Full-Time Magician: Demon Mage

Chapter 549 Grilled Squid

Just as Wang Teng was about to get up and leave the coffee shop, he received a call from Leng Qing, who said that someone wanted to meet him.

The location was still a place that was both familiar and unfamiliar to him: Mount Fanxue!

"So you had Leng Qing call me and make me come all this way just to treat me to some grilled squid?"

Wang Teng sat on a small stool, munching on squid tentacles, watching Mu Zhuoyun directing a group of people busily grilling and skewering squid tentacles.

Sitting opposite him was Hua Junshou, whom he hadn't seen in a long time. He had taken off his military uniform and was now wearing a shirt, looking like a middle-aged man.

Leng Qing and Lingling were talking about the upcoming start of school, and Mu Ningxue was also sitting nearby, along with their old acquaintance Mo Fan.

"What else is there? You're getting smoother and smoother these days, you're not even willing to have a couple of drinks with this old man."

Hua Junshou chuckled, his eyes revealing the cunning of an old fox, making no attempt to conceal his true intentions.

"Alright then~ let's have a drink!" Wang Teng picked up the glass and filled his glass, then poured one for each of them, and they all clinked glasses.

"I heard you have a large number of Star Sea Celestial Veins at your disposal. What do you think? Are you planning to make a move?"

After downing a glass of baijiu, Hua Jun asked directly, not only for his own benefit but also on behalf of someone else.

"Yeah, Wang Teng, you have no idea how hard it is to buy Star Sea Celestial Veins right now. I asked Old Zhao, and he said there's no way to get them."

"I can still find a totem and use its energy to break through my magic cultivation, but there's nothing I can do about Mount Fanxue."

Mo Fan sighed helplessly, saying that his breakthroughs were all due to coincidence and luck, and that others were simply not suited to follow his path.

Mu Ningxue can barely make a living with her talent, but only ice magic can hold her own; other magic types are much harder to handle.

Fanxue Mountain cannot survive on the support of just the two of them. Without the source of the Star Sea Heavenly Vein, it would be tantamount to cutting off Fanxue Mountain's path to growth.

"I do have an extra quantity. What are you going to offer in exchange?"

"I don't want money. I have so much money I don't know what to do with it."

Wang Teng immediately understood the purpose of this group of people inviting him to barbecue; they were here to freeload off him.

Hua Junshou had a hint of embarrassment on his face. Even with his thick skin, he knew that what Wang Teng said was true, especially the blood serum that made the other party rich.

However, if you try to exchange resources for it, you can't get the Star Sea Celestial Pulse with ordinary resources. Currently, the market price has risen to 35 billion per piece, and it is still available but there is no market for it!

Domestic resources have also come under control, and as the military leader, he must set an example and cannot afford to engage in favoritism or corruption.

Mo Fan was even more annoyed. This guy's words were really infuriating. That blood serum was being sold for seven million a bottle in the Fanxue Mountain market.

Seven million! How long would it take him to earn that much if he did all those missions? He couldn't even fit that much money in a handcart!

Fanxueshan collaborates with the Dongfang family, which in turn has a cooperative relationship with the Tang family, so they are naturally able to gain some benefits through these channels.

Through his research, he learned that this guy's money-making speed was nothing short of dreamlike, earning hundreds of billions a month!

Fanxueshan's monthly income is barely enough to cover its expenses, with the only small amount of money coming from the last Siren deal.

However, as more people join, the necessary expenses also increase. Without their own industry, it's not easy to make a living by relying solely on distribution channels.

They couldn't even afford to buy a single Star Sea Celestial Vein, so he mentioned the resource issue when Hua Junshou assigned him the task of collecting totems.

"Hey~ let's see how many I can get for this?"

After finishing a string of skewers, Hua Jun reluctantly took out a peculiar stone the size of a washbasin. The slightly dark and transparent stone was filled with countless starlight.

"Oh, what's this?"

Wang Teng curiously took the stone. He had never seen such a strange stone before. Under his perception, the surrounding energy quickly gathered around him.

"I don't know its name either, but I call it Starstone. You should be able to feel its power, right?"

"This thing is a rare item that I acquired by chance a long time ago; it's part of my personal collection."

Hua Junshou looked away with reluctance, channeling his grief and anger into his appetite, and devoured the skewers on the table, as if trying to soothe his wounded soul with food.

"Hmm, not bad, not bad!"

Wang Teng's face broke into a smile, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up. He hadn't expected that Commander Hua would have such a good thing.

This thing is comparable to the automatic energy gathering effect of the Star Sea Magic Artifact. If it is placed in a suitable place, or even combined with an array, it can be used as the core to create an excellent training room.

The castle's training room can be upgraded with this thing; it should at least double the effect.

This means that the current concentration of magical energy in the castle's training room can reach about three hundred times that of the outside world!

This is comparable to the fifth level of cultivation in the Three-Step Tower of the Pearl Academy, but without the mental pressure and magical energy consumption test; you can start cultivating as soon as you enter.

"I won't let you suffer any losses either. How about five Star Sea Celestial Veins?"

Wang Teng pondered its value briefly. From a long-term perspective, this stone was exceptionally valuable. The only requirement was the environment in which it would be used.

If the ambient energy is average, the stone's ability to gather energy will be greatly reduced, but it still cannot overshadow its excellent properties.

Theoretically, the Five Star Sea and Sky Vein can quickly create five super-level mages, or one super-level mage with full cultivation and one single-element super-level mage.

However, the effect of starstones is to cultivate mages over a long period of time, and not much effect can be seen in a short period of time.

Moreover, it won't be enough to break through to the Super Rank. Without the Star River Vein, even breaking through to the High Rank would be difficult.

The five-star Haitianmai has reached a market value of 175 billion, which is not a small amount.

A starstone that can sell for this price is considered an astronomical price. The value of it depends on the needs of both parties.

After all, the five Star Sea Heaven Veins can theoretically give birth to five super-level mages, and the value generated by the five super-level mages will continue to increase.

This is an open secret; there's no need for sophistry. The difference between high-level and super-level is simply that enormous.

When Hua Jun heard the price, his face twitched; clearly, the price was a tough one for him.

It basically met his expectations, but he didn't feel like he had gained any advantage.

"Alright then~ Five it is!"

He sighed softly and chose not to look at the starstone again, fearing that if he looked at it too much, he would regret it on the spot.

Mu Ningxue and Mo Fan were also speechless with astonishment. A rather strange stone could actually be sold for such a high price!

Wang Teng put away the starstone with satisfaction, and casually took out five Star Sea Heavenly Veins and placed them on the table. He had a total of 700 of these!

Consuming 5 today is just a drop in the bucket!

(End of this chapter)