Dragon Scale Ranking

"Easy..."

When the little girl asked him how he found the Meteor Star Grass, Yi Yun seemed indifferent, as if it wasn't a problem at all.

"Of course, I can't cut through all the stones, but Meteor Star Grass grows inside Meteorite Iron, and I happen to recognize Meteorite Iron. There are many stones in the Medicine Mountain of Tai'a Divine City, but Meteorite Iron is very rare. I can just cut each piece of Meteorite Iron in half."

"Do you know about Meteorite Iron?" the little girl asked again. Meteorite Iron were a vague concept to her; she didn't really know what they were, after all, she was still young.

Yi Yun said, "Meteorite Iron looks similar to ordinary stones, but there are differences. When Meteorite Iron falls, the temperature is extremely high. It is melted by the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi, forming a molten shell on the outside. This molten shell is shiny and black, unlike ordinary stones. In addition, the Meteorite Iron falls at a very high speed. The Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi blowing in the direction of the meteorite iron will disperse the molten iron. After cooling, it will leave behind patterns of Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi. Although they are not obvious, you can still see these 'wind patterns' if you look closely."

Yi Yun started spouting nonsense. Based on his knowledge of meteorites Meteorite Iron from his previous life, plus his own imagination, he rambled on and on, giving the impression that he was very knowledgeable, even though it was hard to understand.

As for verification, it's not that easy. Distinguishing between different Meteorite Iron is like judging the quality of jade; it's not something someone can learn just by talking about it. Every Meteorite Iron is different. By comparing the characteristics he just mentioned with different Meteorite Iron, he can always find something that matches. He wasn't just talking nonsense.

Even if others later prove they were lying, so what? Who says you can't lie? Tai'a Divine City is a competition among geniuses; others will assume you're lying because you don't want to share your secrets.

As expected, Zhao Qingcheng and the others believed it. Even the Woman surnamed Wang didn't think Yi Yun was wrong. Yi Yun's words were reasonable and well-founded, and as a martial artist, why would the Woman surnamed Wang research what Meteorite Iron was all about?

"Brother Yi Yun, you're amazing! You managed to find Meteorite Iron among so many stones..."

The twelve or thirteen-year-old girl looked at Yi Yun with eyes full of Stars.

She even wanted to go with Yi Yun to gather herbs. Unfortunately, according to the rules of Tai'a Divine City, martial artists must gather herbs alone to prevent people from exchanging herbs in private.

Otherwise, if twenty or thirty people gather herbs together, and all the herbs are given to one person, he could break the record very quickly.

Yi Yun took out all sorts of medicinal herbs, calculated the price of each one, and dried and weighed all the low-grade yellow-rank herbs. Soon, the Woman surnamed Wang calculated Yi Yun's actual harvest—two hundred and eight Dragon Scale Rune.

"Two hundred and eight..."

Behind Yi Yun, several girls gasped. Although they had guessed some of it, they were still incredibly surprised when the number was actually announced.

That's outrageous! They've been working themselves to the bone these past few days gathering herbs mainly to pay off their loan from the Rune Money House. And that loan was only two hundred Dragon Scale Rune.

Yi Yun earned the Dragon Scale Rune the four of them borrowed in just one day!

This is truly infuriating to compare oneself to others...

"You're quite lucky, and you seem to have some skill too." The Woman surnamed Wang carefully put away the medicinal herbs Yi Yun gathered, her slender phoenix eyes scrutinizing him from head to toe. "No wonder you asked me so many questions about breaking records; it seems you're quite confident in yourself! Alright, hand over the token!"

When Yi Yun entered his residence, Qin the Bald issued a token. The front of the token had array runes, and the back had the ancient characters "Divine Wilderness" written on it.

Each token was originally imprinted with ten Dragon Scale Rune, and Yi Yun's token was no exception.

The Woman surnamed Wang took out her token and infused it with her Divine Seal. A few breaths later, countless golden runes flew out of her token and towards Yi Yun's token, like a swarm of golden bees.

Zhao Qingcheng and the others watched longingly from the sidelines; those golden runes were truly tempting!

After absorbing all the Dragon Scale Rune, golden patterns appeared on the surface of Yi Yun's token, resembling dragon scales, which was very beautiful.

Thanks.

Yi Yun chuckled and put away the token. At this rate, in another four or five days, he would be able to accumulate enough Dragon Scale Rune to enter the Desolate God Hall again.

"Um... little brother Yi Yun..."

Just as Yi Yun was about to leave the servants' quarters, Yi Yun Zhao Qingcheng called out to him, her face flushed.

"Hmm? What is it?"

Seeing Zhao Qingcheng's hesitant expression, Yi Yun had a sudden realization and roughly guessed what it was about.

"That..."

"Do you want to borrow the runes?"

Zhao Qingcheng was extremely embarrassed after Yi Yun pointed it out in one sentence.

After all, she wasn't familiar with Yi Yun, so borrowing the Dragon Scale Rune wouldn't be so easy.

In Tai'a Divine City, loans between trial participants are not protected by the city's authorities. IOUs and the like are useless. In short, the city does not support trial participants borrowing Dragon Scale Rune from others.

Tai'a Divine City supports fair trade and gambling! To reap rewards, you must prove your strength; there is no such thing as getting something for nothing.

If you want to borrow Dragon Scale Rune, you can only do so through the Rune Money House, which charges an interest rate of 1.2% to 1.5%. You can't easily lend them out, otherwise you might accidentally fall into a trap.

As for private loans among martial artists, the Divine City has no say in that; of course, you should be prepared for the other party not to repay.

Besides, nobody has enough Dragon Scale Rune; they're living hand to mouth, so why would they want to borrow from someone?

Disaster!

"Um... we want to repay our loan to the money lender. We only need thirty Dragon Scale Rune, no... just twenty will do, could that be..."

Zhao Qingcheng's face turned bright red, and she spoke without any confidence.

She just told Yi Yun yesterday that she wanted him to join their Luo Huo Association as a temporary member, and that if anything happened, Yi Yun come to her, and she could protect him.

The very next day, she came to borrow the Dragon Scale Rune from Yi Yun. Instead of protecting Yi Yun, she ended up being protected by him.

Thinking back to what she had said yesterday, Zhao Qingcheng felt both ashamed and embarrassed.

"Twenty..." Yi Yun raised an eyebrow. For him, this was nothing. At his rate of more than two hundred Dragon Scale Rune runes a day, he could enter the Desolate God Hall once every Empress. Even if he borrowed twenty Dragon Scale Rune Zhao Qingcheng, it wouldn't affect his entry time into the Desolate God Hall.

Having met by chance, Yi Yun had no obligation to help Zhao Qingcheng. However, since it was a simple matter for him, Yi Yun decided not to refuse.

Getting to know more people in the capital city is always beneficial; you never know when you might need their help.

He asked, "Sister Zhao, I have a question. I saw on the rankings that Luo Huo'er was number one on the Human Ranking, but her ranking on the Heaven Ranking and Earth Ranking was rather low. What's going on with the Human Ranking?"

"The Ranking of People... the Ranking of People is the Dragon Scale Ranking. It's based on the Dragon Scale Rune on the token, plus the resources spent on purchasing resources from the Divine City. Senior Disciple Sister Luo is ranked first!"

"But Senior Disciple Sister Luo isn't as wealthy as you think. Senior Disciple Sister earns a lot, but she spends even more. She often worries about Dragon Scale Rune... She's a Savage Heaven Master, and because she cultivates the Savage Heaven Technique, she needs quite a few Dragon Scale Rune."

"So that's how it is..." Yi Yun understood. Tai'a Divine City allowed trial participants to trade privately, so the Savage Heaven Master could earn Dragon Scale Rune quickly. However, cultivating the Savage Heaven Technique was extremely expensive, which is why Luo Huo'er, despite ranking first on the list, was not wealthy.

Under the existing rules of Tai'a Divine City, no one can become wealthy; those with Dragon Scale Rune use them to purchase resources.

Many resources in Tai'a Divine City are exorbitantly expensive; even a large amount of Dragon Scale Rune can be spent.

"Twenty Dragon Scale Rune, I can lend them to you..."

"Really!? Thank you so much!" Zhao Qingcheng was overjoyed; Yi Yun had really helped her a lot this time.

Yi Yun's Dragon Scale Rune will save him a month's interest, which is truly a godsend.

I can pay you back in five days at the beginning of next month.

Zhao Qingcheng said with immense gratitude that she had left Telepathic Transmission Mark on Yi Yun so that they could contact each other in the future.

"Mm." Yi Yun nodded.

After Yi Yun left, Zhao Qingcheng still felt like she was in a dream. This little brother's observation skills were just too abnormal!

"He seems to be about my age."

The little girl who had spoken earlier said with some helplessness that she was only twelve years old and subconsciously still felt like a child.

Are the things Ke Yi Yun did something a child should do?

"Hmm... this Yi Yun might grow into someone significant in the future! If we cultivate a good relationship with him, it might be beneficial to the Lineage..."

Zhao Qingcheng began to make her own calculations. Regardless of Yi Yun's future cultivation level, his observational skills alone would be extremely useful. Martial artists often need to explore dangerous secret realms, and keen intuition and observation skills can often save lives. Having such a person as a teammate would be a reassuring thing. (Second update, monthly votes are about to exceed 1,000, only 100 votes away, please help! Third update before 8 o'clock)

...(To be continued~^~)