A Bite of Douluo Continent

"Huh?" Qi Han's face twitched, and his heart skipped a beat.

Does that mean if you sell one million gold soul coins, you'll have to deduct two hundred thousand?

He had never consigned an item to an auction before; he always went to auction houses to buy things.

Seeing that Qi Han's expression clearly showed disbelief, Manager Yin explained helplessly, "Sir, I did not lie to you. This clause is clearly written on the wall of the consignment auction office. Our Mingde Auction House would never do anything like bullying its customers because we are a large company."

A 20% handling fee will be charged…

Qi Han suddenly felt a pang of heartache.

Seeing the pained expression on Qi Han's face, a hint of joy flashed in Manager Yin's eyes.

Although the Mingde Auction House will sell soul tools made by the soul masters of the Mingde Hall, these soul tools are not free; they all need to be exchanged for various resources.

Collecting various relatively rare resources for Mingde Hall is also one of the responsibilities of Mingde Auction House.

This time, Mingde Hall needed a batch of soul bones on its list of required materials. It also asked the managers of various auction houses to collect torso soul bones as much as possible. He was worried about not having any torso soul bones, but unexpectedly, this young man in front of him sent over the torso soul bones he had been longing for, and they were even at the level of 20,000 years old.

Such a 20,000-year-old torso bone is enough to serve as the core component of an eighth-level soul tool. In fact, if the Red Dust Emperor Teacher were to make it, there is a good chance that a ninth-level soul tool could be created, which shows how precious it is.

Submitting such a torso bone to Mingde Hall will ensure that the resources of Mingde Hall's soul guides that are subsequently released will be more focused on the Mingde Auction House in Banlan City, which is very important for his own performance.

Thinking of this, Manager Yin's expression became even more amiable. "If you are not satisfied with the handling fee, you may choose to sell this soul bone directly to the auction house. As the manager of the Mingde Auction House in Banlan City, I guarantee that the price of this soul bone will not be deliberately lowered, and there will be no handling fee deducted when selling it directly to the auction house."

"Well..." Qi Han's teeth started to ache, "Can you give me a price?"

"One million six hundred thousand gold soul coins..."

"make a deal!"

Upon hearing the price, Qi Han agreed without much hesitation.

One million six hundred thousand gold soul coins would require a bid of two million to acquire at an auction.

Qi Han felt that even if the soul bones of the Sun and Moon Continent were very precious, the probability of this soul bone selling for two million was not high, so it was better to just take the one million six hundred thousand gold soul coins and leave.

And that was indeed the case; this Manager Yin urgently needed the soul bone, so he offered a very honest price.

The two quickly completed the handover, and together with the materials that Qi Han had sold earlier, 1.76 million gold soul coins were exchanged for Sun Moon Empire paper money similar to gold notes and then deposited into a storage soul tool before being handed over to Qi Han.

This storage soul tool, which is said to be of level six, is considered a gift for Qi Han.

"Mr. Qi, would you like some money to attend the upcoming monthly auction?" Having obtained the soul bone, Manager Yin was clearly in a good mood and took the initiative to invite him.

To be honest, after selling the soul bone, Qi Han wasn't as interested in this monthly auction anymore. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Could I see the list of items for this auction?"

"Naturally."

Manager Yin handed over a list, and after Qi Han took it and examined it, his face twitched involuntarily.

The list is full of rare metals and soul tools; to be honest, it really has the style of the Sun Moon Empire.

"Never mind, I have something else to do later, so I won't participate."

With this effort, we might as well go to Mingdu sooner.

Chapter 469 Survival Guide for the Rich and Powerful

"Ruyi, time to pay the toll!" Riding on Zhuiyun, Qi Han counted out one million gold soul coins from his storage soul tool and handed them to Ruyi, his face full of smug smiles. "Didn't expect I could raise enough for the toll so easily, did you?"

"Hmph!" Ruyi snorted in dissatisfaction, then said, "It's no use raising enough travel expenses. You still need to operate under the name of Hanshi for more than thirty days to complete the main quest nine!"

"I know, I know." Qi Han smiled.

The main quest nine has two requirements, and he has only completed one so far, so he still has to open and run a shop in the Sun Moon Empire.

However, completing the task of covering the travel expenses of one million gold soul coins ahead of schedule also had its benefits for Qi Han.

Earning one million gold soul coins within a month by opening a shop means earning more than 30,000 gold soul coins per day on average. Even for Qi Han, earning such an income is not easy.

He not only needs to produce the three-star recipe that produces the strange phenomena, but he also needs to open the store in a busy downtown area with high foot traffic in order to have a chance of making so much money in a month.

However, the noise generated by the Samsung recipe was too great. Given the deliciousness of the cold food dishes, opening a store in a high-traffic area would make it famous in a short time. Neither of these things fits Qi Han's principle of "stability like an old dog".

Now that he has earned one million gold soul coins ahead of schedule, it means that Qi Han only needs to operate for thirty days without considering the turnover.

In other words, even if there are no customers, he can still leave after operating the business for thirty days.

This made Qi Han feel exceptionally comfortable.

Why bother working hard if you can just coast through a bunch of missions?

He made up his mind. After entering Mingdu, he would buy the most remote shop in the entire city, slack off for a month, and then happily return to Shrek City with the main quest completed!

Yes, the plan works!

Within the system space, Ruyi, who had heard every single word of Qi Han's thoughts, gritted her teeth in resentment.

"Trying to slack off?" After muttering something in a voice that Qi Han couldn't hear, the little girl with pink and blue hair spent a while writing and drawing on the task panel in the system space before finally showing a satisfied expression. "Let's see how you slack off this time!"

Qi Han was still unaware that Ruyi had secretly made some modifications to his task panel; he was still immersed in his own daydreams.

Since arriving on the Sun and Moon Continent, his mindset has undergone a significant change.

When he first arrived in Douluo Continent, he formed a friendship with the Tang Sect not long after he started operating. Later, he got to know the Tang Sect Master and the Sea God Pavilion Master, and received a lot of care from the Sea God Pavilion and the Tang Sect. He naturally remembered these kindnesses.

The Sun Moon Empire is destined to clash with these two forces in the future, which makes Qi Han somewhat resistant to this continent.

Although the two continents have not yet discovered each other and are not yet hostile, he instinctively wanted to slack off and not be so proactive while running Hanshi on this continent, hoping to survive as long as possible.

As for the other reason, it is somewhat related to the cultivation system.

After a brief investigation, he finally confirmed one thing: the Sun Moon Empire, which had not yet communicated with the Douluo Continent, had no concept of Soul Masters at all. Although there were Martial Souls and Soul Rings here, and the same Soul Power level classification, the titles of Soul Master, Soul Venerable, and even Title Douluo did not exist here. Instead, there were Soul Masters from Level 1 to Level 10.

He has no support on this continent. If he attracts the attention of some powerful figures or the Sun Moon Royal Family because of the food, he will be in great danger outside the restaurant, except for the protection he can get inside. If he shows his Soul Master abilities which are completely different from the cultivation system of the Sun Moon Continent, it may even cause trouble and arouse the Sun Moon Continent's vigilance against the Douluo Continent in advance.

Two reasons combined led Qi Han to set a "survival guideline of seeking wealth and status" for himself as soon as he arrived on the Sun Moon Continent.

So far, he seems to be implementing his survival guideline quite well.

There was a distance between Banlan City and Mingdu. It took Zhuiyun about an hour to fly there before Qi Han and his group landed far outside Mingdu.

Although it was still far from Mingdu, Qi Han couldn't help but gasp in amazement at the sight of the building, which was even larger than Xingluo City and Tiandou City, and almost comparable to Shrek City, with its metallic sheen reflecting the sunlight.

What a huge city.

After sending Zhuiyun into the system's small world, Qi Han carried Gulu and walked towards the majestic city gate of Mingdu. He quickly passed through the inspection of the city guards and entered Mingdu.

Walking on the city bricks made of some unknown metal, Qi Han recalled the scene when the city guard used his soul power detection device to check his level 53 soul power, and then he remembered the scene before entering the Jingyang Mountains when the soldiers used the same soul power detection device to check his soul power. He belatedly said, "Ruyi, something's not right."

"Didn't you give me a soul power concealment card before? How come they were still able to detect my soul power level?"

Is this reasonable?

This is unreasonable!

“Actually, it can be concealed.” Ruyi immediately explained, “If you don’t conceal it, they will only think you are a genius who came from nowhere. Once you conceal your soul power and the soul power detection device cannot detect it, you may be questioned more. You don’t have a household registration in the Sun Moon Empire, so you can’t withstand the questioning.”

So that's how it is?

That makes perfect sense.

Qi Han understood. After walking a few steps, he suddenly saw a storefront with a real estate agency sign on the side of the street. It looked to be quite large.

Finding a shop in such a big city like Mingdu is not easy. Why don't you look for a real estate agency?

Thinking of this, he suddenly became interested and stepped inside.

"Honorable guest, what kind of intermediary do you need? Our Cao's Intermediary has everything. As long as you can afford the intermediary fee, we can even get you precious rare metals!" A servant trotted over to greet him, introducing the intermediary while patting his chest and boasting to Qi Han.

"I don't need rare metals," Qi Han smiled. "Do you have any shops for sale?"

"Yes, yes, please come this way!" The servant chuckled and led Qi Han toward a reception room, casually asking as they walked, "What are your requirements for a shop, sir? Even on the most bustling Riyue Avenue in Mingdu, our real estate agency has several shops for sale, which can certainly meet your requirements."

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Qi Han immediately felt relieved. "Please give me the most secluded shop, preferably one where hardly anyone passes by."

Servant: "???"

Although Qi Han's requirements were outrageous, the agency actually had a store that met them. After several rounds of selection, Qi Han quickly chose the store that he liked best.

This shop is the only one among all the remote shops that has two floors, and one floor was even converted into a living area by Ruyi.

Besides pleasing Qi Han with its structure, he also really liked the location of the store.

Apart from Riyue Avenue, the main thoroughfare, all other streets within Mingdu are named "MingX Street".

The store is located at number 13 on a street called Mink Street.

13 Mink Street sounds auspicious.

Chapter 470 The Princess Leaves the Palace (Bonus chapter on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year! Please vote!)

Side Quest 10: Finding a Shop (Completed)

Task Rewards: Soul Power Level +2 (claimable), Shop Decoration of Your Choice (claimable).

With Qi Han paying the money and completing the handover, he officially took possession of the shop located at No. 13 Mingke Street, thus completing side quest ten.

The store is about the same size as the original Shrek City store, which is one of the reasons he likes this store.

Because of its extremely remote location, this shop doesn't charge much. Including the brokerage fee, it only costs 100,000 gold soul coins, which is quite rare in Mingdu, where land is extremely valuable.

Although 100,000 gold soul coins is still a lot.

Regardless, Qi Han was still quite satisfied with this deal.

Standing in his own shop, Qi Han accepted the Soul Power Level reward without hesitation.

As streams of warmth flowed into his limbs and bones, the soul power flowing quietly in his meridians grew stronger and stronger, instantly rising from level 53 to level 55.

Feeling the significantly more powerful soul force than before, Qi Han subconsciously clenched his fist, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

Very good, now let's choose a decorating style.

Instinctively, Qi Han wanted to choose a style similar to Shrek City's minimalist aesthetic, but hesitated at the moment he was about to click "confirm."

You've always had a fresh and clean style, how about trying something different this time?

For example, this cyberpunk style?