Chapter 11 Favor

This training session yielded him an entire backpack full of magical beast crystal cores, a significant profit indeed.

He took stock of his haul and found that he had obtained a total of 52 magical beast crystal cores.

Among them, the highest grade was the eight black iron level five black mouthed crocodile crystal cores.

After placing all these crystal cores into the storage ring, Ethen Cole left his room and went to see Uncle Yazali, who collected scrap at the alley's entrance.

"Ethen kid, do you need something?"

Uncle Yazali, who had been busy all day, was washing his hands in a basin. Seeing Ethen Cole, he smiled and asked.

Ethen Cole approached and lowered his voice.

"Uncle Yazali, I need to ask you for a favor."

"Oh? Let's talk inside."

Uncle Yazali immediately lifted the curtain and invited Ethen Cole into the house.

Once inside, Ethen Cole closed the door behind him and took out ten black iron level three magical beast crystal cores, handing them to Uncle Yazali.

He intended to sell a batch of crystal cores to Uncle Yazali to earn some money.

Ethen Cole didn't dare to take out the higher grade black iron level five or level four crystal cores; instead, he presented the relatively common black iron level three cores.

However, his act of taking out ten black iron level three cores at once still shocked Uncle Yazali.

After all, this was a slum area where poverty was rampant.

The residents here had no money, and Ethen Cole, being an orphan, had nothing to his name. Without Uncle Yazali's help, he wouldn't have been able to continue his studies.

At this moment, Ethen Cole's act of producing ten black iron level three crystal cores all at once naturally left Uncle Yazali astounded.

"Ethen kid, what is this about...?"

Uncle Yazali's eyes twitched, and his expression turned somewhat grim. Although he was a scrap collector, he had always maintained a good character. He was worried that Ethen Cole might have stolen these crystal cores.

Upon hearing this, Ethen Cole immediately explained the situation to Uncle Yazali. He didn't dare to reveal that the cores were obtained through Blux's monster hunting, so he claimed that he had found them by chance.

After repeated explanations, Uncle Yazali finally believed Ethen Cole.

"If I sell them for you, the price will definitely not match the purchase price at the big stores in the market. I can offer you a maximum of 1,000 Alliance Coins per core. How does that sound?"

Uncle Yazali calculated briefly and said seriously.

Alliance Coins are the official currency used by humans in the world of battle pets, issued by the Pet Master Alliance and circulated in all major bases.

Ethen Cole knew that in the market shops at the Hilltop Base, a black iron level three crystal core was typically purchased for around 1,200 Alliance Coins, indeed higher than Uncle Yazali's offer.

However, Ethen Cole chose to approach Uncle Yazali to sell the cores because he didn't dare to go directly to the market shops.

In this era, those who owned shops were often influential figures. Ethen Cole feared that if he was not careful, he might attract the attention of unscrupulous shopkeepers.

Even though he was already a black iron level six pet master, he couldn't afford to be careless and certainly didn't want to expose his assets and secrets.

Safety was his priority. For the sake of security, he chose to sell through Uncle Yazali.

Uncle Yazali had been collecting scrap for a long time and was familiar with the various shops, making it less likely for problems to arise. Even if the price was a bit lower, Ethen Cole was willing to entrust the matter to Uncle Yazali.

"Alright, no problem."

Ethen Cole promptly agreed and pushed the ten black iron level three crystal cores toward Uncle Yazali.

After checking the quality of the crystal cores, Uncle Yazali accepted them. He then went into the inner room, fiddled around for a while, and returned to the outer room to meet Ethen Cole.

"Here, count it."

He handed Ethen Cole a stack of bills.

Each bill was worth 100 Alliance Coins, totaling 100 bills, with a total value of 10,000 Alliance Coins.

"I trust Uncle Yazali's dealings."

Ethen Cole took the money but didn't count it. Instead, he pulled out ten bills and placed them on Uncle Yazali's table before leaving.

Uncle Yazali had helped him many times in the past, and Ethen Cole had never been able to properly thank him. Now that he had made some money, he naturally didn't forget Uncle Yazali's kindness.

"This kid!"

Uncle Yazali saw the 1,000 Alliance Coins on the table and smiled, shaking his head.

...

After leaving Uncle Yazali's house, Ethen Cole walked down the street with 9,000 Alliance Coins in his pocket.

At that moment, he felt as if he were floating.

He had never possessed so much money in his life.

Ethen Cole made his way to the market.

In a small pharmacy, he spent 20 Alliance Coins to purchase a few herbs.

This relatively small expenditure wouldn't attract attention.

Then, carrying the herbs, Ethen Cole quickly headed home.

This time, he bought herbs like dragon beard grass, fish stone grass, and three leaf green, all intended to be used in conjunction with the magical beast crystal cores.

He planned to let Blux have a feast that night.

After returning home, Ethen Cole securely locked the door, used a rolling pin to crush the herbs, and then mixed them with water to create potions.

At this point, bottles and jars were scattered all over the place.

These colorful and differently shaped bottles and jars had been picked out from the scrap heap by Uncle Yazali and gifted to him, now serving a useful purpose.

"Blux, dinner time!"

Ethen Cole woke up the dozing Blux and pushed the magical beast crystal cores and prepared potions in front of it.