Chapter 67: The Fruit
Yan Luo dropped Sasa off near the entrance and then got out of the car, carrying no weapons and not wearing an exoskeleton.
The car's system took control of the armored vehicle and, under Sasa's command, drove towards the convoy gathered around the entrance.
Yan Luo stood quietly in the distance, watching as the hunters around the convoy quickly gathered, got into their own vehicles, and escorted the scholars of Lingquan University out of the Crimson Abyss.
Sighing, Yan Luo turned and walked away.
Sasa had already returned to Blue Star; what should he do next?
Having enjoyed cooked food made from demon meat in the Elf World, Yan Luo felt slightly more resistant to eating raw demon meat.
Mainly because the taste of blood and flesh from many demons was not good and didn't feel satisfying at all.
Cooked food would have salt or other spices added, which could cover up the bad taste of demon meat itself.
But there was no other way; he could only become stronger through this method.
Yan Luo sighed and began a massacre against the demons within the Crimson Abyss.
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Having returned to Crimson No.2, Sasa immediately contacted Wu Zechuan, instructing him to prepare early.
The next time they went to the Elf World, they didn't know how long they'd stay there, and Wu Zechuan, the recently-appointed president of the Scarlet No. 2 Hunter's Guild, might be criticized for leaving abruptly for too long.
So, Wu Zechuan should complete all possible tasks before heading to the Elf World to avoid coming back to find Crimson No.2 in a state of chaos.
Additionally, they needed to consider what to trade with the elves, requiring Wu Zechuan and his friends to brainstorm and think carefully.
Of course, they couldn't drop the interrogations of the Abyssal Believers, as when Yan Luo could lift the wanted order depended entirely on those already caught revealing their superiors.
Upon returning to Crimson No.2, Li Xinyue came to see Sasa.
Li Xinyue and Sasa weren't very familiar with each other, but they had exchanged contact information.
This time, Li Xinyue approached Sasa mainly to find out if Yan Luo was having trouble operating in the Abyss, whether he needed her to send some food inside.
Anyone with eyes could see that Li Xinyue had a fondness for Yan Luo.
Sasa's response was: "Don't worry about that guy. When we entered the Abyss this time, I brought him a lot of food, enough for him to survive in the Abyss for one or two months. Instead of worrying about him not having anything to eat, it's better to worry about how to handle the materials dropped by the demons he hunts since he can't return right now."
Upon hearing this, Li Xinyue realized this was indeed an issue.
Even though Yan Luo couldn't return to human society, it didn't mean he didn't need money.
Yan Luo would surely come back eventually, and at that time, he would need money again.
Li Xinyue thought for a moment and said, "Why don't I organize a team to help Yan Luo transport out what he hunts and sell it?"
If this was done, Yan Luo would have to pay those who helped him transport his hunts three to eight thousandths of the amount.
The problem now was that Yan Luo's account had already been frozen, making it impossible for him to receive money.
Sasa chuckled, "I can't make the call on this matter; you have to go ask Yan Luo himself in the Abyss. Don't worry; he won't stray far from the entrance recently, so if you go looking, you'll definitely find him."
Li Xinyue nodded and hung up the communication with Sasa.
The next matters weren't related to the Seventh Squad's members, so Li Xinyue didn't call them to accompany her into the Abyss. After suiting up, she drove an armored vehicle into the Abyss.
No matter what, Li Xinyue was now a Sequence 4, with three engravings of power.
Unless dealing with City-breaking Level demons or some powerful lethal-level demons, she was confident she could take them down.
Sasa told Li Xinyue that Yan Luo would activate his personal terminal in the Abyss, so after entering the Abyss, Li Xinyue just needed to use her car radar to scan for nearby terminal signals to find Yan Luo.
She drove the armored vehicle around the entrance a few times, and the radar captured a terminal signal, prompting Li Xinyue to drive over.
Unfortunately, the source of the terminal signal wasn't Yan Luo, but another lone hunter.
Li Xinyue could only continue searching.
Ten minutes later, the car radar detected another standalone terminal signal, and Li Xinyue drove over. Before arriving, she saw a tall and burly figure from afar.
Yan Luo's account information popped up in the network, bringing delight to Li Xinyue, who promptly sent a message.
Yan Luo paused in his steps, turned to look back.
Li Xinyue drove up to Yan Luo, lowered the car window, and playfully whistled, "Hey! Little handsome, care to hop into the car with your sis for a bit?"
Having been at Crimson No.2 for a while, Li Xinyue picked up some hunter habits, but compared to other hunters, she was still slightly shy, only speaking this way to acquaintances.
Yan Luo opened the car door, sat down in the passenger seat, and asked, "Why are you here?"
Not seeing Li Xinyue's team in the armored vehicle, Yan Luo knew she specifically came looking for him.
Li Xinyue knew Yan Luo didn't like idle chatter, so she cut to the chase and explained her plan.
After listening, Yan Luo didn't hesitate at all, nodding in agreement, "Great, just what I wanted. After selling those materials, you can transfer the money to Sasa's account, or help me keep it safe; for this matter, I only trust you two."
Li Xinyue stood frozen, staring blankly at Yan Luo with her mouth slightly open.
Soon, she was overjoyed.
"It's settled then, I will safeguard that money for you!" Li Xinyue subconsciously forgot the other option Yan Luo had given.
Yan Luo nodded and switched topics, "Give Sasa ten percent of the money obtained from selling those materials, consider it my sponsorship for her."
Li Xinyue paused again, "Are you sure?"
"Sure." Yan Luo nodded seriously, "It's something I promised long ago; after all, Sasa has helped me a lot."
But that's ten percent...!
In previous Abyssal hunts, Yan Luo could earn more than a million, and now, with his enhanced strength, he would undoubtedly earn even more.
Nonetheless, Yan Luo had spoken, and Li Xinyue didn't urge otherwise.
This man rarely regrets his decisions; he wouldn't turn back unless he hit a wall and, even if he did, he might choose to break down the wall and continue straight along his chosen path.
"Have someone come over every three days."
Yan Luo and Li Xinyue set a schedule, then got out of the car.
Li Xinyue needed to return to Crimson No.2 to arrange the transportation of Yan Luo's hunts, while Yan Luo had his own matters to tend to.
For Yan Luo, battles with Dangerous-level demons no longer provided any exercise; if he wanted, he could dispatch a Dangerous-level demon in just a few moves.
Now, for self-training, he needed to face lethal-level demons—provided that lethal-level demon wasn't a Shadow Wolf.
Even though Yan Luo had slain a City-breaking Level giant armadillo, he didn't feel powerful enough.
Dealing with a City-breaking Level demon of insignificant might required full effort; without the hot-melt axe, he couldn't have possibly triumphed.
Yan Luo believed he must become stronger, at least strong enough to deal with a City-breaking Level demon without relying on high-damage weapons like the hot-melt axe.
In short, he still had to train.
Carrying his space box, whenever hungry, he'd pull out a piece of roasted armadillo meat from the box and eat it.
This served both to fill his belly and exercise his jaw muscles and teeth.
City-breaking Level demon meat was highly nutritious, a single piece could mostly satisfy Yan Luo's hunger, and in his space box, there were at least several hundred portions of equally weighted armadillo meat.
These meats not only replenished his nutrition but also allowed him to absorb magic power.
With these meats at his disposal, Yan Luo didn't need to consume the blood and meat of Abyssal demons, sparing himself from the torment of those foul meats.
Thud!
At that moment, Yan Luo heard a sound.
It was the sound of something falling from a height.
Turning casually, his eyebrows suddenly raised.
It was a fruit!
Could the Abyssal plants that shouldn't bear fruit be starting to bear fruit?
In places unknown to people, the Abyss continued to evolve!
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