Chapter 369 - 320: Huge Settlement (Part 2)

Chapter 369: Chapter 320: Huge Settlement (Part 2)

Considering the size of the Source Energy Crystal Stones and deducting the processing and refining fees.

This price was already quite good.

"Done!"

With the Magic Plants and Magic Crystals all sold, the team now had a total of five hundred twenty Gold Coins.

At this moment, the effect of the Eye of Enchantment gradually faded.

As Mary recovered from that dazed and flustered state.

She naturally understood what had just happened.

When she met Zelir’s eyes again, an indescribable sense of shame welled up inside her.

’I was the one who tried to use the enchantment effect first, but I ended up falling for his trick instead.’

’This is just...’

"Alright, this was a pleasant transaction."

Zelir put away the bulging pouch of Gold Coins. "I hope we can work together again."

"By the way, your bracelet is very pretty."

"Thank you..."

Faced with Zelir’s pointed compliment, Mary only felt her cheeks grow hotter.

’I’m not even a Magic Apprentice, yet I tried to use Magic Items to get the better of a Junior Mage.’

’It backfired spectacularly.’

Mary’s bracelet had an enchantment effect, while Zelir’s bracelet...

His fingers gently stroked the silver bracelet Bev had given him.

’This little Magic Item was a gift from Bev, to celebrate my promotion to Junior Mage.’

’It can speed up the gathering of Spiritual Power and calm my mind.’

’I suppose it also increases my resistance to Spirit Magic.’

After leaving the shop, Valles glanced back at the dejected Mary and couldn’t help but say,

"Zelir, I’m starting to think you’re even better with women than Gray is."

He had seen how completely compliant Mary had been with Zelir just now.

"I don’t have a romantic history as rich as his," Zelir said casually.

"Tch... It has nothing to do with skill, Zelir. He gets by purely on his looks, okay?"

Gray pouted. "It’s a natural advantage. Totally unfair."

Next, there was only one last type of item left to sell.

Demon Cores.

There wasn’t much to say about these; they could just sell them directly at the Adventurer’s Association.

Their prices were the fairest, and it saved them the trouble of haggling with other shopkeepers.

The Adventurer’s Association in Sengu Town had a clearer division of labor than the one in Black Stone Town.

There was a dedicated window for selling Demon Cores, rather than having to go to the mission registration counter.

Zelir could clearly feel that more and more Adventurers had been coming to Sengu Town these past few days.

It was even a bit difficult for Marcus to clear a path.

They finally managed to squeeze their way to the buy-back counter.

One by one, the Demon Cores, each emanating different energy fluctuations, were laid out.

Nine Minotaur Demon Cores, for a total of forty-five Gold Coins.

Normally, a Minotaur Demon Core would only sell for three Gold Coins.

However, the Frenzied Minotaur Demon Cores from the ruins contained a much richer energy, so the price was higher.

An adult Fog Demon Core, fifty Gold Coins.

And finally, the Thorn Giant Beast Core.

When he saw this one, the staff member in charge of buy-backs’ eyes lit up.

"Whoa..."

He let out a heartfelt gasp of admiration. "I thought this was a Demon Core from a Cruelty-rank Demon. The quality is really good."

"It’s not quite Cruelty-rank, but it was still very troublesome to kill," Zelir said with a smile.

"If you don’t mind my asking, what kind of Demon did it come from?"

"A plant-type Demon. It was enormous, over ten meters long, and it could spit venom and attack with ground spikes."

Zelir described it briefly. "But it’s probably a Demon unique to the ruins. It’s not recorded in the bestiary."

"Is that so..."

The association staff member looked at the team with even more admiration.

’Their strength is truly incredible...’

’To be able to take down a powerful Challenge-rank Demon without any prior intel.’

In the end, the buy-back price for the Thorn Giant Beast Core was two hundred Gold Coins.

With that, all the spoils had been liquidated.

Armor of the Decayed Fragments: 10 gold, 30 silver. Magic Plants: 320 gold. Magic Crystals: 200 gold. Demon Cores: 295 gold.

From this sale, the team received a total of 825 gold and 30 silver.

During the distribution, Zelir received two hundred gold.

Although the amount was relatively small, less than a quarter of the total... ...Zelir also had the extra spoils of two Evening Primrose stalks and three rare Magic Plants, all of which belonged to him.

In terms of actual distribution, he had definitely taken the lion’s share of the team’s earnings.

The cash Zelir had on him also skyrocketed from one hundred twenty-five Gold Coins to three hundred twenty-five Gold Coins.

’As expected... ruins really are a good way to get rich.’

Zelir patted his Storage Pouch with satisfaction.

However, they hadn’t come to the Adventurer’s Association this time just to sell Demon Cores.

There was another important piece of loot waiting to be converted into cash...

Marcus’s route map!

This map detailed and completed the one from Wells.

It marked a very clear route from beyond the Central Courtyard Garden on the first level of the ruins to the location of the light screen on the second level.

Furthermore, it even mapped out the route from the second-level light screen to the Ancient Castle.

Without a doubt, this piece of information was even more valuable than the one Wells had been selling.

Without much effort, the team spotted Wells on the outskirts of the Adventurer’s Association.

Sure enough, he was still skulking around just like before, looking for people to peddle his ruins guide to.

Zelir narrowed his eyes, observing with great interest.

Wells approached seven or eight teams in succession, but only three of them showed any interest in the information he was holding.

And of those three teams, only one chose to buy it after a long session of haggling.

’Looks like his sales aren’t that great.’

"Sigh... This money is getting harder and harder to make."

Wells shook his head, his tone rather dejected.

He carefully tucked the three Gold Coins into his pouch.

As time went on, more and more Adventurers flooded into the ruins.

The situation on the first level of the ruins was gradually figured out by more people, becoming less mysterious, and the price of information plummeted.

Moreover, Wells had recently discovered that someone was reselling his booklet secondhand at a low price.

’Damn pirates!’

Wells’s exclusive information was losing its value; the high price of Ten Gold Coins made it nearly impossible to sell.

So he could only settle for the next best thing and repeatedly lower the price.

Ten gold, eight gold, five gold, and now three gold...

But it seemed sales were still not great.

Wells couldn’t help but start calculating in his head.

’Maybe... it’s time to find another team and explore deeper into the ruins?’

’But the deeper you go, the more dangerous it gets...’

In the Central Courtyard Garden, Wells had once been besieged by Withered Wood Guards and had only barely escaped with his life.

Even as an Assassin, Wells couldn’t guarantee one hundred percent that he could get away safely every time.

’What if I get taken out in there...?’

Just as Wells was worrying about his potential gains and losses, a hand tapped his shoulder.

Wells immediately turned his head, and he was taken aback when he saw it was Zelir and his group.

"Oh, it’s you... Can I help you?"

"How about we find a quiet place to talk?" Zelir tilted his head.

They went to the same shady spot under the trees as before.

Wells couldn’t quite figure out the purpose of Zelir’s team’s visit.

’I didn’t sell them any false information...’

’Could it be that they encountered some danger not marked on the map and came to settle the score with me?’

"So... what’s this all about?" Wells asked, nervously wringing his hands.

"We want to discuss a partnership with you, to make some money together," Zelir said.

"A partnership?"

Wells was puzzled. "Are you looking to recruit me for your ruin exploration team?"

"No... something simpler than that."

Zelir got straight to the point.

"We’ve already found the entrance to the second level of the ruins, and we’ve also gathered some intel on it and drawn a very clear map."

"You seem to be an expert in the business of selling information, so... we want to sell this map with you."

"What do you think?"

"You’ve already reached the second level of the ruins?"

Hearing this, Wells’s eyes widened in astonishment.

As far as he knew, no other team besides Zelir’s had reached the second level of the ruins!