NOVEL WEB Chapter 54
Chapter 54 An Unexpected Harvest, Diamond-Grade Material Tianyuan Tears!
After filtering out the lower-grade materials, Bai Zian immediately felt much more relaxed. From now on, the only resource prompts that would appear in front of him would be silver-grade or higher, which would save him considerable energy.
With this in mind, Bai Zian walked slowly through the bustling market street, accompanied by Fatty Yuan. As one of Bai Lin City’s main commercial areas, Bai Zian truly found some decent items in this market. He spotted hundreds of silver-grade cores and even dozens of gold-grade resources.
However, Bai Zian wasn’t particularly interested in these materials.
Firstly, his family already had a decent stock of such items, so there was no need for him to make any external purchases.
Secondly, most of the gold-grade materials were not related to water, which limited their usefulness to him for the time being. Moreover, since this was a public market with transparent sources, all resources were clearly labeled with prices, leaving Bai Zian no room for opportunistic bargains.
Because of this, Bai Zian’s enthusiasm dwindled. After wandering through the market, he only purchased one or two gold-grade materials before losing interest altogether.
As for the two diamond-grade materials and the ideal pet beast cub he was searching for, Bai Zian found none.
Nevertheless, Bai Zian wasn’t anxious. After all, Bai Lin City had more than just this one market.
In addition to the one they were currently in, there were two other public markets and two underground black markets in the city. Thus, over the following days, Bai Zian began exploring these markets.
To his surprise, his luck seemed favorable. As soon as he entered the first underground black market, Bai Zian immediately had a breakthrough.
[100 meters to the left, a diamond-grade material ‘Tianyuan Tear’ has been detected.]
Walking through the underground market’s streets, a sudden prompt from the Eye of Revelation system appeared before Bai Zian’s eyes, causing them to light up instantly.
“Tian Yuan Tear? One of the three diamond-grade materials needed to create the Awakening Essence? I can’t believe I actually found it!” Bai Zian was elated.
To be honest, although he had hoped to stumble upon a rare find and gather the materials for the Awakening Essence, Bai Zian knew very well how difficult it was to acquire these three primary materials. Just the term “diamond-grade” was enough to indicate its rarity.
Under normal circumstances, an average beast tamer would have no chance of obtaining such a thing, let alone selling it in a market.
With that in mind, Bai Zian took a moment to calm himself before following the Heavenly Eye’s prompt to the location of the Tianyuan Tear. It didn’t take long for him to find it.
He arrived at an old, worn-out shop that looked like it had been around for a long time. The decrepit counter displayed a variety of materials, with quality ranging from low to high.
There were items of no particular value as well as some silver-grade materials.
As for the Tianyuan Tear Bai Zian was so eager to find, it appeared to be nothing more than a dull pebble, placed among some bronze-grade materials.
Frankly, if it weren’t for his Eye of Revelation system, which allowed him to see the true essence of things, Bai Zian would never have believed that this ordinary-looking stone was actually a diamond-grade material.
But Bai Zian didn’t mind this at all—in fact, he was pleased. It was precisely because the brilliance of the Tianyuan Tear was obscured that he now had the chance to snag it at a bargain.
With this thought, Bai Zian quickly made up his mind. He planned to purchase the Tianyuan Tear right away.
With that, Bai Zian turned his attention to the shopkeeper. The elderly man, with white hair and beard, appeared quite ordinary, but his deep gaze hinted at a life full of experiences. This gave Bai Zian pause.
Could this shopkeeper have some extraordinary background?
After all, in the novels he used to read, it was common to find some sage-like elder wandering among the common folk, hiding in plain sight. Then, by a stroke of fate, they would become the protagonist’s mentor, guiding them to greatness.
If this old shopkeeper were such a person, Bai Zian would need to tread carefully.
Thinking this, Bai Zian activated his Eye of Revelation to inspect the shopkeeper. Upon discovering that the old man was merely a silver-grade beast tamer, Bai Zian finally relaxed.
He almost thought he had stumbled upon some hidden tamer. The shopkeeper’s demeanor and appearance had been too deceiving—just shy of having “I have a story, do you have wine?” written on his face.
Of course, to be cautious, Bai Zian investigated further, even examining the shopkeeper’s contracted beasts. In the end, it turned out that the shopkeeper really was just an ordinary silver-grade beast tamer, not the hidden expert Bai Zian had feared.
With his worries alleviated, Bai Zian casually asked, “Boss, how much for these items?”
He picked up two or three iron- and bronze-grade resources, with the Tianyuan Tear discreetly wrapped among them. After all, if he were to purchase just the Tianyuan Tear, it would be too obvious and he’d risk being overcharged.
“You’ve got a sharp eye. I’ll give it to you for 10 million Jiuzhou Coins.” The shopkeeper said with a sly grin, quoting an absurd price.
Bai Zian was speechless.
This was the second time this had happened.
The last time, in Candlelight City, a street vendor had tried the same thing, asking for millions right off the bat. It seemed the black market merchants all had one thing in common: a dirty heart.
“Boss, take a good look. Do these three pieces of iron-grade materials really cost 10 million Jiuzhou Coins?” Bai Zian said indifferently as he slightly opened his bag, revealing the insignia of the Bai family.
“Haha, young man, you’re quite the joker! I was just teasing you earlier to liven things up,” the shopkeeper’s face paled as cold sweat formed on his forehead. His attitude did a complete 180 as he nervously laughed. “These bits of junk? How could they be worth that much? If you like them, just take them as a gift—consider it my way of making a friend.”
After seeing the crest of the City Lord’s Mansion on Bai Zian’s belongings, the shopkeeper’s demeanor changed instantly. The once greedy merchant now wore a forced smile, trying his best to appease him.