Ogre Hand Bone

After returning to the outside of the portal, Cao Xiaochun was in no hurry to leave. Instead, he found a nearby shop that collected materials.

Since so many people entered dungeons every day, many small shops like this had opened here. The owners collected materials and resold them for considerable profit.

In this chaotic era after the game's arrival, no material was ever useless. Even if it had no actual use, as long as you claimed it could strengthen the kidneys, it would never fail to sell!

The moment he stepped inside, a uniformed young woman slowly approached him.

"Hello, sir. I'm Wang Gang, the owner of this shop. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Hearing that rough voice, Cao Xiaochun froze. He raised his head and carefully examined the curvaceous young woman before him, finding the situation somewhat unbelievable.

Perhaps sensing Cao Xiaochun's surprise, Wang Gang slowly explained.

"I'm a Seraph class holder. Since Seraphs are naturally hermaphroditic, but my luck was poor, certain mutations occurred in my body."

Wang Gang's attitude was excellent. Clearly, she did not mind Cao Xiaochun's confusion. After all, he was far from the first person to react this way.

"Seraph?" That was a rare class, one that ranked among the top ten support classes.

Compared to ordinary priests and healers, Seraphs could not only heal others but also grant all sorts of buffs. They were highly sought after wherever they went.

The Nine Provinces Army had a general with the Seraph class. They publicly claimed that as long as he was present, half of Nine Provinces' troops would not be injured on the battlefield!

From that rumor alone, it was clear that Wang Gang was no ordinary person.

"Sorry."

"I have some materials here. Does your shop buy them?"

Cao Xiaochun let out a breath and apologized for his earlier reaction.

"Of course. May I see what materials you have?" Wang Gang asked with a smile.

Cao Xiaochun did not waste any time. With a light brush over his finger, a marching backpack appeared in his hand, and he took out the items inside one by one.

"I have twelve intact level-six Goblin skulls and eighteen pairs of Darknight Cat Demon claws. Help me estimate how much they're worth."

Cao Xiaochun dumped everything out and spoke casually.

Goblin skulls could be turned into handicrafts. Their unusual shapes made them popular among the upper class. If he had been able to carry more, he would have collected every Goblin skull during this leveling trip instead of selecting only the highest-level, best-preserved ones.

As for the Darknight Cat Demon claws, Cao Xiaochun had originally planned to bring them back to refine Skeleton Gu. However, after subduing the Binuoxiu sisters, he changed his mind.

Although Skeleton Gu had greater attack power than Locust Gu, it was far less practical. After all, one Skeleton Gu could not attack multiple targets at once like Locust Gu could.

Now that he had the Binuoxiu sisters, he did not lack that little bit of extra attack power. Therefore, Cao Xiaochun planned to sell all the Cat Demon hand bones.

"It seems you gained quite a lot from this adventure, sir."

Looking at Cao Xiaochun's tactical uniform, Wang Gang could tell that he was probably a student who had only recently changed classes. Being able to kill so many monsters in a single expedition meant he was likely a powerful class holder.

Wang Gang took out a magnifying glass and slowly inspected the materials, determining the value of the skulls and hand bones. For ornamental items like these, the fewer flaws they had, the more valuable they were.

About fifteen minutes later, Wang Gang put down the magnifying glass and smiled at Cao Xiaochun.

"Unbelievable. The flaws on these dozens of materials are practically negligible, and they're so clean too. You must have spent a long time cleaning them. Don't worry, I'll give you a satisfactory price."

Most materials were taken directly from monsters, so it was normal for them to carry bloodstains and a foul smell. Sometimes, they might even be a complete mess of flesh and gore.

Since she had helped her parents run their shop as a child, Cao Xiaochun was the first person she had ever seen who was so particular. Because of that, she had a favorable impression of the young man before her.

"Heh, it's only proper."

Cao Xiaochun clearly did not want to discuss the matter further. How could they not be clean? First, all the blood had been drained, then the flesh had been gnawed clean bit by bit. The only thing missing was having the Locust Gu polish them with saliva.

"Then the total comes to eighty thousand yuan. What do you think of that price?"

After carefully calculating the value, Wang Gang smiled.

"That works. Thanks, sis."

Wang Gang's offer was fair, so Cao Xiaochun had no objections.

"Alright. I'll put these materials into storage first, then bring you the money."

With that, Wang Gang took out a tray, placed all the materials onto it, and slowly walked toward the back of the shop.

Seeing that he would need to wait a little longer, Cao Xiaochun wandered around the shop out of boredom. The display counters were exquisitely arranged, but most of the items inside were merely data models rather than physical goods. If someone wanted to buy something, the shop would retrieve it from the warehouse after the customer made a selection.

This not only prevented theft but also stopped appraisal-type class holders from coming in to hunt for bargains. Small as the shop was, its basic facilities were quite well arranged.

As Cao Xiaochun idly examined the data models in the shop, a bloody smell caught his attention.

Following the scent, he saw a pile of materials resembling monster hand bones in a corner. They probably had not been processed yet, so they looked bloody and mangled.

Curious, Cao Xiaochun activated Eye of Truth. In an instant, the true information of that pile of mangled flesh appeared before him.

[Ogre Hand Bone. Black Iron Grade]

[Attribute: Bone]

[Description] A monster lurking deep within the forest. It lives in tribal groups, eats raw flesh and drinks blood, and survives by capturing humans and beasts.

Cao Xiaochun swept his gaze across them. There were roughly ten or so pieces, and they were all ordinary materials. However, the information displayed by the smallest hand bone on the far right caught his attention.

[Ogre Hand Bone. Black Iron Grade. Mutated]

[Attribute: Bone]

[Description] A mutated Ogre. Its hand bone contains a trace of Dragon Aura, making it a perfect material.

Seeing the description, Cao Xiaochun's eyes lit up. He had not expected to find something genuinely valuable among such unremarkable materials.

Although he did not know how to forge equipment, he could make it into a bone flute. After all, Melodic Gu Control was one of the coolest methods available to a Gu Master!

Though he currently knew nothing about music, Li Hanyi seemed quite proficient in it. If she was skilled at playing the flute, he would not mind asking her to teach him. They had been deskmates for two years, so surely she would not mind doing him this small favor.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, sir." Just as Cao Xiaochun was thinking about how to buy the item, Wang Gang emerged slowly from the back room with a stack of cash.