Section 5: Hatching Preparation, Delighted to Receive Snow Sand

  Chu Yun had a Heavenly Fox Egg in his bosom at this time, quietly emitting a warm aura. It was indeed an extraordinary beast egg of the highest quality. However, high-quality beast eggs often had their spiritual nature retracted and their brilliance deeply concealed, so to ordinary people's eyes, high-quality beast eggs were almost indistinguishable from mid-grade eggs, and some high-quality eggs didn't even look as good as low-grade eggs.

  From this, a branch of Yu Yao Shi emerged - Jian Dan Shi. This industry is full of exorbitant profits, three years without opening, opening to eat for three years.

  Chu Yun was not an egg appraiser, but in his previous life, he relied on this Tian Hu egg to rise. He eventually became a famous explorer, specializing in exploring and searching for hidden treasures, tombs of emperors, pirate treasures, and collections of powerful practitioners.

  He understood this demon beast egg, understood the Heavenly Fox, just like he understood himself. This egg, for him, was no longer just a foundation for his rise to power, but also a loved one, a comrade-in-arms. In his past life, the Heavenly Fox that had hatched from this demon beast egg had accompanied him through thick and thin, until it died protecting its master during an adventure.

  Towards this heavenly fox, Chu Yun had too many regrets in her heart.

  Because when he was incubating eggs at the beginning, he was young and inexperienced, and suffered from Shu Fu's secret calculations, which made Tian Hu congenitally weak, greatly affecting his future achievements.

  Chu Yun has deeply regretted this more than once.

  "This life, I don't plan to spend time regretting. This life, I will make up for all the regrets!" A loud cry echoed in her heart, Chu Yun clenched her fists tightly and walked into Xianyan Fishing Village along the beach.

  Xianyan Fishing Village is located on the east coast of Shujia Island. The northern part of the village is a vast and flat salt pan. The eastern part is an excellent deep-sea port, while the southern part has a large natural forest of copper bell trees.

  Superior geography, rich resources, convenient transportation make Xianyan Fishing Village the largest gathering place for raw materials on Shujia Island. This is the second most prosperous area after Shujia City.

  Chu Yun had been living in temporary residence here since he left Shu's City. With his eyesight and the memories and experiences brought by rebirth, he seized several opportunities to sell goods, not to mention getting rich overnight, at least he was able to stand firm on his own feet. Unlike those spoiled sons of wealthy families, he could support himself without any problem.

  As they approached the Xianyan Fishing Village, the noisy and boisterous sounds became clearer. Chu Yun's guess was not wrong, today was indeed the monthly market day.

  Crowds of people, open doors of shops, various stalls, hundreds and thousands of raw materials, dazzling to the eyes.

  Near the village entrance, Chuyun stopped in her tracks and rearranged the eggs in her arms to make them more secure. The villagers of Shu Island were rough but honest, with hardly any pickpockets or thieves. Chuyun also had the memories and experiences of his past life as a guarantee, but his temperament had long since matured, far surpassing that of a thirteen-year-old, and he believed in being cautious and careful to avoid trouble.

  He stepped into the village, his slender figure quickly submerged in the crowd.

  "Tian Bao Shopping Mall?" After walking for a while, Chu Yun arrived at a shopping mall, and her heart skipped a beat as she slowly stopped in her tracks. She thought for a moment before stepping inside.

  This shop has a spacious storefront, ranking among the best in the fishing village. It's also very popular. In his past life as Chu Yun, he had never been to this shop before, but in this life after rebirth, driven by curiosity, he suddenly wanted to come in and take a look.

  On the right side of the store is a long row of counters, painted with reddish-brown paint and coated with tung oil, which makes it look somewhat classy. On the left side of the store, a large square table was set up, one shop assistant was busy writing with a brush pen, while the other two were hastily unloading goods.

  Next to it, a group of villagers gathered. There were men and women, almost everyone holding big or small burlap sacks in their hands, making a racket. Apparently they wanted to sell the raw materials in their hands for a good price.

  Chu Yun heard a few sentences and immediately realized that these fishermen were no match for the shop assistants. Although their voices were loud, their vision was very limited. He walked quietly to the counter on the right side.

  From the counter side, a shop assistant immediately ran over, wearing a white apron, with sleeves rolled up, smiling and looking at Chu Yun, saying: "What does this young master want to buy? I don't dare to boast, but our store really has everything. It's indeed the place with the most varieties within a hundred miles. The price is also fair, no cheating of the elderly or children."

  Chu Yun glanced at him lightly and asked casually, "Do you have any copperware here? Bring some for me to see."

  "So, young master, you want to hatch a demon beast egg!" The shop assistant's face was full of cleverness, his eyes shining brightly as he guessed the customer's intention with remarkable accuracy. He immediately became enthusiastic and welcoming, knowing that any materials related to demon beasts were extremely valuable.

  He hastily fetched a box of Huo Tong Chai from the display cabinet behind him, placed it in front of Chu Yun, and with his lips flying, he praised this Huo Tong Chai to the sky, saying that there was nothing better in the world. Anyone who didn't know about this stuff was truly the biggest fool under heaven.

  Chu Yun stretched out his white fingers, picked up one of them, and took a casual look. Relying on his past experience, he immediately discovered that these fire copper rods were only mediocre in material quality, and seemed to have been stored for a long time, absorbing moisture, with most of the contained fire energy already dissipated.

  He didn't say anything, but instead put down the fire copper rod and asked about the prices of fire crystal, bitter flavor fragrant tea oil, etc. These materials were all related to hatching demon beast eggs, which made this shop assistant extremely happy, thinking that this was a big business deal. However, he didn't know that Chu Yun's purse was empty, not even enough to buy half a catty of fire copper rod.

  "Shopkeeper, how much for this mountain cleaver?" Chu Yun suddenly changed the subject and asked about the mountain cleavers hanging on the wall.

  "Oh, those knives are cheap! 8 pieces of Shui Sha coin for one." The shopkeeper also didn't suspect anything and casually replied.

  "What about this sandalwood stick?"

  "Five Geocoin." The shop assistant raised his hand, with five fingers spread apart.

  "What's with the iron wire?"

  "1 zhang long sells for 1 di sha stone coin."

  Chu Yun furrowed his brow and muttered, "It's so expensive. I can buy 5 zhang of iron wire for this price..." Indeed, these items were slightly more expensive than those sold in the market. However, he could also see that these goods were all high-quality, which moved him. They would also be helpful for his next plan.

  "You don't know, sir, these are top-quality goods. Look at the shine on this blade, look at how sturdy this hemp rope is..." The shopkeeper first tapped his finger on the blade, then pulled out a section of hemp rope and gave it a strong tug. He kept talking non-stop, spitting saliva everywhere, but his eyes were fixed tightly on Chu Yun, observing his expression. When he saw that Chu Yun was getting impatient, his heart suddenly tightened.

  He immediately said in a low voice: "Alright, I think you're lucky. If you want, take 15 pieces of Di Sha Shi coin!"

  "Ten bucks, small change is no big deal."

  The shopkeeper's eyes widened, his expression was aggrieved, but he said very decisively: "This little profit, we can't make much money from it anyway. Sir, you're really too ruthless this time."

  Chu Yun didn't say another word and turned around to leave.

  "Sir, sir..." The shop assistant hastily called out. Chu Yun didn't even turn his head back and directly left the Tian Bao shopping mall.

  The shop assistant happened to see a corner of Chu Yun's back as he disappeared into the crowd when he chased out of the store.

  "Alas, I'm so stupid! How muddled!" The shop assistant gritted her teeth and slapped her forehead in frustration. Afterwards, she stood at the entrance, gazing out for a long time. Only when she was certain that Chu Yun had no intention of turning back did she reluctantly turn around and leave.

  Walking among the crowd, Chu Yun's face revealed a bitter smile.

  The Demon Master is a profession that requires both talent and massive wealth to support. He has 30 pieces of Ge Xuan coins in his pocket, enough for an ordinary family to live on for more than a month. However, if used to buy materials related to demon control, not even half a kilogram of the most common Huo Tong Chai can be bought.

  Chu Yun is very poor, extremely poor.

  If he relied solely on his own financial resources, he couldn't even take the first step in hatching the demon beast egg.

  The hatching of the monster egg is a complex and trivial yet extremely important thing. Many materials need to be purchased, and many things need to be prepared.

  "If it weren't for Hong Qiang and a few others helping me in my past life, I wouldn't have even been able to hatch the Tian Hu. This feeling of weakness is really detestable... *sigh*..." Chu Yun clenched his fists unconsciously, letting out a deep breath.

  "Chu Yun! Chu Yun!" Amidst the hustle and bustle of the crowd, a loud voice suddenly entered Chu Yun's ears.

  Chu Yun turned her head to look in the direction of the voice, and saw an old man who was both tall and thin, with a spirited and alert appearance, standing at the door of a salt shop, beckoning to her through the crowd.

  A warm smile involuntarily appeared on his face, he waded through the crowd, walked up to him and asked the old man: "Hong Qiang Grandpa, how are you?"

  Lao Hongqiang burst out laughing, patted his shoulder, and with a slightly pleased expression, asked in an urgent tone: "Little guy, it seems you've already chosen your egg. What is it? Take it out and let old man take a look."

  Chu Yun was moved in her heart and knew that the concern of the old man in front of her came from his true heart, so she took out the Tian Hu Dan from her arms as if it were a previous life.

  The old red gun's eyes suddenly revealed a disappointed expression, but it flashed by in an instant. He then said, "Fire Fox Egg, a very good demon beast egg. Hmm, little guy knows how to hatch the demon beast egg?"

  Chu Yun's mouth curled up into a smile, and with confidence and composure, he thoroughly explained the preparation process for hatching the demon beast egg, the precautions during hatching, and the follow-up work after hatching. Finally, he added a sentence that he had never said in his past life: "Hong Qiang Grandfather, you can rest assured. I have it under control."

  Lao Hong Gun was moved in his heart, he had been waiting at the door of the shop early on, waiting for Chu Yun to catch him off guard. Seeing his dejected appearance, he softened in his heart and hurriedly beckoned him over. After a round of questioning, this young man in front of him not only didn't mention his own difficulties, but instead comforted himself, telling himself not to worry.

  This temperament, this disposition...

  With a sigh in his heart, Old Red Gun scolded, "You little rascal is not honest, and you tell me not to worry. I ask you, are the materials for incubation ready? Don't deceive me by saying yes, or I'll search your body!"

  Chu Yun saw Lao Hong Qiang just like in his past life, staring at him with both eyes, the gaze pressing down on himself. He could only rub his nose, let out a bitter laugh and say: "Although I'm not prepared, but I believe I can do it."

  "You little rascal, just like your old man's stubborn temper!" Old Red Gun didn't get angry, but instead burst out laughing. He was a retired veteran from Shu Family Island who had followed Chu Yun's adoptive father into battle. Deep down, he held immense respect for Chu Yun's adoptive father.

  "Come on, follow me." Just like before, Old Red Gun led Chu Yun to the back door of the shop. He took out a bag from his bosom and handed it over to Chu Yun, "Hold onto it tightly, there are many people on the street."

  Chu Yun's heart warmed up a bit, although she knew what was inside, she still asked: "Hong Qiang Grandfather, what is this?"

  Lao Hongqiang didn't remain mysterious as before, but instead smiled and said: "You open it up and take a look. If you can recognize it at once, I'll reward you with another bag of Di Sha stone coins."

  Chu Yun opened the bag and took a look, suddenly exclaiming: "Xue Sha!"