"Manager Ding, what are the details of the task I'm issuing? How much silver do I need to pay?"
Lin Xiaofei asked.
"According to what you said, you want to hunt a giant scorpion beast, which requires three Inner Qi Realm martial artists. In other words, if you want to hunt a beast, you need to have at least the strength of the Inner Qi Realm, which requires you to hand over three taels of silver."
Also, when you post a task, how many days are you planning to keep it running?
Manager Li explained.
"One day is enough."
After thinking for a moment, Lin Xiaofei said calmly.
He estimated that the inner disciples in the cave would not give up easily, and they would probably try to fight the giant scorpion beast again within a day or two.
However, once those inner disciples realize that they cannot defeat the giant scorpion beast, they will let the giant scorpion beast consume some spiritual essence liquid, and then return to the Green Peak Gang to find others to deal with the giant scorpion together.
Although this would cause the giant scorpion to devour some of the spirit essence liquid and allow more people to share it, at least some spirit essence liquid could still be obtained. It was better than continuing the stalemate with the giant scorpion beast. The longer it dragged on, the more uncertain what would happen next.
Therefore, Lin Xiaofei needed to take a few people to the cave before the other party returned to Qingfeng Gang to look for them. This way, he would be qualified to negotiate with the other party and hunt the giant scorpion together to obtain the spirit marrow liquid.
Immediately afterwards, Lin Xiaofei said:
"Among the martial artists I need to gather, at least one must be at the peak of the Inner Qi realm; otherwise, it will be difficult to kill that giant scorpion beast."
"I've written down everything you said."
As he spoke, Steward Ding wrote down the contents on a piece of paper, then looked at Lin Xiaofei and said:
Three taels of silver.
Nodding, Lin Xiaofei took out three taels of silver from his pocket and handed it over.
After receiving the silver, Steward Ding smiled and said,
I'll post the details of the task you released right away; it should be seen by inner disciples very soon.
"good!"
Lin Xiaofei responded and turned to leave.
"Hunting a giant scorpion beast that possesses at least the inner energy realm?"
This guy isn't doing his mission properly, but instead he's hunting giant scorpions and even gathering martial artists at the Inner Qi Realm to go with him. Has this guy lost his mind?
"Instead of spending money to recruit martial artists at the Inner Qi Realm, it's better to just buy exotic beast meat to eat."
Seeing Lin Xiaofei walk out of the main hall, Steward Ding shook his head and said in a low voice.
He believed that Lin Xiaofei, a new inner disciple who had only recently joined the main sect, was weak and instead of focusing on cultivating his martial arts, was thinking of hunting beasts much stronger than himself. In his view, this was a waste of time that wasted on his martial arts training.
However, he could understand that many of the young disciples in the inner sect were young and impetuous, and liked to do irresponsible things, which ultimately delayed their cultivation and resulted in thankless efforts.
He originally wanted to remind Lin Xiaofei that as an ordinary late-stage cultivator, hunting ordinary mid-stage beasts would be enough for his cultivation. However, after thinking about it, he decided against it. He believed that Lin Xiaofei was young and impetuous, and reminding him might upset him and make things difficult for himself.
Then, Steward Ding walked out of the room, holding a task slip in his hand, preparing to post the task issued by Lin Xiaofei outside the entrance of the Internal Affairs Hall.
After leaving the Internal Affairs Hall, Lin Xiaofei had breakfast at the Qingfeng Gang's canteen before leaving the gang and heading towards the mission location at Hongshan Shuiwan Fish Pond.
He originally wanted Senior Brother Feng Yilun to find a few people to go with him into the cave deep in the Red Mountain Forest, so that they would have a chance to obtain fifty years' worth of spiritual essence liquid. But Senior Brother Feng was too busy.
"Senior Brother Lin, you're a bit late. Steward Xu Chen just came by and took stock of the inner disciples who came here to do the mission. He found you weren't there and specifically asked where you went."
Zhao Wei walked out of the courtyard at the Hongshan mission site and saw Lin Xiaofei walking towards him. He quickly said something.
"Okay, I understand."
As he spoke, Lin Xiaofei nodded, thought for a moment, and then said, "
"I'm fine now. Take me to see Steward Xu Chen."
Although he didn't care about Steward Xu Chen counting the number of people, since the other party had asked him, he felt it was best to take the initiative to go over and explain to Steward Xu Chen why he had left.
"He just left a little while ago. On your way here on horseback, I reckon you should have seen him."
Zhao Weida said.
Wang Wu, who was standing to the side, nodded as well. They had all seen Steward Xu Chen walk out of the gate of Hongshan Compound.
"Okay, got it."
Lin Xiaofei nodded and responded.
However, a doubt lingered in his mind. On the way here on horseback, along the road to Hongshan Shuiwan, he had not encountered a single person, nor had he seen the so-called Steward Xu.
"Senior Brother Lin, we sold that blue-eyed bull beast to an inner disciple of the sect. We made a total of 280 taels of silver. After deducting 20%, here is your 224 taels."
Immediately afterward, Zhao Weida took out a money pouch from his pocket and handed it to Lin Xiaofei as he spoke.
"Um."
Lin Xiaofei took the money bag and put it directly into his pocket. He didn't count it, knowing that Zhao Weida and the others wouldn't take more money than he expected. Then he returned to his room.
Outside the entrance of the Qingfeng Gang's Internal Affairs Hall, Ning Zhengxin tore off a task slip.
He glanced at the mission details, his face beaming with joy. He jogged into the inner disciples' quarters, arriving at the courtyard of one of them. There, he met a middle-aged man and said with a smile, "
Uncle Jiang, I just passed by the Internal Affairs Hall and saw a task posted at the entrance. It was a temporary task issued by the inner disciples of our sect, and I accepted it immediately.
This task is suitable for us.
"Come on, let me see what's on the task slip."
Jiang Daoguang glanced at Ning Zhengxin and said with a smile.
Then, he took the task slip from Ning Zhengxin.
"Hunting a beast with the Inner Qi Realm? Gathering at least three martial artists at the Inner Qi Realm?"
After reading the mission details, Jiang Daoguang spoke calmly, paused, and then said again:
"Xiao Ning, have you asked Steward Ding who issued this task?"
"I asked, and it was posted by an inner disciple with only ordinary late-stage strength, named Lin Xiaofei."
Ning Zhengxin said.
Jiang Daoguang nodded, thought for a moment, and said:
For an ordinary late-stage inner disciple to hunt a beast with the strength of the Inner Qi Realm, there is a problem.
In the past, when senior and junior brothers encountered a strange beast with the strength of the Inner Qi Realm, they would usually report it to the Internal Affairs Hall, so that they could directly receive a reward from the gang.
However, the other party is gathering experts to help him hunt powerful beasts. Could there be something else going on here?
“Uncle Jiang, that Lin Xiaofei isn’t from the Grand Elder’s faction, nor is he from our faction. And the mission I’ve taken isn’t a mission from the gang either. We’ll accompany him to hunt the strange beasts, and then why don’t we just steal his prey?”
As for whether there's anything fishy about this mission, there's absolutely no need to worry. We'll find out once we get there, won't we?
Ning Zhengxin thought for a moment and then said.
Let me think about it.
Jiang Daoguang hesitated for a moment, narrowed his eyes slightly, and quickly made a decision, saying:
You're right. Since someone has delivered a beast with the strength of the Inner Qi Realm to our door, why don't we enjoy it ourselves? Besides, the junior brother who issued the mission is also weak, so we can easily control him.
"Let's go, we'll gather the people right away."
“Okay!” Ning Zhengxin replied excitedly.
Lin Xiaofei sat cross-legged in the room, slowly circulating his Body Tempering Divine Skill.
"The power within my body is becoming more and more gentle. I estimate that I will be able to cultivate internal energy in a few days."
However, I'll have to wait a bit. I'll gather a few inner disciples and go to that cave together. Once I obtain the Spirit Marrow Liquid, I'll cultivate diligently for a few days and break through to the Inner Qi Realm in one fell swoop.
Lin Xiaofei slowly finished his practice. After thinking for a moment, he couldn't help but feel a little excited. Once he stepped into the Inner Qi Realm, his strength would advance even further.
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