The twenty-one ferocious beast corpses included six kinds of level 2 beasts: Water Arrow Giant Frogs, Green-Furred Giant Turtles, Savage-Fanged Wildcats, Sharp-Clawed Black Monkeys, Wild Bulls, and Red-Fanged Black Beasts.
These should have included every variety of level 2 ferocious beast, with at least three of each...
A quarter of an hour later, Qin Feng finished the batch extraction.
Then, he eagerly opened his attribute panel.
[Name]: Qin Feng [Level]: 3 (540/600) [Heavenly Vocation]: Level 1 Judge (10/100) [Reputation]: 1 [Strength]: 91 (Strength Berserk, D-grade) [Agility]: 96 (Speed Berserk, D-grade) [Constitution]: 93 (Constitution Enhancement, E-grade, poison resistance +100) [Spirit]: 110 (Mind Enhancement, D-grade, Vision Super Enhancement, E-grade; Sense of Smell Enhancement, F-grade) [Elemental Talent]: Flame Manipulation (D-grade) [Innate Talent]: Endless Extraction (SSS-grade) [Skills]: Eye of True Sight (tier 1), Beast Taming Technique (tier 3) [Combat Power Assessment]: 9 stars
Holy shit!
After this round of extractions, his combat power assessment had reached 9 stars.
He had effortlessly climbed another star!
It felt incredible.
With his current strength, he could go straight to hunting ferocious beasts above level 5.
As for level 2 ferocious beasts, he no longer needed to kill them.
Through these trades, he had reached the extraction limit for all six kinds of level 2 ferocious beasts. With no need to extract from them again, there was naturally no need to hunt them...
With that thought, Qin Feng entered the trading channel and changed his trading rules.
He changed three pounds of roasted meat for one level 2 ferocious beast corpse to ten pounds of roasted meat for one level 3 ferocious beast corpse.
After making the change, he entered the chat channel.
As soon as he entered, a startling message popped up.
"Roasted meat for sale! Roasted meat for sale! Fifty pounds of roasted meat for one piece of tier 1 equipment!"
The message caused an uproar.
"Holy shit! You want a piece of tier 1 equipment for fifty pounds of roasted meat? Are you still dreaming?"
"We're all still in the beginner phase, and ferocious beasts have an extremely low drop rate. There probably aren't even many pieces of tier 1 equipment in the entire beginner village, yet you want to trade fifty pounds of roasted meat for one!"
"Exactly! This guy's a crooked merchant! Boss Qin Feng is the reliable one. He only trades for beast corpses nobody wants. His trades are fair."
"That's right! Even if I had tier 1 equipment, I'd keep it for myself instead of trading it to you. Even if I wanted roasted meat, I'd buy it from Boss Qin Feng."
Everyone denounced the roasted meat seller.
Watching this, Qin Feng muttered inwardly.
The roasted meat business really wouldn't last long. A competitor had already appeared.
Still, he had his own advantage.
He traded roasted meat for beast corpses nobody else wanted, and everyone was willing to trade with him.
At least during the beginner phase, he could reap hefty profits.
With that thought, he posted a few words.
"Everyone, starting now, I'm no longer buying level 2 ferocious beast corpses. I'm buying level 3 beast corpses instead. Ten pounds of roasted meat for one level 3 ferocious beast corpse."
The message caused an uproar among everyone.
"Boss Qin Feng, why aren't you buying level 2 beast corpses anymore? I just found one! Sob! Sob! Sob!"
"Holy shit! Boss Qin Feng, aren't you moving with the times a little too fast? There probably aren't many people who can kill level 3 beasts yet, and you're already buying them!"
"Oh, great! I'm screwed! I can't kill level 3 beasts, so I'll have to start a fire by rubbing sticks!"
"Sigh! Looks like I'll have to rely on my own hands to feed myself. I'll trade with Boss Qin Feng once I can kill level 3 beasts."
Quite a few people sighed.
Qin Feng posted another, even more sensational message.
"One lighter for sale! Trading for three tier 1 spirit herbs, one tier 1 spirit fruit, or tier 1 equipment."
Boom!
The message sent the entire channel into an uproar.
"Holy shit! A lighter! A source of life!"
"With a lighter, you can start fires and keep making roasted meat!"
"Boss Qin Feng, did you post that by mistake? You're selling a lighter? You're cutting off the source of your own business!"
"A lighter is incredibly useful right now! I'm tempted!"
"I'm tempted too! But I don't have any tier 1 equipment!"
Quite a few people sighed wistfully.
Probably no one would have imagined that a tiny lighter could cause such a huge sensation.
During this beginner phase, when sources of fire were scarce, a lighter was comparable to a decent little piece of equipment.
However, it was no longer of much use to Qin Feng.
He had already mastered Flame Manipulation and could start fires without a lighter.
Qin Feng smiled, left the chat channel, and entered the trading channel to list the lighter for sale.
After doing all that, he exited the channel...
A quarter of an hour later, beside the campfire.
Qin Feng extracted all the rust and impurities from the beginner daggers in his hands, refurbishing them into tier 1 Fine Steel Blades.
He was very satisfied once he finished.
[Notice: Liu Yuan has traded a tier 1 spirit fruit-Essence Condensation Fruit-for your lighter.]
Huh?
Holy shit!
A lighter really did fetch a spirit fruit!
Qin Feng was delighted.
He hurriedly entered his personal trading page and retrieved the item.
The next second, white light flashed.
A purple spirit fruit appeared in his hand. It was the size of a ping-pong ball and gave off an enticing fruity fragrance.
It was the Essence Condensation Fruit.
[Name]: Essence Condensation Fruit [Rank]: Tier 1 spirit fruit [Effect]: Nonpoisonous. Increases spirit when consumed.
Nonpoisonous!
Then I could eat it straight away!
Crunch!
Without hesitation, Qin Feng took a big bite, and cool, sweet fruit juice flowed into his body...
It tasted pretty good, with a hint of mint.
He soon finished the spirit fruit in a few large bites.
Once in his stomach, the spirit fruit turned into icy energy that surged straight into the sea of consciousness in his mind, strengthening his spirit...
Only after quite a while did the fruit's energy fully merge into his sea of consciousness...
[Essence Condensation Fruit consumption complete. You have gained 9 spirit attribute points.]
Qin Chuan's heart jolted!
Heavens! Nine attribute points!
A single spirit fruit had given him nine attribute points, and in spirit, the hardest attribute to increase!
He had really gotten a bargain!
Spirit fruits were worth more than spirit herbs to begin with!
One spirit fruit was roughly equivalent to three spirit herbs!
Strange!
Why had Liu Yuan been willing to trade such a precious spirit fruit for my lighter?
Right!
Not everyone had the Eye of True Sight.
Liu Yuan only knew that it was a tier 1 spirit fruit. He did not know whether it was poisonous and did not dare eat it at all.
In this world filled with slaughter, everyone had to be cautious if they wanted to survive.
If someone got poisoned, there were no hospitals here, much less anyone to save them.
Thinking this through, Qin Feng understood why Liu Yuan had been willing to sell it.
That was precisely how he had gotten such a bargain.
Next, it was time to sell his steel blades.
With that thought, he entered the chat channel and posted a few messages.
Qin Feng: "Selling tier 1 Fine Steel Blades in bulk. Each can be traded for three spirit herbs, one spirit fruit, or other tier 1 equipment."
Qin Feng: "Also buying tier 0 beginner daggers on an ongoing basis. Ten pounds of roasted meat for one."
As soon as these messages appeared, the entire chat channel erupted...