Lin Dong had expected magic cores to be valuable, but he had never imagined they would be worth this much!
Afraid he had misheard, Lin Dong asked again.
The staff member gave him the same answer.
"Two million?!"
Lin Dong blinked, his mind racing.
He clearly remembered that second-tier magic cores in the Battle Through the Heavens secret realm were priced at around 5,000 gold coins.
Those in exceptionally good condition could fetch as much as 8,000 gold coins.
But that was still only eight thousand!
Nowhere near two million!
Even accounting for different prices and exchange rates between the two worlds, the difference would be a few hundred thousand at most.
That left a profit margin of at least over a million!
At that thought, Lin Dong nearly started trembling!
If one core earned him over a million, wouldn't ten earn him ten million?!
Wouldn't a hundred earn him a hundred million?!
If Lin Dong asked the Flame Emperor to get him thousands upon thousands...
Holy crap!
I'm rich!
Lin Dong almost jumped with excitement!
Most importantly, the Battle Through the Heavens secret realm belonged to him alone right now!
He could do whatever he wanted!
He didn't have to worry about competitors!
It was an absolutely exclusive business!
In the end, Lin Dong couldn't hold back and burst out laughing!
"Do you still want to exchange it?"
Seeing his reaction, the staff member at the counter couldn't help reminding him.
"Yes! Of course I do!"
His eyes crinkling with delight, Lin Dong waved his hand. "I don't want cash. I want to exchange it for supplies!"
"All right!"
Without wasting time, the staff member handed Lin Dong a list. "These are the supplies below level 3 that the school has in stock. You can exchange it for anything on here."
"Thank you."
Lin Dong nodded with a smile, took the supplies list, and examined it carefully.
[Stamina Potion: Increases stamina after use. Effects vary from person to person. Price: 1 million] [Strength Potion: Increases strength after use. Effects vary from person to person. Price: 1.5 million] [Silent Sleeve Arrow: A concealed weapon that can be hidden beneath the arm to catch enemies off guard. Price: 80,000]
"Only eighty thousand?"
Lin Dong discovered that the school's supplies list also included the Silent Sleeve Arrow, and its price was wonderfully affordable. He could take one home for just eighty thousand.
Most importantly...
The school offered a finely crafted version.
It was genuinely small and compact, virtually impossible to spot when concealed.
Young Master Ye's "sniper rifle" couldn't begin to compare.
The one Third Brother gave me was worth eight hundred at most.
Lin Dong shook his head with a smile. He didn't dwell on it and quickly searched for the items he needed.
As Lin Dong saw it...
Improving his own strength should come first!
So, before picking any other items, Lin Dong chose one Stamina Potion, one Strength Potion, and one Speed Potion.
The Speed Potion was more expensive, costing a full two million!
"Haven't you already bought a Stamina Potion?"
Looking at the potions Lin Dong had selected, the staff member kindly reminded him, "Potions work best the first time you take them. Their effects diminish with each subsequent dose."
"Thank you, but I'd still like the potions."
Lin Dong smiled and nodded, but stuck to his decision.
The staff member could only say, "Based on the magic core's value, you can exchange it for only one potion at most. We can't offer you another loan."
"I know."
Lin Dong took the pill pouch from inside his clothes and placed it in front of the staff member. "Sorry for the trouble, but please exchange these two magic cores for me as well."
"You have more?!"
The staff member sprang straight out of the chair, staring at Lin Dong in astonishment!
"Is something wrong?"
Lin Dong asked curiously.
"N-no."
The staff member shook their head, but inwardly, they were reeling!
After all, hunting down a creature with a magic core classified as level 2 required a team of at least six level 30 Warrior Generals.
The shock of seeing Lin Dong, a level 1 martial warrior, produce three level 2 magic cores was easy to imagine.
"Three level 2 magic cores, worth six million. Is that acceptable?"
Despite the shock, the staff member worked quickly, calculating their exchange value for Lin Dong in no time.
"No problem."
Lin Dong thought the price was fair. Without further discussion, he went ahead with the exchange.
"Here are the three potions you requested. The total is 4.5 million. Is that acceptable?"
The staff member arranged the three potions Lin Dong had chosen neatly on the counter.
Lin Dong picked up the green Speed Potion and examined it carefully. Only after confirming that nothing was wrong did he nod. "No problem."
After signing the transaction slip, the staff member asked, "You have 1.5 million left. Would you like to keep exchanging it for supplies, or take the rest in cash?"
"Let me see what else there is first."
Lin Dong had a clear understanding of his situation. Once he raised Xiao Yan's favorability to 100%, money would mean nothing. Supplies were what mattered!
Supplies that could make him stronger!
The staff member wasn't annoyed in the slightest and waited patiently.
Although they worked for the school, they actually earned a commission on every transaction.
Big customers like Lin Dong were rare. Waiting a little longer was no problem.
Woooo!!!
Just then!
An urgent alarm suddenly rang out across the campus!
It was the school's signal for all students to assemble!
"What's going on?!"
Lin Dong raised his head and looked outside, his face full of curiosity.
"Something must have happened."
The staff member looked just as curious.
"Can I come back to exchange the rest later?"
Although Lin Dong was eager to improve his strength, whenever the school summoned all its students, it had something important to announce. He didn't dare delay.
"No problem."
The staff member nodded with a smile. "I'll keep a record of your remaining balance. You can come back to exchange it whenever you like."
"Great!"
Without another word, Lin Dong hurried toward the sports field.
A few minutes later.
The school sports field was packed with people. All the students of First High School had assembled.
"Why did they suddenly call us together? What happened?"
"When I came over, Principal Wang and the others looked really serious. It must be something big."
"I heard something went wrong with a dungeon, and they're trying to find a way to deal with it!"
"Something went wrong with a dungeon?! Is another dungeon about to manifest?!"
"That doesn't make sense! Even if a dungeon manifests, that's something for the Martial Gods to worry about. Why would they assemble us?"
Everyone on the sports field chattered away.
Listening to their conversations, Lin Dong's expression abruptly changed as well. A dungeon was manifesting?!
The world Lin Dong lived in was particularly strange.
Dungeons were the only source of experience points for all awakened individuals.
But if a dungeon went uncleared for too long, it would materialize directly in the real world, becoming a nightmare and a calamity!
Lin Dong knew of two previous dungeon manifestations!
One had been the manifestation of the A Nightmare on Elm Street dungeon!
Eight thousand people had died.
Rumor had it that the problem still hadn't been resolved.
The other had been the manifestation of the Resident Evil dungeon!
The Federation had abandoned an entire city and dropped ten atomic bombs before finally resolving the problem.
Ever since then, although people couldn't give up on dungeons, they had also come to regard them with extreme fear.
And this was the third dungeon manifestation Lin Dong knew of!
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