Soul Bone Uproar (3)

"Have you heard? The deputy city lord's daughter obtained a Soul Bone while helping some children hunt Soul Beast."

"What? Soul Bone!"

"Shh—keep your voice down, I'm telling you, it's a Head Soul Bone, which is second only to the Torso Bone Soul Bone in value!"

"Only a century-long period..."

"What do you know? Head Soul Bone of a hundred-year level is priceless, worth at least 500,000 Gold Soul Coin!"

"I heard that the city lord and deputy city lord will be holding an auction in three days in the square in the center of Nuoding City!"

"Soul Bone, such a precious thing, why not absorb it yourself, instead of auctioning it off?"

"With rumors flying everywhere, this hot potato definitely needs to be thrown away..."

As soon as he left Nuoding Academy and arrived in the bustling city center, he heard many people discussing the matter of Soul Bone. Zhou Qing finally understood just how much trouble Soul Bone could cause once it was exposed.

The problem is particularly severe in small towns like Nuoding City.

Accompanying Xiao Wu to the Blacksmith Shop—

The Blacksmith Shop in Nuoding City is located beside a river about eight meters long that runs from outside the city into the city.

One of the branches of this river is the stream that flows near the Holy Soul Village.

"Tang San, Xiao Wu asked me to persuade you to go on your date with her." Zhou Qing had just spoken when he found Tang San, who was forging with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, and Xiao Wu punched him in the right cheek.

"What nonsense are you spouting?" Xiao Wu gritted her teeth, her cheeks slightly flushed, whether from embarrassment or anger, it was hard to tell.

But would Zhou Qing admit his mistake?

Moreover, being a champion of gender equality, he immediately grabbed Xiao Wu's lips and vigorously pinched them, making all sorts of funny faces. He then said to Tang San, "Tang San, come out and help me! This little brat is going to bite!"

Xiao Wu was not to be outdone. She grabbed Zhou Qing's face forcefully and stuck her fingers into his nostrils, pushing upwards.

"Today I'll show you what it means for a rabbit to jump over a wall when cornered!"

"That's a dog, not a rabbit."

Tang San covered his eyes and lowered his head, really wanting to pretend he didn't know these two little brats, but the blacksmiths in the Blacksmith Shop burst into laughter when they saw this scene.

One of the blacksmiths came over, nudged Tang San on the shoulder, handed him his wages, and said, "You've exceeded your forging target for today, so go have some fun with them."

"Thank you, boss." Tang San accepted the money, but still finished forging the last piece of iron before leaving the Blacksmith Shop.

At this moment, Zhou Qing and Xiao Wu immediately separated, straightened their clothes, and acted as if nothing had happened.

"What do you want from me?" Tang San asked speechlessly.

"It's mainly because Xiao Wu wants to find you..." Seeing Xiao Wu's squinty eyes, Zhou Qing immediately changed his words, "She wants us to go to the Nuoding Guild together to take on a mission and earn some Gold Soul Coin. This girl spends money extravagantly, especially on clothes. She's almost turned most of the space in the Dorm Seven into a wardrobe."

Tang San was aware of Xiao Wu's "generosity" in spending money. If it weren't for the flesh worm inside Romantina's body... ugh, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said it would protect him, Zhou Qing, Xiao Wu, and Romantina herself, the four of them would already be a team, and he wouldn't really be willing to take on missions from the guild.

After all, there are very few missions on the current Nuoding Guild mission board that help Soul Scholar and Soul Master hunt Soul Beast, making it difficult to improve combat experience.

Therefore, it would be better to practice forging and inscribing Soul Guiding Inscription at the Blacksmith Shop to prepare for facing stronger, potentially hostile, Soul Master in the future.

"Just treat it as a way to relax and balance work and rest."

Zhou Qing also saw through Tang San's thoughts, hooked his arm around his neck, and headed towards the Nuoding Guild with Xiao Wu, saying, "The food in the guild is much better than in the junior academy."

That's true.

Moreover, Zhou Qing didn't expect that in this other world, "the food at school is worse than outside" would also be a universal rule.

"It's really delicious, but it's also expensive." Xiao Wu really likes the Fruit Wine from the Nuoding Guild. During the last mission, she spent most of the Gold Soul Coin she earned from the Nuoding Guild on buying the guild's Fruit Wine, and she even stored a large box of it in the Dorm Seven.

"You get what you pay for. If you don't have money, you can only do missions." Zhou Qing chuckled.

"Didn't you earn 500,000 Gold Soul Coin? Can you lend me some?" Xiao Wu moved closer to Zhou Qing, her face flushed, and her voice became much softer.

"Is this your real purpose? But I won't lend it to you." Zhou Qing turned his head away. "If you want to be like Miss Alice in the guild, you have to grow up first. With your ordinary appearance, it's very difficult for me."

Tang San opened his mouth, thinking that Zhou Qing might have been corrupted by spending too much time with Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu puffed out her cheeks, her face turning red with anger, and cursed, "Just you wait, I'll definitely be older than anyone else in the future!"

Snap!

Tang San rubbed his forehead, wondering if he would have to be just as "sincere" if he spent more time with this person in the future... Could he really say these things in public?

We're just kids, it's okay...

However, after spending a long time with Zhou Qing, Tang San immediately thought of a reason, and his heart felt much lighter as a result—perhaps, this is what childhood and youth are all about?

Arrive at the Nuoding Guild.

Xiao Wu led the two straight to the mission section to check out the missions.

"Finding a lost kitten..."

"Clearing the waterways south of Nuoding City..."

"To be a sparring partner for Xiao Chenyu, the city lord's son—"

Upon seeing this task, Xiao Wu paused for a moment, then said irritably, "That annoying wolf cub actually wants to find Soul Master to spar with? Doesn't he have any at home?"

"Soul Master are ultimately a minority. Those two guards at the Spirit Hall entrance are only Soul Scholar in Soul Power Level, without even a single Soul Ring, let alone the city lord's family of Nuoding City." Tang San wasn't surprised. "Should we accept this mission?"

"I get annoyed just seeing that face."

The thought of that little wolfhound saying he wanted to make her his pet made Xiao Wu furious. If she really accepted the mission, she would probably teach Xiao Chenyu a lesson later... If she hurt him, she would feel bad—feeling bad for her money.

"How about this mission?" Zhou Qing pointed to a mission sheet marked "Protect the Auction Venue".

Unlike other task sheets, this task sheet has twenty blank circles the size of a fingernail at the bottom, thirteen of which have been marked with a red "√".

"Soul Bone Auction will be held in the center of Nuoding City in three days, requiring Soul Master to protect it..." Xiao Wu read aloud, her gaze finally settling on the reward. "Other items will also be auctioned during the auction, which will last for two hours. The reward is: one Soul Master, one hour, and one hundred Gold Soul Coin!"