Chapter 870

Little Wei Yuan climbed the high slope in front of him and finally reached the top of the mountain.

In front was a natural canyon, propped up against one side of the stone wall was an extremely huge canopy.

This canopy was a hundred zhang in circumference, and below it was a clear shadow, shielding the core area of the market.

The scale of the market far exceeded expectations; the canopy only covered a small area, and most of the buildings were outside the canopy. Standing high up, one could see canopies of various sizes spread out, blocking the houses below. But most of the shacks on the outermost periphery of the market had no canopy to block them and could only extend to both sides along the stone wall, building all the way out.

If calculated by human standards, the scale of this market could probably have ten thousand residents. But the Shaman tribe's way of living is different; Power Shamans are all huge in size and have strange figures, so the places they live are also exceptionally large.

For example, a slender earth house at the edge of the market that was particularly eye-catching and a full ten zhang long; Little Wei Yuan knew at a glance that it mostly belonged to some Power Shaman who had cultivated a snake body, and it liked to stretch its body straight when sleeping at night.

"When we go to the market in a while, should I be a bit reserved?" Little Wei Yuan asked.

True Steel exclaimed: "No!"

"Absolutely not!" Hunter Three-One said earnestly.

"Then what if we meet someone who doesn't know better?"

Both Shamans said at the same time: "The master is humiliated, the servant dies!"

Little Wei Yuan was silent for a moment before saying: "You two should speak less human language in the future."

Three-One and True Steel looked at each other, not understanding what they said wrong. Although it was human language they had just learned, they both felt they were very talented, while the other was a fool.

However, Little Wei Yuan verified his conjecture again; in the world of Power Shamans, you speak as big as your ability, and you sit on a kang as big as your butt; modesty and caution will only make people think you are incompetent.

It seems that the old ancestor's stuff really doesn't work in the world of Power Shamans... Little Wei Yuan felt a deep headache, feeling that all the history books were read in vain.

Little Wei Yuan didn't intend to say anything more, not to mention that the few of them were now each holding an umbrella made of stone slabs, and several stone slabs were hanging from their waists. In the market, Wild Stone fragments are the most basic currency, somewhat like human copper coins.

Although they are copper coins, now the three of Little Wei Yuan are equivalent to each person carrying a sack of copper coins, and several bags hanging from their waists; this appearance looks primitive and intuitively wealthy.

So as soon as they entered the market, countless gazes fell on the three Shamans, most of them scrutinizing, judging the strength of Hunter Three-One and True Steel; as for Little Wei Yuan, who was thin and small and clearly malnourished, he was completely ignored by the crowd of Shamans.

Hunter Three-One and True Steel now clearly had hunter attire on them, but it was incomplete; after all, each of them only had half a set. So they looked particularly disheveled. The eyes of many Shamans became less friendly.

Shaman Hunter equipment is very valuable, so there are often Shaman Hunters with weaker strength and lower rankings who are robbed by their peers, with all their equipment stripped away. There are also some Shaman Hunters who are at the end of their rope and will use their equipment to exchange for money.

But in the Great Wild Absolute Domain, equipment is combat power, and combat power is life; when one is reduced to using equipment to exchange for money, they are not far from death.

However, Hunter Three-One's momentum was different, and True Steel had a thick, inseparable smell of blood on him, and the two were walking together, which made many Power Shamans feel like retreating after evaluation and silently returning to their positions.

Shaman Hunters also have rankings; there are about a few hundred Shaman Hunters in the entire Absolute Domain, and a few hundred to several thousand felons. Hunter Three-One can rank thirty-first on the Shaman Hunter list, which is quite high.

The Shaman Hunter list is also known as the Bounty List, ranking by the amount of bounty obtained by the Shaman Hunter. Hunter Three-One's talent is good at hiding, and he is also skilled in long-range hunting; he is a natural hunter with impressive battle records.

Although he ranked thirty-first, Hunter Three-One still couldn't afford a house in the market.

Whenever he saved enough money, he would find that housing prices had risen again. And when housing prices fell, it happened to be when Hunter Three-One hadn't been able to open for business for a long time and didn't even have basic income. It had been like this for decades, without exception.

Entering the market, the three Shamans walked toward the area under the central canopy. As soon as they entered the canopy, Little Wei Yuan and the others were stopped by two burly, fully armed guards.

The two guards looked at the equipment of the three Shamans and looked disdainful. But before they could speak, Hunter Three-One patted the stone slabs on his waist and said loudly: "Money! Consumption!"

The two guards immediately cleared the way.

Entering the area under the canopy, Little Wei Yuan suddenly felt a burst of coolness on his body, as if encountering a cool breeze in midsummer, which was indescribably comfortable. The sunlight here was reduced by at least sixty percent.

Living in the core area is naturally much more comfortable than outside, but this comfort is not free; to enter the core area, you must first have money. You don't need a ticket to come in, but you have to prove you have money; it is said that this link was proposed by the owner of the market, named 'Capital Verification'.

Someone like Little Wei Yuan carrying stone slabs is the lowest level of capital verification pass.

According to the plan, Hunter Three-One led the way to the residential area. These residences in the core area are all expensive. There are quite a few residences for sale here, and a fat and strong Power Shaman is specifically responsible for the handover of real estate sales.

After looking at several houses, Little Wei Yuan finally took a fancy to a residence with a small courtyard, which just happened to meet his needs.

"How much money?" Little Wei Yuan asked.

That fat Shaman said: "Fifty catties of Wild Iron."

Wild Iron is a currency one level higher than Wild Stone, basically at a ratio of one to ten. Little Wei Yuan opened his waist pouch, revealing the Wild Iron blocks full inside; every block, although only the size of a finger, was a standard five catties.

Little Wei Yuan took ten strips of Wild Iron and put them in the fat Shaman's hand. But after the fat Shaman collected the Wild Iron, he didn't hand over the house deed, but looked greedily at Little Wei Yuan's waist pouch and said: "I changed my mind; now I want that pocket!"