Abel got up a little after noon, stretched a bit and noticed that his mind was clear and calm, apparently, he completely recovered from his lack of soul energy.
"Well, it seems that I am ready, also in this time I have saved enough to exchange for that kangaroo, so it is time to buy it, I also noticed that the village is somewhat agitated the last time I went, I wonder what the reason is."
During these 2 weeks Abel, in addition to practicing his double sword technique, also returned to the village a couple of times and finally visited the chamber of commerce.
Perhaps because it was in a village, it was not as surprising as Abel expected, the so-called chamber of commerce was itself a fairly spacious and modestly ordered house where an appraiser (who later discovered was Lucy's father), examined the condition and quality of the objects, thus giving a value which could be in silver or gold coins, depending on the quality of the object.
But not only could objects be sold in it, they also had a method of exchange, either for some other skin that they needed or some specific material, but of course not too rare.
It was on one of his visits that Abel noticed that the trading house had a good quality kangaroo, it was not very big and it was perfectly adapted to his needs, so he had been saving to be able to buy it, it was just today that Abel calculated that with the sale he would make, he would have enough to buy it.
"Well, I hope no one else took an interest in that kangaroo, otherwise I can only curse my bad luck."
Thus, preparing for the worst case scenario, Abel left the hut in the direction of the village, carrying a few rabbit and bird skins that he managed to hunt.
It was when he arrived at the village that he noticed something strange, the atmosphere in the village seemed more emotional, quite a few people gathered to talk among themselves, there were even some small fights and discussions.
"Strange enough, the last time I came here, there were few people arguing, but now it seems like they are preparing for a big event… forget it, I'll sell these furs first.
Although somewhat puzzled, Abel made his decision as he walked in the direction of the trading house.
Unlike the first time he saw her, the place was not saturated with cultivators trying to sell what they hunted, by this time, Abel already knew that they went out twice a month, once for exploration and the second to hunt, maximizing their profits.
Abel wasted no time at the entrance and quickly entered, walked a few steps and arrived at the counter, where a young woman in her 20s was standing, who when she saw him she smiled politely before speaking to him:
"Oh, it seems like you are bringing something new Abel, and it was only a few days ago that you brought in a large quantity of furs, your efficiency never ceases to amaze me."
At Lucy's words and sincere smile, Abel just scratched the back of his head and replied:
"It can't be helped, you know I was saving to buy the kangaroo I saw the other day, by the way, they still have it, right?"
Seeing the somewhat anxious expression on Abel's face, Lucy only laughed a little before mockingly replying:
"Only you would want that thing, *sigh*, I really don't know where my father got it from, anyway, I guess first you want to sell what you have there, right? Then put it on the table and wait a minute, I'll give you an adequate price."
Hearing that they still had the kangaroo, Abel sighed in relief, since he saw it, he knew that it was just what he needed, it was also made with the skin of a rank 2 beast, so it was very resistant and flexible.
Thus, Abel wasted no more time and placed the skins on the reception table, to which Lucy quickly took them and valued them according to their quality.
"Ummm, let's see, three rank 1 and two rank 2 beast skins are also in very good condition, as expected of you, okay, it'll be about 40 silver for rank 1 and 2 gold for rank 1. rank 2. "
Abel only nodded in agreement to this, in his opinion, hunting these beasts was not a challenge, so he was not going to get picky about the price.
Seeing that Abel agreed, Lucy nodded in satisfaction before asking one of the employees to bring the furs to the warehouse and bring the babysitter Abel had requested.
"I trust you will have the 15 gold coins, right Abel?"
"Of course, I've been saving since you told me the price a week and a half ago, everything is in this little bag, you can check it."
Saying this, Abel took out a bag that was hanging around his waist, the bag itself was not large, but from its appearance, it was obvious that it was full of coins.
When taking Abel's bulging bag, Lucy proceeded to count the coins, it was only a while after that she nodded towards Abel in agreement, shortly after, the employee returned bringing the babysitter that Abel requested, who gave it to her at Lucy's request.
Seeing the kangaroo, Abel nodded with satisfaction and quickly tied it diagonally on his back, with this, he already had a place to transport some belongings.
Abel didn't examine the kangaroo any further, he thought for a moment before asking Lucy a question.
"Miss Lucy, do you already have a sword in reserve? The last time you told me that in the next few days you would have more stocks."
Hearing Abel's question, the smile on Lucy's face froze, before Abel noticed her expression turn awkward.
"Ummm, to be honest Abel, we did have more until yesterday, but they were all bought immediately, so for now we have no more left."
Hearing this, Abel was shocked, before sighing regretfully, though shortly thereafter he regained his composure from him and asked:
"As far as I know, the people who buy the most weapons are the cultivators who go hunting, since many times they end up losing or breaking them, but I don't think that only they bought you everything they had in stock, right? Who else? bought you the weapons? "
Hearing this, Lucy just smiled helplessly before thinking for a bit, and she replied:
"Of course all the villagers whose children are between 7 and 10 years old, who else but in the village would want to buy weapons at this time?"
This surprised Abel, which, on thinking a bit, related this incident to the tense atmosphere of the village, so he decided to ask Lucy about it.
"Does it have something to do with the strange atmosphere in the village?"
Hearing her question, Lucy was surprised, she looked at him strangely before asking:
"You really don't know?"
Before her question, Abel only shook his head, during these two weeks, Abel devoted himself wholeheartedly to his cultivation practice and hunting, so he was unaware of the situation in the village.
Lucy, noticing by Abel's expression that she really didn't know anything, she just sighed before saying to him:
"This is all because the selection of disciples from the 3 great sects was advanced, and as far as I know, some elders will come to evaluate the talents of the village children in two weeks."
At that moment, Abel felt a bomb explode in his brain, leaving him stunned for a moment, it was only after a while that his brain began to analyze the sudden information.
"The selection of the sects was supposed to be in 2 years, so I did not give it much importance, since there was still a lot left, but now you are telling me that it is in only 2 weeks ?, heck, I have to plan properly here depending on what I choose, it will affect my future cultivation path."
With this in mind, Abel said a courteous goodbye before quickly leaving, leaving Lucy deep in thought of him.
"From how he acted now, I guess he really didn't know that the selections would be in 2 weeks, ummmm, I wonder if he will participate, although he is only at the third level of body refinement, he can already kill a 2nd rank beast, for what his combat prowess must be excellent, although well of course, all the 2nd rank beasts were the weakest among them, also I heard that the 2nd son of the village chief is also a rare genius..., ufufufu, I guess these selections will be more exciting than the previous ones."
While Lucy was already waiting for the day of the selections with great anticipation, Abel was running towards his cabin, he needed a quiet environment to be able to shape his thoughts and next actions.
Abel did not take long to reach his cabin, he quickly climbed the stairs and sat cross-legged on his bed, in his mind there was only one question.
"Should I participate in the selections and join a sect?"