"How can you be so unreasonable?"
"I've already said it, I didn't mean to scare away your prey."
Gong Yuehan was slightly angry.
But this person wouldn't let it go:
"I don't care, I waited for three days and three nights, and it was so hard to catch him."
"But you scared them away, so you have to compensate me."
Gong Yuehan guessed that this guy might be trying to extort money from her, but she could only accept her bad luck.
Who told her to scare away the prey the other party was trying to catch?
"Alright, I can't compensate you for the prey. Just tell me how many soul crystals you want, and I'll pay you back!"
After Gong Yuehan finished speaking, she prepared to take out the Soul Crystal.
But the person on the other end is so single-minded.
"I don't want the Soul Crystal! I want my Treasure-Hunting Rat!"
Gong Yuehan was at her wit's end and decided to leave. If she couldn't afford to offend them, she could at least avoid them.
Just then, Lu Yuan's voice came over.
"Yuehan, what happened?"
Gong Yuehan was already annoyed by the man in front of her, so how could she not be happy to see Lu Yuan?
"Brother Yuan!"
Gong Yuehan hurriedly walked towards Lu Yuan.
Wow, what a beautiful woman!
"Lu Yuan, Brother Yuan, can you introduce yourself to me?"
Lu Yuan got goosebumps as soon as he heard Lin Feng's tone of voice.
"Yuehan, you've been teleported here too. What about the others?"
When Lu Yuan asked her, Gong Yuehan shook her head.
Just as I was about to explain, Lin Feng spoke first:
"Hello beautiful, my name is Lin Feng."
"Shuangmu Forest, the handsome and dashing Feng!"
After Lin Feng finished speaking, he struck what he thought was a very cool pose! Then he extended a hand, ready to shake hands with Gong Yuehan.
To everyone's surprise, Gong Yuehan did not intend to shake hands with him. She simply said hello symbolically and then turned her gaze back to Lu Yuan.
Gong Yuehan was about to say something when she was interrupted again.
"Hey, don't think you can outnumber me."
"I'm not afraid of you. You'll have to pay the compensation, or else... humph!"
That's what they said, but their tone was noticeably softer than before.
After all, this is the apocalypse, and you could easily get killed if you're not careful.
Lu Yuan frowned:
"Yuehan, what exactly happened?"
Gong Yuehan shook her head with a wry smile, then prepared to explain, only to have that annoying guy snatch it away again.
"Let me speak. My name is Liu Xinghong..."
After hearing this guy's explanation, Lu Yuan finally understood.
It turns out there's a treasure-hunting rat here, and this guy named Liu Xinghong is setting a trap to catch it.
After waiting for three days and three nights, the treasure-hunting rat finally appeared. Just as the rat was about to fall into the trap, Gong Yuehan happened to pass by.
Gong Yuehan's appearance startled the so-called treasure-hunting rat away.
So Liu Xinghong is also wronged. Although Gong Yuehan did not do this intentionally, she still bears some responsibility.
However, that wasn't what Lu Yuan was concerned about. He heard a key word—treasure-hunting rat.
Lu Yuan was very interested in this treasure-hunting rat.
"Brother Liu, right?"
"Could you tell me about this treasure-hunting rat? What's so special about it?"
Liu Xinghong got excited when this was mentioned and quickly began to explain.
"This treasure-hunting rat, as the name suggests, is a rat that can find treasure."
"As long as there are treasures or medicinal herbs within a mile radius, the treasure-hunting rat can find them."
"Although the Treasure Rat has the lowest level of all pets and will never level up, its practical value far exceeds that of other pets."
"Do you think I've really lost out?"
Lu Yuan didn't care whether Liu Xinghong was at a loss or not; his eyes were full of stars.
Treasure-hunting rat, its value is too great.
"Hey, Brother Liu, how about we look for it together?"
Liu Xinghong glanced at Lu Yuan and said disdainfully:
"You make it sound so easy. Treasure-hunting rats are very timid. Once they are startled, they are very difficult to catch again."
"I was originally planning to rely on the treasure-hunting rat to help me find treasure, but now I've lost out big time. No way, you have to compensate me for the treasure-hunting rat."
Liu Xinghong is absolutely stubborn. Now that he's made up his mind, he'll make Gong Yuehan compensate him for his treasure-hunting rat.
Regardless of whether others can afford to compensate him, he just won't let it go.
And then Lu Yuan heard another key word—treasure hunting!
"You really enjoy treasure hunting?"
Liu Xinghong nodded:
"Of course! I'm not interested in fighting and killing, I just love treasure hunting."
"I've already found two entrances to secret realms. I'll sell them to big guilds. That's much better than doing the quests myself."
"No, you still have to compensate me for the treasure-hunting rat!"
Now Lu Yuan finally understood why Gong Yuehan, who was usually good-tempered, had become so angry.
However, Lu Yuan didn't care, because he heard the third keyword—secret realm.
This guy named Liu Xinghong is not only good at treasure hunting, but he can also discover secret realms.
This is definitely a talent. If we recruit him into our team, we won't have to worry about not having enough secret realms in the future.
Lu Yuan became more and more excited as he thought about it.
However, figuring out how to get this guy into the team is a problem.
Because he's so stubborn, it's usually very difficult to persuade someone like that if they're unwilling.
Lu Yuan decided to give it a try.
"Brother Liu, how about this?"
"We'll help you catch the treasure-hunting rats, and then you can join our team."
"We don't need you to fight and kill. All we need you to do is help us scout the terrain for each mission, and of course, find treasure while you're at it."
Upon hearing this, Liu Xinghong refused decisively in less than three seconds.
"Isn't it nice to be free and unrestrained on my own?"
"Why would I join your team? Am I just bored out of my mind?"
"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and give me back my treasure-hunting rat!"
Lu Yuan took a deep breath; he had an urge to pick up a dagger and stab this guy to death.
This guy is completely stubborn!
However, Lu Yuan wasn't about to give up so easily, and continued calculating:
"Old Liu!"
The reason Lu Yuan changed his form of address was mainly to try to get closer to him.
"As you know, the monsters are getting stronger and stronger over time."
"You'll probably have a hard time surviving alone. Joining our team will be different; we can..."
Lu Yuan began to coax him, mentioning things like the presence of beautiful women in the team, S-class divine beasts, flying magical beasts, and a place in the settlement, etc.
They described their team as something that only exists in the heavens and on earth.
Even Gong Yuehan, who was standing to the side, almost believed it.
He talked for half an hour, and Lu Yuan's mouth was dry. He was even impressed with his own eloquence.
I never realized I was so talkative before.
"So, are you tempted yet?"
After asking his question, Lu Yuan looked at Liu Xinghong with expectant eyes.
Liu Xinghong stroked his chin:
What you said makes a lot of sense.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan was overjoyed:
"So you're agreeing?"
Liu Xinghong shook his head:
"I refuse!"
Lu Yuan was so angry that his hands were trembling. If he hadn't still had a sliver of reason left, Liu Xinghong might already be a corpse.
End of chapter!
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