"Not speaking? Fine, you don't get a chance anymore."
Chen Shu, too lazy for further banter, ordered Er Ha to unleash its full power!
Er Ha instantly split into three, its elemental power surging forth. The temperature skyrocketed, subtly causing the surrounding ice to show signs of melting.
Simultaneously, the little sprite unleashed several amplification skills, pushing Er Ha's strength even further!
"Kill!"
The ten or so individuals showed no fear, charging at Chen Shu with their contracted spirits. Their eyes already held a death wish!
Ten minutes later,
The entire underground village was filled with the pungent smell of blood. The once clear and pure ice and snow structures were stained red with it.
Chen Shu, riding on his Slime, arrived at the deepest part of the village.
"My intuition tells me there's a scent of wealth here!"
He twitched his nose, brought his Space Rabbit along, and stepped into the ice house before him.
Inside the ice house, a thin man was in hiding, a white mouse perched on his shoulder, seemingly able to detect Chen Shu's position at any moment.
When he saw Chen Shu entering with contracted spirits, his eyes cautious,
He had already decided to give up.
He had thought Chen Shu would be careless, giving him an opportunity to strike, but the opponent offered no such chance.
He turned to leave through a secret passage,
But just then,
A plump rabbit inexplicably appeared before him, looking at him with a sly grin.
"Huh?"
The man's expression changed drastically, but it was too late to react. He was instantly killed by a carrot.
The white mouse's eyes were filled with terror, and spatial fluctuations appeared on its body as it attempted to forcibly teleport away.
The Space Rabbit's expression shifted, and it unleashed a [Spatial Imprisonment], leaving the mouse rooted to the spot.
"Squeak squeak squeak!!"
The white mouse panicked, trying to struggle but unable to move, at its mercy.
The Space Rabbit swung the carrot in its paw, striking the white mouse with full force.
Instantly, a tearing spatial force surged forth, causing its body to rip apart as if sliced by countless blades. Its life force dissipated.
The Space Rabbit shook its head, about to strut back with an air of supreme confidence,
But its expression changed, as if it sensed something. It suddenly hurled several spatial blades, which suspended in mid-air.
*Chiss—*
A cutting force spread out, forcibly breaking through space and revealing various materials within.
It was the white mouse's storage space!
Although it was also Gold One-star, the gap in spatial power with the Space Rabbit was too vast, so its storage space was naturally exposed.
"Well done!"
Chen Shu arrived inside, his eyes instantly lighting up as he gazed at the treasures within the space.
Beyond that, the entire ice house was also piled high with various beast-taming resources, medicinal herbs, ores, fierce beast materials, and more. However, their levels were not particularly high.
Clearly, the white mouse intended to take the high-level resources, but they had been intercepted by the Space Rabbit.
"It's actually this rich, it's all mine now."
Chen Shu grinned and had the Space Rabbit pack up all the resources in the ice house.
In less than ten minutes, the entire ice house, even the floor, was upturned. It was evident it had been ransacked by bandits.
To prevent any loss of treasures, Chen Shu searched the entire stronghold.
As expected, he found two more ice houses storing resources, but they were mostly materials below Gold, considered low-to-mid-level resources.
Chen Shu sat on the blood-stained rooftop, diligently inventorying the resources, while also hoping to find the lost shipment from the officials.
Half an hour later,
"About fifty billion Chinese Yuan worth of resources. No wonder it was guarded by a Gold Beast Master..."
Chen Shu's lips curved upwards as he murmured.
He hadn't expected such a windfall, but the only regret was not finding the stolen Frenzied Star Leaf.
Da Li, standing beside him, asked, "Did we find the wrong target?"
"We didn't find the wrong target."
Chen Shu turned to look at him, raising a medicinal herb in his hand, his meaning quite clear.
"..."
Da Li scratched his head and said, "Um, weren't we here to investigate the looting incident?"
"Da Li, don't be so rigid."
Chen Shu grinned and asked, "Why do we do missions?"
"For resources?"
"Then what did I just get?"
"..."
Da Li's expression faltered. The logic seemed sound...
"A single stronghold is this wealthy..."
Chen Shu tossed the medicinal herb in his hand to the Space Rabbit, murmuring, "I've found a new path to riches."
"..."
Zhang Da Li's expression froze, a bad premonition striking him.
"You're not going to..."
Chen Shu didn't answer, his eyes gleaming as he contemplated something.
After a while, he stood up and returned to Xiao Huang's head, saying,
"Let's leave first, otherwise, fierce beasts might surround us."
With that, the three Er Has' eyes blazed, and they instantly spat out three colossal [Heavenly Fire Meteorites].
*Boom boom boom!*
Scorching heat radiated outwards, melting all the houses below. Even the ice above trembled, on the verge of collapse.
Seeing the stronghold about to be completely reduced to ruins,
The Space Rabbit threw out several spatial marks, and the two of them, along with their four contracted spirits, instantly teleported to the surface.
*Boom!*
The sounds of roaring explosions echoed from underground as the entire Saint Royal Society stronghold was utterly destroyed.
"No fierce beasts?"
He looked around the empty ice plain, not too surprised.
Clearly, the main force of the异空间 (Yi Kong Jian - alternate dimension) had been withdrawn by the Shark Emperor.
In no time, the two of them left the alternate dimension and returned to the deep seas of Blue Star.
Da Li asked, "What now? Are we still investigating?"
"Let's go back and claim the rewards first."
"..."
Da Li was also taken aback, not expecting Chen Shu to be so direct.
"Will the old man give it to you?"
"I've been investigating for almost a month, it's about time."
Chen Shu shrugged and said, "Besides, since we've found one stronghold, it means there are no others nearby."
"The officials' shipment was likely transported away. Am I supposed to find the Saint Royal Society headquarters?"
"The mission has a conclusion. Why wouldn't I go back to claim the reward?"
"..."
Zhang Da Li couldn't help but nod. Chen Shu's words made sense.
"Da Li, we had a good harvest today, so let's add extra meat to lunch!"
Chen Shu chuckled, appearing quite pleased.
Not only had he obtained thirty billion worth of resources, but he also had a new life goal.
He raised an eyebrow and asked, "Da Li, are you interested in going abroad with me again?"
"Huh?"
Zhang Da Li was slightly startled and asked, "For what?"
"To get resources!"
Chen Shu licked his lips and said, "The world is chaotic now. If we want to accumulate resources, we need to be a bit wilder!"
Da Li shook his head and said, "The problem is, it's not easy to find Saint Royal Society strongholds, is it?"
They had gotten lucky today and found one stronghold, but there were countless alternate dimensions beneath the sea. Finding another one would be as difficult as reaching the heavens.
"No, can we expand our horizons a bit?"
Chen Shu took out a world map and said, "The Saint Royal Society is only one of our targets!"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"Blue Star has been reshuffled. Beast-taming resources are probably scattered everywhere."
Chen Shu rubbed his chin and said, "Fierce beasts are snatching them, the Saint Royal Society is snatching them, and the Salvation Church might be snatching them too. Why can't I snatch them?"
"..."
Da Li's expression froze, then he said, "The problem is, they are the villains..."