Jiang Kai and Chang Siyao walked into the trading zone. Looking at the people chatting around them, Jiang Kai had to admit that the scale of this gathering exceeded his expectations.
After all, this couldn't possibly be the only 40-kilometer gathering area, which meant that the number of Wanderers in Huaxia wasn't small.
Chang Siyao also wandered off to the side to see if there was anything she needed.
Jiang Kai simply strolled alone in the trading zone.
Next to him, a big bro was shouting, "I'm trading job advancement materials! Anyone got tier-five extraordinary martial artist materials? I'll trade for equal-tier materials. Price can follow the listed trading post rate!"
Although the big bro was shouting quite loudly, not many people came up to trade with him.
The most scarce thing here was martial artist and soldier materials—unless someone had extras, who would trade them?
Thinking for a bit, Jiang Kai walked up to the man. "Big bro, what kind of job advancement materials do you have?"
The big man looked Jiang Kai over and frowned. "You got martial artist advancement materials?"
Jiang Kai shook his head. "No. Anything else you want?"
"Don't want." The big man refused outright and continued shouting.
Jiang Kai frowned, then took a card from his card pouch and stood it up in front of the big man.
Even though the big man was still shouting, his eyes glanced toward the card Jiang Kai placed in front of him.
The card had an appraisal result:
[Star Dust Fragment – Withdrawable. Increases the chance of obtaining a high-tier talent when breaking through to a tier-four extraordinary class.]
Seeing this description, the big man suddenly froze.
As a martial artist about to break through to tier four, the effect of the Star Dust Fragment was practically every tier-four player's dream treasure!
Seeing the man's attention shift, Jiang Kai calmly put the card away and turned to leave.
The big man hurriedly rushed over and grabbed Jiang Kai's arm. "Hey little bro, what... what's that thing in your hand?!"
Jiang Kai frowned, looking at the man, then at the hand tightly grabbing his elbow.
The big man quickly pulled back his hand and awkwardly rubbed it. "Bro, sorry, I got too excited just now. Sorry for the offense."
Jiang Kai smiled slightly. "You're that excited, which means you've already read the text. Why bother asking again?"
"Really… this can increase…" The big man suddenly glanced around. He realized that only he currently knew this guy had such a treasure, and he still had no competitors—he quickly shut up and stopped talking.
Jiang Kai said blandly, "The text on the card—could that be fake?"
The big man quickly said, "Bro, what do you want in exchange? Just say it. Even if I don't have it now, I'll go get it for you!"
"Let me tell you, you really found the right guy! In this gathering, my strength, Zhao Tiequan's strength, just ask around—I definitely rank in the top five."
"I usually operate within 50 kilometers!"
"Besides, I've been hanging around here for nearly two months. I know a lot of people in this area. I basically know what they've got!"
Jiang Kai couldn't help but size up the man again.
This guy was built sturdy, around thirty-five years old.
To be honest, everyone else in the trading zone was exchanging items one-on-one, giving off a bit of a secretive vibe. Only this guy was shouting at the top of his lungs, not even afraid of people eyeing his treasures.
Saying he had some strength and connections—Jiang Kai believed it.
Thinking it over, Jiang Kai got straight to the point. "Have you heard of Destiny Materials?"
"You mean the Incomplete Materials?"
Jiang Kai nodded. "Right. Do you have tier-four Destiny job advancement materials?"
The big man immediately rummaged through his two card pouches, searching carefully. "Wait a sec, let me look. Don't go anywhere. I remember getting one—but that stuff's worthless. Not sure if I tossed it."
Jiang Kai's face darkened. This guy actually wanted to toss a tier-four Destiny Material?
He nearly died just to find one!
However, tier-one Destiny Materials appeared right after job classes were unlocked, and the difficulty of acquiring them didn't seem high—after all, that was when people hadn't massively advanced jobs yet, and they had already obtained Destiny Materials.
But Huaxia had been developing Ghost Planet for fifty years, and the occupied areas must've been combed through countless times—even if Destiny Materials were still around, they'd be extremely hard to find.
In contrast, the unknown regions might still have easier access to Destiny Materials.
A moment later, Zhao Tiequan really did pull out a card. "Found it!"
But when the two looked, they realized it was a tier-three Destiny Material...
"This… it's tier-three, do you still want it?" Zhao Tiequan asked awkwardly.
"Yeah, but... you also know I'm not gonna trade you Star Dust Fragment for this."
"I know, I know. Let me think… Tier four, tier four… Right! That guy has one! Bro, wait right here—don't go anywhere! I'll be right back!" Zhao Tiequan reassured Jiang Kai while repeatedly looking back as he ran to someone else.
The two spoke briefly. Then Zhao Tiequan handed that person two cards in exchange for one.
After the trade, Zhao Tiequan hurried off again to find more people.
The person who traded with Zhao Tiequan happily accepted the cards, shaking his head with glee.
"Hehe, did I hit the jackpot today, or did Zhao Tiequan get brain-damaged by a beast? He actually traded that? I'm rich!"
Zhao Tiequan didn't care what people thought of him. He hurried to complete trades with a few more people and frequently looked back at Jiang Kai to make sure he hadn't left.
Before long, Zhao Tiequan came rushing back and placed four cards in Jiang Kai's hand. "I asked around almost everyone. This is all I could get."
Jiang Kai looked. Zhao Tiequan had actually gathered four types of materials.
Destiny Materials #1, #2, #3, and #6.
If he added the #5 one he already had, only #4 and #7 were left.
"Still not complete..." Jiang Kai muttered.
"Oh! I know who has #2!" Zhao Tiequan had fully activated all his brain cells by now—his memory was unexpectedly good.
"Who?"
"Zhong Qiang mentioned once that he got an unused material. I remember it was tier-four Destiny Material #2."
"As for #7… hmm. How about this: give me some time. I'll go find it right now!"
Jiang Kai frowned. "Big bro, do you know where #7 is?"
"I… sigh, to be honest, I know of a secret realm's location. The chances of materials dropping there are higher. Plus, the name of that place—it might be connected to Destiny Materials. That tier-three material I got? Dropped there."
Hearing about a secret realm, Jiang Kai immediately became interested.
"Where is that place…"
"That—I can't tell you. If I do, you'll go alone. Then what do I use to trade with you?"
Thinking for a bit, Jiang Kai said, "How about this—I'll give you 1,000 grams of Star Dust Fragment. You give me all these materials, and tell me about the secret realm."
"This deal is pure profit for you. You have to understand, Destiny Materials aren't worth much. I wasn't even planning to trade you for them—just doing it because you've been trying so hard."
Zhao Tiequan stayed silent for a while. He looked at Jiang Kai again.
This kid's not an idiot… From the start, he never intended to trade Star Dust Fragment directly for Destiny Materials!
Of course, to him, the two things weren't even in the same league—one was a treasure, the other trash. No comparison.
Besides, he had already entered that secret realm himself. For now, he couldn't explore it further.
After weighing things for a moment, Zhao Tiequan finally nodded. "Okay, I'll take you there—now or after the gathering?"
"Oh right. If you don't trust me, you can spend some money and get Zhong Qiang to come too—as a witness."
Jiang Kai looked over at Zhong Qiang in the distance. That guy had found Chang Siyao at some point and was eagerly helping her trade.
"Him? Forget it." Jiang Kai shook his head. He always felt Zhong Qiang was shady. "Let's wait until the gathering ends. Didn't Zhong Qiang also have #2 material? Let's get that first."
Zhao Tiequan immediately said enthusiastically, "Alright, alright! Bro, I'll walk around with you. I'll tell you, this gathering isn't 100% safe. I'll be your bodyguard—guarantee your safety!"
Jiang Kai looked at Zhao Tiequan in surprise. He had been worried this guy would leave early, but now Zhao Tiequan actually wanted to be his bodyguard.
For the 1,000 grams of Star Dust Fragment, Zhao Tiequan was really going all out…
"No need for a bodyguard. Just take me around—I want to trade for some Drunkard and Feng Shui Master materials."
"What's so good about those things?"
Jiang Kai smiled faintly. "Why so many questions? Just walk around with me."
As Jiang Kai and Zhao Tiequan chatted casually, the rope hanging from the cliff swayed, and two people used the rope to climb up the mountain top.
Two more Wanderers arrived at the gathering.
However, these two looked very strange—completely wrapped up from head to toe.
One of them even had a red cloth covering his eyes.
Zhong Qiang left Chang Siyao for the moment and went over to greet them.
Just as Jiang Kai was about to withdraw his gaze, suddenly, the man dressed entirely in black looked through the moving crowd—his gaze landing straight on Jiang Kai.
Even the blindfolded one turned his head toward Jiang Kai's direction.
Seeing this, Jiang Kai slightly furrowed his brows.
These two were a little strange…
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