Immortality: Raising an Ant Queen to Cultivate by increasing stat points

Chapter 520: Chapter 512: The Exorbitant Gold-Biting Ratn/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

The three of them left the shop and strolled casually on the main street.

Each place had its own unique charm and merchandise. The street vendors on both sides of the street sold various items, some of which were ornaments or weapons made from beast bones and teeth.

There were decorative pieces carved from beast bones.

There were also combs made from bulls’ horns, and some raw animal horns and skins were simply processed and put up for sale.

“Wan Yan, didn’t you say you were still hungry during the meal? That roasted venison over there looks good, do you want to try some?”

“Sure!”

Wang Wanyan readily agreed.

Aside from the roasted venison, there were also tenderly stewed tiger meat, deep-fried elephant meat, and bear paws. The price wasn’t as expensive as one might think; a large bowl of stewed tiger meat mixed with tiger bone soup only cost thirty copper coins.

If it were sold by the Black Tiger Gang, even fifty grams of Silver Money might not get you a bowl.

Because tigers themselves are rare wild beasts.

But here, it seemed that all kinds of wild beasts were worth nothing. It appeared that all the rare wild beasts were mass-produced here, and their prices were barely more expensive than pork or chicken.

After finishing the nutritious delicacies, Qin Niu continued to walk the streets with the two women.

The street stalls and the shops behind them all sold beast pets.

There were fiery red Red Foxes, pure White Foxes, and majestic Grey Wolves, as well as cute and dopey Black Bears… almost anything one could want was here.

The prices were generally not high.

Just the Grey Wolves with their necks tethered could sell their complete Wolf Skin for over three taels of silver in Black Tiger City, with better quality ones fetching up to five taels. But here, an entire large Grey Wolf only cost two taels of silver.

And if one wanted to buy, it would be easy to purchase a few hundred at once.

If a trader specifically bought wolves from here and killed them to process the meat locally, keeping only the Wolf Skin to sell in places like Black Tiger City, they could make quite a profit.

However, the distance to Black Tiger City was far, and for an ordinary trader to transport a cartload of Wolf Skin through several Sect territories, they’d be lucky to even survive.

The entrance and exit fees charged by each Sect for goods were also very costly.

“Wan Yan, have you thought about raising another pet? I see there are many pets here. If you’re willing, I can help you choose a beast pet with great potential.”

Qin Niu asked his wife.

“Hmm… I’m a bit worried about whether we can afford their meat diet!”

“Our family’s situation isn’t bad, right? You could raise ten tigers without any problems. Money is something one can’t bring with them at birth or take with them in death; you need to learn to spend freely. There’s really no need to be frugal in every aspect.”

His wife was good in all aspects, just too kind and frugal, which could sometimes be a headache.

Such changes in thought and perspective could only come slowly.

It was related to the education she had received since childhood.

Thriftiness was a virtue, but excessive thriftiness could be detrimental.

For example, in dealing with people, if one were too frugal and only thought about inviting someone to a meal at a roadside stall, that person might just turn around and leave, feeling undervalued.

Especially when hosting someone of status, they must be treated with great importance.

Wang Wanyan’s conceptual thinking was still what Wang Furen had taught her, suitable only for a common wealthy farmer’s family. Qin Niu’s spending philosophy, however, utilized money to purchase various cultivation materials, establish connections, and strengthen his own power and status.

“Okay, I’ll buy another fox then. I think they look really cute. I’ve heard that foxes don’t eat much and are easy to maintain.”

She was clearly moved.

The cat she kept was too ordinary, without much potential, making it difficult to be of use in battle.

Now, seeing the market full of numerous decent beast pets for sale at cheap prices, she couldn’t help but be tempted.

Still, her thinking was influenced by her thrifty, money-saving mindset.

“I’ll keep a close lookout for you. If there’s a decent fox, we’ll buy one for you. If we come across an even better beast pet, I’ll ask for your opinion then,”

After saying this, Qin Niu turned to look at Xiao Qing.

“Xiao Qing, the same goes for you. If you see any beast pet you like, let me know first. If we find a good one, I’ll buy one for you as well. Don’t worry about whether we can afford it; I’ll provide the funds,”

“Thank you, Master! Thank you, Sister Wan Yan!”

Xiao Qing didn’t decline, happily accepting the offer.

Seeing everyone else with a pet, she must have been envious for a long time.

Now that Qin Niu had suggested it, and they were in a city where everyone had a beast pet, naturally, she wouldn’t refuse.

The little girl was smart; she even knew to thank Wang Wanyan, the mistress of the house.

After deciding to buy beast pets, the three began looking for suitable ones at street stalls as well as inside shops.

Qin Niu, after asking for prices and making comparisons, found that the beast pets sold at street stalls were cheap but of poor quality.

The shops had both good and bad quality, and those with outstanding potential were basically sold at sky-high prices.

A fox with a trace of Green Fox Bloodline was sold for as high as fifty thousand Silver Money.

It was simply exorbitantly priced.

Moreover, the bloodline of that Green Fox was not pure, belonging to a hybrid among the subspecies.

The Green Hill Fox Tribe was indeed famous in the world of beast pets.

After all, the strongest Green Fox once easily slaughtered many True Immortals.

“Over there, it looks like they’re all selling rats!”

Xiao Qing, with her sharp eyes, pointed towards a street on the left and shouted.

Qin Niu turned his head to look, and sure enough.

The cages were filled with all types of rats, the largest being the size of a dog.

The three walked over.

“Do you three wish to buy rats? Here are bamboo rats, Mole Rats, Rock Rats…”

The shop assistant greeted the three warmly.

In the cages displayed outside the shop, all sorts of rats were a sight to behold.

There were even rats specially raised in the water, as big as a child, looking like gibbons with long hooks on their claws.

“Won’t these rats drown in the water?”

Xiao Qing asked curiously.

“Don’t underestimate them, these are called Water Otters, and those over there are River Beavers, specializing in building dams in the rivers. The ones about the size of a child here are otters. If you are swimming in the water and they discover you, they will silently dive under your feet and then pull on your feet forcefully to drag you under. In the water, they are extremely powerful and agile. Many people who drowned were killed by them.

These rats are all specialized for living in water, and their swimming skills are outstanding,”

the shop assistant explained in detail the special features of these aquatic rats.

“Why do the cages for those small rats, need such thick iron bars?”

Xiao Qing pointed at another cage and asked.

“These rats are called Rock Rats, they have another name, called Rock-Biting Rats. Don’t be fooled by their size; their teeth are very sharp. Some of the more formidable ones can gnaw through iron bars this thick in just a few bites.

To keep them locked up, these cages are specially processed.

Moreover, all the rats sold here have been carefully selected, and we guarantee each one is of top quality. If you raise them and find that their potential is very poor, we offer returns,”

the shop assistant added.

These shops had one thing in common, they all highly valued honesty.

Usually, the sale of beast pets came with no responsibility for the seller after the transaction, yet these shops dared to offer a quality guarantee service, promising a full return if there were any problems.

“Master, I would like to buy a Rock Rat to raise, may I?”

Xiao Qing looked at Qin Niu.

“Of course, you can. Pick the best one for yourself,” Qin Niu replied.

“Boss, how much for one Rock Rat?”

After getting permission, Xiao Qing didn’t rush to make a purchase but first asked for the price.

Her address to the shop assistant was interesting; she directly called him “Boss” instead of “Assistant.”

“The ones in this cage are two Silver Money each. The ones in separate cages over there have different prices. For example, this one sells for eight thousand Silver Money,”

the assistant announced an astonishing price.

Rats of the same size, these sold for only two Silver Money each, yet that one was priced at eight thousand, which was four thousand times more expensive.

“That’s so expensive, what’s the difference?”

“Of course there’s a difference! This one has been appraised by an authoritative Appraiser and comes with a certificate. It has the Gold Biter Mouse Bloodline, and although its level is still very low now, it can bite through iron bars as if it’s playing.”

The shop assistant picked up a long iron bar next to him, thick as a chopstick, and inserted it into the cage.

Crunch, crunch.

The Rock Rat gnawed it in half in just two bites.