Chapter 987: Yuan Sha Snow Soul Crystal and the Forbidden Bead (First update, requesting all)

The value of Superior Quality Spirit Beasts varies wildly; the worst can be bought for five hundred Soul Crystals, but if they possess a Commander Species, they generally require tens of thousands of Soul Crystals.

Not to mention Monarch Species, which cannot be obtained for anything less than a six-figure sum.

Li Zhangsheng's words did not specify which species of Superior Quality Spirit Beast, which meant the young man could choose any one he liked.

"Zhao Rui, take him to the Spirit Beast Garden to pick one."

The Spirit Beast Garden was prepared by the Dai Kingdom Imperial Family for Li Zhangsheng, used to raise some High Quality Spirit Beasts obtained from the Langya Kingdom Royal Garden.

As for the High Quality Spirit Beasts obtained from the Langya Kingdom Imperial Family, Li Zhangsheng had only placed the majority into a Secret Realm, while the rest were all kept in the Spirit Beast Garden, looked after by professionals.

He was now the helmsman of the Dai Kingdom, and he would certainly need to reward meritorious officials in the future; these High Quality Spirit Beasts were meant to serve as rewards.

"Yes, My Lord!"

Zhao Rui looked at the young man with a hint of envy; he knew very well what was in the Spirit Beast Garden. Although there were no Top-tier Spirits and no quasi-gods, there were several Superior Quality Spirit Beasts of the Monarch Species.

Even though Zhao Rui was a noble Pseudo-King, only a portion of the Demon Pets in his possession belonged to the Monarch Species.

Although the young man would likely choose a Monarch Species Spirit Beast, Li Zhangsheng did not feel any heartache, because to him, this was merely a drop in the ocean, not even as valuable as a Wood Element Crystal. After all, no matter how many Superior Quality Spirit Beasts there were, they provided no benefit to the growth of his own strength.

After Zhao Rui took the young man away, Li Zhangsheng looked at the second person on his left, a middle-aged Monster Tamer, signaling for him to speak.

"Respected His Majesty, this humble one comes from Tianfang City. This is my family's ancestral treasure—the Yuan Sha Snow Soul Crystal!"

The middle-aged Monster Tamer was clearly much calmer as he took out a crystal emitting a misty aura.

The crystal was about the size of a human head, irregular in shape, and radiated a rich chill, causing the two people nearby to shiver.

In an instant, the temperature of the entire palace plummeted.

Li Zhangsheng was unaffected; he merely waved his sleeve, and a Restriction in the palace activated, causing the temperature to return to a normal level.

What he found strange was, didn't Zhao Rui say earlier that these four were all Loose Cultivators?

However, he didn't dwell on it, instead examining the Yuan Sha Snow Soul Crystal from a distance.

The Yuan Sha Snow Soul Crystal is a Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade item. It has diverse functions; not only can it be used to forge Ice-type Semi-Divine Artifacts or Ice-type Exotic Treasures, but it can also be given to Ice Attribute Demon Pets to absorb, making the Ice Attribute energy within their bodies more condensed and significantly increasing their freezing ability.

"What is your request?"

"My family is currently in a precarious situation; I hope His Majesty can save my family!"

The middle-aged Monster Tamer knelt on the ground, his attitude sincere.

Li Zhangsheng waved his hand and said, "First, introduce your family and what kind of crisis you have encountered."

The middle-aged Monster Tamer hurriedly stood up and began to introduce his family in detail.

It was both laughable and pathetic that the middle-aged Monster Tamer's family had fewer than ten members. It was less of a family and more of a household, composed of a group of relatives within three generations. It was no wonder Zhao Rui had treated him as a Loose Cultivator; it was indeed no different from one.

Furthermore, the strongest member of this family was only at the Third Rank, not even counting as a Local Power, and they could only cower in a corner of Tianfang City.

Not long ago, this family discovered a barren Black Iron Mine, but before they could mine much, it was coveted by a stronger hostile family, leading to a struggle for resources between the two small families.

The middle-aged Monster Tamer's family was no match and faced the danger of being wiped out, with the possibility of being exterminated by the hostile family at any moment.

To save his family, with the help of his clansmen, the middle-aged Monster Tamer risked his life to break through the encirclement and came to the capital, intending to trade his ancestral treasure for Li Zhangsheng's protection.

"Granted! Zhao Rui, help him make arrangements; this matter should be handled properly as soon as possible."

Li Zhangsheng waved his hand, tossing the matter to Zhao Rui, who had just returned to Xuande Hall.

For a dispute between two small families where the strongest combat power was only at the Third Rank, even handing it to Zhao Rui was like using a butcher's knife to slaughter a chicken.

As for how Zhao Rui handled it, he would arrange it himself.

This time, Li Zhangsheng did not provide any extra rewards, because while it appeared that only Zhao Rui was taking action, after this intervention, what power in the Dai Kingdom would be so blind as to 'bully' this small family? After all, once this small family was touched, it might offend the rising star, His Majesty the King.

Simply put, this small family was equivalent to having gained an amulet; there might even be powers that would try to curry favor with this small family.

This time, Li Zhangsheng had paid almost nothing, merely using his power and influence to obtain a Yuan Sha Snow Soul Crystal.

In a sense, power and influence can also be classified as a special type of resource.

"Next!"

This time it was the youth's turn, who looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old; this was another First-rank Beast Master.

The youth took out a bead and said with a bit of trembling: "Reporting to His Majesty, this humble one inadvertently obtained a Forbidden Bead!"

As the youth finished speaking, a flash of brilliance passed through Li Zhangsheng's eyes, instantly returning to a state of stillness like an ancient well.

Without a doubt, the Forbidden Bead was of great use to him; he was counting on using the Forbidden Bead to break the restrictions on those treasures obtained from the Huang Jia Nei Ku.

Anything that could be treasured and placed there by the Imperial Family was definitely an extraordinary treasure, and it was highly likely there were World Wonders among them.

"My request is very simple; I hope His Majesty can bestow upon me the resources to advance to a Second-Rank Beast Master in a short time!"

"Merely reaching the Second Rank cannot match the value contained in the Forbidden Bead. How about this, I can give you enough resources to advance to a Third-rank Royal Beast Master!"

How should one put it regarding the Forbidden Bead? Because the formula for it is nearly lost, its existence in the world can be said to be extremely rare; up until now, Li Zhangsheng had only ever obtained one.

It was just that, rare as it was, in terms of value alone, the Forbidden Bead was clearly inferior to Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade items.

Li Zhangsheng waved his large sleeve, and a Space Ring drifted into the youth's hand, containing enough resources to allow the youth to advance to a Third-rank Royal Beast Master in a short time.

For him, this was very simple; after all, Kailan had refined many low-to-mid-tier Alchemical Pills in the past, among which were many pills for breaking through bottlenecks.

The youth was simple-hearted; he subconsciously wanted to take out the resources from the Space Ring and then return the Space Ring to Li Zhangsheng, as the Space Ring had a capacity of several hundred cubic meters, which he could not afford even if he sold everything he owned.

"Keep this Space Ring as a gift!"

Li Zhangsheng waved his hand, stopping the youth's action.

"Many thanks for His Majesty's grace!"

"Hmm, you may go!"

Li Zhangsheng was not afraid that the youth would be killed for his treasures; since he had met him here, Zhao Rui would make thorough arrangements, and at least in the short term, there would be no danger. This was the confidence of being a King.

(End of chapter)