Massive Purchase of Whale Rubber! Plans for the Future!

Whale rubber was something that normally could not be sold at all, only taking up space in the Warehouse.

Now that someone was willing to buy it at a high price, it was like a windfall from heaven.

Moreover, this customer was generous, offering twenty percent above the market price.

Such a fool was rarer than a millennium encounter.

By the end of the day, the deposits Dugu Bo had paid out had already reached an astronomical figure.

Yet he did not feel the slightest bit distressed.

Because he knew that the true value of these goods far exceeded the price he had paid.

The money spent now would earn back tenfold, even a hundredfold, in the future.

Besides, to him, money was merely a number.

It was far too easy for a Titled Douluo to make money.

He could casually hunt a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast and earn a fortune selling its materials.

He could casually accept a commission from the royal family, and the reward would be wealth ordinary people could never earn in a lifetime.

So, he did not care how much money he spent.

He only cared how much whale rubber he could buy.

Night had fallen.

Dugu Bo returned to the inn and sat by the window, gazing at the pitch-black sea in the distance.

The sea breeze poured in through the window, carrying a salty, fishy scent.

He lifted the wine cup on the table and took a sip.

A trace of satisfaction flashed through his Dark Golden Dragon Eyes.

Today's purchases had gone smoothly.

There was still tomorrow, then he would collect the goods the day after and head back.

This batch of whale rubber would last him a long time.

"Whale rubber... melt it at high temperatures, consume it after it cools, strengthen the body, raise the Soul Ring limit."

Dugu Bo murmured to himself, the corners of his lips curling slightly upward.

"This secret is known only to me for now."

"Ten thousand years from now, in the era of the Peerless Tang Sect, the price of whale rubber will rise hundreds, even thousands of times."

"But by then, the whale rubber in my hands will have long been enough."

"As for everyone else..."

He set down his wine cup, and a chill flashed through his Dark Golden Dragon Eyes.

"What does that have to do with me?"

Three days later.

Yuelai Inn, Heaven-class room.

Dugu Bo sat by the window with a pot of clear tea before him, the curling mist obscuring his features.

His Dark Golden Dragon Eyes looked through the mist toward the bustling streets outside.

Mornings in Vast Sea City were even noisier than those in Heaven Dou City.

On the docks, porters shouted back and forth. Fisherwomen squatted by the shore, processing seafood caught overnight, while the air was thick with the mingled smell of salt, fish, and shrimp.

This coastal city possessed a lively, earthy atmosphere that Heaven Dou City lacked.

Dugu Bo did not dislike that scent.

He even found it more comfortable than the perfume and incense of Heaven Dou City.

"Knock, knock, knock."

A knock sounded at the door.

"Come in."

The door was pushed open, and in came Yuelai Inn's manager. His surname was Zhou, and he was a gaunt old man in his fifties with shrewd merchant's eyes.

"Sir, several trading house owners have come to see you."

Dugu Bo nodded. "Let them in."

Manager Zhou hurriedly turned and left. Before long, seven or eight well-dressed merchants filed into the room.

At their head was the round-faced fat man from the first day. His surname was Qian, and he owned the largest seafood trading house in the south of the city.

The moment Boss Qian entered, his face split into a smile. He clasped his hands and said, "Sir, we have brought all the goods you requested."

Dugu Bo glanced at the parcels and wooden crates in their hands, extending his spiritual power slightly to inspect them.

There was quite a lot.

"Put them on the table." Dugu Bo pointed to the large round table in the middle of the room.

The group hurriedly placed the parcels and wooden crates on it, opening the lids.

An intense stench instantly filled the room.

Several bosses looked embarrassed and quickly backed away several steps. The smell was truly unpleasant.

Dugu Bo's expression did not change.

He rose and walked to the table, reaching out to pinch up a piece of whale rubber.

It was yellowish and translucent, soft in texture, and carried a pungent fishy odor.

Its quality was average.

But neither age nor quality mattered to him.

What mattered was that it was genuine.

Real whale rubber.

"How much?" Dugu Bo set down the whale rubber and looked at Boss Qian.

Boss Qian hurriedly handed over a list. "Sir, these are the accounts from each trading house. Please review them. The total is three hundred and seventeen jin, six liang. At the price you gave us before, the total comes to..."

He named a figure.

A figure enough to bankrupt an ordinary person.

But Dugu Bo did not even blink.

He took out a bag of gold coins from his Storage Soul Guidance Ring and tossed it onto the table.

"Count it."

Boss Qian hurriedly opened the bag and counted the coins together with the other bosses.

Not long after, he looked up, the smile on his face becoming even more ingratiating.

"Not a coin short, not a coin short."

Dugu Bo nodded. With a wave of his right hand, every parcel and wooden crate on the round table instantly vanished, all of them stored inside the Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch.

That move made all the merchants present suck in a breath of cold air.

A spatial Soul Tool.

And a high-grade one that could store items without even touching them.

This customer truly was no ordinary person.

"Sir, will you continue buying?"

Boss Qian asked cautiously, "The fishing villages outside the city and some independent sellers may still have some stock. If you need it, we can help collect it for you."

Dugu Bo glanced at him, and a trace of approval flashed through his Dark Golden Dragon Eyes.

The fat man might look slick, but he truly knew how to do business.

"Buy." Dugu Bo said, "Buy however much there is. The price remains unchanged. I will come collect it again in seven days."

Boss Qian was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly.

Seven days.

Another seven days.

This customer's pace was far steadier than he had imagined.

He was not buying everything at once, but purchasing it in batches.

That way, the news would not spread too quickly, and the prices would not be driven up.

Clever.

"Rest assured, sir. We will handle it properly for you."

Boss Qian left the room with the other bosses.

The moment the door closed, Dugu Bo returned to his seat by the window and lifted his teacup.

A trace of satisfaction flashed through his Dark Golden Dragon Eyes.

More than three hundred jin of whale rubber.

This was only the first batch.

When he returned in seven days, the second batch should not be small either.

The current price of whale rubber was ridiculously low.

Ten thousand years from now, in the era of the Peerless Tang Sect, its price would rise hundreds or even thousands of times.

By then, the whale rubber in his hands would be an immeasurable fortune.

But wealth was not what Dugu Bo wanted.

What he wanted was power.

The true value of whale rubber lay in strengthening a Soul Master's body and increasing the limit for absorbing Soul Rings.

He did not plan to use it for the time being. His Soul Rings were already fixed at seven black and two red, so he had no immediate need to improve them. At most, he could use it to temper his body.

But Yan Yan needed it.

What about Dugu Xin and Lin Wan'er?

They now possessed Undead Bodies. As long as he did not die, even if they died, they could continue to revive in undead form, so they did not need it.

And there were other forces he might cultivate in the future.

Whale rubber was a strategic resource.

It was always better to be prepared.

Dugu Bo set down his teacup and stood.

He did not want to wait idly in Vast Sea City for seven days.

There were still many places in this coastal city worth seeing.

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