Beast Tamer: I Can See Evolution Paths

Wanting to sell for eight million all at once... Either the buyer has a special need, or just too much money.

The stall owner glanced at Asher, hesitated between the former and the latter, 'Mm, the boss definitely isn't the kind of person who's dumb and rich.'

Still, it's because that foreigner next door was too much of a scam. Not just overpricing, even insulting people, no wonder he couldn't sell anything.

"The boss can just swipe eight million five hundred thousand. Just ignore the small change," The stall owner tapped a few times, then handed the card machine to Asher.

Asher didn't refuse the owner's good intentions either.

Entered the password.

The machine automatically printed the receipt.

The transaction was considered successful.

The entire process went so smoothly that several stall owners nearby all showed expressions of disbelief.

"The bargaining part? It just skipped like that?"

"F*ck! Why can't I meet such easy-going rich patrons!"

"Exactly! I had it worse! Last time at the grand market I met an idiot! A one million item, and he insisted I give it for half price! Ptu! Does he think I'm doing charity or what?"

"Eight million... That's eight million! Wouldn't it be better to just buy directly from the Alliance's official website?"

"Well, isn't it a bit cheaper here…"

"I mean I'm just jealous! Don't let me see buyers like that!"

Listening to their not-at-all quiet discussion, the stall owner who just closed the eight-million deal chuckled hehehe.

"Luck, luck~ it's all luck~", The stall owner happily retrieved the card machine, packing up for Asher while glancing back at them.

His smile was so bright it couldn't get any brighter.

"All done~"

"Take care on your way~"

The stall owner handed the tightly packed resources to Asher with both hands, his attitude couldn't be more respectful.

Seeing this, Asher also smiled, "You all seem to have a pretty good relationship."

The stall owner waved and smiled, "Not bad, most of us know each other, just a matter of being more or less familiar."

As he spoke, the stall owner pointed beside him, at the young man who earlier quoted two million five hundred thousand to Asher.

"This foreigner, always working on and off, insists he can't meet big clients at the grand market, and just randomly sets prices when asked," The stall owner exposed the young man's dirty laundry to Asher without caring about his darkened expression, and continued, "Ask him and he'll say he enjoys seeing people wanting something they can't afford, cursing and grumbling."

"Ha!"

"Can't say about other times, but this time he ran into you, Boss, and hit an iron wall," The stall owner chuckled again.

"If you ask me, he's definitely regretting it now!"

Next Stall Young Man: "..."

Regret?

His intestines were practically turning green with regret.

But who could've thought.

Eight million five hundred thousand spent without even blinking.

The more the youth thought about it, the more he felt he still had a chance to salvage it, otherwise he'd be uncomfortable for the whole month.

With that, the young man looked at Asher flatteringly, showing a pleasing and begging expression on his face, "Boss! Big Boss! I failed to recognize a treasure, please don't hold it against a little guy like me."

"This energy crystal stone, one million! How about it!"

Just about to leave, Asher heard the youth's words, and he rubbed his chin.

Aria and Luna had also watched the whole thing, and didn't say anything.

As for this crystal stone, if they had to say, its value was probably between one million three hundred thousand to one million seven hundred thousand, depending on which poison-type beast it came from.

But no matter what, one million was definitely a bargain.

"Hmph!", Felter wasn't the kind to stay silent and not interrupt. He snorted, very displeased, and glared at the youth, "You're talking like we're short on thirty to fifty million."

The youth was choked.

Thirty to fifty million… Though Beast Tamers were indeed money-burners, it didn't mean that thirty to fifty million wasn't money.

Do you know how hard it is to earn thirty to fifty million?

The young man glanced again at Asher's calm expression and knew that this young man with a big bird on his head was telling the truth.

He hardened his resolve.

If he didn't make a sale, he'd starve.

Finally met a big client, a big boss, and he even seemed to have a good eye…

"This one!"

"Boss, see if you're interested!"

"This is my treasure from the bottom of the chest!"

The young man gritted his teeth, cautiously and carefully, slowly took out an item from his chest.

Asher: "Hm?"

Asher looked at the item the young man took out with some surprise.

It looked like a corner broken off a shattered plate, a relatively large piece.

Silvery white mixed with bronze, looked a lot like some kind of antiqued artifact.

"Hey hey hey! You foreigner oh!"

Before Asher's group could say anything, the stall owner who had just completed the eight-million sale quickly spoke up.

He waved his hand and looked at the young man with eyes like watching a mischievous kid, "Just check it yourself, okay!"

"Not going to say anything about your usual nasty interests, but after today's loss, I hope you learned your lesson."

"But this thing…", The stall owner paused, expression on his face complex and indescribable, "…You can fool yourself, but don't drag the big boss down with you."

As he spoke, the stall owner kept madly winking at the youth.

Hinting to the youth, 'Big boss! We can't afford to mess with him!'

Beast Tamers, a money-burning profession, they were also Beast Tamers.

But they weren't as generous as Asher to this extent, swiping a card for eight million without even blinking an eye. Today looked like he earned quite a bit, but the things on the stall weren't hunted by him alone; after returning, they would be divided with the teammates of the exploration team.

After splitting per person, it wasn't so exaggerated anymore.

Excluding a portion for daily and household use, if they wanted to buy some resources, they would calculate meticulously, almost to the point of counting on their fingers.

So, why provoke such a rich person?

The young man understood the stall owner's goodwill, but he was more unconvinced, "How could I be lying to myself?"

"This must be something good."

"If it weren't that I have no skills and no money, I definitely wouldn't take it out to sell."

"I'd keep it for myself, maybe I'd bump into some great fortune with it in the future," As the young man spoke, he puffed out his chest, looking very justified and confident, but as he continued, his momentum wilted again.

"…Who told me to have no money…", Muttering, looking very helpless.

The young man didn't continue to refute the stall owner next door. He looked toward Asher, his gaze very earnest, "Really! I'm not joking with you!"

"I see the resources you picked are all very good. At a glance, you have a good eye and are not short of money, so I brought this thing out."

"If it were someone else, I might not even sell it," The young man spoke with solemn vows.

Whether Asher was moved was hard to say.

Beside him, Aria looked a bit tempted, "…Eh? If I were to buy it…"

Aria stared at that silver-white arc fragment mixed with bronze, looking it up and down, her gaze showing some interest.

Luna: "?"

"You're serious?", Luna looked at her sister in surprise, like she hadn't expected Aria to express interest in buying.

"Don't you think his words sound like some kind of scam?", Luna earnestly complained, "This kind of plot where someone gets slapped in the face after being looked down upon, then pulls out a treasure… Honestly, I'm sick of seeing it even in novels, and you don't think it's ridiculous in real life?"

"Big sis, if you're not the protagonist, don't get protagonist syndrome," Luna nodded while saying it, and gave an "en" sound.

Confirming her own words.

Aria: "..."

Very well.

Confirmed.

Biological younger sister.

If not a biological sister, she wouldn't mock this harshly.

But following Luna's words, Aria thought about it and felt, 'Kind of makes sense, huh?'

Aria's mood gradually turned into hesitation.

"I just feel like this thing gives me a strong feeling, but after hearing what you said… I'll think again…"

Asher: "Name your price."

The young man, hearing Aria and Luna's words, originally thought the item definitely wouldn't sell, but unexpectedly, the situation took a turn.

Asher's voice was very calm, as calm as when he said "swipe the card" earlier.

Aria and Luna were both surprised.

The stall owner also looked at Asher in shock, with a face of "I didn't expect this."

"This thing is kind of interesting," Asher said sincerely.

It really was kind of interesting.

Originally, his talent skill, [Eye of Insight], wouldn't react to objects.

Only beasts could trigger the panel.

But just now.

On a whim, Asher activated his talent skill and glanced at it, then above this fragment appeared a line of text: [???].

Asher: 'Interesting.'

Something that could trigger his golden finger's response, Asher was sure this couldn't be an ordinary item.

Maybe, just like the young man said, it really was a great treasure.

Seeing that Asher was really going to buy, the young man's expression instead became strange.

"Uh…", The young man hesitated, a conflicted look on his face.

The stall owner beside him was so anxious he almost helped him speak up.

'Name a price already.'

Earlier, he thought this thing looked like trash, and even if it really was a treasure, the fragment's appearance made it worthless, definitely couldn't be sold.

Now… uh, not going to complain about the boss anymore, maybe he really just doesn't care about the money?

In short, seize the opportunity and sell it quickly.

'What are you still hesitating for?'

"Eight million!", The young man gritted his teeth, voice firm.

The young man looked seriously at Asher, "What I said to you earlier was all my true thoughts. Eight million! That's the price, see if you want it."

If Asher bought it, he'd use the money to properly raise his pet beast, and not worry about some fortune stuff anymore, consider it fate with no connection.

If Asher didn't buy, he'd keep it for himself, and not try to sell again. If he couldn't encounter this fate, he'd leave it for his descendants.

"Pfft—"

"Cough!"

"What the—"

The young man's commotion still attracted quite a few people.

Eight million, for a thing no one even knew what it was? Let alone it didn't even look like some beast's resource, and he dared to ask this price?

Humans are curious creatures; many people glanced over.

They looked at Asher with all kinds of expressions, curious, would he become the sucker this time?

Unfortunately, Asher wore a hat and sunglasses; his face couldn't be seen, or else they could dig up more gossip.

However, the twin beauties beside Asher looked kind of familiar.

Some better-informed members of exploration teams who often came to Clove City recognized them. The Leonheart family was still very famous in Clove City.

"Aren't those the two most capable girls of the Leonheart family's generation?"

"Yes, yes, it's them! Aria and Luna! The Twin Swans of Flood Dragon, pretty well-known."

"To be friends with them, this guy must be rich too."

"Maybe he's from Flood Dragon too. Eight million, maybe he really doesn't lack money."

"Whether he lacks or not is one thing, but this item doesn't look worth eight million at all."

"How to say this… a good dragon-type pet beast costs more than that, starting from tens of millions. Maybe Beast Tamers from Flood Dragon really don't care."

The surrounding crowd buzzed with chatter; the voices weren't small and couldn't be small.

The young man's forehead and palms were full of sweat.

He was extremely nervous, eyes wide open, staring at Asher without blinking, waiting for Asher to give a definite answer.

Yes, or no.

The young man didn't even know what kind of answer he hoped to hear from Asher.

"Then swipe the card," Asher smiled, and once again pulled out the same bank card from earlier.

Basically replicating the earlier payment process.

Neatly bought the fragment.

The entire process didn't even take five minutes.

Finally, Asher took the sweat-drenched fragment from the young man's hand.

Holding the edge of the fragment, Asher's expression showed a trace of indescribable distaste.

Asher looked at the curious people crowding around him, and the stall owners looking at him with eager eyes like they were watching a reincarnated sucker.

Asher was silent.

Asher looked at Aria and Luna, "Let's go back."

Aria: "Okay!"

Luna: "I think we can."

Felter: "Whatever?"

None of the three had any objections; they turned and headed back to the Leonheart residence.

———

"Eight million for a fragment of who-knows-what…" Sitting in the car on the way back, Luna looked at Asher, hesitant to speak.

The Leonheart family's driver was the one driving.

After getting in the car, Asher took off his hat and sunglasses, smiled, and said indifferently, "I felt a connection, the price was acceptable, so I bought it."

Luna: "..."

Makes a lot of sense.

Asher really didn't lack that bit of money.

As a professor of pet beast evolution research, a profession universally acknowledged to burn money like water, without some capability, he couldn't even apply for funding, and those who could apply didn't care about this kind of money.

Not to mention the salary.

Just the dividends from developing a single evolution route were worth far more than that.

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