Chapter 421: Shashou Materials and [Pearl Spinning]

The accidental destruction of the Armor-Covering Monster's feather gills in battle made Xia Nan very sensitive to the stripping of monster materials.

Of course, its specific manifestation was not because he was afraid of accidentally cutting some valuable material and thus becoming timid and afraid to attack in battle.

Xia Nan knew very well that only by surviving could those gold coins have meaning.

Therefore, in the process of fighting monsters, his first consideration was always how to end the opponent's life more efficiently, and then he would pay attention to other things.

He just used his spare time to read as much information as possible about monster materials on the Aifala Continent, hoping that he would not have the absurd thing of "picking up sesame seeds and losing the watermelon" in the future due to a lack of relevant knowledge.

Regardless of the purpose, being able to learn was always good.

To this day, he could be considered to have a rough understanding of many types of monsters on this continent, at least he would not be like before, finally defeating the enemy but being confused when stripping materials, not knowing where to start.

Before deciding to go to Shoal Bay, Xia Nan had also conducted emergency tutoring on aquatic monsters, so he had some understanding.

The strange Shashou from Crag Island had strong strength, and its challenge rating on land was afraid to be no less than "level 4"; in this situation, its body materials were also very likely to be very valuable.

It was just that he had indeed never seen it in the Monster Illustrated Book, which made him have no bottom in his heart.

For the sake of insurance, Xia Nan specifically dragged the Shashou's corpse back to Crag Village with a raft, consulted the opinions of the old fishermen in the village who had been engaged in the fishing industry for decades, and combined with his own rough understanding of aquatic monsters, only then did he start to strip the materials.

It was a pity that Crag Island and Shoal Bay were after all a voyage of about five days, and with the climate of the Southern Archipelago, if there were no sufficient preservation measures, the corpse would soon rot, making Xia Nan unable to transport the entire Shashou's corpse back to be handled by professionals in Shoal Bay.

He could only pick the parts that looked valuable and were easy to transport without being prone to deterioration.

In the end, the Shashou materials Xia Nan brought back from Crag Island were all the following:

1. Shark skin;

This rough skin, which covered the Shashou's entire body in blue-grey, had amazing toughness and physical defensive performance; regarding this point, Xia Nan had a deep experience in battle.

And the tough touch of the shark skin under the 【Tangerine】 dagger when stripping the skin further confirmed it in his heart.

Its value didn't even need to be understood by aquatic monsters; any adventurer with a little experience could not miss it.

Xia Nan almost stripped the skin of the Shashou's nearly three-meter huge body completely and brought it back, and after the temporary treatment of the shark skin by the Crag Village fishermen, after five days, the shark skin showed no signs of deterioration and should be able to sell for a lot of money.

2. Fish fins and claws;

The fish fin protruding from the Shashou's spine was cut off a small piece by Xia Nan in battle, but the overall structure was still quite complete.

Besides that, the auxiliary fins on its elbows, side knees, and fish tail also had good sharpness and were cut off and taken away by Xia Nan together.

The five black sharp claws of the humanoid palm performed very well in battle, and combined with the Shashou's own strong muscle strength, they could even directly pierce into a human's skull; they were easy to preserve and small in volume, so he also brought them back.

3. Fish bladder;

From the very center of the Shashou's chest, near the heart position, Xia Nan discovered its fish bladder when dissecting.

It was translucent fluorescent blue, oval-shaped and shriveled air sac-like, and the magic particles in the surrounding air were active.

Referring to the Shashou's performance in the battle with himself, the move where the opponent suddenly sprayed a large amount of water from its mouth, causing Nick to suffer serious injuries and eventually die, should have come from this special fish bladder.

If there were no accidents, it should be the most valuable one among all these materials.

4. Some scraps like bones, tendons, and sinews;

The Shashou's bones were relatively light, but they supported its robust muscles with extremely high external density and had a certain strength.

Tendons and sinews were also quite good in terms of elasticity and strength and might be able to be used to make bowstrings.

Anyway, these things didn't worry about deterioration after simple treatment, and there was plenty of space on the "Flying Fish Oil Barrel," so Xia Nan transported them all back in one go.

Of course, most of these materials were currently stored on the "Flying Fish Oil Barrel," and there were Black Gull crew members specifically looking after them.

Xia Nan only carried some material samples in his backpack.

Otherwise, with the Shashou's huge figure that was taller than several Altons stacked together when standing upright, just its shark bones, Xia Nan was afraid he would have to take a small cart to pull them, which was too conspicuous.

He planned to wait until he found a good processing channel before asking someone to transport them over.

Pondering how much money these things could sell for, unconsciously, Xia Nan had already followed the address provided by the tavern boss, Hera, and arrived at the White Cliff District on the top layer of Shoal Bay.

The environment there could be said to be a world of difference compared to the narrow and cramped dense alleys in the Saltwater District.

The wide and clean streets were paved with neat bricks, the view was open, but there were not many carriages or pedestrians; one could see the end ahead at a glance, accompanied by the music played by bards occasionally drifting from small shops by the street, and the gentle breeze brushing against his cheeks, giving people a soothing and relaxed feeling.

The distance between buildings was further increased compared to the Cormorant District in the middle layer, and the style of the buildings themselves did not have that kind of standardized appearance as if produced on an assembly line; they were different from each other, each reflecting the personality and hobbies of the builder.

The greenery was rich, and one could occasionally see benches for pedestrians to rest on by the roadside, as well as exquisite stone statue fountains built entirely for aesthetics.

Along the way, Xia Nan even passed the entrances of two small public gardens.

It could only be said that the existence of transcendental power and the ambiguity of order rules made the polarization of wealth in this world particularly obvious.

When individual strength was strong enough to override the army, the jungle law of the survival of the fittest and the winner takes all was vividly reflected.

Regarding this, Xia Nan felt silent and contradictory.

On one hand, at least for now, he didn't have such powerful strength to change all this; he respected those firm figures with grand ambitions, but after all, he was just a transmigrator who had been in the other world for less than two years, and even the River Valley Town where he stayed the longest didn't have as much time as he sat in his office cubicle in his past life, lacking bonds and motivation, without such determination.

On the other hand, to some extent, the current him being able to cross such a long distance and stand here as a professional to think about these problems, instead of standing in the field, waving a hoe while sweating profusely, and worrying about how to pay the grain tax this year, also represented that he had long since become a member of this jungle of the survival of the fittest.

Shaking his head, Xia Nan stopped thinking about it.

No matter which path he would take in the future, and whether his thinking would change.

At least in the world he was in right now, one thing would never change:

——Strength determines everything.

And only when he possessed sufficient strength could he obtain the power of "choice."

Otherwise, everything was just empty talk.

With the attribute panel on his body, even if the progress was slow, as long as he worked hard, he could have gains and keep moving forward.

He would not waste this opportunity.

His gaze moved forward, sweeping across the street.

Unlike the crowding of people at the Broken Wave Pier, there were not many pedestrians on the main road of the White Cliff District, and those he occasionally saw were mostly wealthy merchants and nobles wearing silk robes and brocade clothes.

Of course, adventurers like Xia Nan were also not uncommon.

And most of them were well-equipped and had condensed auras, which should be the veteran type. ===== CHAPTER 422 =====