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The next morning they were already standing at the entrance of the market. It was still very early, just as the sky was getting light, but the place was already bustling with people, and very lively, because there was an unwritten custom here that the market would open at this time every day, when the goods were the most complete and the best. Merchants who wanted to buy the best goods had to hurry up, otherwise they would only be able to choose the ones left over by other bugs.

Qin Fei and Xi Yuan were accompanied by Qin Gaorui and Ding Ke. Ethan was there at the beginning, but he was the one who was responsible for purchasing the goods, so they separated at the intersection.

Looking at the densely packed shops here, each shop is not very big, and the goods inside are relatively simple. It is said to be simple because the variety is single, but the goods inside are not less at all. For example, the one in front of him only sells a kind of beige silk, which is said to be the relic of an alien larvae after multiple processing procedures. Here, the counters are filled up and down, with different quality levels and grades. There are already more than a dozen bugs in the store, touching the cloth and examining it carefully.

"This market is the largest, but it does not include all varieties. This location is the East Market, and there is also the West Market and the South Market. The West Market sells all kinds of exotic beasts and pet animals, that is, all kinds of living creatures, while the South Market sells all kinds of magic plants." Qin Gaorui explained.

"This is the most comprehensive place, but the most common items are all kinds of cloth and clothing, as well as luxury goods such as gems. It takes a while to fly here to the Gem Star, which is rich in all kinds of gems. So this is also the largest gem wholesale market besides the Gem Star. Do you want to take a look? It's in the tallest building in front."

"Let's walk and look, and then take a look when we get there." Qin Fei said as he walked into the cloth shop. He walked to the cloth with the highest price and touched it. It felt soft, silky, and cool.

"You have a good eye. This is our best silk. No one in the whole East City can compare to it. It was just delivered to us yesterday. If you touch it, it feels obviously cooler than other fabrics. This kind of fabric is perfect for wearing next to the skin in summer. And because it is very soft, even the most delicate cubs mostly use this material to make clothes."

Seeing them come in, the young man, who already had a pair of sharp eyes, immediately stepped forward and introduced them with a smile. As he spoke, he pulled a piece of lower-grade cloth next to it and let Qin Fei touch it. Qin Fei felt it with both hands and found that the cloth on the right indeed felt smoother.

The patterns on this kind of cloth are all naturally formed irregular threads. They don't feel rough to the touch, but rather have a textured feel.

It seems like some of his pajamas are made of this texture?

He looked at them one by one, just looked = =, and after looking, Qin Fei planned to leave. The salesperson didn't know how many customers of this type he had to serve a day, but he still maintained a good attitude and watched them leave. This kind of cloth was not in their plan, and their next place was not suitable for selling this kind of cloth.

Qin Fei was just curious.

Once back in the wide corridor, there was a crowded crowd. Xi Yuan and the other three protected Qin Fei in the middle to prevent him from being hit by other insects.

After walking for a while, Qin Fei felt his eyes were opened. This section of the road was full of shops selling all kinds of cloth, gorgeous, ingenious, thick, tough... all kinds of cloth were available, and many of them were made from certain parts and behaviors of exotic beasts, or made by foreign races, and transported thousands of miles here to be sold.

There is a kind of cloth called Wei Yi, which is the spider silk spit out by the female spiders of the colorful spider tribe on the wedding day (after eating the male). After using their special talents to make cloth, it becomes a beautiful picture scroll that is ingeniously crafted, lifelike, as if it were a real scene. Such a piece of cloth is not big, only two meters wide and three meters long. Moreover, this kind of cloth will only appear after the female spider gets married for the first time, and only one piece can be made in her lifetime. There are not many of this species, so the price of each piece is very high.

If he had a daughter, he would definitely buy a lot of them for her to wear every day, but he has no daughter, or rather no woman, and these female insects are not suitable for him to wear. The style is quite different.

Most of these will be made into screens, quilt covers, curtains, etc.

Qin Fei took a fancy to one of the pictures, which turned out to be a slightly distorted scene of butterflies flying among the flowers in the valley. It was like seeing another world through the dewdrops. The flowers were so lifelike that he seemed to be able to smell their fragrance and touch the dewdrops on the flowers.

"Shall we buy a few?" Qin Fei stretched out his hand and wanted to touch it, but was stopped before he reached the cloth.

A female insect smiled at him apologetically: "You can't touch these. Insects' hands will be covered in sweat, or they will get dirty from other objects."

"I was distracted. I just felt like I really wanted to touch it." Qin Fei came back to his senses and explained. He also knew that some precious fabrics were not allowed to be touched, and each of these were unique, so it was normal not to allow them to be touched.

Xi Yuan walked up and asked the specific prices of the few horses that the male lord had taken a fancy to, and then asked for discounts. The more he bought, the bigger the discount. They bought more than ten pieces, which was already a big deal. The female insect smiled and said that he could get a lot of commission just from this transaction. Then he carefully took them down, put them into a special roll-shaped package, and put them away one by one. Qin Fei walked up and paid the money, and put them in his space button.

Before leaving, he added three storage items. In addition to the family storage ring, which was his wedding ring with Xi Yuan, he also added a space button, a necklace, and a bracelet.

These three spaces are large and can hold many items. Now they are all half full, and this half full means that they are filled with a lot of food, daily necessities, various self-defense weapons, etc., which are enough to ensure that even if he is in trouble as a bug, he can survive well by relying on these things. In addition to these, a tracker is implanted under his skin.

This tracker is a set with Xi Yuan's and Qin Lang's. We can use it to find his whereabouts. In order to ensure the safety of the trip, it is indeed a complete preparation.

The reason he paid the bill was naturally because he had money in his hands now. His club had earned him a lot over the years, enough for him to buy some of his favorite items on his travels. As for the money for setting up a caravan... ahem, he couldn't afford that amount for the time being.

After leaving this store, the fabric in the next one looked even more familiar to him. It was the fabric for the dresses he often wore. However, he already had a lot of this kind of fabric, so he just took a quick look and passed it by.

In addition to various kinds of fabrics, there are also some ready-made clothes. These clothes are basically the popular styles on the main planet today. There are large and small models for visitors to choose from and sell to other planets. Here, Qin Fei and others saw Ethan.

Several female insects stood beside him with thick lists in their hands, constantly checking items on the computer. Then a faint voice was heard: "Give me more of this style in medium size. No smallest and largest sizes. Also, this, large size, half of it, this..."

Looking at his dear "giving orders" there, the calm and steady Qin Gaorui had a silly smile on his face. His dear is so capable!

Qin Fei: Do you feel that the original old-fashioned and rigid personality has been broken? The reason why there are so many fabrics here is of course because of the good geographical location, not far from the main star, convenient transportation, and the goods from all directions are conveniently concentrated here. Another thing is that the next door to this small galaxy is the "Weaving Girl" galaxy, and the plants there can basically be used to make various kinds of fabrics. After it was developed, it was occupied by related factories. The fabrics provided there each year account for 12% of the annual consumption of the main star!

After this section, you will reach the Gem City. As soon as you enter, you will see the magnificent decoration, but the flow of worms inside has not decreased after entering. I looked at the first floor, which is mostly gold, silver and copper jewelry.

Qin Fei started to walk around from the left side. There was transparent glass on the side and all kinds of goods were placed inside. At the beginning were all kinds of small and cute silver dolls. Monkeys, goldfish, flowers, which were only the size of a fingernail but looked lifelike... No matter what it was, almost everything could be seen here, and the workmanship was extremely delicate.

Then there are necklaces, bracelets, rings... On the second floor, there are fewer insects here, and the goods here are more expensive. Most of them are various gems and pearls. There are few truly rare treasures here, but the following ones are filled with them.

And there are also divided areas here, the ones on the left are natural, and the ones on the right are artificial. The price of artificial ones is naturally not as high as that of natural ones. After all, the natural ones are not only beautiful, but also have various special functions, while the artificial ones only have the appearance.

Qin Fei had never seen so many sparkling gems before; he felt like his eyes were going to be blinded by them.

"Xi Yuan, what kind do you like? What do you think of this ruby?"

They went up to the third floor, where there were even fewer bugs, but the items here were rare treasures, the kind that could be put up for auction.

Qin Fei wanted to buy a gift for Xi Yuan, for no reason, he just wanted to buy something for him.

"...What should I do with such a big gem?"

"Um, what about this necklace?" He pointed to the emerald hanging around the model's neck.

"Gaudy but not practical." The Lord's aesthetic...

Well, it's practical, right? Qin Fei picked up a dagger inlaid with gorgeous gems, pulled it out and took a look, it was shining with cold light. The salesperson took out a whetstone and motioned him to test the sharpness of the dagger, saying, "This dagger is called Blood-Seeking, it is the work of Master Yaou. Its sharpness reaches Class A. You can try it. Its scabbard is specially designed by us, it is both beautiful and practical." Obviously he also heard what Xi Yuan said.

Qin Fei didn't use any strength, he just stabbed the whetstone lightly, and then he saw that the whetstone was stabbed to a depth of about five centimeters. When he wanted to pierce it, it was pierced easily. It was indeed a good dagger, sharp enough. Even without other additional attributes, its sharpness alone was good.

Xi Yuan did not say anything this time. Since the Lord wanted to give him a gift, he would accept it. After all, this sword was not just for show and could also be used to sharpen bones. Xi Yuan tried hard to suppress his smile, but the soft light in his eyes made Qin Gaorui, who accidentally saw it, feel that he was a little redundant.

At this moment, he was a little bit missing his dear at home. I wonder if he is missing him now? At this time, Ethan sneezed, interrupting the female insect opposite him. He rubbed his nose and said politely: "Sorry to disturb your time. We will leave first."

The female insect opposite frowned, hesitated for a moment, and finally said with a dark face: "Wait a minute, forget it, I'll sell it to you, but you have to buy the C-level ones as well."

Having successfully bought the goods at the planned low price, Ethan didn't mind spending a little more to buy a psychological balance for the merchant across the street. He smiled and said, "No problem."

When they met in the evening, Qin Fei's party had hardly bought anything, except that they were amazed and "enjoyed" the crowds, while Ethan's party had reaped many rewards, buying almost all the things on the plan today.

The efficiency is higher than expected. Qin Gaorui looked at the completion rate and expressed satisfaction, then exchanged a kiss with Ethan: "Are you tired?" You have been to three places today, you must be tired, right?

"It's not tiring. Bargaining and shopping are enjoyable for me."

"...How can I say I want to switch with you tomorrow?"

"...Okay, I'm tired and I want to rest." Ethan's expression of trying not to laugh and the words he said made Qin Gaorui narrow his eyes.

"Let's switch places tomorrow. You follow the young master while I lead the team out to have a look. The young master and his men are kind and won't make things difficult for you. Just treat them with a normal attitude."

"I know. I won't be as restrained as you. You're not even that respectful in front of your handsome father." Ethan complained.

"It will be fine after we spend some time together." Qin Gaorui said unconfidently.

"What's wrong with you?"

“I think he’s amazing.”

"Just treat each other with a normal attitude." Ethan returned the words to him.

"..." Qin Gaorui rushed over in anger and humiliation.

"You, um!"