Chapter 30: Allocation

Early the next morning, Zhou Yang used the supply base's communications equipment to get in touch with his father Zhou Yong.

After consulting Lei Hong and others, he directly processed the beast‑general‑grade materials he had previously hunted at the supply base and handed them to the HR Alliance Branch station chief.

After some haggling, the scattered materials from over a hundred beast generals plus Ghost‑Face Spider silk were sold for a staggering 2.3 billion.

If the supply base's material merchants hadn't pressed the price down a bit during purchase, the revenue could have been a little higher.

"Mr. Zhou Yang, next time you deal with monster materials, be sure to contact me; my old Xu will get you the best price!"

Watching the HR Alliance station chief leave excitedly, Zhou Yang's face also broke into a satisfied smile.

A full 2.3 billion in cash—he's never seen that much money in his two lifetimes combined!

And that Manager Xu didn't know, a massive backpack was still stashed in the villa behind him!

Earlier, the Sakura Nation Martial Artist Squad's botched theft was turned back on them when Zhou Yang stalked and ambushed them.

Not only did Zhou Yang reclaim the backpack they had seized, he also slipped away with part of their own loot.

Among them was the most precious single horn of a junior lord‑rank silver‑horned rhinoceros!

That is a top‑tier monster material; even at a low estimate it could fetch fifty to sixty billion!

"Back to the base city, split the money!"

Zhou Yang quickly handed over the villa keys.

Then, without pausing, he slung a huge backpack onto his back and hurried onto the train back to Jiangnan Base City.

Jiangnan Base City, Villa No. 186 in Mingyue Community.

At that moment the villa was bustling, as members of the Chasing Wind Squad, who had received the news early, had already gathered there.

"Ka—"

A rugged black off‑roader rolled into the garage, and Zhou Yang, now in a loose training robe, stepped out from the passenger seat.

"Yangyang!"

The moment he got out, his mother Wang Shumei came forward, grasped his hand and examined him up and down.

Only after confirming he was uninjured did she relax.

"You kid, why didn't you come back with your dad and the others? Can't you cultivate at home? Why stay in that dangerous Wilderness Zone?"

Listening to his mother's scolding, Zhou Yang felt unusually elated.

"The feeling of family love—so wonderful!"

"Alright, dear, you go rest in the room for a while; we'll discuss something with the squad leader."

At that moment Zhou Yong lifted a massive backpack from the trunk and walked over with a cheerful smile.

Every venture into the Wilderness Zone for the Warriors is a dance on the tip of a blade.

But with their own families, they are accustomed to sharing only good news, not worries.

Just like this episode, they merely gave a brief, casual summary, glossing over the dangers.

And Zhou Yang's plan to track that Sakura Nation Warrior couldn't be revealed; he simply said his cultivation of body technique had hit a bottleneck and he needed a few more days of training in the Wilderness Zone.

"Can't you have any important matters that wait until tomorrow? Yangyang just got back and hasn't even rested!"

Wang Shumei glared fiercely at Zhou Yong.

But she only muttered a couple of words.

After repeatedly confirming Zhou Yang was perfectly healthy and uninjured, she went upstairs alone.

When she left, a few members of the Chasing Wind Squad laughed and gathered around.

"Ha ha, Zhou Yang, you finally made it back safely!"

Lei Hong gave him a big hug.

"You kid's awesome, actually..."

Chen Chong tried to shout loudly, but Lao Liu gave him a light tap, and he immediately caught himself, swallowing the second half of his sentence.

Seeing the Chasing Wind Squad members again, Zhou Yang was quite pleased.

Although this trip to the Wilderness Zone lasted less than a month, it truly involved life‑and‑death peril.

Reuniting with familiar faces, the excitement was indescribable.

"Don't stand in the courtyard; go to the training hall, it'll be easier to talk."

Zhou Yong, standing nearby, laughed and interrupted them.

"Hehe, indeed, let's go, let's go!"

Only then did the group react, following the Zhou father‑son duo into the underground training hall.

A few of them, unceremonious, simply sat in a circle on the ground.

Next, Zhou Yang roughly recounted his experiences after parting and emphasized the incident of the Sakura Nation war‑god‑level Warrior's escape and his concerns.

After he finished, the others fell into a slight silence.

"An enemy of war‑god rank really does put a lot of pressure on them!"

Moreover, there's the mysterious organization behind him and the local conglomerate, the Li Family.

Unless they hide in the base city their whole lives and never go to the Wilderness Zone.

"It might not be that serious."

Lei Hong thought for a moment, then spoke up.

"Now that I think about it, a distinguished war‑god‑level Warrior and two members of the Li Family hunting team shouldn't be after our three melons and two dates; that's obviously unreasonable."

Hearing him say that, Zhou Yang and the others also found it a bit incomprehensible.

"Yeah, I think it's weird—why would a war‑god‑level elite covet our shabby trinkets? That's just tasteless!"

"What does Lei Shu mean?"

Zhou Yang asked curiously.

Lei Hong lightly shook his head, smiling helplessly:

"I can't figure it out either, but I think it's very likely an individual act; who knows, those people here have something wrong."

Saying that, he lightly tapped his own forehead.

"Hahaha! The captain is right, those few people look like they have brain problems!"

Several people burst out laughing.

Indeed, a War God-level warrior, even if not hunting lord-level monsters, just killing those high-level beast commanders yields more loot than robbing them of that little stuff!

Risking exposure by the Martial Arts Academy and the Huaxia State Military to snatch that trifle and kill people—isn't that just being sick?

"So even if he runs back, he probably won't actively publicize these things."

"Robbing warriors' possessions and directly killing people—even without solid evidence for a direct conviction, he will definitely be placed under close surveillance by all major powers!"

"Of course, this is just my guess; we can wait a few days to see the situation."

"Sounds reasonable."

Listening to Lei Hong's analysis, Zhou Yang's mood relaxed even more.

However, the reason the Sakura Country warriors attacked them, he currently has no mind to investigate deeply.

To be safe, joining the Elite Training Camp as soon as possible still needs to be done.

"Tomorrow let Wu Shu help with the application."

Zhou Yang secretly made up his mind, yet he spoke with a smile about another matter.

"By the way, Lei Shu, there's one more thing."

He said, standing up, and unfastened all the buckles of the huge backpack he brought back, then turned it over and gave it a light lift!

"Whoa!"

In an instant, a large amount of monster materials spilled onto the ground, directly piling into a small hill.

"Oh! So much material!"

"This is the Silver Moon Ferocious Wolf's pelt—damn, this horn—is this the horn of the Silver Horn Rhino?"

Lei Hong and the others couldn't help but exclaim aloud.

They each turned to look at Zhou Yang, "Zhou Yang, these are..."

"These are from that Sakura Country group, which I looted together."

Zhou Yang explained with a smile, "Most of them are high-level beast commander materials, also some mid-level beast commander materials, and the most precious is that single horn of the initial lord-level Silver Horn Rhino."

"I was worried selling these supplies at the supply base would be too conspicuous, so I kept them for now."

"Also, our own materials from earlier sold for a total of 2.3 billion, and I've already transferred it to the squad's public account."

"Zhou Yang, wait a moment!"

Zhou Yang was enthusiastically introducing today's harvest, but Lei Hong beside him suddenly spoke up to interrupt him.

"Huh? Lei Shu, what's wrong?"

Zhou Yang looked at Lei Hong with some doubt.

"Zhou Yang, you don't need to tell us these things!"

At this moment, Lei Hong's expression was solemn, his tone very serious; he patted Zhou Yang's shoulder and continued:

"This time we all survived thanks to your rescue, and these items are also what you personally risked great danger to retrieve, so..."

"So you handle them yourself as you see fit; no need to discuss with us!"

"Yeah, Zhou Yang, you don't need to tell us these things."

Chen Chong and Liu Shu also chimed in agreement.

"No! These materials are from the monsters we all hunted together, and this time everyone got injured, equipment damaged—it's exactly when we need money."

Zhou Yang was still trying to persuade, but Lei Hong interrupted him again.

"Enough, you kid don't need to persuade; let's do this: our own hunted share will still be distributed by the old rule, and the rest you handle yourself!"

"But..."

"No more buts; worst case, after you become a War God, we'll each get one hundred eighty billion from you—then we definitely won't be polite!"

"Yeah, it's said Spiritual Thought Masters make money in a freakish way!"

In the end Zhou Yang couldn't argue against Lei Hong and the others.

The Wind Squad members only participated in the distribution of their own 2.3 billion harvest.

Of that, Lei Hong and Zhou Yang each got thirty percent, i. e., 6.9 billion each.

The other four each got ten percent, i. e., 2.3 billion each.

However, under Zhou Yang's insistence, his thirty percent was directly transferred via Lei Hong to Zhu Xia's family.

Mentioning Zhu Xia, the few people fell silent again.

Although life and death are commonplace for warriors, when a close comrade-in-arms who shared daily life truly departs, that pain is unavoidable.

Yet besides grief, Zhou Yang became even more determined to grow stronger.

"If I can keep growing stronger until I break through to Universe Master, then fully mastering Space-Time Law, I could easily resurrect Sister Xia!"

Because of thinking of Zhu Xia, everyone's mood was not good, and they had no intention of gathering.

After the distribution was done, they all silently left.

As for the remaining Silver Horn Rhino horn and other materials, Lei Hong helped Zhou Yang contact a private buyer who purchases monster materials under a personal name.

After packing and selling all the materials, they directly reaped a huge sum of 9.8 billion!

Of that, the single horn of the lord-level Silver Horn Rhino alone sold for 7.5 billion!

After the transaction, Zhou Yang's account balance directly surpassed ten billion.

Returning home, he hesitated not at all, immediately opened the computer and logged into the Extreme Home mall.

《World-Ending》 first three levels, full price 6.5 billion, confirm purchase!

Combat suits and weapons also need upgrading; I can ask Uncle Wu to help buy them at half price, I'll check the prices first.

D7-series combat suit able to resist attacks from junior lord-level monsters, full price 400 million, half price 200 million? I'll take a set!

8-series Xingkong Long Spear, full price 600 million, half price 300 million? Add it!

9-series flying knives, full price 45 million, half price 22.5 million? I'll take 10!

Also communicators, backpacks, etc.

(End of chapter)