Zhou Yan quickly became a VIP of the Void Merchant Guild, having purchased over ten billion Origin Stones.
This scene was witnessed by many, all astonished by Zhou Yan's lavish spending.
"Who is this person, so wealthy, to have bought Origin Stones worth no less than ten billion spirit coins?"
"Look, Ji Mingyue is personally attending to him. He must have quite the background, likely a Holy Son from one of the ancient aristocratic families."
"I can tell just by looking at this young man that he possesses an air of great wealth."
"Young and rich, yet I haven't heard of such a figure in the Great Wasteland."
"Perhaps he has just emerged from his family for training."
...
Seeing that Zhou Yan was still purchasing Origin Stones, Ji Mingyue quickly approached him, offering a card. "This is the highest-tier golden VIP card I can offer you, granting you a 5% discount at our merchant guild. If you purchase Origin Stones exceeding fifty billion, the VIP card can be upgraded to platinum. If it reaches one hundred billion, you will directly become a top-tier diamond VIP of the Void Merchant Guild, enjoying a 12% discount."
"Then just give me the diamond VIP card directly. One hundred billion is nothing, as long as your merchant guild has that many Origin Stones, I can buy them."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan's expression remained unchanged, as if one hundred billion spirit coins were merely a thousand yuan to him.
Ji Mingyue: "‼(•'╻'•)꒳ᵒ꒳ᵎᵎᵎ"
Ji Mingyue never expected that she had only said it casually, and he actually intended to do it.
This person... is too wealthy.
What is his true identity?
The Qian family from the Great Wasteland world?
Impossible, the Qian family has their own Origin Stone merchant guild and would have no need to purchase from the Void Merchant Guild.
Furthermore, she had never heard of anyone in the Qian family possessing such vast funds. Therefore, this person's identity was truly mysterious.
"Sir, please follow me."
Ji Mingyue personally led Zhou Yan to a warehouse within the merchant guild. Many guards were present along the way, and after passing through several layers of restrictions, they finally saw the interior.
Ji Mingyue quickly introduced, "The Origin Stones here are the inventory of the Void Merchant Guild. I believe they should be sufficient to meet your needs."
She naturally would not let go of such a significant customer as Zhou Yan.
One hundred billion spirit coins was undoubtedly a substantial business, even for the entire Void Merchant Guild.
She definitely had to treat such a VIP with the utmost care.
Upon seeing the Origin Stones, Zhou Yan's eyes lit up. He quickly stepped forward and began to inspect them one by one.
Ji Mingyue instructed a young maiden beside her, "Calculate the prices of the Origin Stones selected by Young Master Sun Wukong, and settle the payment all at once."
"Yes!" the maiden replied promptly.
Zhou Yan began his procurement. The first Origin Stone he took a liking to was particularly astonishing, as he sensed a peculiar, almost fetal-like movement within it, as if there was a living being inside.
This Origin Stone was valued at two billion spirit coins. After a moment of thought, he said, "I'll take this one."
"Certainly, sir." The maiden quickly made a note.
The maidens brought by Ji Mingyue were all surprised. They had met many people, but this was the first time they had encountered someone so generous.
"Miss, this person is too extravagant. He has purchased so many Origin Stones in such a short time, it's equivalent to several months of our sales," Xiao Rui, standing beside Ji Mingyue, whispered.
"I still can't figure out his identity. Regardless, since he's here to do business, it only benefits us with no drawbacks. If this deal goes through, I wonder if those old guys in the family will dare to look down on me!"
At this moment, Ji Mingyue's tone completely shifted, as if she had transformed into an entirely different woman.
"I'll take this one too."
"And this one."
...
Zhou Yan discovered that there were indeed many high-quality Origin Stones here.
Although some Origin Stones were valued far higher than the contents within, for Zhou Yan, the materials themselves were unobtainable elsewhere. A higher price was acceptable.
After all, he was not lacking in money.
After a considerable time, Zhou Yan had purchased Origin Stones worth over a hundred billion.
He had selected all the valuable Origin Stones present, leaving only those of low value, or even worthless ones.
While Zhou Yan had seemingly spent over a hundred billion spirit coins, the value of the Origin Stones he acquired could easily multiply several times over.
Once the maidens had calculated all the prices, Zhou Yan transferred the spirit coins to Ji Mingyue.
Ji Mingyue finally felt at ease, realizing the other party truly possessed such wealth.
Seeing Zhou Yan about to collect all the Origin Stones, she quickly said, "Young Master Sun, aren't you going to open them? I'm quite curious about what's inside the Origin Stones you've selected."
Zhou Yan pondered for a moment, then selected a few Origin Stones. "Then I'll open a few to see."
"Oh, yes, yes!"
The maidens around Ji Mingyue exclaimed with delight.
They were all immensely curious.
After all, this person had spent over a hundred billion spirit coins.
Zhou Yan lifted an Origin Stone weighing several tons from the table and placed it on the ground. Then, he channeled a powerful Yin-Yang energy through his hands and brought them down with force.
"Crack!"
The Origin Stone emitted a crisp sound and began to crack like a spiderweb.
A red glow illuminated the entire warehouse, its intense light forcing everyone to close their eyes.
When they looked at the Origin Stone again, they saw a massive, radiant red Origin Crystal lying on the ground.
"This is a Fire Origin Crystal! I've never seen such a large Fire Origin Crystal before!"
"Heavens! To have opened such a huge Fire Origin Crystal, it's incredible!"
"His luck is too good! How much is this Fire Origin Crystal worth!"
Ji Mingyue was also shocked.
This Origin Stone was valued at 1.5 billion, but the Fire Origin Crystal inside was worth at least ten billion spirit coins.
The first one alone had yielded a profit of nearly seven times the initial investment.
Did he truly possess such skill, or was it pure luck?
Ji Mingyue's curiosity about Zhou Yan intensified.
If she remembered correctly, this Origin Stone had been sitting outside for ten years, completely ignored, before being moved back into the warehouse.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Yan had chosen it and extracted such a magnificent Fire Origin Crystal.
"Young Master Sun, open more, open more! We want to see the other Origin Stones!"
"Yes, Young Master Sun, hurry and open the others."
"Perhaps you'll open out more good things!"
The maidens beside Ji Mingyue were even more excited than Zhou Yan, urging him on.
Zhou Yan nodded and said, "Alright, I'll open two more."
He then selected two more Origin Stones and broke them open.
"Crack!"
"Crack!"
As the two sounds of cracking Origin Stones echoed, they immediately looked inside.
However, it seemed their luck was not as good this time.
Although there were contents inside, their value was less than the original price of the Origin Stones.
"This is a Lucky Spirit Stone."
Ji Mingyue was quite surprised to see a small, egg-sized stone.
However, this Origin Stone was valued at seven hundred million.
While Lucky Spirit Stones were rare, such a small piece was clearly not worth seven hundred million.
But Zhou Yan's heart rejoiced. He cared not for money, but for materials.
He had finally obtained a Lucky Spirit Stone.
The money was well spent.
Although the other stone only yielded ordinary Origin Crystals, their quality was superior, and the loss was only a few tens of millions of spirit coins, which was of no consequence to him.
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