The gaze returned to its original place.

After the pleasantries, Luo Xiaotai handed a jade slip with mysterious patterns all over it to Lei Yiming:

"Manager Lei, this is the Beast Taming Technique of Dingxing City."

Lei Yiming took the jade slip and thanked him before beckoning to the side:

"Mr. Chuan, please have a look."

As soon as he spoke, a man dressed rather oddly in Luo Xiaotai's eyes stepped out beside Lei Yiming.

This man wore a golden-haired mask, with very smooth cheeks and distinct white circles around his eyes. A red silk scarf was tied around his chest.

After walking up to Lei Yiming.

The man delicately held the jade slip with a flower-picking gesture and nodded reservedly to Luo Xiaotai:

"My surname is Chuan, and no one understands artifact appraisal better than I do."

Hearing this,

Lei Yiming held back a laugh and glanced at Wang Qiang nearby.

The true identity of this mysterious Mr. Chuan was actually Wei Qiangsheng. After all, the rabbits currently lacked cultivators above the Third-Layer Qi Cultivation, so artifact appraisal had to be assisted by Wei Mansion.

Nonetheless, for confidentiality reasons, the command center prepared another identity for him rather than having him reveal his true self.

Initially, the command center had arranged a character for Wei Qiangsheng as a black-clothed cultivator wearing a bronze mask.

This kind of attire was a standard setup in the mysterious style of the Damo Realm, much like the common trope in Japanese anime where the protagonist always sits by the window in the second-to-last row.

However, when Wang Qiang revealed her previous identity as a 'victim of scam jokes,' the command center decided to let her vent in her own way.

After all, it's just a template for a mask.

Masked warriors were everywhere in the Damo Realm, and this kind of attire was extremely common.

Back in Ziqiong City, the trading group also encountered similar outfits like those of the Assassin's Creed, mummies, and even pure-hearted warriors with bull heads.

In the Damo Realm, the nature of 'superior leaders' wearing masks was much like department heads in the indigenous world slicking their hair back—especially among some third-rate cults' envoys, the smaller the place, the more so.

In some small places, the commerce association leaders might even turn your meeting into a masked ball. Can you believe that?

So having Wei Qiangsheng wear a mask was perfectly normal, and Luo Xiaotai only hesitated for half a second before collecting his thoughts.

Then Wei Qiangsheng received the jade slip, injected spiritual energy, and initiated some kind of secret technique.

A few seconds later,

an eerie bird's phantom suddenly rushed out from the jade slip!

This bird resembled a phoenix, with a trail of seven-colored flames behind it, and wings as golden as KFC's finger-lickin' original recipe chicken.

This phantom hovered above the crowd for seven or eight seconds before dissolving into specks of light.

Wei Qiangsheng seemed unfazed by this, brushing his fingers gently over the jade slip, closing his eyes and savoring it, much like a connoisseur in the indigenous world immersing himself in some kind of realm while tasting wine.

After about an incense stick's duration, he slowly opened his eyes, handed back the jade slip to Lei Yiming, and said:

"No problem, Steward Lei, this technique jade slip is genuine."

Lei Yiming, though uncertain about Wei Qiangsheng's exact appraisal process, was impressed by the previous phantom's high status. Coupled with Wei Qiangsheng's seemingly profound 'tasting' later, it gave off a real taste.

With such double authentication, Wei Qiangsheng dared to guarantee it, so it must be the true Beast Taming Technique.

Thus, Lei Yiming turned around and smiled broadly at Luo Xiaotai:

"City Lord Luo, since Mr. Chuan assures that the technique is genuine, let's proceed with the transaction as per our contract."

Luo Xiaotai felt a sudden relief upon hearing this:

He always worried about Lei Yiming finding excuses to further lower the price.

Seeing the straightforward response, he quickly replied:

"Very good, I will follow Manager Lei's arrangements."

Seeing this, Lei Yiming nodded and made a gesture of invitation not far away:

"Then, City Lord Luo, please."

Then the group walked several dozen steps further to the area where the rabbits stored their beast remains. Lei Yiming pointed to the heaps of beast remains and said:

"City Lord Luo, take a look, all the qualifying beast remains are over here.

Most of the remains aren't very intact, mainly lacking skins, blood, and internal organs, but the bones are somewhat retrievable.

If your methods are appropriate, it could be a rather lucrative business as well."

After saying this, he paused, revealing a trace of appropriate embarrassment:

"City Lord Luo, our commerce association has now cleared the battlefield and is roughly entering the wrap-up process.

So, please tally the numbers and check the goods first. If everything is fine, how about we settle the balance in spirit stones?

There are in total more than 25,600 beast remains, with a little over 600 rounded off for you. Just give me spirit stones for 25,500 remains.

After all, as you know, we are doing business at a loss here.

At this point, I might as well admit that our commerce association's offerings this time... sigh!"

Learning that the Lighthouse Commerce Association was about to leave, Luo Xiaotai looked at Lei Yiming with mixed feelings.

Although the purpose of the association's visit was beast materials, from a practical standpoint, they indeed helped him solve a major issue.

Hence, he refrained from bargaining further.

Then he called over several clan cultivators, who began using divine sense to tally the numbers separately.

After about half an hour.

Luo Xiaotai wiped the sweat off his forehead and nodded at Lei Yiming:

"No problem, Manager Lei, the number and quality meet the agreement."

Then he handed a silver note from Meng's Bank to Lei Yiming, which was marked with 21,000 spirit stones in Damo language.

Once Wei Qiangsheng verified it was accurate, Lei Yiming courteously cupped his hands towards Luo Xiaotai and raised a thumb:

"City Lord Luo, it's a pleasure doing business with you!

Now that our association's wagons and horses are fully counted, I'm in no position to linger; I'll leave these cumbersome beast remains to you."

Luo Xiaotai returned the gesture:

"Manager Lei, safe travels, the mountains are high and the roads are long. Until we meet again!"

Three quarters later,

the rabbits' troops officially set off.

Unlike their arrival,

to avoid exposing anything unusual in front of Dingxing City, the return of the troops was divided into three directions, with only a few weapons exposed to the people of Dingxing City:

The infantry brigade on the south side gathered on-site and set off from the other side of Xiaolianzi Mountain.

The heavy armor tanks occupying the strategic depth in the middle of the forest followed a winding path through the forest, never appearing in the main attack directions.

Therefore, what appeared clearly in Luo Xiaotai and others' vision were only self-propelled howitzers and anti-aircraft missile vehicles.

These vehicles, set off along with several mechanized infantry companies, had a style not too difficult to accept.

Luo Xiaotai, though hearing the roar of heavy armor tanks in the forest, was too engrossed by the sight of beast remains to care about anything else.

Watching the 'trade caravan' gradually become distant, Luo Xiaotai seemed to recall something and waved towards where Lei Yiming disappeared:

"Big brother, thank you!"

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