Chapter 8: Aquatic Magic Core

  "Deep within the Demon Realm Mountains?" Luna's expression was slightly puzzled after hearing the big man's words: "Could it be that your friend is a Saint-level expert? Without Saint-level strength, it's fundamentally impossible to enter deep within the Demon Realm Mountains!"

  "Ah, I made a mistake, this stone was actually obtained by my friend from the ruins of Death Canyon at the risk of his life. You know, Death Canyon is one of the six forbidden places on the Allen continent, although it's not as bad as the Magic Domain Mountains, ordinary people will die as soon as they enter!" The middle-aged man explained with a silly smile.

  "Really?"

  The middle-aged man's face couldn't help but flush slightly red, and he stared wide-eyed: "Could it be that I would still cheat you?"

  "How much is this magic core?" Hua Yun, listening to the conversation between the two, put down the black stone in her hand and pointed at a fist-sized blue magic core placed in the middle of the stall.

  "Hey, you've got a good eye for this. This is the magic core of a 4th-tier water-elemental demon, Qingming Shuixiao. I won't let it go for less than 200 gold coins." The middle-aged man's face was filled with excitement, as this magic core was the most valuable item on his stand. A 4th-tier demon was an extremely powerful existence, one that ordinary mercenaries couldn't even hunt down.

  "Two hundred gold coins?" Hua Yun smiled confidently on her face, pointing to the water system magic core and the black stone beside it: "One hundred and eighty gold coins, I'll take these two things!"

  From the moment he came to this stall, Hua Yun had been secretly paying attention to the expression on the face of the big man. He naturally knew that the black stone was just an extremely ordinary thing in the eyes of the big man, otherwise it wouldn't have been casually placed in the corner covered with dust.

  He spent one hundred and eighty gold coins, basically to buy this fourth-order water-elemental magic core. Although he wasn't very clear about the price of the magic cores here, thinking back to the two fourth-order Inferno Lion's magic cores and skin that Pei had exchanged for six hundred gold coins, he could roughly estimate it.

  Don't look at Huayun's focus on plant research when he was on Earth, seemingly out of touch with worldly affairs. Many domestic and foreign forces that sought to use him were deceived by this and suffered losses. When the Indian government asked him to treat the divine tree, they were also swindled and nearly went bankrupt!

  "One hundred and eighty gold coins, isn't that too little? Look at this, it's a fourth-tier magic core, and this black crystal, these are all treasures!" The middle-aged man stared with wide eyes, his face full of reluctance.

  "Could it be that what was given was really too little?" Hua Yun furrowed her brow and muttered to herself.

  "That's absolutely too little!" a middle-aged man chimed in hastily from the side.

  "Then it's one hundred and seventy-five gold coins!"

  "Ah!" The middle-aged man felt his mind was a bit confused, "This... this..."

  "Isn't it still too little?" Hua Yun frowned again, "One hundred and seventy gold coins!"

  "Eh eh, don't be like that, one hundred and eighty gold coins is just one hundred and eighty gold coins. Since we have a good relationship, I'll give you a discount!"

  A middle-aged man on the side suddenly called out, when others were discussing prices, they all raised their prices. But this kid not only didn't raise his price but actually lowered it. Moreover, he was very accurate with his words. You know, the original base price of that magic core was 180 gold coins, and now it even came with a stone. Alas, forget it, just sell it then. After all, in such a small town, there aren't many mercenaries who can afford to spend 180 gold coins on a magic core.

  He took over the one hundred and eighty gold coins handed over by Huayun, and the middle-aged man with a painful face put the magic core and stone in Huayun's hand.

  He put the black stone into his own pocket, and Huayun held the four-stage water system magic core and smiled at Luna beside him: "This magic core is given to you, take it back to make a better staff!"

  "This... how can this be?!" Luna was a bit at a loss, she had been somewhat skeptical when Huayun bought such a water-elemental magic core, but she hadn't expected it to be given to her. She naturally knew that Huayun only had 600 gold coins on him, which were given by the team leader, and this magic core had cost 180 gold coins!

  "What's wrong with that? A fourth-order magician actually uses a staff with only a second-order magic core, which has a great impact on your strength."

  "Exactly! This noble lady magician, your boyfriend is really good to you. My magic core paired with such a beautiful lady like you, that's absolutely perfect!" A middle-aged man on the side couldn't help but exclaim.

  "I..." heard that big man say Hua Yun is his boyfriend, and Hua Yun didn't even explain, Luna's face immediately showed a hint of blush.

  Due to the events that occurred in the Demon Realm Mountains, Luna had a inexplicable feeling towards Huayun in her heart. Luna didn't know what this feeling was, she only knew that she liked being with this somewhat mysterious and unfamiliar boy, that strong sense of security surpassed any feeling anyone else gave her.

  "Alright, take it, later I'll need you to accompany me to buy two more things!" Huayun stuffed the magic core into Luna's hesitant hands and walked towards the door...

  When Huayun and Luna returned to the inn, it was already evening. Ron and Les were somewhat surprised to take over the two small porters carrying several large and small packages behind Huayun. After giving them some copper coins, the two porters happily walked away.

  After having dinner with everyone, Huayun returned to her own room and carefully examined the black stone she had bought today under the magical lamp. The crystal clear black crystal emitted a faint black glow under the reflection of the magical lamp, carrying a hint of mysterious color.

  Due to the close proximity of the contact, that mysterious feeling became even stronger, as if calling out to Hua Yun beside her. However, after sizing up the stone for half a day, Hua Yun still couldn't find anything special about it.

  "Whatever!" Huayun, who couldn't figure it out, took out her own purse and put the black stone into it.

  After an afternoon of shopping, Huayun's purse was left with only over a hundred gold coins, most of which were spent on buying gifts for several members of the Lir Blade Mercenary Group.

  In Hua Yun's view, without the Lishen Mercenary Corps, he would still be wandering around in the mountains and forests, not knowing where to go. Sometimes, friendship between people is just that simple. After going through life and death together, Hua Yun had completely integrated into the Lishen Mercenary Corps.

  The fierce fire lion was killed by everyone together, but because Hua Yun saved everyone's lives and had nothing on him, all the money belonged to Hua Yun. Hua Yun also understood that Luo En and others would not accept this money, so with Luona's help, Hua Yun bought something for each person according to their profession.

  Hua Yun bought a large pile of books!