The noisy sounds rang out in the camp, making Lu Ming mistakenly think he had returned to the streets of Qingyuan Market.
However, he remained outwardly calm, even frowning slightly, and said with some displeasure, "I don't know what you're talking about. Once you've rested, hurry up and leave. The rainy night is coming soon, and many Rain Spawn are wandering around here."
"Young Master, the word about your ' Healing Rain Pearl ' has spread far and wide. Many treasure hunting teams are now heading to this camp, wanting you to make Healing Rain Pearl for them!" a treasure hunting team leader said hurriedly.
"What?!"
Lu Ming flew into a rage, exclaiming in shock and fury, "How did you know about the ' Healing Rain Pearl '?!"
"It's all over the place," someone replied.
"Young master, please have mercy! The Black Rain Zone is dangerous and prone to injury, and healing pills are expensive. We can't keep too many on hand. Your ' Healing Rain Pearl ' might be a lifesaver in our time of need."
"Yes, yes, young master, please consider this a good deed. We will remember your great kindness!"
"..."
There were more than twenty people, all talking at once, making a huge racket.
"Quiet down!"
At this moment, a cold, aged voice suddenly rang out, and an extremely powerful pressure of Primordial Qi swept out like a tidal wave, completely intimidating all the treasure-hunting teams present.
Awe-inspiring gazes were cast upon him as a stern-faced old man slowly approached.
"This must be Master Lu Jin of the Thunderfire Hall. Please forgive us for disturbing you. We have no ill intentions; we simply wish to request the Healing Rain Pearl, for which we are willing to pay the appropriate reward." The captains of these treasure-hunting teams all looked apologetic and humbled.
Lu Jin walked over and said to Lu Ming, "I already asked around. It was Lü Feng who unintentionally sold a Healing Rain Pearl to a treasure-hunting team, and then the news spread."
"Young Master, I'm so sorry, I'll never do this again." Behind Lu Jin, Lü Feng looked ashamed.
"Sigh, Uncle Lü, you've really messed things up..."
Lu Ming sighed helplessly, then looked at the treasure hunters in front of him with hopeful eyes, a deep sense of difficulty appearing on his face, as if the young man did not know how to handle the situation before him.
"Young Master, word has spread about the Healing Rain Pearl, and more and more people will be coming here seeking it. The more you refuse, the more trouble you'll cause. Many treasure hunters are used to being unscrupulous, and they'll resort to all sorts of disgusting methods if things don't go their way. Although Elder Master Lu Jin is here to oversee things, it's still a headache," a treasure hunter advised.
The others echoed this sentiment.
Lu Ming looked distressed, then whispered with Lu Jin for a while before finally saying helplessly, "Well, since the news has already spread, perhaps it's fate."
"Selling Healing Rain Pearl is out of the question, but these things can indeed save many lives, so you can provide the materials for the Rain Pearl, and I will help you refine them. However, refining Healing Rain Pearl is extremely demanding, so let me be clear from the outset, I cannot help you for free."
Upon hearing this, the treasure hunters immediately perked up and hurriedly replied, "Of course we can't let the young curator help us for nothing."
They are all driven by self-interest, and naturally they view others the same way. If Lu Ming were truly generous and offered to refine " Healing Rain Pearl " for them for free, they would hesitate for a moment.
"For every five Rain Pearl I refine, I will take one as a reward. Also, as everyone has seen, I am a newcomer to the Great Divine Ability Practitioner, and my Primordial Qi is not yet abundant. Therefore, the number of ' Healing Rain Pearl ' I can refine each day is quite limited. To prevent people from fighting over them and causing chaos and killing in the camp, from now on, anyone who wants to refine ' Rain Pearl ' each day must take a number and queue up. On the next day, they can queue up using their number to collect their refined ' Healing Rain Pearl.'"
"To avoid any unnecessary trouble, those who receive a number must not leave the camp; otherwise, the number will be invalid."
Lu Ming then revealed the entire plan he had prepared in his mind.
Upon hearing this, the numerous treasure-hunting teams exchanged bewildered glances, inwardly grumbling, "These ridiculous rules are really numerous."
Although they thought this in their hearts, they all showed joy on their faces and nodded repeatedly to indicate their agreement.
Because of the rules set by Lu Ming, those who arrived at the camp in the first batch had the greatest advantage, as they would be the first to receive the " Healing Rain Pearl ".
As for staying overnight at the campsite, that's fine; it provides shelter from the rain, so consider it a rest stop.
Some people did think of the " Restriction Flag " in the camp, which might attract Rain Spawn on rainy nights. However, when they glanced at the nearly thirty Great Divine Ability Practitioner present and Lu Jin, the Divine Ability Master who was in charge, all their worries and doubts disappeared.
With this lineup, what size swarm of Rain Spawn would it take to breach the camp?
We are currently in the Rain Weakening Period, not the Black Rain Season.
appropriate!
So next, Lu Qingyan took out some stone materials to make stone tablets. Numbers were engraved on the stone tablets, and at the same time, they used their Thunderfire Whip from the Thunderfire Hall to imprint marks on the stone tablets, leaving unique Thunderfire Primordial Qi as a mark to prevent others from forging them.
"Everyone, come here to collect your stone tablets. One person from each team is enough," Lu Qingyan said.
So the captains of the treasure hunting teams present stepped forward one by one and received stone plaques engraved with numbers.
Lu Jinglei, meanwhile, was keeping track of the number of " Rain Pearl " they were going to refine.
The first treasure-hunting team to receive a token was clearly well-prepared; they actually pulled out more than fifty Rain Pearl. The origin of these Rain Pearl was unknown; they could have been taken from the Rain Spawn or scavenged from the corpses of other teams.
Seeing this, Lu Ming added, "Each team is limited to refining no more than twenty ' Healing Rain Pearl ' per day."
Just kidding. The number of " Healing Rain Pearl " he painstakingly refines each day is limited. If there's no limit, he'd probably exhaust his energy Primordial Qi in just a few squads, which would be detrimental to his plan to keep more squads in the camp.
Upon hearing Lu Ming's supplementary rules, the captain of the treasure-hunting team was clearly dissatisfied and wanted to say something, but he was interrupted by the voices of support from the other treasure-hunting teams, and could only reluctantly retract the excess Rain Pearl.
Soon after, the first group of people who came to the camp to seek the pearls were all registered, and Lu Ming leisurely returned to his stone house with a large pile of " Rain Pearl ".
He estimated that there were about a hundred " Rain Pearl " in this batch. If he refined five and extracted one, he could extract twenty " Rain Pearl ". Tsk, such a profit is comparable to fighting a hard night with his life on the line.
And the key point is that this is just the beginning; there will definitely be more and more in the future.
Craftsmen are truly in demand wherever they go.
The treasure-hunting teams followed him closely, their feet unable to resist getting closer. After all, these Rain Pearl were something they had risked their lives for, and now that someone was taking them away, they were genuinely worried.
But Lu Jinglei and Lü Feng immediately stepped forward and blocked them a few feet away from the stone house.
Lu Jin sat cross-legged on the stone steps at the entrance of the stone house, took out his pipe, and his weathered face exuded a strong sense of pressure. He lit the tobacco, and the pungent smoke rose up, blocking all prying eyes.
Seeing this, the treasure-hunting teams could only sit back down dejectedly and then squat down by the stone house to take shelter from the rain.
According to the rules set by Lu Ming, the teams refining " Healing Rain Pearl " are not allowed to leave the camp, otherwise their stone tablets will be invalidated. However, it seems that even if Lu Ming hadn't added this rule, these treasure hunting teams probably wouldn't leave easily. After all, those Rain Pearl were obtained with their lives. Even if they know that the Thunderfire Hall can run away but not disappear, they will still stay here to avoid any unexpected troubles.
With so many treasure-hunting teams lingering in the camp, this simple rain shelter suddenly became quite lively.
Time flowed by amidst the continuous sound of rain.
More and more treasure hunters began to arrive, drawn by the news. But when they saw the dense crowd in the camp, they were all dumbfounded. When did the Black Rain Zone become a bustling marketplace?
"Friend, I heard you can buy ' Healing Rain Pearl ' here?"
New treasure hunters humbly sought advice from those who had come before them, who were crouching outside the stone houses to take shelter from the rain.
" Healing Rain Pearl do exist, but you can't buy them. You can only ask that young master Lu Ming to refine them for you. And you have to bring your own Rain Pearl. They only take one out of five, and there are many rules. Right now, your most important thing is to go find your friend at the Thunderfire Hall to get a stone token number, hand over the Rain Pearl, and then wait in the camp overnight. Tomorrow you can receive the refined ' Healing Rain Pearl.'" A treasure hunter who had arrived earlier and already received a stone token pointed out with a smile, his laughter filled with a sense of superiority.
The treasure hunters exchanged bewildered glances. Were there really so many strict rules?
Some people may be surprised, suspicious, and resentful, but they can't resist the herd mentality. More and more treasure hunting teams are arriving, and if they don't hurry up and get a head start, they might not be able to exchange for " Healing Rain Pearl " even after waiting a whole day.
So they could only suppress their dissatisfaction and hurry to Lu Qingyan's side to collect a stone tablet and become the new stakeout personnel.
As Lu Qingyan and his companions watched the increasing number of people in the camp, their expressions became somewhat strange.
Because the number of Great Divine Ability Practitioner gathered here has begun to surpass that of the Rain Spawn who attacked the camp during the rainy night...
For a moment, they began to feel a wicked sense of anticipation. They wondered what the Rain Spawn that attacked tonight would think when they suddenly discovered that there were more people gathered here than they were.
And with this anticipation, the rainy night gradually arrived.
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