Bei Bei shook his head with a helpless, wry smile. It seemed this had happened many times before.
He strode forward and pulled a soft banknote from his clothes. It was worth one Credit Point.
He had exchanged for it yesterday. For over a year now, this currency had gradually spread across the continent, though he had no idea when it had started.
Tang Ya, however, seemed to have an inborn aversion to the currency and never wanted to carry any.
Bei Bei had no choice but to exchange for some in secret, just in case.
Huo Yuhao looked at the soft banknote, then slowly took it and released Tang Ya's arm.
Tang Ya dropped onto a smooth rock by the riverbank, and the tension among them eased.
Huo Yuhao tore off two rabbit legs and offered them to Ye Hongyue, asking as he did, "Hello, big brother. I'm with the Adventurers' Guild too, from near the Star Dou Great Forest."
"Are you here on a commission this time, or hunting for a Soul Ring?"
Huo Yuhao asked cautiously.
These days, Soul Masters hunting for Soul Rings were not the only people frequently entering Soul Beast forests. The Fatui came even more often.
They were responsible for preserving the forests' vegetation and biodiversity, though no one knew what they were really planning.
But anyone who slaughtered Soul Beasts indiscriminately would be punished if the Fatui caught them.
Aside from the Fatui, the most frequent visitors to the forests were Adventurers' Guild members.
Guild members took on all sorts of forest commissions, eighty percent of which involved gathering materials.
Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes flickered faintly as he studied Ye Hongyue's group.
Their composure and deep reserves of Soul Power made them look nothing like adventurers on a simple gathering task.
That