Registration Time
Scarborough is a market town located more than 100 miles from the Star Dou Great Forest within the Fasinuo Province.
Rows of houses and shops form crisscrossing streets, mostly two- or three-story buildings, with almost no single-story houses in sight.
Ling Yi and Yang Shelly each led their horses, listening to the endless shouts of vendors and requests to form teams, as they traveled along the bustling bluestone road.
"A hundred-year-old Soul Beast, a fresh ' Fanged Pig,' with pork belly, hind leg, tenderloin... you name it—!"
"A professional Soul Hunting team, undertaking the hunting of Hundred-Year Soul Beast, with generous Gold Soul Coin paid, we'll even kill Thousand-Year Soul Beast for you!"
"Two-Ring Grand Soul Master Healing System, possessing Hundred-Year Soul Skill, whose healing effects will surely satisfy you—!"
Similar shouts rose and fell, and most of the shops sold weapons, armor, and various food supplies.
With curiosity in her eyes, Yang Shelly scanned the shops, clicking her tongue slightly as she saw the prices displayed.
Although she had seen it before at the Snoke Market in the Star Luo Empire when her parents took her to hunt for her Fourth Soul Ring, Yang Shelly was still shocked to see the price increase several times over again.
Seeing the same prices, Ling Yi noticed Yang Shelly's astonishment and said with a smile, "For Soul Master, Soul Beast are a necessity. Where there are Soul Beast, there is profit."
"Although some Soul Master live in poverty, they are a very small minority. Compared to ordinary people, the vast majority of Soul Master are wealthy people with considerable assets, and they are usually not stingy when it comes to goods they need."
"But," Yang Shelly pouted, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "Why didn't they buy all the supplies at the original price elsewhere and then transport them using Storage Soul Tool?"
Ling Yi⊙_⊙: "..."
After a few seconds of silence, Ling Yi took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, then spoke to the Douluo version of the "Why Don't They Eat Meat Porridge?" girl beside him. "You should know, Shelly, not all Soul Master possess Storage Soul Tool."
After a pause, Ling Yi recalled the years he spent in seclusion in the [Water Wood Duchy]. Storage Soul Tool —what a distant concept! Not to mention Soul Elder who could be granted titles, even some Soul King who were short of money didn't have such treasures.
His gaze swept over the Soul Master around him, some hawking their wares, others haggling over prices, lingering on the packages on their backs, waists, hands, and feet. He gestured to Yang Shelly and said, "A cubic Storage Soul Tool, based on the current pricing standards for Soul Tool on the Douluo Continent, would cost at least five thousand Gold Soul Coin."
"If a Three-Ring Soul Elder has no other source of income, and he receives a monthly subsidy of one hundred Gold Soul Coin, it would take him about fifty months, or more than four years, to complete the task without eating or drinking."
Hearing the data Ling Yi mentioned, Yang Shelly fell silent. She had indeed been naive before. As a member of the Breaking Clan, even if she was only from a collateral branch, her economic situation was far superior to that of ordinary Soul Master without powerful backers.
Cultivation requires food and drink to replenish nutrients, and when tired, one needs lodging to ensure rest. In battle, one needs weapons and armor to strengthen oneself, and when injured, one needs treatment...
Unless one chooses to lie down and do nothing, the life of Soul Master is not easy.
Of course, no matter what, they are definitely much stronger than ordinary people who have no talent for cultivation.
Just as she thought of this, before any feelings of shame could even arise, a sudden inspiration flashed through Yang Shelly's mind, and she looked at Ling Yi beside her with a strange gaze.
Ling Yi, somewhat puzzled by Yang Shelly's gaze, first subconsciously looked down at himself, then looked up and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Brother Yi, you're really amazing!" Yang Shelly exclaimed sincerely, quite abruptly.
Ling Yi blinked, thinking to himself, "You haven't seen anything even more amazing yet~"
Although he couldn't help but be a little cheeky, Ling Yi understood the meaning behind Yang Shelly's words. It was clear that she was implying that his ability to rise from humble beginnings to his current strength, status, and wealth surpassed that of more than 99% of the people on the Douluo Continent.
Putting aside everything else, in terms of wealth alone, Ling Yi can easily take out hundreds of thousands or even millions of Gold Soul Coin. Not to mention the Storage Soul Tool that are most favored by Soul Master among all kinds of Soul Tool, Ling Yi carries hundreds of them with him, with a total space of nearly a thousand cubic meters!
If these Storage Soul Tool were sent to an auction house, they could easily fetch several million Gold Soul Coin.
With so many Gold Soul Coin, if used to purchase materials, Ling Yi forge dozens of sets of "Azure Wood Battle Armor," adding dozens of Soul Emperor- level combatants to the Blacksmith Association or the Green Wood Merchant Association!
Unfortunately, before the Blacksmith Association and the Green Wood Merchant Association have enough strength to protect themselves, the new Storage Soul Tool made of "Starry Sky Stone" cannot be mass-produced and released into the market. Otherwise, with the small physiques of Tie Futu and Dugu Bo, they would not be able to withstand the various forces that would emerge openly and secretly at that time.
Soul Douluo and Soul Saint are the strongest figures at the top of the Douluo Continent, but they are still no match for the truly powerful forces!
At night, the moon and stars are sparse.
The moonlight, like a veil of white gauze, spilled over Scarborough Market, casting a beautiful filter over the place.
In a room on the third floor of the hotel facing the street, Ling Yi sat by the window, gazing blankly at the hazy white world outside.
Within the Sea of Consciousness of consciousness, a nine-story tower, whose design bears a striking resemblance to the Spirit Hall's collection tower, stands tall and imposing in the center of this space.
On the first floor at the very bottom of the tower, Ling Yi's illusory figure floated. With a thought, a 16K-sized book flew before him.
He picked up the book, opened it, Ling Yi looked at its contents:
[Name: Ah Rou, Gender: Female, Registered in the Corgi City Spirit Hall Branch in Douluo Calendar 2610, Martial Soul: Soft Bone Rabbit.]
[Level 10 Soul Master, registered in Douluo Calendar 2610. Registered at the Corgi City Spirit Hall Branch.]
[Level 20 Grand Soul Master, registered in Douluo Calendar 2612. Registered at the Corgi City Spirit Hall Branch.]
(Note: An orphan with no parents, Innate Full Soul Power)
The illusory fingers traced across the four short lines of text, and Ling Yi (in his spiritual form) wore a thoughtful expression.
"Corgi City" is located more than 100 miles north of Scarobo Market, while "Star Dou Great Forest" is more than 100 miles east of Scarobo Market.
Within a radius of 500 miles, Scarobo Market is the closest gathering place for Soul Master to the Star Dou Great Forest.
"If this Ah Rou is the one I'm thinking of, does that mean she's already been targeted by the Spirit Hall?" Ling Yi (spiritual form) muttered to himself.
Still writing, will try to finish the next chapter before midnight~