Chapter 442 Additional Helping (1/2)

Lu Wang waved a hand at him. ”Think nothing of it. It's only valuable when it's in the hands of someone who needs it. It would be a waste to let it gather dust here with me.”

”Still, you've helped me out big time, and one good turn deserves another. Such is the way of our family. Uncle Lu, if there's anything I can help you with, please don't hesitate to tell me,” said Gao Peng seriously. He placed the box on Da Zi's head. ”Don't drop it now.”

”Uhm?” Da Zi looked at Gao Peng quizzically.

”It's an ingredient for your evolution.” Da Zi hugged the wooden box in its spindly arms and curled around it beside Goldie. Realizing that it would be quite inconvenient to hold it with its mandibles or appendages, Da Zi said to Goldie, ”Goldie, I'll give you 3,000 dollars if you help me hold this box. I'll give you an extra 7,000 dollars if you can get it back home without damaging it.”

Goldie accepted Da Zi's proposition without any hesitation and took the box from the centipede. Da Zi sure is pampered by Gao Peng. I'm sure he gives it a lot of spending money. Maybe I could strike up a long-term deal with it so that I could continue milking more money out of this golden goose. But first, I have to keep this box safe for it.

Da Zi glanced at Goldie uncertainly. I may have raised this duck's hopes a bit. There's no way I have 10,000 dollars on me. Ah, what the heck, I can always ask Gao Peng for more money! All it takes is a bit of wheedling, and he'll give me anything I want. The meals I eat cost a pretty penny, anyway. I'm sure 10,000 dollars means nothing to Gao Peng, thought Da Zi.

Hanzhong City wasn't too far away from Yuzhou City. The distance between both cities was only a few hundred miles more than that between Yuzhou City and Chuan Fu City.

In order to survive in this world, one needed to make as many connections as possible. Connections were usually made through the reciprocity of goodwill. With enough connections, one wouldn't need to worry about having someone to rely on in times of trouble.

Lu Wang chuckled to himself. A bond of goodwill had officially been established between him and Gao Peng the moment the latter accepted his gift. In the post-Cataclysm world, even a trainer as strong as Lu Wang couldn't say for certain that there wasn't anything too big for him to handle.

That night, Lu Wang invited Gao Peng and Ji Hanwu to dinner. ”Two days ago, I was hunting in the Qinling mountain range when I came upon this Lord-tier Ghostfire Crow. Even though it's a bony creature, I'm sure its meat will be able to satisfy all three of us.”

Crow? Gao Peng had never eaten such a thing. However, he had heard that cooked crow meat was a common delicacy among those living in the wild.

Rubbing his belly, Gao Peng said with a smile, ”You've been far too kind to us. I can't accept any more of your kindness without at least doing something for you in return. Ah, I know. How about this?”

Gao Peng whispered something in his grandfather's ear. The latter nodded. A moment later, the White Dragon flew towards the Qinling mountain range with the Desolate Frost Lion on its back.

The Huai River in the Qinling mountain range ran across the Huaxia region from the north to the south. It was just as majestic and domineering as the ancient people of the Qin dynasty had been.

The mountain range was rife with life even before the Cataclysm. When the Cataclysm happened, the place had turned into a monster paradise, with all kinds of monsters living in it. Even a Lord-tier familiar wouldn't dare wander through the mountains by itself.

The sound of thunder filled the air. Inhuman sounds echoed across the mountain range. Somewhere, a lion roared. A wolf howled in response. Suddenly, the trees in the mountains trembled as a huge, slender creature slithered past them. Startled by this disturbance, other, smaller creatures fled off in all directions.

”That one.” The Desolate Frost Lion had spotted a huge grayish snake whose muscles shifted across its body like granite. It opened its mouth and let a sub-zero frost beam fly at its target.

The beam instantly froze everything in its path, including the grayish monster snake. The Desolate Frost Lion's aura had a calming effect on the agitated creatures in the forest, which shrank back and scurried off into their holes beneath the trees.

That's a King-tier fellow. There's no way anyone here can deal with it.

Suddenly, a terrifying aura surged forth from the depths of the Qinling mountain range. The clouds in the sky seemed to be frozen solid by it.