Is it difficult to evolve your beast?

Chapter 64 Shock

It's called a market, but it's actually just a lot of houses.

There are permanent shops on both sides of the aisle.

"These shops buy up all sorts of materials in large quantities on a regular basis, and their prices may be higher than those at the Beastmaster Association."

"Most importantly, they will buy up materials that the Beastmaster Association doesn't want, such as flying rats and the like."

For a first-tier beast tamer, entering the Illusionary Realm only allows them to defeat ordinary, unranked mythical beasts.

A Tier 0 mythical beast is just a mythical beast in name only; in reality, it's no different from the ordinary animals before the spiritual energy revived.

Some even suspect that the ordinary animals that existed before the spiritual energy revival may have been affected after the revival and became level 0 mythical beasts.

Otherwise, why did all those animals disappear, while so many familiar species from my previous life appeared among the level 0 mythical beasts?

Entering the Illusionary Realm doesn't yield much benefit, but without entering it, there's no other better place to improve your pet's abilities. Besides, you might as well take a gamble and find something good.

Therefore, most people spend money to go in, and are unwilling to leave empty-handed.

Why not just fill a big sack with all sorts of magical treasures like flying rats that can be found everywhere? They're not worth much, but they can still offset some of the cost.

Every beast tamer must be meticulous in their calculations.

"This is where they sell all kinds of magic stones, shall we go take a look?"

Are there different grades of magic stones?

Jiang Feng naturally doesn't have that much time to read through all the introductions related to Beast Tamers, even though she has the Beast Tamer APP, which contains a lot of information.

"No, there is no difference between good and bad magic stones."

This is what makes the Illusion Stone special.

"To put it another way, it's like elements, like gold and silver."

"Gold is just gold; there is no such thing as good gold or bad gold."

"These stones are a combination of elements. A pure combination."

"However, some are fake."

"what?"

Jiang Feng had a serious expression on his face.

Can this thing even be fake?

"Yes... Energy fluctuations can be artificially generated, but magical beasts cannot absorb things that are artificially created."

It's true that forgery can happen anywhere.

It seems that wherever there's money to be made, this kind of thing is bound to happen.

"Because magical beasts cannot be released here, it gives those who sell counterfeit goods an opportunity to profit."

"It's much better to buy from these fixed stores. At least they won't run away, and the prices are relatively fair."

Yao Yue has been going to these places related to beast tamers with her family since she was a child.

After arriving in Jinyang City, I naturally became familiar with these places.

Jiang Feng nodded upon hearing Yao Yue's words, fully understanding their meaning.

Some stalls may sell items very cheaply, even cheaper than those in shops, but they might be counterfeit.

"However, this is a regular market, so such things are rare. You need to use the Beastmaster's card to set up a stall and enter and exit."

"If you've been scammed, you can go to the relevant authorities and have them register it. If that person uses your card again in the future, you'll receive a notification, and your money will be recovered!"

The two people had already entered the shop.

This is a shop that sells Illusion Stones, various types of Illusion Crystals, and Illusion Treasures, and also buys and sells these items.

"Scan the code to see the goods!" The shop assistant pointed to the QR code next to her and said, "You can sit over there. If there's anything you want, just call me."

The shop is not very big, so there isn't much space to display outside.

Mobile phones can do many things.

"We want the Water Stone, the Light Stone, and the Fire Stone. How much does each stone cost? How much stock do you have?" Yao Yue and Jiang Feng scanned the QR codes, but hadn't started looking inside yet.

"There's plenty of these three types of magic stones in stock. The Light Stone and Fire Stone are both priced at 4,900 each, while the Water Stone is currently in high demand and is priced at 4,500 each." The price is 100 yuan cheaper than what's sold on the Beastmaster APP, but rounding down, it's not that much cheaper.

Upon hearing this, a hint of joy appeared on Jiang Feng's face.

She had just calculated the amount of money in her pocket.

Firstly, the properties left by my parents over the years are mostly rented out.

I own two shops in the city center, with an annual rent of 150,000.

The house she lives in is what used to be their home; it's a two-story house with an attic, a backyard, and a front facade.

The shop, courtyard, and two-story building below were rented to Aunt Zhang and her family. The annual rent was 30,000 yuan plus her daily meals.

Jiang Feng didn't know how to manage his money, so he simply deposited it in a bank as a fixed deposit. The annual fees for such a large fixed deposit weren't small, and it was better than losing money investing in funds.

Her living expenses came from the monthly pension of 1,500 yuan given by the state to every soldier who sacrificed his life in the defense of the city to protect ordinary people.

After evaluation, the estate trusteeship center decided to allocate 3,000 yuan per month from her parents' estate for her living expenses. The remaining money will be deposited in Jiang Feng's fixed account as a time deposit, to be released after she turns eighteen.

Jiang Feng has more than enough to live on for 4,500 yuan a month.

Because Aunt Zhang provided all three meals, which was initially included in the rent.

She has always had excellent academic performance from elementary school to university. Not to mention in elementary school, she also participated in various competitions throughout her three years of junior high school, winning prize money of around 100,000 yuan.

If you add up all the money, her savings are around 3.4 million.

Buy 100 Water Stones for the Gray Cloud Wolf and 20 Light Stones for the Fighting Deer; the total cost is only 550,000.

The price of Firefly Grass shouldn't be too expensive. If I could buy a Tier 3 Light Attribute Illusion Crystal, would the Fighting Deer be able to upgrade?

No, as Yueyue just mentioned, leveling up a pet requires experience points.

"Fengfeng, how much do you want?"

"One hundred water stones and fifty light stones." Jiang Feng didn't ask for exactly twenty.

After all, twenty targets were too powerful, and she didn't want to expose this "golden finger" before she became stronger.

Only after she obtained her Evolution Consultant certificate and majored in Beast Evolution in college was she able to start using this "golden finger" to make money for herself.

Now is certainly not the time.

"Okay, ladies, is there anything else you need? If not, we can settle the bill right away!"

The shop assistant was overjoyed; they hadn't expected to meet such a big customer.

Although the price of a single Magic Stone is cheap, not everyone will buy so many at once.

Everyone knows that feeding magical stones to magical beasts is good for them, but most beast tamers can't afford to spend money like that!

Buying one per month is the practice of many poor beast tamers, and even for some students whose families are not particularly wealthy, one per month is a luxury!

"Yes, do you have any light-attribute glow grass or red bean fruits that light-attribute mythical beasts love to eat?"

The red bean fruit is not small. Although it is named after red beans, it is much larger than a red bean.

One red bean fruit is about the size of a fist.

"Yes, red bean fruits are cheap, 500 yuan each, and we still have 50 in stock."

"Glowing grass isn't particularly valuable. How many plants do you need? If you need a lot, I can offer you a 20% discount."

Glowing grass is something that almost all light-attribute beast tamers will try to feed to their magical beasts.

Regardless of whether eating it will allow it to advance or evolve, the price is what it is.

If they don't have money to buy anything else, buying some glow grass is a good alternative. What if their own magical beasts can advance just by eating this, like glow grass?

"If you buy 100 plants, I can charge you 80,000 yuan."

Jiang Feng's brain was working at lightning speed.

If all fifty red bean fruits are taken, the total will be 800,000.

She currently has 3.4 million yuan in hand. If she spends 800,000 yuan, she will have 2.6 million yuan left.

"Fengfeng, do we need to buy so many glow grasses?" The price isn't expensive, but Jiang Feng doesn't have a space button right now, so storage might be a problem.

"You don't have a space button yet."

Yao Yue's words made Jiang Feng suddenly realize the truth.

That's right!

"We have space buttons here!" The shop assistant became excited upon hearing this.

"Our boss just received a new shipment recently, you've come to the right place!"

"We haven't had time to inform our long-term customers yet. Many people wanted them before, but as you know, space buttons are very rare these days."

Human research has involved spatially-attribute mythical beasts in the creation of spatial buttons, and over the past sixty years, some groundbreaking progress has naturally been made.

But as mentioned before, human technology regressed by at least a thousand years during those chaotic twenty years due to the sudden arrival of ferocious beasts.

The spatial folding technology was not long-standing to begin with, and this sudden change has broken the technological chain in between.

After so many years of restoration, talent cultivation, and the involvement of mythical beasts, it has only been about five years that new space buttons have appeared.

As for the price—

"You actually sell space buttons here? How much is one?" Although Yao Yue already had one, it was a gift from her S-level talent.

Her storage compartment only had ten cubic meters of space, and she felt that after putting all sorts of random things in it, there wasn't enough space.

"Ten million each, but if you buy two, the price can be reduced to nine and a half million each."

!!!

This price??

Jiang Feng's face showed great surprise.

The world of beast tamers has overturned her imagination of this world!

Generally speaking, for an average person, spending a few thousand yuan a month is already considered quite good.

Some poor people who rely on charity to make a living are reluctant to spend even a few hundred yuan a month and save it up, instead growing their own vegetables to eat on a regular basis.

But when it comes to beast tamers, it seems that everything is measured in tens of thousands.

Ten million sounds like a thousand dollars.

But having a space button is indeed very tempting.

"Okay, two it is then." Yao Yue immediately decided without further ado upon hearing the price. "Fengfeng, one for each of us, that'll save us a million!"

"Okay." Jiang Feng knew that his parents had more than ten million in their account.

"But I can't return the money to you right now." It seemed there was no need for Jiang Feng and Yao Yue to say so many words of thanks anymore.

"It's alright, I have just enough funds here!" Yao Yue patted Jiang Feng on the shoulder. "With the space button, we can get more things when we enter the Illusionary Realm."

The most difficult thing in doing anything is accumulating initial capital.

If you only have one backpack, go into the Illusionary Realm, and if you're lucky, you'll fill it with Illusionary Stones.

But if another person has a spatial button, she can go to the Illusionary Realm, find a place where glowing grass grows, and cut a spatial button's worth of glowing grass.

The two may yield the same amount of money, but the experience and time required are completely different.

The former is more likely to result in finding nothing, while the latter is more likely to result in a stable supply.

Jiang Feng naturally understood this principle, which is why he did not refuse.

With the space button, she theoretically had the opportunity to acquire more resources.

It's important to know that apart from their first free entry into the Illusionary Realm, subsequent entries were a matter of life and death, and the rewards were also up to fate.

Anything that's put in the backpack is considered to be something they can take with them.

When leaving the Illusionary Realm, you only need to pay the daily entry and exit fee.

You don't need to pay to get in, and if you die inside, you don't need to pay anything either.

Jiang Feng didn't mince words: "I'll go ask my parents about the money they left behind later, and see if we can use it ahead of time."

"We definitely need to ask. These past few years have been the years we've been laying the foundation, and everything we do costs money."

Being a beast tamer is no easy task.

Raising mythical beasts is not as simple as it seems.

If a pet is not properly raised, and is frequently defeated or does not receive adequate nutrition, its rank may even regress.

Of course, the government has taken this situation into consideration; not everyone is that wealthy.

After they enter Beastmaster High School, they will be able to receive a corresponding number of Illusion Stones each month.

"Do you have any fire-attribute phantom crystals for birds, any tier up to level three?"

"You can click on the category; it's there. If you need them, you can add them to your cart and then select submit."

"I don't have permission to take these out directly; they need to be unlocked after the customer takes action."

Illusionary Crystals are very expensive; a single Tier 1 Illusionary Crystal costs around 50,000.

The price of Tier 3 Illusion Crystals fluctuates between one and two million depending on the Illusion Beast, and they are often in short supply.

Most people wouldn't sell the phantom crystals they'd acquired; instead, they'd choose to trade them with others at the free market there.

"I'll go prepare the goods for the two customers. Please have some tea." The shop assistant was very excited.

He'll be able to make a lot of money this time.

Jiang Feng glanced at the items on the list, his eyes landing on the third-tier illusion crystal.

Deer, a light-attribute magic crystal, priced at 1.5 million!

(End of this chapter)