[Ghost Soul +1]
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Chen Yu stood before the halo, his sword held horizontally.
One comes, one dies.
The bound mole mage, already gaunt, was now squeezed to the bone.
His cheeks were sunken.
It exhaled with a vacant stare, and the sword edge tapped twice on its head.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Chen Yu narrowed his eyes and said, "Even the donkeys of the production team don't dare to rest like this. Get to work."
The mole mage shook its head weakly.
"I can't, I really can't summon anything, big brother, please spare me."
"Useless thing."
Chen Yu sheathed his sword and glanced at the personal notification.
Ghost Soul +69.
From this trip to the mole cave, Chen Yu gained 135 Ghost Souls alone.
Not counting the meat.
Including the 69 moles he had just slaughtered, and the 27 he had killed in the burrow, he still had 96 moles left to decompose.
How much meat would that be?
Even with a 10x critical hit, it would be nearly a thousand portions.
Takeoff!!
Chen Yu estimated that this trip would yield more resources than others earned in a month.
It was too exhilarating.
Heidou placed the mole corpses in one spot. kanδん
Chen Yu stretched lazily, then poked the mole mage's face with his sword.
"Wake up, did I tell you to sleep?"
"I really can't anymore." The mole mage was about to cry. Gaunt as it was, a mere level 6 wind could turn it into a kite.
It knelt on the ground and pleaded.
"Big brother, let me go."
Chen Yu sighed, a look of regret on his face.
"I don't want to kill you. If it were just some moles, it would be fine. But you've gained sentience. Killing you... I can't bear it."
The mole mage looked up as if seeing a glimmer of hope.
"Big brother!!!!!"
"But you've been captured, so you need to buy your freedom," Chen Yu spread his hands and smiled. "We can't just let you go for free. Do you know any robbers who let people go without ransom? If there's no ransom, they'll kill them."
Mole mage: "???"
Was he speaking human language?
It had just diligently moved moles from other dimensions for him.
One comes, one dies.
To move those moles, it had depleted its magic power and damaged its origin, making it impossible for it to advance further on the path of magic in this life.
It wasn't enough?
Was there such a thing?
It just wanted to peacefully establish its own mole kingdom in the outer areas of the burrow.
Who did it provoke?
Seeing the mole mage's expression, Chen Yu blinked.
"You feel wronged? Should I cut you down then?"
The mole mage shivered.
Were you a devil?
Why could you say that with a smile?
It was like a donkey being worked to death after its mill was taken away!
It hadn't said it would kill it when moving the moles.
"No, no, no..."
Better to live a dog's life than die a man's death.
The mole mage frantically raised its hands, pondered for a moment, and said,
"I can buy my freedom."
That's more like it.
Chen Yu's eyes showed satisfaction.
After all, it was a mage.
How could it not have some hidden treasures?
"Hand them over."
Chen Yu extended his hand.
The mole mage swallowed and glanced at the burrow.
"It's inside."
"Heidou," Chen Yu called out and gestured towards the burrow. "There's a treasure belonging to our customer in the burrow. Go get it and see if it's enough for him to buy his freedom."
Swish!
Heidou became a blur and shot into the burrow.
The mole mage's heart turned cold at the sight.
A resource-type spirit pet.
Oh no!
If it was a resource-type spirit pet, all its treasures would be brought out, and it wouldn't be able to hide anything.
Resource spirit pets were born for exploration.
How could this foreigner possess a resource-type spirit pet? Hadn't they just arrived in the burrow world?
"Don't worry, Heidou will be out soon. Let's chat in the meantime," Chen Yu held the sharp Adventure Swift Sword, tilting his head. "You're an apprentice mage."
"Yes."
"So, the burrow world is a world of swords..." Chen Yu flicked the blade in his hand, making the mole mage's scalp crawl. He then heard Chen Yu whisper, "and magic."
"Yes."
"Where did you learn magic? Can I learn it?"
"This..."
"Just as the mole mage was about to ponder, Chen Yu flicked his sword again, the edge grazing the mole mage's head.
"Yes, yes, yes!" The mole mage nodded vigorously and said, "Anyone can learn magic. As long as their elemental affinity reaches a certain level, they can learn it."
Elemental affinity.
Chen Yu took a swig of Ice Pure Spring Water.
[Elemental Affinity +1]
Seeing Chen Yu drink Ice Pure Spring Water, the mole mage's eyes widened.
This foreigner?
He actually had Ice Pure Spring Water from the inner district of the burrow.
Chen Yu nodded slightly upon seeing the notification.
Drinking Ice Pure Spring Water could increase elemental affinity. With long-term consumption, his elemental affinity would naturally improve, allowing him to cast magic.
As he marveled, Chen Yu also noticed the mole mage's gaze.
"Do you recognize it?"
He lifted the Ice Pure Spring Water slightly.
The mole mage's eyes were filled with longing. For any mage, Ice Pure Spring Water was sacred.
"Do you want to buy some? I can sell you some."
Instantly, the mole mage's expression became serious.
Sell!
Ice Pure Spring Water?
In a flash, the mole mage's face turned bitter again.
"Big brother, please don't tease me. How could I afford it? Aren't all the treasures brought out by your resource spirit pet already yours?"
"Did you hide anything on you?" Chen Yu raised an eyebrow.
"No..."
"Don't worry, I, Chen Yu, swear to the heavens, swear with my soul, that I won't steal your treasures. They can be used for exchange," Chen Yu raised an eyebrow. "Let's trade. I'm a person who loves making deals."
The mole mage looked bitter.
"I really don't have anything."
Immediately, Chen Yu's demeanor soured.
You pauper!
He had been hoping to squeeze out a bit more.
Chen Yu sighed sadly and murmured.
"Who is in charge in the burrow world?"
He hadn't forgotten the scrawny man lurking behind. He would have his revenge one day.
The mole mage shook its head upon hearing this.
"I don't know. I'm just a low-level character living in the outer areas of the burrow. Your question would probably only be answered by someone in the inner or core areas."
"This is the outer area of the burrow?" Chen Yu frowned.
The mole mage nodded.
"Yes, this is the outermost region of the burrow world. Generally, those who live in the outer areas are beasts that are too untalented to improve and have not awakened their sentience. Occasionally, you'll see some tribes, but they are rare and mostly downtrodden. The noble lords are all in the inner areas."
Chen Yu understood.
It seemed the burrow world also had a strict class system.
The outer areas were inhabited by beasts.
Moving slightly inward, one could see tribes.
This meant that civilized development existed here, and there were native burrow inhabitants.
"Why did you come here?" Chen Yu frowned. "Don't mages have status in the burrow? Even apprentice mages should be respected."
"I couldn't make it inside."
The mole mage coughed and said bitterly.
"I just wanted to create my own mole kingdom in the outer areas. Who knew that as soon as I started, I'd run into you, big brother."
"Are you saying I'm in your way?" Chen Yu raised an eyebrow.
"Absolutely not!"
The mole mage shook its head vigorously. See kan le
"Boss!"
Heidou, struggling, dragged a chest out of the burrow. Seeing the chest, the mole mage's face changed dramatically.
His treasure chest!
"Give me a hand, I really can't move it anymore," Heidou yelled, wagging its tail. Chen Yu got up and helped drag the chest out.
A silver treasure chest.
It was somewhat disappointing.
"There's more, there's more."
Heidou burrowed into the burrow again, and soon pushed out another chest.
A gold treasure chest!
The mole mage's eyes immediately widened.
After pulling the chest out, Chen Yu watched as Heidou burrowed into the burrow again.
"There's more?"
"Yes! This treasure chest is hidden the most covertly. I put in a lot of effort to get it out," Heidou forcefully pushed the chest out.
Chen Yu took it from above.
The mole mage, harboring its last hope, looked at the chest being dragged out and was filled with despair.
Burp!
It toppled over, its neck askew.
"Why is its neck crooked? Is it dead?"
Heidou wagged its tail and gestured with its mouth. Chen Yu looked at his own prompt.
No Ghost Soul.
"It's probably fainted, don't mind it," Chen Yu didn't pay it much attention. Heidou approached the last treasure chest, its face full of excitement, "I think there's definitely good treasure in this chest."
"Of course, otherwise it wouldn't have fainted. It must have been angered to death."
"Hmph~ Trying to hide treasures from me? What a dream!" Heidou's small face was full of defiance. Chen Yu smiled and patted its little head, crouching down to look at the treasure chest in front of him.
"This treasure chest looks so strange."
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