LRAB Chapter 14 Money Keeps Flowing Upward
Chapter 14 Money Keeps Flowing Upward
The battle continued in an orderly fashion.
Or rather, it was a one-sided crushing defeat.
In no time at all.
Luo Ding took a deep breath, sheathed his sword, and stepped back.
"Go, kid, for the final blow."
"Hmm." Xiao Yan nodded in response, took out the short dagger he carried with him, and approached the messy battlefield.
In the center, several of the thickest vines had been cut in half, their surfaces covered in cracks, and the purplish-red flowers at their tops were dull and lifeless, clearly powerless to resist.
Xiao Yan simply stabbed the short dagger into the main vine and twisted his wrist.
The main vine trembled violently, twisted, stiffened, and drooped helplessly; the flowers at the top also withered rapidly.
A soul ring, shimmering with a faint white light and interspersed with a few distinct yellow wisps, slowly rose from where the main vine had withered.
"It's done!" The second brother breathed a sigh of relief.
"Excellent! Look at the color, it's almost a century old, definitely over ninety!"
Luo Ding looked at it closely and praised it.
"Sit down quickly, use your mind to guide the soul ring to your martial soul, and begin absorbing it. We will protect you."
Without hesitation, Xiao Yan sat down cross-legged, raised his right hand, and a pale blue Blue Silver Grass appeared in his palm.
"Blue Silver Grass?"
A hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the three members of the Greatsword Mercenary Group.
A while ago, a missing person notice was indeed posted near Notting City, offering a reward of 500 gold soul coins for a child with the Blue Silver Grass martial soul.
If it weren't for the fact that the age, features, and appearance described in the notice didn't match the boy in front of him at all...
They almost became suspicious.
While they were distracted, Xiao Yan guided the soul ring onto the Blue Silver Grass, but the energy flowed through his palm to the Amen on his chest, flashing a faint silver light.
The spirit ring seemed to be absorbed and dissipated faintly.
The energy for the next time travel is available.
"So fast?" Luo Ding looked somewhat surprised, but seeing Xiao Yan's satisfied expression, he didn't ask any more questions.
Pay in one hand and deliver in one hand.
As for what soul skills they acquired, the guests can talk about it if they want, or they won't ask if they don't want to. Who would casually tell others about their soul skills?
People aren't stupid.
"Next."
The three of them turned their gaze to the pockmarked boy.
Xiao Yan casually picked up a broken branch of the blood-sucking vine.
Soon, the fourth soul beast they hunted was a stone-armored beast that was about fifty years old and was known for its defensive capabilities.
However, the age limit is too low; in the hands of a great soul master, it's just a matter of using a second soul ring skill!
"What should we do with these little stone-armored beasts? Even if we let them go, they won't survive more than a few days in this Soul Hunter Forest," Xiao Yan said, looking at the stone-armored beast's nest where three cubs were huddled together, trembling.
"What else can we do?" The second brother glanced at it.
"There are rules in the Soul Hunting Forest: young beasts that have no age limit and no combat power cannot be killed or taken away without permission. They can only stay here and leave it to fate."
"Of course no one would want you outside?" Xiao Yan turned to look at the person beside him and said, "At this age, you can certainly still be raised."
"Why raise soul beasts? They eat a lot and are untamed. Even if you raise them from a young age, they may not be docile."
Even if you really want to cultivate it as a future spirit ring, how long can a spirit beast live? How long can a person wait? Cultivating three generations, just to exchange it for a hundred-year spirit ring that may not even be suitable?
Moreover, soul beasts that have been around for a hundred years have grown stronger, become more wild and unstable, and could turn against their masters at any time. Even nobles wouldn't consider such a losing proposition.
The second child was quite ordinary.
On this continent, the relationship between soul beasts and soul masters is mostly that of hunter and prey.
"If we leave it here to die, it will provide a feast for other spirit beasts, allowing them to live a few more years, which would be of greater value to this forest."
After saying that, he stopped looking at the three cubs and turned to walk towards the pit in the center of the cave, where Loding was dissecting the carcass of the even larger stone-armored beast.
Beside him, the pockmarked boy was struggling to absorb the spirit ring, fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead.
"Captain, although the Stone Armored Beast is large, the probability of it dropping a Soul Bone might be slightly higher, but that hope is too slim."
"Stop talking nonsense and come help us."
Luo Ding didn't even glance at it, continuing with his work, and said...
"Let's get this done before sunset; I don't want to stay here all night."
"Yes, yes, yes...sigh~"
Xiao Yan looked at the three cubs, then glanced at his backpack.
Compared to animal-type soul beasts, which are subject to strict regulations, plant-type soul beasts are almost unrestricted in terms of carrying and can be freely taken out of the Soul Hunting Forest.
At this moment, in his backpack, besides the Bloodsucking Vine, there were several other plant-type soul beasts that Luo Ding could name, such as the Thorn Vine and the Crescent Moon Grass that could emit a faint light at night, etc., but most of them were only slightly higher level than the Blue Silver Grass.
"You guys are hard to feed..."
……
The sun sets, and the soul hunt ends.
Xiao Yan paid a reward of almost half his fortune, mainly because plant-type soul beasts below the BJ level were too cheap.
otherwise.
"Remember to send us your Soul Master subsidies from the Spirit Hall on time for the next year." The second brother patted the pockmarked boy on the shoulder, his tone casual.
But the upright leader, Luo Ding, seemed not to hear it.
The pockmarked boy had no objection whatsoever and nodded vigorously. Fifty years had already exceeded his expectations, both psychologically and in terms of price, but becoming a Soul Master was a long time coming!
One Gold Soul Coin every month!
Only 12 per year!
There's still plenty of money to be made in the future, and you can also become a mercenary, fight in the Fighting Spirits, or join the army!
The future is bright!
"Thank you, Commander!"
The pockmarked boy thanked the leader, Luo Ding, profusely.
Luo Ding responded, a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth, seemingly enjoying the satisfaction that comes from helping others.
However, Xiao Yan took in this scene and felt a strange unease rising within him.
Once you leave the street stall, the mission is officially over.
The pockmarked boy bid farewell to the other two boys. They had to rush to the Spirit Hall to register as Soul Masters, as only then could they receive the monthly subsidy of one gold soul coin.
Xiao Yan concealed his intentions and naturally blended into the farewell procession, eventually leaving with the flow of people.
Watching the four figures leave, Luo Ding, along with the two teammates known as the second and third, stood still.
"If they had known that their soul power level would only be so-so in the future, would they still have maintained their current mindset?" The second brother said slowly, looking at the young figures.
No sooner had he finished speaking than Luo Ding lightly patted the back of his head.
"What are you pretending to be, some intellectual? Aren't you also working hard here for these gold soul coins?"
"Tch!" The second brother curled his lip and didn't argue further.
The two then turned their gaze to the third brother, who had barely spoken, and was a slender young woman.
"One more time should be enough."
Luo Ding's voice turned serious, his previous casualness gone. "To hunt for the third brother's second spirit ring, the target must be at least a hundred-year-old spirit beast. The money we've saved this time, plus our previous savings, should be enough to buy some better equipment and medicine."
"And, please appoint a Soul Master..."
Money is constantly flowing upwards.