Chapter 5

After entering Blackstone Town, Qi Yuan quickly moved towards the check-in point marked in his mind. The closer he got, the more precise the location of the check-in point became.

As expected, this check-in point was not a place that could be approached casually. The check-in point was located inside Si Tu's residence, and it was not on the ground but underground.

Si Tu had dug an underground secret room beneath his residence!

Qi Yuan took a quick glance at Si Tu's residence from a distance and then turned to leave.

With Qi Yuan's current strength, the difficulty of checking in at this point was at its maximum!

Not only did Si Tu possess multiple second-stage abilities, but his subordinates were also extremely powerful, far beyond what a first-stage steel defense could handle.

Since he couldn't force his way in, he could only think of a way slowly.

Qi Yuan touched the loot on his body and headed towards a nearby acquisition point.

Blackstone Town had many places that could purchase weapons and insect beast materials, and the largest acquisition point was firmly controlled by Si Tu's people. Although they sometimes deliberately underpaid, there had never been any black market dealings, so Qi Yuan also chose to exchange his items at Si Tu's acquisition point.

When he arrived at the acquisition point, several wilderness hunters were already exchanging items. Although other acquisition points might offer higher prices, the risks were also much greater.

An old man with a greasy green coat, puffy eyelids, and only a few sparse hairs on his head lay on a reclining chair. He casually pinched a wilderness hunter's prey and said disdainfully, "This black-toothed rat's fur is too damaged, and its tail is broken. It's worth at most 200 coins!"

The wilderness hunter nodded. This price was 30 coins lower than outside, but it was still fair. Moreover, some things could only be purchased from Si Tu, such as enhanced bullets.

"Master Luo, I want to buy two armor-piercing bullets!" the hunter said respectfully, not at all angry at the old man's disdain but rather trying to flatter him.

"Two armor-piercing bullets?" The old man didn't even open his eyes and said directly, "You don't have enough money for that!"

The wilderness hunter, feeling a bit pained, took out an iron flask from his pocket, unscrewed the cap, and respectfully handed it to the old man.

"Master Luo, this is something good I brought back from the Sandflow Shelter. Please try it!"

The old man's nose twitched, and he caught a whiff of a strong aroma of alcohol. His puffy eyelids opened a slit, and he glanced at the flask in the hunter's hand before nodding.

"Today, I'll make an exception and give you two armor-piercing bullets, but if your next prey is still something like a black-toothed rat, don't expect to get armor-piercing bullets again." The old man said weakly.

A silent bald man took out a dry wooden box and handed it to the hunter.

The hunter nodded. If two armor-piercing bullets couldn't bring back a first-stage insect beast, Master Luo would never sell him armor-piercing bullets again!

He placed the flask on the table next to the old man and wiped his hands on his clothes several times before carefully taking the wooden box.

He gently opened the box, and among a pile of dry wood chips, two silver-white bullets lay quietly. Compared to ordinary bullets, these two were covered with fine dark patterns, which were mysterious runes.

These were exactly the armor-piercing bullets he needed!

The hunter closed the box and carefully tucked it into his pocket, bowing deeply to the old man, who had closed his eyes again.

Master Luo's armor-piercing bullets were always supplied in limited quantities. Wilderness hunters who lacked strength couldn't buy them even if they had the money.

The old man, who looked like he was on his last breath and seemed to have been drained by women, appeared to be on the verge of death at any moment. However, only the old residents of Blackstone Town knew that Master Luo had looked like he was about to die for many years, yet he had never actually died.

Not only that, his position in Blackstone Town was very stable. Even the leader, Si Tu, turned a blind eye to his blatant kickbacks and adopted a laissez-faire attitude.

This was because Master Luo was also an Extraordinary, although he only had a first-stage ability in the Spirit Domain, which lacked powerful combat capabilities, but was very practical in other aspects.

For example, the two armor-piercing bullets in the wooden box were the result of his ability, and he was the only one in Blackstone Town who could make these powerful special bullets.

After the hunter left, the hunter in front of Qi Yuan was about to hand over the two black-toothed rats in his hand, but Master Luo suddenly opened his eyes. He quickly scanned all the wilderness hunters with his cloudy eyes and finally locked onto Qi Yuan.

Master Luo stood up, wrapped his robe around himself, and said to himself, "After collecting so much trash for so long, I finally encountered something that caught my eye!"

"Bring your things over," Master Luo said, looking at Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan glanced at him and then walked forward, removing all his guns and knives. He handed the blood-soaked package to the approaching bald man.

The hunter who had been cut in line didn't dare to speak but curiously watched the package that caught Master Luo's eye, seemingly wanting to know what was inside.

The bald man took the package and opened it layer by layer on a steel workbench, revealing a pile of blood-soaked, fierce claws and teeth, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

The hunters who had been annoyed by Qi Yuan's cutting in line quietly swallowed their saliva and quickly calmed down.

Rotten wolf teeth and claws!

And not just one set!

This lone wilderness hunter had actually hunted two rotten wolves!

Rotten wolves were one of the most dangerous insect beasts near Blackstone Town!

Being able to hunt insect beasts alone was a symbol of strength, and in Blackstone Town, it was enough to earn the respect of most people, including other wilderness hunters!

Even if he had armor-piercing bullets, which could threaten rotten wolves, he wouldn't be a match for them.

Master Luo carefully examined the rotten wolf's claws and teeth and shook his head regretfully.

"Since Xu Kui started raising the price for insect beast corpses, I haven't seen a rotten wolf corpse for almost a month. I didn't expect you to hunt two rotten wolves but only bring back the claws and teeth, without the fur."

"Are these things included too?" Master Luo glanced at the weapons Qi Yuan had thrown on the ground and asked casually.

"Together."

"Ha! He lost his tools for making a living. It seems that One-Eyed Qiang had a bad day!" Master Luo chuckled, clearly recognizing the origin of the guns, and continued, "Recently, the price for rotten wolves has increased. Even without the fur, these things together can be exchanged for 1,900 coins. Do you need anything else? In consideration of these things, I can give you a reasonable price!"

1,900 coins!

The surrounding wilderness hunters looked at Qi Yuan with a bit more heat in their eyes. In Blackstone Town, this was undoubtedly a huge sum of money!

Enough to keep them from having to go out on dangerous hunts for at least two months!

Most of the wilderness hunters in Blackstone Town returned empty-handed from their hunts, and even if they did get prey, it was usually just ordinary black-toothed rats. Therefore, most wilderness hunters rarely saw such a large amount of money at once.

1,900 coins was almost enough to buy a first-stage evolution potion. Although it was the lowest tier of evolution potions and had nearly a 50% chance of genetic collapse, it was still an evolution potion that could awaken Extraordinary abilities!

Just awakening a Combat Domain ability could significantly boost combat power, and the chances of surviving each hunt would be much higher.

If they didn't know that this money was the loot from Qi Yuan's solo hunt of two rotten wolves, they would almost have been tempted to make Qi Yuan their prey.

A valuable prey!

Qi Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "I need fifty ordinary bullets, two armor-piercing bullets, and two sets of combat uniforms!"

Master Luo nodded, signaling the bald man to put the items away, and then said to Qi Yuan, "Show me your gun."

Qi Yuan took out his last pistol.

Master Luo only glanced at it and said disdainfully, "This piece of junk isn't worthy of using my bullets. The first shot will cause a barrel explosion."

"Then give me a new one!"

Qi Yuan shrugged. Although he wasn't very knowledgeable about firearms, he knew that the other party wouldn't lie about this. An armor-piercing bullet was worth at least 100 coins, while the recovery price for this pistol was only 50, so it might indeed not be able to withstand the powerful force of an armor-piercing bullet.

"Give him a Falcon-II revolver, along with the other items, and 1,200 coins!"

Qi Yuan's lips twitched. 1,900 coins, and a third of it was gone instantly, and without even asking his opinion. This old man was ruthless.

When the bald man brought out the items, Qi Yuan saw a completely black, heavy revolver. Even though he didn't know much about firearms, he could tell that this revolver was no ordinary weapon.

"This Falcon is not comparable to your broken piece of junk," Master Luo said, unusually talkative.

"An ordinary black-toothed rat can be killed with one shot to the vital spot with this Falcon. If used with an armor-piercing bullet, it can penetrate the defenses of a rotten wolf and injure its internal organs. If it hits the heart, it can even kill with one shot!"