Chapter 49

Elemental Mall.

"Basement level?" Lin Feng followed the sign and walked down the stairs.

The air was permeated with a faint musk-like scent, mingling with the smell of beasts. Lin Feng glanced around, seeing martial warriors with rosy faces, exuding excitement and joy. Almost everyone who entered the basement level left with a full load.

"Quite spacious." As he truly entered the basement level, Lin Feng's eyes lit up.

Unlike the imagined bustling market, the entire basement level was a huge fan shape, with one circle after another, separated by alloy walls. The outermost circle was a golden glow, with dedicated personnel guarding the entrance, and staff members standing meticulously outside each room.

Moving inward, it was a sea of silver, and further inside...

was the main hall.

"Hello, adventurer, this way please." A female receptionist smiled and gestured for him to proceed.

Lin Feng nodded, glancing over to the second circle's entrance, where several adventurers in elemental battle suits were entering, each with at least four-star adventurer badges on their chests.

"It seems they are categorized by adventurer level." Lin Feng moved forward.

A four-star adventurer badge generally indicated a martial warrior of the marshal level, which naturally entitled them to better treatment.

Just like the difference between a martial warrior and an ordinary person.

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"Hello, the total is 42 silver coins."

"Great! This way we can each buy a bottle of ordinary gene liquid."

Lin Feng looked at the four young men beside him, who were about his age and were now overjoyed.

On their chests, some had no stars, while others had one star, clearly indicating they had just graduated from the academy not long ago. For gene warriors from average families, if they failed to get into one of the three advanced academies, their future prospects were not good.

What good was it to have a faster cultivation speed than ancient martial artists if they couldn't afford gene liquids?

Lin Feng could relate.

"Too slow." A yawn came from behind, accompanied by a smell of alcohol.

"Can it be any faster? They're all treating iron crystal cores like treasures, counting them one by one."

"Newbies are such a hassle, treating a few silver coins like treasures. Hey, newbie in front, have you ever seen the fur of a high-level beast or gold coins? Step aside and let us show you what real treasure looks like!"

...

The words were full of disdain, drawing the attention of the crowd.

Three burly men, all three-star adventurers, the highest level in the main hall.

"If you think it's slow, go to the VIP area."

"Exactly, even without a four-star level, if you have a transaction worth more than ten gold coins, you can go there. Why come here and queue with us newbies?"

"Stop acting so superior."

The voices rose and fell.

Even the newbies here had experienced the harshness of killing, and were not willing to back down. Lin Feng smiled, thinking that in a large forest, there are all kinds of birds. The strong alcohol smell behind him indicated that these three adventurers had a good harvest and were overly excited.

"Hey, kid, what are you smiling about?" One of the burly men slapped Lin Feng's shoulder, with a bit of a rogue attitude.

Lin Feng frowned, and his qi decision instantly activated, 'puff' directly pushing the man's hand away.

"Damn!" A curse came from behind.

"Alright, Da Mao, don't cause trouble here." Another man said sternly.

"Spit!" The man named Da Mao, with a fierce look, "Kid, if you have the guts, let's duel in the wilderness area later. I'll kick your ass!"

In the adventurer town, any form of combat was strictly prohibited.

This area was under military jurisdiction, and in the ancient nation of Huaxia, the military was a powerful force.

"Hello, adventurer." A staff member with glasses smiled.

"Hello." Lin Feng smiled back, then sat down and took out the E-grade crystal cores from his crystal watch's storage space. 'Rustle'—they piled up like a mountain, drawing the attention of the surrounding crowd, who looked at the badge on Lin Feng's chest with some surprise.

A newbie?

"Tsk." A disdainful voice came from behind.

However, the staff member remained smiling, calmly counting the cores. Suddenly, he paused, gently adjusted his glasses, and took out a slightly larger core from the pile, looking at Lin Feng: "E6 iron crystal core, did you personally hunt this?"

A murmur of surprise rose from the crowd.

Though it was an E-grade core, E6 represented a junior marshal-level beast!

A newbie hunting a junior marshal-level beast?

"Is there a video recording?" The staff member asked seriously.

"No, it shouldn't affect the sale, right." Lin Feng responded calmly, knowing the rules of the Adventurer Alliance. To upgrade the adventurer badge, one must record a video of killing an elemental beast, which is then evaluated by the Adventurer Alliance. It's not something that can be done at will.

Therefore, the value of the adventurer badge is widely recognized.

"It won't affect the sale." The staff member smiled, "I just mentioned it in passing. If you have a video recording, you can upgrade your badge to four stars, and next time you won't have to queue. Our staff will directly take you to the VIP area."

Lin Feng nodded, "I understand."

"Where did he get it from?"

"Probably just lucky."

The three burly men muttered behind him, but their voices were much quieter.

The staff member quickly resumed counting. As more and more E6 cores appeared, the surrounding area fell silent, including the three burly men, whose faces turned pale. One E6 core might be luck, but ten, twenty?

Could it still be luck?!

In no time, the staff member finished counting and smiled, "Hello, the total is 45 silver coins and 39 copper coins."

"Here are some more." Lin Feng took out another small pile of cores, clearly different in color.

Including various items like fur, teeth, and horns, the surrounding area was filled with gasps.

It was hard to distinguish the cores, but the adventurers recognized the materials from the elemental beasts.

"Thunder Lynx's single horn!"

"Really, isn't that only found on a marshal-level Thunder Lynx?"

"Also, Fog Mist Snake's venom fangs!"

...

In this hall, these were extremely rare.

Mostly, they were materials from junior marshal-level beasts.

The three burly men were already dumbfounded, their alcohol-induced stupor fading.

Especially the man named 'Da Mao,' who now saw Lin Feng's back as towering like a mountain, trembling all over, wishing he could slap himself.

What did he say just now?

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"Hello, the total is 255 silver coins and 80 copper coins." The staff member said seriously, "Including the previous cores, the total transaction amount is 301 silver coins and 19 copper coins."

Lin Feng nodded lightly.

It was about what he had calculated. He knew the prices of the cores well, but the materials from the elemental beasts had some fluctuation.

The difference between E-grade and D-grade was significant.

In simple terms, it was the difference between the wilderness area and the wasteland world.

A high-level ancient martial artist could only hunt in the wilderness area, earning about one gold coin a month on average; while a junior marshal-level ancient martial artist could enter the wasteland world, earning at least ten gold coins a month, and if they discovered metal veins or crystal element hearts, they could become rich overnight.

And he, having only entered the wasteland world for a few days, had already earned this much.

Moreover...

"Here is this." Lin Feng took out a D6 magnesium crystal heart, and instantly, a brilliant light shone, causing all the ongoing transactions to pause. Eyes gathered, and the three burly men behind him stared with wide eyes.

What was that?

A junior marshal-level elite elemental beast!

"No way!" The man named Da Mao's hands and feet turned cold, utterly shocked.

An adventurer who could kill a junior elite marshal-level beast was definitely a five-star level strong!

He, a mere three-star adventurer, would normally be eager to flatter such a person, yet he had the audacity to challenge them?

He really didn't know what 'death' meant!

He broke out in a cold sweat, the three burly men completely sobered up, their eyes filled with fear and panic, trembling as they stumbled backward, not caring about their dignity, running faster than rabbits.

No one paid attention to them.

Because everyone's attention was on Lin Feng, who had a zero-star adventurer badge.

"Coral Light Horn!"

"Heaven, it's an elite-level Snow Light Deer!"

"That's patterned snow fur, hmm? Unfortunately, it seems... stained with some blood."

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What is this!?

The staff member's face changed dramatically.

Almost instantly, he gathered all the items on the table and stood up, bowing respectfully, "Please follow me, esteemed guest."

Lin Feng was slightly puzzled but nodded.

Following the staff member, Lin Feng slowly entered the VIP area, under the envious and astonished gazes of the other adventurers in the hall.

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