The road to wealth starts from collecting waste products

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  In Lin Feng's silent contemplation, half of the morning passed by, and he also planned completely, preparing to ask for another half-day leave at noon, then go to the free market.

  Coming back to his senses, Lin Feng turned his head and glanced at a certain position in the store, his eyes flashing slightly as he muttered: "Indeed, Cao Yang won't be coming, will he? So to say, he should already know that those four people died at my place, afraid I'll take revenge?"

  Cao Yang had never thought of letting Lin Feng off lightly, and if possible, he would have killed him. However, Lin Feng had escaped quickly, leaving Cao Yang with no way to catch up. Besides, Cao Yang didn't even know where Lin Feng lived, and he didn't have the leisure time to bother anyway.

  ……

  After noon, Lin Feng directly said a word to Li Guan Shi, and then left Zhen Bao Ge under the other's gloomy gaze.

  He knew that Li was somewhat dissatisfied with him, but Lin Feng didn't mind because he had already decided to give up this 'job'. He hadn't immediately resigned, just wanting to wait until the situation stabilized before saying anything.

  Before long, Lin Feng arrived at the free market in the east of the city with ease. Yesterday, he had only rushed over to buy materials, but today he had plenty of time, so he started strolling slowly from the entrance.

  Upon closer inspection, Lin Feng discovered that this free market was actually a super huge mess of a place, where almost everything could be found, including magical instruments, talismans, precious ores, medicinal herbs, materials from demonic beasts and even cultivation techniques. There were even people selling precious artifacts and spells, although these were relatively rare and the prices were frighteningly high, with each one costing at least several hundred lower-grade spirit stones.

  Lin Feng's appearance was like that of Liu Laolao entering the Grand View Garden, making all the stall owners almost see the words "I am a fat sheep" on his forehead. Along the way, there were enthusiastic stall owners who kept promoting things to him, but after a round of haggling, they discovered that this "fat sheep" was even more familiar with the prices of these things than themselves, and the prices he offered were almost all just enough to press their bottom line, leaving them stunned.

  After walking for about an hour, Lin Feng only bought two mid-grade magic tools with a damage degree of 80% and the materials needed to repair them. Those with low damage degrees he didn't really want to buy, but if they were too damaged, few people would put them out for sale - who else besides Lin Feng would want them?

  Unable to find a satisfactory spot, Lin Feng decided to use another method. He searched for a while and happened to see the owner of a small stall seemingly closing up shop and leaving. With quick eyes and feet, he immediately went over to occupy that position.

  Just then, Lin Feng happened to sit down on a stone pedestal, and he took out a small tablecloth from his pocket and spread it out in front of him. He didn't put anything on it, but instead cleared his throat and shouted loudly.

  "Cough, cough!! Passersby, please note! Collecting all kinds of used and broken magical artifacts! Don't need the perfect ones, just those that are 80% or 90% damaged will do! Whether it's a magic tool, treasure, spirit tool, or dao tool... if it's broken and you don't want to use it anymore, bring it here to sell! It's not like leaving it there will be of much use, might as well exchange it for some spirit stones and buy something good instead! Passersby, please note!!"

  “……”

  Lin Feng's sudden shout attracted a lot of attention, and the people around him all looked over in shock, staring at him with strange expressions.

  "Hey! Collecting damaged magical artifacts that are 80% to 90% broken? I've never seen anyone do this business before, is he crazy? What's the benefit of doing this?"

  "Awesome! Not afraid of being tongue-tied, and the Lingqi Dao is indeed a lifesaver for us, even if it's damaged and can only be used once. Who would sell something like that? Besides, could he afford it?"

  "Probably a collector of treasures, huh? Looking at his cultivation, it doesn't seem to be very high. Probably lost confidence in his practice, so he wants to collect some things to comfort himself."

  "Hmm, if there's a damaged magic treasure that's almost useless, it can indeed be sold. That thing is unsafe to use. Last time, a cultivator in the later stage of Qi Refining used a magic treasure with too high damage degree and ended up having his magic treasure broken directly during a battle with a demonic beast. He even got one arm cut off and nearly lost his life!"

  "This mid-range lawnmower of mine is basically unusable now, but I suppose it can be sold..."

  Lin Feng's strange behavior immediately attracted the attention of the people around him, and soon someone walked up with a mixture of curiosity and suspicion.

  "Do you really want even a damaged treasure of 80-90% destruction?"

  A man who looked like he was twenty-five or six years old walked up to Lin Feng and asked with some doubt.

  Lin Feng smiled and nodded: "Yeah, not bad! Don't want anything too new, as long as it's not completely scrapped, the more broken the better!"

  That man drew out a dagger with cracks and fissures from his waist, handed it to Lin Feng's eyes and said: "Then take a look, will you accept this mid-grade artifact?"

  Lin Feng's expression slightly delighted, he hadn't expected the first 'business' to be a medium-grade artifact, he reached out and took the dagger, at the same time his mind stirred.

  "Equipment damage degree: 91%"

  "Materials needed for repair: Secondary refined iron."

  On the surface, he remained calm and collected. Lin Feng carefully examined the dagger before turning to the man and saying, "Indeed, it's a mid-grade artifact, with over 90% damage. I reckon that even if it were to clash with a low-grade artifact, it would shatter completely."

  When Lin Feng said this, the man slightly furrowed his brow, thinking that Lin Feng was unwilling to buy it. However, he then heard Lin Feng say: "But I'll take them, will you sell two low-grade spirit stones?"

  "Huh? Are you serious?!" The man was taken aback for a moment, then nodded slightly with a hint of joy and said, "Sold! Two low-grade spirit stones!"

  Just as Lin Feng said, this medium-grade magic weapon was almost unusable, and he didn't dare to use it for battle again. Originally, he had planned to go to the city's magic treasure shop to see if he could sell one or two spirit stones, but now that he heard Lin Feng say two low-grade spirit stones, he immediately agreed.

  "Alright! Here are the two low-grade spirit stones you asked for!" Lin Feng quickly retrieved two low-grade spirit stones from a small pouch on his waist and handed them over to the man, then put away the dagger.

  "Hey! He really bought it! What is he going to do with it? Is he really a legendary waste-collecting enthusiast?"

  "He seems to have done some research on the treasure, maybe he's really a 'professional'! A treasure with 90% damage is usually not accepted by ordinary shops, but selling it to him isn't bad..."

  When Lin Feng really bought a nearly scrapped magic treasure, the people around him were surprised and whispered to each other. Most people thought it was interesting, and some people obviously had some movement, probably also wanting to sell their own scrap magic treasures for some spirit stones.

  Soon, the second 'seller' appeared in front of Lin Feng. He took out a damaged 85% inferior magic weapon and was bought by Lin Feng with an inferior spirit stone.

  Almost immediately, a third 'seller' appeared, followed by a fourth, a fifth...

  In this free market, the cultivators are basically at the Qi Refining stage. For these cultivators, even two or three low-grade spirit stones are very precious. Exchanging a useless magic treasure for some spirit stones is a good deal, isn't it?

  Soon, a small crowd gathered in front of Lin Feng's 'stall', and from time to time, Lin Feng's slightly excited voice came out from the crowd.

  "Hmm, low-grade artifact, 90% damaged, I'll still count it as a low-grade spirit stone."

  "Medium-quality artifact, damaged to 80%, you want three low-grade spirit stones? That's not good, is it? I'll take two... Alright, here are the spirit stones, keep them safe!"

  "What? Will you accept the remaining talismans? Accept! Of course, accept! Right! The remaining linked talismans will also be accepted! And at a high price! Fellow Taoists who want to sell, bring them over!"

  "Sorry, this ritual tool of yours is too new, better keep it for a while longer. I only collect nearly obsolete treasures..."

  “……”

  In just over ten minutes, Lin Feng had acquired more than a dozen magical artifacts, and the limited number of 25 low-grade spirit stones on him were left with only six.

  Later, they still need to buy materials to repair these magic treasures. Lin Feng can only announce the suspension of procurement, which makes many people who come later very disappointed. However, seeing that Lin Feng has already started collecting stalls, they can only leave with disappointment.

  A pile of treasures, fortunately they were all relatively 'small and exquisite', Lin Feng directly used the tablecloth on the ground to wrap them up, and prepared to leave.

  "This little brother, I heard you're collecting scraps? Oh no... is it buying used law enforcement equipment? Don't know if you still want any?"

  But just as Lin Feng was about to leave, he was stopped by a middle-aged man who looked at him with some expectation and asked.

  Lin Feng was slightly stunned and apologetically said, "Sorry, I didn't bring many spirit stones today, so I won't be collecting any for now. Maybe I'll come back tomorrow..."

  "Wait, take a look at my stuff first, I think you'll definitely be satisfied - it's got great 'collectible value'."

  The middle-aged man was a bit anxious and took out something from his pocket and handed it to Lin Feng, listening to him, he really thought that Lin Feng was a collector.

  "Ah...huh?" Lin Feng was about to refuse again, but when he saw what the other person had in their hand, he suddenly froze, then asked in surprise: "This is..."

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