Spencer’s face dropped, but he perked up after hearing the latter part. However, in the end, he sighed in frustration, "Fifty silver coins... that’s tough to track." "This is the time to prove your worth," Qu Jianlei spoke coldly. Back when he probed for information about the Rift, he paid money readily, but with this old conman, it’s really not the same. Cindy glanced at Spencer, "Isn’t there anyone here who monopolizes the Mutant Beast meat market?" "Truly no one," Spencer shook his head, "even the people from Zhou Six can’t manage it... outsiders are all Hunters." The people of Zhou Six see themselves highly, but that is a superiority that comes from the heart, rarely directly confronting barbarians. Cindy responded bluntly, "I don’t believe it." Spencer furrowed his lips in frustration, "Some teams might buy on a small scale, but large-scale monopolies truly do not exist." Cindy answered crisply, "Then follow this direction and find out, don’t let us think you’re useless." Spencer muttered discontentedly, "Xue’Er discovering their ambush should count as a contribution too, right..." It was unclear whether the other party was frightened by the immense firepower or there truly wasn’t another ambush, no further incidents occurred afterward. The four people and a dog made a circle on the ice field and returned to Zhou Six Settlement. The Mutant Beast wasn’t in urgent need of handling, Qu Jianlei first laid out the repair materials, preparing to fix the car. This weather is really unsuitable for car repairs in the yard, but it’s unavoidable, so they’ll have to make do. Once the repairs are underway, the various scars and bullet holes on the car will reveal what happened. Being attacked from the rear, he didn’t fear people knowing; there are too many battles here. Even if the group that ambushed him recognized it, he was indifferent. But to take a car to engage a B-level Mutant Beast and return with such damage, the haul is imaginable. Qu Jianlei has always been unwilling to draw attention from others. Then a new problem arose, there weren’t many silver coins left, and there were under two thousand Silver Notes, but Silver Notes... really decrease the more they’re used. Soon, they’ll need to rent more books and replenish ammunition, without a plan, they’ll truly be strapped for resources. Flower Scorpion, quite knowledgeable about the team’s financial status, couldn’t help asking Qu Jianlei, "Regret using so much ammunition?" Qu Jianlei shook his head, "At least it was satisfying, we’ll use the Silver Notes next." "It was indeed satisfying," Flower Scorpion nodded, which Adventurer wouldn’t prefer to settle grudges swiftly? "But using Silver Notes?" "Out with the old, in with the new," Qu Jianlei answered casually, "think bigger." When Cindy and the other two went out to buy materials, Geng Shougong arrived again. Seeing the corpses of the Iron-devouring Mouse and the White-Bellied Bloodline Snake in the yard, he was somewhat surprised, "You... did you guys take them down?" "Just lucky," Qu Jianlei answered lightheartedly, "did you bring the books?" Geng Shougong indeed brought two hundred more books, but he grew more curious, "It was faster this time?" "Knowledge, you know, accumulates faster and faster," Qu Jianlei smiled. This hunt was very exhausting, yet his reading speed had surprisingly increased a lot. Geng Shougong could accept this explanation; in fact, many books contain a lot of repeated knowledge points. Seeing the other take out Silver Notes to pay the rent, he was somewhat surprised, "Already using Silver Notes for this?" Then he glanced again at the Mutant Beast corpses, nodding knowingly, "No wonder you don’t care about being a Maintenance Master." "Tch, don’t mention it," Qu Jianlei spoke with a bit of exasperation, "often encounter some unpleasant situations." ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novèlfire.net Geng Shougong wasn’t surprised at all by his words, smiling as he asked back, "Then why take the risk?" "This is life," Qu Jianlei answered calmly. Alright, Geng Shougong couldn’t be bothered to argue with him, "Are you selling these Mutant Beasts?" Just then, Cindy, her daughter, and Spencer returned with the purchased materials. Qu Jianlei waved his hand, "You discuss with them, I’m not interested in such trivial matters." Hearing this, Geng Shougong couldn’t help but roll his eyes: You think you’re doing big things and I’m only fit for small ones? He was in charge of the Maintenance Master assessment for the entire Zhou Six Residence Area, quite a significant figure within the Settlement. However, though his authority was large, financially he wasn’t wealthy, thus resorting to leasing books to make up for expenses. Of course, it was also due to the impressive potential Qu Jianlei showed, otherwise, he wouldn’t have broken the rule. Regardless, with such a large batch of Mutant Beasts, it’s not suitable for just anyone to negotiate prices; it’s worth deliberating over. Come to think of it, Zhou Six had many hunters, but quite a few of the prey wouldn’t remain within Zhou Six. Chapter 88: Awakening (fourth update) There was a slight hiccup during Geng Shougong’s negotiations with Cindy. Cindy thought the offered price was fair, given the other party was an insider and held considerable status. But when it came to the transaction, differences arose; Geng Shougong wanted to pay with Silver Notes issued by Zhou Six. Cindy outright rejected it, claiming the Silver Notes issued by Settlements had too limited a general utility, not to mention the discount during conversion. She stated that if they insisted on using such Silver Notes for settlement, it would only be priced at half rate. Upon hearing this, Geng Shougong couldn’t accept it, claiming he would offer at most a 10% discount, not a bit more. Every Settlement in the Zone Zhou Character would issue their own Silver Notes, with practical purchasing power discounted, but at different rates. For instance, Silver Notes issued by Cindy’s Zhou Three were calculated at a 70% rate compared to silver coins near Settlements. Zhou Six had similar issues, yet Geng Shougong took pride in being from Zhou Six, asserting their Silver Notes were valuable.