Mercenary Guild

Mountain Sea Estate, back kitchen.

As a manor the same size as the original Mountain Sea Village, it houses hundreds of people.

Naturally, the kitchen here is also quite large, comparable to the cafeteria during Ling Yi's university days in his previous life.

At this moment, in the spacious cold storage room of the back kitchen, Ling Yi and Li Zhishu stood side by side, while Zhang Lei, Zhang Mufeng, Qingqiu Xin, Long Yin, Dugu Xin, Ling Shan and others waited with curious expressions not far away.

Ling Yi glanced at Li Zhishu, who shrugged helplessly and said, "I just said that you brought a very rare and high-end ingredient, and they all came running over..."

Turning his gaze to Zhang Lei and the others, he saw bright smiling faces. Ling Yi shook his head helplessly.

Of course, in his heart, Ling Yi gave Li Zhishu a thumbs up for her acting skills.

It should be noted that at this moment, in the cold storage, besides Zhang Lei, Ling Shan and other blood brothers, the trio of friends, and Dugu Xin, there were also some other people who rushed over after hearing the news, such as Li Zhishu's two students, Chen Tianqi and Gao Yanlun, as well as other chefs and purchasing staff in the kitchen.

Some of these people have multiple identities.

With these thoughts racing through his mind, Ling Yi didn't delay his actions. He took out a black metal box, about the size of an adult's fist, from his robes. His Soul Power surged, activating the ice-blue patterns on the metal box. A blue gem, about the size of a fingernail, immediately emitted a bright light from the top of the box.

Then, Ling Yi pushed open the metal lid inlaid with blue gemstones and tilted it downwards.

The next second, a bright red, irregularly shaped sphere was poured out.

Amazingly, the bright red sphere, which was only the size of a baby's fist when it first came out of the metal box, grew rapidly in the wind and by the time it landed, it had become a large object with a diameter of nearly one meter.

This was a huge ball of flesh that, upon its appearance, emitted an astonishing heat, dispelling the chill in the cold storage.

"This is...?"

Looking at the large, fresh red fleshy ball, Li Zhishu had a guess in his mind, but he was not sure.

Because he felt a faint but powerful pressure emanating from this large ball of flesh.

Not only Li Zhishu, but also Zhang Lei, Qingqiu Xin and others who were watching nearby felt it. This also proved that the sense of pressure was not an illusion. They all looked at Ling Yi, waiting for his explanation.

Ling Yi didn't keep them in suspense, but simply smiled and slowly introduced, "The heart of a 49,000-year-old ' Duck-Billed Scarlet Flame Beast '!"

"..." *N

Silence fell, a deathly silence descending upon the vast cold storage room in the back kitchen.

After a long while, Li Zhishu managed to squeeze out two words through gritted teeth. "Holy shit!"

The moment those two words were uttered, it was as if the switch had been turned on for everyone in the cold storage, and a cacophony of single and double-character interjections filled the air.

Ignoring the involuntary interjections, Ling Yi turned to look at Li Zhishu, pointed to her still-warm, bright red heart, and said:

"This thing is yours. Figure out how to process it and make dishes that we can absorb..."

He paused, then said in a low, uncertain voice, "If you can really figure it out, I think it will be of great benefit to your future strength."

"Don't forget, you are Food System Soul Master. Your Martial Soul cultivation is different from that of us regular Soul Master."

"The kitchen is your Mimicry Cultivation Ground of Food System Soul Master!"

Li Zhishu: "..."

Although Ling Yi's words stirred my emotions, why did I feel like I'd fallen into a trap?

Over the next seven or eight days, through Zhang Lei, Qingqiu Xin, and others, Ling Yi gained a general understanding of the current situation of the "Blue Silver Territory," the "Blacksmith Association - Water Wood Duchy Branch," and the nascent "Mercenary Guild."

The so-called "Mercenary Guild"Water Wood Duchy is a concept and general organizational structure proposed by Ling Yi. It was formed by groups of Soul Master and lone Soul Master who made a living in the Soul Beast Forests outside the five major Soul Beast Forests of the "Soul Beast and Wood Principality".

Just like Kang Zhan, Shu Xin, Yu Liang, Chen Yuanzhi and others among the top ten masters in Howling Wind Market outside Howling Wind Canyon.

In addition, after Long Yin's father, Long Ang, Qingqiu Xin's father Qingqiu Li, withdrew from the management of the Blacksmith Association's Water Wood Duchy branch, they took the opportunity to lead the core members of their families to build the main framework of the Mercenary Guild branch in the Frost Forest in the north of the Water Wood Duchy and the Sea Breeze Rainforest in the south, respectively. They then absorbed other Soul Master groups and individuals and gradually developed the guild.

The Water Wood Duchy is a small place with few people; in terms of area, it is not even as large as the smallest province of the Heaven Dou Empire.

At the same time, there are no particularly powerful Soul Master here; the strongest one on the surface is only at the Soul Saint level.

The strongest recorded Soul Beast in the five directions of the duchy's Soul Beast forests are generally less than two thousand years old.

Of course, this does not mean that there are no powerful Soul Beast within the territory of the [Water Wood Duchy].

Generally speaking, Soul Master in the [Water Wood Duchy] have three choices for the Fourth Soul Ring of a Soul Ancestor, and the fifth to Seventh Soul Ring of Soul King, Soul Emperor, and Soul Saint.

First, head north, pass through the Frost Forest, and enter the Ice Seal Forest area, where ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beast roam.

Secondly, there is the southern tip of the duchy, which extends directly into the sea. Unlike the calm sea to the east of the duchy, where the nearshore area is mostly inhabited by Sea Soul Beast under a thousand years old, the sea to the south of the duchy is a place where turbulent currents converge, and many groups of Sea Soul Beast roam there. As a result, it attracts many high-age Sea Soul Beast to come and hunt.

The last option is to seek opportunities outside the principality. Whether it's the Sunset Forest near the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire or the Star Dou Great Forest bordering the two great empires, both are good choices.

As for the mid-to-high-level Soul Beast forests that the Heaven Dou Empire and several first-class Soul Master families have kept, they are all owned, and people are generally not allowed to enter and hunt high-age Soul Beast Soul Ring at will.

It must be said that the [Water Wood Duchy] is weak and backward in every aspect.

But precisely because of this, this is also the best training ground for Ling Yi to come up with various plans with a strong experimental nature.

After gaining a preliminary understanding through written and verbal communication, Ling Yi set off from the Blue Silver Territory to personally visit the current [Water Wood Duchy], the [Blacksmith Association - Water Wood Duchy], and the [Mercenary Guild].

Our first stop is the capital of the [Water Wood Duchy] – ' Wood Plant City '.

As Ling Yi made this move, undercurrents began to stir in many places throughout the [Water Wood Duchy].

Still writing; the next chapter should be released before midnight.