Jia Xiu had expected blood to be cheap, but he had not expected it to be this cheap.
So cheap that it had no price at all.
Because the slaughterhouse had never imagined anyone would come to buy blood.
Animal blood was not entirely without demand here. Dragon blood and snake-lizard blood, for instance, were both valuable spellcasting and alchemical materials.
But no one had ever wanted pig blood or duck blood.
"Um, we don't have any blood on hand. We poured it all out. But if you really need it, we can slaughter one fresh and collect it for you. We just got a batch of pigs in today. How about... how about 5 El for the blood of one pig?"
The slaughterhouse worker said nervously, rubbing his blood-smeared apron.
He had never heard such a strange request before.
And the people making it were an equally strange group.
One was a little dwarf, one was tall and brawny, and one was some kind of creature that did not look human. The one at the front looked normal enough, but there was a little head tucked inside his collar. Was that... a bat?
Still, they wore Saint Dero clothing, so he could not afford to offend them. They were all future big shots. No matter how strange they looked, there had to be a reason for it.
When Jia Xiu froze for a moment and did not answer immediately, the worker assumed his price was too high.
Indeed, what was a little pig blood worth? How could he ask a Saint Dero big shot for 5 El?
He was about to change his offer, wondering whether two El would be enough.
He had no idea what price he ought to ask in the first place.
"Deal," Jia Xiu suddenly