Chapter 156

Looking at the girl before him, Qin Chuan very much wanted to tell her that, if possible, he would prefer to nip the risk in the bud.

But when their eyes met, seeing the bright and resolute light in the girl's eyes, Qin Chuan realized that this girl, who often listened to him, was unexpectedly firm on certain matters; even if he disagreed, she would likely do it anyway.

So…

Taking a deep breath, Qin Chuan's voice also became firm.

"I will always stay by your side, never leaving you."

Thus he saw the splendid sight of bright sunlight falling upon Yue Li's even brighter smile.

"Actually, you don't need to worry too much." Hearing Qin Chuan's words that made her happy, Yue Li couldn't suppress the upturn of her lips, "Even if I lose all my luck, I might not be in much danger."

"Because our strengths are similar, anything that could put me in danger would mostly put you in danger as well, and since you possess extremely high luck, you can naturally avoid some hidden dangers."

"So… as long as we don't separate, even if something unfortunate happens, it will remain within controllable limits."

"That's good." Hearing that, Qin Chuan let out a slight sigh of relief, but couldn't help repeating, "No matter what, I will always stay by your side."

Yue Li belatedly felt a burning heat on her cheeks, as if fire were scorching straight to the tips of her ears.

In Luo's eyes at this moment, her face was probably completely red…

Thinking this, she couldn't help turning her face away, trying not to look into Qin Chuan's star-like eyes, but then she suddenly recalled his earlier words, feeling she ought to respond somehow, so she murmured with her lips.

"I… I know~"

The scene suddenly fell silent; only Silver Horn stared at the uneaten meat on the cloth, hesitated for a moment, then silently approached and turned into a cluster of dark flame that devoured it.

The other four beasts couldn't help glancing at Silver Horn, their expressions strange.

After a while, the burning sensation on her face faded considerably; Yue Li then turned her head and changed the subject, "Let's go treasure hunting."

"'Once we've gathered the resources, we should continue our journey.' — Real World."

Qin Chuan sat up from the bed, his face unconsciously carrying a hint of a smile.

The experience in the Dream World last night left him in great spirits.

Before the Dream World entrance closed, the two smoothly reached Area 3171 and reaped the daily settlement rewards; tomorrow they will set out again.

Qin Chuan pondered for a moment, then opened the Special Affairs Mall.

【Special Affairs Points Balance: 27681】

Of these Special Affairs Points, twenty thousand were transferred to him by Yan Da after he signed the 'S+' agreement, and the remainder is what he had left after exchanging resources he previously brought from the Dream World for Special Affairs Points and then using them to obtain needed resources.

Given his current strength, taking out an intermediate resource each day is entirely reasonable, so there's no need to hide it.

Moreover, his transaction records are protected, so not just anyone can access them.

Looking at this amount of wealth, which to him qualified as a huge sum, Qin Chuan showed a thoughtful expression.

Entering the Dream World tomorrow will be the weekly settlement, but the resources needed for Silver Horn's advancement and evolution are far from being obtainable in a single weekly settlement.

According to Yue Li's plan, he doesn't need to wait another weekly settlement to obtain rare resources; naturally, he needs to settle other resources before obtaining the rare ones.

This way, once Silver Horn breaks through to the Elite Tier, he can catch up with the next weekly settlement and gain an extra eight Advanced Resource Fragments.

So, he needs to use Special Affairs Points to exchange for some resources Silver Horn needs.

Intermediate resources can wait for now; there are only three of them, and he can exchange for the missing ones after tomorrow's weekly settlement.

However, the nine Starlight equipment materials can be exchanged for a few first.

Regarding Silver Horn's equipment attribute focus, after consideration, Qin Chuan finally decided on Attribute Might.

Compared to ice cream, Silver Horn's skills are more comprehensive and varied, and since Silver Horn itself can ignore the target's defense, the need to increase its attack attribute is not that high. Greater attack fundamentally aims to break defenses first, then to increase damage.

Attribute Might, which is more balanced and provides bonuses to all skills, thus became a more suitable attribute focus for Silver Horn.

After some selection, Qin Chuan finally purchased five different dark-system, Attribute Might–focused Starlight equipment materials from the Special Affairs Mall.

Seeing the prompt that read 'Personnel allocation completed, available for door-to-door pickup,' Qin Chuan's face showed anticipation.

He could finally experience the exclusive service available only to those with high permission in the Special Affairs Mall.

The "S+" rating's resource allocation is not only reflected in resources, but also in permissions.

Normally, Qin Chuan can transfer only one resource into the Dream World at a time; just bringing these five starlight equipment materials back to the Dream World would take five days.

But, with his current permissions, he can opt for a door-to-door pickup service.

This "door-to-door" does not refer to reality, but to the Dream World.

He can choose the nearest Longmen camp as the resource extraction point, where multiple members of the Special Affairs Group inside that camp will carry the resources he needs into the Dream World; once he arrives at the corresponding camp, he can obtain all the resources at once.

This service breaks the limit on carrying resources, allowing resources to be traded and circulated more quickly, but due to manpower and other factors, it cannot be promoted at all for now.

Not only does it require higher permissions, but also a substantial carrying fee, after all this service consumes the original resource-carrying opportunities of the corresponding personnel.

One resource incurs a carrying fee of 20 Special Affairs points.

Qin Chuan needs to pay an extra 100 resource points for this door-to-door pickup.

It doesn't look like much, but it already equals a low-level resource.

Thinking about tomorrow's joy of obtaining all five needed starlight equipment materials at once, even Qin Chuan, whose hands are numb from gathering resources, feels a sense of delight and anticipation.

But the next moment, as the phone notification sounded, Qin Chuan's smile faded upon seeing the message content.

Another Special Affairs Group cooperation mission invitation.

He had just received one a couple of days ago.

Indeed, as Teacher Ji said, the monsters' growth speed is rapid; to completely defeat them, more strength is needed.

After replying "participate", Qin Chuan began to carefully examine the invitation's content.

Soon, his pupils constricted slightly.

A 28th-level monster?!

This is probably the highest-level monster he has seen so far.

The invitation also clearly stated that Ji Huai cannot defeat the opponent alone and needs reinforcements.

Qin Chuan glanced at his own panel.

Current supernatural value: 20120

Current passive skills: Star·Water Master, Star·Frost Cold, Dark Flame

Current active skills: Shadow Corrosion Body, Dark Shadow Escape, Shadow-devouring Poison

Items carried: 1/1 【View】

Resonance 3: Skills Dark Flame, Shadow Corrosion Body, Dark Shadow Escape, Shadow-devouring Poison gain 10% enhancement, unlock Spirit Descent: Shadowflame Cat

Activate Spirit Descent

Let's see how true damage works against demon beasts.

(End of chapter)