Adventurer World.
A soft white light flashed, and five somewhat weary figures appeared on the instance settlement platform in Adventurer World.
Their armor was slightly damaged, but their eyes were full of anticipation.
"Same as always. Count it up." The captain, Wulong, planted his heavy shield on the ground with a dull thud.
"Twelve gale wolf pelts, in pretty good condition, three pieces of level 4 spirit ore, some senzu beans-three blood-clotting herbs, but the quality is average... Oh, right, a Blue Lantern gold coin dropped. That's worth 3,000 sacrificial power. The rest isn't worth much, but it's better than nothing."
Son of the Wind, the mage player responsible for cleaning up the battlefield and tallying their instance earnings, quickly listed their haul. His tone carried a hint of complaint; clearly, he was not particularly satisfied with their earnings this time.
After displaying everything they had earned on this run, Son of the Wind put all the materials back in his Spatial Inventory and could not resist grumbling:
"Tch, minimum returns again. I've run this lousy instance so much I could puke. When are we going to get something good? I'm not asking for much. Just one Rule Fragment."
Hearing Son of the Wind's complaint, Undying Mad Saber, the party's dual-wielding melee player, flicked the blood off his blades and said with a speechless expression:
"You want a Rule Fragment, and you call that not asking for much? Why not just have the Blue Lantern Race open their resource warehouse and let you pick whatever you want?"
"That could work too. Once I get a chance to add the Blue Lantern Race as friends, I'll message them and ask." Son of the Wind nodded with a grin, seeing nothing wrong with the idea.
After the banter, the thought of their