I'm not just human!

The sales assistant quickly caught the black bag with both hands, and then took out a device that looked like a scanner and scanned it.

Immediately afterwards, the number "105 million" appeared on the scanner's display screen.

"Alright, sir, thank you very much for your patronage. This traveling whale is now yours, and you can do whatever you want with it."

The sales assistant handed Xia Fa's black bag back to him with both hands.

Xia Fa casually took it, scanned it with his spiritual intuition, and after confirming that the money that had been swiped from the black bag was indeed there, he put it away.

He knew that the scanner-like device was a special tool-type treasure created by the Gold Miners' Guild, called a "scanner."

It's also very convenient to use. Just scan the gold coin bag to transfer the corresponding amount of gold pounds to the Gold Miners' Guild's vault on a remote, hidden planet.

Of course, there is a prerequisite: the owner of the black bag must first remove the spiritual imprint inside the black bag before the payment can be successfully deducted.

When Xia Fa tossed the black bag to the sales assistant just now, he had already temporarily removed the mental imprint it had left.

Otherwise, this scanner would probably become the most beloved and highly regarded treasure among thieves throughout the universe.

Seeing that Xia Fa had actually bought this whale, which was almost the most expensive travel whale for a fungus-level whale watching house, someone exclaimed in surprise, and countless people swarmed over.

That feeling is like being in a luxury store like L'Oréal or Dumas, seeing others buying top-tier luxury items that you wouldn't dare to buy yourself, that feeling of being both envious and wanting to join in the fun.

Not only the tourists strolling around this whale watching house, but even Prince Tefaro and Prince Justinian walked over out of curiosity.

Only Casimir remained in the distance, meticulously selecting his favorite traveling whales with a magnifying glass, seemingly unmoved by anything else.

"Xia Fa, are you serious?"

Since Tefal was already quite familiar with Shafa, he squeezed through the crowd and came up to Shafa, asking a rather surprised question.

Even though Tefalo himself was a genius from the Earthly Kingdom of the Silver Universe, a top-tier angel-level overlord, he only brought about ten million gold pounds to this whale watching event.

This was almost all of his wealth, since Tefalo didn't have the powerful background of Alexander and Michel; he earned his money one million at a time through hard work.

Well, it's not actually that hard work. After all, He is a top-tier angel-level overlord. As long as He is willing to take on jobs such as escorting or exploring, there are plenty of people in the entire universe who will come to Him.

Even so, Tefaro was still somewhat surprised to see that Xiafa had spent more than a million gold pounds.

Is he really not going to live like this anymore? Isn't he saving the money for a higher-end whale watching resort?

Prince Justinian was even more surprised, and felt even more strongly that Xiafa's background was not simple.

Keep in mind that he spent over a million gold pounds in one go; even as a prince of the Kingdom of Augu, he wasn't that extravagant.

As more people gathered, various discussions inevitably arose.

"Who is this young man? He's so rich!"

"Could he be a prince from an ancient alchemical kingdom?"

"It's also possible that he's the illegitimate son of some pirate emperor!"

"What a pity, he may be rich, but he's blind at such a young age."

"Yeah, they actually dared to buy this kind of pure black traveling whale, especially since the pupil painting is a black hole. In our industry, nine out of ten of these traveling whales will only yield rotten goods!"

"Yes, precisely because its skin is pure black, and it's treated like a different species of traveling whale, the price is ridiculously high. Only a sucker would buy it."

"Haha, this young man is going to bleed a lot."

"It's normal. Every year there are rich, hotheaded young people who come to pay their tuition."

Those willing to travel thousands of miles to participate in this whale watching event, besides all sorts of wealthy people and nobles, are naturally experts in whale watching.

These people, also known as whale hunters, were often honored guests of the nobility, and were responsible for selecting whales for their travels.

At this moment, many experienced whale hunters were pointing and commenting on the pure black exotic whale, as if they were certain that they would lose money by hunting it.

Many tourists have little experience or opinion on how to choose a tourist whale. Seeing the whale hunters all talking at once and condemning this exotic tourist whale, they either become mere spectators or feel sorry for Xiafa.

After all, that's a whopping 1.05 million gold pounds!

It was just thrown into the water, and you couldn't even hear a sound.

Despite the general skepticism of the crowd regarding the traveling whale, Xia Fa felt an unusual firmness in his heart. With a flick of his hand, he produced a whale-cleansing knife.

He bought it yesterday while gathering intelligence in the City of Ten Thousand Stars. After all, this was a whale watching event, and he couldn't just openly take out that tiger-tooth folding knife.

Even now, Xia Fa doesn't know whether his tiger-tooth folding knife, also known as the horse-slaying sword, is a sealed artifact or a secret treasure.

If it's a secret treasure, is it a mysterious treasure or an external mysterious treasure?

Adhering to the principle of not flaunting wealth, it is naturally not used in this situation.

After taking a deep breath, Xia Fa gripped the whale-slicing knife made of that azure crystal and flipped the pure black alien traveling whale over with one hand, leaving its smooth, white belly facing upwards.

The strange, traveling whale remained in a state of semi-dormancy, completely unaware of the fate that awaited it.

This is the fate of all the traveling whales that are captured. To humans and demi-humans, traveling whales are no different from wild boars in the mountains and forests in a certain philosophical sense; they are all prey.

puff!

This whale-splitting knife was surprisingly easy and effective at dissecting the traveling whale; the blade pierced the belly of this exotic traveling whale without any resistance.

Immediately, Xia Fa pressed down on its cool and elastic skin to steady its round body, and with his other hand he gripped the knife handle and slashed hard.

A cut about thirty centimeters long appeared as Xia Fa's knife pierced through.

He was preparing to continue cutting downwards when—

Wow!!!

A dazzling five-colored light suddenly burst forth from the spindle-shaped cut, like a beam of light shooting straight into the sky, instantly illuminating the entire fungus-level whale-watching house.

The white dome of the Whale Watching House, engraved with various ritual arrays and magical equations, immediately seemed to be covered with a layer of colorful light, dreamlike and hazy, sublime and holy, yet almost blinding.

The crowd of onlookers, especially those whale hunters who had previously been pointing and commenting, thinking themselves experienced and highly skilled, fell silent for a few seconds.

Immediately, screams erupted, almost blowing the roof off the whale watching house!

"Five-colored light! It's actually five-colored light!"

"My God, it's shipped! This is a huge shipment! We're going to make a fortune!"

"Where are those whale hunters who were skeptical of this exotic traveling whale? Come out and get your comeuppance, hahaha!"

"That's amazing! Five-colored light! The contents inside must be worth at least a million gold pounds. I can easily make several hundred thousand gold pounds!"

"That's right, if you're lucky, you could even earn one or two million gold pounds!"

"Could this young man be a hidden descendant of some ancient whale-hunting family? He has a sharp eye!"

Not only were the whale hunters astonished and speechless, but even Prince Tefaro and Prince Justinian were stunned.

Glenn, who had squeezed his way over from a distance after seeing the five-colored light soar into the sky, was also stunned, his face full of surprise and envy.

Xia Fa was quite pleased. Just as some knowledgeable tourists had said, since he had extracted the five-colored light, he was guaranteed not to lose money.

Because the five-colored light... represents the best things inside, which are worth at least one million gold pounds!

Although there are occasional exceptions where the price drops to one million pounds, the probability is too small to be considered.

Just as he was preparing to press on and completely dissect the traveling whale to retrieve its contents and see what it was,

Suddenly, a large, aged hand with prominent, knotted veins blocked his way.

Xia Fa's gaze sharpened, and he looked up to see a rather serious-looking, middle-aged face.

The man wore a black eyepatch over his left eye, seemingly blind in one eye. He had a black turban wrapped around his head and his face was covered in horrifying scars. He looked like a super hunter who had fought supernatural creatures for years, or a bounty hunter who had lived a life of danger.

"Young man, let's be friends. Now that this exotic traveling whale has opened a window and is emitting five-colored light, I'll buy it for 1.6 million gold pounds, and you'll make 550,000 gold pounds. How about it?"

"Opening a window" is a technical term used by whale travelers, and Xia Fa had certainly heard of it before.

The meaning is quite simple: like now, he only slightly cut open the belly of this exotic traveling whale, creating a "window."

The five-colored light that shot out from within indicated that the treasure inside this exotic traveling whale was worth no less than one million gold pounds, and possibly even two or three million gold pounds.

In this situation, one could choose to resell the whale that had "opened its window" and revealed "five-colored light" to someone else, thus making a profit without any risk.

As for the risk of loss and the possibility of making money, those are naturally left to the person who bought the whale with the window open.

At this point, the other whale hunters present also became interested and offered their prices.

Among them, some are from whale-hunting families or ancient whale-hunting families, while others have powerful nobles and other wealthy patrons behind them, so they naturally won't be stingy with their prices.

“I’ll offer 1.65 million, young man. Sell it to me, don’t sell it to that guy Trick.”

"One million seven hundred thousand! Any higher would be a bit overpriced. How about it, young man, think it over. You'll make six hundred and fifty thousand in profit with this one transaction!"

"Tch, you think you can buy a rare, traveling whale with five-colored light coming out of its window for 1.7 million? I'll offer 1.71 million, plus a whole book of my personal tips on how to choose a traveling whale. What do you say, young man?"

Seeing that the whale hunters who had been pointing and gesturing earlier now had almost completely changed their expressions, Xia Fa couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

However, selling him is definitely out of the question. There's no other reason than that he's not short of money.

If his initial investment had been only a little over one million pounds instead of over twenty-five million, he might have actually considered selling it, prioritizing stability.

But now, you think you can buy it for a mere 1.7 million? He wouldn't even look at that.

Without answering these whale hunters who had been arrogant at first but then obsequious, Xia Fa made his choice clear through his actions.

Click!

He gripped the whale-slicing knife with one hand, and with a forceful slash, completely cleaved the pure black exotic traveling whale open.

Whoosh—!

The five-colored light shone brightly, almost blinding the people around it. The entire fungus-level whale watching house was filled with breathtaking five-colored light, as if it were immersed in an ocean of five-colored light.

At this whale watching festival, which is held only once a year, these five-colored lights... signify wealth and good fortune!

Xia Fa had already covered his eye membranes with a layer of black, semi-transparent crystals, which were powered by the earth element from the Etheric Source, to act as sunglasses and block out the overly dazzling five-colored light.

Without hesitation, he reached into the belly of the pure black traveling whale and began to explore.

The five-colored light quickly dissipated, and many tourists and whale hunters craned their necks, full of curiosity and anticipation, wanting to know what good things this brave and lucky young man could find inside.

The whale hunter named "Trick," who wore an eye patch and had a face full of scars, didn't feel like he had lost face, even though he was ignored by Shafa.

After all, it's normal for them not to sell; not selling is their right, and selling is a favor. If he were to resell it and find something good inside, he would owe Xia Fa a favor.

At this moment, Trike was also filled with tension, waiting for the result.

Because the price he offered was 1.6 million. If the good stuff that Xia Fa extracted from this exotic traveling whale was worth less than 1.6 million, it would mean that his judgment was wrong. But if it was worth more than 1.6 million, it would mean that his judgment was still accurate.

"hiss--"