"This was also because you were the one carrying out the mission, Senior Brother Zhao. Had someone else gone, even if they completed it, they would never have earned this much silver."
"Besides... there aren't many missions with rewards like this. If not for those six martial artists with Spirit Ginseng and Reishi, the haul this time wouldn't really have been that great."
Seeing Zhao Er lose his composure, Han Zhong explained with a smile.
On an ordinary Off-Campus Mission, obtaining medicinal pills, spirit medicine, or spirit ore that could help someone break through was already an enormous windfall. As for obtaining a Spirit Weapon, that depended on whether one lived long enough to claim it.
"I see! Good thing you reminded me, Junior Brother Han. Otherwise, I might have gone straight out to take another Off-Campus Mission..."
After hearing Han Zhong's explanation, Zhao Er realized that he had enjoyed an extraordinary stroke of luck on this mission.
"With your strength, Senior Brother, if you're willing to carry out a few more Off-Campus Missions, you certainly won't lack martial resources."
"You can't quite put it that way. No matter how much silver you have, there are plenty of martial resources you can't buy. Qi-Gathering Pills, for instance..."
Seeing that Han Zhong seemed interested in befriending him, and knowing that he handled intelligence affairs for the Martial Academy, Zhao Er decided to sound him out directly.
"That's true... Are you interested in acquiring Qi-Gathering Pills, Senior Brother?"
"Who wouldn't want pills like those? Relying on cultivation alone is still a little too slow."
"Well... they actually aren't that difficult to obtain. Qi-Gathering Pills can speed up cultivation, but compared with spirit medicine that can help someone break through, they're relatively less precious."
"If you have medicinal pills or spirit grass that