Lin Ze killed the Death Knell all by himself.
According to the rules of adventurers, the corpse naturally belongs to him as his personal spoils.
If Lu Peixin wants it, he can only buy it from Lin Ze.
Lin Ze was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, but nodded after realizing what he meant.
"That's no problem."
The body of the death knell was of no use to him; it would be good to sell it for money.
Lu Peixin paused for a few seconds, then slowly said:
"The Death Knell is a king of ferocious beasts, and its value is much higher than that of an ordinary fourth-tier ferocious beast's corpse. I won't take advantage of you; how about three million credits?"
Lin Ze's heart skipped a beat.
The materials from the entire body of an ordinary fourth-tier ferocious beast would not exceed two million credits.
Even though the Death Knell is a king of ferocious beasts, it shouldn't be worth half the price.
The price offered by Lu Peixin can be described as very reasonable.
Lin Ze even gained a lot of benefits.
"As expected of a Silver Beastmaster, he's incredibly wealthy, spending three million without batting an eye."
Lin Ze clicked his tongue in amazement and nodded in agreement.
"make a deal!"
Both parties were delighted and the transaction was completed on the spot.
Lu Peixin obtained the rare corpse of a ferocious beast king, and a rare smile appeared on his usually expressionless face.
Lin Ze was equally overjoyed to receive three million credits.
In this way, we'll have enough money to buy evolution materials and new pets.
I thought it would take ten days to half a month to earn enough money, but I didn't expect to achieve my goal in just one trip.
"Although this trip was a bit dangerous, the rewards were extremely rich!"
Lin Ze suddenly felt an urge to return to Pinghai City.
Seeing that there was nothing more for him to do, Lin Ze did not linger. He informed He Zhenwen and the other man, and then left Death Knell Canyon.
Many adventurers, including Rhoda and Li Pei, stared at Lin Ze's departing figure, lost in thought for a long time.
Everyone knows.
After today, Pinghai City will have another rising star.
...
Back in Pinghai City.
Lin Ze rushed to the pet store immediately.
It's still the same shop.
The young woman in business attire standing at the front desk was about to greet a customer as he entered when she was pleasantly surprised to find that the visitor was none other than the handsome young man with outstanding qualities from last time.
"Ah, it's you!"
The woman in business attire gasped in surprise, then immediately realized her lapse in composure and smiled apologetically at Lin Ze.
"Welcome! How can I help you?"
"I want to buy a pet."
Lin Ze got straight to the point.
Large pet stores like this usually also sell pets. The woman in business attire smiled slightly and reached out to lead the way.
"Please come this way."
Led by the woman in business attire, the two arrived at the second-floor lobby.
There are more than a dozen transparent glass cabinets in the spacious and bright hall.
All the cabinets were neatly arranged with beads the size of longans.
There were at least a thousand of them, densely packed together.
These are sealing beads, used to store tamed pets.
"These are all first to third tier pets; you are free to look around."
The woman in business attire smiled.
Lin Ze thanked him, walked to the nearest cabinet, and stopped to examine it carefully.
A card is placed next to each sealing bead.
It was filled with information about pets.
This includes name, genus, rank, potential rating, evolutionary path, and so on.
Very detailed.
The vast majority of these pets are rated C or below.
The highest potential is only B grade.
Moreover, there were only three of them.
Come to think of it, how could truly high-rated pets be sold in stores?
Putting it at an auction is the way to maximize profits.
However, Lin Ze's original target was not these high-rated pets.
Not only are they extremely expensive, but their highest level cap is only seven or eight.
It falls far short of his standards.
His focus was on pets with hidden evolutionary paths and great potential.
Disappointingly.
After spending an hour or so, Lin Ze still couldn't find a suitable target.
There are quite a few pets with hidden evolution paths; there are always three or four out of ten.
However, their potential is mostly very limited.
The highest level cap for any of them is only rank eight.
It's still a long way from the King-level ceiling that Lin Ze wanted.
"If all else fails, we'll have to try visiting several pet stores. If we still can't find them, we'll check out the neighboring cities!"
Lin Ze frowned as he thought.
Fortunately, perseverance pays off. Just when he was about to give up, information about a pet suddenly caught his eye.
[Name]: The Stubborn Stone Monster
[Genus]: Earth
[Level]: Tier 2, Stage 5
[Growth Rate]: 21%
[Skills]: Ground Spikes, Stone Projectile Throwing
[Optional Evolution Path]
[① Giant Rock Route: An evolutionary path that enhances melee capabilities, focusing on improving constitution and strength while weakening earth element manipulation. The next evolutionary form is [Giant Rock Monster], which can evolve up to the fourth tier.]
[②Divine Path: Tracing the evolutionary path of ancient bloodlines, uncovering a trace of extraordinary divinity deep within the bloodline, combining enhanced melee combat and earth element manipulation abilities, the next evolutionary form is [Rock Demon], which can evolve up to the King level.]
Lin Ze's eyes lit up.
He knew the Rock Golem's rock evolution path.
Rhoda's giant rock monster evolved from the rock monster.
The ultimate potential ceiling is only level four, which isn't high.
In the Beastmaster Association's rating system, only the E-rank is close to the D-rank.
However, the potential ceiling for the second evolutionary path is as high as the King level.
This is clearly an unexplored, hidden evolutionary path.
This perfectly matches Lin Ze's needs.
"And it's a type that combines melee combat and spellcasting!"
Lin Ze's eyes shone with joy.
Earth-type pets are known for their excellent defense and are common tank-type pets.
If the ability to manipulate earth elements could be further enhanced, that would be incredible.
A tank that can cast spells... just thinking about it makes my heart race!
Without hesitation, Lin Ze immediately selected the sealing bead.
"I'll take this one."
Lin Ze took the bead in his hand, then said to the girl in business attire:
"In addition, I need to buy some materials."
In addition to the evolution materials for Ice Crystal Soul, Lin Ze planned to buy all the evolution materials for Rock Slug as well.
[Divine Path, Next Evolutionary Form [Rock Demon], Requirements: 100% Growth Rate, 20 Intermediate Earth Elemental Essences, 500g Spirit Soil]
The two pets have a total of 940,000 evolution materials.
The rock monster is actually the cheapest one.
An E+ level 2 pet only requires 150,000 credits.
besides.
Lin Ze also bought some lower-grade elemental essences, intending to give them to his pets as snacks on a regular basis.
Keeping your pet in a good mood can also slightly improve their growth rate.
When it came time to settle the bill, Lin Ze had spent a total of 1.69 million.
I just received three million credits, and before I even had a chance to enjoy them, I've already spent more than half of them.
They spend money like water.
However, the money was well spent.
After receiving the materials, Lin Ze immediately returned home.
Next up is evolving and forming contracts with new pet beasts!