Chapter 108: Chapter 89: Value of Horse Taming Skill—Becoming Upper Class?

“The items are quite a lot. We killed seven Tier One Rock-Horned Horses, and just with the Level 9 Enhanced Meat, there’s more than three tons, which can at least exchange for fifteen thousand points…”

Lin Feng revealed the general situation.

Father Su An was slightly taken aback:

“So much at once? Didn’t you attract the pursuit and expulsion of leader-level Rock-Horned Horses?”

Lin Feng scratched his head, thinking it wasn’t a Late Tier One Leader, but directly a Tier Two Clan Leader that chased them.

Su An then continued:

“But even so, it’s just three tons, not much.”

“Oasis Town consumes more than a ton of Level 9 Enhanced Meat every day on average. Among which, the thousands of Oasis residents account for the majority, and the remaining hundreds of kilograms must be divided among the Evolvers of the Four Major Villages…”

“So, more than three tons can be completely digested.”

“Moreover, within the Evolvers, Level 9 Enhanced Meat is considered hard currency, no need to worry about it not selling.”

“It’s just that with such a large quantity, Mechanical Village and Dawn Village, along with the Guild, might take the opportunity to suppress the price, as they see you need to exchange points quickly.”

“Here’s what we’ll do, Holy Spring Village will take a ton independently, calculated at the market’s highest six points, have the Assistant Priest settle with you later.”

“The remaining two tons of Level 9 Enhanced Meat, you can directly transfer them for resources and equipment from Dawn Village and Mechanical Village using the enhanced meat. The Enhanced Meat from Tier One Evolved Beasts is of higher quality than that from Level Nine Desolate Beasts, more suitable for Evolvers.”

“So, most can be spent here, leaving a few hundred kilograms, which the Guild should be able to handle.”

Lin Feng nodded, Father Su An’s suggestion was originally aligned with his plans, but the six-point high unit price offered by Holy Spring Village for one-third of the total surprised him.

However, these are all clearly priced goods, even if the price is suppressed, he won’t suffer too much loss. The real challenge is the living horse trade.

That is the long-term task delivery for Nongzhuang Village.

Currently, besides the Tier One Early Stage Male Rock-Horned Horse, Lin Feng also has eight young horses, of which five are early-stage foals and three are mid-stage young Rock-Horned Horses.

Clearly, the team neither needs nor can manage to care for so many Rock-Horned Horses at the same time.

Lin Feng plans to keep at most two live horses.

Besides the current Tier One Male mount, two young female horses will also be raised.

This way future breeding attempts could be possible.

So in total, he needs to trade six live horses.

Their value is between two hundred to four hundred points, though not much, Lin Feng is concerned that Nongzhuang Village will eye that early-stage male horse.

And Lin Feng’s team’s method of taming male horses.

Although they already have a mature Rock-Horned Horse industry, with farms that can steadily supply large quantities of horse meat, the Rock-Horned Horses in Lin Feng’s hands still pose a threat to them.

If it were just horse meat, no matter how much, it wouldn’t much affect Nongzhuang Village, even if Lin Feng brought back ten tons of horse meat at once, it’s just ten days’ consumption for Oasis Town.

But taming and breeding skills are different.

It means that one day, aside from Nongzhuang Village, other forces might also be able to steadily supply horse meat.

Even if Lin Feng’s team has no chance to grow, it doesn’t mean the other four villages of Oasis Town won’t have motives in this matter.

After all, the Rock-Horned Horse industry’s generous profits are probably the most lucrative business in Oasis Town.

Especially for Dawn Village, where the most essential raw material in the entire photovoltaic panel supply chain, the Photovoltaic Rock Plate, can only be procured from Nongzhuang Village.

Once they themselves can also grasp the Rock-Horned Horse breeding skills, and steadily provide Photovoltaic Rock Plates…

Dawn Village can streamline the whole photovoltaic board supply chain, and no longer be constrained by others.

Becoming the largest family of Oasis Town, the second force, is just a matter of time.

So now, Lin Feng’s concern is not about thieves coming to steal, but thieves eyeing what he has.

Initially, he thought he could use the male horse captured in his hands to ease relations with the Li Family of Nongzhuang Village.

But now with the horse taming skill in hand, reconciliation with Nongzhuang Village is not possible anymore.

Yet, to let Lin Feng hand over this skill to Nongzhuang Village as a pledge…

He surely feels unwilling.

And the return for doing so would definitely be low.

After all, Nongzhuang Village does not have much demand for new taming methods and might even destroy Ding Yi’s painstakingly built poisonous insect breeding box.

After offering his suggestions, Father Su An noticed Lin Feng’s hesitant look, as if wanting to say something, so he put down the red pen he was using to review and asked:

“What is it? Is there anything else that needs dealing with? Is it about the evolution meat of the Rock-Horned Horses? Or the high-level horse meat from the mid-stage Rock-Horned Horse?”

“These are all rare and advanced goods, as long as you’re willing to sell, the prices quoted by the other villages won’t be low, especially the Guild of the Fifth Village, their management would directly meet with you for detailed discussions.”

“However, I still advise you to keep the evolution meat and that high-grade horse meat, after all, they are greatly beneficial to Evolvers, helping us stabilize our Evolution Levels and quickly recover our states.”

Lin Feng nodded, finally making up his mind, revealing the most important thing in his hands to Father Su An.

After all, right now, only he could give Lin Feng the best advice and withstand the pressure from the Li Family of Nongzhuang Village while purchasing and recovering the Rock-Horned Horse taming technique.

“It’s not about the evolution meat, these meats are rations, we certainly won’t sell them…”

“The issue is, we still have a large quantity of captured live Rock-Horned Horses, from foals to Tier One Early Stage males.”

Father Su An made a sound of acknowledgment, not surprised, nodded then continued marking scripts:

“Looks like you indeed have a lot of gains, I remember Nongzhuang Village also buys these live horses?”

“There’s a long-term bounty order on the second floor of the Guild, take the task and let the Guild handle the handover, there are not even thousands of points here, no need for me to intervene.”

“Besides, it can also buffer your relationship with them, after all, it’s still a Tier One male live horse, even if you don’t go through the Guild, the Li Family would definitely be willing to offer a high price.”

Lin Feng let out a sigh, then chuckled:

“If it were only like that, it would be good, the key is near the Wild Rift, we discovered a new method to tame Rock-Horned Horses.”

“That Tier One Male Rock-Horned Horse was not captured and brought back by us but rather I directly rode it back…”

Upon hearing this, the nib of the pen hovering above the paper stopped mid-air, Father Su An slowly lifted his head, looking at the young man in front of him, in a low tone:

“You… are sure?”

Lin Feng nodded earnestly:

“I’m sure. That Tier One Early Stage male horse is now at the entrance of Holy Spring Village, the guards are concerned it might pose a danger to the students, so they didn’t allow me to ride it directly in.”

Su An nodded and then took a deep breath, leaning back on his chair, with eyes slightly narrowed, a spark of insight flashing in them, seemingly pondering something.

Lin Feng intensely watched Father Su An, keenly sensing the shift in his emotions.

Meanwhile, he also felt that the aura emanating from Su An at this moment was vaguely released.

This was a presence comparable to that of a Clan Leader Level Rock-Horned Horse, which showed that the true strength of Father Su An was at least in the Second Stage of Evolver.

Otherwise, he couldn’t possibly have such high prestige and influence among the Four Major Villages.

The mere reputation of the Holy Spring Sect wouldn’t be sufficient.

One’s own strength is the absolute guarantee of status.

Lin Feng held his breath, suppressing his inner nervous excitement, trying not to disturb Father Su An’s contemplation.

The other party clearly could also conceive of the significance and far-reaching impact the new horse taming skill could bring.

On a smaller scale, it’s a path to wealth and prosperity. In the hands of the Priest, it could establish a great family or even become the Sixth Village of Oasis Town.

On a larger scale, this technology would thoroughly change the current structure of Oasis Town, weakening Nongzhuang Village’s influence and the Li Family’s strength.

So as long as the new horse taming skill is perfected and successfully promoted, the benefits and influence it can bring cannot be measured merely by points.

And in the hands of certain significant figures, it could unleash value beyond Lin Feng’s imagination.

At this moment, after a long contemplation, Father Su An set down his red pen and slowly stood up:

“Let’s go, take me to see it first.”

Lin Feng nodded and immediately led Father Su An out of the office, heading to the village’s entrance.

Next to the guard’s truck, Su An saw Lin Feng’s team’s Rock Horse Battle Car and instantly locked eyes on the male Rock-Horned Horse resting with closed eyes beside the horse horn at the front of the car.

The Rock-Horned Horse, sensing the imminent danger, instinctively tried to stand and flee, but the toxins’ muscle-paralyzing effects were still influencing its response.

This resulted in the Rock-Horned Horse’s struggle being weak and powerless.

Father Su An noticed the male horse’s unusual state and nodded, saying:

“Did you use a sedative?”

Lin Feng didn’t conceal it:

“Pretty much.”

“Toxins capable of paralyzing muscles can, if the dosage is controlled well, prevent a Tier One Male Rock-Horned Horse from entering a stress-induced frenzy state. Even a Tier One Early Stage Evolver can easily control it.”

Father Su An stepped forward, stroking the male horse’s coat and lifting its lips to check its teeth and tongue.

After confirming no other abnormalities, he said to Lin Feng:

“This matter is of significant importance.”

“Is there currently a stable channel for acquiring the toxin to control the Rock-Horned Horses?”

“Or does it still need to be obtained from that Rift Valley gathering place, which is now covered by the Scorching Sun Forbidden Area?”

Lin Feng stepped forward to the side of the battle car, patting the cultivation box made of transparent glass:

“We’ve collected it, inside these two boxes are the poisonous plants and insects that paralyze the Rock-Horned Horse.”

Su An breathed a slight sigh of relief, fearing that this technology would still have to wait six years.

That wouldn’t be much different than not having it at all.

Seeing Lin Feng well-prepared, Su An smiled and slowly spoke:

“That’s good!”

“This technology is of great importance. You all should stay temporarily in Holy Spring Village. Conveniently, there are several large cages in the village, first send the Rock-Horned Horses into them.”

Lin Feng responded, worried about being seen by people from Nongzhuang Village or other villages during the transaction, especially now that the convoy had stopped, and everyone had gotten out for an activity break.

Plus, the gathering deserters were numerous and observant…

With Father Su An’s order, the Rock Horse Battle Car soon drove into Holy Spring Village.

Lin Feng personally led the Rock-Horned Horse to the rear right side of Holy Spring Village, where it was sparsely populated, and students were generally not allowed to come.

At the back of the innermost truck, two brand-new iron cages were welded directly to the cart, as large as a truck, with iron bars as thick as arms.

Lin Feng reckoned that even a full-strength Mid-stage Tier One Male Rock-Horned Horse couldn’t break out of such a sturdy cage.

Leading the Rock-Horned Horse inside, he sent the remaining eight foals into another iron cage.

The hot potato was finally set down temporarily.

The team and the Rock Horse Battle Car could finally leave Holy Spring Village with ease to go to the Fifth Village Guild for trading supplies.

Lin Feng wiped his sweat and was called over by the Priest.

The two walked along the road, with one in front of the other, talking as they went.

Father Su An looked at the towering battleship on the right, discussing the payment and price for the horse taming skill:

“Interested in going up there for a look?”

Walking behind, Lin Feng was taken aback and then quickly realized Father Su An’s implication: he could directly become an Upper Class of the Oasis.

However, Lin Feng was no longer very interested in becoming an Upper Class of the Oasis.

Oasis Town was but a small place on the wasteland.

And it was so close to the dangerous Scorching Sun Forbidden Area behind it.

After the trip to the Wild Rift, Lin Feng had witnessed the life force of the wilderness and understood the world’s predicament lying ahead.

He wanted to become stronger, to control his own destiny, rather than just being complacent in one corner.

So when Su An asked, Lin Feng merely smiled and shook his head:

“I find the unknown wilderness more appealing.”

Su An turned his head, somewhat surprised, glanced at Lin Feng, and spoke with some relief:

“Indeed. Some birds are destined to become eagles soaring through the sky. Staying too long in a cage of comfort will only reduce them to canaries for human admiration.”

Then he changed the topic:

“For now, go make the trade, and in six hours…”

“You come with me, climb up to the Oasis, and have an audience with the Bishop.”

“In recent years, Nongzhuang Village’s strength has been growing, and the Li Family’s swelling ambition has somewhat crossed the line.”

“The new horse taming skill is of great importance to the Church.”

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