Austin took five earth spirit fruits out of the Space Ring and gave them to Mindy.
Pleasantly surprised, Mindy touched the fruits with great care. She looked like a little girl who was thrilled at receiving a toy she had long dreamed about.
'She is quite pretty!'
Austin thought as he admired Mindy's slender figure.
"Hey! What are you staring at?"
Mindy blushed and questioned Austin when she noticed his meaningful look.
"Ah! What are you talking about? I wasn't doing anything."
Austin was embarrassed.
"Well, you'd better behave decently. I thought you were a gentleman when we were at Beast Mountain, and now you seem to have a dirty mind."
"There seems to be some misunderstanding here."
Austin found it hard to justify his action.
At the sight of Austin's embarrassed expression, Mindy burst out laughing.
"All right. I was just kidding."
Mindy was an outspoken and jolly young girl. Austin had undoubtedly earned her gratitude when he presented her with the five earth spirit fruits, as Mindy knew that he wasn't obliged to share any with her at all. After all, Austin had risked his life when he fought with Marvin, and so he deserved the fruits.
Considering what he had done, Mindy had formed a good opinion about Austin.
"Are you done, Tin? Please let me know if you are."
Evan's voice could be heard as he walked closer to them. Hesitantly, he glanced at Austin and Mindy.
Austin frowned.
"What the hell are you doing, Evan? Come over here."
Evan ran toward them immediately.
"I thought you were doing something unspeakable! I was mistaken when I heard the flirting words. So I thought ..."
Evan tried to be careful with his wording.
"What are you thinking about ?"
Austin almost choked with anger.
Mindy blushed scarlet and gave Austin a hostile glare.
"Nonsense! Seriously, why are you here, Evan?"
Austin hastened to change the topic.
"I've reached the second level of the Energy Gathering Realm!"
Evan looked truly radiant. Since joining Sun Sect, he had been stuck at the first level of the Energy Gathering Realm. A breakthrough was what he had longed for, but his goal always seemed out of reach.
However, after he consumed the Energy-boosting Elixir that Austin had given him, Evan made it to the second level without much effort.
"Well done. But don't be complacent about your progress. Your cultivation base is still rather low. Here are three earth spirit fruits and the secret manual of the Raging Dragon Fist."
Austin gave Evan the three earth spirit fruits and a manual.
"Ensure that you take only half an Earth Spirit Fruit each time. It's very powerful, and you don't want to be blown up. And don't start practicing the Raging Dragon Fist until you reach the third level of the Energy Gathering Realm."
Austin warned.
Mindy was deeply impressed to see how generous Austin was, both to her and Evan.
"Are you sure these are all for me, Tin?"
Evan was thrilled at the precious gifts from Austin. Although Evan didn't know much about the earth spirit fruits, he could sense their spiritual power. Apparently, they were not just fruits.
As for the Raging Dragon Fist, it was the first secret manual he could own because he was too poor to purchase any.
Austin had helped Evan realize many of his dreams. He couldn't be more thankful!
"Tin, you are so kind to me."
Evan looked up gratefully. Austin could see the tears welling in his eyes.
"I really don't know how to pay you back, Tin. But I would not hesitate to give my body and my life to you."
Austin looked at the ground awkwardly.
"Eww! Take that back. I'm not interested in your body, please."
The cheesy confession left Austin feeling very uneasy, and so he fled with Mindy as soon as possible.
Mindy felt warm and relaxed when she saw how much Austin and Evan cared about each other.
At the Marginal Trade Market, which lay in a vacant area in the forest, people of all ages clamored about. It was crowded and chaotic! A dazzling array of booths that presented various goods attracted the passers-by to stop and take a look.
The sellers were bustling around, yelling for attention, bargaining, or arguing.
Dozens of wooden cabins had been made in the forest. Each was of a different size.
Austin followed Mindy to the market. The goods for sale also caught their attention.
The booths were gaily decorated, and the sellers were busy calling to passing customers.
Austin and Mindy stopped at one booth and met the owner, a skilled young man.
Mindy laid ten beast cores on the table.
After examining the beast cores, the young man offered a price of 350 vital energy crystals.
Satisfied with the relatively reasonable price, Mindy agreed on the amount, and packed the crystals cheerfully.
Three hundred and fifty vital energy crystals were quite a fortune for an outer disciple.
This fair deal gave Austin confidence in the purchaser. Quickly, he displayed his collections from the Beast Mountain.
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