"But this is still too valuable. That fruit isn't worth a blue-quality weapon," Jin Sha thought for a moment and said, "If you really want to settle this, let's trade."
"Oh?" Bai Ye smiled and asked, "How do you want to trade?"
Jin Sha replied, "I only have beast companions. Are you interested?"
As Jin Sha spoke, she took out a pile of red and white spheres. "These are beast companion balls, containing different beast companions. These are from my own world, these were caught elsewhere, and these were caught in the glaciers."
Bai Ye considered, "I have no experience in raising beast companions. If I'm to trade for them, I'd prefer ones that are ready for battle. However, trading a blue-quality weapon for a blue-quality beast companion wouldn't be settling a debt."
"It's fine, I can't use so many beast companions anyway," Jin Sha said. "You can add a bit more, or pick more, as long as we can reach an agreement on the value."
After speaking, Jin Sha playfully stuck out her tongue at Bai Ye.
Jin Sha continued, "After all, I don't want to owe you a favor."
Bai Ye chuckled, "Is it so you won't hold back if you ever need to kill me?"
Jin Sha affirmed, "Uh-huh, exactly!"
"Alright!" Bai Ye spread his hands. "What do you need?"
Jin Sha pondered, "I think you should know what I need."
What does a beast companion master need?
It's quite easy to guess. Do beast companion masters need beast companions? No, they certainly need things that benefit themselves, or more directly, things that can enhance their own combat power. This is because beast companion masters have a very obvious weakness: if the beast companion is difficult to deal with, then deal with the beast companion master.
This was also why Bai Ye threw the Zanpakuto to Jin Sha; that item was very suitable for her.
The Snake's Tail is not a close-combat type Zanpakuto. It can be used as a whip, so when someone tries to attack Jin Sha, she can preemptively attack from medium to long range, preventing them from getting close.
Besides that, what else would be suitable for Jin Sha…
"You decide. I don't have much left anyway," Bai Ye said, tossing his items onto the ground and spreading his hands. "Take a look, what do you like?"
"Ah, a plasma cannon? Isn't that the Predator's shoulder cannon?" Jin Sha's eyes lit up. "Did you kill a Xenomorph?"
Bai Ye shrugged. "Just got lucky, it was a coincidence."
Indeed, the plasma cannon was also very suitable for Jin Sha.
To be precise, any long-range weapon would suit Jin Sha, helping her prevent opponents from closing in. Secondly, defensive equipment would help her defend against ranged attacks. By improving in these two areas, other matters could be left to her beast companions.
As for enhancing her own physical attributes…
That's a given, as it applies to anyone.
However, a plasma cannon, a high-level black-quality item…
Bai Ye truly didn't believe Jin Sha had any beast companions of comparable value to trade.
As expected, although Jin Sha looked enviously at the plasma cannon, it was only to the extent of envy. She couldn't produce a black-quality beast companion. Moreover, the development path of a beast companion master is primarily focused on their companions. Trading a black-quality beast companion for a plasma cannon would be putting the cart before the horse and weakening herself.
The core of any transaction is to exchange things you don't need for things you do.
"Ah!"
At this moment, Jin Sha suddenly exclaimed again, startling Bai Ye.
Bai Ye asked, "Why are you jumping like that?"
Jin Sha picked up two stones, her eyes shining with excitement. "A beast companion fossil, and a Super Stone! Why do you have this? And they're a matching set!"
"Ah?"
Bai Ye looked at the two stones Jin Sha was holding, a little stunned.
He had almost forgotten about these two items.
The Super Stone was Bai Ye's first-kill reward for defeating a participant in the Beast Companion World. The fossil of Aerodactyl was obtained after saving Dr. Harding, who yearned for freedom but was eaten by a monster.
First-kill rewards were generally quite good…
Bai Ye silently added: except for that Sunflower Manual that wanted to castrate him.
And Jurassic Park was a hidden quest. The rewards for hidden quests were naturally exceptional, usually very good.
However…
The problem was that Bai Ye had no idea what the Super Stone and the Aerodactyl fossil were used for. Items that couldn't be used, no matter how powerful or rare, were meaningless. Therefore, these two stones had been gathering dust in Bai Ye's inventory.
If he hadn't casually tossed out all his belongings, Bai Ye would have almost forgotten about these two things.
"I want the plasma cannon!" At this point, Jin Sha thought for a moment and took out a pendant inlaid with gems. "I have a Key Stone!"
"Ah?"
Bai Ye didn't react immediately, looking at Jin Sha blankly.
Jin Sha then asked, "Or, are you planning to trade the Aerodactyl fossil and the Super Stone?"
Bai Ye tilted his head again. "Ah?"
Jin Sha stomped her foot. "Give me an answer."
Bai Ye wiped his sweat. "I don't know what to say. I don't understand any of what you're talking about!"
For a moment, Bai Ye felt like crying, blaming his lack of culture, that a single "Wo Cao" could get him through anything.
Jin Sha explained, "This Aerodactyl fossil is from my world. We call it a Secret Amber there. As a very rare ancient species, Aerodactyl is extinct. The only way to revive it is to extract its genes from the Secret Amber."
Jin Sha then picked up the Super Stone again. "Super Stones can allow some beast companions to undergo mega evolution. Coincidentally, Aerodactyl is one of them, and your Super Stone happens to correspond to Aerodactyl."
"Such a coincidence?"
Bai Ye thought of the beast companion master who commanded the yellow-skinned rat on the outskirts of Jurassic Park. Would that person specifically come looking for the Aerodactyl fossil?
Bai Ye asked, "However, mega evolution also requires a Key Stone, right?"
"Yes!" Jin Sha held up the pendant. "As it happens, I have one."
Bai Ye said, "I understand. So, your trade is the Key Stone for the plasma cannon?"
Jin Sha replied, "That's meaningless to you, and the Aerodactyl is still just a stone. My trade is to help you revive the Aerodactyl, plus the Key Stone. However, that will take some time."
Bai Ye asked, "How much time do you mean?"
Jin Sha explained, "I know of a beast companion area from my world. I'll need to find someone there to revive the Aerodactyl, and I might have to complete a quest. It's quite troublesome."
After speaking, Jin Sha showed a look of hesitation.
Bai Ye, sensing Jin Sha's struggle, probed, "Do you have any other ideas?"
Jin Sha said, "If you're willing to part with the fossil and the Super Stone, I do have another trade, but…"
Jin Sha glanced at the items on the ground, then took a deep breath.
"I want all of it!"
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