Chapter 82: Arriving in Modu, Meeting Lin Lao Again

After escaping a calamity at the hands of Li Xiaotian, and with Jiang Qin's persuasion,

Cangling finally agreed to travel together to Modu.

Although she held no feelings for this land, no sense of belonging to this nation, over the years those martyrs who charged forward one after another, those people who died defending the nation's soil, had long since exerted a subtle influence on her state of mind.

Among the many adjutants of the past, Jiang Qin alone was the most special.

Possessing abilities nearly identical to hers, having come into contact with gods from other realms on multiple occasions, whether for public or private reasons, she would never let anything happen to Jiang Qin.

The flying vessel continued its voyage, reaching Modu with almost no effort.

Jiang Qin first made a trip to Wanbao Pavilion.

Inside a resplendent pavilion.

Luo Dahai respectfully handed over an exquisite wooden box. Read novels online at TTK. TW, super easy on the mind.

"Young Master, this is what you requested."

Jiang Qin nodded, took the wooden box, and opened it to reveal a ring lying quietly inside.

Luo Dahai introduced: "This is a Space Ring refined not long ago by a senior at the Space Law Realm, acquired by my Wanbao Pavilion at a high price… Of course, this ring still has some gap compared to the one Young Master wears, with an internal space of roughly one thousand square meters."

Storage Bags are very easy to refine, and their space generally does not exceed a hundred square meters.

But Space Rings cost a great deal, requiring much more effort, and each one can fetch an astronomical price outside.

Just the one on Jiang Qin's hand alone is worth no less than a million Contribution Points.

"Mm, thanks for your trouble."

"You're the person in charge of this branch, so it wouldn't be right for me to just take the item like this. It just so happens that I've gathered quite a lot from confiscating households recently—I'll give you a portion, it should be about enough to trade for this ring."

Jiang Qin accepted the wooden box, then casually waved his hand.

Large batches of cultivation resources and materials needed for refining spirit artifacts appeared in the private room, quickly piling into small mountains several meters high, along with over a hundred rare martial techniques.

Most of these were contributed by those rebel forces.

The top-tier ones Jiang Qin certainly wouldn't bring out, but the advantage was that these items were plentiful in quantity.

Luo Dahai's eyes lit up—this was exactly what Wanbao Pavilion needed.

What use is a Space Ring?

The families of those top-tier forces wouldn't lack such trinkets, and people without backgrounds couldn't afford one either. Rarely would some fool be willing to spend money to buy one; most of the time they served as treasures to anchor the pavilion, put on display for viewing.

These mid- and low-grade materials are the true hard currency, in high demand no matter which city they're in.

"Haha, then I won't stand on ceremony with you, Young Master."

Knowing Jiang Qin's temperament, Luo Dahai did not refuse.

"Mm, then I'll be off first, you carry on with your work."

Jiang Qin and Cangling turned and left the private room.

After they left, Luo Dahai finally let out a breath, gazing at the private room's exit with deep eyes.

How long had it been since their last meeting?

The current Young Clan Leader could actually make his heart palpitate, and that young woman beside the Young Clan Leader—at first glance she looked like an ordinary person, her aura completely undetectable, yet looking at her felt like facing an abyss, his hair standing on end.

Earth Martial… absolutely a master of the Earth Martial Realm!

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After leaving Wanbao Pavilion, Jiang Qin headed straight for Zhenling Academy.

When he saw the familiar buildings not far away, he felt a touch of emotion inside. Clearly he'd only been away for about a week, yet it felt like two or three years.

Perhaps killing so many people these past two days had affected his state of mind.

No matter which world—

School days are always the most beautiful and comfortable time of life.

Lin Lao, who was sunning himself outside the guardhouse, suddenly opened his eyes.

Two figures had appeared before him.

"Lin Lao."

"Little Lin, long time no see."

The first call came from Jiang Qin, the second from Cangling.

A rare flash of reminiscence crossed her face.

Lin Lao was also quite surprised, instinctively saying: "Sister Cang?"

A white-haired old man calling a young woman "Sister"—the sense of déjà vu was truly too painful to look at.

Facing Jiang Qin's puzzled gaze, Cangling explained calmly:

"When he had just become a Law Enforcement Officer, I gave him a few pointers. In just ten short years he broke through from the Earth Martial Realm to the Heaven Martial Realm and earned a title. But perhaps that made him a bit arrogant—he dared to charge alone into the enemy's lair, which left him with incurable hidden wounds, and in the end he withdrew from headquarters."

Jiang Qin suddenly understood; he hadn't expected this old man to have had such a fierce time.

It was precisely because of that great battle that Lin Zhan (Lin Lao)'s realm had declined all the way, falling from the Heaven Martial Realm to the Earth Martial Realm, and every battle would aggravate his hidden wounds.

"You two can catch up slowly, but first tell me where your granddaughter is. I came back this time specifically to find her about something."

"Isn't she right behind you, kid?"

The instant Lin Laotou's words fell, a sound of something cutting through the air rang out behind Jiang Qin.

Without turning his head, he reached out and firmly caught the Flying Knife stabbing from behind between two fingers, while turning around helplessly: "The moment you show your face you want to put a hole in your former captain—what deep grudge is this, really necessary?"

"Hmph." The girl's light snort came.

Su Lingwei stretched out a hand and spread it open. "Where's my meat? Hand it back right now."

"I ate it."

"You ate it all???"

"Uh… actually there's still some bone left, if you want it I can give it to you."

Seeing the woman about to lose her mind, Jiang Qin took out the Space Ring he'd just bought at Wanbao Pavilion. "Fine, eating your meat was wrong of me. I'll compensate you with a Space Ring — you're getting the better deal."

Su Lingwei took it with a suspicious look. Trading a bit of Fierce Beast meat for a Space Ring was certainly a steal for her, but knowing Jiang Qin's character, he never made a losing deal. Had the sun risen in the west?

Sure enough, the next second she heard Jiang Qin say:

"The meat you roast really does taste good — better than the head chefs at those restaurants. I've slaughtered plenty of Fierce Beasts on missions, so just help me roast them too while you're at it."

"I knew it. Go on, how many thousand heads?"

"Around twenty thousand Fierce Beasts' worth of meat, basically all fourth-tier."

"You—!"

"I'll give you a tenth of the aquatic Fierce Beast meat."

"Deal!"

Su Lingwei agreed readily.

Among the many varieties of Fierce Beasts, aquatic Fierce Beast meat was the most delicious — but also the hardest to obtain. Fourth-tier aquatic Fierce Beast meat in particular wasn't something even Modu's restaurants could stock every day.

"By the way, where's Chen Xiaohu?"

"Him? After you left, he joined a fourth-tier Adventure Team and went into the Otherworld Rift to hunt Fierce Beasts. He probably won't be back at the Academy for a couple of days."

Whether it was Su Lingwei or Chen Xiaohu, the help the Academy could give them was already negligible.

Under such circumstances, naturally they had to seek their own paths to grow stronger.

Hearing this, Jiang Qin nodded, said nothing, and took a blue-green spirit-grade greatsword from his ring.

"Give this blade to him for me — it should be quite a help."

This wasn't generosity; it was an early investment.

Besides, he still had plenty of spirit artifacts in his Space Ring.

If he sold them, he'd have enough Contribution Points every month — he wasn't short on resources at all.

Their only use was giving them away.