Camp had become lively with Lu Yu’s arrival!
They had waited the entire day just for him to come.
Twenty Star Spirit Stones weren’t much.
But after last night’s battle, they had acquired quite a few Star Soldiers already.
With Star Soldiers, naturally they could kill more monsters.
And with more kills, they gained more skills. Now they needed Star Spirit Stones to upgrade those better skills.
Lu Yu learned that Lin Ting and Xiao Xiao had actually gone out together.
Well then!
Two beauties going out together—pleasing to the eye, but also likely to attract wolves.
Still, with Lin Ting around, there was no need to worry.
After all, her strength spoke for itself.
Without Lin Ting present, there was no reason to hold onto the remaining Star Spirit Stones.
Within less than two minutes, the remaining twenty-two were snatched up.
Someone even specially stayed behind to hand Lin Ting’s share over to Lu Yu, along with all the Star Spirit Pearls earned from selling Star Spirit Stones yesterday.
Truly, no one dared to embezzle anything.
Two thousand one hundred Star Spirit Stones filled nearly half of Lu Yu’s backpack.
“Mr. Lu, you said you’d buy various special items—will you buy them today?” Someone shouted from the side, clearly eager, waiting for Lu Yu to start purchasing.
“Yeah, Mr. Lu, we’ve been waiting a long time! Please don’t say you’re not buying again!”
“If it’s something good, how could I not buy it?” Lu Yu smiled. “Show me what you’ve got. As long as I’m interested, I’ll pay more than ten times the usual selling price.”
“Ten times more?!” Everyone’s eyes widened instantly.
“So a mutated Star Spirit Pearl worth just a dozen pearls could sell for over a hundred?!”
After a brief silence, the crowd erupted.
“Mine! Mine!”
The crowd surged forward. Hands reached toward Lu Yu, holding mutated Star Spirit Pearls or some Battle Souls.
Lu Yu examined each one, shaking his head in disappointment.
After a long while, the most special one was a mutated Star Spirit Pearl dropped by a Blood Demon Bear, containing the skill “Fury of Life.” Unfortunately, its attributes were poor—even worse than those he had bought from Canghai. It wasn’t worth much.
Many noticed Lu Yu was examining things carefully, thinking he must know how to identify special items from among these.
Otherwise, why would he bother searching so thoroughly?
It didn’t really matter to them. What mattered was getting Star Spirit Stones.
“Your mutated Star Spirit Pearls are decent. I can offer ten Star Spirit Stones. Would you sell?” Lu Yu said near the end, holding a dozen pearls produced by a group.
Lu Yu remained calm outwardly, but his heart stirred slightly.
He hadn’t expected these people to have collected two complete sets of Silver Armor skills.
“Ten?!” The group was stunned, then exchanged glances and joyfully replied, “Sure! We’ll trade!”
“I’ve already sold all the Star Spirit Stones I brought. I can only give you ten tomorrow. Is that okay?” Lu Yu continued, “If not, you can take your items back and come again tomorrow.”
“No, no!” They hastily waved their hands. “You can keep the items. We’ll just collect the stones tomorrow.”
They dared not take them back.
If Lu Yu changed his mind tomorrow, they wouldn’t get a single stone.
Though they didn’t really believe Lu Yu would do such a thing,
they still wouldn’t risk it.
“Alright then, I’ll take these.” Lu Yu smiled and placed the pearls into a small pouch in his backpack.
Outwardly calm, inwardly he was excited.
He didn’t need the Silver Armor himself, but trading it in the Demon Hunting Plains would fetch at least a hundred Star Spirit Stones.
Because Silver Armor could be upgraded, its value was inherently high. Plus, it was difficult to collect, so even this price was conservative.
If he could prove these were two complete sets of Silver Armor skills, he could sell them for up to 120 stones!
Though not particularly rare, it was still a decent find.
After examining the last person’s items, most were rejected.
Many sighed in disappointment.
After finishing, Lu Yu said, “Everyone, don’t you understand what ‘special’ means? ‘Special’ means it’s different from most things you’ve obtained. Although there might be good items among mutated Star Spirit Pearls, truly special items are those that differ from the common ones. So, everyone, keep an eye out for special monsters or special items.”
“Don’t worry, Mr. Lu. We’ll keep that in mind,” one who had exchanged for stones happily replied.
“Mr. Lu, as long as your price is fair, we’ll just have to try adventuring a bit further from the city next time.”
Many hadn’t managed to exchange for Star Spirit Stones. But seeing a few trade over a dozen mutated pearls for ten stones—worth at least dozens of times more than their usual value—gave them great hope.
If they found something good, they could definitely exchange it for Star Spirit Stones.
The crowd gradually dispersed, preparing to leave camp for hunting.
Lu Yu tidied up and decided it was time to leave.
Making over a hundred Star Spirit Stones in one trip was an incredible profit.
“No wonder so many people are into trading—monopolizing really brings in huge profits.”
Lu Yu felt excited. This wasn’t just a normal profit—he had earned Star Spirit Stones!
“Mr. Lu, wait a moment!”
A young man in his early twenties glanced around cautiously before approaching Lu Yu and whispered, “Could we talk privately?”
“Something you need?” Lu Yu looked at the young man but didn’t move closer.
Having strength didn’t mean he couldn’t die. The best way to avoid death was to stay cautious.
“We have some items and would like Mr. Lu to appraise them!” The young man kept glancing around nervously, clearly afraid someone might notice him.
Lu Yu nodded. “As long as I find them interesting, I’ll give you a quote that’ll definitely satisfy you.”
The young man seemed slightly relieved and handed Lu Yu a small bag. “Tell me how much this is worth!”
Initially somewhat skeptical of Lu Yu, unsure if Lu Yu would try to deceive them,
but now hearing Lu Yu’s assurance, he felt reassured.
“My name is Li Yi. Please take a look at this item,” the young man said, handing over the small bag.
Lu Yu took the bag and opened it.
Inside was a blue stone the size of an egg.
Lu Yu glanced at it, immediately closed the bag, and stared at Li Yi in shock. “Where did you get this? You said you had some items—how many do you have altogether?”
“This isn’t the place to talk. If Mr. Lu is willing to come with me, I have much more,” Li Yi, seeing Lu Yu’s expression, felt both excited and proud.
Judging by Lu Yu’s reaction, he knew he had successfully caught Lu Yu’s attention.
For Lu Yu to react this way was rare indeed.
“Where is it? Take me there.” Just this one stone was worth the risk.
In Lu Yu’s memory, this kind of stone was etched deeply into his soul.
When his Killing Star Soul awakened, the first memory he had was about this kind of stone.
The Blue Star Soul!
It couldn’t integrate Battle Souls or upgrade skills.
However, the Blue Star Soul could extract attributes and special effects from weapons and fuse them into the body.
Its greatest function was truly priceless: it could extract attributes from weapons and skills and convert them into basic attributes!
In other words, you could enhance your combat power without cultivation or killing.
Blue Star Souls were extremely rare.
Even obtaining one was difficult. And Li Yi said “some items”—how could Lu Yu not be shocked?
Just this one Blue Star Soul could sell for at least a thousand Star Spirit Stones in the Demon Hunting Plains.
Lu Yu followed the young man out of the camp.
The young man led Lu Yu to a dilapidated three-story building just one street away from the camp.
The building was a standalone three-story structure with severely damaged outer walls. Only one entrance remained, and parts of the staircase were broken, making it look like a dangerous ruin.
“You’re being quite cautious!” Lu Yu said in surprise, not expecting the young man to bring him to such a place.
“Mr. Lu probably knows how special Blue Star Souls are. Without caution, we’d have died hundreds of times already,” Li Yi smiled, leading Lu Yu inside while ensuring no one followed, then gestured for him to go upstairs.
As they climbed, the young man whispered, “Lao San, Lao Niu, come out quickly. I’ve brought Mr. Lu.”
“Li Yi, no one followed, right?” Two figures peeked from above, watching Li Yi carefully.
“No one followed. Don’t worry,” Li Yi smiled. “Mr. Lu is here.”
“Come up then.” The two heads disappeared, and Lu Yu heard several sounds of blades returning to their sheaths.
Lu Yu and Li Yi reached the top floor, entering the innermost room.
The windows were nailed shut with wooden boards, blocking the light and making the room dim.
Inside, besides the two men Lu Yu had seen earlier, there were four more people.
Two men and two women, all looking particularly tense.
“Tell me, how many Blue Star Souls do you have?”
“Mr. Lu, we have more than just Blue Star Souls. There’s another good item. Please appraise them together.”
Li Yi nodded, and the two women retrieved two small bags from a hole in the corner, opening them.
Li Yi smiled. “Twenty Blue Star Souls, and that item. Please take a look.”
“You?!” This time, even Lu Yu couldn’t help but gasp in shock.
He truly hadn’t expected these people to have obtained so many Blue Star Souls!
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