Chapter 102: I'm really not a lolicon, this has nothing to do with me!

Alright, go rest a while. We'll leave after Hua Yao finishes counting the lethally poisoned arrows.

Oh, oh, okay!

After hearing Su Hao's words, Ling Xue'er and the others exchanged glances, their expressions somewhat dazed as they followed behind him, turning to walk toward the shelter.

Boss, this is too overkill, right? Making an ice pillar is just a supernatural air conditioner—is it really necessary to use second-tier supernatural material to build it…

Moreover, according to the boss, this is actually a special second-tier supernatural material.

I'm afraid this material's value is even higher than that of ordinary second-tier supernatural items.

Absurd, just fucking absurd! We've hardly seen any second-tier supernatural materials, yet the boss casually uses them to build an air conditioner…

Could it be that the boss even has third-tier supernatural materials on hand?

By the way, I came this time also wanting to trade some color-changing pigment with you.

After sitting on the sofa and calming down for a while, Zhu Ge Chang Qing placed twenty energy crystals on the coffee table, pushing them toward Su Hao, and Ling Xue'er likewise handed over a storage bag.

Wait a moment.

Su Hao nodded, got up and walked upstairs to his bedroom, took out two energy crystals, placed them beside the color-changing pigment bucket, and began producing color-changing pigment.

After the two energy crystals' energy was completely exhausted, Su Hao took the storage bag containing over twenty tons of color-changing pigment, returned to the hall, placed the bag on the coffee table, and said with a smile:

There's about twenty-two tons of color-changing pigment here—buy ten, get one free!

Although Su Hao gave away an extra two or three tons of color-changing pigment, his net profit was still ninefold, netting eighteen energy crystals—this deal was pure profit! At that moment, in the room next door storing the lethally poisoned arrows, seeing Su Hao come downstairs, Hua Yao tidied her clothes and walked out toward the hall.

Hua Yao faced Su Hao, bowed deeply with her waist at a ninety-degree angle, tightly gripping the storage bag, and respectfully handed it to him.

Master, there are 472 lethally poisoned arrows here—please count them.

Pfft!

After hearing Hua Yao's address, Su Hao first blinked in surprise; upon seeing her dressed in a green maid outfit made of leaves,

He almost spat out the mouthful of water he was holding.

What the hell is this address? I didn't teach you that.

Also, where did you learn that maid outfit? Did you rush back to your room just to make this outfit?

That said, Hua Yao, this legal loli, paired with this maid outfit and that sweet 'master' address—this feeling…

This is just too damn good! "Thanks for your hard work!"

Su Hao smiled slightly, gently ruffled Hua Yao's little head, took the storage bag from her hand, removed the lethally poisoned arrows, and placed them on the coffee table.

You all count them…

Just then, Su Hao's peripheral vision caught Ling Xue'er and the others, whose expressions were somewhat odd, causing the corners of his eyes to twitch twice.

Holy shit! You guys aren't misunderstanding something, are you…

I really didn't order this!

Cough cough, Miss Xue'er, this is your payment; from now on you'll have to handle the trades in the group chat.

Su Hao lightly coughed twice, quickly changed the subject, took the Clearwind Long Bow from the storage bag, and handed it to Ling Xue'er.

If they keep thinking like that, I'm afraid I'll end up being labeled with some weird fetish, but I really didn't let Hua Yao, this little girl, dress like that!

Hmm…

Although this is indeed nice, at most I'm just getting passive income.

Thanks, boss!

Looking at that exquisitely crafted bow, Ling Xue'er shifted her attention from Su Hao and Hua Yao and happily took it.

Even Zhu Ge Chang Qing and Le Yun curiously looked at the bow in Ling Xue'er's hand.

Although they lacked the Item Appraisal Technique and didn't know the exact effects of the Clearwind Long Bow,

but from the aura emanating from this bow, they could tell it was definitely not ordinary—at least much stronger than the bone bow Su Hao had previously traded for.

Seeing everyone's attention fully captured by the Clearwind Long Bow, Su Hao let out a relieved sigh.

This bow is called the Clearwind Long Bow; it contains wind elemental energy. Arrows fired from it are faster and have greater penetration, and if spiritual power is used as assistance, they can also inflict wind elemental damage.

While speaking, Su Hao handed Ling Xue'er a paper illustrating how to use spiritual power with the Clearwind Long Bow.

Wind elemental… Boss, can I give it a try?

Ling Xue'er's fair little hand gently stroked the patterns on the bow's body.

From Su Hao's description, she knew the Clearwind Long Bow increases arrow flight speed and penetration, but the exact effects still needed to be tested.

Of course, since I'm giving it to you as payment, the Clearwind Long Bow is yours from now on.

Su Hao smiled slightly, led the group out of the shelter again, pointed at a distant tree, and said: "I've never used the Clearwind Long Bow myself; try it yourself to see how it works."

Mm-hmm, okay, boss!

Ling Xue'er nodded, then nocked a lethally poisoned arrow onto the bowstring and drew it back.

However, she didn't exert much force and yet pulled the bowstring fully open, which left her somewhat disappointed.

Generally, the greater the bowstring's pull, the stronger the arrow's thrust and flight speed.

But now, without expending much effort, she had already pulled the bowstring fully, indicating its pull isn't strong—so how powerful could the fired arrow be? "Let's try first and see…"

Although Ling Xue'er didn't think highly of the Clearwind Long Bow, out of respect for Su Hao's face she didn't complain, instead aiming at a large tree and releasing the bowstring.

Whoosh! Accompanied by a sharp whistling wind, the lethally poisoned arrow shot out at a speed hard for ordinary people to see, instantly crossing over a hundred meters and easily piercing that tree.

However, that wasn't the end; the arrow's force on the lethally poisoned arrow didn't diminish, piercing through over ten trees in a row, flying over a thousand meters away before its energy was spent and it stuck into the ground.

This… this…

Ling Xue'er alternated between looking at the Clearwind Long Bow in her hand and the arrow over a thousand meters away, momentarily at a loss for words, completely dumbfounded.

What the hell kind of bow is this? Even a sniper rifle doesn't have this kind of power! And this is just a single normal shot from the Clearwind Long Bow—we haven't even used spiritual power assistance yet…

The power's not bad; try again with spiritual power.

Oh, okay, okay!

After hearing Su Hao's words, Ling Xue'er snapped out of her shock, then took another Lethally Poisoned Arrow from the quiver on her back, drew the bow, and aimed at a distant large tree.

But this time, Ling Xue'er did not immediately release the bowstring.

Instead, she followed the method Su Hao had described, controlling her spiritual power, letting it flow from both hands into the Clear Wind Long Bow, following the pattern on it, and circulating it in a specific way.

The next moment.

A greenish breeze then rose from around the Clear Wind Long Bow, wrapping around the Lethally Poisoned Arrow and completely enclosing it.

"Is this the added wind element……"

Ling Xue'er faintly felt that the Lethally Poisoned Arrow wrapped in the clear wind had undergone some change, its aura becoming sharper.

She didn't know how much the power of the Lethally Poisoned Arrow would increase after adding the wind element, but if it could double, that would be great.

She no longer hesitated, immediately releasing the bowstring; the Lethally Poisoned Arrow shot out with a "whoosh", kicking up a gust of wind as it flew toward the target.

With the green wind's boost, the Lethally Poisoned Arrow's speed became absurdly fast; Ling Xue'er and the others hadn't even reacted before it had traveled more than a meter and struck the large tree.

Boom—! Accompanied by a loud bang, the Lethally Poisoned Arrow easily pierced through the large tree.

But this time, after the Lethally Poisoned Arrow pierced the tree, it didn't just leave a small hole in the tree.

After the Lethally Poisoned Arrow pierced the tree, the green wind wrapped around the arrow instantly exploded.

On the trunk of that large tree, an explosion blasted a hole over thirty centimeters in diameter, blowing the whole tree into two pieces.

However, it wasn't over yet; although the Lethally Poisoned Arrow had consumed the wind element wrapped around it, that was what caused such massive damage to the tree.

Yet the Lethally Poisoned Arrow's own kinetic energy had not been completely exhausted, and it continued flying outward.

After piercing through more than twenty trees in a row and flying nearly two kilometers, it finally exhausted all its energy and lodged in a large tree. "This… this……"

Looking at the large tree blasted apart at the waist, Ling Xue'er once again didn't know what to say.

Her face full of shock, she gazed at the Clear Wind Long Bow in her hand, her fingers gently stroking the patterns on the bow.

Is this really just a First Rank Supernatural bow? The effect is terrifying! Previously, the Lethally Poisoned Arrows I shot were only slightly more powerful and had a bit more penetration.

But the destructive power of the Lethally Poisoned Arrow fired from the Clear Wind Long Bow is simply outrageous.

This arrow can easily blast apart a large tree; if it hit a person, that person's body would fare no better.

Moreover, this added damage from the wind element—the explosion produced when the arrow hits the tree—seems able to harm even incorporeal monsters.

Previously, when Ling Xue'er faced spiritual monsters, even low‑rank ghosts, she had no way to deal with them at all.

But now it's different; even a First Rank Supernatural ghost, Ling Xue'er feels this arrow could blast the opponent to pieces!

The only drawback is that firing these wind‑wrapped arrows consumes a considerable amount of spiritual power; with her current spiritual power, she can use them at most ten times.

But having said that, being able to fire ten times such powerful arrows—what's there to complain about?

Even if she could fire it just once, for Ling Xue'er that would be an unimaginable improvement.

Ten wind‑wrapped arrows would be like having ten hidden trump cards!

After realizing the power of the Clear Wind Long Bow, Ling Xue'er showed a conflicted expression, her fingers lightly stroking the bow twice, and she eventually reluctantly handed it to Su Hao.

"Boss, this is too precious……"

However, before she could finish speaking, Su Hao waved his hand.

"I never take back my decisions; from now on, handling the trades in the group chat will be your responsibility—this is your deserved compensation."

"Besides, this is just the start; as long as you work for me, you'll definitely get more benefits—you'd better get used to it early."

Su Hao shook his head and smiled; he had no intention of taking it back.

He's not some black‑hearted capitalist; he has no intention of making people work for him for free.

Besides, even if the Clear Wind Long Bow's effect is far superior to that of an ordinary First Rank Supernatural bow,

but for Su Hao, the cost is merely a bow he picked up, plus some fur plucked from a Wolf Head Stitching Monster, and one synthesis opportunity.

Such a cost is basically negligible; if he weren't even willing to pay this little, Su Hao would look down on himself.

Moreover, if you want others to wholeheartedly handle your affairs, you need to give them some benefits—not just Ling Xue'er, but also her fellow workers Zhu Ge Chang Qing and Le Yun; to get more people to work for you, you must let them know what rewards they can earn.

"Then…… I won't stand on ceremony; from now on I will conscientiously complete whatever the boss assigns, and I will definitely not let him miss out on any good thing!"

After a moment of silence, Ling Xue'er once again took back the Clear Wind Long Bow, gripping it tightly with both hands, and gave a solemn nod.

Perhaps this is what the boss is like; to us, the Clear Wind Long Bow is a precious item that one can encounter but never seek.

But in the boss's eyes, it's merely an ordinary reward; we are not even on the same level.

Moreover, according to the boss's meaning, as long I do a good job helping him and handling transactions, there will be further rewards……

Scared, it's really too scary!

Even Zhu Ge Chang Qing and Le Yun both showed looks of envy.

Following the boss is great; Ling Xue'er figures that even if she just lies in bed eating fruit and scrolling through the group chat's benefits, she could probably out‑perform seventy or eighty percent of the world's people.

No comparison, there's simply no comparison!

Su Hao paid no attention to their thoughts, nor did he elaborate further; now that the transaction was complete and the compensation paid, he glanced at the sky, then turned to Le Yun and asked:

"If there's nothing else, let's set out; I'll pay the guide fee based on the value of that place!"

"Ah? I'm fine with that; look at Xue'er older sister, and Zhu Ge Chang Official and the others—do they have anything else?"

"I just came along with you to take a look, to see our team's boss, hahaha."

"I have nothing else either."

"If that's the case, then let's set out!"

Su Hao nodded, summoned the Da Xiong Mao, and together they walked out of the shelter.

As he passed the refrigerated ice pillar, feeling a noticeable chill, he suddenly slapped his own head.

"Wow, my memory—how did I forget the Ice Snow Goddess big sister?"

Immediately, Su Hao thought, and placed the Ice Snow Goddess's statue beside the refrigerated ice pillar.

Furthermore, he entrusted the storage bag containing the frozen stone to Hua Yao's hands, telling them that when they have free time, they should help build a little house for the Ice Snow Goddess's statue.

After finishing these, Su Hao, Ling Xue'er, and others boarded the helicopter and flew off in the direction indicated by Le Yun.

At the same time.

On a mountain peak situated who knows how many kilometers northeast of the entrance to the dark dungeon, the bored Snow Woman suddenly felt that familiar aura again.

"Hmph! This time I won't be fooled; I'll wait until tomorrow morning to set out!"

The last time she had just set out not long ago, that special aura disappeared, causing her to waste a day and a half flying for nothing.

During that day and a half, she flew an unknown distance, to the point where she couldn't even find her way home.

This time, she decided to wait a while longer; if that aura hadn't disappeared, she would then set out.

After the helicopter flew for about three hours, it landed in front of a small hill two or three hundred meters high.

"Boss boss, those flesh butchers are right on the summit of this hill."

Le Yun got off the helicopter and pointed to the summit of this small hill ahead, saying.

Unlike the ordinary small hills one sees, the summit of this hill is not lush trees nor barren land.

Instead, it is composed of countless tiny pink meat sprouts, each twitching irregularly; even from afar, they give a feeling that makes one's sanity plummet.

Even though Le Yun had been here once before, now looking at those meat sprouts on the summit, his complexion still looked poor, and Ling Xue'er dared not glance at them a second time.

But what Su Hao himself didn't expect was that, after seeing those meat sprouts, he felt no discomfort at all; on the contrary, he thought the environment was not bad.

"Wrong, how could I have this feeling?!"

Soon, Su Hao realized something was wrong, and his brows furrowed slightly.

A scene of a summit covered in meat sprouts would feel unpleasant to any normal person, yet Su Hao found the environment not bad, which is clearly abnormal.

"But what could be causing this? 'Could it be... that I've been cursed?'"

"No no, if such a curse really existed, that would be too lame!"

Su Hao shook his head, dismissing that speculation.

Normally, curses are a negative influence—for example, the Scarlet Curse of the Dark Forest can make people more bloodthirsty, filling their minds with the desire to kill.

Su Hao's current feeling is like that of a normal person seeing beautiful scenery or delicious food.

"Food?"

Su Hao suddenly had a flash of inspiration, forming a bold hypothesis in his mind.

If those things that drive one's sanity mad could be considered a delicacy, then the most likely cause of this result would be the Flesh Controller, an Extraordinary Sequence.

Upon careful reflection, Su Hao realized that since becoming a Flesh Controller, he had completely lost any aversion to drinking blood.

Recently, Su Hao even took Scarlet Blood and Scarlet Essence Blood and ate them like candy.

Even the monsters that normal people find utterly disgusting, Su Hao recently felt nothing unusual about.

Could it be that the Extraordinary Sequence also affects one's disposition?! Chapter one, five thousand words ready; another chapter this afternoon.

(End of chapter)