Chapter 263: Chapter 225 Willpower Tempering
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After sorting out the information about the new skill in his mind, Chen Xing couldn't help feeling emotional from the bottom of his heart.
Indeed, just as he had guessed before, this new skill actually required the use of three types of plant-based precious materials.
The first was the "Heavenly Silkworm Soybeans" used to make dried tofu, the second was the "Heart Devouring Chili" used to make chili oil, and the last was the "Soul-Dissolving Ghost Garlic" also used as a seasoning.
After searching online, Chen Xing found that Heavenly Silkworm Soybeans and Soul-Dissolving Ghost Garlic were directly available for sale at the Universal Commerce Association, and some other shops sold them as well.
Heart Devouring Chili was for sale at the school logistics department's warehouse.
These were not particularly rare treasures; as categorized by the Exotic Region's native division, precious materials were divided into 1-10 levels of Secret Treasures.
Secret Treasures were actually precious materials, but people from the Exotic Region preferred to call them Secret Treasures, while within the Blue Star territory, they were commonly referred to as precious materials.
Heavenly Silkworm Soybeans belonged to the 1st level of Secret Treasure, Soul-Dissolving Ghost Garlic to the 3rd level, and Heart Devouring Chili to the 5th level, being the rarest.
He had almost used up all the money he had on him... It wouldn't be cost-effective to buy everything with Academic Credits, but Chen Xing had something else on him.
Chen Xing took out all the storage artifacts he had collected from this trip.
Sitting cross-legged in the living room, Chen Xing had a mountain of assorted items before him.
Chen Xing was like a hamster tallying its treasure.
There were many miscellaneous items inside, and it had seemed troublesome to clean up after a glance before, as there was too much stuff; this time he decided to clean everything up and sell it all.
He had taken away almost all the Beast Taming corpses he could from the Dark Realm, stuffing them into the collected storage artifacts.
Some of these storage artifacts were in the shape of rings, others were bracelets or necklaces.
Inside, a vacuum state was maintained and the taken-out corpses were still fresh.
There was too much stuff,
Chen Xing found that he needed to search for the market price of not a few items individually, and after searching for half a day, he hadn't even finished sorting through one-tenth of the materials. Chen Xing felt he should change his approach.
Otherwise, by the time the arena competition began, he still wouldn't have sorted all this stuff out.
Professional matters should be handled by professionals.
He consulted a professional analyst from the Universal Commerce Association.
Upon learning it was a big deal, the Universal Commerce Association sent over a small four-person team directly.
In less than a day, they had sorted out all the valuable items, "Mr. Chen, do you also want to sell the storage ornaments?"
"Keep the storage ornaments, sell all the other stuff," Chen Xing replied.
"Okay, Mr. Chen, after our assessment, these goods, including the monster corpses, add up to a total value of twenty-four billion Great Xia Currency. If you want to trade in Spirit Gold, we can give you 22,800 Spirit Gold at the market rate, and we need to charge a 5% commission fee," they offered.
"As for the monster corpses, if you also wish to sell them, we can assist you in selling, but as these monsters have not undergone Fleshly Transcendence, they may not fetch a very high price."
"Sell them all," Chen Xing said absentmindedly after hearing the number, waving his hand.
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A man never gets rich without a windfall, and a horse never gets fat without night grazing.
To strike it rich by crime and robbery, to build bridges and roads without human tolls.
Indeed, the fastest way to make money still turned out to be looting...
This haul made him more money than he had earned altogether before.
"Exchange it for precious materials for me, both Heavenly Silkworm Soybeans and Soul-Dissolving Ghost Garlic at a ratio of ten to one for a total of a hundred pounds," Chen Xing named several precious materials.
"Okay, Mr. Chen, anything else?"
"That's all," Chen Xing replied.
After the transaction, he still had sixteen billion left.
Chen Xing didn't exchange it for Spirit Gold.
Because in the end, he was going to use the money to buy precious materials anyway.
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Great Xia was vast, and most common treasures could be purchased there.
Mainly, after converting to Spirit Gold, a service charge of 5% was still required.
After the transaction ended that evening, all the materials Chen Xing had purchased were delivered, and at the same time, Chen Xing also went to the school's logistics department to buy ten jin of Heart Corrosive Peppers.
Fortunately, the Heart Corrosive Peppers were quite large, with a single one weighing a full five jin.
Chen Xing began making dried bean curd.
Making dried bean curd involved six steps: soaking beans, grinding into pulp, cooking the pulp, coagulation, pressing, and drying.
Since some steps required waiting, Chen Xing took the opportunity to start processing the Heart Corrosive Peppers while wearing gloves.
According to knowledge obtained from his heritage, these Heart Corrosive Peppers were very odd; even mere contact with the palm of the hand would let a strange burning pain seep through the palm and into the body. Once inside the body, the intense pain would spread along the bloodstream towards the heart, causing an incomparable pain in the heart.
This was also the origin of the name "Heart Corrosive Pepper."
By combining it with other ingredients, Chen Xing eventually brewed a large pot of bright red chili oil. He wore three layers of masks and protective glasses.
Even so, his exposed skin still felt bursts of burning pain.
After a busy day, he finally prepared the ingredients.
In the end, he made a full two hundred jin of Spicy Red Oil Dried Bean Curd.
The Spicy Red Oil Dried Bean Curd, once finished, did not have that pungent spicy smell.
Instead, it gave off a unique and enticing mixed fragrance, which had the richness and lasting scent of beans, the stimulating and passionate aroma of spicy pepper, as well as the rich scent of various seasonings.
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Chen Xing stared at the food he had made.
He trusted in the safety of his own hand-crafted food.
But... according to its description, this food seemed a bit tricky; people could eat it, and indeed, it wouldn't kill them, but beyond that... it was hard to say.
"Sìxiàng, come and taste if it is good," Chen Xing cut about an ounce of dried bean curd and picked it up with chopsticks.
The surface of the dried bean curd was smeared with shiny red chili oil. Sìxiàng bent down, opened its mouth, and ate the Spicy Red Oil Dried Bean Curd. The next second, Sìxiàng's expression changed.
It looked at its master in shock and then silently squatted on the ground.
Sìxiàng felt like there was a tempest inside its body, as if there was a blaze burning in its stomach. Intense stabbing pain spread throughout its body. It scratched itself in desperation, but to no avail. It seemed that the pain did not act on the flesh, but on the bones hidden deeper under the skin.
This state lasted for about ten minutes, arriving quickly and leaving quickly.
When it ended, Sìxiàng suddenly felt as if its soul had shed some heavy burden, and from within, its entire being began to transcend.
If before its soul's power was vast and bloated, like wearing layers of heavy armor,
Now that armor seemed much lighter, as if a frail man and a burly strong man, each carrying armor of the same weight, would naturally feel very different.
This feeling had never been noticed before, but now it was distinct and pronounced.
At this moment, Sìxiàng felt as if its soul had "lightened" considerably, and its soul power became easier to manage.
"How does it feel?" came the voice of its master.
Sìxiàng shared its genuine feelings and then firmly said, "I feel very good now."
"With only Yin, one doesn't thrive; with only Yang, one won't survive. Pure flesh or pure Magic Power – neither path will prevail. The soul and will should also be balanced. Come, have another piece of dried bean curd!"
At these words, Sìxiàng stiffened for a moment, and couldn't help touching its stomach, "Master, I think... I need a rest."
With a mix of relief and exasperation, Chen Xing said, "No rush, rest for now. There are still more than two days left until the arena competition, including the time to prepare for the Transcendence Ceremony. I'm not sure if we have enough time, but if it really comes down to it, we can just change targets when the time comes."
Sìxiàng: ...
Gripping its claws tightly, Sìxiàng nodded vigorously.
"I've rested enough! Let's continue eating!"