White-Light Flower and Light-Orb Flower

"Eh? You want this?" Though Qin Yue was a little airheaded, she still guessed Li Xuan's meaning.

"Meow~"

Li Xuan nodded, slowly uncurling his little paws to reveal two beast cores resting in Qin Yue's small palm.

The meaning was obvious—he wanted to use these two beast cores to buy that plant.

"These are beast cores? Kitty, how do you have beast cores?"

Qin Yue froze. She had never expected the kitty to be hiding beast cores in its paws.

What mattered was that these two beast cores were of fairly good quality and could fetch a good price. They would probably sell for around five thousand yuan.

This left Qin Yue rather flustered, her little head turning muddled.

"Qin Yue, there's blood on these beast cores. They came from beasts killed not long ago. Could it be that kitty brought them back from the Summoned Beast World?"

Song Xiaomei also leaned closer, studying the little milk cat solemnly. She felt that this little milk cat was anything but ordinary.

First, it had frightened off those summoned beasts. Now, it had produced bloodstained beast cores. Combined with the intelligence it had displayed earlier, it had completely exceeded the bounds of a Wind-Wing Cat.

Even her own Black Iron-ranked summoned beast did not possess such intelligence, yet this little milk cat did. It was truly astonishing.

"Qin Yue, your little milk cat isn't as simple as it looks. It might be a special-type summoned beast," Song Xiaomei reminded her.

"Is that so?"

Qin Yue looked adorably blank, blinking her big eyes as she met Li Xuan's gaze.

She was a little slow-witted and only thought the little milk cat was cute. As for whether it was simple or not, she really had not given it much thought.

Meow~

Li Xuan raised his cat paw again and pointed at the plant, urging Qin Yue to hurry and buy it.

This was a White-Light Flower. Li Xuan had seen it in the God Pigeon's memories, and it could raise the level of God's-Eye View.

God's-Eye View had already reached the limit of its evolution. If he ate this White-Light Flower, it would very likely evolve to the intermediate level.

At the thought of intermediate God's-Eye View, Li Xuan could hardly wait to level up and obtain this plant as soon as possible.

"Mm-hm, I'll buy it right away."

Qin Yue nodded her little head, took a flat cartoon wallet from her pocket, pulled out a pile of loose change, and walked over to the stall.

"Boss, how much is this plant?" Qin Yue asked, pointing at the White-Light Flower.

"This one? It's cheap. A hundred yuan and it's yours. There's only one, anyway." The stall owner was a middle-aged uncle, and his voice was deep and muffled.

"Then I'll buy it. Here's the money." Qin Yue handed the money to the owner, took the White-Light Flower with her little hand, and quickly passed it to Li Xuan.

"By the way, little miss, when I was gathering herbs, I saw some even prettier flowers. There was a white glow around them, like clusters of light growing on green plants. They were quite magical. Do you want that kind of flower?" the middle-aged owner asked casually.

"Clusters of light?" Hearing this, Qin Yue lowered her head to look at the little milk cat, her beautiful eyes filled with inquiry.

"Meow meow~"

Li Xuan had originally wanted to eat the White-Light Flower, but upon hearing the middle-aged owner's words, he immediately perked up and cried out without hesitation, indicating that he wanted those flowers.

Flowers with clusters of light were very likely Light-Orb Flowers, an important material for advancing intermediate God's-Eye View to the advanced level.

The more of such good things, the better. He absolutely could not let them slip through his paws, so Li Xuan hurriedly raised a little paw in indication.

"Eh? What a clever cat. Is this your summoned beast? It's actually this smart."

The middle-aged owner looked at the little milk cat in surprise, feeling that its intelligence was remarkably high.

"Boss, I want to buy the flowers you mentioned. How much are they?" Qin Yue asked.

"Well, the price won't be cheap. There are many mutated beasts in that area, and the location is quite troublesome. To gather those flowers, our herb-gathering team first has to clear out the area. The manpower and resources consumed will be substantial."

The middle-aged owner explained the general situation, but he did not reveal where those flowers were located.

"About how much?" Qin Yue asked again.

"For one plant, around a thousand yuan. There should be fifty in total, so that would be fifty thousand yuan." The middle-aged owner estimated a price.

"Fifty thousand yuan? That's so expensive!"

Qin Yue was startled upon hearing the price and hesitated over whether to buy them.

"Boss, you're jacking up the price on the spot. A thousand yuan per plant is daylight robbery." Song Xiaomei frowned, glaring at the middle-aged owner in dissatisfaction.

"You two young ladies have wronged me. There are many mutated beasts in that place, and hiring people costs quite a bit of money. If killing the mutated beasts didn't bring in extra income, and if we couldn't gather other materials as well, I'd be losing money even at sixty thousand yuan," the middle-aged owner explained earnestly.

"This..."

Song Xiaomei felt that he did not seem to be lying. She could only turn to Qin Yue, wanting to hear her opinion.

Naturally, Qin Yue looked toward Li Xuan. For someone as gentle and timid as her to be willing to follow her summoned beast's advice was truly rare.

"Meow~"

After considering it briefly, Li Xuan nodded.

Light-Orb Flowers were an important condition for upgrading God's-Eye View. Fifty Light-Orb Flowers were enough to upgrade it, so he definitely could not pass them up.

As for money, he could earn as much as he wanted later. Compared to money, strength was the foundation. He had to get these flowers.

Seeing Li Xuan nod, Qin Yue hurriedly said, "Alright, we're willing to buy them. When can you gather them?"

"About three days. But you'll need to pay a deposit first, then sign a temporary contract at the market office to prove that you'll purchase them. If I gather them and you suddenly decide you don't want them, I'll suffer a huge loss," the middle-aged owner said cautiously.

"Alright, then. We can sign a temporary contract." Qin Yue nodded.

Over the next while, Qin Yue signed a contract with the middle-aged owner, paid a deposit of five thousand yuan, and agreed to come here in three days to collect the Light-Orb Flowers.

Once everything was settled, Qin Yue carried the little milk cat and went with Song Xiaomei to the Bounty Guild, where they registered and became bounty hunters.

Looking at the many missions in the guild, along with their rewards, the two girls both smiled.

This flower purchase would cost fifty thousand yuan. For Qin Yue, that was actually an enormous burden.

She had saved for several years and only had twenty thousand yuan. Though Song Xiaomei had said she could lend her the remaining money, Qin Yue still felt immense pressure.

Above all, she did not want to owe others too much. Now that she had a way to earn money, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Kitty, let's work hard, okay? We have to work hard at completing missions and earn lots and lots of money." Qin Yue gently stroked the little milk cat's head.

Meow~

In a very good mood, Li Xuan raised a little paw to show that there was no problem.

Just moments ago, he had swallowed the White-Light Flower, and God's-Eye View had successfully reached the intermediate level.

With intermediate God's-Eye View, its observation range had increased directly from one kilometer in every direction to three kilometers in every direction. The range had expanded enormously.

If he obtained the remaining Light-Orb Flowers three days later, God's-Eye View would continue advancing. Such good news put Li Xuan in an exceptionally good mood.

Besides.

From the moment he had signed the contract with Qin Yue until now, Li Xuan's soul had been continuously strengthening. The exhaustion that had originally welled up from his soul had now been swept away completely.

Li Xuan even felt that the soul power Qin Yue fed back to him was unimaginably abundant—so abundant that it seemed a little abnormal.

This made Li Xuan think of the seven-colored light from the summoning array. Now, after activating his vision, he could also see seven-colored light on Qin Yue's body.

Clearly, Qin Yue was far from ordinary. She absolutely harbored some great secret, though even Qin Yue herself probably did not know what it was.

Never mind. Strengthening my soul is what matters.

Li Xuan shook his head and stopped dwelling on it. Instead, he continued sensing his constantly strengthening soul. He felt that if it continued improving, it would very likely advance in rank.

Then he would be able to self-destruct again, revive, and obtain even more talents.