"So cheap?"
Hua Xiu couldn't help but be surprised when she heard the price of forty Blood Crystals.
The man then recounted the events.
"Thanks to that brother's help, otherwise we would have been stumped by just one Blood Crystal."
The Rabbit Team had six members. Besides Captain Huoshi, the remaining five were Vice-Captain Wu Qiang, the only female member Hua Xiu, the young man Sun Yi, and the Lai brothers, Lai Yong and Lai Gan.
The five members' bond was not just that of teammates, but more like that of family, so Sun Yi hid nothing about the previous incident.
After hearing this, Hua Xiu looked at Wu Qiang and said, "Brother Qiang, we must return this Blood Crystal to him. Although our Rabbit Team isn't a strong team, we still have our reputation."
Hua Xiu and the captain were in a relationship, so her thoughts were focused on the team, and she was very concerned about everything related to the Rabbit Team.
Wu Qiang nodded, "Don't worry, Xiao Xiu. We promised him we would repay him threefold. Once we complete this mission, we'll return the Blood Crystal. We've exchanged contact information."
"That's good."
Hua Xiu nodded, but when it came to the mission, a look of worry reappeared on her face.
"Alas, this time we were careless. We didn't expect the beast's nest to have a mother beast. We'll have to make new plans when Brother Huo gets back."
The others sighed. Sun Yi, perhaps being the youngest, spoke bluntly, "Those people from the Dog Team are real scoundrels! They deliberately spread false intelligence, or else we would have completed the mission last time!"
Sun Yi's expression was one of extreme anger. Wu Qiang shook his head, "They merely deliberately withheld some facts. It doesn't count as false intelligence. We can only blame ourselves for being careless."
Sun Yi said with some displeasure, "Brother Qiang, why are you still speaking for outsiders?"
Hua Xiu chimed in, "Xiao Yi, Brother Wu means that since things have already happened, there's no use complaining. Instead of blaming others, it's better to learn from the experience, which is also a form of growth."
The Lai brothers nodded, "That's right, Xiao Yi. Teams are in a competitive relationship. This time, we believed others too easily, and it's indeed our own problem."
Sun Yi was still unconvinced. It was clearly others who had deliberately set them up, but now everyone was blaming themselves. This left his anger with nowhere to vent.
However, since everyone had said so, he could only shut his mouth and suppress his anger.
Wu Qiang then changed the subject, "Alright, Xiao Xiu, the most important thing now is your injury. Take the Green Pill first. When the captain returns, we'll think of a way to heal your wounds."
Hua Xiu nodded. They were all only at the fifth level. Although she was a woman, in reality, strength mattered more than gender. Without her, the team's strength was reduced by a notch. Therefore, she felt guilty about being injured.
Wu Qiang saw her mood and comforted her, "Don't overthink it, Xiao Xiu. Just focus on recovering."
"Okay, I will."
Meanwhile.
After leaving the boss's stall, Li Chonglou did not rush to find the "Little Knife Team" that the boss had mentioned.
Although most of the goods here were traded with Blood Crystals, the shops inside also sold ordinary outdoor items.
Li Chonglou used his card to buy a lot of common medicines for treating internal and external injuries, as well as an antidote pill unique to the underground world.
This type of pill was called "Jiedan" (解丹), and there were two types. One was the "Tianjiedan" (天解丹), which was highly effective due to the addition of rare natural treasures. According to the salesperson, it could deal with ninety-nine percent of poisons.
It was important to note that the ninety-nine percent mentioned here referred to the underground world, and its effectiveness was astonishing. If it were used outside, just one pill could stir up a bloody storm in the martial world!
Unfortunately, this Tianjiedan required Blood Crystals, and a single pill was as expensive as ten Blood Crystals! Li Chonglou could only look on enviously.
What he could afford was only the "Dijiedan" (地解丹), whose effectiveness was almost halved.
However, it was not cheap either. Each pill cost one million. Li Chonglou could only grit his teeth and buy ten.
Most of his money was left to the company, and he only kept about one hundred million as a backup. Based on the current situation, he probably wouldn't have time to earn more money in the short term, and this money would only decrease with each use.
In addition, there were some backup items, such as medicinal herbs that could replenish spiritual energy, and herbs that could extend the duration of breath-holding. In fact, there were more effective pills for these purposes, but unfortunately, they had to be purchased with Blood Crystals.
Only now did Li Chonglou finally understand why Mei Niang was so obsessed with money and rarely spoke without mentioning fees. It turned out that the consumption of Blood Crystals was indeed so huge!
"If only those residual souls hadn't been used up."
Li Chonglou sighed inwardly. Beast tides were unlikely to be common, and he couldn't expect to "farm" residual souls like last time. It was really unlikely. Speaking of earning Blood Crystals,
it didn't seem like an easy task.
A residual soul of the third level could only be exchanged for one percent of a Blood Crystal, not even a single one. Only those at the fifth level or above could exchange one residual soul for one-tenth of a Blood Crystal.
The sixth level was one-fifth, and the seventh level was one for one.
At first glance, this exchange rate didn't seem difficult. After all, even for the fifth level, the time difference between killing one and killing ten was not significant. However, in the underground world, exotic beasts were not something one could find whenever they wanted.
Li Chonglou had inquired about this from Old Tie when he returned to the safe zone last time. The habits of exotic beasts in the underground world were almost all to live in groups, so the chance of hunting alone was relatively low. Moreover, even if there were, their strength, even at the same level, would be at least twice as strong!
This meant that a five-person team would have to kill a hundred exotic beasts just to get two Blood Crystals per person!
This was definitely a tough job! And it was one that involved life-threatening danger.
Therefore, Li Chonglou had already begun to regret not taking Blood Crystals seriously before. The prices of these items that required Blood Crystals were generally higher, and every single one was precious.
About half an hour later.
Li Chonglou, carrying a newly bought backpack and wearing a new white mask, left the market.
With the help of the patrol team, Li Chonglou quickly found the location of the plaza.
As expected, on the plaza, which was about the size of three basketball courts, at least ten teams were recruiting. Many passersby also stopped to inquire, but it seemed to be quite difficult to recruit.
Li Chonglou didn't know why, but his destination was not here, but rather a row of houses next to the plaza.
One large house of several hundred square meters was particularly eye-catching.
This was the accommodation area of the camp.
Yes, the camp's accommodation area was connected to the plaza, making it convenient for teams to recruit.
"Number three zero three."
Li Chonglou murmured a number.