Meeting an Acquaintance Again

At that moment, Tie Jun, who was apparently passing by, also noticed Lin Luoluo.

Seeing Lin Luoluo appear at the Mine Tunnel exit, he looked visibly astonished.

This little girl... what was she doing here?

Tie Jun's thoughts were in a bit of a jumble.

He remembered clearly that yesterday, this girl had still been a newcomer who had only just passed the First Tier assessment and whose legs could no longer carry her.

Yet now, she had not only come to the Forest Grotto, the most dangerous of them all.

In the end, Tie Jun simply assumed she had come to experience the outskirts of the Mine Tunnel.

He thought no more of it.

He glanced at the barely breathing teammate beside him, his heart burning with anxiety.

"Hurry up, all of you! Get to the trading hall and sell today's ore. Third Brother's injuries can't wait any longer!" he growled. Paying Lin Luoluo no further attention, he turned his head away.

After giving up on recruiting Lin Luoluo yesterday, he had gritted his teeth and used his original budget to recruit a fairly well-known independent Contract Spirit Master, who was said to be experienced.

Today, they had come to the Mine Tunnel full of confidence.

Who would have thought that the supposedly experienced Contract Spirit Master would be utterly hopeless at coordinating with the team and would recklessly charge ahead, eager to claim credit? When they fought a Third Tier Demon, a Cave Terrorclaw, their formation had fallen into chaos, leaving their teammate Third Brother gravely wounded in a sneak attack.

They had to hurry and sell the spoils they had obtained today, then get their teammate treated. Otherwise, the consequences would be unthinkable.

Tie Jun's team soon left.

Afterward, Bai Chen and Lin Luoluo also spotted the team Seventh Brother had helped recruit the two of them for that day. Like Tie Jun, however, they exchanged glances with the pair, a trace of shock flashing in their eyes. Neither side said much, and they went their separate ways.

Bai Chen, with Lin Luoluo on top of him, and Kalina soon queued up and left the Mine Tunnel through the passage for independent Contract Spirit Masters.

The area outside the entrance was packed with people.

Lin Luoluo looked at Kalina beside her and asked, blinking her big eyes:

"Kalina, I'm going to sell what I got today. Do you want to come?"

Kalina had been about to agree, but he glanced at the area where spoils were bought and sold.

Because the Mine Tunnel had only recently opened, an especially large number of Contract Spirit Masters had entered it, and many people were now trying to sell their gains here.

They crowded around the stalls, haggling in hopes of getting a few more Silver Coins.

Kalina, who came from a prominent family, was clearly unused to such a scene.

She shook her head. "Never mind, never mind. I need to get back to the Upper City early and secure the shop Jiang Chen agreed to let us have."

But the next second, she suddenly remembered something and hurriedly took a ring-like object from her pocket.

Then, without hesitation, Kalina pressed the silver-white ring into Lin Luoluo's hand.

The ring felt cool to the touch, its smooth surface engraved with strange, intricate patterns.

Bai Chen looked at the ring, utterly puzzled.

"Xiao Luoluo, is Kalina proposing to you?"

"What are you talking about, Xiao Bai!"

Lin Luoluo protested coquettishly in her mind as she examined the object in her hand.

"This... looks like... a Storage Ring."

Lin Luoluo's voice was uncertain.

After all, even a spatial ring with the smallest storage capacity could easily cost thousands of Silver Coins.

Just like a Spirit-Capturing Box, it was completely beyond Lin Luoluo's means.

Along the way, Bai Chen had killed quite a few Demons.

But aside from the Demon Crystals they had to take, they had no way to carry the Demon spirit materials that could also be sold, such as hides, claws, fangs, and bones, because they had no spatial storage equipment.

In the end, Bai Chen had simply swallowed them like snacks.

All because they had no spatial storage equipment.

"Kalina, what are you..."

Lin Luoluo held up the ring Kalina had given her, instinctively trying to press it back into her hand.

But Kalina caught her wrist.

"Luoluo, listen to me."

Kalina pushed her hand back.

"The Demons I killed along the way are in here.

I need to hurry back to the Upper City to deal with the shop. These things would just be a bother if I kept them, so I'll give them to you."

Lin Luoluo instinctively wanted to refuse again. She disliked accepting unconditional gifts from others, especially since, as she saw it, she had done nothing for Kalina.

Kalina saw her reluctance and added:

"Luoluo, don't feel like you owe me anything.

If it weren't for you, our Carter Family might have had to spend hundreds of thousands of Silver Coins, or even more, to secure that shop!

Thanks to you beating that woman, we were able to get it at the lowest possible cost.

Compared to that, this little bit of spirit material really is nothing. Just think of it as my thanks."

"This..."

Lin Luoluo was still hesitant. Her fingers closed around the cool ring as a battle raged in her heart.

She knew Kalina was telling the truth, but her pride made it hard for her to accept such a valuable gift without reservation.

Bai Chen, however, spoke to her in her mind:

"Take it, Xiao Luoluo. You really did help her a great deal.

Even if it was just one friend helping another, courtesy calls for a return. You can repay the favor when you get the chance. Besides, we really do need this right now."

Seeing that she was still hesitating, Kalina dropped another bombshell. She leaned close to Lin Luoluo's ear and winked mysteriously.

"And there are two Third Tier Demon Crystals in there."

"Aren't you in urgent need of money right now? Those two Third Tier Demon Crystals should sell for quite a few Silver Coins."

For an instant, even the air seemed to fall silent.

At Kalina's words, Bai Chen and Lin Luoluo both fixed their gazes on her.

Third Tier Demon Crystals?!

Lin Luoluo's head buzzed, and she almost thought she had misheard.

Bai Chen was even more shocked. Weren't those things that could only be taken from Third Tier demon beasts?

Since when had Kalina been capable of defeating Third Tier demon beasts?

Bai Chen could now defeat two Third Tier demon beasts, but when he had been First Tier, he would have found it very difficult.

And Kalina couldn't even beat him when he was First Tier!

Kalina gave a mischievous chuckle. Seeing Lin Luoluo's shocked expression, she puffed out her chest proudly and said:

"As soon as I entered the deepest level, I got lucky and ran into two Third Tier Demons fighting a huge battle. I hid behind a rock and watched.

And guess what? They ended up killing each other!"

This time, Bai Chen and Lin Luoluo were completely speechless.

The two of them had only one thought: Ridiculous.

Kalina's luck was just a little too good.

A complete Third Tier demon beast corpse was worth a fortune.

Its hide, sinews, bones, and blood were all precious materials for making high-grade equipment and potions. Altogether, even several thousand Silver Coins would be a low price.

Finding two complete corpses meant a fortune large enough for an ordinary family like Lin Luoluo's to live comfortably for the rest of their lives.

In the end, after Kalina's repeated insistence and Bai Chen's persuasion, Lin Luoluo accepted the ring.

"Then I'll be off, Luoluo! Once I've sorted out the shop, I'll come find you again!"

Kalina waved vigorously at her, then turned and hurried away.

After saying goodbye to Kalina, Lin Luoluo looked down at the Storage Ring in her hand, still somewhat dazed.

Following the method she had learned from a textbook, she sent a thread of spiritual power into it, and a space of several dozen cubic meters appeared in her perception.

Inside the space lay two enormous Demon corpses.

There were also three or four First Tier Demon Crystals.

Clearly, these were Kalina's gains from this trip.

The reason she had taken only the Demon Crystals from those few First Tier demon beasts was probably that she looked down on the meager profit from the rest.

After saying goodbye to Kalina, the two decided to find somewhere to sell all these things.

With this money, Lin Chuchu's illness could be treated, and Lin Luoluo could also buy more resources to increase her strength.

Bai Chen and Lin Luoluo began looking for a suitable place to sell the spirit materials.

The trading area at the Mine Tunnel exit was a mixed bag, and most of the small-time vendors were shrewd schemers who specialized in cheating newcomers.

Neither of them knew the market prices, so they certainly weren't going to those vendors.

Just then, Lin Luoluo suddenly remembered something and pulled a finely made business card from her pocket.

It was the card the vice president from the Hundred Treasures Pavilion had given her earlier in the reception room at the Contract Spirit Master hall.

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