Locke: Daily intelligence, I'm going crazy finding bargains!

Luo Xing looked up and saw that the magic circle had not disappeared. With the death of the Stardust Worm leader, the cracks in the ground had stopped expanding, and the Polluted Jelly leader was still confronting the Black Market Magician.

Just as Luo Xing was about to send Miao Miao to provide support, a low wolf howl came from afar, followed by countless bats crashing into the magic circle in the air.

In just a moment, the magic circle shattered and vanished into specks of light.

As the magic circle shattered, the black mist gradually dissipated, and a pitch-black demon wolf slowly appeared before everyone's eyes.

[Elf: Demon Wolf (Leader)]

[Quality: Overlord (Lv.45)]

Talent: Excellent

[Type: Dark]

Personality: Impatient

[Exclusive Talent: Bloodlust (After an attack hits, you can absorb the opponent's life energy to heal your own injuries)]

Upon closer inspection, a person was sitting on the back of the demon wolf—it was the old man who had assessed Luo Xing in the association. He was dressed in a Tang suit and still carrying that familiar thermos cup, but his entire aura was completely different from when he was on the assessment field during the day.

"Devour!"

The demon wolf used Devour, and a white energy beam instantly enveloped the jelly, vaporizing it and making it disappear in the blink of an eye.

Immediately afterward, a dozen or so people wearing two-star mage badges filed in from behind the old man and began to quickly clean up the remaining star worms and contaminated jelly.

In less than five minutes, the polluted creatures in the entire black market were wiped out, the nightmare dissipated, and the lights in the black market street were turned on again.

At this moment, above the black market, three dark figures were hidden in the shadows.

The leader wore a black bird-beak mask and stared at Luo Xing below.

"It's that brat again. He's the one who defeated the guardian dog in the Fairy Forest before, and he's ruined our plans again today. Should I go and kill him?" someone whispered to the person next to him.

The man in the bird-beak mask did not answer, his gaze sweeping between Luo Xing and the old man.

"The important business is ahead. The life energy has been collected. Retreat."

The three figures began to fade, about to disappear completely into the night.

Just when they were about to disappear completely.

A meow came from afar.

The person in the bird-beak mask's pupils contracted sharply. Before they could react, a huge, jet-black claw tore through the void and precisely seized the person who had just spoken.

tear

The man's entire right arm was ripped off, blood splattering in the air. The man let out a scream, and the leader, a crow-like man, erected a protective shield, dragging his severed-arm companion and forcibly disappearing into the darkness.

The enormous cat paw retracted into the void, and an eye glowed eerily in the darkness before disappearing as well.

In the dark alley in the distance, Li Xueli leaned against the wall, holding Xiao Ye in her arms, gently scratching its chin with her fingers.

"Let's collect some interest first." Then the figure disappeared from the spot.

Luo Xing was completely unaware of what had just happened.

Luo Xinggang put Miaomiao and Xiaoshitou back into the Gulu Ball and leaned against the wall to rest.

Golden Bean was still holding the pure gold candlestick, squatting at his feet, muttering "My shop, my shop".

"Alright, you're not short of money, get up."

"Brother Xing, you don't understand, that crystal wine glass is a limited edition!"

Luo Xing kicked him in the butt.

The old man's gaze swept across the battlefield; he had witnessed the entire process of Meow Meow killing the Stardust Bug leader, before his eyes finally settled on Luo Xing.

The old man rode his demon wolf to Luo Xing, dismounted, and strode over.

Snapped!

A slap landed on Luo Xing's shoulder, making him gasp in surprise.

"Good lad! Wasn't that the same Meow Meow that killed the Star Insect King this morning? A level 12 Meow Meow fighting a level 20 boss Star Insect King, this old man has lived most of his life and never seen anything like it before!" The old man's voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement.

He rubbed his hands together, looked Luo Xing up and down as if he were looking at a rare treasure, and then slapped Luo Xing again.

"A lot of talented people are emerging. The old man is really getting old."

Luo Xing winced as he was slapped. "Grandpa, take it easy, I can't take it anymore."

The old man laughed heartily, took out a token engraved with star patterns from his pocket, and stuffed it into Luo Xing's hand.

"Today you helped the black market hold off the Star Insect King, reducing casualties considerably. You've done a great service. Here, take this: the right to enter the one-star secret realm 'Ice and Snow Plains.' You can only use it once, so don't waste it."

Luo Xing glanced down at the token, his eyes narrowing slightly. Without any hesitation, he put it away.

"Thanks, sir."

"Alright, alright, let's go. Leave the rest to the association." The old man waved his hand, mounted his demon wolf, and began to maintain order.

The authorities began evacuating the crowd, and Luo Xing, holding Huang Jindou's arm, left the black market.

"Brother Xing, come to my place! You're free tonight anyway, right?"

Luo Xing glanced at his phone; it was a little past ten. After thinking for a moment, he nodded in agreement.

Golden Bean's family lives in a lakeside villa area in the center of Los Angeles, which is quite close to here.

As soon as she entered the door, Huang Jindou put the candlestick on the entryway cabinet and ran upstairs without even changing her shoes.

"Brother Xing, please have a seat. I'll show you something!"

Golden Bean rolled down the stairs carrying a bunch of elf eggs and plopped down next to Luo Xing, his expression falling.

"Brother Xing, I have something to tell you, but please don't scold me."

Luo Xing leaned back on the sofa, glanced around, and saw that it was all trash, not even a single rare item. Seeing his tearful expression, Luo Xing already had a guess in his mind.

"explain."

"My money... is all gone."

"How many?"

"Just a little bit."

Luo Xing didn't raise an eyebrow. As far as he knew, Pang Dou's living expenses were six figures a month.

"You're selling things on the black market today because you're broke?"

Golden Bean nodded, his eyes beginning to redden.

"It's not just this month's; I... I've lost all the money I saved up last year. Adding in what I saved before, I've spent about 1.2 million in total."

Luo Xing pointed to the elf egg on the table.

"One million two hundred thousand? What did you do with it? You just bought these few pieces of junk?"

Huang Jindou didn't say anything, but got up from the sofa and led Luo Xing to the door of the storage room at the end of the first floor. He took out his key, unlocked the door, and as soon as the door opened, Luo Xing froze on the spot.

Luo Xing looked inside and saw Pokémon eggs. The room was filled with Pokémon eggs, at least seventy or eighty of them, of varying sizes and colors.

The all-knowing eye swept over.

Ordinary, ordinary, ordinary, all ordinary, and there are even a few elf eggs that can't hatch at all.

Not a single rare one.

Luo Xing's lips twitched.

"Where did all these come from?"

"My classmate introduced me to an egg gambling shop, saying they have top-quality eggs, but you have to gamble." Golden Bean plopped down next to a pile of eggs, holding his head in his hands.

"How do we gamble?"

"Once inside, the boss will bring out three appraised Pokémon eggs and let you pick the one of the best quality. If you choose the right one, you can enter the next level. After passing seven rounds, you can take away the ultimate prize, an epic Pokémon egg."

Huang Jindou became more and more aggrieved as she spoke, her voice trembling.

"I poured all my money into it, and I couldn't even get past level six! Every time I thought I'd made the right choice, the results turned out to be wrong!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Xing already knew the answer in his mind: this was not a typical "pig butchering scam".

No matter what you choose, the other side will always find a way to make you lose. They'll lure you in with small perks in the first few rounds, making you more and more addicted as you progress. By the time you realize what's happening, all your money is gone.

Although Luo Xing didn't know what methods they used to control the outcome, there was definitely something fishy going on.

He squatted down and patted the round belly of the golden bean ball.

Golden Bean looked up at him expectantly, her nose still red.

Luo Xing stood up, put his hands in his pockets, and was possessed by Jiahao.

"Don't worry, I'll take you there tomorrow and we'll empty his shop."