“Bai Zhi, Bai Shao, let's go out for a walk.”
Having already made a decision, Bai Zi An summoned Bai Zhi and Bai Shao, preparing to go out for a walk and see if there were any opportunities to be had.
To this, Bai Zhi and Bai Shao naturally nodded in agreement.
With this in mind, Bai Zi An directly walked out of the City Lord's Mansion.
Soon, Bai Zi An arrived at a large market in Bai Lin City.
There were three super-large markets in Bai Lin City, in the open. These markets not only housed various famous auction houses, but also some shops that sold all kinds of Spirit Beast materials.
However, this was only the situation above the surface, where the materials and resources traded all had traceable origins. They were also called the Ming Shi, or the "bright" market.
Yes, the market in the open.
However, in the shadows of Bai Lin City, there were also two underground black markets.
The scales of these two underground black markets were also extraordinary, even comparable to the three Ming Shi.
Apart from that, there were also some small-scale trading venues, which wouldn’t be worth mentioning.
Three bright markets and two dark markets, that was the main market situation in Bai Lin City.
The large market that Bai Zi An had come to this time was the Dong Shi, one of the three large markets.
However, Bai Zi An didn’t directly head to the various shops but instead went to a teahouse, planning to take things slowly.
Because there were many customers in this teahouse, even merchants from the other six main cities.
Drinking tea here sometimes allowed you to hear some interesting news.
Yes, news from the other main cities.
“Young Master Bai has arrived! You haven’t been here for a long time, we almost died of missing you.”
“It’s a rare honor for Young Master Bai to grace us with his presence. We must properly entertain you today.”
As soon as he stepped into the teahouse, the teahouse owner instantly greeted Bai Zi An with a flattering smile, coming to Bai Zi An and flattering him.
Clearly, Bai Zi An was also a frequent visitor here.
This was inevitable.
This was considered a relatively prosperous place in Bai Lin City. How could Bai Zi An not have come here?
“Old rules, the same as before.”
Bai Zi An smiled calmly, ignoring the owner’s flattery.
To this, the teahouse owner went down to make arrangements discreetly, not bothering Bai Zi An.
For the following time, Bai Zi An slowly sat there, listening to the conversations of the passing customers.
“I heard that a Diamond-grade material called Swift Thunder Sand appeared at the auction in Lan Lan City. Is this true?”
“It’s true. I happened to be there at the time, and I saw the auction of that treasure.”
“Good heavens, you wouldn’t know how intense it was. Even the City Lord of Lan Lan City participated in the bidding.”
“Isn’t that normal? A Diamond-grade material, even those big shots would covet it.”
“I heard that the granddaughter of the City Lord of Chi Yi City defeated a Bronze-grade Beast Tamer with Black Iron-grade strength last month.”
“Old news. The Bronze-grade Beast Tamer that the granddaughter of the City Lord of Chi Yi City defeated had a pet beast with advanced Bronze strength.”
“Too terrifying! With only Black Iron-grade strength, she could fight across a large realm. Is this truly a genius?”
“Heh, speaking of genius, who can compare to the grandsons and granddaughter of our two City Lords in Bai Lin City?”
“The grandson of City Lord Bai Jing Chong, the granddaughter of Deputy City Lord Feng Yang Yan, it is said that they awakened incredibly astonishing talent during their Awakening Ceremony.”
“Estimatedly, they are another two Diamond-grade Beast Tamer seeds.”
“Not bad, not bad! These are true geniuses. If they encounter the daughter of the City Lord of Chi Yi City, they will definitely beat her up.”
“........”
Sitting at a seat near the window of the teahouse, Bai Zi An quietly sipped his tea, listening to the conversations of others.
Merchants who traveled between the major cities all possessed extraordinary strength.
After all, the Wild Wilderness was extremely dangerous. Ordinary Beast Tamers dared not stray far from the cities.
It could be said that these merchants traveling between the major cities had at least Silver-grade, even Gold-grade strength.
For this reason, the topics they talked about often involved higher levels.
Even, sometimes the topic of Diamond-grade materials would come up.
This was also the reason why Bai Zi An liked to come to this teahouse.
Because here, he could learn about news he couldn't hear in Bai Lin City.
However, what made Bai Zi An speechless was that sometimes the topic would go off track.
Like the group of customers just now, they were talking and talking, and they actually brought the topic to him.
This made Bai Zi An quite speechless.
After a while, when he found that there were no new topics, Bai Zi An finally prepared to leave.
However, as Bai Zi An just walked out of the teahouse, a chubby figure rolled over from a distance, soon arriving in front of Bai Zi An.
“An Ge, I miss you so much. Where have you been all this time?”
“I went to the City Lord’s Mansion several times, but I couldn’t find you. Did you abandon me?”
The person who came to Bai Zi An was Bai Zi An’s top little brother.
Yuan Pangzi Yuan Po Tian.
Compared to the Awakening Ceremony, Yuan Pangzi seemed to have not changed much.
It was just that his tone had become more resentful, making Bai Zi An feel a headache.
“Yuan Pangzi, if you keep talking like that, I’ll treat you like a ball and kick you.”
Bai Zi An threatened Yuan Pangzi fiercely.
Yuan Po Tian then said with a wry smile, no longer as resentful as before.
“An Ge, have you contracted a pet beast?”
“I’ve successfully contracted a pet beast, and it’s a very powerful one.”
“An Ge, guess what kind of pet beast I contracted?”
Yuan Po Tian said with a smile on his face, unable to suppress the joy in his heart, wanting to share with Bai Zi An.
“What else could it be? The pet beast that your Uncle Yuan arranged for you must be your family’s Ironclad Force Ape.”
Bai Zi An calmly said, without the slightest hesitation.
Of course, this wasn’t the answer Bai Zi An knew from using the [Apocalypse Eye].
Regarding Yuan Pangzi’s matter, Bai Zi An didn’t even need to use the [Apocalypse Eye].
The Yuan family had always used ape-like Spirit Beasts.
Just look at their family name, which was directly Yuan.
This showed how deep their family’s connection to ape-like Spirit Beasts was.
Moreover, Yuan Pangzi’s father, the Gold-grade General of Bai Lin City, mainly had an Iron Helmet Powerful Ape, which evolved from an Ironclad Force Ape.
So, what was Yuan Pangzi’s pet beast? Did he need to think more about it?
“Boring, I thought I could give you a surprise.”
Upon hearing Bai Zi An’s words, Yuan Pangzi was immediately helpless.
Clearly, Bai Zi An had guessed right.
The pet beast he contracted was indeed the Ironclad Force Ape that his family had arranged for him.