Old Wang's Exchange in the city!
The Wolf Fang Mercenary Team Leader pulled out the bloody Wolf King Crystal Core, sending the crowd into a frenzy.
"Wow! It's a Wolf King Crystal Core!"
"Oh my god! This Wolf King Crystal Core is so big, almost as big as my fist!"
"As expected of the Wolf Fang Mercenaries, they actually managed to take it down. Ordinary people wouldn't even dare dream!"
The Wolf Fang Mercenary Team Leader's previously stoic face now crackled with a smile.
Beside him, the blood-soaked team members were beaming, especially Wu Jun, the 20-year-old freshly minted warrior at the end. He practically looked cocky, his face brimming with pride.
Boss Wang Dongfang also approached, a little excited, and nodded as he held the still-warm Wolf King Crystal Core in his hand.
"Not bad, not bad, plump and round, at least the Wolf King of 20 wolves!"
"Twenty! Wow, incredible, incredible!"
"There are only six of you, yet you managed to slay a Wolf King leading 20 wolves. Rare! Rare!"
Wu Jun raised his proud face and nodded slightly.
"Of course. With my captain out there, success is guaranteed!"
The other mercenaries watched with envy. A Wolf King Crystal Core, 1,200 gold coins—enough for each of them to live comfortably for days!
"What's so special about that? It's just a Wolf King Crystal Core. Today, I saw the Ghost Face Tree King Crystal Core. One man, single-handedly, broke into a gathering place of Ghost Face Trees and slaughtered them all without a single mortal left! With just a few strikes, the Ghost Face Tree King was reduced to a ghost!"
Xu Hanshan clasped his hands together, his face filled with amazement.
"It's so big, you could barely hold it with two hands!"
It instantly drew the attention of everyone at the exchange.
"One person? Impossible! That's a gathering place for ghost-faced trees, with at least 50 of them!"
"Yeah, those are ghost-faced trees, incredibly formidable. I remember a fearless level 10 professional in the west of the city who went in alone and died!"
Xu Hanshan calmly spread his hands and pointed at the people around him.
"Impossible? I saw it with my own eyes!"
Wu Jun sneered and immediately retorted.
"Tsk, what's there to brag about? He must be a formidable warrior half buried in the ground!"
Xu Hanshan retorted sharply.
"Bullshit! That guy is younger than you. I bet he's no more than 20! He doesn't even have any badges. I guess he recently changed classes and is preparing to enter college!"
Everyone on both sides was shocked.
"So young! Doesn't that make him an emperor?"
"Is Tai'an City about to rise too?"
"You're talking nonsense! I even said I saw a man single-handedly challenge the Bear King. Who can't boast?"
"What if it's true?" Xu Hanshan stood up and confronted Wu Jun!
"Impossible! If it were true, I'd rip my head out and use it as your chamber pot!"
Wu Jun patted his chest and shouted confidently.
At the same time, Lin Ran returned from Bermuda Forest and arrived at the exchange. He was standing next to Wu Jun as he spoke.
He took a deep look at his head.
It's too round, a little unseemly!
"What are you looking at!" Wu Jun was frightened by Lin Ran's strange gaze.
Xu Hanshan paused at the first sight of Lin Ran!
His pupils shone brightly!
"Brother, brother, look! Is this the guy we ran into?"
"How could it be such a coincidence..."
Several people looked up, their eyes frozen!
"Holy crap! What a coincidence!"
"You want to buy buns? We're sold out! I'll be open tomorrow morning at 6!"
The owner, Wang Dongfang, was deeply impressed by Lin Ran. Since he was also an undead type, he knew the difficulties of dungeon clearing, so he didn't think much of it.
Lin Ran shook his head.
"No! I'm here to sell materials. Boss, is that true? You said you're buying permanently?"
Wang Dongfang smiled and nodded.
"Yes, as many as you can get! If you have any of these materials, put them here!"
Wang Donglin pointed to a small area less than half a meter on the counter.
"A lot of stuff? Are you sure you're putting it here?"
Lin Ran asked.
"A lot?" Wang Donglin pondered for a moment, then cleared some debris, leaving Lin Ran a meter of space.
Lin Ran shook his head helplessly, but said nothing more. He immediately moved all the materials from the space!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
In the blink of an eye, all the materials filled the entire table, the debris buried at the bottom, and the pile was as high as a small mountain!
Seeing this scene, the bustling exchange suddenly fell silent, with everyone looking stunned.
"So many materials, this is like ransacking the wolf pack!"
"The ghost trees alone account for half of the materials. How many ghost trees has this guy killed?"
Wang Dongfang was stunned!
He stumbled away from the counter, staring at Lin Ran and swallowing!
"This...so much!"
He was filled with doubt. Where did he get all these materials?
The moment he saw the numerous ghost trees, Xu Hanshan was almost 100% certain that Lin Ran was the person he had met today!
"It's him, that's him!"
"He's the one who killed the Ghost Face Tree!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire exchange fell into an eerie silence, everyone's eyes fixed on the young man.
This meant he still had the Ghost Face Tree King Crystal Core! Maybe even the Wolf King Crystal Core!
Everyone couldn't believe their ears!
The Wolf Fang Mercenaries looked at each other in amazement; even the captain was stunned!
They still couldn't believe how old Lin Ran was!
He looked only 18!
He single-handedly killed the Ghost Face Tree King! The Wolf King!
What's more, judging by the number, there were no fewer than 70 Ghost Face Trees! And no fewer than 70 Black Wolves!
One man was worth several mercenary teams!
Wu Jun wanted to object, but when he saw the terrifying amount of wolf skins and ghost wood—many times more than they had—he felt powerless, and any rebuttal seemed utterly futile.
As soon as he thought of his own boasts, his face paled.
Lin Ran, fearing a mess, had noted down the quantities beforehand and began.
"Wolf pelts*105, ghost wood*176, black-bellied snake venom*44, wild boar tusks*5!"
Lin Ran remained silent, his face devoid of any joy as he silently recited the numbers.
42 portions of black-bellied snake venom, each portion worth 3 gold coins, for a total of 126 gold coins!
105 portions of wolf pelts, each worth 8 gold coins, for a total of 840 gold coins!
176 portions of ghost wood, each worth 6 gold coins, for a total of 1,056 gold coins!
These staggering numbers bombarded the fragile hearts of everyone present. Some even clutched their hands to their hearts, fearing they would faint. Their eyes burned with passion!
A few minutes later, Wang Dongfang nodded solemnly.
"Yes, the number matches! A total of 2,052 gold coins!"
The gold coins piled up like a small mountain!
The materials alone could sell them for this much!
The people around him gulped!
Wang Dongfang was very efficient, raising his hand to transfer 2,054 gold coins to Lin Ran.
"Do you still want those crystal cores?"
Lin Ran pointed to the sign for the special mission.
"Take them! Take them! I'll take all the crystal cores!"
Lin Ran then took out two Wolf King crystal cores and one Ghost Face Tree King crystal core.
"Two Wolf King Crystal Cores!"
"This Wolf King Crystal Core is much larger than the previous one. It's rounder, fuller, and even more crimson. It must be from at least 30 Wolf Kings!"
"Ghost Face Tree King Crystal Core!"
"This is the Ghost Face Tree Crystal Core. It's much larger than the Wolf King Core!"
"No wonder he has so many wolf pelts. It turns out he's from two wolf packs!"
Wu Jun's face turned pale with fear, and he quickly ran away! He didn't want to be a piss pot!
"You! You really killed them yourself!"
Even Wang Dongfang lost his composure at this moment. He felt uneasy holding back these words.
Everyone listened intently, afraid to miss a single word.
"Lucky luck! When I got there, two Wolf Kings were fighting. They were almost out of life, so I rushed over and happened to take advantage!"
The people nearby regretted hearing this!
"Oh my god! Such a great thing! Why the hell wasn't I there!"
"Tsk, even if you were there, what's the use? A low-health Wolf King is even more terrifying!"
The figure, so excited just now, was suddenly doused in a bucket of cold water.
The gaze towards Lin Ran became even more awed!
"Huh? Where's that kid who just said he'd be a urinal? Where did he get out?"
"Haha! He must have already run away!"
"The Wolf Fang Mercenaries have probably left a stain on their reputation!"
The expressions of the several members of the Wolf Fang Mercenaries changed, and they left in disgrace!
But in the shop across the street, Old Huang and the other two sat side by side, pointing at the gathered Lin Ran with greed in their eyes.