As he continued walking, Aldric saw monsters that were more expensive than the gorilla.
The next one he saw was a snake, so big and long, it was over 15 meters long.
It was coiled around the pillars of this building surrounded by a large cage.
Its body had various colors with a dark impression while its scales seemed to be made of steel, seemingly creaking as the snake moved.
(Forest Snake King, Level 10, price 145 Level 10 Monster Core, has swallowed three 10th Stage Junior Magician!)
This one was Level 10, very true to its size.
"Mm..."
There was a level 10 monster that was actually only the size of a dog.
It appeared to be a cat, white in color with a slender body.
Enough people were crowding around the cat, talking about it that Aldric instantly knew what kind of monster it was without even looking at the board on its cage.
It was called the Silth Cat, a rare breed of cat that was said to have the fastest speed among land creatures and could make its body transparent so that it could not be attacked at all.
After passing by several people, Aldric was finally able to see the description of the cat.
(Silth Cat, Level 10, price 300 Core Level 10 monster, requires a Senior Magician to act personally to capture it. It is said that there has never been a Junior Magician who could kill a Silth Cat, let alone capture it!)
Aldric was amazed by the cat's description, but also felt that the price was too much if its only advantages were speed and the ability to make its body transparent. After all, the ability to become transparent must have a limit.
'Is there anything more expensive?' Aldric wondered, continuing to search because he wanted a truly amazing monster.
Several monsters costing as much as the Slith Cat with their own advantages but still couldn't attract Aldric's interest.
Perhaps he was the one who walked the most, unlike others who stopped longer.
Fortunately, he had an appearance that gave the impression that he was someone of some status.
After a while of walking, a maid in charge of serving the customers came over to him.
"Sir, is there a special monster you're looking for?" the maid asked politely.
"What is the most expensive monster?" Aldric asked back in response, which attracted people's attention.
"Mmm..." The maid had a little trouble reacting for a while when she heard Aldric's question.
"Sir, our most expensive monsters are the ones that cost 300 Core Level 10 monsters like that Slith Cat," she said, pointing at the Slith Cat.
Because Aldric walked too much, he eventually arrived near the Slith Cat again.
As it turned out, that Slith Cat and the few others he had seen were already the top monsters in this monster market.
With over 400 Level 10 Monster Cores in his hands, Aldric was naturally somewhat disappointed.
He wanted one that was one level above them.
The problem was that he could feel that the Slith Cat and the others were not yet in the same class as him.
Even the monsters that were one level above them might not have been one class with him, but it was at least more feasible.
Seeing Aldric's silence, the maid instantly knew that he wanted better monsters.
"Sir, for now we only have those monsters available," the maid said.
"Can you lower their price?" Aldric decided to negotiate.
If he could get two monsters for around 400 Cores, then he didn't mind if they were monsters like the Slith Cat.
"Sir, what price do you want?" the maid asked, opening up room for negotiation.
It seemed that prices in this market were not entirely fixed.
"That cat!" Aldric pointed at the Slith Cat, then he looked at a Snow Bear whose fur seemed to be made of ice.
It exuded a relentless ice-cold aura.
Its body was like a small truck, about four meters tall and about seven meters long.
(Polar Ice Bear, Level 10, price 250 Level 10 Monster Cores, has unparalleled defense with its ice fortress!)
"The cat and bear are worth 430 Level 10 Monster Cores, how about it?" he said.
From what should have been 550 Monster Cores, he lowered it to 420 Monster Cores, the maid's mouth instantly opened.
That was the price Aldric could give since only 430 Monster Cores remained in his Storage Artifact.
He wanted to leave 10 as savings.
"Sir, the price you gave is too low, we won't make any profit like this," said the maid.
She smiled wryly like she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"What's the lowest price you can give?" asked Aldric.
He wasn't going to use his other Monster Cores, but he still had nearly a hundred liters of Honey of Life, each liter of which was worth one Level 10 Monster Core.
"Sir, I cannot determine the lowest price, it will depend on the manager," the maid replied.
"Would you like to meet the manager?" she asked.
"Very well!" Aldric did not refuse.
"Go ahead!"
The maid then guided him to the manager's place.
The market actually had a second floor, but only a small part of it. It was probably just a place made for offices.
Aldric climbed the stairs to get there, passing through a hallway before arriving in front of a door.
"One moment, please!" The maid opened the door and entered directly.
It seemed that as a maid, she could come and go to the manager's office without having to knock.
Maybe the rule was like that so that all maids could give information to the manager quickly.
Around the door, there were several windows where Aldric could look down clearly.
The sight of the monsters with large sizes was fully displayed in his eyes.
He also saw several people carrying some of the large monsters, seemingly having bought them.
One interesting thing to him was that there were one or two people who actually made the monsters they had bought disappear, like items that went into Artifact Storage.
However, living beings would not be able to enter the Storage Artifact Space as it was a frozen space. Living things that were still breathing would not be able to live in that frozen space.
When Aldric observed them more carefully, he discovered that they were actually putting the monsters into cards where one card could absorb one monster.
'It seems to be another unique item,' he thought.
He also wanted to have it, but was unsure of the price.
Right after that, the door to the manager's office opened, revealing the figure of the maid.
"Sir, please come in," said the maid, leading her hand into the office.
Entering the office, Aldric found a luxurious room with a sizable sofa with a backrest that was slightly tilted so that when leaning back, the body would feel stretched out.
An elderly man was on the couch, dressed in formal attire consisting of long pants and something similar to a suit.
He was very relaxed, crossing his legs while smoking a cigar.
Every time he breathed in, thick smoke came out of his mouth.
When Aldric appeared, he extinguished the flame at the end of his cigar and stood up, straightening some parts of his clothes.
"Sir, please take a seat, my name is Alan, the manager of this monster market," said the old man.
Despite giving the impression of arrogance by the way he sat, he was quite friendly when he greeted Aldric.
As such, Aldric was able to sit comfortably in front of him while the maid waited outside.
"What is your name, sir?" The manager asked about his name first.
"William," Aldric replied without seeming to think at all.
He didn't want to use his real name and didn't want to reveal his nickname, so he could only make up a fake name.
Alan nodded lightly at his name.
"Well Mr. William," he said, "do you really want the Slith Cat and the Polar Ice Bear?"
"Yes, but I can't afford it if the price is 550, I want it lowered to 420." Aldric replied.
"If it's 420, that's just the capital price." The manager laughed.
"Then what is the lowest price you can give, Mr. Alan?" Aldric asked.
"450," Alan replied as he held up five fingers.
"Add 30 more Level 10 Monster Cores, and you can take both monsters home."
"Thirty more, huh..." Aldric pretended to think when he heard that.
"Honestly, I don't have any Monster Cores left, but if you want, how about I replace them with 20 liters of Honey of Life."
"What?"
The manager was very surprised after hearing his answer.
"So you want to replace it with Honey of Life. This is acceptable," he said, "but only 20 liters, that's only equivalent to 20 Level 10 Monster Cores."
"Honey of Life is rare and unique, it cannot be valued according to price," Aldric replied with a faint smile.
This time, the manager did not respond immediately. He seemed to be thinking about it.
His index finger twitched, tapping his thigh.
"Mr. William, can you add a few more liters? It doesn't need to be ten." He finally said something again.
However, Aldric immediately shook his head.
"Mr. Alan, this is all I can afford. If you can't, then I may indeed not be able to buy those two monsters. I currently have other business, so I have to leave now," he said, starting to move to stand up.
In villager-style negotiations, if the seller still wanted more, then the only solution was to walk away.
If that still failed, then it was impossible.
"Wait!" The manager stopped Aldric, spontaneously pointing his hand at him as he stood up.
Aldric stared at him, not immediately taking a step, but showing that he would actually leave if the manager asked for more.
Seeing his expression, the manager sighed.
"Alright, alright, 20 liters of Honey of Life, those two monsters are yours," he said with a heavy expression.
The profit he made might be too small this time, but as a merchant, he obviously wanted the most expensive monsters to sell faster. After all, when they were locked up, taking care of them also cost a lot of money.
Hearing the manager's words, Aldric immediately sat down.
"Okay, let's complete this transaction," he said with a faint smile, happy that he won the negotiation.
That way, he had two very powerful monsters at level 10.
While Aldric paid, the manager gave him some letters.
After that, he personally led him downstairs.
The next thing they needed to do was to transfer ownership of the two monsters.
This required some sort of artifact because otherwise, there was no way to make those wild monsters slaves.
The first one they went for was the Slith Cat, which was more expensive.
The cat was lying down lazily right now. Although she wasn't sleeping, she occasionally closed her eyes.
If it was daytime, she would definitely be on constant alert.
At this moment, the manager took out a golden needle.
"Mr. William, this needle needs your blood and I will insert it into this cat's body and take out my needle that is already in her body. After that, this cat will immediately obey you as her master." The manager explained about how to make monsters into slaves.
Aldric nodded, allowing the manager to stick the needle into his finger.
He didn't care that he wouldn't feel the pain.
Quickly, the manager stuck the needle into his finger until a drop of blood came out.
After that, the manager ran his hand over the cat's body.
Shua!
Suddenly, exactly the same golden needle came out of the cat's body, landing right on the manager's hand, which was now showing its strength.
The manager's aura was quite impressive even though he was old.
He was a 10th Stage Junior Magician, and seemed to already have a deep foundation.
He probably already had enough spiritual energy to advance, but still had to prepare the Genesis Core.
When the golden needle exited the cat's body, the cat instantly stood up, showing a ferocious expression.
It emitted an aura that made many people afraid.
"Don't worry, this cat is weak right now." Several maids explained to the people so that they wouldn't panic.
Shua!
The manager threw a golden needle with Aldric's blood at the cat, piercing into her forehead.
It tried to enter the cat's forehead but the cat's strength tried to resist the needle.
Unfortunately, the cat seemed to be in a really weak state. Her defenses couldn't really block the needle.
It was able to continue entering her forehead.
If only the cat was in top shape, then this process would have been something very difficult.
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