Unexpected Event

Lin Ze (he) drew a Blue Rare Death Soldier and summoned it without hesitation.

Compared to Ordinary Death Soldiers, Rare Death Soldiers required ten times the Flesh Essence.

Therefore, this summoning cost him thirteen units of Flesh Essence.

If not for hunting two Magical Beasts today, plus the Magical Beast Meat he bought, he might not have been able to summon it.

"Ten times the cost, let me see what's so special about it!"

The Rare Death Soldier was of medium build and looked quite approachable, with a faint, almost imperceptible smile playing on its lips, giving the impression of always smiling.

Unable to discern anything from its appearance alone, Lin Ze turned to the Bronze Mirror to check the Rare Death Soldier's skills and Talent.

[Rare Death Soldier: Unnamed]

[Skill: Merchantry (Proficient Grade): Proficiently masters the way of Merchantry, possesses a keen business sense, buying low and selling high is commonplace for you.]

[Talent: Affinity (Blue): Your interactions with others make them feel as if they are basking in a spring breeze, making them more likely to let down their guard.]

Seeing the Rare Death Soldier's skill and Talent, Lin Ze nodded in satisfaction.

It seemed the Talent and skill could complement each other.

To bring out greater utility.

As for Proficient Grade, it was roughly equivalent to skills honed for over a decade.

The Affinity Talent could allow the Death Soldier's skill to be better utilized.

Although it wasn't a noble skill like Alchemy, Lin Ze thought Merchantry was also good.

Especially now that the Death Soldiers were constantly hunting Magical Beasts, providing a steady stream of output.

In such a situation, having a Death Soldier skilled in Merchantry could increase Lin Ze's profits by at least 20%.

After all, the materials Lin Ze sold to purchasing merchants were definitely undervalued.

Now, with this Rare Death Soldier, not only could his own output be sold at a better price, but it could also collect some useful cultivation resources for Lin Ze.

Lin Ze glanced at the naming. For the previous Ordinary Death Soldiers, Lin Ze had named them very casually.

However, as the first Rare Death Soldier, Lin Ze seriously considered a name.

Merchantry...

Seeing the Merchantry skill, Lin Ze's first thought was of a horse.

"Then let's call him Ma Fugui."

As Lin Ze's voice fell, the text on the Bronze Mirror changed to Ma Fugui.

Later, he could even establish a Chamber of Commerce with Ma Fugui as the core, collecting cultivation resources for himself.

Of course, this matter still needed to be planned in the long run.

After all, forming a Chamber of Commerce, small-scale operations were fine.

But if they wanted to grow big and strong in this fantasy world, without sufficient military deterrence, no matter how big the Chamber of Commerce was, it would only be a lamb to be slaughtered.

Lin Ze handed the Cultivation Manual to Ma Fugui and let him cultivate on his own.

At the same time, he also noticed that in the Resonance function, the proportion provided by the Blue Rare Death Soldiers was also different.

Every ten Blue Rare Death Soldiers could increase the Cultivation Speed by 1%.

The ratio was ten times higher than that of Ordinary Death Soldiers!

"As expected, there's a reason for the price. These ten Units of Flesh Essence were worth it!"

However, even with the addition of one Blue Rare Death Soldier, the Cultivation Speed Bonus provided by Resonance was still negligible.

At least it was difficult for people to feel a significant difference.

The next day, Lin Ze sent those three Ordinary Death Soldiers to hunt magical beasts.

In this way, three people formed a team, one team for Qingshan Town, and six teams for Fire Wolf Town.

Although there were as many as six teams, they wouldn't cause much of a stir once they entered the forest.

However, Lin Ze still dispersed them as much as possible, hunting individually.

In the forest, dead branches and fallen leaves were everywhere. The Death Soldier Lin Ze was currently controlling was called A-Eighteen, and his number was relatively late.

However, because there had been no suitable prey, Lin Ze controlled A-Eighteen to lead two other Death Soldiers and slightly expand the hunting range.

The three walked lightly through the forest. Although they inevitably made faint crunching sounds due to the dead branches and fallen leaves, they had already minimized the noise as much as possible.

Hunting in the forest required concealing oneself and launching a fatal blow before the prey discovered them.

Making loud noises could easily scare away prey and attract powerful predators.

After all, A-Eighteen and the others were currently at the bottom of this Primeval Forest!

"Roar--"

"Awoooo—"

Melodious wolf howls, one after another, came from afar, causing Lin Ze's expression to change slightly.

What's happening?

Lin Ze thought to himself.

He naturally knew that there were quite a number of Fire Wolf Magical Beasts around Fire Wolf Town.

But although he could occasionally hear wolf howls on normal days, they were never as continuous and incessant as today.

It was as if someone had angered these Fire Wolves.

Moreover, in Lin Ze's perception, the distance of the wolf howls seemed to be getting closer.

Sensing this, Lin Ze did not hesitate at all and immediately activated his Proxy State.

He hid the three of them in the trees and, after commanding them to conceal themselves, immediately turned to the other Death Soldiers.

This team was relatively close, so they probably wouldn't make it back in time.

But the other teams should be able to return to Fire Wolf Town.

After having all the other teams return to Fire Wolf Town, Lin Ze re-controlled A-Eighteen.

He immediately felt a rustling sound, accompanied by heavy breathing, approaching from a distance.

At this moment, A-Eighteen, hidden in the tree, was extremely well concealed. Lin Ze dared not move rashly and only glanced downwards with his peripheral vision.

Unexpectedly, it wasn't the Fire Wolves that appeared first, but several figures.

And when he clearly saw the face of one of them, Lin Ze's heart stirred slightly.

It was people from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group!?

But the Wolf Head Mercenary Group developed in Qingshan Town, so why would they come near Fire Wolf Town?

Although the two towns were adjacent, they rarely interacted.

This was because the mercenary groups of each town would not allow others to come to their territory to hunt magical beasts.

And the appearance of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group here was indeed somewhat unusual.

A thought suddenly popped into Lin Ze's mind: could the current commotion be caused by the people from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group?

Just as Lin Ze's thoughts were flashing, those figures had already quickly moved away.

And immediately following them were Fire Wolves with fiery red fur, chasing after them madly.

Vaguely, Lin Ze saw the people from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group fleeing in the direction of Fire Wolf Town!

The people from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group were trying to lead the disaster to the east!

Although the charge of the fire wolves definitely wouldn't break through Fire Wolf Town, it would absolutely cause damage to Fire Wolf Town.

Of course, compared to Fire Wolf Town, the situation of these three Death Soldiers was more dangerous.

They had only hidden in the trees, not in another dimension.

As the pursuing Wolf Pack left, some slower fire wolves hesitated as they passed the trees where A-Eighteen and the others were hiding. They looked around, their noses twitching, as if searching for something.

Sensing this, Lin Ze felt a bad premonition in his heart. These three Death Soldiers would probably be left here today!

To make me lose three Death Soldiers!

Wolf Head Mercenary Group, you are courting death!