Hua Kai's luck seemed to have come when he bought the 76% EXP horse. A grade 3 horse with 12% EXP only cost 1 gold and 20 silver for the owner.
Before he walked out of the stall, he saw another horse that was close to leveling up. The owner only asked for 90 silver, and the Hua family took it for themselves again.
In just two hours, when Hua Kai saw another horse that he wanted to buy, his grandfather, Hua Xing, had to remind him that he had already sold 14 horses.
Among the 14 horses, the best one was grade 3 with 93% EXP. It cost 55 gold and was just short of becoming a BMW. Hua Kai only needed to spend 1 luck point to level it up.
The other two were grade 3 with 76% EXP and 74% EXP respectively. They cost 38 gold and 33 gold respectively. If he wanted to level them up, he would need to go through the [Family's Secret Realm] trial three times.
The other 7 horses cost an average of 1.1 gold. The 4 horses were all close to leveling up, and their speed and intelligence were very good.
After spending a total of 139 gold, Hua Kai was only left with 8 gold. If he spent any more, they might not be able to go to Hun Country!
After bringing the horses back to the caravan, there was still some time before the sky turned dark.
Hua Kai leveled up the 93% EXP horse that he had just bought. This way, after leveling up the 4 horses, the Hua Jia Caravan would have 2 BMW's and 56 horses. This would be enough for three horses to take turns pulling a carriage.
The next day, Hua Kai woke up early in the morning to level up the last horse.
Thinking of the many horses in the market waiting for him to choose, Hua Kai was very tempted. However, he only had 8 gold left, and he still had to leave the caravan to deal with the emergency. If he wanted to buy more horses, he would have to sell the goods.
"When we get to Hun Country, the quality of the horses is much better than that of Lin Hu, and the price is much cheaper. We only have 52 people, so it's enough if we can get one horse per person." Hua Xing saw that Hua Kai was not giving up on buying horses, so he tried to persuade him.
Hua Kai accepted his grandfather's suggestion and decided not to go to the horse market anymore. At this time, it was best not to do anything out of line, in case some people noticed it and brought hatred to the Hua family.
The next day, Hua Kai, along with his grandfather, Fifth Uncle, and Yu Jun, went to the grain, cloth, tea, and salt market to check out the prices. The price of the ordinary goods here was about three times higher than in Guang County. Hua Kai also saw many elixirs and rare stones for sale.
Hua Kai's eyes were red with envy, but there was nothing he could do. When they returned from Xiongnu Country, the Guang County Business Group would still have to pass through the Aohan tribe. Hua Kai could only hope that when they returned, these strange stones and elixirs would still be there.
It rained heavily in the afternoon, but the sun came out again in the afternoon.
Hua Kai came out of the tent and breathed in the fresh grassland air. His grandfather wanted to bring him to the slave market in the afternoon.
Slave trading in the grassland countries was legal. The slaves of the Aohan tribe were all prisoners of war that were captured in the tribe's battles. The large tribes that belonged to the Lin Hu Country also had constant battles. When a tribe was destroyed, all the women and children of the tribe would become the captives of the victors, including their children.
Of course, most of the people here were ordinary people that were captured by the Aohan tribe from the Central Plains. The Aohan tribe was adjacent to the Wei Country, so they would often go to the Wei Country's border to capture craftsmen and farmers from the Central Plains for them to graze. The people of the Central Plains were gentle and rarely resisted. This made the Central Plains slaves very popular in the grassland.
Hua Kai was very reluctant to come to the slave market. He saw groups of people wearing thin clothes squatting around the tents with lifeless eyes. When the slave owner saw Hua Kai and company coming over, he happily told them how good his slaves were.
The slave market was very big and was not much different from the horse market. Hua Kai roughly estimated that there were more than 20,000 slaves here. Most of the people who bought slaves were from the grassland tribes. After asking about the price of slaves, he found that an ordinary Qi Cultivation Realm slave could be bought for five taels of silver, which was not even worth as much as a calf.
When they arrived outside a tent, Hua Kai saw that the slaves here were all tall and large. Many of them were at least in the Body Tempering Realm.
"Boss, where did you get these slaves? They look pretty good!"
Hua Kai took the initiative to talk to the slave owner for the first time in the slave market. He noticed that there was an A- youth among the slaves. The youth looked to be about 15 or 16 years old. Although his clothes were tattered, his eyes still had some spirit.
"Customer, you have good eyesight. We are from the Huyan tribe in the Little Moon Country. These slaves were all captured from the Qin Country. They have at least two years of training. Herding and farming are not a problem. If you give them weapons, they can even help you in battle." The slave owner happily introduced the slaves to Hua Kai and company.
"How much do you want to buy this youth?" Hua Kai pointed at the A- youth and asked.
"Customer, you have good eyesight. This youth is only 16 years old, but he is already at the Body Tempering Realm Level 3. If you train him well, it is possible for him to enter the Qi Transformation Realm in the future. If you are sincere, I will give you 30 gold." The slave owner said.
A 16 year old Body Tempering Realm Level 3 cultivator with 30 gold would not be able to do anything. Hua Kai looked at the youth and saw that he did not cultivate any mental cultivation techniques or martial skills.
Not having any martial skills or mental cultivation techniques did not mean that he could not cultivate. This world was rich in Spirit Qi. Even if he did not do anything, his strength would slowly increase. Just like many small tribes in the prairie, they did not cultivate any mental cultivation techniques. Their battle prowess came from daily battles.
"This price is too expensive!
What about these people? "
Hua Kai pointed at the few strong slaves beside the youth. They were all at the Body Tempering Realm and vaguely protected the youth in the center.
"These middle Body Tempering Realm slaves are 15 gold and early Body Tempering Realm slaves are 10 gold. If you really want the price, we can negotiate. However, the minimum price for him is 30 gold!" The slave owner said as he pointed at the youth.
Even if Hua Kai did not want this youth, in a few days, when more caravans arrived, there would definitely be aristocratic families who would buy this youth. This was because there was no aristocratic family who would not like this kind of genius slave.
After walking around the slave market, Hua Kai found 4 slaves with aptitudes of A- and above. The main slaves were all priced at 30 gold and above. Only one of them was an eight year old boy with an A aptitude who was only at the Qi Transformation Realm Level 4. The seller asked for 5 gold.
When he returned to his tent at night, Hua Kai could not let go of the slaves in the market. As long as he spent a few dozen gold to sell these slaves, in a few years, the Hua family would have a new batch of Qi Transformation Realm masters. If he trained them well, it was possible for them to reach the Qi Transformation Realm or even the Xiantian Realm. Although slaves were not allowed in the Qi Realm, there were caravans that bought slaves every year. These slaves were much more useful than ordinary Household Servants.
Lying on his bed, Hua Kai kept thinking about how to prepare some money. After tomorrow, when he came back from the Hun Kingdom, these slaves would most likely be bought by other tribes or caravans.
Hua Kai looked at his family's Luck and saw that it had risen to 197 points. Hua Kai thought of the spirit herbs he saw in the medicinal market today. Perhaps he could refine some pills tomorrow. That way, he wouldn't lack funds.
Thinking about this, Hua Kai decided to do it. As long as he did it secretly, it would not be a problem to make a lot of money in this market.
The next morning, Hua Kai only brought Yu Jun to the market. He secretly memorized all the elixirs and then went back to his tent to compare them with the recipes in the [Family's Secret Realm].
He found that these elixirs could be used to make 6 types of pills. Among them, the easiest one to make was:
[Peiyuan Pill]: Level 2 Ordinary Pill
Ingredients required: One hundred year old licorice root, 15 grams of Blood Red Flower, 5 grams of Deer Antler, 5 grams of Wolf Venom Flower …
Effect: Replenishes and strengthens the foundation. It can be used to nourish the meridians and improve the body's quality. It has the effect of improving the body's quality and strength. It is useless for those above the Innate Realm!
Family's luck required: 2 points.
This [Peiyuan Pill] could also increase the body's spiritual energy. It was very useful for both the elderly and the young. The two elixirs used to make the [Peiyuan Pill] were relatively common in the market. They were less than 100 gold, and the ingredients were very easy to find.
Hua Kai asked the housekeeper to push the two carriages to his tent. This meant that there was something for sale here. Soon, someone came up to ask about the price of the wine.
The wine in Guang County was sold for at least 6 silver per gold in the Ao Han tribe. Soon, half of the large vat of wine was sold. At this time, a person who looked like a manager came over with a group of people. He directly asked for all the wine in the Hua family.
Hua Kai knew that these people were from the Ao Han tribe. Of course, he would not sell all the wine to them. After selling 6 vats of wine and the half vats that he had just sold, the Hua Jia Caravan was only left with 8 vats of wine. He also had 110 gold in his hands.
He asked his grandfather to go to the elixir market to buy all the ingredients for the [Peiyuan Pill]. It cost 93 gold in total. The elixirs in the grassland were much cheaper than in Guang County. If it was in Guang County, the ingredients for the [Peiyuan Pill] would cost at least 300 gold.
After getting the ingredients, Hua Kai returned to his tent and entered the [Family's Secret Realm]. It only took a few minutes for the [Alchemy Room] to successfully make a batch of [Peiyuan Pill].
He had refined six elixirs in this furnace of Peiyuan Elixirs. Each elixir had a smooth, plump surface and a strong medicinal fragrance.
Hua Kai called his Fifth Uncle, Hua Zichen, and asked him to bring one of the pills to the depths of the Ao Han tribe to find a buyer.
The Ao Han tribe was made up of many families. It was impossible for everyone to have a close relationship with the Han family. The grassland did not have many Qi Cultivation Techniques, martial arts, and mental cultivation techniques were not as important as the Central Plains. Therefore, there were very few Innate Realm experts and no alchemists.
Therefore, pills were very rare to the people of the grassland. Even in the big tribes, people often consumed elixirs directly. This way, the absorption of the medicinal effects would be less and the body would often have some side effects.
Hua Zichen went out and only came back when it was almost dark.
"I did as you said and found a big family in the Ao Han tribe. They saw the pill and insisted on trying it out before paying." Hua Zichen said as he took out 200 gold coins.
This price was decided after careful consideration by Hua Kai. Ever since he left the [Family's Secret Realm], he had done some research on elixirs. The [Peiyuan Pill] was the most common type of elixir in the mainland. In Lin Zi City, one pill was about 150 gold coins. The quality of Hua Kai's pills must be better than the normal ones, so 200 gold coins was not expensive at all.
"There are still five pills left. Fifth Uncle, you can take one of them later!
In the future, the family will rely on you, Fifth Uncle. Take the [Peiyuan Pill] and reach the Mid Qi Cultivation Stage as soon as possible. "
That's right. Hua Zichen had reached Mortal Realm Stage 3 from Mortal Realm Stage 2 in just one month. His A + talent was indeed terrifying.
"No need. It's better to sell them quickly than to give them to me now. With the money, we can go to the market and buy more elixirs. You can give them to me after you've made them!"
Hua Zichen had never taken a pill before. He also wanted to experience the legendary effect of the elixir, but after thinking for a while, he still said it.
"Then Fifth Uncle, be careful. Sell all the elixirs today and we'll leave as soon as possible tomorrow. I believe that even if the Han family finds out, they won't believe that we made these elixirs ourselves." Hua Kai said after thinking for a while.
An alchemist had to be at least at the Mortal Realm. If the Han family knew that the Hua family was selling elixirs, they would only think that the Hua family was doing something for an alchemist. They wouldn't dare to make things difficult for the Hua family.
Hua Kai gave all 5 elixirs to his Fifth Uncle. He took the gold that his Fifth Uncle gave him and went to the slave market with his grandpa. He sold all the A- and above slaves that he had his eyes on. Then he bought 16 young slaves that were B- and above. If they were brought to the Hua family to practice their arts and martial arts, their battle strength would increase very quickly.
After getting the 200 gold bars, he went back to the caravan tent and saw that his Fifth Uncle had returned.
"Kai 'er, the Niu De family might suspect that we are related to an alchemist. They gave us 1100 gold for 5 elixirs. They also asked if I had any healing elixirs. They said that they would trade horses with us."
Hua Zichen said as he took out 11 gold bars. 1100 gold bars were equivalent to 110 pounds of gold. It was easy for him to pick them up.
Tomorrow was the day to leave. With 1100 gold in his pocket, Hua Kai was itching to leave. He asked Yu Jun to bring the gold to the elixir and rare stone market. Fortunately, everyone here lived in the market, so they could trade as usual at night.
The most expensive elixir that Hua Kai asked Yu Jun to buy was called the [Ice and Fire Dragon Scale Fruit]. It was a third grade elixir. Only in some special places with luck could the [Ice and Fire Dragon Scale Tree] grow. Therefore, every single [Ice and Fire Dragon Scale Fruit] required a lot of luck. The other party asked for 800 gold for this [Ice and Fire Dragon Scale Fruit], which was the highest grade elixir that could be made in the [Alchemy Room].
[Blood Dragon Elixir]: Level 7 Common Elixir
Ingredients required: 1 Ice and Fire Dragon Scale Fruit, 3 Blood Red Flowers, 10 grams of Buddha Flame Root, 2 grams of Sand Datura.
Side Ingredients: 20 grams of Hundred Fleeceflower, 10 grams of Wolf Mushroom Grass …
Effects: After consumption, the blood in the body will boil. Constitution will increase by 2 to 4 points for a month. (The amount of increase depends on one's talent, age, and cultivation.)
Family Luck Points required: 7 points.
This [Blood Dragon Elixir] actually required 4 elixirs and 31 side ingredients. Hua Kai did not know if 1100 gold was enough to buy all the herbs needed to make the [Blood Dragon Elixir]. If this elixir could be successfully made, the family's combat strength would increase by a large amount. His grandfather, Fifth Uncle, and Yu Jun's strength were all stuck with their Constitution.
He did not make Hua Kai wait too long. Yu Jun dared to come back at noon before dinner.
The seller did not know the value of the elixir. After discussing with Yu Jun, not only did he buy back the herbs needed to make the [Blood Dragon Elixir], he also bought 3 sets of herbs to make the [Essence Cultivating Pill].