them for Bell were exhausted.

Moving all those bags and packages to the market entrance and then carrying them to the designated spot for Bell when he left was no easy task.

However, the waiters did not complain. The person they were currently accompanying was also a prominent figure. As long as they made Bell comfortable, the big boss who controlled the market would give them benefits.

"Mr. Ning has excellent taste. This shop is directly under the Mage Guild, and the quality of its goods is extremely high. It's just that the price is a little high."

As Bell entered the shop selling magic scrolls on the second floor, his exuberant mood calmed down. He had long had his eye on the magic scrolls here, and now he finally had the chance to hold them in his hands.

The waiter led Bell through the doors of the magic scroll shop, where a mage came over and introduced some of the most popular magic scrolls to Bell.

"Show me some magic scrolls that deal with explosions and fire; I need magic scrolls in that area."

Ignoring the popular, commonly used magic scrolls, Bell directly issued the order.

His purpose in buying the magic scrolls was not to use them directly, but to use them as a blueprint to deduce how magic scrolls were made, as well as more knowledge belonging to mages.

If possible, Bell would like to buy all the magic scrolls here, so that he has enough time to become one of the top magic scroll makers in Azure Star City.

Unfortunately, magic scrolls are priced like luxury goods, and Bell, this nouveau riche, is not wealthy enough to acquire the entire store's accumulated wealth over many years.

Therefore, Bell had no choice but to settle for second best and specifically purchase magic scrolls that focused on the direction of explosion and flame.

[Explosive Flame Scroll]

Type: Props

Description: Using this magic scroll will generate a five-square-meter area of ​​exploding flame at the designated location, which will burn for ten minutes and is difficult to extinguish.

[Directional Demolition Beacon]

Type: Props

Description: Once the beacon is placed, it can be remotely detonated using the accompanying small magic scroll.

[Invisible Flame Trap]

Type: Props

Description: After using this magic scroll, several invisible bubbles will be left in the air. The bubbles will explode and continue to burn when touched.

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