Chapter 206 - 142: Cost and Reward, Frenzied Sweep

Chapter 206: Chapter 142: Cost and Reward, Frenzied Sweep

A glint flashed in Shen Xing’s eyes. He decided to try it out after he got back.

"Wanyin, here." He handed her one [Rain Dew Pearl] and two [Tree Spirit Guardian Seeds].

"Huh?"

The girl in the white dress before him looked bewildered. "Why give them to me?"

"You found the Rain God Statue, so of course, we split the loot," Shen Xing said matter-of-factly.

"You really don’t have to..." Xia Wanyin said, hesitating. "You paid the price, so how could I take these?"

Shen Xing chuckled. "Didn’t you just say you’d bear the price and we’d split the loot? Why are you backing out now?"

"Well..." She stammered, fidgeting with her hands.

"Alright, just take them."

Shen Xing thrust them into her hands, leaving no room for argument. "Besides," he continued, "I’m still counting on you to lead me to more of these Rain God Statues."

"I’ve already lost my mobility, so a price like that has no effect on me."

"Let’s keep working together and sweep up all the statues in this area."

Xia Wanyin’s interest was piqued. She clenched her fists and said, "Okay, let’s keep working together and get them all!"

She happily stored the treasures in her backpack, then got back on the Horned Eagle’s back.

WHOOSH—

A massive shadow shot into the sky. Fried Chicken beat its wings, dashing through the churning Fog at top speed.

After they had traveled about two kilometers, Xia Wanyin’s pale eyes suddenly snapped open. "Shen Xing, I sense it!" she said excitedly.

"Northeast, about 2.5 kilometers from here."

This time, without waiting for Shen Xing’s command, Fried Chicken had already changed direction and was speeding along.

WHOOSH— WHOOSH—

The wind howled past their ears, and the thick fog flowed by on both sides like a river.

Soon, they arrived at the location Xia Wanyin had mentioned.

Looking down.

On a small black hill, a Rain God Statue made entirely of yellow mud stood silently on the summit, its arms bound by jet-black iron chains.

"Down."

Fried Chicken descended swiftly, bringing them beside the statue.

[Do you wish to accept the ’Rain-Bearing Shackles,’ releasing the seal on the Rain God Statue and transferring it to yourself?]

"Yes."

Without the slightest hesitation, Shen Xing confirmed his choice.

CLANG...

The chains came loose, transforming into a black streak of lightning that shot toward Shen Xing.

As before, he raised his right hand, allowing the chain to wrap around his wrist.

Then, in the next second, it was drawn in by the Fog Flower, devoured, and vanished without a trace.

Reina, who was standing to the side, watched this happen, a hint of confusion and contemplation flashing in her gem-like eyes.

Since Xia Wanyin couldn’t see, she didn’t know what had just happened.

She just frowned slightly, apparently thinking that Shen Xing had burdened himself with yet another shackle.

CRUMBLE...

The two-meter-tall Rain God Statue collapsed, turning into a pool of muddy water that soaked into the ground.

In the puddle of yellow mud lay a pure droplet of water and dozens of ancient-looking seeds.

’Oh? How come there are so many seeds this time?’

Shen Xing was delighted and collected all the loot.

[Acquired: Rain Dew Pearl (Gold) x1]

[Acquired: Tree-man Warrior Seed (Blue) x25]

...

’Ah, so they’re Blue-quality Tree-man Warriors.’

’I thought they were Purple-quality Tree Spirit Guards. Got my hopes up for nothing.’

’Still, this Soldier Type isn’t bad. It’s also from the Natural Element, and its combat and survival abilities are very strong.’

He glanced at its Attributes.

[Tree-man Warrior Seed]

[Quality: Blue]

[Tier: Tier One]

[Effect: Plant this seed in your territory. After seven days of cultivation, it will grow into a Level 5 ’Tree-man Warrior’ to assist in combat. This Soldier Type has an Ordinary Three-Star Potential and possesses Skills such as ’Root Strike’ and ’Ancient Tree Bark’.]

...

’A Level 5, Ordinary Three-Star Soldier Type. That’s a big gap compared to the Tree Spirit Guard.’

’But the upside is the quantity, and the cultivation time is short. It’s decent enough.’

Shen Xing stored all the seeds in his backpack for now, planning to distribute them all after he finished exploring for the day.

After that, they began a frenzied sweep of the area.

Fried Chicken maintained a high-speed cruise, weaving continuously through the Fog with the three of them.

"Keep flying east for three kilometers, there’s a resource point there."

"Fly southwest, another resource point."

"North! Yes, that way! I sense a Rain God Statue!"

Along the way, Xia Wanyin continually called out directions, her voice filled with excitement.

Clearly, even she had never experienced such an efficient method of exploration. It was absolutely thrilling.

She just had to point out a location, and Fried Chicken would arrive in no time. All they had to do was activate the resource points.

’Now *this* is a real sweep!’

Along the way, Shen Xing also discovered one of Xia Wanyin’s secrets.

Which was—

Her detection ability seemed to have a maximum range of three kilometers.

’Of course, that range was already insane. It was like carrying around a personal radar that could scan the entire map in a three-kilometer radius.’

’Almost no hidden resource point could escape her senses.’

’This woman was basically a mobile resource-harvesting machine.’

Time flew by during their efficient exploration, and four or five hours passed in the blink of an eye.

After a morning of frantic sweeping.

They had visited every resource point within a ten-plus-kilometer radius of their territory, and their minimap was now lit up with a dense cluster of green dots.

Shen Xing tallied the number of resource points on the map.

There were 24 Black Crystal Towers. Each one could produce 4 units of Black Crystal for him per day, which added up to 96 units of Black Crystal.

There were 21 Green Crystal Towers, with a total daily output of 90 units.