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Huo Yuhao sighed again.
The rare metal quota that Mingdetang gives to each student every month includes 100 grams of mithril, and the school is really willing to spend money on its students.
However, only Mingdetang can be so wealthy, and other forces cannot learn from it, because most of the rare metal industries are firmly controlled by the Sun and Moon royal family, and the royal family will directly supply rare metals to Mingdetang at a low price.
In the transaction between the two people just now, Huo Yuhao also captured an important piece of information.
The Sun and Moon Royal Family will increase control over rare metals, which will lead to rising prices of rare metals.
Why are they increasing controls? Maybe they are really preparing for war in advance.
In addition to the situation where money is exchanged for goods, there is a second transaction model.
Huo Yuhao raised his eyes and looked to the other side, where two people with empty hands were talking.
The owner of the stall was a slightly plump middle-aged man, and the buyer who inquired about the goods was actually a teenager with an extremely awkward appearance.
The boy should be no more than fifteen years old, but he already had a second-level soul guide badge on his chest.
At this moment, he was asking the stall owner with an uncertain look on his face: "Uncle, if we go outside to trade, can you really give me a discount of 100 gold soul coins?"
The middle-aged stall owner said in a very sincere voice: "Of course, we, the independent traders, have to hand over 30% of our profits to Xishui League when we trade here. If you follow me to the black market, I will definitely give you a lower price."
The young man was in a state of hesitation. Learning how to engrave soul guides required a large amount of rare metals. He planned to privately buy some rare metals on the black market, and then make them into soul guides to sell and earn some extra money.
As a young soul engineer, he is not rich yet. If he can save one hundred gold soul coins, he can buy more rare metals.
The stall owner's expression was sincere, but a hint of greed in his eyes betrayed him.
Moreover, in the box of rare metals in his hand, only the top layer was pure gold, and the bottom was all extremely cheap coarse cold iron.
Huo Yuhao shook his head helplessly.
The stall owner obviously saw that the boy was ignorant of the ways of the world, so he tricked him out so that he could steal his gold soul coins.
He didn't dare to cheat in the black market, probably because this black market was the territory of the Xishui League, and he had to abide by the rules. Once he got outside, he would just cheat and leave, and the boy would not be able to catch him even if he wanted to.
The stall owner is somewhat unethical as he even cheated students out of their money.
Not only this stall owner, but other stall owners around were watching here with a sneering look, as if they were waiting to see the boy take the bait.
“Let’s remind him.” Huo Yuhao quietly began to use his mental agility and mental illusion.
After hesitating for a long time, the boy agreed to the stall owner's request.
"Okay, uncle, let's go to the black market to trade."
The stall owner was overjoyed. As he led the boy out, he said enthusiastically, "You are already a Level 2 Spirit Instructor at such a young age. You should be a student of Mingdu College or Sun Moon College, right? Uncle, I will give you a discount today, hehe."
The two men left the black market and came to a three-story building, where they exchanged money and goods.
The slightly fat stall owner pretended to be serious and said, "Haha, young people like you should stay away from the black market. Fortunately, you met me, an uncle, otherwise you would not know that you were cheated. If you need rare metals in the future, you should apply to the college."
"Okay, thank you uncle." The boy was still unaware and said gratefully.
"Great, the academy's quota of refined gold has been used up. With this refined gold, my research can continue for a long time."
The young man was so excited that he was about to put the box of refined gold into the storage ring, but suddenly his hand slipped and the box fell to the ground.
The metal inside rolled out, and underneath a layer of refined gold was a layer of rough cold iron of black and gray color.
The young boy suddenly shrank back and picked up the rough iron on the ground. Then he realized that he had been cheated. He hurried back to the black market to look for the slightly fat stall owner again, only to find that the other party's stall had disappeared and was replaced by someone else.
The liar had long disappeared, leaving behind the frustrated young man who was regretting his actions.
"This……"
……
The boy's eyes were suddenly dazed for a moment, and after a few seconds, he focused again.
After a brief moment of confusion, he suddenly knocked the box off the stall owner's hand, revealing the rough cold iron inside, and asked, "What is this!"
Before the stall owner could answer, he said "I don't want to buy it" and ran towards the black market exit.
"This..." The smile on the stall owner's face froze. He had no idea why the young man who was about to take the bait suddenly changed his mind, causing the hundreds of gold soul coins that were about to be in his hands to disappear without a trace.
Huo Yuhao smiled with relief.
This was his attempt to create an illusion for others. Through the three major mind-affecting soul skills, mainly mental agility and mental illusion, he allowed others to experience a long period of illusion within a few seconds.
Just now, he made the young man experience an unforgettable lesson in his life. He learned a lesson and believed that he would not be deceived so easily in the future.
Using these two continuous-action soul skills, Mental Agility and Mental Illusion, at the same time consumes a lot of soul power, but the effect is unexpectedly good.
Huo Yuhao discovered that many of his soul skills were continuously consumable, such as mental detection, mental sharing, and mental suggestion.
When these skills are used individually, the consumption of soul power is minimal, but if they are used continuously at a high intensity, the consumption is also a considerable amount.
"Ok?"
Huo Yuhao was suddenly stunned and turned his head to look in one direction.
At the end of the black market, there is a familiar aura of an evil soul master.
Huo Yuhao's face turned cold and he slowly walked over there.
Chapter 301 Hunting Evil Spirit Master
Compared with the evil soul masters who suck flesh and blood, those evil soul masters who devour resentful spirits and wronged souls have a unique aura that can be easily sensed by Huo Yuhao.
Almost all of the evil soul masters of the Holy Spirit Church have this aura.
He followed the scent all the way to the depths of the black market, where the space suddenly opened up, forming an extremely spacious open space underground.
This is a circular area with a diameter of at least fifty meters, and there are still many traces of fighting in the area.
In the open space, there were two soul masters who had finished their battle. One was standing, unharmed, and the other was lying, covered in blood.
The open space was sunk downwards, and above the open space, there were people watching. Some had excited smiles on their faces, while others had looks of regret.
"Haha, my bet was right. How could that person be a match for Xishui League?"
"I'm so pissed off. I thought he was such a powerful sixth-level soul master, but I didn't expect him to be such a loser!"
There were bursts of laughter and shouting.
This was actually a fighting arena, where an underground fighting match in the black market was taking place.
The audience around did not just come to watch the private fights and violent performances, they gathered here for a common purpose - gambling.
Huo Yuhao glanced at the odds not far away, and saw only a few numbers: 1:1.25 and 1:1.28.
The odds are not much different, so no matter who you bet on to win, you will get a good profit.
The game was over, and many of the spectators in the first row had dispersed, leaving some empty seats.
Most of the audience members who looked excited went to collect their money.
Huo Yuhao slowly walked to the first row and observed the scene coldly.
The evil soul master's aura was emanating from the contestant who was still standing.
This is an evil soul master.
Huo Yuhao looked at the room opposite the open space again. There was an even stronger evil aura in it. The strength was probably at least... Titled Douluo.
This should be an important stronghold of the Holy Spirit Church.
The fallen sixth-level soul engineer on the field was covered in blood and was dying, while the opponent was unharmed.
His opponent was an evil soul master who was also a Soul Emperor and a sixth-level soul engineer. If he was an ordinary Soul Emperor, the two should be evenly matched, and the sixth-level soul engineer would not have been crushed so badly.
But unfortunately, the evil soul master is much stronger than his peers.
At this time, a deep and rich voice came from the room next to the open space: "Unfortunately, the mysterious challenger failed, and his price is - death."
The evil soul master in the fighting arena laughed loudly and dragged his opponent's body out of the arena. The audience around him once again burst into cheers or insults.
These gamblers only care about the outcome of the game, whether they win or lose. No one cares about how the game goes. No one even notices that the person fighting on the field is an evil soul master.
At this moment, a blond young man was counting a thick bag of gold soul coins in his hand and came to stand beside Huo Yuhao.
“Brother, you look so bad, did you lose money? It’s okay, you can earn it back in the next round.” Seeing Huo Yuhao’s gloomy face, the yellow-haired young man asked enthusiastically.
He was in a good mood, having obviously made a lot of money in the gambling game. Seeing that Huo Yuhao did not answer, he understood something and asked again, "Brother, is this your first time to see the underground fighting spirit?"
"Yes." Huo Yuhao nodded.
"It's boring just to watch. Do you want to try a few?" the yellow-haired young man instigated.
Huo Yuhao smiled slightly and asked, "This is my first time here. Can you tell me how to play this underground fighting spirit?"
The yellow-haired young man smiled and said, "Then you have asked the right person. Brother, I have been in the black market of Xishui League for seven or eight years. I can only make a living by relying on the underground fighting spirit betting."
Huo Yuhao couldn't help but become interested in this yellow-haired young man.
Judging from the fluctuations of his soul power, the other party is only at level 10, not even a great soul master, but the money he earned from this gambling just now must be several hundred gold soul coins.
Compared with the gamblers next to him who were wailing because they lost a game, he had a strong self-confidence, as if he had mastered some iron law of winning money.
He said slowly: "This underground fighting spirit is a feature of the black market. Wherever there is an underground fighting spirit, there must be a betting line. You can challenge the strong men of Xishui League here. Once you win, you can get the recruitment of Xishui League and get rich rewards."
"What about failure?" Huo Yuhao asked.
The yellow-haired young man laughed and said, "Hehe, you also saw that the price of failure is to be dealt with by the Xishui League."
"Is there no referee in this underground fighting spirit?" Huo Yuhao asked again.
"This is the characteristic of underground fighting spirits. There is no referee to influence the competition. Even if Xishui League's own people die, they will not intervene to stop it." The yellow-haired young man said with a look of aftertaste, "A competition where life, death and blood are involved is called exciting."
"This is the base of Xishui League. How could anyone dare to challenge them?" Huo Yuhao asked calmly.
The yellow-haired young man smiled and replied, "A big reward will always bring courage. Rare metals are not easy to get in private nowadays. Those soul masters will definitely be interested in rare metals."
"Moreover, the Xishui League will regularly drag some of their captured enemies to the field. If you don't challenge them, you will die. If you win, you may survive. There is no choice but to challenge them."
"Private fights are prohibited in this underground black market. Any disputes must be resolved here. I can also make a lot of money from other people's betting."
Huo Yuhao did not continue talking and looked at the room opposite indifferently.
Xishui League has really found a formal way to train evil spirit masters. When killing people outside, you have to consider hiding yourself, but here you can let go.
Moreover, the evil soul master mainly used soul guides to kill the opponents, and the release of his soul skills was extremely concealed. Even someone with a keen eye could not tell that he was an evil soul master, not to mention the group of gamblers around him who only cared about winning or losing.
He glanced at the dried bloodstains on the field, wondering how many people had been taken away as food for the evil soul masters.