Within the Shadow Realm.
Watching the ransom negotiations between the children on both sides, conducted as skillfully as adults, Qian Renxue felt a little bitter and said wistfully:
"These children are so young, yet they're already so worldly. Kidnapping, extortion—they're far too practiced at it. Honestly..."
In truth, she had witnessed such things before.
During the journey through the Slum District with Ye Qifeng, fights and bloody brawls had been common. There had even been ransom negotiations, though the people involved on both sides had been adults.
Yet the ones acting out this scene now were two groups of children.
Qian Renxue could not help but sigh with emotion.
Perhaps because he had seen it so often, Ye Qifeng remained comparatively calm. He understood Qian Renxue's feelings, but did not say much, only offering a few simple words:
"This is their environment. This is their life. To survive, these children can only force themselves to learn how adults handle things."
In the middle of the street.
Rui Wen gritted her teeth and pulled out a small cloth pouch from her clothes.
Inside the pouch were the savings she had accumulated over more than a year in preparation for hunting a Spirit Ring.
The money inside did not belong solely to her. Several of her companions had contributed to it as well.
It was not much—less than three Silver Soul Coins altogether—but it was her hope of becoming a Spirit Master.
She possessed Innate Full Soul Power at level ten. All she needed was a Spirit Ring to become a true Spirit Master, even if her Martial Soul was merely a useless Wasted Martial Soul.
As long as she became a Spirit Master, she could escape her predicament and help her companions survive more comfortably. If she got the chance,