Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 617 - 618 Business in Pearl Town_1

Chapter 617: Chapter 618 Business in Pearl Town_1

Feng Yuan noticed Mo Li was looking at him and, with a smile, Mo Ling shook his head and said,

"Brother, don’t worry about me."

"But..."

Seeing Mo Li’s conflicted expression, Hua Yiyou laughed and said,

"If they decide to set off in these next few days, there shouldn’t be an issue if we follow them, right? You should have a way to travel back and forth in a few days, shouldn’t you?"

"By the high-speed channel, it would only take a day or two to reach the other shore."

Feng Yuan replied calmly, but Mo Li still hesitated and said,

"But..."

"Although I don’t know how the Five... managed it, since they have held on so far, we don’t need to worry about the situation changing for the short term. While everyone is preparing, the longer we have to get ready, the better it is for us."

After hearing Hua Yiyou’s words, Mo Li closed his eyes to think. He was worried that something unexpected might occur in Yongning, yet he didn’t want to disappoint Mo Ling.

Yao Yin glanced at Feng Yuan and asked,

"Do you have any ideas?"

"Me? Let me think... we have to disembark in Nan Huang. If we can find mounts, then it actually might not be such a big issue, or we could just follow a merchant caravan."

Upon Feng Yuan’s remark, they all realized that on their way here, they’d moved slowly because they had been searching for Spirit Beasts hidden in the deep mountains. If they really needed to hurry, the quickest way would be to take some risks and follow a merchant caravan. Even in Nan Huang, those caravans would only need about five days at most to reach Yongning.

Thinking this way, it seemed like it wouldn’t be bad to take a look at that other continent. Holding that thought, Mo Li nodded and said,

"In that case, we can go and have a look at Omeilia."

"Xiao An, come here."

Cheng Yong pulled Xiao An aside and whispered a few words, then let him go. Seeing the puzzled looks on the others’ faces, Cheng Yong explained,

"I asked him to go tell Uncle Xia Yu. Otherwise, they might not be able to prepare to set off in a short time."

"Indeed, having him lead the way would be beneficial for you."

Mo Li nodded in agreement. He understood that it was likely that Xia Yu and the old gentleman did not know the value of the special products of the Omeilia Region. With Feng Yuan’s help, they could keep a check on things; otherwise, they might have to suffer losses for a while before accurately determining their value. Glancing at the price list on the wall, Mo Li felt somewhat envious.

"Looks like it’s mostly essentials for living..."

After visiting several stores, Feng Yuan felt somewhat disappointed, Liu Wenli commented calmly,

"Think about it; to them, living essentials come first, ornaments won’t sell well here."

"Isn’t that an ornament store?"

Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Liu Wenli, unfazed, said,

"Let’s go have a look."

As soon as they entered the ornament store, they realized there was no one attending to it. Feng Yuan looked around in puzzlement and asked Cheng Yong,

"What’s going on here?"

"Ping Fu! Are you slacking off again?!"

Cheng Yong frowned and shouted. Following his cry, there was a clamor of items falling inside the store, and a slightly chubby boy, dressed sloppily, ran out smiling brightly. Seeing Cheng Yong, he ingratiatingly said,

"Uncle Cheng Yong—how come you’re here? Didn’t you say..."

"Shut up!"

Cheng Yong’s face darkened as he cut him off. Noticing so many people nearby, Ping Fu quickly straightened his clothes and said,

"What are you planning to buy? Earrings or a necklace? Our products might not be the best, but they are definitely the most unique. Come with me, that necklace..."

"Ping Fu! Shut your mouth!"

"You get out of my way! Don’t talk nonsense here!"

Cheng Yong glared at Ping Fu, who had shrunk to one side, and said viciously. Feng Yuan looked at Ping Fu, then back at Cheng Yong, a strange smile on his face. Noticing the odd smile on Feng Yuan’s face, Cheng Yong scratched his head, looking embarrassed.

Mo Li immediately took a liking to a sea-blue gemstone pendant. Even though it lacked the gold and silver settings found on land, the unknown cord strung with several pretty little shells, matched with the well-polished gemstone, had a distinctive charm.

"Why don’t you try it on?"

Taking the pendant from Mo Li, Mo Ling carefully put it on and smiled at Mo Li, asking,

"Does it look good?"

"Tsk, sister complex is really scary."

Feng Yuan muttered under his breath and waved his hand, creating a water mirror next to Mo Ling. In front of the mirror, Mo Ling posed a bit, seeming very satisfied with the pendant.

Meanwhile, the others also moved aside to examine the jewelry. Although there was no gold or silver, the Aquatic People used materials gathered from the sea to create beautiful jewelry that had a different flavor from what was found on land.

Feng Yuan, holding Xiao Ji, walked to a rack of pendants and said,

"How about we buy you a pendant?"

Xiao Ji shrank back happily and chirped. Seeing Feng Yuan and the group busy looking at jewelry, Cheng Yong breathed a sigh of relief. He had taken everyone to a few shops earlier, which seemed to cater more to the local islanders with everyday goods, and they didn’t seem too interested.

Cheng Yong was afraid that they would feel he had neglected them by not taking them to the Omeilia Region. Even though they could now travel to Omeilia on their own, thanks to the sea map and compass from Feng Yuan, Cheng Yong knew that Xia Yu, the old master, would not be able to immediately discern the true value of the prepared goods. Nor could Feng Yuan help them list most of the items’ values. If they did that, the workload would be overwhelming, and they wouldn’t be able to manage it.

That’s the purpose of the Shell Coin Bureau. It’s not actually for exchanging Shell Coins, but rather for determining a rough value of an item. When trading with the land people, they mostly choose to bring goods whose value has been displayed in the Shell Coin Bureau. They simply can’t ensure that they won’t mistakenly sell high-value items at low prices, even now.

"How about this one?"

Feng Yuan held Xiao Ji in front of the mirror and swayed a little. Originally, Feng Yuan wanted to buy something for the Little Green Snake too, but it refused. Seeing that there wasn’t a suitable spot on the Little Green Snake to put any jewelry, Feng Yuan didn’t bring it up again.

Looking at the shell pendant on his chest, Xiao Ji flounced around, seemingly somewhat unsatisfied. At that moment, Feng Yuan seemed to spot something interesting and said,

"That one seems pretty good~"

Xiao Ji looked up at Feng Yuan with a puzzled expression. Ignoring Xiao Ji’s confusion, Feng Yuan walked up, put Xiao Ji gently on the ground, and picked up the huge shell, asking,

"What do you think of this one?"

Xiao Ji looked at Feng Yuan as if he were dim-witted. Yao Yin glanced at Feng Yuan and said,

"How do you expect it to wear that thing? It’s bigger than its body."

"Just like this~"

Feng Yuan said, scooping Xiao Ji up into the shell. Seeing Xiao Ji, who looked like a yellow pearl tucked inside a shell, Yao Yin didn’t know what to say. Feng Yuan, holding the shell, walked up to a mirror. Xiao Ji, seeing the reflection of ’Shell Ji’ in the mirror, found it amusing.

Xiao Ji even deliberately closed the shell and then pushed it open, pretending to be the shell itself. Watching Feng Yuan and Xiao Ji having so much fun, Yao Yin shook her head and muttered quietly,

"Like an idiot."

"These pieces of jewelry, although distinctive, don’t seem particularly refined, or rather..."

"The makers are different. Some might even be common people?"

Yao Yin said with a hint of doubt after glancing at the jewelry. Liu Wenli looked around and commented,

"This place likely just collects ordinary jewelry made by commoners and then resells it."

"The Aquatic People’s supplies circulate internally, and they currently seem to lack those disgusting nobles. Without that group, it’s normal for them not to have much pursuit in so-called art."

Liu Wenli spoke calmly, seemingly indifferent but with a touch of envy when mentioning the absence of nobles. Wei Dingwu, looking at the jewelry, added,

"Actually, these items are quite popular among the lesser nobility, it’s just..."

Remembering even the small nobility within the Nanyu Kingdom have the bad habit of bullying the weak, and after hearing the stories, she understood why the nobles were reluctant to trade with the Aquatic People. Such items would only be collected and liked by the minor nobility, who would sell them to the townspeople living by the sea.

Besides, now that Nanyu Kingdom had withdrawn, what would become of that area was hard to predict. Wei Dingwu gasped at the thought.