It may look very tall.
But this price has already cooled down a bit.
A few months ago, a wealthy man in Magic City spent 2 billion yuan to acquire a bunch of Origin Crystal, hoping to help his son advance his rank faster.
The prices at the time were 500,000 for Tier 0, 2 million for Tier 1, 5 million for Tier 2, and around 13 million for Third Tier.
After more than a month, the acquisition was completed.
His son only reached Tier 2.
Then, he released this news, saying that the current Origin Crystal was overheated and needed to be cooled down, which is why the price has dropped to its current level.
Of course, even though it has been reduced to this level, many people still think it is somewhat too high.
But there are still people willing to pay the current price.
After all, they weren't meant for cultivation, but rather for trying to awaken abilities.
A person can only awaken their powers a maximum of three times.
Even if the price is a bit high, they can still afford it.
Therefore, prices have temporarily stabilized at the current level.
Also due to pricing issues, several situations have arisen within the Martial Arts Association.
One approach is to stop cultivating once one reaches the limit of their current level.
They held back, refusing to advance their rank, intending to obtain the Origin Crystal first, attempt awakening, and then continue advancing their rank.
The other type is those who are short of money and want to make money.
They would strive to raise their rank, then join hunting parties to hunt down Calamity Beast, and finally sell their share.
Li Duo belongs to the latter category.
Of course, not all the Calamity Beast will be sold to the public.
A significant portion will still end up with the Martial Arts Association.
After all, the Martial Arts Association offers them weapons, equipment, special medicines, combat techniques, and other items that can enhance their strength in exchange.
"I also want to seize this opportunity, but unfortunately, our team is still some distance from being strong enough to hunt down that Calamity Beast," Li Duo replied to the short-haired man.
"Oh? Are Third Tier Calamity Beast really that hard to kill? Even your Greatsword Squad can't handle them?" the short-haired man asked curiously.
The Linhai Martial Arts Association currently only has a dozen or so Second Tier martial artists.
Li Duo's hunting squad consisted of two Second Tier: himself and the giant shield bearer.
Among the thirty-odd hunting teams in Linhai, their strength can already be considered among the top three.
If even they can't kill them, then the difficulty of the Third Tier Calamity Beast will probably be even greater than he imagined.
Li Duo opened his mouth, intending to say that it was very strong, but then he thought of the scene where the inspector had killed him with a single blow.
After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Let's see about the Calamity Beast Calamity Beast; there are different strengths among them."
"What kind of Calamity Beast did you encounter?" the short-haired man asked.
" Early Tier 3 Rock-Armored Rhino Nightmare."
"Oh, this!" the short-haired man exclaimed in realization.
He seemed to have thought of something, took two steps back, and looked at the members of Li Duo's team.
He then leaned closer and said:
"If you ask me, your squad is incredibly well-rounded, with tanks, melee fighters, ranged fighters, and so on."
"What you're lacking right now is something with high damage output, so there's not much of a good way to use these high-defense Calamity Beast."
"Listen to me, find another weapon with stronger attack power, or get one from the association made with materials from high-level Calamity Beast. That will make things much easier for you."
Li Duo glanced at the short-haired man with a hint of helplessness.
He was certainly aware of the problems within his own team, and he knew that the two issues the short-haired man mentioned could be improved.
The problem is that neither of those two things is easy to do!
Finding someone with strong offensive capabilities isn't that easy.
As for exchanging weapons made from materials fused with high-level Calamity Beast from the association, there's no issue of them being easy or difficult to find.
But the problem is, it's expensive!
After killing a Third Tier Calamity Beast, all the points will be used up, which definitely won't be enough to forge a Greatsword for him.
Moreover, Third Tier Calamity Beast are neither easy to kill nor easy to encounter!
"Alright, I'm not talking to you anymore. I need to go exchange for some Green Jade Dew. A lot of people in our team are injured."
"Okay, I won't bother you anymore." The short-haired man nodded and turned to walk back in the direction he had come from.
Li Duo told his teammates to sit down on the side first, and then walked towards the reception desk.
Although there were dozens of people sitting in the lobby, there was no one at the reception desk; only two female receptionists were sitting behind the glass.
Li Duo walked over and handed over the documents he had collected earlier.
There were three portions on one side and two portions on the other side.
"Could you please help me exchange one serving of Green Jade Dew and one serving of Blood Ginseng Flesh-Growing Ointment?"
"The points needed for Green Jade Dew will be deducted from these five accounts, and the points needed for Blood Ginseng Flesh-Growing Ointment will be deducted from these two accounts."
The girl behind the reception window didn't seem surprised as she took the ID and confirmed it.
"One serving each of Green Jade Dew and Blood Ginseng Flesh-Growing Ointment, is that right?"
"Yes, that's right." Li Duo nodded.
"Okay, just a moment!" the receptionist said.
A moment later, a small skylight suddenly opened from the ceiling behind them.
Immediately afterwards, a square box slid over along the slide connecting the skylight and the reception area.
"Your Green Jade Dew and Blood Ginseng Flesh-Growing Ointment." The receptionist handed out the box.
"OK, thanks!"
Li Duo took the box and then walked towards where his teammates were.
He first took a small plastic bottle out of the box.
The plastic bottle has graduation markings and contains a bluish, viscous liquid.
Li Duo looked at the group and said, " The Green Jade Dew is 100ml, so each of us will get 20ml."
Everyone nodded, taking it for granted.
Seeing this, Li Duo opened the bottle cap and then carefully lifted it up.
The bluish liquid slowly flowed down the bottle opening...
On the other side.
Shen Heng returned to the Supervision Bureau.
As soon as he arrived at the door, he saw Zheng Anlin carrying a large suitcase and walking inside.
" Brother Zheng." Shen Heng walked to Zheng Anlin's side.
"Is the mission complete?" Zheng Anlin asked Shen Heng.
"Hmm." Shen Heng nodded slightly, his gaze falling on the box on his back. "What's this?"
"This is part of the supplies that just arrived from headquarters." Zheng Anlin lifted the box in his left hand.
"The same as last month?" Shen Heng turned to look at Zheng Anlin.
"The quantity will be larger," Zheng Anlin explained.
"Besides the nutritional supplements you'll need in an emergency."
"The dosage of fast-healing gel, bone healing agent, nerve repair fluid, and organ stabilizer has been increased to 500 doses."
"The rest include ten packets of antidote tablets, one hundred packets of portable blood transfusion kits, and two large boxes of new hemostatic bandages."
"I heard it's mixed with spider silk from Calamity Beast, which can automatically apply pressure to stop the bleeding."
Shen Heng glanced at the box. "How come there's even more now? We only used a little of what we had in the first two months."
"Yes, I mentioned this when I received the supplies. They said it would be kept at the Supervision Bureau as a strategic reserve for now, and after a few months, they would stop sending them every month and we would have to apply for them as needed," Zheng Anlin said.
As a strategic material reserve... Shen Heng nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.
"Oh, and there are two boxes of Mind-Calming Incense. I heard that lighting them can help you calm your mind and maintain proper breathing."
"Oh? Is it newly developed?"
"I heard that's true."
The door opened automatically as the two people entered.
Then came the sound of electronic announcements.
"Comrade Shen Heng, Comrade Zheng Anlin, welcome back to the Supervision Bureau!"