Super Gene Hunting Ground

Chapter 242: Chapter 242: Space Ring

After entering the desert, Yang Xiao and his six companions, along with two giant eagles, began their game of slaughtering monsters. Thanks to the recent upgrade in everyone’s attributes and equipment, monsters around the edges of the desert were basically no match for Yang Xiao and his group. By noon, they had killed about twenty to thirty monsters and obtained over two hundred genetic balls.

Yang Xiao now had a bit of a dilemma with the bodies of these monsters—eating them on the spot was impossible due to their sheer number, but it felt wasteful to let them go uneaten. He chose to voraciously consume the corpses of higher-level monsters and left the rest to the two giant eagles.

Even the two giant eagles couldn’t manage to eat that many monster corpses in such a short time, thus leaving the remains for other monsters to scavenge.

Sometimes, as Yang Xiao sat on the sandy ground eating monster corpses, Huang Wen and the others would go hunting for monsters nearby.

Without Gong Yu present, Yang Xiao felt as though something was missing.

The group fought their way to the genetic store outpost they had visited last time.

Yang Xiao and the others went to the Genetic Store to appraise weapons and various skill scrolls. As for ordinary weapons, everyone had no need for them now and directly sold them for Crystal Coins.

It was only after selling them that they realized their income wasn’t any less than what they would have earned from hunting monsters and obtaining genetic balls directly.

A weapon with a 7-point attribute would be priced around 1000 Crystal Coins, and if it had additional attributes or magic effects, the price could go straight to over 2000 Crystal Coins.

With over twenty weapons exploding out today, they sold for over 30,000 Crystal Coins. Compared to the over 400 genetic balls, it wasn’t much less.

In other words, in the desert, six people and two eagles could earn around 70,000 Crystal Coins in a single day. Considering that 100,000 Crystal Coins can upgrade a person’s Primordial Gene Intermediate Cultivation, it would only take about a dozen days for Huang Wen and her group of five to reach the Primordial Gene Intermediate Stage.

Yang Xiao took out his Black Crystal Card and requested the shopkeeper to deposit all exchanged Crystal Coins into his Black Gold Card.

Upon seeing the Black Crystal Card in Yang Xiao’s hand, the previously indifferent shopkeeper immediately became enthusiastic.

”Ah, young man, you are a Black Gold Card holder. My apologies for not recognizing you.”

”Hehe, you have become too courteous, boss,” Yang Xiao laughed.

”Hehe, young man, we have rules in our Genetic Store. Holders of the Black Crystal Card are our VIPs and major customers, so naturally, we need to give them special attention.”

To obtain a Black Crystal Card, one must exchange more than 1 million Crystal Coins at the Genetic Store. Simply put, only persons with Primordial Gene Advanced and above could potentially exchange over a million Crystal Coins with the Genetic Store.

Theoretically speaking, all those entering the desert are of the Enhanced Gene Level, and they have long spent over 1 million Crystal Coins at the Genetic Store to purchase Genetic Potions. However, many have relied on local city organizations to complete their Genetic Evolution, with most of these Crystal Coins being spent from City Kings’ accounts.

Just like Yang Xiao, being the City King of Nanmu City, the vast majority of Nanmu City’s Crystal Coin income is recorded on his sole account—the Black Crystal Card.

Typically, holders of the Black Crystal Card are city rulers of a region.

Of course, there are also some independent customers who can accumulate over a million Crystal Coins. However, these individuals are generally those who have reached Enhanced Gene Level and hunted monsters alone, accumulating a million Crystal Coins in private transactions to qualify for a Black Crystal Card.

Yang Xiao knew that Gong Yu had a Black Crystal Card, and people like Xie Dong and Liu Yiyi could own their private Black Crystal Cards after spending a month in the desert.

It was rare for those newly entering the desert to possess Black Crystal Cards. Thus, the shop owner was understandably surprised by Yang Xiao and Huang Wen’s capacity as newcomers to hold one.

Yang Xiao chatted casually with the owner and mentioned the troubles with monster corpses.

”Boss, I hunt so many monsters every day, but there’s not enough time to eat all those corpses. If I stop to eat the meat, it will greatly delay my monster-hunting time. It’s really a tough choice. Do you have any solution?”

Yang Xiao casually complained without expecting the owner to have any real solutions.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, the owner chuckled mysteriously and said:

”Before yesterday, I would have had no solution. However, you’re in luck. Today you ask me this question, and I do have a way to help you.”

Yang Xiao was taken aback, asking excitedly:

”Boss, what can you do?”

The owner smiled slightly, beckoned with his right hand towards the shelves behind him, and a small box flew into his hands.

The owner opened the box and took out something resembling a ring, placing it in front of Yang Xiao.

”What’s this?”

Yang Xiao held the ring, feeling its material was neither gold nor jade, clueless as to what it was. He used the Genetic Attribute System to sense it, and no magic attribute was detected.

The middle-aged shop owner said:

”This is a Space Ring, just arrived. Inside are thirty item slots, able to accommodate thirty items not exceeding one hundred meters in length and width, and it also has a preservation effect. Monster corpses placed inside won’t decay for 30 days.”

Yang Xiao and the others were all astonished,

”This is really a good thing, must be expensive, right?”

”Hehe, of course. This item from beyond our planet, even on our planet, is something that only high-level Artifact Refining Masters can create. It’s not too expensive, just a million Crystal Coins.”

”A million Crystal Coins? Cough, cough, cough...”

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiao almost choked on his own saliva.

The middle-aged shop owner nodded.

Yang Xiao held the ring for a long time before reluctantly putting it back in the box.

”Boss, the item is good and the price is fair, it’s just that I don’t have that many Crystal Coins right now.”

The owner laughed:

”You are a holder of the Black Gold Card; you can pay in installments.”

”Installments?”

Hearing the owner’s words, Yang Xiao almost kneeled in front of him. Damn, this was the same tactic as the banks before the end of the world, offering installment payments and accruing interest?

However, this item was too valuable for Yang Xiao. Thirty item slots meant he could carry thirty monster corpses, even if he couldn’t finish them all at once, he could bring the Space Ring back to Nanmu City and freeze them in the ice and snow, eating them whenever he wanted in the future.

To those who can’t use monster corpses to enhance their Genetic Evolution, the significance of this ring might not be so great, but for Yang Xiao, it was extremely important.

Yang Xiao didn’t believe the owner’s story about just arriving; it was probably because everyone found it too expensive. If one had a million Crystal Coins, they would prioritize upgrading their Genetic Evolution Level instead of splurging on a Space Ring.

The world had just entered a period of development; there weren’t any rich second generations nor any magnates with abundant wealth. Crystal Coins were still an extremely scarce resource. Even the Genetic Evolution Experts of Wentian City and Magic City would find it difficult to spend a million Crystal Coins on a ring.

”Cough, boss, this ring is indeed a good thing and I really want it. Could you possibly lower the price? Even if you offer installments, I still need that much money, right?”