Chapter 38: Blue Ox Leather Armor [Please vote and read]
Qiu Zhen possesses the supernatural power of "Clairvoyance" and has the ability to see from a distance.
He could tell it at a glance.
The red light in the dark clouds is not the "red sun" at all, it is clearly the eyes of some giant monster, shining brightly and extremely terrifying.
Take another closer look.
It turned out that there was a giant python coiled on the towering green peak, fighting with some terrifying creature in the rolling dark clouds.
Balls of flames shot up into the sky.
Half of the sky is covered with rolling dark clouds, and the other half is covered with burning fire clouds.
Two great demons fought against each other, and the sky and the earth changed color.
"Boom boom boom~"
"run!"
Qiu Zhen's expression changed slightly, and he no longer had the intention of just sitting there and watching the fun.
When gods fight, mortals suffer.
With his current level of cultivation, he is no different from an ordinary person in front of these two terrifying monsters. The slightest aftermath of the battle could cost him his life.
Hundreds of miles is not too far for a big monster.
During the fight, he made a few moves and was in front of the opponent as soon as he said he would.
The only way to be safe is to run back to the human territory.
Immediately, without saying a word and without looking back, he picked up the ferocious green ox and ran towards Qingmu Town, his legs leaving behind afterimages.
About half an hour later.
Qiu Zhen galloped all the way without stopping at all, and ran all the way to the "Qiuzhen Valley".
After resting for a while in the "Qiuzhen Valley", seeing that there was no movement outside, Qiu Zhen carried the ferocious green ox beast out of the valley and headed towards Qingmu Town.
"Look! Master Qiu has killed another ferocious beast."
"Oh my, what a big bull! This beast must weigh more than a thousand pounds."
"Killed with one arrow, what an amazing archery skill. Wow, the young are really formidable."
Qiu Zhen carried the ferocious green ox to the market outside the city, which immediately caused a commotion, and countless people and vendors gathered to watch the excitement.
Among them, there were also martial artists with high martial arts skills, who greeted Qiu Zhen one after another with envy and jealousy on their faces.
"Wow, this is a blue bull beast. It's really valuable. Brother Qiu has made a fortune. This is almost as much as our entire hunting team's harvest in a month."
"That's right, Brother Qiu, help the brothers make money next time."
"Easy to say, easy to say, I will do it next time."
Qiu Zhen smiled and greeted the fellow martial artists who were hunting for treasures, responded with some meaningless clichés, and went straight to the slaughterhouse in the western suburbs outside the city.
As the name suggests, a "slaughterhouse" is a place specifically responsible for slaughtering animals.
Some small counties do not even have their own dedicated "slaughterhouses", but Qingmu Town, as a major market town with developed commerce, has one, and it is quite large in scale.
In addition to the "slaughtering" business, the slaughterhouse also has many merchants who purchase the meat of wild beasts and ferocious beasts.
As soon as Qiu Zhen arrived at the slaughterhouse, he caused an immediate sensation, and many businessmen and wealthy people came forward to ask if he would sell his goods.
He refused them one by one and went straight to the backyard of a butcher's stall.
"Brother Zhen~"
"What a huge beast!"
A group of guys gathered around, looked at Qingniu, and exclaimed in amazement.
"Where is Manager An? Is he at the market?"
"Yes, he's probably out buying herbs. One of the guys is calling him."
"Hmm~"
Qiu Zhen nodded. The butcher stall in front of him was set up by the An family.
The An family has many members, and the daily supply of meat is a considerable amount, so the An family set up a special butcher stall.
In the past month, he sold all the ferocious beasts he hunted to the An family, except for those he ate himself.
About half an hour later.
"Xiao Zhen."
Ankang rushed over, exhausted, and saw the ferocious green bull beast lying on the ground in the yard with an arrow in its neck. He was surprised:
"Killed with one arrow, what an amazing archery skill."
As a congenital warrior, it was not difficult for him to do what he saw, but for an acquired warrior, it was quite amazing. Ankang turned around in surprise and looked at Qiu Zhen:
"Did you hunt?"
"Hmm~"
Qiu Zhen nodded, without going into detail on how to hunt, and asked expectantly:
"Manager An, how many copper coins do you think this blue cow is worth?"
Manager An glanced at it, and after a moment's silence, he said:
"As for the price of the meat, what do you think of one hundred taels of silver?"
"Row!"
Qiu Zhen nodded slightly, it was about the same as he expected.
The beef of the ferocious beast grade is of high value, and it is no problem to sell it for more than a hundred coins per pound.
However, the meat yield of cattle is lower than that of pigs, only 30% to 60%.
This blue ox weighs more than a thousand pounds, which is worth more than one hundred taels of silver.
The asking price is one hundred taels, which is quite fair.
Specific estimation is a very complicated subject.
In the market, there is a profession called "pig adjusters" who rely on estimating the meat yield of "pigs" and "sheep" and making money by reselling them, all relying on the word "eyesight".
The two were very straightforward and didn't say much.
"Tsk tsk tsk ~ this cowhide is great!"
Ankang turned Qingniu over and saw that except for the arrow wound on the neck, there were no other wounds. He nodded repeatedly:
"Xiao Zhen, do you want to sell the cowhide? This cowhide is much more valuable than beef."
"Of course."
After Qiu Zhen finished speaking, he thought of something and said:
"But I want a pair of cowhide armor"
"No problem. We have an armor maker in our An family. When the time comes, we can make a blue cowhide armor and give you one."
After Ankang finished speaking, he pondered for a moment and then said:
"In addition, I will give you another two hundred taels of silver, a total of three hundred taels, what do you think?"
"Row!"
Qiu Zhen agreed readily.
As they were talking, a group of men carried a blue cow into the slaughterhouse in the backyard.
Ankang led Qiu Zhen to the side room in the front yard and sat down, offering him some good tea:
"Xiao Zhen, you must have saved a lot of money in this month, enough to buy some land and settle your parents and brothers. In the future, you should avoid going to the outskirts of the mountains to hunt for treasures. If you are not careful, you may encounter a powerful monster and regret it later."
Ankang felt quite emotional when he said this.
Before this, he had inquired about Qiu Zhen’s background and unexpectedly learned that Qiu Zhen was what the villagers called an “unfilial son”.
He was a little surprised at first, but after careful inquiry and learning the whole story, he admired Qiu Zhen more and more.
He also saw that in the past month, Qiu Zhen had ventured into the mountains to search for treasures and hunt to earn money in order to pick up his family.
"Yeah~ I know, I won't go there anymore."
Qiu Zhen nodded repeatedly.
After witnessing the shocking scene of terrifying monsters fighting each other outside the mountain, he would definitely not go there for a while.
After saying this, he considered it for a while and felt that witnessing the scene of great monsters fighting and killing each other was very important news.
He immediately did not hide anything and told the whole matter.
"It happened."
Ankang was also shocked when he heard this, and his expression was a little serious:
"This matter is of great importance. I will report it to you immediately."
After saying that, Ankang left without even drinking the tea.
"If the sky falls, there is someone taller to hold it up. I don't have to worry about it."
After Qiu Zhen revealed the news, he was in a very good mood. He took the silver note and left the slaughterhouse directly.
It was still early, so he planned to go to the An family library to read some more books.
Move to the city gate.
"Brother Zhen, you are finally back."
Qiu Zhen looked carefully and found that the people coming were Zhao Dou and Shen Liang.
"Big Head, Skinny Monkey, what happened?"
"Brother Zhen, Manager Kang said early in the morning that he had something urgent to discuss with you, and that things were looking up."
(End of this chapter)
