In the water source area, Su Xiao sat on a branch dozens of meters above the ground, high in a towering skyward tree. A light drizzle fell.
"What the hell is wrong with this place? Why did it start raining?"
A short figure approached. He stood only a little over 1.1 meters tall.
"Gourmet, how did you turn into a child? I have to say, you were pretty adorable when you were young."
Baja crouched on the branch and spouted nonsense.
"My legs are much shorter. It'll take at least two days to recover. How are things progressing on your end?"
Gourmet held a skinned beast leg in his hand and took a huge bite. Heaven knew what miraculous trick he had performed. When he died, he had received the kill notification, dropped a Crimson Card, and everything else that should have happened. Even Naji Jia had almost believed that he had really died.
"We got the 'ticket.' There's a forest at the edge of the swamp area."
"I know all that. How much white amber did you get?"
Gourmet leaped up and sat on the branch beside Su Xiao. Seeing what he looked like now, Su Xiao frowned. Negotiating with an old-fashioned little boy felt strange, especially when tentacles occasionally appeared on the other party's body.
"I'll give you 140 grams."
"Twenty grams is enough to pass safely. What do you want me to do for the extra?"
"Behave yourself. I'm busy and don't have time to hunt you."
"Hahahaha, don't put it that way. I'm only half a Violator now, and I'm in the process of turning over a new leaf. The higher my rank, the more I feel that the Violator path is a trap. At least, that's how I feel. Luckily, I was fairly well-behaved at