Chapter 52: Space Pendant

Three days later, the External Affairs Clan Elder summoned Li Zhangsheng personally.

Guided by a member of the External Affairs Hall, Li Zhangsheng arrived at the External Affairs Hall Reception; this place was rarely open to non-members, and only clansmen who had made significant contributions to the External Affairs Hall had the opportunity to be received by a Clan Elder, which indirectly indicated Li Zhangsheng's contribution to the External Affairs Hall.

Without waiting long, the External Affairs Clan Elder arrived at the Reception, and upon seeing Li Zhangsheng, he rarely revealed a kind expression, clearly in a very good mood.

Seeing the External Affairs Clan Elder's expression, Li Zhangsheng felt relieved, with a faint sense of anticipation; if there were no surprises, the Lin Clan likely, just as he had predicted, not only wanted to plot against the Li Family's Miniature Soul Crystal Mine but also wanted to take the opportunity to weaken the Li Family's vital strength.

If that were truly the case, Li Zhangsheng successfully seeing through the opponent's conspiracy, saving the Miniature Soul Crystal Mine, and stopping the family's losses in time was undoubtedly a great merit, and he wondered how the family would reward him.

The family rules were strict, and since Li Zhangsheng had merit in "reporting," he would naturally receive a reward from the family.

"External Affairs Clan Elder!" Just like last time, Li Zhangsheng appeared neither humble nor arrogant, yet did not lose his respect for the External Affairs Hall Elder.

As soon as he saw Li Zhangsheng, the External Affairs Clan Elder was immediately all smiles, taking the initiative to pat Li Zhangsheng on the shoulder and saying: "Changsheng, no need for formalities! This time you have rendered a great service to the family, and the family will naturally not treat you unfairly; if it weren't for your timely report this time, the family would likely have suffered huge losses!"

While speaking, the External Affairs Clan Elder also felt a lingering fear in his heart; this time, the Lin Clan's plot was grand, and seizing the Soul Crystal Mine was only the most basic goal, with the most important part being the desire to destroy the Li Family's foundation.

Once the Li Family's younger generation suffered heavy losses, the consequences would be very serious.

This time, in order to avoid leaking the news, the Lin Clan did not dispatch too many people, but every one of them was a family elite, and the leader was even a Clan Elder.

Under their deliberate guidance, "Wind Wolves ran rampant" in Qingyun Mountain, severely damaging the armed forces stationed by the family at the Soul Crystal Mine, and they intentionally let a few people go to report the news to the family.

From beginning to end, they hid in the shadows, adopting a strategy of besieging a point to strike at reinforcements; as long as the Li Family sent people to exterminate the Wind Wolves, they would secretly devour them.

At the time, given the importance of the Soul Crystal Mine, the Li Family was bound to send people to exterminate the Wind Wolves; in a situation where the enemy was in the dark and they were in the light, the first batch of clansmen to accept the mission was bound to suffer heavy losses.

According to the Lin Clan's strategy, they would create the illusion that the Wind Wolf infestation was difficult to quell, devouring the Li Family's vital strength step by step, ultimately achieving the goal of severely damaging the Li Family.

By that time, the Li Family would definitely suffer huge losses, and the Soul Crystal Mine would surely become the Lin Clan's possession; with one side growing and the other waning, it would be difficult for the family to contend with the Lin Clan again, and it would at least take a period of time to recover their vitality.

This period of time would be enough for the Lin Clan to expand their influence, seize more of the family's resources, and even wipe out the Li Family in one fell swoop.

Unfortunately, Lin Zheng made a mistake; not only was his identity exposed, but he was also killed by Li Zhangsheng across ranks, and his Identity Token became an important piece of evidence for Li Zhangsheng to convince the External Affairs Clan Elder.

"Your intelligence not only allowed the family to reduce many losses but also severely damaged the Lin Clan in one fell swoop; you have rendered a great service to the family, and the family will naturally not treat you unfairly!"

This time, although the Lin Clan was severely damaged, the first batch of clansmen who went to Qingyun Mountain to encircle and suppress the Wind Wolves, including Li Zhangsheng, had only a few survivors, including the thick-browed youth and the pockmarked teenager whom Li Zhangsheng had met once.

"This is the family reward I personally applied for on your behalf; I hope you will continue to work hard and become a pillar of the family!"

After exchanging a few words with Li Zhangsheng, the External Affairs Clan Elder's opened right hand abruptly held two items; he waved his sleeve, and the two items turned into streams of light, landing precisely in Li Zhangsheng's hands.

"Thank you, Clan Elder!"

In front of the Clan Elder, Li Zhangsheng did not rush to look at the reward, but respectfully thanked the External Affairs Clan Elder.

"This is what you deserve. Alright, I still have matters to attend to, so I won't keep you here!" The External Affairs Clan Elder waved his hand, issuing an order to leave.

After leaving the Reception, Li Zhangsheng arrived at the place where mission rewards were settled, which was presided over by a Deacon.

After the Deacon verified the mission items and the mission wooden token, he paid Li Zhangsheng the corresponding remuneration.

After receiving the reward, Li Zhangsheng did not linger, returning straight to his room before taking out the family reward.

They were a pendant and a token, and he did not know what purpose they had.

Li Zhangsheng first picked up the pendant; it was a light purple pendant, quite gorgeous in appearance, with a transparent, colorless gemstone the size of a fingernail embedded in the center.

From the surface, this pendant looked like an ornament, but Li Zhangsheng did not think so; he had rendered a great service to the family, and it was impossible for the family to dismiss him with a mere ornament; if there were no surprises, this pendant must have a special function.

At the first moment, Li Zhangsheng activated his Mental Power, instantly enveloping the purple pendant.

As soon as his Mental Power touched the purple pendant, it poured into the purple pendant—or more accurately, into that transparent, colorless gemstone.

In an instant, a small space appeared in Li Zhangsheng's mind.

This was a standard cube, about one cubic meter, with the edges of the space all in Darkness, as if it had been cut out from the void.

Seeing such a scene, Li Zhangsheng was not alarmed but delighted; this was a Space Pendant, a precious independent space treasure; unlike a Monster Pet Bag, a Space Pendant could only be used to store items and could not hold living things.

Although the space of the pendant was very small and belonged to the lowest grade of space treasures, it was not something an ordinary Monster Tamer could possess; let alone a First-rank Beast Master, many Second-Rank Beast Masters did not have one, such as Lin Zheng, who did not have one.

With this Space Pendant, he would not have to be as troubled as before; he could carry certain supplies to cope with more changes.

Without hesitation, Li Zhangsheng put on the purple pendant and quickly became proficient in how to store items.

To store items, the volume of the items could not exceed the space area, and the weight of the items must also be within the capacity of the Monster Tamer.

In constant attempts, Li Zhangsheng first put a ceramic jar containing Healing Spring inside, and after thinking about it, he also put a plate of steaming pastries into the Space Pendant.

After about half an hour, Li Zhangsheng took them out; unexpectedly, the pastries were still steaming, and the energy of the Healing Spring showed no signs of evaporating.

Perhaps because there was no air, although space treasures could not store living things, they possessed a freshness-preserving effect, which undoubtedly made things much more convenient for Li Zhangsheng.

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng began to look at the second reward item.

(End of chapter)