Chapter 170: Money-making Business (1/2)

Lu Yin smiled. There was a clear business opportunity before him, which he was desperate to take advantage of. Lu Yin desperately needed more money as he barely had over five-hundred cubes of star crystals left. This wasn’t even close to meeting his needs; at this level, he couldn’t even roll his die, which was a waste of his Innate Gift.

The swampy region grew darker and darker the deeper one ventured into it. Occasionally, the muddy soil would burst open, revealing some kind of disgusting creature wriggling around in it. Flocks of massive, strange black birds also flew across the sky, and whenever they passed by overhead, their formation would cover the sky, making the marsh seem even darker.

Zhuo Daynight was a girl, but she showed no fear towards the bizarre landscape.

While it was true that all of the Daynight clan members were crazy, every one of them was also the cream of the crop. Between their innate talents and the Daynight clan’s powerful battle techniques, it made sense that they were able to stand tall even in the Innerverse.

Zhuo Daynight entered the swamp and tried to follow the trail of footsteps, but they vanished after just a couple steps. Thus, her only option to move forward was to randomly slash out and hope that her attacks would force the Giant Emperor out.

There was a chance of this method working, but the swamp was just too big and she couldn’t keep sending out haphazard slashes forever. So while her method might have been effective, it was not efficient.

Zhuo Daynight continued searching through the swamp for three consecutive days. However, if her progress was tracked from a bird’s eye view, then it would be apparent that she had not even searched through 0.1% of the swamp, much less the whole place. If she were to continue searching through the swamp in this manner, it would take her months to finish. After finally realizing the futility of her efforts, Zhuo Daynight walked out and quietly sat down about a hundred meters away from Lu Yin and Amu.

Lu Yin chuckled. The reason why he had told Amu to publicly reveal the Giant Emperor’s tracks was twofold. He could conduct “business” while also getting others to search for the Giant Emperor for him. The fact that the Giant Emperor had decided to run was proof that it was highly intelligent and that it would not be easily discovered. This meant that they needed more manpower to uncover its hiding spot, and for that to happen, they needed to preserve the footprints as proof that the Giant Emperor was nearby.

Seven days later, Lu Yin and Amu were idly grilling some meat while feeling incredibly bored when suddenly, far off in the distance, a group of trial takers appeared.

Lu Yin’s eyes lit up. It’s starting!

People would start coming one by one, which meant that he was open for business.

The trial takers immediately saw Lu Yin and the others, and they all focused on Amu as he had been the one who released the Giant Emperor’s whereabouts.

“Where’s the Giant Emperor, Amu?” someone rudely asked.

Amu pointed towards the marshes. “He’s in there, but I don’t know exactly where.”

That person obviously did not believe Amu and was about to say something else, but one of his companions stopped him and gestured in another direction. A few of the other trial takers were staring blankly at Zhuo Daynight, who was quietly standing a little ways away. Everybody from her clan was terrifying, and nobody dared to make a sound.

These trial takers were the elites of the Butterfly Tribe’s younger generation and were all peak Melders. Since they were the first batch to reach the swamp, they were definitely the cream of the crop in this group of trial takers and were about as strong as the hall leaders of the Great Yu Empire’s Yu Academy. But in front of the Daynight clan, these students did not not dare to act brashly. They knew that the difference between them was just too large.

“The Giant Emperor has already entered the marshes. We don’t know his exact location, which is why we made his whereabouts public. I’m well aware that I am incapable of completing the mission anyways,” Amu explained.

The thought, He knows himself pretty well, went through all of the trial takers’ minds at the same time. They said nothing further and headed deeper into the swamp after checking the footprints.

They were the first group to arrive, but they were certainly not the last. Before much time passed, the next batch arrived and they too quickly entered the swamp to search for the Giant Emperor.

Over the next few days, at least forty trial takers arrived, and all of them promptly rushed into the swamp to search for the Giant Emperor.

To Lu Yin’s surprise, the trial takers were all quite strong, at least when compared to the others from the Outerverse. He had seen quite a few Melders who were as powerful as Gerbach, and one of them was even more powerful than Schutz when he had just entered Astral-10. That person was clearly one of the strongest Melders within the Butterfly Region.

However, these geniuses’ strength was ultimately nothing to Lu Yin. His time in Astral-10 had shown him that he was more than strong enough to completely disregard these people.

The swamp started to get lively. There were trial takers everywhere, and the battles never stopped. Most of the fights were between the trial takers and the swamp creatures, but there were some instances of internal strife as well.

At this time, another group of people arrived. This group stood out to Lu Yin because it included two gorgeous girls. They were both very enchanting and had amazing figures that drew the attention of many males.

Amu saw them as well, but he quickly looked down. A bone-deep hatred flashed in his eyes before he suppressed it deep into his heart.

These people went straight to the swamp. The two girls glanced at Amu in disdain, but they did not say a word as they passed by without stopping. Lu Yin noticed Amu’s strange behavior, but chose not to bring it up.

The battles between the trial takers and the swamp creatures never ceased. Some time later, the Giant Emperor appeared with a huge roar. He was quite unlucky, as there had been two trial takers battling right above him, and their battle had forced him out.

The swamp trembled, and all the trial takers rushed over to the Giant Emperor.

Zhuo Daynight’s eyes lit up and she moved to rush over as well, but she was quickly stopped by Lu Yin. “You can’t attack yet.”

Zhuo Daynight had a cold look in her eyes. “Are you trying to stop me?”

“Yes.” Lu Yin looked up.

Zhuo Daynight was furious and brandished her sword, but a miserable cry at that moment caught Lu Yin’s attention, and he immediately rushed into the marshes, completely disregarding Zhuo.

At that moment, about ten trial takers were battling with the Giant Emperor. This was the first time Lu Yin was seeing the Giant Emperor in the flesh. Compared to a regular giant, the Giant Emperor was clearly much larger. More importantly, it had clothes—no, not clothes, but rather a rough leather covering. However, this indicated that the Giant Emperor could feel embarrassment, which was a sign of intelligence.

The Giant Emperor was far more terrifying than a regular giant, and with just one casual smack from its hand, it caused devastation among the swamp. The terrifying shockwaves caused many trial takers to fall into the murky waters. Among the affected trial takers was an unlucky fellow who fell into the swamp headfirst, his feet flailing wildly in the air.