Wound of the Gold-Eating Rat

"No need," Xia Ling said, watching Lin Qi leave. She shook her head slightly. "He's just a nobody. Meat from a Crocodile Fang Rhinoceros isn't something ordinary factions can get, let alone sell. He's likely just running errands for them. We don't need to displease those factions, or we won't be able to buy anything later."

"Miss, what if some wanderer found it?" the Half-Scale Race guard asked, sounding a bit unwilling. "This is Crocodile Fang Rhinoceros meat! It would be a great help to you. If you could get a large amount of this meat, then breaking through to become a martial artist wouldn't be impossible."

"Found it?" Xia Ling patted the floor with her dark tail, saying with a hint of joy, "Wouldn't that be even better?"

"Better?" The Half-Scale Race guard was very surprised, completely unable to understand why it would be better.

Their Half-Scale Race's rule was survival of the fittest. If a weaker individual found a treasure, wouldn't it be better to just snatch it away? They were unregistered wanderers, after all, and weren't protected in the City of Light Chasing.

"I told you, he's just a nobody," Xia Ling shook her head, feeling speechless towards the guard in front of her. "Whether he found it or not, since he chose to sell it at Phosphor Fire, he'll likely come back for more transactions. If this transaction goes smoothly, he'll come back for future transactions out of safety concerns."

"Instead, I can't let my good elder brothers know about this. There's only so much meat. Rather than sharing it with so many people, it's better to give it to me. That way, our family's chances of producing a martial artist will be even greater."

"Do you understand?"

As Xia Ling finished speaking, a pair of golden vertical pupils fixed on the guard. The Half-Scale Race guard immediately started sweating profusely. He wanted to say something quickly, but saw Xia Ling raise her hand slightly.

"Don't worry, your family will receive due compensation."

Suddenly, the Half-Scale Race guard collapsed on the ground, spitting blood, his body convulsing, and his battle armor disintegrating.

Beep!

Cleanup program has finished!

Meanwhile, Lin Qi quickly carried the Big Three-Wheeler's battery and three sets of repair tools, weaving through crowded streets under the cover of night.

After turning through more than ten streets, he confirmed multiple times that he wasn't being followed before heading back to the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.

"It seems my thoughts were correct. The gangs in the suburbs aren't that foolish; they don't intend to make just this one deal," Lin Qi said, touching the ninety thousand Bit in his pocket, his heart filled with excitement.

In fact, he could have carried more Crocodile Fang Rhinoceros meat for this transaction. However, considering the greed of these gang factions, over a hundred kilograms of Crocodile Fang Rhinoceros meat wasn't enough to make these suburban gangs make a move directly.

Secondly, these gangs operating in the suburbs surely knew that this monster meat was a scarce commodity.

Normally, no one would sell it, especially individuals. It was better to keep it and eat it secretly. Only some major factions could obtain a lot of monster meat, and then have their subordinates secretly take it out and sell it for profit.

The amount sold like this wouldn't be noticed by the major factions, and it would still yield a good profit. Over a hundred kilograms was about right. Any less wasn't worth the risk, and any more would attract attention. After all, a single monster weighed at least several tons. Losing a hundred or two hundred kilograms wouldn't be noticed, and they could still earn tens of thousands, or even over a hundred thousand Bits.

Considering this, as long as the other party wasn't an idiot, they wouldn't do something foolish like picking up sesame seeds and discarding watermelons. Even if they knew he had found it, they would instinctively gamble that he had stolen it from a major faction, thus ensuring a long-term, stable supply of meat.

Even if they lost the gamble, it would just be a matter of spending money to buy it – a sure win, no loss.

With this successful transaction, future deals would be much easier.

He could even use this to connect with the Phosphor Fire Gang, making the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall's future development much smoother.

Outside the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, the sky was beginning to lighten. A new day had arrived.

"With these ninety thousand Bits, I can now purchase some building materials and hire some surrounding wanderers to help repair the martial arts hall."

Lin Qi looked at the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, which was less than a hundred meters away, his mind already filled with ideas on how to quickly repair it.

The Obsidian Martial Arts Hall was too large, covering an area of 80,000 square meters, equivalent to a stadium. If ten players were to repair it, it would take ages.

But with money, things were different. The hiring price for unregistered wanderers was very low, as low as five hundred Bits a month for complete control.

Hiring a hundred people for a month would only cost fifty thousand Bits, and the efficiency of repairing the martial arts hall could be increased tenfold.

Of course, to prevent the secrets beneath the martial arts hall from being exposed, the hired wanderers would only be responsible for repairing the outer areas and walls. The interior could be entirely handled by the players.

This way, it probably wouldn't take more than a month to complete everything.

As Lin Qi walked into the training ground of the martial arts hall, he noticed metal boxes piled up in the center, forming a small mountain.

"What are these..." Lin Qi looked at the suitcase-sized metal boxes, finding them incredibly familiar.

"Dojo Master, you're back!" Twilight of the Gods, standing by the metal boxes, perked up upon seeing Lin Qi. Without a word, he rushed towards Lin Qi to greet him. "You said last time that these treasure chests would be useful to you, so we moved all of them here this time. Count them and see if anything is missing."

"Moved them all here?" Lin Qi was stunned.

Did they just ransack the Unicorn Gold-Eating Rats' homes?

Those were Unicorn Gold-Eating Rats that even Quasi-Martial Artists found troublesome!

"Yes, to move all these treasure chests, we gave it our all!" Twilight of the Gods nodded, looking as if he expected praise.

"Are you sure those Unicorn Gold-Eating Rats didn't have any objections?" Lin Qi asked, his expression not very good.

Unicorn Gold-Eating Rats had an extraordinary sense of smell for metal. Now that these players had ransacked their homes, those Unicorn Gold-Eating Rats would definitely search frantically.

If they found their way to the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, before the White Feather Gang could discover them, the Unicorn Gold-Eating Rats could flatten the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.

"Dojo Master, please don't worry. We thought of that too. So, after luring away those Unicorn Gold-Eating Rats, we dug an abandoned channel and poured all the wastewater into it. Furthermore, the roof completely collapsed, and that crack is now gone," Twilight of the Gods explained with a smile. "When I left, I saw those few Unicorn Gold-Eating Rats standing there motionless, as if they were scared by the cave-in. Now they're all buried inside, so they probably won't come looking for us."

"You... did well." Lin Qi was speechless for a moment.

He had to admit, players were the most professional when it came to fighting monsters.

These players were really going all out for martial arts hall points.

The troublesome Unicorn Gold-Eating Rats, which even Quasi-Martial Artists found difficult, were dealt with just like that.

Perhaps even the Unicorn Gold-Eating Rats themselves never imagined that just by collecting some metal.

Not only would their homes be ransacked, but their entire clan would be wiped out.

"Dojo Master, please count these treasure chests and see if any are missing."

Twilight of the Gods pointed at the piles of 2024 College Entrance Examination textbooks scattered on the ground, his words filled with anticipation.