The improvement in realm is inevitable. Apart from cultivation level, the biggest gain for Chen Qian in these two months is probably the growth in his mind.
Before sinking, he saw many different landscapes in the forbidden zone, such as waterfalls hanging upside down, twisted canyons, monsters fighting each other for territory, and even a monster clan that was very friendly to humans.
Based on my observations before sinking, there aren't many demonic beasts that actively attack humans. Most of the battles are triggered by human warriors entering their territory.
The only regret is that the trip was rushed; otherwise, the place I most wanted to go before I sank was actually the seaside.
It wasn't just because of an inland child's innate yearning for the ocean; another reason was that he had heard the ocean was a completely different realm, and that 80% of the risks in the forbidden zones after the spiritual energy revival were on the vast ocean.
"The true warrior's journey is to the stars and the sea."
This is not just a line of poetry, but a true description of the current situation.
There are relatively few martial artists from the mountains and seas in the forbidden zones on land, because most powerful individuals have gone to the sea.
Furthermore, regarding the "door"...
This trial went without any surprises. During this time, Shen Qian kept a close eye on the situation in Jingcheng. Later, everything calmed down, as if all the alien demons that had appeared before were wiped out by a single sneeze from Zhulong.
However, Shen Qian sometimes felt that he was overthinking things. With a powerful figure in charge, what could possibly happen?
Even without the unexpected factor of Zhulong that day, I think the teacher would have been able to easily resolve that crisis.
If there's one thing we didn't see much of during this experience, it's probably the scavengers.
It was as if the scavengers hunted in the garbage dump before the sinking were just an illusion; at least within a hundred or two kilometers around Jingcheng, no trace of any scavengers could be found anymore.
As for why Shen Qian was so certain, it was because he had long ago discovered that the system seemed to have some kind of irreconcilable hatred towards scavengers, and the presence of scavengers would trigger a stress response in the system.
They basically all went after everyone.
Aside from completing that nighttime bounty, the system hardly took any action this time. From this perspective, the military and town police's sweep of the scavengers was quite successful.
Finally, there are the bounty missions from the Martial Arts Association. Shen Qian didn't deliberately rush to complete them, and the rewards were just so-so. Nowadays, Shen Qian is no longer that interested in bounties below Twilight.
During these two months, although he was traveling and his wristband had no signal most of the time, he would still receive text messages from the bank about deposits when he occasionally passed through towns.
Shi Dingyan was quite concerned about Shen Qian's affairs and helped him sell off the corpses of the Candle Snakes. He had already sold about seven or eight of them.
Ding-dong!
Just then, Shen Qian's bracelet vibrated again.
"Your bank card ending in 1024 has been credited with Huaxia Yuan, balance 0.80 Yuan. Dear Mr. Shen, our bank has recently launched..."
Shen took it out and glanced at it; the balance on it had exceeded one hundred million.
If you leave 100 million yuan in a bank without moving it, you'll earn around 6 million yuan in interest in a year.
Making money from money is always the fastest way, which is why Shen Qian wanted Yuan You to manage his assets.
Just then, the doorbell rang.
Shen Qian leaned closer to the electronic screen and saw that it was his fifth senior brother, Ling Xiao, who had come to visit.
Shen Qian opened the door and went out to greet him.
"Fifth Senior Brother, you're in Jingcheng?"
Shen Qian was somewhat surprised.
"Yes, I've been here for a while, but I'll be leaving soon."
Ling Xiao nodded. "I'll leave after I finish your graduation banquet."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qian smiled somewhat embarrassedly. This so-called graduation banquet refers to a banquet inside the Tower of Babel, which is probably only attended by his fellow disciples and some people from the academy. In fact, it is Shen Qian's farewell banquet.
Shen Qian originally didn't want to make a big fuss about it, but when he heard that it was the teacher's decision, he couldn't have any objections.
The time was seven days later, which was exactly the first day of the ninth month. Shi Dingyan had already checked the calendar and found that the day was auspicious for seeing off guests or going on long journeys.
"I came to tell you that my senior brother asked me to pass on a message that he has something to do and will not be able to come back this time. He asked me to apologize to you."
Ling Xiao said, "In addition, he said he would give you your graduation gift at a more appropriate time in the future."
"Ah, Senior Brother, there's no need to be so polite. Fifth Brother, please tell him for me that we don't need any gifts!"
He quickly waved his hand before sinking.
Although he had never met the legendary senior brother, according to Shi Dingyan, the other party had actually stood up for him twice.
Ling Xiao smiled but didn't speak, his expression somewhat strange, as if he was thinking about something.
"Also, my second senior sister probably won't come, but... she said she'll wait for you in the river."
"Huh?" Shen Qian was taken aback and said, puzzled, "Jiang Zhong? Is Second Senior Sister in Jiang Zhong?"
"I don't know what she means either. Our second senior sister... well, never mind, you'll find out later."
Whether it was Shen Qian's imagination or not, there seemed to be a fleeting sympathy in Ling Xiao's gaze as he looked at him.
Somewhat confused, Shen Qian saw that Ling Xiao had no intention of explaining and didn't press for an answer. However, hearing that there was another powerful figure in the river reassured Shen Qian considerably.
He had vaguely considered whether to trick Lao Liu into going to Jiangzhong to accompany him in his studies... You can never have too many powerful connections.
After all, Dao Jiu's mind isn't always sharp, and Shen Qian was still a little worried.
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