Chapter 36 Copper Crab
Chapter 36 Copper Crab
The copper-armored crab's feet are the size of millstones and look like shiny brass statues. Each sharp crab foot is bared with claws and fangs, giving people a sharp feeling.
The huge crab shell is not a whole piece, but is composed of densely packed spindle-shaped structures, like the shape of chain mail.
I guess this monster must have been very powerful and majestic when it was alive.
Unfortunately, it is now dead and has become meat on the chopping block for the monks to see.
"Wow, this store is like a crab nest, there are so many!"
Li Quange glanced inside the shop and saw more than a dozen copper-shelled crab corpses lying there, looking eerie and scary.
Li Quanqing felt a little regretful and asked the boss if he had any baby crabs for sale, but got a negative answer.
The group that was destroyed did have some pregnant female crabs, but they escaped, and some of the baby crabs were killed in the battle, so nothing was gained.
Li Quanqing sighed and touched the corpses of a few copper-shelled crabs. He felt like he was facing those silly big crabs at home.
Suddenly, a familiar group of words jumped out before my eyes.
[Stubborn Copper Head] Copper-shelled Crab: "Swallow! Swallow!! Swallow!!! I must survive!!!"
[Maturity: 7%]
Li Quanqing's pupils shrank slightly, and then he pretended nothing had happened and touched all the copper-shelled crabs one by one.
Only two of the corpses showed signs of monster cubs.
"Did he take advantage of the chaos on the battlefield to swallow his own child and protect him?"
"Or maybe it's to prevent them from falling into the hands of human monks and being enslaved, and the crabs are poisonous and eat their eggs..."
The boy didn't want to ask further, so he looked at the boss and asked, "How much is the copper-shell crab?"
"This is a good thing. The crab shell is naturally suitable for refining shields and armors. The crab meat is sweet and tender. If you just steam it, your tongue will fall apart..."
The boss kept talking and boasting, "Thank you, fifty spirit stones for one."
This price is too expensive. Too expensive.
Li Quanqing was about to bargain when Li Quanfu stepped forward and said, "Boss, leave it to me!"
"Boss, you are so dishonest! These dead crabs have been left unsold for days and they stink!"
The young man took the lead with his loud voice and mastered the essence of bargaining.
"That shouldn't be the case. I use an ice talisman to suppress it every day!"
The boss looked suspicious and sniffed, and indeed smelled a faint fishy odor.
"Also, I noticed that other shops sell monster meat cut up, why do you sell it whole?"
Li Quanfu crossed his arms and said, "Could it be that the crab shell is too hard and you can't pry it open? Are you deliberately trying to cheat the customers?"
The boss looked slightly embarrassed.
This really touched a sore spot for him.
The copper-shell crab's shell is fused together into one, and when it grows up, its hardness is comparable to that of a mid-grade magic weapon, and its defense is amazing.
The demon hunter's hunting method is to use various shock spells, or fire and freezing.
Kill the copper crab from the inside, leaving the shell intact.
This also leads to the situation that sometimes, after buying a copper crab and spending a lot of effort to dismember the crab shell, all you get is a pile of minced meat.
After some bargaining, Li Quanqing successfully bought two copper-armored crabs for 69 spirit stones!
The copper-shell crab is too big to fit into a small storage bag, so the waiter has to move it to the customer's home.
Seeing this, Li Quanqing breathed a sigh of relief.
The storage bag cannot store living things, but it inadvertently allowed the little crabs to survive.
Li Quanfu volunteered to go back to the shop with the clerk to make sure nothing unexpected happened.
Li Quanqing and Li Quange successfully found a place and continued to participate in the trading meeting.
Autumn Spring Pond.
The autumn water is gurgling, the pool is rippling, the peach trees on the shore are like fire, and deer and monkeys appear from time to time.
There are several buildings on the shore, including pavilions and towers, which are exquisite and orderly, all of them are beautiful and antique.
No one could have imagined that at the end of the bloody and barbaric Monster Street, there would be such a high-level cave.
After Li Quange showed his credentials, the two were respectfully welcomed into the reception hall.
A blue-purple snake head was hanging in front of the hall. It looked ferocious, with a single horn on its forehead. Lightning flashed between its scales from time to time, making it look ferocious and powerful. "Thunder Horn Python!"
Li Quanqing recognized this monster.
An adult Thunder-Horned Python is powerful enough to rival a cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining.
The most important thing is that they are social monsters that are extremely difficult to hunt, and few independent cultivators dare to attack them.
"This is the trophy that my master obtained during a hunt of the Yun family!"
The maid next to her introduced softly, with a hint of pride on her face.
The owner of this cave, who was also the initiator of this trading meeting, appeared in Li Quanqing's mind.
The casual cultivator Yun Jiezi has reached the sixth level of Qi Refining.
A few years ago, by chance, he was valued by an elder of the Yun family and became a priest of this foundation-building family.
The Yun family of Xiaoyao Island makes the sale of spirit boats their family business and has three great monks who have established their foundation.
Ranked second among the five major families.
A lot of information emerged in my mind, which was my instinct as a disciple of the family.
"Dear guest, the trade fair has already begun. Please follow me."
The maid came from the back hall, sounding quite apologetic.
Li Quanqing was late because of the bronze crab, so he was naturally not angry.
Led by the maid, the two had just entered the trading venue when they saw a monk standing in the hall and shouting loudly.
"8 Jade Water Snake Eggs in exchange for a mid-grade magical tool, a top-grade life-saving elixir, or a spiritual stone of equivalent value."
Green water python!
Li Quanqing's eyes lit up.
This kind of monster, like the copper-shelled crab, will have the strength of the middle stage of Qi Refining when it reaches adulthood.
Moreover, it has a pretty appearance, a gentle nature, and its turquoise scales are like transparent crystals, which makes it popular among many female cultivators.
"Thirty spirit stones!"
"I'll offer thirty-five, plus one precious spirit bead!"
People came in to bid one after another. The loudest one was from a girl in red. She had fair skin and a delicate face, but her rough laughter stunned the male cultivators.
The girl was Xie Hongyu, from the Xie family of Baozhu Island, who had once sold him Bright Moon Shells.
"A mid-grade magical weapon, the Black Turtle Shield, and a low-grade Green Carp Sword."
Li Quanqing quoted his price.
The Black Turtle Shield was the trophy obtained from killing Jie Xiu last time, and I had long wanted to replace it. The Green Carp Swords were refined during this period, and I have seven or eight of them.
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place fell silent for a moment, and then fell into even greater noise.
"Qingli Sword, the disciple of Qingyu Li has arrived!"
"He's so young, and he's already reached the fifth level of Qi Refining. I'm afraid only Yun Jiezi can suppress him here!"
"Low-grade Qingli Sword, it seems he is a weapon refiner, no wonder he is so wealthy!"
Li Quanqing's arrival instantly made him the focus of the entire audience.
The cultivation levels of this group of side disciples and demon hunters were not high. In addition to Yun Jiezi who was at the sixth level, there were two Qi Refining level five masters.
The rest are small fry at the fourth and third levels of Qi Refining, and there is even a guy at the second level of Qi Refining who just wants to join in the fun.
Li Quanqing is first-class here in terms of both cultivation and status.
"So you are my cousin Quan Qing. I'll give these snake eggs to you as a gift to congratulate you on becoming a weapon refiner!"
Xie Hongyu giggled. The Li and Xie families had always been on good terms, often addressing each other as cousins: "Come here quickly, your cousin will treat you to a drink~"
"Thank you, Sister Hongyu, for your kindness."
Li Quanqing first went to trade the snake eggs and then sat down next to her.
The eggs of the green water python are slightly larger than pebbles, and feel like green jade, cold and hard, constantly attracting water spirits from all directions.
Looking through the eggshell, one can vaguely see a slender shadow curled up.
Yun Jiezi, who was at the head of the group, also stood up with a wine cup in his hand. He was about thirty years old, with eyes as big as copper bells and a thick beard that exploded like a mane.
"I haven't asked yet, who is this young talent from the Li family?"
(End of this chapter)