"But this is still too precious; that fruit isn't worth a blue-quality weapon," Jin Sha said after thinking. "If you insist on settling this, let's trade."
"Oh?" Bai Ye smiled. "How do you want to trade?"
Jin Sha replied, "I only have beast companions. Are you interested?"
As she spoke, Jin Sha produced a pile of red and white spheres. "These are beast companion balls. Inside are different beast companions. Some are from my world, some I captured elsewhere, and some from the glaciers."
Bai Ye pondered. "I have no experience raising beast companions. If I were to trade for them, I'd prefer immediate combat strength. However, trading a blue-quality weapon for a blue-quality beast companion wouldn't be considered settling a debt."
"It's fine; I can't use so many beast companions anyway," Jin Sha said. "You can add something, pick more if you like, as long as we can agree on the value."
After speaking, Jin Sha playfully stuck out her tongue at Bai Ye.
"After all," Jin Sha continued, "I don't want to owe you a favor."
Bai Ye chuckled. "So that you won't hold back if you ever need to kill me?"
"Mhm, exactly!" Jin Sha confirmed.
"Alright!" Bai Ye spread his hands. "What do you need?"
Jin Sha thought for a moment. "I believe you know what I need."
What does a beast companion master need?
It was actually easy to guess. Did beast companion masters need beast companions? No, they definitely needed things that benefited themselves, or more directly, things that could enhance their own combat power. This was because beast companion masters had a very obvious weakness: if the beast companions were difficult to deal with, one could then target the master.
This was also why Bai Ye had given the Zanpakuto to Jin Sha. That item was perfect for her.
Serpent's Tail was not a close-combat Zanpakuto; its blade could be used as a whip. Therefore, when someone tried to attack Jin Sha, she could engage in mid-to-long range attacks to prevent them from closing in.
Besides that, what else suited Jin Sha...
"You decide for yourself. I don't have much on me, really," 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 shoulder cannon from the Predator?" Jin Sha's eyes lit up. "Did you kill a Xenomorph Predator?"
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 suited Jin Sha. It could help her prevent enemies from closing in. Next were defensive equipment, which could help her defend against ranged attacks. By improving in these two areas, other matters could be left to the beast companions.
As for personal stat boosts…
That was stating the obvious, as it applied to anyone.
However, a plasma cannon was a black-quality advanced item…
Bai Ye truly doubted that Jin Sha had any beast companions of comparable value.
As expected, although Jin Sha was covetous of the plasma cannon, it was only to the extent of desire. She couldn't produce a black-quality beast companion. Moreover, the development path of a beast companion master primarily focused on their companions. Trading a black-quality beast companion for a plasma cannon would be counterproductive and weaken her own strength!
The core of trading was exchanging things you didn't need for things you did.
"Ah!"
At this moment, Jin Sha suddenly shrieked again, startling Bai Ye.
Bai Ye asked, "Why are you suddenly yelling?"
Jin Sha picked up two stones, her eyes shining with excitement. "A beast companion fossil, and a Mega Stone! Why do you have this? And they're a matching set!"
"Ah?"
Bai Ye looked at the two stones Jin Sha was holding and was stunned.
He had almost forgotten about these two items.
The Mega Stone was Bai Ye's first-kill reward from fighting participants in the beast companion world, and the fossil of Aerodactyl was from 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.
Jurassic Park was a hidden quest, and the rewards for hidden quests were naturally exceptional.
But…
The problem was that Bai Ye had no idea what the Mega Stone and Aerodactyl's fossil did. 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 thrown everything out, Bai Ye would have nearly forgotten about these two things.
"I want the plasma cannon!" Jin Sha declared after considering for a moment, taking out a pendant inlaid with gems. "I have a Key Stone!"
"Ah?"
Bai Ye didn't react, looking at Jin Sha blankly.
Jin Sha continued, "Or, are you planning to trade the Aerodactyl fossil and the Mega Stone?"
Bai Ye tilted his head again. "Ah?"
Jin Sha stomped her foot. "Give me an answer."
Bai Ye wiped sweat from his brow. "I don't know what to say; I don't understand any of this!"
For a moment, Bai Ye felt like crying. It was his own fault for being uncultured, able to conquer the world with just "Wocao."
Jin Sha explained, "This Aerodactyl fossil is from my world. We call it a Secret Amber. As a very rare ancient species of beast companion, Aerodactyl is extinct. The only way is to extract its genes from the Secret Amber and revive it."
Jin Sha picked up the Mega Stone again. "Mega Stones can allow some beast companions to Mega Evolve. Coincidentally, Aerodactyl is one of them, and your Mega Stone happens to correspond to Aerodactyl."
"That's a coincidence?"
Bai Ye thought of the beast companion master who commanded the yellow-skinned mice outside Jurassic Park. Would that person specifically seek out an Aerodactyl fossil?
Bai Ye asked, "However, Mega Evolution also requires a Key Stone, right?"
"Yes!" Jin Sha held up the pendant. "I happen to have one."
Bai Ye stated, "I understand, so your trade is the Key Stone for the plasma cannon?"
Jin Sha replied, "That's meaningless to you. The Aerodactyl would still be a stone. My trade is to help you revive the Aerodactyl, plus the Key Stone, but that will take some time."
Bai Ye inquired, "How much time?"
Jin Sha explained, "I know of a beast companion region from my world. I'll need to find someone there to revive the Aerodactyl, and it might involve a quest. It's quite troublesome."
After speaking, Jin Sha showed a conflicted expression.
Bai Ye, sensing Jin Sha's hesitation, probed, "Do you have other ideas?"
Jin Sha replied, "If you're willing to part with the fossil and the Mega Stone, I do have another deal, but…"
Jin Sha glanced at the items on the ground, then took a deep breath.
"I want everything!"