Nine Million

Linhai City Equipment Material Trading Center.

This was one of the busiest and most prosperous places in the entire city.

The spacious, brightly lit hall teemed with people. Everywhere one looked were well-equipped professionals with formidable auras.

Cries of vendors and haggling rose and fell, filling the place with a lively bustle.

The moment Yang Yu and Jiang Shuyue entered, they attracted quite a few looks.

Mainly because Jiang Shuyue was simply too eye-catching.

Her features were exquisite, her skin fair as snow, and even her casual clothes looked incredibly expensive.

Moreover, many people in this city recognized her.

An A-rank prodigy and the School Beauty of Linhai First High School, she was the center of attention wherever she went.

However, when people saw her closely following behind a youth who looked like a wild boar, acting like a little attendant, their expressions turned strange.

"Isn't that Jiang Shuyue, the eldest daughter of the Jiang Family? Who's that guy beside her? A poor kid wearing a Wild Boar set can actually score such a gorgeous girl?"

"No idea. Never seen him before. Looks like they're pretty close."

"Damn... What kind of background does this kid have, to make Miss Jiang follow him around like that?"

Yang Yu turned a deaf ear to the discussions around him.

He walked straight to the Material Recycling Counter.

"Hello, I'd like to sell some materials."

Behind the counter, a bleary-eyed staff member replied without even looking up, "Put them down. Let me see."

Yang Yu did not waste any words. He directly dumped all the loot in his Storage Space, aside from the Legendary Series Materials, onto the counter.

Monster pelts, claws, crystal cores of every grade... they piled into a small mountain.

The staff member was startled by the sight and instantly woke up.

"Holy crap, that much?"

He rubbed his eyes and began counting the items one by one.

"Normal Grade wild boar pelts, seventy-seven pieces..."

"Elite Grade tusks, thirty-eight pairs..."

"King of the Pigmen's Whip, two..."

This... was all from one person?

Did this kid raid the Wild Boar Cave?

Even the equipment he was wearing came from the Wild Boar Cave.

"The total comes to... fifty-three thousand six hundred Dragon Country currency."

Yang Yu nodded. The price was fairly reasonable.

"Wait, there's more."

As he spoke, he took out several more items from his Storage Space.

They were several Dragon Scales glowing dark red, their surfaces still clinging to Abyss Aura, along with a broken Dragon Horn.

They were precisely the materials dropped by the Abyss Demon Dragon projection.

The instant these items appeared, a faint but unmistakable Legendary Grade pressure spread through the air.

The entire trading hall fell silent.

Everyone's gaze was drawn over.

"Wh-what kind of material is that? The energy fluctuations are so strong!"

"That aura... Could it be... Legendary Grade material?!"

"No way! How could Legendary Grade material appear in a little place like Linhai City?"

The staff member behind the counter nearly had his eyes pop out.

With trembling hands, he carefully picked up a Dragon Scale and scrutinized it closely.

The longer he looked, the more shocked and excited he became.

"H-Heavens! It really is Legendary Grade material! Abyss Demon Dragon Scale! And a Dragon Horn too!"

He cried out in disbelief.

That shout was like a bomb dropped into a still lake.

The entire hall instantly erupted!

Countless professionals stared at Yang Yu as if they were looking at a monster.

Legendary Grade materials!

These were things that existed only in legends!

Let alone Linhai City, even across the entire province, there might not be a few of them.

Who exactly was this kid? Where had he gotten something like this?!

"Quick! Go get the Manager!"

The staff member came to his senses and shouted at a colleague behind him.

Before long, a sharp-looking middle-aged man in a suit hurried over.

"What's going on? I heard... there are Legendary Grade materials?"

When he saw the Dragon Scales and Dragon Horn on the counter, his breathing caught as well.

He quickly stepped forward, put on a pair of special gloves, and picked up a Dragon Scale to inspect its detailed information.

"That's right! Legendary Grade material of exceptionally high quality! Sir... sir, are you certain you want to sell these materials?"

The Manager's attitude became incomparably respectful.

"Mm. Name a price," Yang Yu said flatly.

He had expected this reaction.

"Of course! Of course!" The Manager nodded repeatedly.

He invited Yang Yu and Jiang Shuyue into the VIP Room and personally brewed the finest tea for them.

After a professional and complex appraisal and valuation, the Manager held up five fingers.

"This student, for these Legendary Grade materials, our Trading Center is willing to offer... five million Dragon Country currency!"

Five million!

Hearing that number, Jiang Shuyue could not help sucking in a breath.

This was no longer merely a sum of money. It was a fortune!

It was enough to buy a luxurious villa in Lin Hai City!

Yang Yu, however, remained calm.

He knew the value of Legendary Grade materials.

The price was not high, but it was not low either.

He urgently needed money right now and could not be bothered comparing offers elsewhere.

"Fine. Deal."

Very quickly, the five million Dragon Country currency, added to the previous fifty-odd thousand, the one million President Zhou had given him, his remaining savings, and the gains from the Greedy Wolf Battle Group...

The balance on Yang Yu's Bank Card instantly soared to an astonishing figure.

Nearly nine million!

Looking at that long string of zeroes on the terminal, a surge of pride rose in Yang Yu's heart.

I'm rich!

Next, it's time to spend!

He still had several empty equipment slots.

This was the perfect time to complete his gear.

"Sir, take us to look at some equipment."

"Certainly, student. This way, please."

The Manager personally led them to the most high-end Equipment Area in the Trading Center.

The lowest-grade equipment here was Rare Quality, and there was no shortage of Epic Grade pieces.

Yang Yu immediately took a liking to a pair of Level 20 Epic Grade combat boots with excellent attributes.

He asked, "How much are these shoes?"

The saleswoman smiled and quoted the price. "Hello, sir. These Wind Strider Boots are priced at... five million two hundred thousand Dragon Country currency."

"What?!"

Before Yang Yu could say anything, Jiang Shuyue cried out in shock.

"Why are they so expensive? I remember that last month, shoes of the same quality cost at most around a million, didn't they?"

The saleswoman gave an apologetic smile.

"Miss, you may not be aware."

"This is the final month before the college entrance examination. The prices of all high-quality low-level equipment, items, and Skill Books have risen sharply."

"Especially those in the Level 20 to Level 30 range. Their prices have increased severalfold."

"There's no helping it. Everyone wants their children to get good results on the college entrance examination and get into a good university. For their children's future, parents are willing to spend however much it takes."

Yang Yu was dumbfounded.

Holy crap!

The competition in the Dragon Kingdom is this insane?

The college entrance examination actually drove equipment prices up this much?

That's ridiculous!

He looked at the prices of the other equipment, and every one of them was more outrageous than the last.

A pair of Rare Quality leg guards cost five hundred thousand.

This was practically robbery!

Yang Yu immediately gave up on buying equipment.

The Wild Boar King Set he was wearing already had extremely strong attributes and was more than sufficient.

Spending all that money on transitional equipment simply was not worth it.

"Then... what about Skill Books?" Yang Yu asked.

His current attack methods were still too limited.

Other than Blade Draw, he had no other damage skills.

It was fine against single-target BOSSES, but against large groups of weaker monsters, the long, straight Sword Qi was still too slow.

He needed a powerful area-of-effect skill.

"Skill Book prices have risen even more drastically," the Manager said with a bitter smile.

"Especially those for the Warrior profession. Rare Quality AoE skills start at around one million, while Epic Grade ones are practically impossible to find even with money."

Yang Yu frowned.

That expensive?

He might have money now, but he could not just throw it away like some fool.

"Is there... anything with better value for money?"

The Manager pondered for a moment, seeming to recall something.

"There is one Skill Book with decent value for money..."

"However, that Skill Book is a little special, and its price... isn't cheap either."

"Take me to see it."

The Manager nodded and led them to a crystal display case that had been separately secured.

Inside the case lay an ancient book quietly radiating golden light.

Skill Book: Myriad Swords Return to Origin
Quality: Epic
Learning Requirements: Strength 200, Spirit 100, Profession: Warrior
Skill Effect: ??? (Cannot be viewed before learning)