Chapter 996 - 481: Priceless Echoes of Yesterday

Theoretically, he should have sought out a third-party appraiser to evaluate the goods’ value, but considering various other factors, he ultimately dismissed the idea. At least up until now, the Guild’s handling of matters had been fairly just—or at least it was to him. He wasn’t quite sure if others felt the same way.

"Mr. Gauss..." Michelle’s face revealed a slightly troubled expression. "Due to the rarity of true Dragon Corpses, it’s very difficult to measure their value in specific Gold Coins."

Gauss’s method of inquiry was clearly a bit amateurish. In fact, this particularity wasn’t limited solely to true Dragon Corpses; many ultra-high-value commodities were often treated the same way. Very few people would use Gold Coins to buy or sell them. Instead, they mostly relied on bartering, or organizations used their own unique "contribution exchange systems" for settlement.

"However, I can provide you with suitable equivalent items as a reference."

"Understood," Gauss nodded.

It made sense when he thought about it. On the open market, let alone buying true Dragon Corpses with Gold Coins, it was extremely difficult to buy even a high-level Demon Crystal with them. Such an opportunity would only arise if one happened to encounter a seller who possessed a high-level Demon Crystal, was short on money, urgently needed a large amount of Gold Coins, and lacked any other high-end sales channels.

Gauss looked at the notebook and several pamphlets Michelle had brought. During the appraisal earlier, Michelle seemed to have been writing and drawing in them, likely weighing the value of the different parts of each Dragon Corpse.

Although Gauss was only going to sell one Dragon Corpse to the Adventurer’s Guild this time, he had the other three appraised as well. This would make it convenient to exchange them for desired supplies whenever he wanted to sell them in the future, optimizing and shortening the process. Even if he didn’t sell them to the Guild, the appraisal report provided by the Adventurer’s Guild would hold extremely high reference value if he decided to sell them to other organizations or individuals.

In terms of authority, there was perhaps no human organization on this continent higher than the Adventurer’s Guild. If the Guild acknowledged a commodity’s value, could other organizations refuse to accept it? Of course, this appraisal report normally came with a fee, which would be deducted from the price of the Dragon Corpse Gauss was about to sell.

"Of your four dragons, Mr. Gauss, the highest in value is naturally the oldest Blue Dragon, and the cheapest is the Black Dragon.

"As for the two Green Dragons, the female dragon’s value is about thirty percent higher than the slightly smaller male."

"If I were to sell the male Green Dragon, how many supplies could I exchange it for?"

"Please take a look..."

Michelle was already prepared. Or rather, even if Gauss hadn’t brought it up, knowing that he planned to sell one dragon, Michelle could likely guess it would be a Green Dragon. The reason was simple: two of the four dragons were Green Dragons. It was a very reasonable deduction that he would sell the extra one.

Michelle spread out the pamphlets he was holding. The edges of the pages were marked with quite a few sticky notes bearing special symbols, allowing him to flip to the corresponding items at any time.

"First of all, I think you are in dire need of a large-scale storage item, Mr. Gauss." Michelle paused. "After all, the one you’re currently using is a quest item borrowed from the Guild."

Gauss nodded.

"Functionally, as a high-tier standard issue, a large Storage Bracelet can barely meet your needs, sir.

"However, it is ultimately not a specialized item meant for storing such materials, so it naturally has its shortcomings. While biological materials stored inside won’t spoil in the short term, if the duration exceeds a year, there’s a risk of gradual deterioration.

"I recommend upgrading to a top-tier stasis bracelet, ’Echo of Yesterday.’ It is specifically designed for storing corpses, locks in biological activity, and has a much larger space. It maintains a powerful Stasis Magic inside around the clock, permanently locking the collection’s state to the exact moment right before it was placed inside. Although it can’t achieve permanent preservation, it can extend this window up to ten years. Within ten years, there is absolutely no risk of any mutation or decay."

Gauss nodded again.

He didn’t know how long the Dragon Corpses would stay in the bracelet. If they showed signs of decay, he would be absolutely devastated. Like any corpse material, the value of a decaying Dragon Corpse would be greatly discounted, and the loss in value would be far more severe than with the corpses of Ordinary Monsters.

Besides, this item wasn’t prepared just for a few Dragon Corpses. As his strength grew, the enemies he faced would become stronger, and naturally, he would collect more corpses. He really did need such an item. After all, to do good work, a craftsman must first sharpen his tools.

"If I may ask, how large is the space inside this bracelet?" Gauss added. If it was too small and left little room after storing a few Dragon Corpses, that wouldn’t do.

"Inside, it contains a flexible, morphable space measuring a hundred meters cubed. Furthermore, every time an independent unit is placed inside, it generates a corresponding isolated spatial bubble to prevent different items from having unknown effects on one another."

Gauss visualized it in his mind. A space of a hundred meters in length, width, and height—and one that could flexibly change its shape. It sounded quite large. After fitting in a few adolescent dragons, there should still be plenty of space left over.

Even for the Green Dragon Queen, if she folded her wings... No, considering it was a flexible and morphable space, it could easily fit her even with her wings spread—provided he could kill her first, of course...

And if calculated using water, which Gauss was most familiar with, this space was even more exaggerated. It could hold a staggering one million tons of water!