Several days passed in the blink of an eye.
These past few days, Lin Xiaoyu has been undergoing her combat training at the location arranged by her Thorn Squad.
Until this day, Mei Duo rushed over in a flurry.
After observing Lin Xiaoyu's performance for a while, she spoke:
" Xiaoyu, your training will stop here for now."
" Sister Mei, what's wrong?" Lin Xiaoyu asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Do you remember that underground passage investigation mission?" Mei Duo asked.
"I remember, what's wrong?" Lin Xiaoyu replied.
"That mission isn't over yet."
Lin Xiaoyu's eyes widened. "But weren't all the Calamity Beast killed and taken to the association?"
"They were taken to the association, but there were more than two Calamity Beast this time." Mei Duo nodded slightly.
"Three, no, four?" Lin Xiaoyu asked.
She originally wanted to say three, but then she realized that since Sister Mei had come to find her and said there were more than two, it meant that the third one had definitely already been discovered.
"I don't know, but at least four!" Mei Duo replied.
"After that mission, several teams went into the underground passage to search, and they actually found it."
"At first, everyone was just a little surprised."
"But unexpectedly, another team brought back Sharp-Horned Rat today."
Mei Duo paused here, then looked at Lin Xiaoyu and said:
Do you know what this means?
"What... does this mean?" Lin Xiaoyu asked instinctively.
"This means there are likely more than four Sharp-Horned Rat in the underground passage!" Mei Duo's voice unconsciously rose a little.
Then, she lowered her voice and said:
That's why I came to find you!
" The Sharp-Horned Rat discovered these past few days are all First Tier,"
"Based on your current performance, you might struggle to take on one alone, but in a squad, with our cover, you're more than capable."
"While there might still be Sharp-Horned Rat in the underground passages, you can come with us and get the most loot."
"Otherwise, if you continue cultivating, the Sharp-Horned Rat will have been wiped out long ago!"
"If you want to earn money or points again, it might go back to the situation where you might only encounter Calamity Beast once a month, just like before."
Lin Xiaoyu stared at Sister Mei, slightly stunned.
She thought about it for a moment and then understood what Sister Mei meant.
To give an analogy, in the past, people would aimlessly pan for gold in a forest, only occasionally finding a piece in an uncertain location.
Now, an area has been discovered where people have been panning for gold.
At this point, even a fool would know to abandon the other areas and focus on this one.
However, she didn't quite understand...
"What, you don't want to go?" Mei Duo asked, looking at Lin Xiaoyu who was standing there in a daze.
"No, it's just..." Lin Xiaoyu paused, then voiced her thoughts, " Sister Mei, if you go yourselves, each of you will get more, right?"
This time it was Mei Duo's turn to be taken aback. She looked at Lin Xiaoyu and suddenly laughed:
"Silly girl, once you join our team, you're one of us. There's no such thing as 'yours' or 'mine' anymore!!"
As she spoke, she reached out and put her arm around Lin Xiaoyu's shoulder.
"Just go when I tell you to! Why are you overthinking it!"
"Um!"
A smile appeared on Lin Xiaoyu's face.
For the first time, she felt a sense of belonging to the Thorn Squad she had joined.
Lin Xiaoyu quickly packed her things, grabbed her weapons, and followed Mei Duo downstairs to the car.
On the way, Mei Duo looked at Lin Xiaoyu and said:
"Let's go to the Martial Arts Association first to exchange for healing and hemostatic potions."
"Although all the ones we've seen so far are First Tier Sharp-Horned Rat, we can't be too careless. We still need to make the necessary preparations."
"Anyway, we'll need these things sooner or later."
Lin Xiaoyu nodded without any objection.
She followed Mei Duo to the Martial Arts Association once again.
Mei Duo went to the front desk to exchange for the medicine she needed, while Lin Xiaoyu stood still and observed her surroundings.
This time, it could clearly sense that the people in the association's hall were different from those before.
Previously, there were many people in the association's lobby.
But most of them were just waiting here for the hunting party to return.
Their place only gets lively when hunting parties return.
At other times, when they have nothing to do, they usually either cultivate themselves, take a nap, or scroll through their phones.
Overall, it was relatively quiet.
But this time, she saw many people she had never seen before.
They went to chat with this person or that person, looking for someone everywhere.
The entire hall of the Martial Arts Association became somewhat agitated because of them.
Did someone leak information about the Sharp-Horned Rat...? Lin Xiaoyu wondered, looking at the crowd in the association's hall.
This kind of thing doesn't seem to be too surprising.
After hunting down a Calamity Beast Calamity Beast, the hunting team is supposed to bring it back.
After all, whether you want to sell them to the general public or exchange them for points with the Martial Arts Association, the goal is the same.
The Martial Arts Association is here; they can't do anything about it.
Those who wish to purchase Origin Crystal or Calamity Beast are also waiting outside the association.
Once the Calamity Beast was brought back, it was inevitable that it would be seen by others.
Once someone sees it, it will inevitably be shared in group chats.
Well, Lin Xiaoyu herself has joined several groups, but she hasn't been looking at them much lately because she's been focusing on her cultivation.
But those who have joined the association right now have clearly seen the news.
They came either wanting to join a hunting party or wanting to form their own.
However, arriving so hastily was clearly a bit rushed.
Lin Xiaoyu waited quietly near the entrance.
During this time, many people glanced at her, but none of them tried to win her over.
Mei Duo's team, while not universally known within the Linhai Martial Arts Association, is still quite famous.
Seeing Lin Xiaoyu and Mei Duo arrive together, one naturally knows what that means.
Soon, Mei Duo returned carrying a silver box.
She waved to Lin Xiaoyu, and then the two walked straight outside.
The people in the association's hall glanced at each other, then called out again, hoping to catch the last train of this gold rush.
However, this gold rush was much bigger than many of them had imagined.
Two days later, the Grey Falcon Squad brought back a First Tier Sharp-Horned Rat.
Three days later, the Steel Bastion Squad also brought back a First Tier Sharp-Horned Rat.
A few days later, the Dawn Squad, the first to kill Sharp-Horned Rat, brought back another Sharp-Horned Rat.
This time, the Sharp-Horned Rat they brought back were...
Tier 2!
The Linhai City Martial Arts Association was in complete turmoil.