Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 73

"I have about 30,000 crystals total according to the numbers in Liu's book... if I wanted to sell everything and got the best price," he murmured while reviewing his calculations.

"And that's without counting what the school will duplicate from the official report... maybe an extra 25,000 with luck. Plus what I can mine in the remaining days of the month..."

It was a good amount, more than he had expected to get from this expedition. His careful planning had paid off. But for his plans...

"Still need a bit more if I wanna start now," he sighed while beginning to carefully store everything away. "But maybe I could start with..."

A shout of laughter came from the garden. His companions played carefree under the afternoon sun, enjoying their well-earned rest.

"Free time..." he murmured with a mixture of envy and resignation. "Someday I'll have free time... when all this bears fruit."

"At least," he smiled while sealing the last container, "training with Lin is showing results. Even if it hurts."

His eyes stopped on the male's corrupted core. There was something about those purple veins that intrigued him, something his knowledge couldn't quite decipher completely...

Ren slapped his cheeks and stood up.

If he wanted to progress, he would have to keep working, and today he had a place to go to capitalize on his gathering reward...

The exchange window.

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The exchange warehouse was enormous, its high shelves filled with materials of every kind.

The usual aroma of dried herbs and minerals mixed with the unmistakable smell of tanned leather and metal, creating an atmosphere that spoke of countless treasures.

The main window was occupied by a long line of older students, so Ren headed to one of the side ones.

A young girl, perhaps around 20, was clumsily organizing papers behind the counter, her movements betraying her inexperience.

"Um... hello?" Ren approached with his samples.

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The girl jumped in surprise, scattering several papers. "Ah! I'm sorry!" She quickly bent to pick them up, hitting her head against the counter in the process. "Ouch!"

"Are you okay?" Ren couldn't help but smile at her flustered state.

"Yes! Perfectly fine!" The girl emerged rubbing her head, her hair becoming disheveled in the process. "Welcome to the exchange warehouse! I'm Jessy, and I'm here to help you!" Her enthusiasm was contagious despite her evident nervousness.

"Thanks," Ren began taking out his samples. "I wanted to check some prices..."

"Of course!" Jessy pulled out a thick appraisal manual much larger than Liu's, eagerly flipping through it. Several pages crumpled in the process. "Oh, no... wait..."

While trying to fix the wrinkled pages, Ren noticed she had cat ears, her spirit beast.

"First," Ren placed the Weaver molt on the counter, "could you check this?"

"Sure!" Jessy examined the molt with genuine interest, her cat ears perking up. "Let me see..." she began searching through the manual, muttering to herself. "Scales... fur... here! No, wait, those are reptilian... white scales... aha!"

Her eyes lit up with professional excitement. "Oh! These are complete! The quality is very good and..." she paused to search another page, her enthusiasm making her movements less clumsy, "yes! The wear pattern indicates they're from a recent molt. That makes them more valuable."

"Really?" Ren leaned in with interest, curious about her detailed assessment.

"Well..." Jessy consulted a value table, her tongue peeking out slightly while calculating. "Normally they'd be about 300 crystals, but in this condition... 450!"