Full Harvest

Ji Yang opened his eyes and saw countless stars in the night sky.

No, not that many.

He blinked hard, and only a few remained.

My vision is still blurry from being beaten until I saw stars...

"Cough, cough!" He coughed heavily, spitting out a few mouthfuls of bloody foam mixed with fragments. Ji Yang grimaced, his voice trembling with tears, "My internal organs are shattered—"

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"Help..." He dialed the director's group connection, "Save me!"

"Huh?" The director on the other end immediately tensed up. "Ji Yang, what's wrong?"

In the past few minutes, several explorers' livestreams had gone offline. This included Ji Yang, Yue Wen, and Zhao Xing'er. The director had already dispatched people according to their locations to observe the situation.

If anything happened during the livestream, it would be fine if it were a rogue cultivator, but Hidden Dragon Pool would definitely pursue it vigorously!

"I encountered a particularly powerful Tiger Demon, wearing a suit... it should be gone now. It knows martial arts and critically injured me with one punch," Ji Yang said quickly. "There are at least two extremely powerful demonic beasts in this Wasteland. You must stop the livestream and capture them, otherwise, everyone will be in great danger!"

As he recounted his experience, he coughed up two more mouthfuls of blood. Just listening to it sounded miserable.

"Really?" The director, hearing his dying voice, no longer dared to doubt its authenticity. He gritted his teeth, "Connect everyone!"

"Uh, but if everyone connects at once, our conversation might be exposed to the audience. Won't that affect the experience?" an assistant hesitated nearby.

"We can't afford to worry about that anymore. Safety is definitely the top priority," the director said. "Connect!"

"Okay!"

At the command, everyone's earphones were pulled into the connection.

"Everyone, I regret to inform you of some news," the director said gravely. "Ji Yang was just attacked by a Demonic Beast and seriously injured. I've already sent people to pick him up based on his location. There seem to be Demonic Beasts exceeding our designated level in this simulated Wasteland. The specific reason is still unknown, but... it's likely beyond your ability to handle. Please stay where you are and do not move. The program team will send people to protect you, and then cultivators of the Middle Three Realms will be sent to clear out those Demonic Beasts. During this time, you must be careful of a Muntjac Demon carrying a wrench..."

"That one is already dead," Yue Wen replied.

"Ah?" the director said. "You killed it?"

"Yes, it was quite smooth," Yue Wen said.

"And..." Ji Yang suddenly let out a weak voice.

"Right, and also, there was a Tiger Demon wearing a suit?" the director continued. "This one was even more ferocious; it was the one that severely injured Ji Yang."

"Yes, yes, yes," Ji Yang emphasized. "The Muntjac Demon didn't really do much to me; it was mainly the Tiger Demon."

"If it was this one, it's also dead," Yue Wen's voice came again, faintly.

"Eh?" The director paused. "Are you sure? You encountered and killed both of these demonic creatures?"

"That's right," Yue Wen said. "You can send new Bee Cameras later to check. I ran into the Tiger Demon while chasing the Muntjac Demon, and killed them both in passing. I don't think it's reached the point of affecting the livestream yet."

"..."

There was a moment of silence in the connection, followed by the sound of a fountain water jet.

"Pfft—"

Then, another voice, belonging to a medical staff member, came through. "Director, we are the team here to rescue Ji Yang. He is indeed severely injured and probably won't be able to continue participating in the project."

"How is he?" the director asked anxiously.

"He is indeed severely injured, but he had stabilized..." the other side replied. "However, after speaking with you just now, he suddenly became enraged, spitting blood uncontrollably! It's... over three meters high!"

Sounds of astonishment from the surrounding emergency team could be heard. "I'm going to take a picture, wow, this is the first time I've seen such a high blood column."

"This has to go on our Moments."

"Is that appropriate?"

"It's fine, just block your colleagues."

"..."

"Okay, take him out for treatment," the director said, as if he hadn't heard anything. "As for the others, they can probably continue, right?"

"No problem," Su Renxue's cold voice came through. "Our Hidden Dragon Pool members can, anyway."

After all that build-up about how miserable Ji Yang was and how strong those two demonic beasts were, it turned out a rogue cultivator "casually" killed them both.

It was quite embarrassing.

As Ji Yang's senior sister, Su Renxue had to step forward to protect her sect's reputation at this moment.

Ji Yang's injury was a minor issue, but losing face for the sect was a big deal, especially with hundreds of thousands watching!

"Then the project will continue. If you encounter any more Demonic Beasts that exceed your expected strength, be sure to notify us immediately," the director said.

After hanging up the connection, she let out a long sigh of relief. "That was almost a disaster."

If this livestream had been stopped due to a mistake, her development within the company would have been greatly affected, and it would have been difficult for her to be in charge of such a high-level project again.

Ji Yang's careless words had almost ruined her future.

She had thought the two demonic beasts he mentioned were truly overwhelmingly strong. Now it seemed others could handle them easily, which meant Ji Yang was simply the one who was overwhelmingly weak.

"Next time there's a project like this, we need to be more rigorous in selecting participants," she whispered to those around her. "We can't just let any Tom, Dick, or Harry in. We almost let a piece of dog excrement ruin the whole pot."

In the distant mountain forest.

"Stinky dog shit" lay on a stretcher. The medical staff had just stabilized his pulse and cleaned the bloodstains from his chest. They were now preparing to send him back to the rear.

Ji Yang lay on his back, his eyes brimming with tears.

I awakened at fifteen, joined a sect at sixteen, mastered the Shadow Profound Supernatural Power at eighteen, and entered the Unity Realm at nineteen. I always thought I was the cream of the crop among my peers. Today, I realized...

Am I completely useless?

Maybe I should just die.

Yue Wen had no idea how much harm his perfunctory actions had caused others. He just wanted the live stream to continue smoothly.

With Demon Suppressing Coins scattered all over the ground, who would want to leave?

He certainly didn't.

Not only that, but the longer the live stream lasted, the more money he could earn.

This was something he desperately needed right now.

Actually, he had only completely reached the Great Perfection of the Unity Realm last night. However, after reaching perfection, he wasn't as happy as he had imagined. Instead, he felt a slight headache.

This was because it meant that cultivating further had little significance.

After reaching the Great Perfection of the Third Realm, to make further progress, one had to undergo the Great Fire Refinement of Gang and advance to the Gang Realm.

He had originally thought he could slowly accumulate materials while cultivating, and by the time he reached perfection, the materials would be almost ready. He could break through naturally and comfortably.

Who would have thought it would happen so soon?

Having too high comprehension was also troublesome.

If he continued to slowly save money to buy materials now, it would be a waste of time. He had to quickly gather the four immortal materials needed to refine the Chaos Dragon Gang. The pressure suddenly increased.

This live stream, as his biggest windfall recently, could not be easily given up.

After the connection ended, he exchanged a look with Zhao Xing'er. "Let's search together. We'll split whatever we find."

Huang Big Tiger had managed the Tiger Head Gang for many years. Even after that great disaster, he should still have some savings. The fee for assassins of the Rhinoceros Deer brothers' caliber must be extremely expensive. They weren't like those Demonic Beasts from the Wasteland; they might have some money or treasures on them, making them worth looting.

Immediately, Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er began their search.

The Second Rhinoceros Deer had nothing on him, just a broken hammer. But it had to be said that the material of this hammer was excellent; it was surprisingly hard. Even after clashing with the Drum Beating Golden Hammer, it hadn't completely shattered.

The Big Rhinoceros Deer's wrench was the same.

Yue Wen decided to keep both the hammer and the wrench. Even if he didn't use them himself, selling the materials should still earn him some money.

Even a dung beetle, no matter how small, was still meat.

However, apart from that, the Rhinoceros Deer brothers had no valuable items. The Big Rhinoceros Deer only had a key with the serial number "58" on it, which looked like a locker key.

The brothers' belongings might all be stored there, but they didn't know which locker it was. It seemed to have little significance even if they got it.

As for Huang Big Tiger, it had nothing on it. After all, clothes usually disintegrated, and pockets couldn't hold anything.

However, there was a circular jade pendant hanging on its chest. It was lustrous and smooth. Zhao Xing'er touched it and said, "This is a Mustard Seed Jade. Looking at its quality, it seems ordinary and probably can't hold much."

The so-called Mustard Seed Jade was the most common type of Storage Magic Artifact. It was made by engraving array patterns onto spiritually active jade and carving out a small portable space. The one on Huang Big Tiger's chest was the most common Mustard Seed Jade, likely only having a storage space of a few cubic meters.

Zhao Xing'er said dismissively, looking down on such a common item. But Yue Wen's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

"Mustard Seed Jade is great! I happen to need a Storage Magic Artifact," he said with a smile.

He couldn't open this jade pendant right now. He would have to go back and slowly refine it. Fortunately, this type of lower-tier Storage Magic Artifact wouldn't have overly complex array patterns, making it easier to re-refine.

Otherwise, some high-tier Storage Magic Artifacts couldn't be opened even if the original owner died, and some would even self-destruct with their owner, which would be troublesome.

After refining it, even if there was nothing inside the jade pendant, he would have a usable Storage Magic Artifact. This trip was already quite rewarding.

What else could he say?

Thank you, little tiger.