Chapter 343 The Moon-Gazing Wolf Clan
Inside the vast and once empty—now not empty—the five wolf heads were neatly aligned, facing the small general store on the upper floor. Crowded together like this, it looked quite full.
Zhong Cai couldn't help but glance at the several enormous wolf heads.
Except for one who looked like he had given up on life, the other four were eager to try, and even a little drooling, as if they might drool at any moment.
Suddenly, the howls of wolves rose and fell.
When translated into human language and heard by Zhong Cai, it sounded like a noisy din.
"I want ten top-grade pills! Forty of the high-grade ones! I can give you the mid- and low-grade ones!"
"Get lost! I'm the one who should have ten top-grade ones! I want the high-grade ones too!"
"Get out of here, all of you! They're all mine!"
"What are you arguing about? I'll take half of the total, and you can split the rest equally!"
"I was the first one here! All the pills are mine!"
The howls, with their twists and turns, contained intense emotions, each one louder than the last.
Zhong Cai felt her head buzzing and wanted to slap her head to shut them up!
After a brief "argument," the five giant wolves seemed to realize that none of them could outdo each other in volume, so they simply started clashing with one another.
Yes, it's the kind of collision where wolves headbutt each other, the big wolf smashing its head against the second wolf, the male and female wolves competing to see who lives longer.
Zhong Cai was speechless, feeling like a comic book shadow was about to appear on her back.
But these wolves...
He couldn't beat one of them.
It's not that he can't release a puppet for protection, but this pack of wolves is "killing each other" and hasn't really done anything to him except for causing too much trouble, so releasing a puppet would seem like making a mountain out of a molehill.
At this moment, Zhong Cai missed his husband, Lao Wu, terribly.
If Lao Wu were here, he would just bury his head in someone's arms and ignore everything else.
And Old Wu...
Old Wu isn't afraid of noise.
Even if a thunderclap exploded nearby, Old Wu wouldn't hear a thing.
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Seeing that the five wolves' heads were banging against each other, sparks were flying, and they were even making meaningless howls in the background, Zhong Cai's temples were throbbing. She touched her twitching eyelids, quietly walked to the side, found a stool, and sat down to wait.
Go ahead and smash them! Let's see who has the hardest head, and smash their brains in!
Let them argue! Who can out-argue a wolf's howl? Let them argue as loudly as they want!
Zhong Cai simply picked up a cup of tea and slowly began to drink it.
The successors of the Moon Gazing Wolf Clan are both reckless and greedy. Even the most "generous" one insists on taking half for himself, while the others are almost entirely devoured, with the most likely being a small portion of lower-grade items.
Whatever, as long as they don't come after him, he's just a pill seller.
I have to say, these huge fluffy balls huddled together actually look kind of cute... fierce.
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So for the next two hours, Zhong Cai watched as the giant wolves gradually rolled together and began to pounce on each other in the entire hall. They didn't really fight, but the flying fur and thrashing of their bodies were serious, and because of their enormous size, they were occasionally thrown around and crashed into the walls of the hall.
Zhong Cai drank one cup of tea, then another, and then...
He could only sigh with relief that he was now a cultivator; otherwise, he would have had to make several trips to the toilet in such a short time.
These teas are now made from high-grade resources; they are digested quickly and leave no residue.
When Zhong Cai finished the eighth cup, the several Moon-Gazing Wolves finally separated and stood up shakily.
They are still quite large, and when they are spread out, they are very noticeable.
That's right, everyone's eyes are fixed intently on Zhong Cai.
It seems they wanted Zhong Cai to give them some advice.
Zhong Cai... Zhong Cai had no idea.
He simply smiled, just like his old master, and asked, "Guests, please feel free to tell me what you need."
The wolves gazing at the moon looked at each other, all showing expressions of resentment.
Finally, they formed a circle, huddled together, and mumbled something before finally making a decision.
The wolf girl was pushed to the front and howled, "We want all the pills! We'll divide them when we get back. You name your price!"
Zhong Cai's smile remained unchanged as she calmly said, "You can buy it with Xuan Stones or exchange it with rare medicines."
The wolf girl looked at her expectantly and said, "Then give me a price."
Zhong Cai nodded and indicated the price.
"The Beast Cleansing Pill costs 300 low-grade Beast Cleansing Pills per pill, 500 mid-grade Beast Cleansing Pills per pill, 700 mid-grade Beast Cleansing Pills per pill, and 1,000 top-grade Beast Cleansing Pills per pill."
"If you choose to trade with rare medicines, first discuss the price of the rare medicines and convert it into a corresponding number of Xuan Stones."
This price isn't cheap, but it's definitely not expensive either.
After the bidding ended, Zhong Cai clearly saw the bewildered expressions on the faces of the several Moon Gazing Wolves.
Zhong Cai: "..."
Oh no, could it be that he can't do math?
The Moon-Gazing Wolves huddled together and whispered for a few more minutes before pulling out several mustard-sacks from their incredibly thick fur and starting to rummage through them.
They are not only good at calculating, but they can also calculate very accurately.
Zhong Cai noticed at a glance that each Moon Gazing Wolf had taken out the same number of Xuan Stones—12,820 low-grade Xuan Stones.
The total price is exactly 64,100 for one hundred different quality Beast Cleansing Pills.
They've got all the pills.
Zhong Cai naturally wouldn't neglect his guests. He took out several bottles of different sizes, distributed them according to quality, showed each one to the giant wolves, and then handed the bottles to them.
The giant wolves looked at each other in bewilderment. In the end, it was the wolf girl who first discovered the pill who put it into a mustard seed bag and kept it safe.
With the transaction complete, Zhong Cai should now see the guests off.
But the giant wolves showed no sign of leaving.
Zhong Cai had just received a sum of Xuan stones and was in a good mood, so he asked with a smile, "Do any of you guests require anything else?"
Another giant wolf climbed to the front and asked directly, "Do you have any more wolf-eating pills here?"
Zhong Cai hesitated and asked, "This wolf... young lady? What type of pill do you want?"
The giant wolf said in a gruff voice, "I'm male."
Zhong Cai: "...The Wolf Prince."
The giant wolf replied with satisfaction, "I've heard of a kind of Beast Essence Pill that can replenish the body. I want to have cubs with the mother wolf when I get back; I want this."
Zhong Cai remained silent for a moment.
There's no need to tell him about having a baby.
Zhong Cai maintained her smile: "We do have Beast Essence Pills."
The giant wolf immediately roared, "I want ten thousand!"
Zhong Cai: "..."
That's a fucking familiar conversation.
Zhong Cai calmly replied, "At most a hundred."
The giant wolf wanted to bark again, but after being kicked by the wolf girl next to it, it became quiet.
"Then one hundred it will be."
The moment the words left his mouth, the other four wolves crowded over, their eyes fixed on him as always.
Seeing that the giant wolves seemed to have forgotten their previous fight and were about to start fighting again, Zhong Cai, with his experience, stopped them and gave a direct decision.
"Let's distribute the tasks after we get back."
The giant wolves were interrupted and turned to look at each other in unison. The fur of each wolf suddenly appeared as if it had transformed from a fluffy state into upright steel needles, making them look very fierce. Their bodies also exuded a powerful beastly nature, and their cold beastly eyes were fixed on Zhong Cai for a moment. They did not have any malicious intent, but were in a state of boiling blood, which naturally revealed this kind of aura.
Zhong Cai subconsciously took a step back, but nothing seemed amiss.
The main reason is that these Moon Gazing Wolves are only at the fifth rank, a little stronger than him, but he has seen Old Wu exude fighting spirit so many times, and the Moon Gazing Wolves' posture still can't intimidate him.
However, these Moon-Gazing Wolves in front of them were not bad-natured. After being stopped, they immediately reverted to their adorable appearance, and the fierce glint in their eyes vanished instantly.
Zhong Cai calmly quoted a price: "The price is the same as that of the Beast Cleansing Pill."
The Moon-Gazing Wolves recalled the previous process and followed the shop owner's wishes, each giving an equal number of Mystic Stones once again.
Of course, because the number of Beast Essence Pills and Beast Cleansing Pills of each quality is different, the total price is also different. In the end, it will be as much as 60,000 to 70,000.
Zhong Cai was very efficient and quickly completed the transaction with the wolves, exchanging money for goods.
The wolves that gaze at the moon still haven't left.
Another wolf approached and, before Zhong Cai could speak, said, "I am male. I would like to ask about elixirs for strengthening muscles and bones."
Zhong Cai: "...Yes."
The male wolf was overjoyed: "I want ten thousand—"
Zhong Cai immediately interrupted: "No!"
The male wolf immediately changed his tune: "At least a hundred?"
Zhong Cai: "There are indeed a hundred."
Then, naturally, another transaction took place.
These wolves really have no shortage of mystic stones, and they love to hoard them all.
Zhong Cai's stock of beast-type pills, except for those that strengthen scales—after all, the Moon Gazing Wolf doesn't have scales—were all bought up by them, totaling a hundred.
Fortunately, Zhong Cai had over a hundred of each type of pill. After deducting the ones sold to Wangyue Wolf, she could still keep a few to twenty or thirty pills in the shop to maintain appearances.
The few Moon-Gazing Wolves came and went in a hurry. After they could no longer get any pills out of Zhong Cai's hands, they were blown away like a gust of wind.
Before leaving, they left Zhong Cai a token, agreeing that if Zhong Cai were willing to sell a large quantity of pills again, he could contact them using the token.
Furthermore, if Zhong Cai takes a liking to any goods in the Wangyue Wolf Clan's shop, she can use this token to place an order, as long as she gathers the pills within a certain timeframe. If she urgently needs certain goods, she can even use the token to pay for the pills on credit.
It has provided a lot of convenience.
The giant wolves flew away quickly, leaving Zhong Cai staring at the token in her hand with a somewhat subtle expression.
It resembles gold and jade, exuding a chilling aura, as if a gentle touch could unleash a torrent of sharp energy.
It turned out to be a... wolf fang.
The aura was extremely condensed, likely originating from a seventh-tier giant wolf.
The wolf fang itself is already very valuable, so giving this token shows that the Moon Gazing Wolf Clan is quite sincere.
Zhong Cai examined it for a while, then carefully put it away.
When Lao Wu comes back, I must tell him about these Moon-Gazing Wolves!
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On the other side, several giant wolves ran wildly all the way back to the ancestor's mansion.
As soon as they reached the foot of the small mountain, the giant wolves suddenly braked and stopped abruptly, preventing themselves from crashing into the mountainside.
But it was also very dangerous; it was just a hair's breadth away from a fatal blow.
The young Moon-Gazing Wolves breathed a sigh of relief; their tails were so tense they almost popped open.
They glanced at the caves above, preparing to rush into the largest one. But as they were observing, they suddenly noticed that the breathing in the largest cave was rippling, as if a faint aura was awakening.
The wolves, suddenly excited, charged at each other, crashing into the ground!
"Ancestor! Ancestor!"
"Ancestor!"
"We've managed to get close to the alchemist!"
"I'm the one who seduced the alchemist!"
"We didn't abduct the alchemist! In human terms, we became friends with the alchemist!"
A few noisy wolf howls could easily wake up a whole bunch of wolves.
In an instant, two more wolf heads appeared.
—They are all seventh-tier Moon Gazing Wolves.
They were clearly larger and had a more ferocious aura. At this moment, they were irritable, and as if they had suddenly realized something, they were carefully examining the wolf cubs with a look of surprise.
The young wolves stood tall and proud.
They said smugly:
"We gave the young elder a token!"
"The tooth that was knocked out by the savage tiger last time!"
"Master Qiu wants to do business with us long-term!"
"We bought a lot of pills!"
"It was specially brought to see our ancestors!"
The noise grew even louder as everyone started talking at once.
When they mentioned "the teeth knocked out by the little elder," the wolf head on the right showed a look of anger and embarrassment. It suddenly spurted out a stream of air, knocking over several of the smaller ones. They pawed at the ground and crawled and rolled for a while before they could barely stand up.
"The junior elder has gone too far!"
"You're bullying us!"
"I won't share the pills with you!"
"Awooooo!"
"Aww!"
In their anger, the shouts were deafening, and two of them even made inaccurate calls, just howling—
But after the young elder jumped down and slapped each of the young wolves, they finally quieted down.
At this moment, from the largest grotto, a giant wolf head slowly emerged... several times larger than the heads of the two elders before.
Compared to the younger generation's playful antics and the two elders' vivid emotional shifts, this wolf king exuded an aura of unassailable majesty. The crescent moon mark on its forehead seemed to flash with a streak of blood, making it stand out from the crowd.
This is the only peak eighth-tier wolf king.
It is also the strongest Moon-Gazing Wolf in this Moon-Gazing Wolf pack.
Upon seeing this person appear, all the howling and commotion of wolves ceased.
Many of the giant wolves lowered their heads.
The wolf king let out a soft howl: "Little ones, tell me."
The wolf cubs had long since matured, but in front of the wolf king and the elders, they were still cubs.
They lay down and, one after another, recounted how the wolves had discovered the pills that day and purchased large quantities of usable ones.
Naturally, it also particularly emphasized the giving of tokens and agreements with alchemists.
They took out all the pills they had bought, placed them in front of them, opened the bottles one by one, and explained them to the wolf king.
The wolf king listened carefully, tilted his head slightly as if deep in thought, and a glint of wisdom flashed in his eyes.
It looked at the wolf pups approvingly and said, "Well done, tokens."
The wolf cubs cheered with joy.
Upon hearing this, both elders nodded their wolf heads and said:
"That alchemist Qiu is quite skilled. Among our Moon Gazing Wolf Clan's trading partners, there are very few young alchemists like him, and trading here is not as convenient as it is here."
"You bought quite a few pills today. When you get back, you can distribute them to the other wolf cubs to help them improve their health and strengthen their bodies."
"Maintain a good relationship with this alchemist in the future. Go to the shop later and collect some medicinal herbs, mostly level 5 and a little less level 6. You can give them to the alchemist as gifts to thank him for being willing to sell so many pills to our Moon Gazing Wolf Clan at once."
"As our clan grows larger, we must take good care of our relationship with alchemists."
The wolf cubs listened attentively, nodding and taking notes as they listened.
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The Moon-Gazing Wolves live deep in the mountains and are a very large clan, with countless Moon-Gazing Wolves among them. If it weren't for the limitations of their physical constitution, which often cause outstanding Moon-Gazing Wolves to die for various reasons, the clan would have grown several times larger.
But many years ago, this pack of Moon-Gazing Wolves was not this large. Back then, there were not many strong members in the pack, making it much harder for them to survive than it is now.
Later, it was this wolf king who, by chance, obtained the Gate of All Beings and came here. He gradually traded with other rare beasts or humans, thus sustaining the survival of more Moon Gazing Wolves.
Because they could occasionally obtain rare items here, the Moon Gazing Wolf Clan carefully observed the alchemists who went deep into the mountains to collect herbs, seeking out those with a tolerant nature to offer them rare items, establish friendships, and use tokens as proof to trade resources for pills.
In the early stages, there were naturally many difficulties. However, as the number of intelligent Moon Gazing Wolves gradually increased, communication with the human race became smoother, and they gradually maintained a considerable network of connections, which was enough to barely meet the needs of the wolf pack within the clan. The network of connections was growing, but the wolf pack was also growing stronger. Therefore, no matter how much time passed, this clan still had a great need for elixirs and was still keen to make friends with human alchemists.
As they traded more and more with humans, at least this branch of Moon-Gazing Wolves stopped eating people.
Even beastmen, who are born with their animalistic instincts controlling their minds, gradually learn not to do things that would disgust humans. The intelligent wolf clan did just that, and this concept spread from top to bottom among the wolf clan. This led to mutual imitation and the continuation of this attitude, which was passed down through bloodlines from generation to generation. This ensured that even the wolf clan's descendants, who had not yet developed intelligence or even sufficient spirituality, were relatively friendly towards humans.
Even in the mountains, the Moon-Gazing Wolf Clan rescued many alchemists who were only at the second or third level, to the point that the legend of the Moon-Gazing Wolf Clan spread throughout the area—if you had an alchemist with you and encountered danger while entering the mountains, there was a 90% chance that the Moon-Gazing Wolf Clan would come to your rescue…
These Moon-Gazing Wolves are actually quite famous on their continent.
No one knows why the fierce and brutal Moon Gazing Wolves suddenly transformed into this.
However, it's not necessarily a bad thing.
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The wolf king gave various instructions.
"The resources we're sending now aren't high-level, but you all need to be careful. If this alchemist makes rapid progress, make sure to give him plenty of gifts when the time comes. Don't be negligent."
"The other few wolves are doing well; please make things easier for the alchemist."
The numerous moon-gazing wolves howled in unison, and many responded.
Even towards many alchemists who are only at the second or third level, these Moon Gazing Wolves would be very polite, let alone Zhong Cai, who could produce so many top-grade beast pills.
Therefore, the wolf clan has made up its mind to pay more attention to Zhong Cai.
When it's time to give something, the Moon-Gazing Wolves are never stingy.
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Zhong Cai stayed in the shop in the main hall for a while.
Although the Land of All Beings is teeming with both humans and beasts, the disciples usually do not wander around aimlessly or search through every shop unless they have just arrived or when resources are scarce.
So the Moon-Gazing Wolves tracked us down purely by their keen sense of smell—which also might be related to the fact that they were out playing and just happened to be nearby—and Zhong Cai didn't see any other beastmen come over.
After waiting for a while longer, they finally saw the beast again.
Zhong Cai heard some faint, rustling sounds, but they were very subtle. Overall, a silky smooth sensation was constantly coming towards the hall.
This commotion...
It looks a bit like a snake.
Sure enough, a short while later, a huge snake head peered into the hall from outside.
The snake's head swayed from side to side, as if observing something; its normally cold eyes were now filled with curiosity.
Then, before Zhong Cai could react, the huge python had already arrived in front of the general store.
The snake's head was raised high, and it was level with Zhong Cai's.
Zhong Cai was about to greet the snake.
The snake hissed and flicked its tongue, speaking first.
"Greetings, alchemist. I would like to request the Jade Scale Pill and the Beast Scale Pill."
The giant snake was very polite, its eyes fixed straight at the shelf.
During this time, the snake's eyes also swept over Zhong Cai. Although there was no malice in them, the cold and unpredictable light in them still made Zhong Cai's scalp tingle and goosebumps rise all over his body.
Zhong Cai: "..."
The giant snake in front of us is begging for pills, but it is actually already at the sixth level!
Level 5 beast-type pills should be of little use to it.
However, since the other party wanted to buy it, Zhong Cai wouldn't say anything more.
He thought for a moment and then asked, "How many of each of the Level 5 Jade Scale Pill and Level 5 Beast Scale Pill would you like, sir?"
The giant snake swayed and said, "I want them all."
Zhong Cai: "...Okay."
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The giant snake was entirely dark green with some black markings, and overall it was quite beautiful.
However, this is different from the snakes that Zhong Cai knew in her previous life—snakes in the fantasy world have changed many of their habits and have also undergone various mutations in their forms.
The giant serpent before us is the Shadow Serpent.
Its most striking feature is its enormous size...
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Zhong Cai didn't say much, but directly counted all the Jade Scale Pills and Beast Scale Pills that had been taken out and quoted the corresponding prices.
The giant serpent readily agreed, suddenly opening its mouth and spewing out a large amount of mystic stones from its internal space.
The money and goods were settled.
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