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Fang Yue's most pressing need right now was Lifespan.

After a night of fighting, his Lifespan had been severely depleted.

Not to mention that cultivating the Spark Heart Method and using the Spark Saber Technique both consumed Lifespan.

Therefore, the more Lifespan, the better.

Accepting the quest.

"System Notification: Congratulations Player on accepting the personal quest Request Black Embers."

"Quest Name: Request Black Embers."

"Quest Level: Village Grade High."

"Quest Type: Personal Quest."

"Quest Description: Captain Lin Ling requests [Black Embers] from you and is willing to offer something of equivalent value."

"Quest Reward: Lin Ling Favorability +1, Unknown."

After accepting the quest, Fang Yue immediately took out 1g of [Black Embers].

1g of [Black Embers] could be exchanged for 10 days of Lifespan.

And he had a full 16g, which meant 160 days of Lifespan? This deal was absolutely worth it!

He just didn't know if Captain Lin would still give him quests.

As Fang Yue was daydreaming about peaches, he saw Lin Ling staring at him with a dark expression.

"Do I look blind? I want the [Black Embers] produced from that Anomaly that 'corpsified' earlier! Judging by the quantity, it's at least ten times what you have, and the quality is also much better."

Huh?

He wanted 10g of Black Embers?

10g for 10 days of Lifespan, the exchange rate dropped drastically to 1:1.

Fang Yue immediately became a little unhappy.

He thought he had stumbled upon a good thing, but it turned out to be a 1:1 exchange? There was no profit to be made.

Although he didn't know the specific use of [Black Embers] yet, accumulating so little after painstakingly killing an Anomaly and then exchanging it like this, Fang Yue felt like he was losing out.

Immediately, Fang Yue shook his head like a rattle drum.

"No deal!"

"System Notification: Personal quest Request Black Embers failed."

"System Notification: [Captain of Ancient Moon Village Guard Team] Lin Ling Favorability -15."

So fast! So real!

Looking at Lin Ling's visibly displeased face, Fang Yue exclaimed inwardly.

After being rejected, Lin Ling stared coldly at Fang Yue, making Fang Yue feel a chill down his spine.

Wouldn't this guy come to kill me during the day?

Fang Yue was actually a little scared, regretting speaking too quickly.

With this guy's favorability dropping by -15 points, he might actually have murderous intent.

While lost in thought, he saw Lin Ling suddenly calm down and say indifferently.

"I'm not asking for these Black Embers just for myself, but also for Hua Wuye."

"Both I and Hua Wuye made significant contributions in killing that Anomaly; it wasn't solely your achievement. I didn't use this achievement to make demands, but to exchange for what I deserved through a fair transaction, yet you still refused me."

"I will report this matter to Lord Han."

"Lord Han is a person of noble character. No matter how highly he valued you before, once he knows your character is lacking, I believe he will immediately give up on you and re-examine you."

With that, Lin Ling turned and left without any intention of staying.

"Wait!"

The next moment, Fang Yue's voice rang out.

Fang Yue had only been thinking about his own interests and hadn't considered this aspect before.

Lin Ling's words were reasonable and well-founded. Killing the Anomaly was indeed not his sole accomplishment.

Immediately, Fang Yue took two steps forward and said with a smile, "It's obvious Captain Lin has never done business before. What I just did was a strategic retreat to advance, I was bargaining with you. I didn't really refuse to give it to you."

Business? Bargaining?

Lin Ling's expression turned strange, feeling awkward.

He had never seen anyone bargain over [Black Embers] as if it were a commodity.

"So, you mean..."

"1g of gray embers for 2 days of Lifespan. I have 10g, so 20 days of Lifespan, that's not too much, right?"

Very much so.

From 10 days to 20 days, is that still excessive?

But Lin Ling thought about it, then looked at Hua Wuye, who was lying there being taken care of, still unconscious and on the verge of death, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Fine, I'll take it!"

"Got it!"

After handing over 10g of Black Embers, Fang Yue's lifespan token immediately gained an additional 20-day share.

He absorbed all the Lifespan on the lifespan token into his own body.

"Lifespan: 28 days 8 hours."

That felt good! He didn't have to worry about Lifespan for now.

"System Notification: [Ancient Moon Village Guard Team Captain] Lin Ling's Favorability +16."

Favorability, it's back...

Speaking of which, this guy's favorability is so cheap.

Seeing Lin Ling about to leave after receiving the [Black Embers], Fang Yue quickly grabbed him and asked, "Captain Lin, don't rush, I want to ask, what do you plan to do with these Black Embers?"

Fang Yue currently only knew that [Black Embers] could be used as medicine to make [Scum Yuan Pills], or that consuming it had a small chance of turning one into an Anomaly. He knew nothing else.

So he wanted to ask what the experienced players used [Black Embers] for.

Lin Ling shook off Fang Yue's hand impatiently and said, "Part of it is for cultivation, and part of it is to heal her injuries. Also, let this one slide, but next time don't pry into what others use [Black Embers] for; it's a major taboo."

Cultivation? Healing?

Could this thing replace the Lifespan consumption during cultivation?

Fang Yue thought about the fair price Lin Ling mentioned, a 1:1 exchange, and it seemed quite possible.

But how would that work?

Fang Yue still had 6g of Black Embers on hand.

Cultivation consumed so much Lifespan; he also wanted to use [Black Embers] to replace the Lifespan consumption.

Just as Fang Yue was about to catch up with Lin Ling to ask for clarification, he suddenly saw Lin Ling stop abruptly, looking shocked towards the north.

What's happening to the north?

Fang Yue curiously followed Lin Ling's gaze to the north. He saw that at the edge of the crowd over there, there seemed to be a commotion.

Unlike the excited cheers from others, those villagers all had terrified expressions, screaming and scrambling to push their way in, as if they were fleeing a disaster.

And this phenomenon seemed contagious. In a short while, it spread from person to person, and everyone showed expressions of terror and fear, screaming and rushing towards them.

The dense crowd surged over like a tide.

"Help! Help!!"

"Anomaly! There's another Anomaly behind us!!"

"The battle isn't over! It's not over!!"

There's another Anomaly?!

Fang Yue's heart sank. For some reason, the first thing that came to his mind was the silent Chen Manor to the north of the village.

Could it be... that the Anomaly from inside there had come out?

Lin Ling had already moved closer, his expression grim. "There's actually another Anomaly. Get ready, we're going to kill it!"

We?

No, no, no! If it's the Anomaly from Chen Manor, I'm definitely making a run for it the first chance I get!

"What? Are you scared?"

Seeing Fang Yue's hesitation, Lin Ling said coldly and walked past him. "Then I'll do it alone! I've also recovered some Internal Energy from meditating earlier; it's enough to deal with an ordinary Anomaly."

How could Fang Yue let him go to his death? He quickly grabbed him and briefly explained the situation at Chen Manor.

"What?! Chen Mu is dead!?"