Chapter 125: If it can't be sold while alive, let alone when it's dead

After finishing my tour of the black market, it was almost time for the Pet Beast Market to open.

Ye Bai yawned several times in succession, then drank some Flower Nectar from a Sun Flower King as a refreshing beverage to wake his brain up.

The sun had just leaped up from the ground, and the entire Pet Beast Market began to bustle with activity.

This place was both a Pet Beast Market and a food market.

Many Exotic Beasts were butchered here into many chunks of meat and sold on the spot.

The entire Pet Beast Market exuded a thick, bloody stench, and pools of blood were piled up on the ground.

Many people used trucks to transport goods, creating a scene of heavy traffic.

Up ahead, some people were selling tiger-chicken eggs, and others were selling eggs from snake-tailed chickens with snake heads and chicken bodies.

The gourmets of Yandong Province loved to buy a whole snake-tailed chicken to stew; it was said to be very delicious.

Just at this moment, because the Information System did not specify the exact location of that black lizard, Ye Bai could only look for it one by one.

Ye Bai arrived at a stall at this time.

Many Beast Cards were laid out on the stall, with many severely injured and dying Exotic Beasts sealed within them.

After Pet Beast Masters captured Exotic Beasts, if they felt they had no use for them, they would bring them here to sell for a good price.

The Beast Cards used were also second-hand; the Beast Cards were very worn out, and it was estimated that if used one more time, the space inside the Beast Cards would completely collapse.

But these Exotic Beasts would then rush out from the Beast Cards and slaughter wantonly.

The stall owner was an old man only forty years old; one of his eyes wore a black eyepatch, and his face was covered in scars, making him look exceptionally fierce.

One of his hands had only three fingers.

"Do you see any Exotic Beasts you like? Don't worry, I can help process any of these Exotic Beasts."

"You can tell me what parts you need; my Pet Beast, Ghost-Head Blade, is not to be trifled with."

The Ghost-Head Blade looked like a slightly larger kitchen knife; it had five pure iron rings on its body, which would make a loud clanging sound with the slightest movement.

Its eyes were located on the blade; this type of Exotic Beast was of the Metal + Ghost attribute.

Only sentient old objects could possibly evolve into this type of Exotic Beast.

"Do you see anything you like? If not, don't block me from doing business."

The stall owner made a hoarse sound, as unpleasant as a leaky bellows; seeing that Ye Bai had no desire to purchase, he directly began to shoo the customer away.

"Is this all you have?"

Ye Bai asked the stall owner.

The stall owner raised his eyebrows: "Come to think of it, I actually do have one."

"Originally, I had a top-tier piece of merchandise here, but I was too heavy-handed when I captured it."

"It was beaten to death by me directly."

"It was a Tier 4 Great Black Lizard that could have Transform into Jiao, but I used a little too much force, and the guy just kicked the bucket like that."

The stall owner felt a pang of heartache just thinking about it.

For living Exotic Beasts, even if they are severely injured and dying, the price is higher than for dead ones.

After some Exotic Beasts die, they produce foul-smelling gases, making them worthless.

"But I guarantee it hasn't been dead long."

The stall owner quickly added, and at this moment, Ye Bai saw a large black lizard with golden eyes appearing in an iron cage behind the stall owner.

Its eyes were wide open in anger, as if it were still alive.

On the black lizard's head, there was a wound the size of a bowl.

Black blood was still gushing out from the wound.

The stall owner was right; this black lizard had not been dead long, and the blood had not yet coagulated.

Moreover, its whole body was filled with a fierce and vicious look.

Its entire body was covered in black scales, and every scale looked very hard.

"I originally thought the lizard's vitality would last longer, but my Ghost-Head Blade slashed its forehead hard, and it ended up like this."

The stall owner was crying his heart out.

The price difference between a living Exotic Beast and a dead one was like heaven and earth.

"How about this, you know the value of a black giant lizard that is about to Transform into Jiao."

"I won't cheat you: one million Alliance Coins."

"Take it if you want."

The stall owner had an expression on his face as if his father had died, looking heartbroken, but he was secretly laughing inside.

He had finally run into a sucker.

Ye Bai knew this price was too outrageous; if he bought it, he would become the sucker.

"No, no, you say it's about to Transform into Jiao, but it hasn't transformed yet."

"And it's a dead black giant lizard."

"The price is too high; I'm no sucker."

As soon as Ye Bai said this, the stall owner knew he had run into an expert.

"How about this, a final price of two hundred thousand Alliance Coins."

The stall owner gritted his teeth and offered this price.

If this thing didn't sell, it would be stuck in his hands.

This price was already close to the cost price.

"Two hundred thousand Alliance Coins is the price for a living one."

"If your black giant lizard were alive, I would have bought it without a second word."

"However, a dead black giant lizard is worthless."

At this moment, Ye Bai used his Insight Eye to confirm that there was a pocket of mist in the abdomen of this black giant lizard.

"Furthermore, the black giant lizard is a carrion-eating Exotic Beast. Once it begins to die, the bacteria in its intestinal tract will start to multiply."

"A large amount of gas will accumulate in the black giant lizard's abdomen, stomach, and intestines."

"Under the pressure of the gas, the black giant lizard's body will continuously undergo Expansion."

"Once it reaches a critical value, the black giant lizard's body will explode just like a whale."

"The longer you wait, the higher the risk will be."

"I'll buy it for 20,000 Alliance Coins, or else it will just be stuck in your hands."

Ye Bai watched the stall owner's mouth twitch; he didn't speak for a long time, clearly angered.

"Do you think what I said is wrong?"

"You are also an old hunter; you should know about the phenomenon I mentioned."

"Just like right now, suddenly, with a bang—"

"The black giant lizard will explode right behind you, and countless flesh, intestines, liver, and kidneys will be hanging all over you."

"When that time comes, what value will the black giant lizard still have?"

Ye Bai smiled.

The stall owner was left speechless by Ye Bai's words.

He wanted to open his mouth several times, but in the end, he swallowed his words back.

Ye Bai could see that the stall owner was hesitating, so at this moment, Ye Bai added one more sentence.

"You need to understand, once this village is passed, there will be no such shop."

"It couldn't be sold while it was alive, so don't even mention it when it's dead."

"Don't you go thinking about eating it yourself."

"The flesh of lizard-type Exotic Beasts is sour, and it is tough and hard to chew; it is simply impossible to swallow."

"I am only buying it back to conduct some research."

"If you want to sell, sell; if not, I will look for other shops."

Ye Bai said nonchalantly.

These words caused a great psychological burden on the stall owner.

Ye Bai crossed his arms behind his head and whistled as he prepared to Depart: "Besides, after a while, once the black giant lizard's corpse stiffens, it won't even be worth 20,000 Alliance Coins."

"You should think it over carefully yourself."

Ye Bai's words rang out in the stall owner's heart like a warning bell.

This black giant lizard must not be stuck in his own hands; it had taken quite a lot of effort to capture it in the first place.

As it turned out, by a stroke of bad luck, the Ghost-Head Blade had stabbed into the black giant lizard's crown, sending it straight to its death.

"Wait."

The stall owner finally figured it out and called out to Ye Bai: "Fine, 20,000 Alliance Coins, but I am not responsible for delivery."

It just so happened that Ye Bai did not want the stall owner to deliver it, as that would make it easy for his identity to be revealed.

"If you aren't responsible for delivery, you have to throw in a bonus; I can't be the one taking a loss, right?"

Ye Bai said with a smile. The stall owner was instantly furious upon hearing this, so angry that he was blowing his beard and staring.

This old man has never seen such a shameless person!

Although he was infuriated by Ye Bai, the stall owner also understood that he had been manipulated by Ye Bai.

He held tightly to his own desire to offload the black giant lizard, turning himself from the active party into the passive one, putting himself in a weak position, and now he was being led by the nose by Ye Bai.

Helpless, the stall owner could only nod.

"Fine, but you can only choose from these."

The stall owner pointed to the three Beast Cards in front of him.

Ye Bai picked up the Beast Cards and examined them carefully.

One was sealed with an Eight-Treasure Chicken, which was a natural pairing with Seven-Treasure Mushrooms; he never expected to find such an Exotic Beast in the Pet Beast Market.

Its meat quality is extremely delicious; even a Pet Beast Master who cannot cook only needs to stew the Eight-Treasure Chicken to make it a supreme delicacy.

The Eight-Treasure Chicken is very popular among gourmets.

It's just that Ye Bai couldn't understand why the stall owner would have an Eight-Treasure Chicken.

Such a rare Exotic Beast, instead of catching it to sell for money, he was actually using the Eight-Treasure Chicken as a freebie.

Is this world crazy, or are you crazy?

The remaining two Beast Cards were both very common Exotic Beasts with poor edible quality, so Ye Bai did not choose them.

After pondering for a moment, Ye Bai took the Beast Card containing the Eight-Treasure Chicken.

"Then we are square."

Ye Bai arrived at the beast cage, from which waves of foul stench emanated; the closer he got, the more pungent the smell became.

This was because the black giant lizard had died, and the bacteria in its intestines had begun to multiply in large numbers.

The stall owner crossed his arms over his chest and looked at Ye Bai coldly; he felt that it was impossible for Ye Bai to put the black giant lizard into a Pet Beast Space.

That black giant lizard was a Tier 4 Pet Beast; even he himself had found it difficult to capture it.

Listening to the voice just now, although the voice under the mask was articulated clearly and sounded very mature.

The stall owner still sensed Ye Bai's true strength through his own high-level Pet Beast Master ability.

A Tier 2 Pet Beast Master.

"If this person is unable to stuff the black giant lizard into the Pet Beast Space later and wants to ask me for help, I will definitely raise the price on the spot."

The stall owner calculated secretly.

But when he saw Ye Bai put the black giant lizard away, he was suddenly stunned.

What a large Pet Beast Space; to be only a low-level Pet Beast Master and yet so impressive.

The size of the Pet Beast Space determines one's future potential as a Pet Beast Master.

The larger the space, the higher the potential, but this testing method only becomes widespread after university, the purpose being not to dampen the students' self-confidence so as to avoid affecting the Imperial Capital University Entrance Exam.

Seeking votes.

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(End of this chapter)