Chapter 150: The Fastest Way to Make Money

Understood.

Jiang Cheng honestly nodded.

Bing Li's words might be the truth, and they might also be an excuse.

But raising doubts at this moment is clearly not a good decision.

"As long as you understand, that's fine."

Bing Li was pleased with Jiang Cheng's performance and continued: "Actually doing this is also for everyone's benefit; the Outer City District forces are tangled and complex, not just our Dawn Society alone. If we go too far, we'll easily become a target."

Jiang Cheng nodded again.

"Alright, that's all I have to tell you. Do you have any questions? If so, you may raise them."

"I do have one question."

"Oh, go ahead," Bing Li said with a smile.

"I want to ask you, Brother Bing Li, if there's any way to make money," Jiang Cheng said, looking into his eyes. "After all, you mentioned before that each person gets only one mission per month, so is there any way to earn money besides completing missions?"

"Kid, have you stuck your nose into the money pit?"

Bing Li could only laugh helplessly.

"Did you not earn enough from this mission? I heard the split this time is 70/30; Ye Ying took 70%, you took 30%. Do you know that's over three hundred thousand a month, which many Intermediate Force Warriors might not even earn?"

"But it's still not enough to spend."

Jiang Cheng sighed helplessly.

"Before the mission, I specifically bought an Iron Wall Talisman, got hit by a bullet, and thirty thousand vanished. After returning, a bottle of Primary Spirit Nourishing Pill cost ten thousand; buying twenty bottles wiped out two hundred thousand. That doesn't even include the later purchase of Secret Medicine, and if we take the next mission, we'd still need to buy one or two Iron Wall Talismans just in case. So looking at three hundred thousand, it's still not a waste."

Bing Li listened and seemed to empathize, saying: "Whether it's three hundred thousand or three million, spending it only takes a few days. Fine, since you asked, I'll tell you a few methods."

Jiang Cheng promptly perked up his ears.

"The fastest way to get money is to go out and hunt Exotic Beasts, or venture into the mountains to find rare treasures and herbs. If you're lucky, you could earn a million in a day; of course, if you're unlucky…"

He gave Jiang Cheng a meaning‑laden look and said, "Losing your life is a light matter; dying instantly is fine. What's scary is being tortured to death or being devoured bite by bite by Exotic Beasts."

"That terrifying?"

Jiang Cheng's complexion changed.

This is far scarier than what Ye Ying described.

"Just by looking, you clearly don't understand the outside situation, but that's fine; let me explain it properly."

Bing Li lifted the coffee beside him and took two sips.

"All of this actually dates back a hundred years."

"A hundred years ago, when Yan Nation was strong, the entire Morning Star wasn't wholly under our Yan Nation's control. Some places harbored powerful Exotic Beasts that could rival the Force Supreme, even almost matching the Force Dominators. With our Yan Nation's strength, sending one or two Force Dominators could sweep the whole planet."

"The reason we didn't do that was twofold: first, it wasn't necessary. For an agricultural planet like Morning Star, Yan Nation had far too many; trying to fully control each would exhaust even a Force Dominator, so a generally peaceful coexistence sufficed. Second, we left them to be hunted occasionally, producing various Secret Medicines to aid cultivation. Later, the Jiao Tribe arrived, reclaimed our lands, and gathered all Yan Nation people into nine cities. The Dongfang City beneath our feet is one of them. Almost all the plains fell under Jiao Tribe control, directly or indirectly, and the grain grown there essentially had to be handed over to them. The mountains, lacking farming conditions and teeming with Exotic Beasts, remained outside Jiao Tribe control."

"Some people fled the cities, entered the deep mountains, and formed a Rebel Army, which has been resisting ever since."

"I see, those people still have a lot of backbone."

"Yes, from my personal perspective I respect them, but you must never think they'll be friendly to us; on the contrary, they're not."

"They treat us poorly?" Jiang Cheng asked knowingly.

"Very poorly."

Bing Li sighed: "In their eyes, we're just like the Enforcement Squad, already fully subjugated by the Jiao Tribe and become their lapdogs. So they not only oppose the Jiao Tribe but also us, even if we're the Dawn Society."

"Therefore, if you enter the mountains, danger comes not only from poisonous snakes and beasts from all over, but also from our former compatriots. Sometimes they set traps deliberately—like placing a trap beside a rare herb—to capture us alive, then skin us, pull out our bones, or even torture us to death."

Jiang Cheng felt a chill run through his whole body.

He originally thought that inside the city private actions were prohibited, so he could go hunt Exotic Beasts in the wild to earn some money.

After all, grinding slowly wastes time; if you have abundant Cultivation Resources, your power growth would be as fast as riding a rocket.

So, skinning, bone‑pulling, and torture all appear?

Wait, Ye Ying said that with her Gunmanship she doesn't need to reach Level Three Force Warrior standards; Level Two is enough to go hunt Exotic Beasts, right?

She shouldn't need to deceive herself.

"This is going into the mountains."

Bing Li explained: "Usually only Intermediate or Senior Original Force Warriors have the confidence to go into the mountains. Even then, each time someone gets injured or dies. There's also a method that doesn't involve going into the mountains."

"Not going into the mountains? In the wild?"

"Exactly."

Bing Li nodded.

"Some areas near the foot of the mountain also have Exotic Beasts. Compared to those inside the mountains, they're much weaker, so not as valuable, but safety is greatly increased. The chance of encountering the Rebel Army is also much lower, and if you're lucky you might find some rare herbs and make a small profit, only…"

"Only what?"

Jiang Cheng quickly asked.

"Only that danger also comes from other people hunting Exotic Beasts on the wasteland, just like your current mission."

Jiang Cheng inhaled sharply.

"Just as you think: if you're lucky enough to encounter one or two Exotic Beasts and your Gunmanship is good enough to snipe them from one or two kilometers away, you still can't be careless, because no one knows if there's a sniper hidden in the shadows also aiming at you."

"If you stay concealed it's fine, but once you're exposed the opponent will kill you without hesitation, take your belongings, and leave with the prey you killed. In a way, the wasteland isn't much safer than the deep mountains, so I suggest you at least reach Level Three, unlock the permission to purchase Vajra Talismans, then go hunt Exotic Beasts in the wild."

(End of Chapter)