Chapter 133: Qingluan Squad

Most ruins were originally places where powerful individuals went into secluded meditation to face death.

To ensure the safety of their seclusion, or to avoid being disturbed after death.

These powerful individuals would set up Soul Guidance Devices in the surroundings and make the internal passages intricate and complex.

Once the ruins open, even if that group enters immediately, they will inevitably have to spend some time dealing with the anti-theft measures inside.

By the time the Seven Treasures team arrives, they will likely run into them head-on.

They had already planned to fight and train against Soul Beasts in the forest; forming a Soul Hunting squad was considered a good choice.

……

Lidun Xiaozhen.

Wu Qi and the others arrived at an inn.

"Guests, looking at the sky, I'm afraid there will be a blizzard tonight. Would you like to stay at the inn and drink some strong liquor to warm your bodies?"

Sun Buyu agreed to each point and simultaneously asked, "Are there any Soul Hunting teams nearby? If so, how many are stationed here?"

After collecting the money, the waiter replied with a smile, "Guests, you've asked the right person."

"The area nearby is all forest with no houses for shelter; cold currents will constantly blow onto you. Without a place to stay, you'd freeze to death at night. And staying at an inn requires daily expenses. Therefore, the only Soul Hunting squad stationed near here is the Flower Dragon squad."

"They have a base here, which gives them a geographical advantage over other squads."

"Other squads come here occasionally, but they never stay permanently. If you need to hunt souls, I can help you contact the Flower Dragon squad."

Wu Qi shook his head, "No need, we are here to do Soul Hunting squad business ourselves. Waiter, if we rent your rooms long-term, how much of a discount can we get?"

The waiter's mouth twitched.

Inside Li Dun Sen Lin, Soul Beasts over ten thousand years old are rare; employers almost always come here to hunt their first three Soul Rings, and very few come to hunt for a fourth.

In a place like this, the cost of staying at an inn is not low; unless Wu Qi and his team have work every day, they will definitely lose money.

Seeing their expensive attire, the waiter simply assumed they were nobles here for fun.

A waiter could not make decisions regarding room discounts, so he quickly called the manager over.

Seeing Wu Qi and the others pay for half a year of room fees in one go, the manager smiled from ear to ear and was willing to help their squad solicit customers.

As for the squad name, they could not use one that would expose their origins.

Since Wu Qi was the captain, everyone unanimously decided to name the squad "Qingluan".

……

Everyone sat around the fireplace in the room.

Chen Ping said excitedly, "My dream in the past was to join a Soul Hunting squad; I never expected the wish to come true."

The nature of a Soul Hunting squad is similar to people of the martial arts world.

Even if they live by the sword and are penniless, there are still people who choose to embark on this path.

In the eyes of outsiders, a Soul Hunting squad is somewhat like a martial arts hero, with a very high status.

Wu Qi smiled dumbly, "Then you are truly easy to satisfy. However, we are only here for training, and we are not familiar with the situation in Li Dun Sen Lin. If someone comes to us for a commission, just collect a little money to go through the motions."

After all, they were not relying on this to make a living.

But if they didn't charge money, they would inevitably offend the local Soul Hunting squads.

……

Time flew by, and it was three days later.

Under the introduction of the inn manager, the Qingluan squad finally had its first business.

The clients were a father and daughter.

Through the perception of aura, everyone clearly knew that the father was just an ordinary person, while his daughter had ten levels of soul power and was not very old.

Seeing the youthful faces of the group, the father felt his heart relax slightly.

At the very least, young people rarely engage in robbery.

"My daughter's martial soul is a long spear. I wonder if you have any suitable Soul Beasts to recommend, and how much money it would cost?"

Huo Wu took the initiative to talk to the little girl and asked, "Little sister, has your teacher ever told you what kind of Soul Ring your martial soul is suitable for?"

While speaking, she grabbed the girl's hand.

Under careful perception, it was easy to discover that the other party's soul power level had long since reached level ten, yet she had dragged it out until today to come and hunt for a Soul Ring.

The girl was about eight years old; no one knew when she had broken through to level ten, but dragging it out for so long would inevitably affect her future cultivation.

This is the norm on the continent!

It is not as easy for ordinary people to earn money as it is for a Spirit Master; the price for hunting a first Soul Ring ranges from five to five hundred Gold Soul Coins. If you want a good Soul Ring, you can only keep saving money.

Wu Qi said leisurely, "Are you going alone, or are you both going? If it's both, there will be an extra charge."

The father was honest and simple, and he waved his hands hurriedly, "Just take my daughter. How much does a hundred-year Soul Ring cost?"

"A hundred-year Soul Ring is fifty Gold Soul Coins; if it's just a ten-year Soul Ring, I'll charge you five Gold Soul Coins."

The father sighed deeply, looked at his daughter with an apologetic face, and finally took out all his belongings, about ten Gold Soul Coins.

"Respected Spirit Master adults, please hunt the best ten-year Soul Ring for my daughter."

The girl felt a bit disappointed in her heart, but she quickly adjusted her emotions.

After collecting the money, Wu Qi waved his hand, "The day is still early, let's set off now and try to return after dark."

……

After entering the forest, Huo Wu asked the girl, "Little sister, what is your name?"

The little girl's name was He Niannian. According to her own account, her Innate Soul Power reached level eight. After entering the academy, she broke through to level ten after half a year of cultivation.

"The teachers don't like Niannian, they won't help me hunt for a soul. Our family is poor; Dad worked in the mines for a long time before he saved up the ten Gold Soul Coins."

"If Niannian gets a Soul Ring, I can receive a subsidy from the Spirit Hall every month, and Dad won't have to suffer so much."

After hearing this, everyone roughly understood her situation.

But she thought too simply; the main purpose of the Spirit Hall issuing money to Spirit Masters is for them to save it for the expenses of hunting spirits.

After reaching the Soul Ancestor rank, Spirit Masters have a certain ability to protect themselves and can cooperate in groups to hunt spirits for each other, so the Spirit Master subsidy was cancelled.

It can be said that, given the way that bunch from Shrek spends money, if they didn't have help from their elders, their strength would be stuck at a certain stage for their entire lives.

Teachers cannot dislike students without reason, and Sun Buyu has the most right to speak on this: "There must be noble children in the academy who are jealous of her talent, and the teachers are ignoring her in order to curry favor with the nobles."

"Why not go to the Spirit Hall?" Huo Wu asked.

Qiangu Changkong reminded her: "The Spirit Hall's influence in the north of the empire is insufficient."

"Many nobles, in order to discover geniuses, will scramble to help commoners awaken their martial souls; this girl didn't tell the whole story, she must have experienced something."

If someone doesn't want to talk, you can't exactly get to the bottom of it, right?

He Niannian was afraid she would be left behind and hurriedly explained: "It was Master Charles's subordinate who helped Niannian awaken her martial soul."

"Master had originally said he would take Niannian to Tiandou City, but the very next day, Master was murdered."

"Later, the mine where Father worked was taken over by another noble master; that master was very fierce, not only withholding Father's wages but also beating Father."

She clenched her fists, and deep resentment appeared in her eyes.

(End of this chapter)