Chapter 126: Speak Up Actively to Survive

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

After Ye Lin's monster corpse collection mission was posted, some were happy while others were sorrowful.

While the combat-class professionals of Qingcheng ran out of the city in high spirits to complete the mission, the lifestyle-class professionals of Qingcheng were sighing and complaining, filled with resentment.

"Damn it! Which spendthrift is this, anyway! What does he need so many monster corpses for! I haven't seen a single monster corpse in days; how am I supposed to forge without materials?"

"Who hasn't! I was planning to see if I could take the next step and upgrade from a Senior Alchemist to a Master Alchemist, but I haven't been able to buy a single monster material these past few days!"

"His price is way too high. What normal person buys back monster corpses at that price? It's a guaranteed loss!"

Originally, combat-class professionals would hunt monsters and sell the materials from their bodies to them, and they would then craft them into equipment or potions to sell back to the combat-class professionals.

This was considered a virtuous cycle, but now, with Ye Lin's mission posted, they couldn't collect any materials at all, unless they were willing to pay extra just like Ye Lin.

Numerous blacksmiths, alchemists, and alchemists were all gnashing their teeth in hatred; wasn't this just making a mess of things? They had to find a way to solve it.

Since they couldn't solve the problem, they would solve the person who raised the problem!

At this moment, Ye Lin had arrived at the Professionals Guild once again, because today was the day he came to collect the monster corpses.

The moment he saw him, the horse-faced man's eyes lit up instantly.

"Mr. Lu, please come this way!"

The horse-faced man led Ye Lin to the front of a massive warehouse, and at the horse-faced man's signal, the warehouse security guard immediately opened the warehouse doors.

The moment the warehouse opened, a visible wave of cold air rushed toward them.

The interior of the warehouse was dim and chilly, forming a sharp contrast with the sunny weather outside.

The high shelves were piled full of all kinds of monster corpses; some had already been cleaned, while others still bore bloodstains frozen into ice crystals.

Even though the temperature was extremely low, a faint, putrid stench still permeated the air, interweaving with the cold air and causing discomfort as it entered the nasal cavity.

"Mr. Lu, these are all the monster corpses collected over the past three days. Would you like to see if you are satisfied?" the horse-faced man said, as if fishing for credit.

"You even went out of your way to find a cold storage facility; you've been thoughtful." Ye Lin nodded and stepped inside. "Close the door for me."

"Close it?" The horse-faced man was stunned for a moment, then nodded hurriedly. "Alright, no problem."

Although he didn't know why Ye Lin wanted to do this, he just had to follow the instructions of his "sugar daddy" without asking why.

It's like if someone deposited five million into your account and told you to streak; would you ask why?

As the cold storage door slowly closed, Ye Lin couldn't help but feel a bit excited in his heart.

Truly, there is strength in numbers!

If he had relied only on himself and his two clones, let alone three days, it might not even have been possible to get this many monster corpses in three months.

Although the levels of these monsters before they died weren't high, quantity leads to a change in quality; once you have enough one-dollar coins, you can buy a car or a house.

After checking to ensure there were no surveillance devices inside the cold storage, Ye Lin immediately activated Endless Devour and began to feast.

【Devoured Level 2 Common Monster *1, obtained water, fat, protein, carbohydrates, minerals.】

【Increased lifespan by 10 years, EXP by 20 points, increased Strength attribute by 1 point.】

【Devoured Level 8 Common Monster *1, obtained water, fat, protein, carbohydrates, minerals, and a trace of extremely thin Long Zhi bloodline.】

【Increased lifespan by 16 years, EXP by 80 points, increased Strength attribute by 2 points, Agility attribute by 1 point.】

【Devoured Level 5 Common Monster *1, obtained water, fat, protein, carbohydrates, minerals.】

【Increased lifespan by 15 years, EXP by 50 points, increased Agility attribute by 1 point.】

One monster corpse after another was broken down and devoured; after half an hour passed, all the monster corpses in the entire cold storage had been devoured completely.

And Ye Lin's level had successfully risen to Level 32!

One must know that when he entered the Gate of Apocalypse, Ye Lin was only Level 25.

In just over half a month, rising from Level 25 to Level 32—if this leveling speed were to get out, who knows how many people would have their jaws dropped in shock.

I fear that looking back at the entire history of the human race, there has never been such a shocking leveling speed.

Ye Lin was even more convinced that mobilizing all the professionals in Qingcheng to hunt monsters for him was indeed the right move!

After calming his excited mood, Ye Lin had the horse-faced man open the cold storage door and walked out.

When he saw the empty cold storage, the horse-faced man was stunned on the spot; so many monster corpses, and they were just gone like that?

Seeming to notice the horse-faced man's confusion, Ye Lin shook the Great Sumeru Ring on his hand.

"Don't be so surprised, I put them all into my storage ring."

The horse-faced man revealed a look of sudden realization, and the look he gave Ye Lin afterward held a hint of envy.

Equipment with storage functions isn't cheap, and storage equipment with a space large enough to compare to a cold storage is an astronomical figure.

It's no wonder he could afford to spend so much money to buy back monster corpses.

"I'm off." Ye Lin let out a burp.

"Safe travels, Mr. Lu!" the horse-faced man said respectfully.

Having just leveled up, Ye Lin left the Professionals Guild in high spirits, but he hadn't gone far before his brows twitched slightly.

He was being followed!

The mental power of a Forbidden Spellcaster is not to be underestimated; unless the opponent is a profession particularly skilled in concealment, or their mental power is even higher than Ye Lin's, Ye Lin would basically discover them the first moment someone followed him.

He didn't make a scene, but instead left the city nonchalantly, even thoughtfully finding a secluded and deserted place—it looked like a prime spot for murder and robbery.

Sure enough, two men, one tall and one short, instantly blocked Ye Lin's path, one in front and one behind.

"You're the one who posted the mission to buy up monster corpses in bulk, right? Someone paid to buy your life!" the tall man said coldly, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

Ye Lin raised an eyebrow: "How much did they pay you? Tell me who they are, and I'll pay you double."

"Still bargaining when death is at your doorstep? If we kill you, won't all your money be ours?" The tall man wore a mocking smile.

At this time, the other short man had already launched a fierce attack.

"Why are you wasting your breath on him! Looking at the aura on him, his level is about the same as ours. Once we kill him, we still have to hurry to the 79th Secret Realm in Qingcheng! That's a new secret realm; there might be good stuff there!"

A cold glint slashed toward Ye Lin's throat; this short man was clearly an assassin-class professional, and his level wasn't low—likely around Level 30.

Ye Lin sighed helplessly; he had just leveled up twice today and was in a good mood, not wanting to kill anyone. Why did they have to force him?

"Freeze Spell!"

Just as the cold glint in the short man's hand was about to touch Ye Lin's throat, a burst of extreme cold erupted, rapidly spreading out with Ye Lin at the center.

The short man only felt a wave of cold air rush toward him, and immediately after, his body began to freeze at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Seeing this, the tall man's expression changed drastically, but before he could even run, that extreme cold air froze him along with the other!

In an instant, an ice sculpture appeared on both sides of Ye Lin; except for their heads, the bodies of the tall man and the short man were completely frozen, their eyes filled with terror.

Only then did they realize what a terrifying existence they had provoked!

"Alright, can we talk properly now? Tell me, who sent you, and also, what's this about the 79th Secret Realm you just mentioned?" Ye Lin asked with a kindly expression.

Both the tall man and the short man were trembling, and no one dared to say anything more.

"Hurry up, whoever speaks up actively gets to live," Ye Lin said in a deep voice.

This deep shout instantly jolted the two of them awake, and the tall man hurriedly shouted out on his own initiative.

"Me! I'm inflamed! I'm really inflamed!"