Chapter 67
First Steps into the Wilderness
Lin Chen, Mu Nujiao, and Ai Tutu were initially taken aback by Lingling's words. After a long pause, Mu Nujiao spoke first, saying, "You got a bargain?"
"Mmm!" Lingling nodded excitedly.
"Are those really blood-clotting herbs?" Ai Tutu asked.
"Yes, that's right." Lingling explained happily, "Although the two are extremely similar and often confused, there are still differences in overall length and leaf color. If you look closely, you can tell the difference."
"It's just that Blood-dispersing Grass is more common, while Blood-coagulating Grass is a bit rarer. That shop bought so many Blood-coagulating Grass at once, and because they couldn't tell the difference, they mistook it for Blood-dispersing Grass, and I got it by chance."
"As for the effects, the Blood-Dispersing Grass can only treat external injuries, while the Blood-Coagulating Grass can treat both external and internal injuries, and its medicinal effect is more than ten times that of the Blood-Dispersing Grass."
"As for the price, the two are fifty times different. You can calculate how much I saved you." Lingling crossed her arms proudly.
"This is practically a free gift! Lingling, you're amazing!" Lin Chen did a quick calculation and was overjoyed. He instinctively hugged Lingling and kissed her forehead, but Lingling blocked him with her hand and pushed him away.
"Be careful, don't get too excited." Lingling looked at Lin Chen with a look of disgust.
Lin Chen didn't care at all. Indeed, choice is more important than effort! Having a child prodigy by his side, with the genius in charge of thinking and him in charge of rampaging through the chaos, just thinking about it made him very happy.
Just as Lin Chen was still immersed in his joy, a phone rang from his pocket.
Lin Chen answered the phone, and Liu Lin told him that the members of the Skyfire Squad had arrived at the agreed location.
A few minutes later, Lin Chen and his group met the Skyfire Squad at the previously agreed location.
Lin Chen first greeted the members of the Skyfire Squad and chatted with them, then introduced Mu Nujiao and the other two to them.
When they learned that Lingling was a Hunter Master at such a young age, the members of the Skyfire Squad were all shocked. They even said that they didn't care if they weren't paid for this mission. Being able to complete a commission with a Hunter Master would not only make them look good, but also make it easier to get big jobs in the future.
"Little Orange, you're truly our team's lucky star!" Liu Lin said with a smile, patting Lin Chen on the shoulder.
When Ai Tutu and the others heard Lin Chen's nickname, they showed incredulous expressions. The Great Demon King of Mingzhu actually had such a cute nickname.
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After lunch, Wang Min brought over three slow-moving horses for Lingling and the other two to use as transportation.
After all, the three of them were either too young to awaken magic, or they had been pampered since childhood and were simply unable to walk in the wild for long periods of time since it was their first time there.
The Numa beast is a type of domesticated, servant-level demon in the area. It has a gentle temperament, good stamina, and is very suitable for transportation in the wild.
After completing a final equipment check, Lin Chen and his group left Wuyuan Town and entered the outer reaches of Anjie.
After walking about thirty kilometers in the wild, Ai Tutu finally couldn't help but ask, "Isn't it said that the wild is very dangerous? How come we haven't seen a single servant-level demon yet?"
"There are still military mages patrolling and keeping watch in this area. Those blind demons have long been wiped out by them. It's hard to say what will happen if we go any further," Lin Chen explained.
After walking for a while, Wang Min suddenly spoke up and warned, "We're starting to enter deep forests ahead. Be careful, everyone. There might be demons."
"Huh? Brother Wang, how did you know there would be demons ahead? Did you see them?" Ai Tutu asked, and Mu Nujiao's eyes also revealed curiosity.
Wang Min didn't answer, but looked at Lin Chen, indicating that this opportunity to show his face was in his hands.
Lin Chen smiled slightly and explained, "Because Brother Wang discovered the demon's excrement."
As Lin Chen spoke, he picked up a thin stick from the grass, walked over to a clump of white solid, poked it with the stick, and gestured to Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu.
"Excrement?" Ai Tutu was stunned at first, then realized what she meant and looked at Lin Chen with disgust: "You're playing with poop!"
Lin Chen was speechless for a moment.
"How do you know so much?" Mu Nujiao asked curiously. Lin Chen was about the same age as her and hadn't even finished high school yet. How could he have such strength and knowledge that far surpassed his peers, even surpassing someone like her from a prominent family?
"Didn't I say that that day?" Lin Chen was slightly taken aback.
Mu Nujiao, Ai Tutu, and Lingling all shook their heads in unison.
"That's right. After the bloody disaster in Bo City, I joined Brother Zhang's Skyfire Squad and learned a lot there," Lin Chen explained.
"It's mainly because Lin Chen himself is very eager to learn, so we just played a guiding role," Zhang Tian said.
"Lin Chen, you're pretty lucky. Although the Skyfire Squad isn't the strongest, their professionalism is quite good, making them an elite team," Lingling said.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Tian smiled broadly, after all, this was a compliment from the Hunter Master.
After confirming that her group had left the safe zone, Lingling took out her mini computer from the backpack behind her and skillfully opened a file. Inside was a map she had drawn overnight, summarizing the information provided by her senior brother and the information she obtained from the Hunter Alliance using her Hunter Master status.
The map was drawn strictly according to the hunter's map, and the distribution density of the monsters was marked in detail on it.
"Brother Wang, please write this map down. We'll follow this route later, which will make things much safer and easier for us."
Lingling drew a route on the map with a red line, and then handed the mini computer to Wang Min.
Wang Min took the mini computer, looked at the map drawn by Lingling, and immediately exclaimed in amazement.
Hearing the commotion, Zhang Tian and the others came over. The moment they saw the map, they were filled with admiration for Lingling.
"I've always heard that large teams have dedicated analysts, and I thought it was an exaggeration at the time. But now it seems that truly skilled analysts are really amazing. This map drawn by Master Lingling can not only increase our travel speed, but also greatly reduce the risk of us encountering danger," Zhang Tian said sincerely.
Lingling had already planned the way forward, and Wang Min led the group at the front.
In the silent forest, Lin Chen and his group walked quietly and quickly. The members of the Skyfire Squad, Lin Chen, and Lingling all seemed very relaxed, but Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu dared not relax in the slightest.
They discovered that even with the route planned by Lingling, they could still vaguely see the figures of demons, and several times they almost brushed past them.