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

To Wim, the man named Ning, regardless of his identity, was the agricultural association's father as long as he offered something of high quality.

He asked the question out of curiosity. After all, such high-grade fertilizer is something that agricultural professionals can only dream of. Having even a small bag of it is a blessing. He wouldn't care if he didn't have more.

In response to his question, Bell manipulated Edu's body to extend two fingers.

"There's another pack?"

"No, it's twenty packs."

The packet of concentrated bone meal that Bell took out weighed 500 grams, strictly following the information insight instructions that 500 grams would produce the best results.

Upon hearing that there were twenty more packets of such good stuff, Wim's mind went completely blank.

A mixture of immense happiness and heartache simultaneously flooded his mind.

Fortunately, if he could acquire these twenty packets of high-grade bone powder, not only would all his magical plants be able to reach a higher level, but he could also cultivate new and stronger magical plants.

However, acquiring these twenty packets of high-grade bone meal would certainly not be cheap, and he was prepared for a significant financial blow.

"Mr. Ning, look at this price... no, Mr. Ning, how do you plan to ask for a price?"

Chapter 129 The Agricultural Guild's Secret Treasury

Wim, as a director of the agricultural guild, gave Bell a lot of face and kept a very humble attitude.

Firstly, the high-grade bone powder that Bell brought out was quite valuable, and secondly, Wim felt a trembling reaction from the magical plant on his body, and he had great faith in the perception of his magical plant.

Wim even gave up on making an offer and chose to let the other party make an offer, which was a huge concession.

But Bale wasn't too bothered by his concession; he just felt it was hard to accept.

Bell didn't know the market price of this bone meal. If he quoted a price haphazardly, he would easily expose his ignorance. Perhaps what he thought was a high price was actually less than half of its actual value.

After a brief moment of hesitation, Bell spoke:

“Director Wim, I believe you also know that this is not something that can be directly traded with money.”

"You want to barter directly?!"

Wim quickly picked up on the topic Bell had thrown back at him.

In fact, he was very afraid that Bell would choose to use gold coins for the transaction, because this would be a huge blow to the Agricultural Guild's cash flow. In Vim's mind, this bag of bone meal was worth at least a thousand gold coins, and twenty bags of bone meal would consume 20,000 gold coins of the Agricultural Guild.

Normally, the agricultural association's directors could easily allocate the money by adjusting their authority and gritting their teeth.

However, now is the time to hold the agricultural exhibition, and the agricultural association has spent a lot of money on the agricultural exhibition. If a large amount of funds are mobilized to purchase bone meal, it will have a great impact on the operation of the agricultural association.

While large guilds offer various advantages, the resources required for daily maintenance are staggering, unlike the Bard Guild where daily maintenance is practically zero.

The bone powder was too attractive to agricultural professions, so in order to send it to the guild's vault as soon as possible, Wim led Bell directly to the agricultural guild's vault.

This transaction took the form of barter, with Bell using his bone meal to exchange for treasures hoarded in the Agricultural Guild's secret vault.

"Mr. Ning, apart from a few items that are not for sale, you can choose any of the other treasures in the secret vault."

Wim led Bell down to the second basement level of the Agricultural Guild, a place that ordinary people could not enter.

The door to the secret vault was extremely heavy, made of an unknown metal, and the entire vault was enveloped by a magical barrier, providing a very high level of protection.

If Bell tries to enter the secret vault by digging, he will be detected by the magic barrier immediately.

For the agricultural guild, the security of a secret vault containing all sorts of treasures could never be too strong.

Within the Agricultural Guild, only council members have the authority to open the secret vault, and bringing outsiders into the vault like this is extremely rare since the establishment of the Cangxing City Agricultural Association.

"A lot of good stuff here. No wonder it's the largest professional guild."

Upon entering the secret vault, Bell glanced at it briefly, and his [Information Insight] immediately reacted strongly.

In Bell's understanding, items that can trigger [Information Insight] are mostly good things.

"That's right. When it comes to having a rich foundation, there are few professional guilds in Cangxing City that can compare to us."

Wim seemed quite pleased with Bell's praise.

It is beneficial.

For Wim, bartering in the Vault is much less stressful than trading directly with money.

After all, the treasures that can remain in the secret vault are not essential items like high-grade bone powder. Exchanging idle items for essential items is a profitable deal for the Agricultural Guild.

Moreover, entering the secret vault to exchange items requires a keen eye.

If the man named Ning in front of them didn't have a good eye, he might very well pick out a bunch of worthless items, allowing the Agricultural Guild to make a fortune from them.

"Please, Mr. Ning."

Wim gave a slight nod, and Bell, without any hesitation, directly manipulated Edu's body to examine each of the treasures before him.

Closest to him was a fragment of the skeleton of an unknown creature, about the size of a fist, sealed inside a crystal box that suppressed its aura.

[The Broken Horn of the Possessed Demon]

Description: A severed horn of a fallen, possessed demon, containing a powerful evil aura. It can be used to identify demons and also as a sacrifice in some rituals.

Demons, a common subject in the bards' notes that Bell read, are a race that cannot be completely eradicated and is synonymous with power and evil.

“Previously, we planned to use the power of this bone to cultivate new varieties of demonized plants, but unfortunately we failed. Basically, no plant could withstand the power in this bone, and even if it could, the plant would completely go out of control.”

While Bell was examining the demon's severed horn, Wim was also explaining how their agricultural guild had developed and utilized it. If this thing were useful, their agricultural guild wouldn't have left it here to gather dust.

Bell, meanwhile, controlled Edu to turn around, uttered a comment, and then examined the other items.

"A demon's severed horn; getting it on will only bring trouble."

"You have a very good eye."

The next item is a large piece of Mithril, which is rated as excellent in terms of magical conductivity according to the information insight assessment.

After a moment's thought, Bell decisively took the large piece of mithril.

If Bell were to incorporate this mithril into his self-made Ratman Suit, he could further enhance its effectiveness, making it more than just a means of disguise.

【Storage Backpack】

Description: This space equipment has a volume of three cubic meters and is a good piece of equipment for adventurers, but unfortunately, it cannot hold living creatures.

In the secret vault, they found a backpack the size of a schoolbag. Bell manipulated Edu to pick it up and rummage through it a few times.

When Wim saw it, his eyes lit up, and he wanted to sell it to Bell. After all, this kind of spatial equipment was not a rare item for the Agricultural Guild.

Space equipment, which commands high prices on the market, can be obtained at a low price from a few master foundries by the Agricultural Guild.

“Director Wim, this won’t impress me. I have something better.”

After putting down the storage pouch, Bell controlled Edu to flip his hand, and Edu took out the bag containing high-grade bone powder from the inventory, tossed it once, and then put it back.

Wim saw Bell accessing items, but he couldn't find where Bell's spatial equipment was located.

He thought to himself that Ning's storage equipment was extremely high-end, consisting of bracelets and rings, which were even better storage devices than backpacks that were larger than school bags.

With this thought in mind, Wim became even more cautious.

Chapter 130 Abundant Material Harvest

The Agricultural Guild's secret vault contained many valuable items. As Bell looked around, a strong hoarding desire arose within him, and he wanted to collect everything there like a hamster.

A typical characteristic of hoarders is that they have to have these things, regardless of whether they are useful or not, and the more the better.

However, adhering to the principle of equivalent exchange, Bell's twenty packets of bone powder could only buy him a very limited amount of things in the secret vault.

That piece of mithril alone is worth four packets of bone meal, with a market price of around 4,300 gold coins, and it's practically priceless.

For Bell, these rare items were his primary targets for exchange.

When Bell emerged from the Agricultural Guild's vault, all twenty packets of bone meal in his hand had vanished, replaced by four new items in his inventory.

In addition to the mithril he acquired at the beginning, Bell also obtained three other rare materials.

【Ancient Dragon Blood】

Description: Ancient dragon blood crystallized, containing a power that can transform plants and animals. When its aura appears, the surrounding plants and animals will go mad for it.

The ancient dragon blood was a thumb-sized piece of golden crystal sealed in a crystal box.

Don't let its small size fool you; the Agricultural Guild once used fragments of ancient dragon blood to cultivate a precious medicinal herb called the Crimson Blood Gourd Vine.

There are two paths for ordinary plants to transform upwards: one is to become a more aggressive, magical plant that can freely manipulate magic.

Another type is a precious medicine that enhances its own efficacy and, when used properly, can exert miraculous effects.

Under normal circumstances, the creation of precious medicines is extremely difficult, but they also have more miraculous effects. For example, the Crimson Blood Gourd Vine of the Agricultural Guild can produce two blood gourds every five years.

These blood gourds, when cooked by a skilled chef, can provide a gentle yet massive replenishment of qi and blood. If a young warrior whose body is still developing is fortunate enough to eat a cooked blood gourd, then his body will have the foundation to break through to the level of an advanced warrior.

The reason for choosing the Ancient Dragon Blood was that Bell's body reacted with intense heat when exposed to it, and this was an item that could help him complete the template upgrade.

Bell had a premonition that his physical attributes would experience a surge after completing the template upgrade, since the small animal template had limited his physical development.

Ancient dragon blood is very expensive, requiring a full ten bags of bone powder; it's a truly valuable item.

After the Ancient Dragon Blood, the two items Bell acquired were not as impressive.

One is a star unicorn horn, and the other is a lucky stone.