Chapter 9
Mall Recycling Function, Spending a Fortune on Cocoa Fruit

“Dimo, don’t push yourself so hard next time.”

“Remember, from now on, as long as you’re not facing a life-or-death crisis that requires you to go all out, you should always leave some strength in reserve.”

“This will allow you to deal with unforeseen dangers at any time.”

Chu Chen allowed Dimo to rest on top of his head,

then started rambling on, sharing some of his experience with the little beast.

He felt that Dimo’s previous reckless actions, where it wouldn’t leave any room for retreat, were simply unacceptable!

While Dimo was still young, it was crucial to correct it.

If he waited until it suffered a major setback in the future, it would be too late.

“Dimo Dimo! (Don’t worry, partner, I’ll remember.)” Dimo took Chu Chen’s advice to heart and nodded earnestly.

“Alright, rest well. I’ll go to the battlefield and collect some spoils of war to study.”

After rubbing Dimo’s small head, Chu Chen turned and walked forward.

There were some spoils of war left behind on the battlefield that had piqued his curiosity.

The Void Soldier he had killed earlier didn’t leave behind any spoils of war, not even a single hair.

This made him think that killing these monsters wouldn’t yield any spoils of war at all.

Now it seemed that it wasn’t that they didn’t have any, but that the drop rate was simply low.

After all, most of these monsters would simply disintegrate after receiving a fatal attack, leaving behind few spoils of war.

“Hmm... If I remember correctly, this thing is called a Pulsating Nucleus, right?”

Chu Chen picked up a spherical object that emitted a strange aura and examined it curiously.

Pulsating Nucleus was a drop from the Flame Blossom Creation and Frost Crystal Creation, the ones with the shapes of fire birds and ice birds.

It was their source of energy and their heart.

Besides Pulsating Nucleus, these two rift monsters would also drop Extinguished Nucleus and Microlight Nucleus.

Among them, Pulsating Nucleus was the strongest nucleus in terms of energy.

Extinguished Nucleus was the weakest.

“Being able to drop the highest-tier Pulsating Nucleus, it seems that this rift bird’s strength was not low.”

“But unfortunately, it was just a foot soldier, not a match for Dimo when it went all out.”

Chu Chen shook his head and tossed the nucleus back to the ground.

After studying it for a while, he found that it didn’t seem to have any special use for him.

“This thing still retains its power. To be safe, I should just destroy it.”

Chu Chen raised his staff and pondered for a moment, preparing to eradicate it.

He had noticed when he held the nucleus that it still contained a force within, and it even pulsated like a heart.

If it was left here, it would probably revive in no time.

Therefore, Chu Chen, who deeply understood the wisdom of "If you don't pull up the weeds by the roots, they'll sprout again",

naturally had to carry out the good habit of eradicating the root of the problem!

【Ding, the Mall Recycle System has been activated!】

【Host can sell valuable items to the Mall in exchange for Locke Diamonds!】

Just as Chu Chen was about to unleash his fireball, a system prompt sounded abruptly.

“Uh… Mall Recycle function?”

“Why didn’t it activate sooner?”

“I almost destroyed all these spoils of war.”

Dispersing the fireball, Chu Chen couldn’t help but complain to the system.

If the system had been one step slower, the highest-quality nucleus in front of him would have been burned to ashes.

He would have definitely suffered a huge loss.

“Haha, with the recycle function, I can turn trash into treasure now.”

“Let’s see how many Locke Diamonds this Pulsating Nucleus is worth.”

“I think it’s worth at least a hundred Locke Diamonds, right?”

Chu Chen opened the Mall Recycle panel and started checking the recycling price of the Pulsating Nucleus.

【Pulsating Nucleus】

【Rift Creature Drive Heart】

【Recycle Price: 5 Locke Diamonds/each】

“.....”

“Only 5 Locke Diamonds?!”

“This is too cheap!”

“Good heavens, this thing has a low drop rate, you know.”

“How can it be worth so little?”

“Then wouldn't the other nuclei be even cheaper?”

Thinking of this, Chu Chen quickly checked the value of the other two nuclei.

【Microlight Nucleus】

【Recycle Price: 3 Locke Diamonds/each】

【Extinguished Nucleus】

【Recycle Price: 1 Locke Diamond/each】

“I knew it…” Chu Chen couldn’t hide his disappointment as he looked at the ridiculously low prices listed by the system.

He thought that with the Mall Recycle function, he would finally be able to make a fortune.

Now it seemed that he was overthinking.

Getting rich by relying on the recycle function was simply not realistic.

It wasn’t just because the drops from these rift creatures were extremely cheap.

It was also because their drop rate was pathetically low.

Out of the more than a hundred rift creatures he and Dimo had killed, they only dropped around twenty-something spoils of war.

The only things considered high-level,

were three Pulsating Nuclei and five Will to Tread.

Will to Tread was dropped by the Wind Riders.

It was highly concentrated antimatter formed within their bodies.

And this thing was only worth 10 Locke Diamonds.

So, relying on these things alone, it was simply impossible to become rich in the short term.

“Sigh, it’s still the Star Nucleus!”

“A single one is worth five million Locke Diamonds.”

“I wish the existence that manufactures Star Nuclei could send me a few hundred.”

“Then I could really go crazy spending money.”

Thinking about the value of the Star Nucleus, Chu Chen immediately fell into his fantasy time.

The system didn’t force Chu Chen to recycle Star Nuclei,

this mission could be done or not, the system didn’t have any mission penalties.

But for Chu Chen, with the temptation of five million Locke Diamonds, it didn’t really matter if it was forced or not.

It was simply too much.

He couldn’t refuse.

“Forget it, it’s better than nothing.”

“At least with this recycle function, my balance won’t be 0 anymore.”

“Let’s sell these things first.”

Dispersing all unrealistic fantasies.

Chu Chen started to gather all the spoils of war in front of him,

then sold them to the Locke Mall one by one.

【Your current balance: 107 Locke Diamonds】

After selling all the items, Chu Chen earned his first Locke Diamonds.

“107... This is too little.”

“What can I even do with this little bit of Locke Diamonds?”

Looking at his harvest, Chu Chen was a little depressed.

Then, he looked at Dimo, thought for a moment, and decided to spend the first Locke Diamonds he had earned.

“Dimo, here, eat this!”

Chu Chen took Dimo off his head, then pulled out a fruit that looked like a plump peach, pink in color, and handed it to Dimo.

This fruit was the Cocoa Fruit, which Chu Chen bought with almost all his savings,

at a price of one hundred Locke Diamonds per fruit!

After buying this Cocoa Fruit, he was left with only a single-digit amount of Locke Diamonds.

But Chu Chen felt that it was all worth it.

Because it was a reward for Dimo.

Since Dimo was born, it had been by his side, accompanying him, without a single complaint.

This deep bond had already made him consider Dimo to be an inseparable companion, just like family.

So, Chu Chen spent this first precious Locke Diamond without hesitation on Dimo.

Dimo had been with him through thick and thin for half a month, and it was time for it to enjoy itself.

“Dimo Dimo! (For me?)”

“Dimo! (Woo, thank you, partner!)”

Dimo hugged the Cocoa Fruit with its furry little hands, its cute big eyes becoming watery.

Chu Chen didn’t hide the existence of the Mall System from Dimo.

So, Dimo knew that Chu Chen bought it this Cocoa Fruit with the first Locke Diamonds he had earned with great effort.

This made Dimo both happy and touched.

It looked at the juicy and tempting Cocoa Fruit in its hands, unable to bring itself to eat it for a while.

“It’s just a Cocoa Fruit, it’s nothing.”

“In the future, I’ll let you eat as many Cocoa Fruits as you want.”

“And Dragon Fruit, Fig, and all sorts of other fruits, I’ll buy them all for you to eat.”

“After all, you’re my best partner!”

Seeing Dimo’s face full of emotion,

Chu Chen smiled and rubbed its head,

gesturing for it to not be so hesitant and just eat it.