[{"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-332":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},1865213,2473,"Chapter 332 - 231: The Hunt Begins","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-332",332,"\u003Cp>During dinner, Han Zhan’s phone buzzed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out his phone and saw a message from Bob.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The content was simple: a screenshot with a Little Dragon Person giving an okay gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Han Zhan understood immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While shoveling rice into his mouth, he said, \"Dad, I’ve successfully cleared all the stocks you were stuck with in the market.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pfft.\" Han Qiuming almost spewed his rice back into the bowl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shan Yunmei shot him a fierce glare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are guests, don’t make a fool of yourself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Qiuming understood the threat in Shan Yunmei’s eyes and quickly straightened up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaozhan, I really appreciate your humor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the humor department, your mom ranks first, and you definitely come second.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Qiuming’s words didn’t elicit much of a reaction from Han Zhan, but Gongyang Jin, who was quietly eating beside them, couldn’t suppress a chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would have thought that the new leader of Great Xia, so commanding outside, would get teased by his own dad at home?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad, I’m talking serious business here,\" Han Zhan said, sounding a bit dissatisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Serious business, oh, serious business. I, Emperor Qin Shi Huang, pay up,\" Han Qiuming threw out another popular meme, proving he too was riding the internet wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ding dong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he finished speaking, his phone rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoa? For real? Let me see if it’s just some spam.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Qiuming took out his phone and glanced at the message nonchalantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, his eyes were glued to the screen, not moving a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as fast as lightning, he put his phone away and looked at his son with burning eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if seeing a rising stock market genius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh, Xiaozhan, I admit I laughed a bit too loudly just now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have some special stock trading techniques? Care to teach me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan silently picked up his bowl and took a bite of rice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad, you’re really funny.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan proposed to take Gongyang Jin home, to which Shan Yunmei and Han Qiuming quickly agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the house, the two walked along the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Were my parents a bit too much for you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking shoulder to shoulder under the streetlights, Han Zhan and Gongyang Jin looked like a couple out on a stroll from a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Han Zhan’s question, Gongyang Jin smilingly shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve never seen my biological parents since I was a kid; it was Chen Zhongxia who took me in and raised me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The concept of parents is always blurry to me. But today, seeing your parents, I suddenly understood the role they play in a family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I should thank you, Ah Zhan. I really enjoyed today’s meal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were heartfelt words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once upon a time, Gongyang Jin also imagined what her parents would look like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as time went by, growing up and experiencing more, the concept of parents gradually faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Gongyang Jin’s serene smile, Han Zhan felt that this was her true self, not the Alliance Leader of the Anti-Xia Alliance, the female villain of the City of Extreme Evil, the Cold-faced Killer, or the Ice Mountain Sword Cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently took her hand, deciding to explain the connection between himself and this world to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Jin, actually, I and they...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gongyang Jin interrupted Han Zhan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know everything?\" Han Zhan was a bit surprised, realizing that Gongyang Jin was even sharper than he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I know.\" Gongyang Jin nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Initially, I was also confused, but during the conversation with your mother, especially when she asked about my job, I realized one thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gongyang Jin paused there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan didn’t speak, waiting for her to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What I realized is that every participant entering the Slaughter Battlefield is assigned a role.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like my role is a Sword Dojo teacher. Bob’s role is an internet cafe computer. And your role is the son.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan: \"???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What exactly do you know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking Han Zhan’s silence meant agreement, Gongyang Jin continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to the rules of the Slaughter Battlefield, each participant can earn sufficient Gold Coins of Evil by playing their role well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, the better the role play, the more Gold Coins of Evil one can earn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a rule Gongyang Jin summarized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not incorrect, but it was a bit different from what Han Zhan intended to explain to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Han Zhan was about to speak again, a tattered beggar stumbled toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Handsome guy, pretty lady, have mercy... have mercy...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beggar, holding a ceramic bowl with a dozen coins inside, extended his mud-covered left hand towards Han Zhan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked pitifully miserable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a chilling, fierce knife glint was drawn from the beggar’s loose, shabby robe, stabbing toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Watch out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gongyang Jin darted in front of Han Zhan, lifting her foot fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beggar, whose attack direction was preemptively predicted, failed to hit, and the knife in his hand was instead kicked away by Gongyang Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beggar, caught by the force, fell backward, sprawling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The worn hat covering half of his face fell off, revealing his true face underneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Life and Death Apostle?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, should call you Dream Demon Frog!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan recognized the attacker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh heh, didn’t expect, huh, that I could find you so quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beggar, scrambling up from the ground, locked his fierce eyes on Han Zhan and Gongyang Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After unlocking Tier One Ability, I copied numerous lifeforms to search the city for other participants.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as you’ve been active in this city, you can’t escape my watchful eyes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Bob used a clever method to find people, then Dream Demon Frog used a brute force approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No finesse involved, just breaking technique with strength, winning by number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eager to find us, are you planning to deal with us while we’re just at Tier One? Aren’t you underestimating us a bit too much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Han Zhan and Gongyang Jin’s individual combat strength among the top of their tier, they wouldn’t be easy opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the seemingly confident Frog, Han Zhan was puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if you add me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the shadows away from the streetlight emerged a tall figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fallen Knight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fallen Knight, also controlled by the Dream Demon, wasn’t surprising to see here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan and Gongyang Jin exchanged a glance, seeing the burning battle intent in each other’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the same Realm, you might not necessarily be our match.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang, clang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fallen Knight, without his warhorse, walked toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold, hard armor clattering on the ground echoed crisply throughout the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether we’re a match, we’ll only know by fighting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1108,"2026-06-10T05:31:13.179Z",1,"novelbin.me","92176869854460fe5538266a96148f753b868db2f2dcf19b1a30ea25dfa2b4a5","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-333","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-331",617,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-cover.jpg"]