A Death Soldier with Alchemy!

"Lin Ze, for this exploration of the ruins, you only need to give me whatever I can use."

Xiao Yi Xian said earnestly, "No matter whether we find anything in the ruins this time, I'll remember what you've done for me!"

Seeing how serious Xiao Yi Xian looked, Lin Ze smiled.

"We'll talk about it then. Maybe the ruins are full of rare medicinal herbs."

"Th-then, after you've picked what you want, could you give me the herbs you don't need?"

Xiao Yi Xian asked, looking a little pitiful.

After all, she really loved collecting rare medicinal herbs.

"Haha, it's too early to talk about that."

Lin Ze laughed. "We haven't even seen the ruins yet, and we're already discussing how to divide up what's inside."

At his words, Xiao Yi Xian felt a little embarrassed, her pink lips parting slightly.

"I suppose it is a little early."

As she spoke, Xiao Yi Xian grew even more self-conscious and hurriedly changed the subject.

"By the way, why have you been so tired lately?"

"I've been overworking myself because of a few things, but thankfully, everything's been resolved."

Lin Ze answered vaguely.

Since Lin Ze didn't intend to explain further, Xiao Yi Xian didn't press him.

She'd only changed the subject to keep herself from feeling too awkward.

"Then should I prepare some Body Nourishing Medicine for you?"

"That'd be great. Sorry for the trouble."

Lin Ze didn't refuse Xiao Yi Xian's kindness.

Perhaps Xiao Yi Xian felt that Lin Ze had helped her so much, while she'd had little to offer him in return.

By accepting her kindness, Lin Ze could let them help each other and build a good relationship.

Sure enough, when Lin Ze agreed, Xiao Yi Xian's smile grew a little brighter.

"Why does today's food taste even better than usual?"

After polishing off his meal, Lin Ze exclaimed in appreciation.

Xiao Yi Xian smiled faintly and said,

"I made it especially to suit your tastes, based on your earlier suggestions."

Lin Ze was a little surprised.

This was the first time anyone other than his family had taken such care of him.

When Xiao Yi Xian saw him looking at her in surprise, she grew embarrassed and hurriedly explained,

"I'm always in the Small Courtyard, and aside from cultivating, I don't have much to do. So I read books and work on my Culinary Arts."

Her flustered explanation brought Lin Ze back to his senses. He smiled and said sincerely,

"Thank you, Xiao Yi Xian. You've made me feel the Warmth of Home again, after so long."

Those heartfelt, sincere words left Xiao Yi Xian blushing.

Why was he suddenly talking about the warmth of home? It wasn't as if they were family.

Xiao Yi Xian felt a little bashful.

"Ahem, I'm going to cultivate now. I haven't finished today's training."

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian react so strongly, Lin Ze realized he'd gone too far and quickly spoke up.

Only after Lin Ze disappeared into his room did Xiao Yi Xian take a few deep breaths and slowly calm herself.

Sitting at the Stone Table, Xiao Yi Xian watched the dishes she'd made herself disappear without a trace. A captivating smile slowly curved her lips.

Xiao Yi Xian asked herself honestly: she really did like Lin Ze.

Though they hadn't been particularly close during the years they'd known each other, at the very least, Xiao Yi Xian hadn't disliked Lin Ze.

Then Lin Ze had suffered a misfortune and, because of her, left Qingshan Town.

Xiao Yi Xian had indeed felt guilty about what had happened to him.

Later, when she was in trouble, Lin Ze had reached out to help her. Even though that might have put him at odds with Wan Yao Zhai, he hadn't hesitated in the slightest.

After all that, Xiao Yi Xian had truly come to like Lin Ze.

But Lin Ze had suddenly taken their relationship straight to the stage of being family, catching Xiao Yi Xian completely off guard.

Those words just now were probably only an expression of Lin Ze's feelings, right?

Xiao Yi Xian wondered.

Part of her hoped he'd meant something more, but she also felt that things were moving too fast.

Her feelings were complicated.

After Lin Ze returned to his room, he quickly cleared his mind and controlled a Death Soldier to enter the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

He had to take care of the most important part after a killing: looting the bodies!

As the saying went, murder and arson made a golden belt.

After using the Fire Wolf Pack to wipe out so many mercenaries from the Flame Mercenary Group, how could Lin Ze pass up the chance to loot them?

While Lin Ze had been fast asleep, a few bold mercenaries had ventured toward the area.

But how would they dare approach the Fire Wolf Pack's central territory?

It was no use having the nerve to take something from a dead man if you didn't live long enough to spend it.

That area had just been ravaged by the Fire Wolf Pack.

There were even rumors that the Fire Wolf Pack had gone on a rampage because the Flame Mercenary Group had failed its mission.

Not only had the Flame Mercenary Group's Regiment Commander died there, but so had a large number of its elite members.

Lin Ze had naturally ordered his Death Soldiers to spread the rumor.

Besides those who had fallen in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, there were still mercenaries at the Flame Mercenary Group's headquarters.

The Flame Mercenary Group wanted to use Fire Wolf Town as a shield against the Fire Wolf King's fury. How could Lin Ze let them stay safely hidden in the shadows?

He naturally had to give the remaining members of the Flame Mercenary Group a surprise.

So, in the eyes of the other mercenaries, the area had claimed most of a mercenary group's elite forces, along with a powerful Dou Master.

Even though the howling had died down, no one dared approach the central territory.

They only searched along the outskirts, hoping to find something valuable that had been left behind.

It was already close to nightfall, and the lone mercenaries were even less willing to stay in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. After scavenging a few gains, they left.

Lin Ze had personally helped bring about the deaths of two Dou Masters, so he knew exactly where their most valuable possessions were.

Before long, he returned to the places where Mu She and Huo Lie had died.

From the Death Soldier's perspective, the scene was horrific.

The two men had died in the Fire Wolf King's fury, without a body left intact.

I just hope I can find something.

As Lin Ze searched, he really did find an unexpected prize.

Near the place where Huo Lie had died, he found a severed finger still wearing a Storage Ring.

"Now that's a good find!"

Lin Ze was delighted.

He kept searching until the early hours of the morning, finally giving up only then.

This time, he'd made a substantial haul.

Besides a Storage Ring, he'd found several Gold Deposit Cards, worth more than five thousand gold coins in total!

That was a considerable sum. After all, mercenaries were the hedonistic sort.

The moment they got their hands on money, they spent it on food, drink, women, and gambling.

Unfortunately, other than the Storage Ring Huo Lie had left behind, the two Dou Masters had contributed nothing else.

After all, no one even knew where their bodies had ended up.

"What a haul!" Lin Ze inspected Huo Lie's Storage Ring and found a Gold Deposit Card worth five thousand gold coins, several Yellow Tier High-Grade Dou Skills, and a Yellow Tier High-Grade Cultivation Method.

The Cultivation Method had a Fire Attribute, so it didn't suit Lin Ze.

He could pick through the Dou Skills and find a few to learn.

After sorting through his gains, Lin Ze checked the time and saw that it was already the early hours of the morning. He didn't hesitate.

"Bronze Mirror, reveal!"

White, white, white, blue!

When that flash of azure appeared, Lin Ze's eyes lit up.

A double blessing!

[Rare Death Soldier: Unnamed]

[Skill: Alchemy (Proficient Grade): You have mastered the essentials of alchemy, including identifying medicinal herbs, controlling the heat, combining medicinal properties...]

[Talent: Practice Makes Perfect (Blue): Through constant practice, you can improve your success rate when refining pills, until you reach your own limits.]

A Rare Death Soldier, and one who had mastered Alchemy!