The Heartbroken Duo

"Come on, wrap your arms around Professor Zhao's arm!"

"Don't you understand what 'plate' means? Then you'd better just stay here and squat down!"

If Zhao Anbo is willing to pay, then the viper will be destined to be with Zhang Xuezhou.

After some commotion and two more uses of the Soul-Controlling Beast Technique, the cold-blooded viper has calmed down and can now crawl as instructed by Zhang Xuezhou.

Only after confirming that it was safe, and at Zhao Anbo's insistence, did the stall manager cautiously release the strange viper.

The area around the stalls was largely emptied, with many people hiding behind security personnel to watch the spectacle.

"Can it really obey me like that?"

Watching the viper obediently coil up on the ground as Zhang Xuezhou instructed, Zhao Anbo was filled with envy.

"It's a bit difficult," Zhang Xuezhou pondered. "Right now, it only recognizes me, not you. I can only try to make it listen to you more, and prevent it from attacking you. It should eat and drink as usual to avoid starving itself."

"That's enough!"

After listening to Zhang Xuezhou's words, Zhao Anbo thought about it and finally gave up the idea of making the snake do as he pleased.

After all, he was a viper researcher, not a snake charmer, and didn't need to direct the viper to pose in various ways.

A viper costs 500,000 yuan. The reason for the high price is that vipers are difficult to catch and can be caught by a wide range of people, which has led to a certain degree of popularity. However, compared to some exotic beasts, they are much cheaper because vipers are not as large as velociraptors or leopards, which saves hunting space. Therefore, the price of a viper is not considered expensive, but if you consider its size, it is not cheap either.

Zhao Anbo paid double the price to find a snake he was "destined" for, and also watched Zhang Xuezhou tame the viper.

Zhao Anbo got his hands on the viper as he wanted, and he had seen quite a bit of the process, but he still didn't understand it.

He felt that he had gained something from the 500,000, but it didn't seem to meet his expectations.

There are quite a few people like Zhao Anbo. After Zhang Xuezhou tamed the viper, someone offered to invite Zhang Xuezhou to come and see a red tiger.

Compared to vipers, red tigers are much larger, yield a greater amount of blood, and are more difficult to hunt. The large number of people who use tiger blood serums also contributes to the high price of red tigers.

This red tiger was even the only ferocious tiger among the animals encountered in this hunt.

Even though the red tiger's tail was broken, its two thighs were shattered, and it had other injuries, the price of the red tiger still went up several times, climbing to 2.6 million.

But this price did not reach its limit.

Some people were undoubtedly curious to see if they were "destined" for this red tiger; if Zhang Xuezhou simply nodded in approval, the price would skyrocket.

"Beast psychology can really make money!"

Watching Zhang Xuezhou receive 500,000 yuan while another party offered 800,000 yuan as a "lucky break," Zhao Anbo felt that the world's disciplines were too magical; how could a discipline like psychology possibly have a day when it could turn the tide?

There's nothing wrong with making a living through your own abilities; people may admire you, but few are truly jealous.

"Zuo Teng?"

"I... I want to swear!"

There were quite a few interested people at the farmers' market, including buyers, those who had heard about it and were also interested, as well as some hunters returning from their hunt.

After only one day of rest, Zuo Teng was dragged along to watch the spectacle.

Watching Zhang Xuezhou repeatedly clasp his hands in a gesture of respect and pat his chest in assurance, he felt as if he could barely breathe.

They charged and fought through the ruins of Qin and Meng, enduring wind, rain, and sun, and finally managed to acquire a batch of exotic beasts through their skills. Each person received about six to eight beasts, and the amount involved was between three and five million. After deducting costs, they could earn about two to three million.

Zuo Teng was extremely satisfied with his first hunt. He not only saved his life but also gained a considerable haul, and he also honed his skills, making his Gene Fighting Technique more suitable for life-or-death battles.

He was quite pleased with himself.

But when Zhang Xuezhou earned nearly three million in just two days, he felt his heart was shattered.

Everything is subject to comparison.

Little did he know that Zhang Xuezhou wouldn't go to the Qin Meng Ruins, but instead went to the Thousand Islands Alliance to write a thesis and even developed a psychology related to alien beasts.

Zhang Xuezhou's situation isn't about fate; it's clearly about having money.

Zhang Xuezhou the only one doing this business now. No one else can take it from him or compete with him. If you ask for too low a price, he can simply not do it and even take some of the exotic beasts back to the research institute to raise.

Because they understood it so well, when everyone asked Zhang Xuezhou to check out the "fated" item, they didn't quote 30,000 or 50,000, but instead offered a very good price.

This price point allows some laboratories room to operate, makes Zhang Xuezhou's abilities worthwhile, and also prevents some competitors from raising prices.

"I'm so envious! Gao Gao asked me to put up 500,000, and my heart was bleeding. But Zhang Xuezhou just walks around the market and he's already made over a million. If he can close a few deals today, it'll be worth several months' worth of ours!"

"Don't say anymore, my heart is bleeding too!"

Zuo Teng looked at Zhou Tianhao, and Zhou Tianhao looked at Zuo Teng. The two of them felt that people couldn't be compared, and if they continued to overthink, they would have to see a psychologist.

It must be said that even scions of the Aristocratic Clan are afraid of comparison, especially with outstanding peers.

Zuo Teng didn't expect that after finishing filming, he would immediately form a team to go to Qinmeng, but Zhang Xuezhou wasn't even on the same track as him.

The comparisons of various hunting harvests and the search for hunting experience that everyone else sought seemed meaningless to Zhang Xuezhou.

"I mean, hypothetically, if Zhang Xuezhou were to be able to contact the alien beasts through some kind of psychology, what would he be like after he went to Qinmeng?" Zhou Tianhao asked.

"What kind of?"

Zuo Teng asked a question in return, and then instantly came to his senses.

Hunting exotic beasts often involved fighting and killing, sometimes injuring or even killing them. They also had to go through great lengths to bind and restrain them before loading them onto trucks. Sometimes, they had to turn back after hunting just one beast.

But Zhang Xuezhou can command mythical beasts to jump high into the air.

With Zhang Xuezhou's abilities, the other party seems unfazed by the troubles of transporting the hunted beasts; they can even draw upon the beasts' power.

For example, after ordering Red Tiger to lie down, this guy personally rode on it.

Looking at the docile red tiger, which resembled a kitten, Zuo Teng found it hard to believe that this creature had bitten three Sequencers on Qin Meng's side.

If Zhang Xuezhou could command the alien beasts to fight, Zuo Teng could already foresee the scene of alien beasts fighting alien beasts.

"No, I can't understand the psychology of every beast, no matter how much money is offered. I can't take this job!"

It wasn't until Zhang Xuezhou encountered a listless black bear on his third job and declined the "destined" offer that Zuo Teng realized Zhang Xuezhou's abilities weren't all-encompassing.

This made him feel a little better.

"But this guy can earn at least five million in three days," Zuo Teng thought to himself, constantly calculating. "Our Western Capital opens its market twelve times a year... oh dear, my heart..."

Whenever Zuo Teng thought about how his two martial arts schools had only generated 15 million yuan in dividends over three years, he found it difficult to adjust his mindset to a normal state.

One year, two years, three years, ten years later...

With just a little calculation, he realized that the gap was very difficult to close.

Similar to the asset-light business of Feiyu Live, owned by the Zhang Household, Zhang Xuezhou's capabilities also fall under the category of asset-light operations. No additional investment is required, and the monetary nature of these middlemen's transactions is difficult to ascertain. There are also no tax issues, and the profits are almost pure.

"He's probably going to focus on raising exotic animals, and we'll likely end up as his employees!"

Zhou Tianhao added sullenly, which made Zuo Teng feel even worse.