Five minutes later, Liao Feijun came back with a gloomy face. His teeth were grinding.
His chest was drenched in red wine, and he was in a sorry state.
"Ning Xueshi!
He fiercely chewed on the name. "I originally thought that it's better to squash enmity than keep it alive. I wanted to resolve the grudges of the older generation through the interaction between us juniors. I didn't expect you to not give me any face! And that Meng brat, a guy who lives in a public renting house and hasn't even seen an elevator, wants to fight with me, Liao Feijun? "
"Young Master Jun! Young Master Jun! "
Several red-dressed men and green-dressed women saw the conflict between the two sides and hurriedly tried to dissuade them. "Today's guests are all respectable. You can't openly fight. There will be opportunities in the future."
Liao Feijun sucked in a deep breath. "Don't worry. Using violence against this brat will only dirty my hands. Isn't he Old Devil Ning's newly accepted disciple? I have plenty of ways to make him lose all his face later!"
On the other side of the trade fair, Ning Xueshi apologized to Meng Chao in a flurry. "I'm sorry, Liao Feijun is a lunatic. Just ignore him."
"I'm fine. You, on the other hand, are pretty shrewish? You splashed red wine all over me the moment you attacked."
Ning Xueshi's face turned red. She did not want to be so extreme. After all, they were all harvesters. No matter how great their grudges were, it would not be good for them to turn against each other completely.
But she had just been discussing the noble topic of contributing to society with Meng Chao, who was an amazing man who did not care about fame and fortune. Then, she suddenly ran into Liao Feijun, who was a good-for-nothing rich kid, and kept pestering her. Ning Xueshi felt that even her evaluation of Meng Chao had been lowered.
She was so angry and anxious that she spilled the wine.
Fortunately, the trade fair had officially begun, diverting the attention of both parties.
All sorts of strange and rare materials broadened Meng Chao's horizons and stimulated the memories from his previous life.
With his current physical fitness, there was no need for him to buy high-grade rare materials to refine medicine. He just wanted to feast his eyes.
As for the crystalized neurosphere, Ning Shewo sold it for 1.33 million, which was twenty to thirty percent higher than the market price, which delighted Meng Chao.
With a huge sum of money in his pocket, he also wanted to pick up some leftovers.
However, everyone present was a discerning person. The price of each material was fair. Something as ridiculous as "a material that was worth five million was bought by an ordinary high school student with a discerning eye for fifty thousand" did not happen.
Unknowingly, two hours had passed, and the trade fair had entered the most lively part.
"Experts, three days ago, our 'Blood Wolf Battle Team' collected an unknown material in the depths of the fog. We don't know its nature, use, or price, so we can only bring it here. Please take a look at it and find a buyer. If anyone can really identify it, the appraisal fee will definitely be high."
A burly man walked up to the stage with a wooden tray in his hand and announced in a clear voice.
There were thousands of monsters, and they were constantly evolving and mutating. No matter how good a hunter was, it was impossible for them to recognize all the materials in Monster Mountain Range.
Harvesters had been dealing with all sorts of materials for a long time, so they had better judgment than hunters.
Outstanding harvesters were usually outstanding appraisers as well. Also, the trade fair gathered relatively powerful buyers and sellers. Once the value of rare materials was appraised, people would usually buy them on the spot.
As time went by, the identification of unknown materials became the highlight of the high-end trade fair.
Of course, this was also a matter of risking his reputation, and the risk was extremely high.
If he could identify a rare material that no one knew about, he would have the opportunity to become famous.
However, if one were to make a mistake, it would be very easy for them to suffer a huge setback.
For a time, many harvesters and big buyers gathered together. Everyone was filled with interest as they waited to witness the glory of the unknown material.
"Wait!"
At that moment, Liao Feijun suddenly stood up and cast a malicious glance in Ning Shewo's direction. He raised his voice and said, "I know that Elder Ning has taken in a new successor, and he can be considered to be my youngest martial uncle. Just now, I've already exchanged a few words with Martial Uncle Meng, and I've gained a lot of inspiration. Why don't I ask Martial Uncle Meng to come out and appraise this material so that everyone can see his skills and Elder Ning's judgment in choosing disciples?
Everyone was taken aback, and their interest was piqued.
"Liao Feijun, don't talk nonsense."
Ning Xueshi's face turned red. She stood up and refuted him. "Mr. Meng isn't my grandfather's disciple. He's my grandfather's good friend. He has nothing to do with the matters between our families. Don't accuse others recklessly! “
"Good friend?"
Liao Feijun laughed. "Elder Ning, you've been poisoned, but your qi realm is becoming clearer. You can become good friends with anyone. This spirit of retreating in times of crisis and being willing to live a normal life is something that we juniors should learn."
Ning Shewo's expression was as dark as still water. He could not fly into a rage.
With his status as the White-haired Ghostly Hands, if he went up against Liao Feijun, he would be lowering his status.
Ning Xueshi was so angry that she scowled. She was just about to go forward and say, "What material is it? I'll appraise it."
Meng Chao had already taken a step forward. "Alright, let me see this material."
He was not the type to swallow insults. He was already filled with anger because of the Ripple Force. Since Liao Feijun was in cahoots with Gu Ming, he was definitely not a good person. Since he provoked him, he could use the boy to vent his anger.
Besides, he would awaken to a lot of future harvesting skills in the future or remember the structure of monsters' evolution. He would have to contribute a lot to the harvester circle.
To do so, he needed a certain amount of fame. He needed to speak loudly for others to believe him.
'Young Master Jun, right? I'm sorry, but since you took the initiative to put your face in front of me, if I don't stomp on it, I won't be giving you face, 'Meng Chao thought.
Ning Xueshi did not stop him. Meng Chao strode onto the stage and calmly accepted the gazes of the elites.
His confidence moved the man from Bloody Wolf. The monster hunter lifted his veil and said respectfully, "Mister Meng, please take a look."
A ray of light shot to the ceiling. When it was refracted by the glass chandelier, the room was filled with light, and it looked like ripples in a rainbow.
Even the experienced harvesters could not help but gasp and stand on their tiptoes to take a look.
There was a pearl the size of a goose egg lying quietly in the fluffy red velvet. It was crystalline and had layers of colors on it. It looked like more than ten landscape paintings with thick ink and heavy colors had been gathered on it. Based on the angle, different halos appeared.
"What's that?"
"What a beautiful treasure. It looks like the crystal core of a superbeast, but I don't know what kind of superbeast it is."
"The spirit energy is really thick. It must have been gathered by a superbeast after decades or even more than one hundred years. It's really good for cultivation!"
Everyone's gazes landed on Meng Chao.
They were curious. Just what was so shocking about the boy in the wrinkled high school uniform?
Meng Chao cast it a glance and immediately had an idea of what it was.
He was about to speak, but the demonic light that flashed briefly in the depths of the crystal core made his pupils shrink, and he gasped in surprise.
"Could this be …"
Meng Chao held his breath and observed it carefully. His expression became graver.
He circled the unknown material three times and drew closer to it to study it for three minutes. He even asked Ning Xueshi to borrow a magnifying glass used to identify materials.
The more he looked at it, the more focused he became, and the more interested he became. He practically wanted to crawl into the material.
After a full five minutes, everyone became impatient and started making a ruckus. He sighed, shook his head, and said, "I don't know."
The crowd burst into an uproar. 'If you don't know, why did you pretend to study it for so long? Do you think that our time is worthless?'
Liao Feijun laughed out loud.
"Do you know?" Meng Chao looked askance at him and snorted coldly.
He was not boasting.
If even he was not 100% certain about this unknown material, then no one in the current Dragon City would know about it.
"I know a thing or two."
Liao Feijun strode up the stage in high spirits and pushed Meng Chao to the side without holding back. "In the depths of the fog to the south of Dragon City is an etherealized plant known as Single-eyed Grass. It's the favorite food of the local monster, the Golden-furred Pig. Single-eyed Grass bears fruit once every three years, and after hundreds of fruits, it will produce a mutated Ghost-eyed Fruit. When the Golden-furred Pig eats this mutated fruit, it can't digest it, so it stays in its body and turns into something similar to a stone.
"The Ghost-eyed Fruit is gentle and can coexist peacefully with the digestive system, but the Golden-furred Pig is the favorite food of the Grade Three superbeast, the Red-tailed Golden Python. Once the Red-tailed Golden Python eats the Golden-furred Pig with the Ghost-eyed Fruit in its body, the pig will be digested and absorbed, but the Ghost-eyed Fruit will be stimulated by the Red-tailed Golden Python's digestive juices, and a new shell will form.
"After decades or even more than one hundred years, the Ghost-eyed Fruit will be refined into a Red-tailed Golden Python's crystal core. If I'm going to use the terminology of the supernatural novels on Earth, it won't be an exaggeration to say that it's a Red-tailed Golden Python's beast core. At that time, it will have a brand new name — Aquatic Dragon's Eye!
"Vice Captain Zhao, may I ask if you obtained this Aquatic Dragon's Eye from a Red-tailed Golden Python?"
Liao Feijun asked the man from Bloody Wolf with a grin.
Zhao's face was full of shock and admiration. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Young Master Jun, you're right. We obtained this crystal core when we killed a Red-tailed Golden Python. We also found a lot of Golden-furred Pig carcasses near its nest. We even found a lot of Single-eyed Grass!"
When the people in the same industry, the buyers, and the sellers heard this, they were filled with admiration.
Many of them guessed that it was a python's crystal core.
But as for what kind of python it was and under what circumstances it was born, they were naturally not as clear as Liao Feijun's. He looked as if he had seen it with his own eyes.
"Young Master Jun is as expected of Young Master Jun. He has a good memory, and he has discerning eyes!"
"He's not like that boy. Ha! It's one thing if he can't tell that it's a Red-tailed Golden Python, but he doesn't even know that it's a crystal core from a python-type superbeast. How can he be a harvester?"
"Elder Ning is really desperate. How did he manage to find such a successor?"
"He's not a successor. Didn't you hear it just now? He's a friend despite the difference in age! Hahahaha!"
Noises rose in the area.
Liao Feijun's group of scoundrels were causing a ruckus.
The Ning grandfather-grandson duo were so angry that their hands trembled, and Meng Chao's heart ached for them.
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