Shen Qiang was startled and then found it somewhat amusing. In the world of cultivation, it was a law of the jungle, where magical treasures, secret manuals, elixir pills, and even some rare and exotic materials were extremely hard to come by. He believed that no one could be completely unmoved by these items.
"Then I won't be polite," he said as he walked up to the pile of items dumped from the storage ring. While observing, he added, "But I always feel like if Ali gets nothing out of this, I'd feel somewhat guilty."
At this, Qian Shanxue spoke in a calm tone, "That is Ali's principle, which we should respect. However, I'll choose some items that would truly be beneficial to her and give them as task rewards, like this storage ring."
Shen Qiang laughed, "You'll tell her it's a reward from a Dragon Group mission?"
"Exactly," Qian Shanxue seriously said, "This storage ring has three cubic meters of space and is already quite remarkable; Ali will definitely love it."
Shen Qiang laughed, shaking his head as he crouched in front of those items.
Although he didn't completely understand, Shen Qiang guessed from Qian Shanxue's words that Ali's attitude towards these spoils of war was probably something along the lines of, "I am righteous, and if I take these criminals' ill-gotten goods, then I'm not righteous anymore."
But if, after completing a mission, the organization handed out rewards, it became the greatest recognition for her, akin to a certificate, which she would happily accept.
This way of thinking was quite interesting.
Yet Shen Qiang found it somewhat laughable.
Items only show their value when they're used, as for their origin...
Does it matter?
"The mask I carry and the willow leaf blade you gave me before, were they obtained this way too?"
"Yes," Qian Shanxue said, "Every powerful person has some magical treasures. We keep what we can use and give the rest to the mall for recycling, turning them into points that we can use to exchange for items we need."
Shen Qiang activated his Observation Skill.
Item: Hundred-refined Crescent Moon Curved Blade.
Rank: Top grade spiritual artifact.
Material: Cold iron, mithril, fine steel.
Age: Sixteen years.
Pushing the curved blade to one side, Shen Qiang said perfunctorily, "Sounds good, sounds like a way to earn points."
"Actually, it's a loss," Qian Shanxue said calmly, "Because item recycling is based on the level of the items when calculating the points returned. A lot of interesting things can only bring a few points, but if someone wants to exchange for them, they might need hundreds or thousands of points."
"Like the necklace Ali wanted, it requires 1,500 points to exchange, but in actuality, when I handed the necklace over for recycling, they only gave me ten points."
Shen Qiang was slightly surprised, "Then why didn't you give it directly to Ali?"
"At that time, I didn't know her yet," Qian Shanxue replied, causing Shen Qiang to fall silent.
He then shook his head, smiling.
Shen Qiang continued to look.
Item: Tiger Tablet.
Rank: Middle-grade spiritual artifact.
Material: Green jade.
Carved with the Seal of the Tiger King, it can make the holder emit the majesty of the Tiger King, inducing awe in those who feel it, effective against those below the Nascent Soul Stage.
"I was thinking, maybe you could handle these items through some other channels, the profits could be bigger."
Hearing Shen Qiang's words, Qian Shanxue slightly furrowed her brows, "You mean privately exchanging them with others? That would be a waste of time, plus, you never know what to exchange for."
Shen Qiang laughed, "I mean, those auction houses, like Shenghe Chengxin Yi, you could sell them for money, and then use the money to buy the items you need from them."
Qian Shanxue was taken aback, then frowned slightly and said, "I've heard that at the cultivator auction houses you can buy many precious treasures with money, and some of the mall's products come through Shenghe Chengxin Yi, but they have refused our participation."
"The reason is, showing up at their place could attract unnecessary trouble, such as perhaps attracting the attention of bounty hunters, or trouble from us going after other clients."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qiang laughed, "If you need help, I can offer it. At least in Wanxin Hesheng, I'm quite popular."
Qian Shanxue's eyes immediately lit up, "That would be great! I have money, I can receive a monthly allowance of thirteen thousand, plus the principle that tasks below three-star level can be made public, I've already earned a lot of money on the bounty hunters' platform, and now my savings are almost reaching thirty million!"
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Seeing the excited Qian Shanxue, Shen Qiang instantly felt awkward.
In Wanxin Hesheng, is thirty million considered wealthy?
What sort of joke is that?
The starting bid for a 'Daluo Heavenly Tribulation Heart Sutra' alone is sixty million, and the ten cubic meter space storage ring I'm carrying has a starting bid of sixty million as well.
What can you buy with thirty million?
Barely anything decent, it's not even enough to meet the starting price of better items.
That's the truth.
But it might hurt to say it out loud, so Shen Qiang continued to look at the stuff this guy had poured out from his storage ring.
Junk, junk, and more junk.
Apart from the three cubic meter storage ring, which was okay, everything else in his storage ring looked like trash to Shen Qiang.
Only the crescent moon curved blade he used himself was a magic artifact.
Everything else was a spiritual artifact.
All of it was the kind of stuff that ordinary cultivators would use.
Poor material, with no value for remaking.
Crude craftsmanship, not worth the effort of polishing.
This pile of trash that wouldn't even catch Shen Qiang's eye was rather pitiful for a big villain of the Mixed Element Realm; where did he even get all this from?
Seeing Shen Qiang flipping things over without showing any interest, Qian Shanxue couldn't help but recommend, "His blade isn't bad, it's already been hundred-refined. If you put it up in the store, it would at least be worth tens of thousands of points. You're also a blade user; it should suit you."
"This trash is too ugly," Shen Qiang flatly refused.
Qian Shanxue was shocked, "Too ugly? I don't think so. You seem too capricious."
Helplessly raising an eyebrow, Shen Qiang thought to himself, "If I were to carry such a thing around, I'd look no different from those butchers in the market carrying cleavers to sell pork. This guy, with such high cultivation, has no decent belongings. It really makes one wonder how he managed to reach the Mixed Element Realm..."
At this thought, Shen Qiang suddenly paused, his eyes lighting up in an instant.
"No good items yet he reached the Mixed Element Realm; his cultivation technique must be top-notch!"
With his mind now broadened, Shen Qiang immediately gave up the uninteresting appraisal, and after some searching, found a jade scroll tucked away at the bottom of the pile.
Item: Teaching Jade Scroll.
Level: Top-grade Magic Artifact.
Material: Dahun Ming Green Jade.
"This is it. I'll take this," Shen Qiang gripped it firmly and promptly stood up with excitement.
Qian Shanxue glanced over and said, "A cultivation technique, huh? Not bad, your current cultivation is too low, this technique might actually help you."
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