Published: February 12, 2025
Li Daqian furrowed his brows, lost in thought.
He planned to sell parts of the ninth-level corpse separately to make a fortune, but that didn't mean he intended to sell the entire corpse clean.
There were some parts he intended to keep, like the brain for Chisel Fang, the magic crystals he wanted to keep for himself, and the internal organs he planned to give to the colorful giant bear.
If it weren't for the fact that Ten Thousand Beast Manor only relied on the equipment in the beast pool to cultivate battle beasts, with no laboratory or exceptional craftsmen among his subordinates, Li Daqian would never have considered selling this corpse.
His original thought was to keep what he needed and sell what he didn't.
Now, Ye Zhongming's question made it hard for him to respond.
He didn't know what this King of Cloud Summit, this exceptional craftsman, had his sights set on. If the areas of interest overlapped with his own needs, would refusing cause Ye Zhongming to withdraw?
Ruan Xiao clearly didn't have many eighth-grade magic crystals on hand; if Ye Zhongming also withdrew, the only remaining buyer would be the water steward.
Three buyers versus one buyer was a completely different situation.
Today's sale would shift from a seller's market to a buyer's market, and the proceeds would inevitably decrease.
After thinking it through, Li Daqian decided to refuse.
"Sorry, Boss Ye, let's stick to the plan. If there's something you want, feel free to bid."
Disappointment flashed in Ye Zhongming's eyes, but he nodded.
However, he didn't continue to bid.
Were the items not good? No, they were excellent. Ye Zhongming could feel the abundant energy from the pair of rear arms, likely due to the effects of the stone coffin.
Using this pair of rear arms as material should allow for equipment below blue quality to be directly upgraded. If made into a Soul Artifact, it might not reach the level of the Shattered Soul Bone Staff, but it would definitely be an excellent item.
A pair of rear arms from a ninth-level life for five eighth-grade magic crystals—was that expensive? Ye Zhongming thought it was a bit high at this point in time, but not overpriced. The value of this item was far beyond that of an eighth-grade magic crystal.
But would he be willing to use ten eighth-grade magic crystals to purchase these materials? No!
Because Ye Zhongming had the exclusion technique to reach the top level, and the success rate of rotating a wheel of level seven or above was twenty percent. This meant he could exclude five unwanted rewards and keep the five highest-value ones to rotate.
In other words, if Ye Zhongming were to use ten eighth-grade magic crystals to buy these two materials, he would actually be paying double compared to others.
That would be a losing deal.
So if Li Daqian insisted on settling with magic crystals, Ye Zhongming decided not to bid for now.
Ye Zhongming's silence made Li Daqian's heart sink.
He realized that this King of Cloud Summit seemed unwilling to part with his eighth-grade magic crystals.
Ruan Xiao had no money and couldn't afford it. Ye Zhongming had the money but was unwilling to buy; the only one left was the water steward, who hesitated for a long time before saying, "Forget it, I don't want this."
Li Daqian felt bad immediately, looking at the two severed rear arms in his hands, feeling embarrassed for himself; his first sale ended up being a failure!
The atmosphere grew cold. It was Li Daqian who cleared his throat to break the silence and said, "A pair of middle arms, ten eighth-grade magic crystals."
Still no response. Ruan Xiao had completely exited his previous predicament of having no money and was now watching everything with interest.
The water steward kept glancing at Ye Zhongming, constantly guessing why this guy wasn't making a move, but said nothing.
Ye Zhongming remained silent.
No one responded to the second bid either.
The people from the smaller factions, not to mention ten eighth-grade magic crystals, might not even be able to buy ten seventh-grade magic crystals.