[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts":3,"chapter-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-25":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1865056,2473,"Chapter 25: Wanderer","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-25",25,"\u003Cp>Tier Three Insect Race, Wanderer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is completely different from the Tier Three Red Flame Beast that Han Zhan put all his effort into killing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are also gaps among the tiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wanderer is far more powerful than the Red Flame Beast; a complete Wanderer is not inferior to the combined power of three Tier Three Spirit Contract Masters!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This task for the City Guardians? Isn’t it inappropriate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s evidently beyond regular difficulty; shouldn’t this be handled by a specialized military unit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s said to be a juvenile Wanderer, no one knows how it appeared here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a juvenile Wanderer is troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering this, the officials offered a thousand points, with no task acceptance limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, this task, are we, Squad 0527, taking it on or not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Meet at Xixia Road, discuss in person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan hung up the communicator, and after explaining the situation to Li Shutong, hurriedly went to the squad’s base with Xia Youwei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Shutong watched as the villa courtyard became quiet again and refilled his cup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alas, damn it, I’m really becoming an empty-nester now.\" He laughed self-deprecatingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Wanderer, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a troubled season...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Li Shutong spoke, the butler Ah Fu emerged from the shadows behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, Miss Lingzhen has been found, but she is unwilling to come back to see you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is she?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Canghai City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Shutong glanced in the direction Han Zhan and the others left, pondering for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let’s go to Canghai City to see her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xixia Road, Squad 0527’s Base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four of them had just reunited after separately visiting their families this evening, and now, not too long after, they meet again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Fan reeked of alcohol, his eyes sleepy, possibly dragged here by Bai Shuang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, are we going or not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My suggestion is not to go,\" Bai Shuang spoke first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The danger level of a Wanderer has reached 3+, and even if it’s a juvenile, the risk is too high. My suggestion is to pass on this mission and wait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go! Why not, we must go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Bai Shuang’s words had finished, Yi Fan was already raising his hand and shouting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Start work early, finish work early, why not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Fan maintained his casual demeanor, still not sober.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After shouting, he even lay on the table and continued to snore away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Youwei didn’t speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t need to; everything followed Han Zhan’s decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voting situation was a bit delicate; the deciding vote still rested in Han Zhan’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, if it were just for points, the more prudent approach would be to pass up this opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Han Zhan noticed something none of them mentioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Red alert.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why hunt the Wanderer? It’s not just for a task with points, not for rewards, but to protect this city!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s the original intention of the City Guardians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Point tasks made the City Guardian Squad more utilitarian, causing them to even forget the meaning of their name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he’s not a saint, as a Transmigrator with SSS Level Talent, who doesn’t have a hero’s dream of saving the world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s more, a strong person only sharpens through constant battles, like sailing against the current, one must advance or be pushed back!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My own path.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it the hero’s path?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan felt a faint realization, though the way forward seemed like a flower in the mirror, a reflection in water, not entirely tangible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment, he had already made up his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ll take on this task!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep Blue City, outskirts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long cordon had already been set up here, prohibiting entry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a distance, it looked like the place was shrouded in black mist, with a huge inverted black barrier completely enclosing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s the Wanderer’s talent, the Black Tent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It can block all perception, being distinct and independent from the external world, forming its own realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anything engulfed by the Black Tent, whether it has life signs or not, will age, decay, and head toward extinction at an accelerated pace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The range of the Black Tent is still expanding; once it encroaches upon Deep Blue City, the vast amount of life energy being absorbed will only expedite this Wanderer’s growth to maturity, resulting in an irreversible insect disaster!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We must stop it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Xiaobei led Deep Blue City’s first squad, and they all arrived here as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since the official departments have already dispatched our first squad to handle this, why issue the task?\" a squad member asked in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Xiaobei exhaled a breath, saying only three words: \"Scapegoat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Black Tent can only be destroyed from the inside; even as a juvenile, the Wanderer is terrifying with the Black Tent’s protection. No need to elaborate, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We need many people to distract it, attract its firepower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also Zhao Hu’s intention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accomplishing great things requires overlooking the small stuff. Solving a Wanderer problem would certainly boost Deep Blue City’s political achievements this year to the next level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, every year so many trash join the City Guardians they’re almost turning into a junkyard, thinning them out a bit wouldn’t matter much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another team member put away the binoculars, and a few of them sat back down on the city wall, hiding their silhouettes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What remained was merely waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not many City Guardian Squads took on the task, but there were still quite a few.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple; although they couldn’t possibly stand up against a Tier Three Wanderer, what if?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if some big shots drew its fire, and they managed to snag the spoils quietly, wouldn’t they soar to great heights?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The materials from a Wanderer were valuable enough for them to make an enormous profit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this in mind, it’s easy to understand why some squads are willing to risk it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Han Zhan’s lead, Squad 0527 also arrived from Deep Blue City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the Black Tent, which covered at least a hundred kilometers of land, Han Zhan and the others did not immediately venture inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the Wanderer’s talent, the Black Tent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having seen Lin Jingxuan’s notes, Han Zhan was the first to recognize what this large round black barrier was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you all ready? Once we’re inside the Black Tent, there’s no turning back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go!\" Bai Shuang nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Fan shrugged indifferently, \"This thing won’t affect me; I don’t mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Youwei was a bit nervous, her fists slightly clenched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a large hand reached out, holding her sweaty right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, it’ll be fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm!\" Led by Han Zhan, Xia Youwei nodded, \"I just can’t shake this bad feeling.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like we’re being watched by something evil all the time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Being so close to the Black Tent, the Insect Race’s aura is thick here; maybe that’s influencing you,\" Bai Shuang came over to comfort her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Bai Shuang’s words, Xia Youwei nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If everyone’s ready then, let’s head inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Han Zhan and Xia Youwei walked into the Black Tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Shuang and Yi Fan followed closely behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft, barely audible sound echoed through the air, disappearing quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>",1191,"2026-06-10T05:31:12.900Z",1,"novelbin.me","039a9a1e0a2580930c9b60f5720e654c88f5cc05f0599a6d1ee15021381f7597","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-26","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-24",617,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-cover.jpg"]