Devouring the Starry Sky: Cultivation Makes Me Stronger — Chapter 25

Luo Shen needed to sell the monster materials he had on hand. Among all the major buyers, the HR Alliance always offered the highest prices, so they were naturally his first choice.

As for the Limitless Martial Arts Academy, although selling monster materials to the academy would earn him a large number of contribution points, both the Model A7 Battle Blade Luo Shen wanted and the Fifth Level of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade required at least Three-Star Contribution Points. The monster materials he had were nowhere near enough.

They arrived at the HR Alliance building.

Reception staff had already been waiting at the entrance. The moment the two got out of the car, they were escorted straight into the elevator.

They went directly up to the twenty-first floor!

Before coming, Luo Feng had already contacted Manager Fang, whom he had worked with before.

Of course, one client manager alone could not take all of Luo Shen's goods, so Luo Feng had specifically told Manager Fang to find at least two more helpers if they wanted to buy everything they had brought.

The moment he stepped out of the elevator, Luo Shen saw an enormous lounge.

Three client managers in suits were already waiting outside the elevator. The bald, round-faced old man in the middle smiled at them. "Luo Feng, we meet again."

Luo Feng, standing beside him, smiled and pointed at Luo Shen. "This time, my junior brother is the main character. I'm just accompanying him."

The round-faced old man gave an "Oh" and looked Luo Shen over in surprise. Smiling, he said, "A true hero indeed comes from the younger generation. This Old Fang failed to recognize greatness when he saw it. May I ask how I should address you, sir?"

"Just call me Luo Shen." Luo Shen waved a hand.

He had never liked such formalities. It was better to finish the transaction as soon as possible.

"Come, let's discuss this in my office." The round-faced old man clearly saw that Luo Shen did not care for that sort of thing, so he directly invited the two into his office for a detailed discussion.

"Alright." Luo Shen nodded.

The group followed him into the office.

Inside the office, the group sat facing one another on the sofas.

"What good stuff have you brought this time?"

As he brewed tea, the round-faced old man smiled at them. "Ever since last time, your Fire Hammer Squad hasn't come by again. This Old Fang has been thinking about it so much that I've grown several more white hairs."

Luo Shen was unfamiliar with everyone present, so he did not speak.

Luo Feng, meanwhile, smiled. "Don't worry. We definitely won't disappoint Manager Fang."

As he spoke, Luo Shen had already untied the enormous backpack beside him. He began taking out the monster materials one piece at a time, spreading them across the office floor.

"Good heavens—Hunters, Bloodthirsty Tanks, and even Earth Brown Bears!"

The round-faced old man could not help exclaiming as he looked at the various monster materials.

"Old Fang, there's more!" The bald, muscular man beside the round-faced old man could not help saying, "Look at those horns. They're clearly from a Fire Scale Three-tusked Boar, and there are three of them! It was a Beginner Lord Level one!"

The round-faced old man shot to his feet. "What?!"

Luo Shen took out the Fire Scale Three-tusked Boar materials one by one. Every time he pulled out another piece, the round-faced old man's gaze followed it. A Beginner Lord Level Fire Scale Three-tusked Boar—he had not received goods this fine in years!

"I'll get the testing equipment!"

The crew-cut young man beside them could no longer sit still either. He immediately took a combination case from the bookshelf behind the office.

The round-faced old man, the bald muscular man, and the crew-cut young man carefully opened the case and activated the precision instrument inside. A red beam immediately emerged from its top.

The instrument's red beam shone over the monster materials, and strings of data immediately appeared on its small screen.

The round-faced old man cautiously entered the information and waited for a moment—

"They really are materials from a Beginner Lord Level Fire Scale Three-tusked Boar, and they're extremely well-preserved. They all came from the same Fire Scale Three-tusked Boar!" The round-faced old man let out a long breath.

The way he looked at Luo Shen and Luo Feng became far more eager.

Without real skill, who would dare climb Liangshan?

Just from a rough glance, the total value of these monster materials exceeded six billion Huaxia Coin. No wonder Luo Feng had specifically told him to contact several more client managers before coming. He truly could not take all of this by himself.

The three client managers quickly finished examining all the monster materials on the floor.

"Advanced Beast General Level Tiger Mastiff, extremely well-preserved. Estimated value: 200 million Huaxia Coin!"

"Advanced Beast General Level Earth Brown Bear, extremely well-preserved. Estimated value: 430 million Huaxia Coin!"

"Advanced Beast General Level Silver Moon Fierce Wolf, extremely well-preserved. Estimated value: 650 million Huaxia Coin!"

The three client managers discussed the valuations in low voices.

Most of the Advanced Beast General Level monsters Luo Shen had killed in City 023 this time were relatively rare types, and their prices were much higher than those of monsters at the same level.

He had collected so many monster materials that he had even discarded the materials from quite a few Beginner Beast General and Intermediate Beast General Level monsters in the Wilderness Area.

Watching the three of them work, Luo Feng could not help feeling a little envious.

Subconsciously, he touched the combat backpack beside him.

Luo Shen sat on the sofa waiting. Suddenly feeling a little thirsty, he picked up the teacup in front of him and drained it in one gulp. Afterward, he smacked his lips. "Mm, a little bitter."

He could not appreciate tea at all; he felt it did not even taste as good as plain boiled water.

Before long, the round-faced old man and the other two reached an agreement. The round-faced old man spoke up, "There are twenty-three sets of High-level Beast General Level monster materials here. The most valuable is the High-level Beast General Level Silver Moon Fierce Wolf, worth 650 million Huaxia Coins. The least valuable is the Tiger Mastiff's tendons, worth 200 million Huaxia Coins!"

"Of course, the most valuable one is still that Beginner Lord Level Fire Scale Three-tusked Boar!"

"After discussing it, the three of us unanimously settled on a price of 2.2 billion. That is already quite a high price among Beginner Lord Level monsters. Even if you went elsewhere, you would not get a higher offer."

"All the monster materials come to a total of 8.43 billion Huaxia Coins!"

Hearing that figure, Luo Shen nodded in satisfaction. It seemed the round-faced old man was indeed sincere; the price was considerably higher than his own estimate. He had thought they would sell for only around 7.6 or 7.7 billion.

Luo Feng, standing beside him, also said, "Shen, this is a very fair price."

The round-faced old man and the other two watched Luo Shen eagerly as well. They had already realized that the young man before them was the one making the decisions regarding these monster materials. Whether this deal went through depended entirely on his opinion.

They would make almost no profit from this deal.

But if they could secure this huge transaction, even split three ways, they would have no worries about this year's performance targets!

Luo Shen rubbed his chin with his right hand.

"I recall that your HR Alliance also sells weapons and equipment, right?"

Feeling that the timing was about right, Luo Shen stopped playing hard to get and said, "If this deal goes through, then if I buy weapons and equipment from the HR Alliance Mall, I should be able to get a discount, right?"

The round-faced old man froze for a moment, then was overjoyed. "Yes, of course!"

"Whatever you want, we have it—battle blades, combat suits, martial arts manuals, and all kinds of auxiliary equipment. Everything you could need. I can absolutely offer you the lowest price possible. Of course, it still cannot compare to the half-price discount from your Limitless Martial Arts Academy."

"A Model A7 Ghost Shadow Battle Blade!"

"And... a full set of Series 6 combat gear!" After hesitating, Luo Shen still did not dare buy Series 7 combat gear. After all, it was simply too expensive. At full price through the Limitless Martial Arts Academy, it cost 12 billion; even at half price, it would still be 6 billion—over his budget!

"I also want the first six levels of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade. Don't mention money to me; this is all I have on hand."

The round-faced old man gave a wry smile.

Even after the discount, the first six levels of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade manual cost more than 5 billion. A full set of Series 6 combat gear was not cheap either; one set alone cost 2 billion. Add the Model A7 Battle Blade, and that was another 2 billion.

Although they were account managers and could offer some discounts, even so, the total value of those monster materials still fell somewhat short.

The three exchanged glances.

Should we take it?

Take it! With these monster materials, I'll finish this year's quota. Every deal after this will be pure profit!

Although they would suffer a slight loss on this deal, and their commissions would probably have to be used to cover Luo Shen's shortfall, compared to the benefits of securing this transaction, they could afford to forgo that little commission!

"Fine! I, Old Fang, will take a small loss. Consider it my way of making a friend!"

The round-faced old man gritted his teeth and said.

With this transaction, he refused to believe Luo Shen would not think of him again if he came across another opportunity like this in the future!

Hearing the round-faced old man agree, a satisfied smile appeared on Luo Shen's face.

Battle blade, combat gear, and manual—everything was taken care of!

While Luo Shen and Luo Feng waited at the HR Alliance for the goods to be delivered, this major order was also passed to Verina Polenas, the executive president of the HR Alliance's Huaxia division.

"Luo Shen?"

As Verina looked at the name on the order in her hand, her gaze instantly sharpened.

She remembered that when Li Wei had died, there had been a Beginner Warrior-level martial artist with that name within a twenty-kilometer radius. Because he and Luo Feng were members of the Fire Hammer Squad, which had a grudge against the Tiger Tooth Squad, he had caught the attention of both her and Li Yao.

"Martial artist ID!" Verina immediately searched for Luo Shen's martial artist ID.

It matched!

Verina immediately called Li Yao. "Yao, we've found the murderer who killed Wei!"