Chapter 31: Five Thousand Years of Whale Glue Effects
"Boss, do you have whale glue for sale in your shop? I need high-grade ones."
"Yes, yes…"
The boss, who had been sleeping behind the counter, scrambled up when he heard the commotion.
Seeing the customer, he was momentarily stunned.
Why was it a child? Are kids these days playing so wildly?
Are they already impotent at such a young age?
However, it was possible he was helping an adult buy it, as buying such things was somewhat embarrassing.
"Little friend, what grade do you need?"
Li Tian said, "Ten-thousand-year and above are best. Does your shop have them?"
The boss: "???"
No, how weak are your adults? And isn't he risking his life?
"Little friend."
The boss patiently explained, "Your adult probably didn't make it clear to you before you came, but the effects of ten-thousand-year whale glue are not something an ordinary person can withstand."
"Let me put it this way."
"Although ten-thousand-year whale glue is effective, if one doesn't have the strength of a Spirit Ancestor or higher, they won't even be able to stay conscious after consuming it. If one's strength is too weak, it might even be fatal."
"It's like those who need it can't handle the effects, and those who can handle it don't need it at all."
"No market, naturally no supply."
"Not just here, no shop on the continent could possibly have ten-thousand-year whale glue. If you want it, you can only hire specialists to hunt it for you."
Upon hearing this, Li Tian felt a bit helpless.
When he was searching in Nuoding City, he had heard many similar statements.
This was not the boss lying.
When Huo Yuhao consumed ten-thousand-year whale glue in Douluo Dalu 2, he experienced the situation the boss described.
If not for Ma Xiaotao, it might have truly been fatal.
And that was just inferior ten-thousand-year whale glue; high-quality ones would only be more potent.
It seemed ten-thousand-year whale glue was out of the question.
Li Tian asked, "Then what's the highest-grade whale glue you have here, and what's the price?"
The boss was secretly delighted.
As mentioned before, while high-grade whale glue is effective, it's also quite useless.
Those who can handle it don't need it, and those who need it can't handle it.
High-grade whale glue is usually very difficult to sell, and he happened to be stuck with a five-thousand-year piece.
Finally, he met a sucker.
The boss asked with a smile, "Little friend, high-grade whale glue isn't cheap. Do you have enough money?"
Li Tian said, "Just tell me how many years it is."
He had already thoroughly understood the price of whale glue back in Nuoding City.
This stuff isn't more expensive the older it is, because if it's too old, it simply can't be sold.
The best-selling ones are usually under a thousand years.
For those over a thousand years, the price even gradually decreases; otherwise, no one would buy them.
Most would just be stuck in inventory.
The boss laughed, "You came to the right place. I can guarantee that in the entire Heaven Dou City, you absolutely won't find a second shop with higher quality than mine."
Saying that, he took out a box from the counter.
He had intended to open it directly on the counter, but considering Li Tian was relatively short.
He simply walked out from behind the counter.
"Little friend, sit here."
The boss led Li Tian to a side table and sat down, then opened the box.
Inside the box lay a fist-sized piece of dried whale glue.
The boss continued, "This is a five-thousand-year whale glue. I won't ask for much."
"Five hundred gold coins."
"Five hundred buys no loss, buys no deception. For just five hundred gold coins, you can take it away."
Li Tian said, "Fifty. Sell it or not."
Five hundred gold coins was not just an inflated price; it was ridiculously high.
Whale glue of this age simply couldn't be sold.
Whale glue suppliers wouldn't bother hunting a five-thousand-year-old whale for such little gain.
This piece was most likely sold to this shop by a Spirit Master.
The purchase price definitely wouldn't be too high; even with all costs, it would at most be worth one hundred gold coins.
The boss's eyes widened.
"Little friend, if you don't know how to bargain, I can teach you. How can you bargain like that?"
"Fifty?"
"My cost price is more than fifty. This is five-thousand-year whale glue!"
"Do you know hunting a five-thousand-year…"
Li Tian raised his hand to interrupt his brainwashing and fully articulated what he was thinking.
"Uh…"
The boss was momentarily speechless, because the truth was exactly as the other party said.
He had acquired this piece of whale glue from a Spirit Master.
It hadn't sold for almost a year, and if it didn't sell soon, he'd truly be stuck with it.
He had fully realized it.
This little brat was cunning and couldn't be viewed with the eyes of a child his age.
The boss said, "Three hundred."
"This is the biggest concession I can make. You can't make me do business at a loss."
"Three hundred, and you can take it."
Li Tian glanced at the whale glue, pondered for a moment, then said, "Forty."
"I… you…"
The boss almost couldn't hold back from cursing. Was this little rascal here to cause trouble?
"One hundred. This is my bottom line. Take it or leave it."
The boss cut his own price drastically, clearly having lost patience.
Li Tian smiled, "Deal!"
The boss didn't show any signs of annoyance, as he wouldn't lose money at one hundred.
And he even made a good profit.
After paying, Li Tian left this adult store with the whale glue.
He didn't go to other shops to look.
Because no matter how he searched, it was highly unlikely there would be anything higher than five-thousand-year.
Five-thousand-year was enough.
Huo Yuhao's inferior ten-thousand-year whale glue increased his spirit ring absorption capacity by over two thousand years.
With his five-thousand-year piece, a thousand-year second ring shouldn't be difficult.
Li Tian ate something casually outside, then returned home.
He went to the kitchen.
The effect of five-thousand-year whale glue might not be as good as ten-thousand-year, but it was still more than he could handle. To avoid being consumed by desire, he divided it into four pieces.
He lit a fire and used tongs to pick up a piece, roasting it over the flames.
As time passed, the solid whale glue gradually began to soften.
A peculiar fragrance emanated from the whale glue.
The scent was very rich, yet it remained concentrated, only lingering within a one-meter radius.
After a long while longer.
The whale glue finally completely softened, turning into a jelly-like substance.
Li Tian no longer hesitated.
He didn't even care about the heat, cutting off small pieces and putting them into his mouth.
With a few 'hiss-ha hiss-ha' sounds, he had eaten it all.
However, in just a moment, a warm current surged from his lower abdomen to all his limbs and bones.
Li Tian dared not be negligent.
He quickly calmed his mind and focused, circulating his spirit power to digest the medicinal effects of the whale glue.
His blood and Qi surged, and his "long spear" stood erect.
His face gradually took on a rosy hue, and even his body became somewhat red.
Fortunately, he could still endure it.
At the same time, Li Tian could clearly sense that an indescribable energy was cleansing his body.
This cleansing gave him a strange sense of power.
How to describe it?
It was probably similar to the difference between a relaxed body and tensed muscles.
Or the difference between a light punch and a full-force punch.
In other words, his Physique was strengthening, and this change was very obvious.
It was just that the speed of change wasn't fast.
Aside from that initial shudder, his perception of the subsequent improvements was somewhat blurry.
[end of the chapter]