Chapter 30

After being gutted, Wang Ge's tears almost fell.

It was too tragic. The insect dog looked intact on the outside, but its insides were completely mashed up, with organs, flesh, and iron sand all mixed together, making it impossible to separate. His plan to make money by selling the meat was ruined.

Strangely, this insect beast had a strong vitality. Even with its insides destroyed, its body was still twitching slightly, just like a bug.

Wang Ge, feeling depressed, took out a small shovel from his bag and carefully scooped out all the mangled flesh and blood from the insect dog's belly. After this treatment, the insect dog's shell could still be used. Although the belly was cut open, the location was hidden, and it should still be sellable after some handling.

After cleaning up, Wang Ge used the small shovel to dig through the pile of mangled flesh, not really expecting much.

Seeing the insect dog's internal organs in such a mess, the egg white was likely destroyed. However, to his surprise, he actually found the egg-sized egg white.

Strangely, despite the internal organs being mixed with shredded meat and iron sand, the egg white was completely unsoiled, still slippery and easily separated.

Wang Ge was both surprised and delighted. He quickly took out the prepared test tube and stored the egg white inside.

With the egg white in hand, Wang Ge's mood improved greatly. He skillfully extracted the male dog's teeth and placed the female dog's intact shell into the lower storage compartment of his biological backpack.

Fortunately, he was carrying a large biological backpack today; otherwise, it wouldn't have fit such a big female dog.

However, the female dog's belly was empty, so despite its size, it wasn't very heavy, weighing at most fifty pounds. This weight was a breeze for Wang Ge.

Wang Ge, with his bulging and heavy biological backpack, excitedly began a thorough search of the area.

Since the female dog's milk had swollen out of its shell, it was clear that she had given birth. This was a safe and profitable opportunity, though it required more effort.

The male dog had been attracted by the fairy perfume, so Wang Ge believed the insect dogs' den couldn't be too far away.

But it turned out Wang Ge was wrong. The male dog had likely been on a hunting trip when it smelled the fairy perfume.

Wang Ge searched until nightfall, finally finding the insect dogs' den in a hidden cave about ten miles away.

The den was sealed with a large rock and camouflaged with wild grass by the female dog. If it weren't for the faint cries of the puppies, Wang Ge wouldn't have noticed it.

Are female insect beasts smarter than males? Wang Ge speculated that perhaps in the insect race, females were indeed smarter than males.

He moved the large rock and pressed a button on his communication watch, which emitted a light like a small lantern, illuminating a two-meter radius.

Wang Ge crawled inside and easily found three puppies. Insect dogs usually give birth to three puppies, with a possible variation of one more or less. It was unclear if this was due to natural selection.

The three puppies were hungry and chirping like large rats. If Wang Ge hadn't found them, they would have either starved to death or been eaten by other carnivores.

By taking them to sell as pets, Wang Ge was saving their lives.

As for killing their parents and making them orphans, Wang Ge felt no guilt, as the male dog had attacked him first.

With the day's work done, Wang Ge headed home, a smile on his face.

A relatively intact insect dog shell could sell for about ten thousand sun coins.

The two mouths of dog teeth, about a hundred in total, could sell for two thousand sun coins.

Adding the three puppies, each worth three thousand sun coins, today's total income was over twenty thousand sun coins.

This didn't even include the value of the egg white. Indeed, wealth comes with risk!

In the past, Wang Ge had worked as a sparring partner, stolen medicinal herbs, and hunted mutated beasts, but he had earned very little. Now, by risking his life, his daily income was in the five-digit range, amazing...

The only loss was that when he inserted the muzzle of the focused fire gun into the female dog's mouth, her front paws scratched his chest.

The rough outdoor work uniform had two large tears, but the air soft armor underneath was undamaged, proving the saying "you get what you pay for."

The outdoor work uniform was cheap, and Wang Ge had several sets for outdoor work, so he wasn't bothered by the damage.

He had a clean set of clothes in the motorcycle's cargo box, which he always prepared for when he returned home, so his sister would see him clean.

Wang Ge took out the bottle of plant essence he had obtained from the doctor, gently shook it, and watched the green liquid swirl into a beautiful vortex, his eyes filled with hope.

The plant essence, which mainly replenished blood and qi, strengthened the body, and restored health, was priced at five thousand sun coins per bottle, the lowest-end product of the Tiancheng Genetic Pharmaceutical Company.

Above the plant essence was the "Earth Treasure Essence," which was said to be made from beneficial components extracted from valuable herbs like ginseng, lingzhi, and astragalus. It not only far surpassed the plant essence in efficacy but also improved and optimized the body, even aiding in exercise.

It was said that after taking the Earth Treasure Essence, the improvement in life level during exercise was more than doubled.

Above the Earth Treasure Essence was the even better "Heavenly Essence," which was extracted from precious herbs collected from all the planets in the solar system that the Federation could reach. Since they were from outer space, they were named accordingly.

The Heavenly Essence not only had the effects of the plant essence and Earth Treasure Essence but could also directly advance the life level when used with cultivation techniques!

However, such a good medicine came with a terrifying price.

While five thousand sun coins for a bottle of plant essence seemed a lot, it was a mere drop in the bucket compared to the Earth Treasure Essence and Heavenly Essence.

The official price of the Earth Treasure Essence was fifty thousand sun coins, and the Heavenly Essence was priced at a staggering one million sun coins!

A one-bedroom apartment in the elite district of Mountain City cost twenty thousand sun coins per square meter, so a bottle of Heavenly Essence could buy a fifty-square-meter apartment!

For ordinary people like Wang Ge, it might take a lifetime to save up for a bottle of Heavenly Essence.

Thus, the Heavenly Essence was exclusively for the rich, but its effect of directly advancing the life level was only useful for those below level ten.

Above level ten, the Heavenly Essence's effect was equivalent to the Earth Treasure Essence.

Wang Ge knew so much about these things because his parents were technicians at the Tiancheng Genetic Pharmaceutical Company.

When Wang Ge was in junior high, he was discriminated against due to his weak constitution. His parents had planned to save money to buy him a bottle of Earth Treasure Essence to improve his health, but unfortunately, they both passed away before they could save enough.

Wang Ge never thought about buying the Heavenly Essence; it was far beyond his reach.

He wanted to buy the Earth Treasure Essence. He believed that with an improved constitution and his hard work, he could definitely break through his life level again.

A higher life level would give him more confidence in dealing with Brother Water.

Wang Ge first returned to Black City. On his way back, he had searched for tasks but found none for dog teeth. However, there were long-term tasks for buying intact insect dog shells and insect dog puppies.

He accepted the task and delivered the three insect dog puppies, successfully exchanging them for nine thousand sun coins.

Then, he took the insect dog shell to a black market shop that regularly bought insect dog shells. Coincidentally, this shop was next to where he had bought the diamond dagger and air soft armor.

Upon entering, Wang Ge immediately saw the big, fat shop owner with three chins.

"How is it you?" Wang Ge was surprised. The shop owner, smiling, came out from behind the counter and pushed a glass wall, revealing a closed glass door.

The black market shop and the killing shop were connected through this door. The shop owner patted his chest, "Well, well, both shops are mine."

"Your business is quite big," Wang Ge casually complimented him. It didn't matter; it was easier to deal with someone he had interacted with before, especially since they had already sparred.

Opening his backpack, Wang Ge took out the insect dog shell and said to the shop owner, "You said ten thousand sun coins each, right?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk..." The shop owner rubbed his three chins, observing the insect dog shell and praising, "Impressive, impressive! Sticking the focused fire gun directly into the mouth and pulling the trigger, you must have a big heart! Most people wouldn't dare to do that!"

"Brilliant! I've never seen anyone use this method before, not even me. The focused fire gun can't break the shell, but it can destroy the insides. This is the most effective method I've seen for getting an intact shell!"

"Unfortunately, this cut was unnecessary. Opening the belly ruins the integrity. Even if you sew it up, picky buyers will still find fault."

The shop owner stood up, patted Wang Ge's shoulder, and gave him a thumbs up, "Good job, young man. You bought equipment from me in the morning and brought back an insect dog by night."

"To be honest, because of the large cut on the belly, most black market shops wouldn't buy it. But since we've done business before, I won't rip you off. I'll give you six thousand! You won't find a better deal in all of Black City!"

"..." Wang Ge was shocked by the shop owner's shamelessness. He had said he would buy insect dog shells for ten thousand sun coins, but now he was offering only six thousand, and he was acting so righteous...