Happy times never lasted long. By the following evening, the forces under Wang Sheng could no longer laugh.
The figures for Mulan Qingqing's full day of earnings had come in and reached their side as well. In that single day, she had acquired some fifteen thousand insect core crystals.
Mai Zhanchang hurried into Shi Chun's cave. After delivering the bad news, he discreetly watched Shi Chun's expression.
Shi Chun's face grew unusually grave at the news. He said nothing.
Once Mai Zhanchang left, Wu Jinliang and Chu Jingtang from the neighboring cave both came over.
Shi Chun finally laughed, telling them, "Now things are getting interesting."
Wu Jinliang asked, "How so?"
Shi Chun said, "You don't really believe they got over fifteen thousand today, do you?"
Chu Jingtang was curious. "You mean those numbers are fake?"
His thoughts readily turned in that direction. He could hardly help it-he falsified those very numbers every day.
Shi Chun said, "Their first target was Winnowing Basket Continent. You both heard the reports from there. That was the fattest prize they'd had their eyes on all along. Even with that fattest prize included, they only got around ten thousand on the first day. Yet their third day brought in even more than their first. Does that seem normal to you?
"We haven't tackled any tough opponents these past few days, but we've still been fighting all this time. After scooping up all those scraps, how many crystals did we actually get? The brothers are kept in the dark and don't know the truth, but don't we know it ourselves? We've gained at least some idea of what the various sides have.
"Getting over ten thousand in a day is hard. Who knows how many sects sent people into the Moon Sea to sift those