Lin Sheng raised his hand to take the booklet, and Mu Niu's words sounded at the right time.
"Inside the booklet is some basic information about the organization. Remember to destroy it after reading."
"Okay." Lin Sheng nodded to indicate he understood, then raised his head and said.
"I have some things I want to sell, I wonder if the organization can handle them?"
"Things? The organization won't help deal with anything, at least a Gray Star Envoy doesn't have this authority."
Mu Niu said straightforwardly, then changed his tone.
"However, you can entrust others within the organization to help deal with them, of course, you will need to pay a certain fee."
As he said this, Mu Niu blinked his eyes, his gaze falling on the black cloth package slung over Lin Sheng's shoulder.
"Is that so?" Lin Sheng frowned, he naturally understood the other party's meaning.
"Then, may I ask Brother Mu Niu to help me handle it?"
"Of course, that's possible, but I advise you to handle ordinary goods yourself, as I'm too lazy to deal with ordinary things."
Mu Niu said lightly, tilting his head back.
He wasn't very interested in what Lin Sheng wanted to sell, after all, in his opinion, the other party's strength wasn't great, even if he risked his life, what could he possibly take out?
"As long as it can be handled, I wonder if Brother Mu Niu can help me sell some Spirit Beast Materials?"
"Spirit Beast Materials, this..."
Mu Niu said lightly, but quickly reacted, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes, looking at Lin Sheng with a suspicious gaze.
"You have Spirit Beast Materials!?"
He didn't believe that this bumpkin in front of him could produce the so-called Spirit Beast Materials, after all, he was very clear about the strength of Spirit Beasts.
But then he thought, since this child could get a recommendation from the Blazing Star Envoy, perhaps he had some things rewarded by the esteemed Blazing Star Envoy.
But even if he did, it should only be a little.
As he was thinking this, he saw Lin Sheng opposite him, who had already thrown the black cloth package from his back over.
He subconsciously raised his hand to catch it, only to feel his wrist sink; this black cloth package was unexpectedly heavy.
He frowned as he opened it, his eyes first catching a row of sharp, pale white teeth.
Even though it was just a set of beast teeth, at such close range, it made him feel a trace of imposing power.
He immediately confirmed that this set of pale white teeth definitely belonged to a Spirit Beast. He picked up the teeth and looked at them, already able to judge that these teeth were considered Low Grade among Spirit Beast Materials, but their advantage was their completeness.
"These Spirit Beast teeth of yours are not bad, they should fetch a good price. As for the others..."
He then looked below the cloth package, at the bulging, dark scales, and immediately his eyes widened, a look of disbelief appearing on his Face.
Mu Niu immediately reached out and grabbed a handful of the black scales to look at them again and again, then grabbed another handful to examine them carefully.
And based on his experience, the conclusion he reached made his throat feel a bit dry. After a long while, he finally swallowed, looked up at Lin Sheng, and spoke somewhat faintly.
"You slaughtered a Spirit Beast!?"
"Oh, good luck, I stumbled upon a dead Spirit Beast cub in the mountains, so I brought it down. I wonder if Brother Mu Niu can help me sell these things?"
Lin Sheng said with a calm expression.
"Picked it up!?"
Hearing Lin Sheng's reply, Mu Niu's Face was full of a strange expression, and he couldn't help but mutter inwardly.
"I've lived so many years, how come I've never picked one up?"
He merely grumbled inwardly.
He knew this was the other party's secret and was too lazy to ask further, just assuming the other party had incredible luck.
He cleared his throat and said solemnly.
"Although these Materials of yours are from a Spirit Beast cub that hasn't reached adulthood, the quality is still decent. After this cub reaches adulthood, it should barely be considered a mid-Low Grade Spirit Beast, so the value of these Materials should be comparable to those of a Low Grade Spirit Beast."
"So, regarding the value, according to my estimation, it should be around ten thousand taels of silver."
"Ten thousand taels!?"
Hearing this number, although Lin Sheng was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
Originally, he thought that the Materials from this Spirit Beast cub could sell for six or seven thousand taels at most, but he didn't expect it to be far more.
"That's right, this is the market price. Spirit Beast Materials have always been valuable, and the market price remains high. They are also hot sellers in the Fu City. Your Materials have the advantage of being complete, so the price is a bit higher than ordinary Low Grade Spirit Beast Materials."
After Lin Sheng took out the Materials of the Silver-patterned Black Crocodile, Mu Niu's attitude subtly changed, and he patiently explained.
"I need to say this upfront, if you want me to handle it for you, I will take a 1/10 cut, which is around 1000 taels of silver. Do you have any objections?"
"One tenth, that's fine." After hearing the price Mu Niu quoted, Lin Sheng only thought for a moment before nodding in agreement.
A 1/10 cut was indeed a bit steep, but its advantage was convenience. He wouldn't have to worry about anything himself, nor would he have to worry about attracting the attention of interested parties after selling these things, leading them to investigate him.
"Alright, in that case, give me ten days. You will receive your money after ten days."
Seeing that Lin Sheng had no objections, Mu Niu nodded with satisfaction. He didn't linger any longer and planned to leave, but was quickly called back by Lin Sheng.
"What about my second-rate martial art? How do I claim it!?"
He had always remembered this benefit the other party mentioned, a second-rate martial art. In terms of value, it was even higher than these Spirit Beast Materials, so he naturally had to figure it out.
Although he already had the Ape Embryo Skill in hand, who would complain about having more? After all, his cultivation speed was much faster than others, so he naturally couldn't waste this advantage.
"According to the rules, you should report to the Fu City and choose at the branch there. However, before I came, the esteemed Blazing Star Envoy instructed that some leniency could be given for you. You can go to Tongzhi County. There is an organization outpost there, and I have already notified them, so someone will naturally receive you when you arrive."
Mu Niu slapped his head; he had almost forgotten this point.
"Tongzhi County? Okay, I've noted it." Lin Sheng nodded, remembering the name. Seeing that there were no more issues, Mu Niu's figure then disappeared into the night.
Lin Sheng didn't linger either and turned back towards his residence.
Not long after, inside the residence.
As soon as Lin Sheng pushed open the door, he saw Big Yellow circling by the stove, traces of firewood being dragged on the ground, and also saw Big Yellow's mouth, which was already blackened.
He immediately understood that while he was out, this dog had been burning firewood here.
"Why wasn't it this smart before?"
Lin Sheng cursed, kicked it flying, and squatted by the stove, burning firewood while flipping through the booklet in his hand.
He flipped through it quickly, finished reading it after a while, and finally simply threw it into the fire. Looking at the suddenly vigorous flames in the stove, Lin Sheng's eyes flickered.
"It seems this Dark Star is indeed much stronger than I imagined."
The content in the booklet wasn't extensive, but it still left him somewhat shocked.
Firstly, to join the Dark Star Organization, one generally starts from the most basic Star Apprentice level. To become a Gray Star Envoy, one's strength is generally at least Forging Tendons Late Stage, and there are even quite a few Martial Artists at the Blood Transportation Realm among the Gray Star Envoys.
Only Blazing Star Envoys and higher-ranking Dark Star Envoys can recommend people to join, bypassing the Star Apprentice level and directly becoming Gray Star Envoys.
Even Blazing Star Envoys have limited recommendation slots each year.
That someone at his Forging Tendons Early Stage could serve as a Gray Star Envoy was clearly thanks to the esteemed Blazing Star Envoy.
"Even Blood Transportation Warriors cannot directly be promoted to Hidden Star Envoys. I truly underestimated the difficulty of this promotion before."
The manual clearly recorded the conditions for promotion to Hidden Star Envoy.
One needs to satisfy the merit point requirements for promotion, complete three Hidden Star level missions, and also pass the organization's internal test before being promoted.
Missions in the Dark Star Organization are divided into a total of 4 levels.
The lowest is Gray Star level missions, and going up, they correspond to one's rank: Hidden Star level, Blazing Star level, and Dark Star level.
Hidden Star level missions generally correspond to tasks that only Blood Transportation Mid to Late Stage Martial Artists are capable of completing. This doesn't exclude some extremely difficult missions that even Blood Transportation Late Stage Martial Artists might not be able to handle.
Moreover, if one's strength is insufficient, even if they are lucky enough to complete three missions, they still need to satisfy the final organization assessment.
Such difficulty is indeed very high, no wonder Mu Niu reacted that way back then.
He could also sense some of Mu Niu's strength.
He could bring him some pressure, his strength should be stronger than Yan Feng, but he wasn't a Blood Transportation Warrior yet.
As for the other benefits of Dark Star.
Apart from the most valuable second-rate martial art, the other benefits were also quite decent.
A Gray Star Envoy already has a certain level of authority to mobilize a certain number of Star Apprentices, which of course requires spending merit points.
The minimum strength of a Star Apprentice is also the Body Tempering Realm, and there are many at the Early and Late Stages of Forging Tendons.
For him now, if he was willing to spend merit points, mobilizing some Star Apprentices at critical moments would also be a considerable help.
Besides mobilizing Star Apprentices, there is also the aspect of intelligence, but that also requires merit points.
It can be understood that to exercise one's rights in the Dark Star Organization, merely having status is not enough; merit points are also a necessary condition.
"My merit points should be 0 now."
Lin Sheng shook his head and smiled.
"I can find some time to take on a mission and see, earn some merit points, just in case."
As for where to take on missions, it's naturally going to Tongzhi County.
Lin'an County is after all considered mid-to-low tier among the county towns under the Fu City, so it's normal for there to be no outpost here.
Tongzhi County is not far from Yangping Mountain either, at most a day's ride on horseback, roughly the same distance as to Lin'an.
As he was thinking this, the aroma of meat had already wafted up. The beast meat in the pot was already steamed. Putting aside his thoughts, Lin Sheng began to eat heartily.
Big Yellow on the side was clearly getting impatient at this time, circling Lin Sheng incessantly, wanting to get closer but not daring to. Finally, it couldn't help itself, its body bending into a C shape, slowly approaching Lin Sheng, its mouth open, drooling all over the ground, looking quite amusing.
Seeing Big Yellow's behavior, Lin Sheng also couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
"Silly dog."
He uttered two words and also threw a small piece of beast meat from his hand towards it.
Afterwards, he ignored Big Yellow and began practicing in the courtyard.
His figure continuously flashed and moved in the courtyard, creating whooshing sounds.
Big Yellow bit down hard on the meat in its mouth, curling up in the shadow on the side, watching Lin Sheng in the courtyard, its eyes full of pride. It was clearly proud of obtaining another piece of beast meat through its own ability. Its facial expression had a bit of a human-like quality. If Lin Sheng saw it, he might be a little surprised.
But whenever Lin Sheng stopped his movements and looked towards him, Big Yellow's Face would immediately revert to its original silly expression.
Time flew by, three days had already passed.
Lin Sheng went to Song's Medicine Shop again.
As expected, he had another substantial harvest. After spending over three hundred taels of silver, he brought back dozens of jin of beast blood.
After absorbing it, the activation progress of the second imprint directly broke through the 70% mark, reaching 73%, getting one step closer to complete activation.
Such progress made him very satisfied. It was a pity that this time he didn't gather all the necessary Materials for one of the possessions.
Within three days, the events regarding Yangping Mountain gradually spread throughout the town. Almost everyone knew that two Spirit Beasts had fought fiercely in the central area.
Even masters like Iron Fan Scholar Yan Feng died inside.
However, while this situation shocked people, it also further stimulated the hunters entering the mountains. After all, the value of Spirit Beasts was extraordinary. With two Spirit Beasts fighting fiercely, many Martial Artists who believed they had decent strength entered the mountains with the intention of being a fisherman, hoping to try their luck and see if they could pick up any benefits.
Zhenshan Tower had no objections to this. They even lowered the mountain entry fee to encourage the hunters to enter the mountains, only temporarily suspending the mission volume of the Hunting Beast Hall. In these three days, their entire Team 9 didn't have many missions.
Other than that, everything seemed to be not much different from before, but Lin Sheng still felt something unusual.
It is said that the price of Spirit Beast Materials has risen considerably in the past few days. There are even many medium to large forces from the county towns acquiring various beast Materials in the town, and the prices are quite good. They even publicly announced their willingness to pay high prices for Spirit Beast Materials.
The prices made Lin Sheng quite tempted.
Of course, he only thought about it.
This situation might be a trap.
He didn't believe that no one knew about the Silver-patterned Black Crocodile cub. If he couldn't suppress the greed in his heart and foolishly sold the beast Materials just like that, he might not even be able to get out.
...
In the courtyard, a burly figure stood on the ground paved with yellow mud.
His figure was tall and thick, looking very strong.
At this moment, he had his eyes closed, motionless. Even his breathing was quite slow, each inhale and exhale lasting a full minute.
The tall figure was none other than Lin Sheng.
The reason he was in this state at this time was because he had already possessed the Silver-patterned Black Crocodile.
The reason for this was that he was adapting to the power of the Silver-patterned Black Crocodile.
After all, after possessing the Silver-patterned Black Crocodile, the change in his physique was not small.
If seen by someone he knew, this kind of short-term physical change would be impossible to explain.
Therefore, since entering the town, he had rarely possessed the Silver-patterned Black Crocodile.
At this time, the courtyard gate was locked. He calmed his mind and sensed not the amplification effects like strength and endurance, but the talent named Earth Affinity.