Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 110 The Dead Starry Sky Beast

"2000 billion Black Dragon Coins?"

Upon hearing Qin Mu's words, Hong and Lei Shen gasped in shock.

Although I knew that China had started trading with the universe, I never expected that in just a few days, it would be able to come up with so much money.

They were aware of those orders, but they assumed it would take a long time to process before they received payment.

"Are we that rich now? Let's go shopping!"

After realizing what was happening, Thor's eyes lit up. He had seen so many amazing things at the Virtual Universe Company these past few days, but unfortunately, he had no money!

Now that we have money, why don't we go on a shopping spree?

"Let's go to the slave market first. We're not strong enough right now, so we need to buy some slaves to get through this period."

Qin Mu said to the group.

"Alright, let's go take a look. Before coming to this universe, I never imagined that slavery could be openly traded here!"

Thunder God said.

Slavery, such a backward system, has long been abolished on Earth, yet it is surprisingly prevalent in the universe.

After arriving in Qiulong City, they discovered that there were many slaves in the city, and many people with backgrounds and money liked to buy slaves.

Slaves have no rights; they can be beaten or killed at will!

There are countless planetary-level beings who have become slaves, not to mention those below the planetary level, who are not even considered citizens and are simply walking slaves in the universe!

Upon closer examination, the darkness behind it is chilling.

"Let's go take a look."

The four men, accompanied by three Silver Guards and two skilled negotiators, left the hotel and flew towards the slave market.

The reason for bringing along someone skilled in business negotiation is, of course, because none of them are good at bargaining. Having two professionals with us can save a lot of money.

Although the Earth has some money now, every little bit saved counts.

The group walked along the road, discussing what they would buy later.

"Qibao Store?"

On the way, Qin Mu suddenly saw a shop not far away.

Qibao Store is a store that Qin Mu remembers quite vividly from the original timeline.

Originally, in the timeline, Luo Feng sold the arc blade disc here and obtained his first source of start-up capital.

Qin Mu had even looked up information about this store in the virtual universe, hoping to find out what good stuff it had inside.

"How about we go check out Qibao Store first?"

Looking at the Qibao Store in the distance, Qin Mu addressed the crowd.

What is a Qibao Store?

Having spent the last two days in the killing field, Thor knew nothing about the Treasure Shop.

"I'm not entirely sure either. I found this while researching in the virtual universe. Apparently, the Treasure Shop sells all sorts of strange and unusual treasures, all kinds of random things. The only thing they have in common is that they are all treasures."

Qin Mu shrugged; he only knew the general idea.

"Treasure? Let's go take a look."

Upon hearing this, Hong became interested. On Earth, he had more treasures than the five great nations combined, but he had never seen any treasures in the universe.

The group entered the Qibao store together.

This treasure shop occupies a vast area, comparable to a large plaza on Earth. Inside, divided into sections, there are combat suits, tamed beasts, telekinetic weapons, strange fruits, robots, and many other miscellaneous items. Each item has a simulated projection image, and all are incredibly expensive.

"There's quite a lot of stuff. Let's look around and see if there's anything we want."

"The three of you are all martial artists, but the weapons you use aren't very good. This is a good opportunity to see if there are any that suit you."

Seeing that Hong, Lei Shen, and Jia Yi had all started to examine the items, Qin Mu smiled and said.

"Okay, let's each take our turn looking around first, then we'll meet up again later!"

Hong said.

It's very safe inside Qibao Store. You can look at the items separately without worrying about anything.

"Okay, let's meet up later."

After separating from the others, Qin Mu began to investigate.

"One hundred million Black Dragon Coins for Moyun Vine seeds? One hundred billion for seedlings?"

After browsing in the store for a while, Qin Mu saw something familiar, glanced at the price, and was immediately shocked.

This stuff can be easily cultivated by insect swarms. He knew that the Moyun Vine was expensive, but he didn't expect it to be this expensive!

"I see!"

After carefully examining the information about the Moyun Vine, Qin Mu finally realized what was going on.

It turns out that it's very difficult for the seeds of the 'Moyun Vine' to survive and grow into seedlings!

It's not difficult for a seedling to grow to the 'cosmic level'; for example, as long as it eats enough 'Wood Seed Crystals', it can reach the cosmic level.

The value of a cosmic-level powerhouse is self-evident, although the cost of training such a being is extremely high.

The price of seedlings of *Cymbidium goeringii* remains high.

"For insect swarms, all they need to do is have enough energy to grow seedlings from seeds, which is extremely profitable."

Qin Mu's eyes gleamed with a strange light.

"Unfortunately, this thing is too valuable. Without strength and background, you can only sell one or two at most. Any more than that and it will easily bring trouble."

"Wooden Crystals? Ten thousand Black Dragon Coins each? Not too expensive, I'll buy some later."

Qin Mu used up the 10,000 Wood Crystals he got from Babata very quickly. He distributed them to Huaxia, Hong, Leishen, and others, and then used them himself and also consumed the Moyun Vine.

Ten thousand may seem like a lot, but it's simply not enough.

Upon reaching the fruit area, one finds all sorts of rare and exotic fruits, each of extremely high value, far surpassing anything that the spirits of plants and trees can match.

"Dragon Scale Stone Flower, a single flower is worth 10 billion Black Dragon Coins. After consuming it, a layer of dragon scales will grow on the skin, greatly increasing the user's defense. It's a bit of a waste."

"The Earth Spirit Treasure Tree, once fully grown, can absorb the primal energy of the universe to improve the surrounding environment, subtly improving the physical constitution of life within its range. A seed costs ten million Black Dragon Coins, and a seedling costs one billion Black Dragon Coins."

"Great stuff! Let's get it!"

"Azure Sea Spirit Fruit, after consumption, can strengthen the soul, and one is worth 30 billion Black Dragon Coins."

"..."

After seeing dozens of exotic flowers and rare herbs, Qin Mu was itching to get his hands on them – these were all wonderful things!

It's entirely possible to take it down, have the swarm analyze it, and then sell it!

Resell it and you'll make a million times the profit!

Unfortunately, compared to such rare treasures, 2000 billion Black Dragon Coins may seem like a lot, but it's simply not enough to buy them all.

After noting down several suitable exotic flowers and herbs, Qin Mu headed towards the animal taming area.

Aside from slaves, the animal taming area is the most likely place to increase strength.

Qin Mu had previously planned to disguise himself as a beast tamer. If he found a suitable beast, he could buy it, have it analyzed by the insect swarm, and hatch it on a large scale.

Animal tamers, like slaves, can appear openly in the universe.

"A colossal star beast???"

Upon entering, Qin Mu was stunned by the information he saw. They actually sold giant star beasts here?

Is this Qibao store really that amazing?

However, after looking closely, Qin Mu realized that it was different from the star beasts like the Golden Horned Beast he had imagined. What was being sold here were just star beasts with the most ordinary bloodlines.

This is a fire-attribute cosmic behemoth called the Blazing Behemoth. It is born at the planetary level, grows to the constellation level, and reaches its peak at the cosmic level. When it reaches its peak, its size exceeds 10,000 meters.

It can't compare to the pinnacle of bloodlines like the Golden Horned Beast, but it's still a very powerful creature.

"A mere juvenile Fiery Beast is worth three trillion Black Dragon Coins?"

"Lose!"

This price, converted to cosmic currency, is 100 million, enough to buy a level 4 cosmic slave!

It's no wonder it's called a cosmic behemoth; even a cub with ordinary bloodlines is this expensive.

Qin Mu really liked the Blazing Behemoth. If he could buy it and have it hatched by the Zerg swarm, it could work in tandem with the Golden Horned Behemoth to form a complete Zerg fleet.

But this price is too discouraging.

"Wait a minute! Three hundred trillion alive, and ten billion dead??"

"There were even dead ones?"

Seeing Qin Mu constantly checking the information about the Blazing Behemoth, an employee of the Qibao store came over and asked.

"Sir, is there anything I can do to help you?"

Qin Mu glanced at him. The employee of the Qibao store was an elderly man with red and blue markings on his face and a height of about 2.6 meters.

"Why are these blazing behemoths divided into living and dead?"

The old man answered Qin Mu's question.

"This happened during the capture. At the time, an adventurer discovered a cosmic-level celestial behemoth with two cubs, but only managed to capture one cub alive."

"That cosmic-level star beast has been sold. Currently, the store has two juvenile star beasts, one dead and one alive."

"The Starry Sky Beast is extremely arrogant. It will commit suicide once it realizes it is no match for the enemy, so it is very difficult to capture it alive."

"Because living cosmic behemoths are very rare and therefore more expensive, but dead ones are worthless."

Upon hearing the old man's words, Qin Mu immediately understood.

The potential of the Starry Sky Beasts is astonishing; even those with ordinary bloodlines are still Starry Sky Beasts.

It can be used to possess someone's body!

It should be noted that the Longko clan, whose body was possessed by the owner of Meteorite Star, was also an adult cosmic-level being.

Although both are adult cosmic-level beings, in reality, the Longko race is far inferior to the Starry Sky Behemoth.

Living cosmic behemoths are naturally expensive, but dead cosmic behemoths are different; they can only be sold as materials, so their prices aren't as outrageous.

"I want that dead cosmic behemoth! I'm buying it as a collector's item!"

After listening to the old man's explanation, Qin Mu decisively waved his hand and said.

Good riddance!

If it were alive, Qin Mu could only watch from afar; he simply couldn't afford it.

But for the insect swarm, as long as the corpses are there, there is no difference between the living and the dead!

"Okay! Is there anything else you need?"

Upon hearing Qin Mu's words, the old man's face immediately lit up with a smile. The reason why this dead star beast was sold at this price was more for its collectible value. In terms of real value, it was not worth it and would not be easy to sell.

"Let me check again, we'll pay the bill together when my friend arrives!"

After finalizing the order, Qin Mu strolled around the animal taming area again, but did not see any more suitable animals to tame.

But Qin Mu was in a great mood because of the unexpected gain, and he was not disappointed at all.

After a while, Qin Mu received messages from Jia Yi, Hong, Lei Shen, and others. They had all gained something and encountered things they liked.

After meeting up, the group discussed the matter and discovered that they had quite a lot to buy. A rough calculation showed that it would cost nearly 50 billion!

Among these, Qin Mu wanted to buy the most things: the corpse of the dead Blazing Beast, seeds of several plants such as the Earth Spirit Treasure Tree, and Wood Crystal, etc.

As for weapons, Qin Mu has the Crescent Moon Disc, so he doesn't need them.

Thor and Hong, on the other hand, had their eyes on a suitable martial arts weapon. Both weapons were of the third tier and were worth a total of over 10 billion Black Dragon Coins.

Jia Yi, on the other hand, only bought a second-tier weapon.

In addition to these, there is a batch of resources that can accelerate cultivation at the planetary and celestial levels, with a value exceeding 20 billion.

These cultivation resources were not purchased for any one individual, but rather for Qin Mu, Hong, Thor, Jia Yi, and some other powerful Chinese individuals remaining on Earth.

"Let's settle the bill! We bought so much, we deserve a discount. Go and talk to him about it."

After considering it over, Qin Mu spoke to the business-savvy person who was following him.

"clear!"

(End of this chapter)