Chapter 70 (2/2)
“Right, damn it. I’m really down on my luck this time. I actually wandered into an area where people were surrounding exotic beasts and killing them. If it wasn’t for the Elephorse’s speed, I really wouldn’t have made it back safely.” Wang Dong revealed a wretched look as he spoke about this.
Zhang Che, on the other hand, was interested on this topic. He smiled, asking, “Let’s hear it; what exactly happened?”
Wang Dong nodded. He didn’t reject Zhang Che’s request. After all, he was the Big Bro who saved his life twice, and he might even find himself working under Zhang Che in the future.
Thus, the two sat down on the grass at the hillside, and Wang Dong started recounting his most recent experience in the beast world in detail.
It turned out that ever since he told Zhang Che about the Elephorse herd and received the Elephorse card in return, Wang Dong really started going around scouting for information on exotic beasts and selling it.
His thoughts were like this: since his own strength was lacking and he was unable to hunt those powerful exotic beasts, why not make use of the Elephorse’s characteristic of being able to travel long distances to look for powerful exotic beasts and sell the information for money?
Over the past few days, Wang Dong had really made use of this idea and successfully completed two deals. Although the exotic beasts he discovered weren’t considered very powerful, he sold the information to several groups with decent reputation, and really earned quite a sum from it.
Today, he rode the Elephorse southwest about a hundred kilometers into the beast world and came across a stone forest. He suddenly saw a huge aerial beast whose wingspan was nearly ten meters wide circling in the sky.
Judging from the way that aerial beast was acting, either its nest was within this stone forest, or it was there hunting prey.
This discovery made Wang Dong’s heart tighten, while at the same time he grew excited.
If he returned to the safety zone and sold this piece of information, it would be another pretty sum in his pocket.
However, before the aerial beast flew away, he saw a few beastmasters approaching him from the side, full of hostility.
“Tian Yin Squad is here hunting. Unconcerned parties please leave quickly, or don’t blame us for not being polite!”
In the beginning, a group leader of the Tian Yin Squad was only driving Wang Dong away with a fierce look. At this moment, a member suddenly whispered something in the leader’s ear, and his eyes immediately shone with greed, looking at the Elephorse under Wang Dong.
Wang Dong obviously understood what idea they had in their minds. He didn’t give them any chance and directly prompted the Elephorse. It maneuvered around a few piles of rubble and quickly ran back in the safety zone’s direction.
A large group of subdued beasts immediately gave chase to him. It was obvious that they intended to kill him since their attempt at robbery failed.
Luckily, those subdued beasts weren’t as fast as the Elephorse, and were unable to catch up to Wang Dong.
Listening up until here, Zhang Che nodded, saying, “Your luck is indeed bad. Although you managed to escape safely this time, I think that Tian Yin Squad won’t let this matter go just like that. They’ll surely find trouble with you in the future.”
“Escape safely? This was escaping by the skin of my teeth, Big Bro! I almost forfeited my life right there!” Wang Dong said, showing a fearful look on his face.
Zhang Che was puzzled. He asked, “Almost forfeited your life? Didn’t you say that they couldn’t catch up to you at all? Why would you almost lose your life there?”
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Translator’s Note:
1: Online slang. By lacking an accessory, Wang Dong meant to ask if Zhang Che needed an underling, i.e. someone holding onto his thigh for benefits.