Beastmaster: I don’t want to be a breeder!

"Five thousand for a pickaxe? This is robbery!"

The gatekeeper said matter-of-factly, "What are you talking about? This is a pickaxe engraved with spirit纹, a semi-finished spirit tool. Selling it to you for five thousand is a great deal for you."

"Don't think I don't know the market price."

A pickaxe engraved with spirit纹 usually costs between two thousand and three thousand on the market.

The gatekeeper said without blushing or skipping a beat, "If you're so capable, don't lose it!"

Li Cunxu didn't dwell on it too much. He had a huge harvest this time and suddenly became less short of money.

Of course, this little money is still not enough when it comes to high-level resources.

Besides, the gatekeeper did remind him not to lose it, and he was at fault first.

The gatekeeper said, "We can buy ores here, don't worry! Conscientious purchase, same as the market purchase price."

Li Cunxu thought for a moment and shook his head.

His harvest this time only consisted of gold nuggets, silver ore, and iron ore.

Silver ore and iron ore were to be used to increase the population of the silver slime and iron slime.

He also wanted to use the gold nuggets to mutate the slime.

Using gold nuggets to mutate slimes is a cost-free business.

If the mutation is successful, the golden slime will drop purified gold nuggets after death.

If the mutation fails, it doesn't matter. Gold is a very stable metallic element. The Digestion talent can barely absorb gold, and the slime's body will automatically expel substances it can't absorb.

The gatekeeper said, "Then you have to return the space backpack within two days."

"Okay."

Back at the ranch, Li Cunxu went into the cellar and dumped out a pile of ore. The ore piled up like a small mountain.

For safety's sake, silver ore and gold nuggets were placed in a separate location.

Li Cunxu was very cautious, he knew the power and terror of thieves in this world.

The physique tax arrived, and his physique strength grew rapidly.

Xiao Ruan ate a Tiny Fruit and shrunk, then grew larger again, even larger than before. This time the tunnel passage couldn't hold its body, and Li Cunxu immediately took Xiao Ruan back into the Beast Taming Space.

The spirit energy tax arrived, and spirit energy exploded in growth.

Moreover, there were six more attributes.

Normal (attribute-less spirit energy, from Mini Slime), Fire, Ice, Wind, Gold, Spirit.

The skill experience tax arrived.

Xiao Ruan learned Shrink, Fireball, Water Ball, Wind Blade, Make Pickaxe, Dig, Ironize, Silver Sword.

Water Ball broke through the limit four times, Grass Blade broke through the limit four times…

Charge broke through the limit seven times.

Charge, this skill has no technical threshold. Slimes learn it too easily. As long as it's used a few times in front of slimes of all attributes, they can learn it.

Fireball: Second Break Through Limit.

Wind Blade: Break Through Limit.

Ironize: Proficient.

Silver Sword: Beginner.

…

Li Cunxu released Xiao Ruan again, and it had shrunk back to its normal weight through the skill Shrink.

Xiao Ruan's strength increased greatly, but its biological level did not change. Its level was still Black Iron Level 5.

The last time he collected taxes was the same. His strength increased, but his biological level did not change.

"You have hands."

Li Cunxu said in surprise. Xiao Ruan, like a Miner Slime, had grown two round little hands.

Accepting the feedback from Xiao Ruan's strengthening, a warm current warmed his entire body, strengthening him in all aspects.

His hands and feet were stronger, his eyes were brighter…

His mental strength also skyrocketed, but he still hadn't broken through Black Iron Intermediate Level, which made Li Cunxu realize the problem.

So much mental strength was enough to break through Black Iron Intermediate Level three times, but he still hadn't broken through. Something must be wrong.

Either there was a problem with his body, or there was a problem with the Vast Ocean Meditation Method he was practicing.

Who should he ask to help him check?

Sister Chen Xi?

He contacted Chen Xi, but she seemed to be busy and hadn't replied to his messages.

Li Cunxu had to find his homeroom teacher, Mei Ruifeng, and arranged to meet at a coffee shop.

In a small alley with few people passing by, a quaint coffee shop was hidden. Pushing open the carved wooden door, Li Cunxu entered a simple and warm space. The wooden tables and chairs exuded a faint sandalwood fragrance, and black and white old photos hung on the walls, recording the past years of Pupil City.

Mei Ruifeng sat by the window, a cup of steaming coffee in front of her. The setting sun outside the window shone on her profile, coating her with a soft golden edge. Seeing Li Cunxu arrive, her pretty face immediately turned cold, and a trace of vigilance flashed in her eyes.

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Mei Ruifeng didn't have a good expression for the student who had threatened her with her daughter.

"What do you want from me? Let's make it clear in advance. You said last time that I would help you apply for 'homeschooling', and you can't threaten me with that matter again."

Li Cunxu suddenly came to her, and Mei Ruifeng showed great vigilance.

Li Cunxu said softly, "Teacher Feng, don't be nervous. I'm just asking you to help me check my body."

"You're dreaming. I won't succumb to you."

Mei Ruifeng's face turned red, and she gritted her teeth.

???

Li Cunxu looked confused. When he saw Mei Ruifeng's red face, he immediately realized that she had misunderstood 'check my body'.

"I can't break through Black Iron Intermediate Level with my mental strength. I want you to help me check it."

So that's how it is.

Mei Ruifeng breathed a sigh of relief.

"Teacher Feng doesn't need to be so wary of me. Your daughter can't hide the Medusa's Eye forever. We may have opportunities to cooperate in the future."

Hearing this, Mei Ruifeng's expression softened a little.

"Come on! I'll check for you."

Like an old Chinese medicine practitioner taking a pulse, Li Cunxu placed his hand on the table, and Mei Ruifeng stretched out two fingers and placed them on his pulse, using her mental strength to check Li Cunxu's mental body.

"Strange, you have so much mental strength and haven't broken through Black Iron Level yet."

"Is there a problem with my body?"

"I can't see it. What meditation method are you practicing?"

Li Cunxu unfolded the Raging Sea and Surging Waves Diagram.

"Vast Ocean Meditation Method? You're practicing this?" Mei Ruifeng's beautiful eyes widened in astonishment.

"Yes."

"Didn't anyone tell you that the Vast Ocean Meditation Method is a pit? Practicing the Vast Ocean Meditation Method, your mental strength will be as vast as the sea. The mental sea is ten times larger than the mental sea of other meditation methods, and the difficulty of breaking through is also ten times greater."

Li Cunxu breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he can break through, he doesn't care about the tenfold increase in the difficulty of breaking through. He has pet feedback.

Xiao Ruan's tax collection and Xiao Yi's destiny points. As long as they provide enough feedback, everything is not a problem.

Saying goodbye to Mei Ruifeng, Li Cunxu returned the space backpack.

"By the way, when I was mining, I found a small blood pool made of Blood Cultist corpses in the mineral vein secret realm."

Then he told the gatekeeper about the location and characteristics of the small blood pool, so that he could find it easily.

Hearing this, the gatekeeper's expression became serious.

"I will investigate this immediately. Why didn't you say so yesterday?"

"I forgot."

"No matter is small when it involves Blood Cultists. Don't forget again next time."

Li Cunxu was stunned. No matter is small when it involves Blood Cultists. Although it wasn't a big deal to him, how could he have forgotten it and only remembered it now?