The screen suddenly transformed into a steaming iron pot, with a tiny figure in a suit and chef's hat wielding a spatula: "Bear fat can be rendered into oil to treat burns! It can also be used as lamp oil! It emits a pine scent when burned—"
Lin Cuiying kicked the festering wound on the bear carcass's abdomen, from which yellowish-green pus slowly seeped. "Are you sure this can still be used to make oil?"
The little man was suddenly thrown into the air by the fumes, spinning three times. His gas mask emitted pink smoke: "Only fresh bear fat will do! This head is rotten... but the bear tendons can still be saved!"
Lin Cuiying used a machete to cut open the base of the bear paw, pulling out a blood-stained tendon. "This?"
[Yes!] A golden arrow popped up on the screen pointing to the tendons. [A complete bear tendon can be exchanged for five taels! But it must be tough...]
"Sizzle—"
Half of the blackened tendon suddenly broke off, and the putrid liquid splattered onto the screen, burning a hole in it.
The little figure in the suit frantically rummaged for tape to patch the screen: [Be gentle! Host, that last hit was worth three ounces!]
Lin Cuiying flicked the rotting flesh off the knife. "Where are the bear teeth?"
The little man suddenly pulled out a jewel-encrusted ivory carving: [A complete canine tooth can be carved into an amulet! But it must be...]
Suddenly, the tip of her knife pierced the bear's mouth, and the decaying jawbone shattered with a crack.
Three yellowed, broken teeth rolled into the muddy water, with the remaining half still embedded in the ulcerated gums.
The screen instantly went dark, and the little figure kneeling on the virtual cloud wiped away tears: "What a waste! This tooth could have been replaced..."
"Shut up." Lin Cuiying suddenly used the tip of her knife to pick up a piece of dark red tissue. "What's this?"
The little man in the suit suddenly widened his eyes, and his spring-loaded boots launched him ten meters into the air: [Host, throw that away quickly! That's a rotten spleen...]
Lin Cuiying flicked the putrid sap off her wood-chopping knife, the blade scraping against the bark with a rustling sound: "Where can I sell this bear?"
A virtual abacus suddenly popped up on the screen, clicking away. A moment later, the boy's bubbly voice echoed: "[Host, you have four choices! First, sell it to the hunters in the mountains—]"
"How much can they offer?"
[Ten taels at most!] The little man was suddenly hit on the head by a virtual abacus. [Those bumpkins don't know their stuff!]
Lin Cuiying kicked aside the rotting flesh that had fallen from the bear carcass's belly: "And the second one?"
The screen instantly unfolded a holographic map, with a red dot flashing in the town at the foot of the mountain: [The town's pharmacy is asking for over ten taels of silver! But they only accept bear bile and bear bones!]
The little man suddenly put on the shopkeeper's melon-shaped hat, [The town's best drinker charges for bear paws, but the price is lower!]
\"third?\"
[Sell it to Qingzhou Prefecture, the closest city to the host, but it will take five days to travel there. Although you can put the bear in your spatial storage, the travel time will be delayed by about ten days...]
"Stop!" Lin Cuiying interrupted the system, which was starting to ramble on again. "Just tell me the fourth option."
[Sell it to this system!] The screen exploded with colorful fireworks, and the little figure suddenly put on gold-rimmed glasses and started typing on the virtual keyboard.
Before long, a glittering list of acquisitions appeared on the screen in front of them.
[System buyback price: 10 taels of bear bile, 30 taels of right forepaw, 20 taels of left forepaw, 15 taels of both hind paws, 5 taels of bear tendons (intact), 1 tael of fresh bear fat, 5 taels of bear bones (including limb bones), 4 canine teeth (intact), 4 taels of bear skin (intact), totaling 94 taels!]
Looking at the words "complete" and "fresh" on the list, Lin Cuiying knew perfectly well that the system would definitely use this to its advantage and try to lower her price.
"Then I'll just sell it to you directly, just give me the money."
The screen suddenly froze and turned into a static display. [Host, this list is an estimated price, not the final buyback price.]
The magnifying glass on its nose suddenly turned into a crying face emoji: [Bear tendons severed into three pieces! Over 60% of bear fat decomposed! Bear bones...]
Lin Cuiying frowned deeply, "Get to the point, stop with the nonsense!"
The man in the suit, his magnifying glass now a megaphone, announced: "Alright, alright, a minor scratch on the right forepaw, twenty taels; abrasion on the left forepaw, ten taels; both hind paws are badly torn, only five taels; the bear bone has a chip, only three taels; the bear fat is rotten, and the tendons are broken, these two are worth at most two taels; the bear skin has a large tear, two taels for now, that's forty-two taels in total."
Lin Cuiying was so angry at the price that she gritted her teeth. "It's less than half the price now! Why don't you just rob us?"
The little man in the suit put on a gas mask again and made a helpless gesture: "It's in such a terrible state, it's really hard for me to deal with it."
Lin Cuiying snorted coldly. She finally understood that this system was a cunning and unscrupulous merchant.
"Forty-two taels? How dare you say that?"
The little figure in the suit jumped around anxiously on the screen, saying, "Host, this is really the highest price I can offer!"
"No, at least eighty taels." Lin Cuiying refused to budge.
The little man switched to a crying face again, saying, "Eighty taels? I'll go bankrupt!"
"Then you don't need it." Lin Cuiying made a move to throw the bear carcass away.
No, no, no! Let's talk this out!
Lin Cuiying raised an eyebrow, "Then give me a straight answer, is it possible or not?"
The man in the suit sighed, took off his hat to reveal a bald head, and pretended to wipe sweat: "Well... well, little commander, I'll compromise again, fifty taels, that's the most I can offer."
"Seventy taels, that's my bottom line." Lin Cuiying stared at the screen, her eyes resolute.
The little man put his hat back on, pulled out a magnifying glass, and pretended to smash it against himself: [Fifty-two taels! This really is the limit the system can acquire!]
Lin Cuiying snorted coldly, "Sixty taels, take it or leave it."
【Done!】The little man suddenly put on a pair of sunglasses and snapped his fingers with a flourish.
When Lin Cuiying heard the system agree so readily, she knew she had lost out.
The system's recycling process was also extremely fast; the black bear on the ground disappeared in an instant, and even the bloodstains on the ground were cleaned up.
Lin Cuiying felt a little regretful. She should have persisted a little longer; perhaps she could have earned a few more taels.
Just then, a small figure in black popped up on the screen.
It was carrying a tray covered with a red cloth.
【Host, this is sixty taels of silver. Would you like a silver note or cash?】
Without hesitation, Lin Cuiying replied, "Cash."
Since there's space, I can just put it inside and take it out when I need it.
Although a banknote is just a piece of paper, it is still not very convenient.
As soon as he finished speaking, the red cloth on the tray suddenly fluttered open, revealing gleaming white silver...
Why are there copper coins again?
Lin Cuiying stared blankly at the 60,000 copper coins in front of her. "Is there no silver?"
【Host, these copper coins are still money.】
I suddenly felt a bit deflated, like this system was playing tricks on me.
Whatever, I can just put it in my space anyway.
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