William glanced around and saw dozens of light orbs floating about. He extended a light beam, holding a subordinate sealing card, and shook it, resembling a wind doll at the entrance of a supermarket back in his past life, used to attract attention during promotions.

Mental transmissions spread from these light orbs, and with a slight mental probe, William clearly sensed their contents.

"Goblin, excellent goblin archer, green skin, good diet, bulk discount..."

"Slime, blue slime, nutrient-rich, high volume, perfect for subordinates' food..."

"Dog-headed man, gray-haired dog-headed man, excellent miner, limited to 10,000, first come, first served..."

Fortunately, the messages were transmitted mentally, or it would have truly felt like a chaotic marketplace from his past life, with everyone shouting sales pitches. He would barely be able to make sense of anything, only hearing a cacophony of noise.

At this moment, William didn’t immediately pull out his wolfman subordinate sealing cards. Instead, he walked around the market, carefully assessing the current market prices and trends.

In this market, subordinates with weak combat power and no special traits were the most common, making up about 70-80% of what was being sold.

The remaining 20-30% mostly consisted of subordinates with average abilities in terms of battle, but they possessed specific talents in other areas.

For example, goblins had a great aptitude for manufacturing, while dwarves (regardless of their breed) excelled in smelting and forging, much like their cousins, the true dwarves. However, compared to the strong physical prowess of dwarves, these dwarfs were almost like malnourished, weak children.

Similarly, fox-headed or cat-headed half-beasts, who were agile and skilled in gathering or planting, had high intelligence and could handle relatively complex tasks. There were also dog-headed men, particularly good at excavation and mining.

Only about 10% of the light orbs offered subordinates with decent combat abilities.

These included species like orcs, humanoids, dwarves, and others, which were considered valuable. The areas selling these subordinates typically had several light orbs gathered around, inquiring about details.

Through William’s research, these types of subordinates usually cost around 10 points of divine power per 10,000 units, though it varied depending on their quality.

However, if the number of subordinates sold in a batch exceeded 100,000, the price tended to multiply.

William noticed one orb selling wolfman subordinates, with a batch of 100,000 wolfmen, priced at 300 points of divine power without bargaining. There was still a crowd of light orbs surrounding the area, and as he walked past, the deal was already completed.

William was now calculating the value of his own batch of jackal-wolves. When he acquired that divine domain, he had already gathered enough information about his jackal-wolf subordinates.

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Even though they were ordinary, in William’s eyes, these jackal-wolves were top-tier among the ordinary subordinates.

They lived over 60 years, reached adulthood in just 10 years, and produced three offspring per litter, with the potential for one litter per year.

Their intelligence and discipline were average, and their only drawbacks were their lack of skill in planting and animal husbandry, which William thought was normal. Orcs, for example, were also poor at agriculture, with only a few breeds excelling in raising specific wild animals.

However, these jackal-wolves were exceptional hunters, and as long as the divine domain was large enough and the ecological environment rich, they could be left to roam freely without worrying too much about their survival.

Compared to the wolfmen priced at 300 divine power for 100,000, William’s jackal-wolves were not only on par, but they also had other advantages, aside from having slightly weaker individual combat power.

“How should I price them?” William silently calculated. "If I price 150,000 jackal-wolves at three times the price, that would be 450 divine power per unit. Would that be too low?"

"Forget it. I’ll price them at 500 divine power each. If it doesn't work, I can always negotiate later." With his decision made, William stopped hesitating and found a high-traffic spot. He pulled out one of the subordinate sealing cards with jackal-wolves and began waving it in his hand.

"Jackal-wolf, red-haired jackal-wolf, excellent jackal-wolf subordinate, one litter per year, three offspring per litter, 10 years to adulthood, 60-year lifespan, disciplined and obedient. Don’t miss out—500 divine power each for 150,000 jackal-wolves!” As William loudly made his pitch, waves of thought energy emanated from him.

Several light orbs immediately surrounded him, extending light beams to examine the jackal-wolf sealing card in his hand.

William said nothing, letting them look while he continued to shout. After all, these jackal-wolves were definitely top-tier goods in this market.

"Boss, these jackal-wolves are great, but isn’t 500 divine power a bit high? I think 300 divine power is a fair price." A rational buyer hoping to score a bargain spoke up.

"Boss, will you sell for 350 divine power?" Another attempted to haggle.

"Boss, I’m offering 400 divine power, a high price. If you don’t want to sell, that’s fine." A pretentious buyer added.

Listening to the buyers around him, William wasn’t in a hurry. His lowest price was 450 divine power, so he wasn’t worried. Since it was early in the process, he could wait a bit longer.

Just then, a light orb from the distance floated closer and extended a light beam to the jackal-wolf sealing card.

After a brief inspection, the orb transmitted 500 divine power to complete the transaction, without a word, indicating a clear intent to buy without any negotiation.

"Did I sell too cheaply?" After completing the trade and seeing the 500 divine power easily obtained, William suddenly felt like he’d underpriced the goods. It had only been a few minutes, and his high-priced product had been taken without any negotiation.

As the buyer prepared to leave, William immediately called out to them: "Hey, wait! I’ve got 150,000 more of the same jackal-wolf breed. If you increase the price, you can take 300,000 jackal-wolves all at once!" Without hesitation, he added the upsell, and if the light orbs had facial expressions, William’s face would have been grinning like a slick merchant.

The buyer paused for a moment, then turned back to look at William: "I came to the market just to collect some decent cannon fodder. Don’t treat me like a fool. You’re a poor guy." A thought message struck William’s mind, and then the buyer turned around and left without another word.