Chapter 123

"Big boss big boss, this really isn't me letting Gulu Gulu Qi Daxiaojie move the shelter over here, right?"

Pu Wenyao hurriedly took two steps in three, rushing to Su Hao's front, her hands gripping the hem of her white nun's dress tightly due to nervousness, tears glimmering in her eyes, almost making herself cry from anxiety.

Upon seeing Da Xiong Mao, she shattered the hard rock with just a casual slap.

The originally roughly one-meter-high and one-meter-wide cave entrance, as well as the passage behind it, were all expanded to about five or six meters.

Subsequently, in her astonished gaze, Da Xiong Mao, like carrying a foam box, without much effort, hoisted the heavy shelter onto his shoulder and easily carried it out of the cave.

Upon arriving here, Pu Wenyao felt excited and thrilled, happy about soon escaping the crisis brought by the monastery.

But after Da Xiong Mao came out of the cave, an accident occurred.

After determining the direction of Su Hao's territory, it seemed to turn into an untamed horse that had broken free of its reins.

No matter how Pu Wenyao and Ling Xue'er shouted from behind, it completely ignored them, just carrying Pu Wenyao's shelter and sprinting forward all the way.

Any monster that dared to block the road was head-butted to death by it.

Thus, after using the Three Lives Heart and gaining terrifying speed, Da Xiong Mao, carrying Pu Wenyao's shelter, ran all the way back to Su Hao's territory amidst the relentless pursuit of a helicopter behind, appearing before Su Hao.

All along the way, Pu Wenyao got anxious; the big boss kindly sent people to help me move the shelter, but in the process, my shelter ended up being moved to the big boss's territory.

This kind of thing easily leads to misunderstandings, right?

If someone didn't know, seeing this result would surely think she had urged Da Xiong Mao to move the shelter to Su Hao's territory.

Although Pu Wenyao had also thought about moving the shelter to Su Hao's territory and becoming a member of it.

But without Su Hao's order, she wouldn't dare do that; if she made such a decision on her own, she might provoke Su Hao's displeasure, which would truly be a loss outweighing the gain.

To avoid this, she followed behind Da Xiong Mao all the way, shouting all along, hoping he would put down her shelter.

However, along the way, Da Xiong Mao only occasionally glanced back with his wise eyes, otherwise paying no attention.

How clever I am—how could I not know the meaning of thigh? You human females, your eyes just aren't sharp enough!

At this moment, Da Xiong Mao looked at Pu Wenyao's tense, frightened expression, curled his lip in disdain, proudly raised his head toward Su Hao, and let out a low growl: "Roar! (I'm not one of your idiots; I understand the meaning of thigh—this is called having something in the eye, and the thigh will surely reward me well, hum hum hum!)"

Su Hao: …

Something in the eye? You damn well have water in your brain! When did I ever tell you to bring Pu Wenyao's shelter back?

Can't you think of something normal in that big head of yours? All day you're daydreaming about nonsense, and as for rewards…

There will definitely be one; this time I go out, I will surely reward you well, and this time I go out I won't move!

Su Hao glanced at Da Xiong Mao, then also looked at Pu Wenyao beside him.

She lowered her head, her eyes moist, and Su Hao began to suspect that if he raised his voice just a little, this little girl would burst into tears.

If you don't mind, just sign this contract and join my territory, so Da Xiong Mao won't have to move the shelter back again.

While speaking, Su Hao sent Pu Wenyao a contract invitation.

Da Xiong Mao spent half a day moving Pu Wenyao's sanctuary back; if we let him move it back again, we'd waste another half day—Su Hao doesn't have that much time to waste now that the extreme heat disaster has ended, and we must make use of the time before the waterless disaster strikes to properly explore the dark dungeon; wasting time hauling the sanctuary would be too uneconomical.

However, simply placing Pu Wenyao's sanctuary directly into his own territory, Su Hao is not entirely at ease.

One cannot be without caution toward others; moreover, Su Hao doesn't know Pu Wenyao well and has no idea what kind of person she is.

Therefore, the safest method is to sign a contract with Pu Wenyao, making her a member of his sanctuary, so he need not worry about unnecessary accidents.

Likewise, this is also a good thing for Pu Wenyao; at least staying in Su Hao's territory, she won't have to worry too much about being frightened.

"A contract? A contract!!!"

After receiving Su Hao's contract invitation, Pu Wenyao was first stunned for a moment.

Looking across the entire Divine Summer, there are hardly any who have upgraded their sanctuary to Supernatural Rank 2 nowadays, so she didn't know that after upgrading to Rank 2, the sanctuary gains this contract function.

After she clearly saw the contract's contents and understood its meaning, she couldn't help but exclaim aloud.

As long as she signs this contract, she can successfully join Su Hao's territory and become an affiliate of his sanctuary.

Although signing the contract to become an affiliate will cause her to lose some freedom.

But as long as she joins Su Hao's territory and gains his protection, she will no longer have to overly worry about her personal safety; undoubtedly, she will become one of the few humans with the highest safety.

Compared to the various benefits of joining Su Hao's territory, losing a bit of freedom amounts to nothing.

This can completely be disregarded, right!

After realizing the value of this contract, Pu Wenyao excitedly jumped up, bowed ninety degrees toward Su Hao, and gave a deep bow.

Once again, inadvertently, she revealed a large expanse of snow-white.

But her attention now is entirely on that contract, and she didn't notice this detail.

"Thank you, boss, I'm willing, I'm all willing!"

【Human — Pu Wenyao, accepted your contract invitation, becoming a member of the sanctuary.】

"Don't be so excited; joining my territory entails many things that need to be done."

Seeing the flash of snow-white before him, Su Hao couldn't help but touch his nose.

Such heavy guilt, paired with Pu Wenyao's youthful face that seems not yet fully developed, creates a contrast so immense it holds tremendous lethal power over all males.

Especially for someone like Su Hao, a young man with vigorous blood and energy, this lethal power is even greater.

If it weren't for his previous life, when Su Hao struggled for a year in the apocalypse, he would probably find it hard to keep his composure.

"Congratulations, being able to join the boss's territory means you won't have to worry about safety anymore."

Ling Xue'er saw Pu Wenyao successfully join Su Hao's territory and felt happy for her from the heart.

Before the apocalypse descended, the two of them were already familiar friends.

After the apocalypse descended, they were again assigned to the same squad, jointly experiencing multiple life-and-death trials, and became close friends who could entrust their lives to each other.

Now seeing that Pu Wenyao has found a place to belong, and that she will no longer have to worry about safety in the future, Ling Xue'er feels happy for her from the heart.

But at the same time, she feels a sour ache in her heart, feeling somewhat lost.

Looking across the entire Divine Summer, the person who has had the most contact with Su Hao and is also the most familiar is Ling Xue'er herself.

But so much time has passed, and she has never received Su Hao's contract invitation to join his territory—how could she not be disappointed?

Ling Xue'er is a female person; the name should be kept in pinyin as per the rule, and we will add it to the glossary.

But just as Ling Xue'er was alone and feeling lost, a message suddenly popped up before her eyes.

Su Hao is already provided in the glossary.

Miss Xue'er, if you don't mind, please sign this contract as well. In a few days I'll have Gu lu Gu lu Qi help move your shelter over, so you won't have to run back and forth anymore.

Su Hao didn't notice the disappointment in Ling Xue'er's eyes; he merely thought, since he had gotten Pu Wenyao to sign, he might as well also recruit Ling Xue'er into the shelter.

Anyway, Su Hao's territory still has plenty of empty land, so he doesn't mind adding one or two more people.

Moreover, after Su Hao had planned out the layout of his territory, he had the idea of recruiting other members.

After all, such a large territory cannot be managed by Hua Yao and her group alone.

Not to mention anything else, just those two 3 km × 3 km planting zones—if they were fully planted with supernatural plants, the daily watering alone would keep Hua Yao and the others busy nonstop.

Recruiting new members had become an urgent necessity. However, since the planting scale in the zones had not yet gotten off the ground and other areas were still in a state of disarray awaiting development, Su Hao was not in a rush to recruit more members.

However, since Da Xiong Mao the silly oaf had moved Hua Yao's shelter over, and Ling Xue'er had come along as well, Su Hao seized the opportunity to take them in and let them join the territory to help with work.

Same, agree! I agree too, I agree too!

Just like Pu Wenyao's reaction earlier, Ling Xue'er was stunned for a moment, then excitedly jumped up, bowed ninety degrees to Su Hao, and gave a deep bow.

Unfortunately, Pu Wenyao's was a towering hill that reached the clouds, while Ling Xue'er's was at most a small mound, failing to let Su Hao see that wonderful scenery.

Figure? Ling Xue'er basically has none, okay! Su Hao shook his head with a smile, then told the two: 'Alright, alright, after joining my territory, procuring supernatural materials must not be slacked off either.'

Besides, you also need to participate in the territory's construction; as for what exactly needs to be done and what to watch out for, just follow Hua Yao's arrangements.

After giving the two a brief instruction, Su Hao glanced at the sky, then mounted Da Xiong Mao, took along 24 violent magic oxen and 160 magic flame pumpkin heads, left the shelter, and raced swiftly toward the dark dungeon.

We really need to give Da Xiong Mao the silly oaf some proper training, or else one day we'll end up causing some silly mishap again……

"Xue'er sis, when we came over yesterday, we didn't have these giant oxen and pumpkin heads yet, did we?"

"…… I don't know, anyway I didn't see them."

Ling Xue'er also only noticed, after Su Hao left, that the group of violent magic oxen and magic flame pumpkins had a fierce aura.

As a hunter, Ling Xue'er's perception is far stronger than Hua Yao's, and her shock is also much greater.

Because……

She felt from these violent magic oxen and magic flame pumpkins a powerful aura that only a Supernatural Second Rank could possess! This means that those several dozen violent magic oxen and over a hundred magic flame pumpkins are all Supernatural Second Rank monsters.

This is Supernatural Second Rank—even a single one could defeat a modern squad.

And Su Hao's side actually has over a hundred of them—compared to Third Tier bloodsucking demon vines, this sight is even more shocking to Ling Xue'er.

After all, she doesn't know what kind of power a Third Tier Supernatural possesses.

But she has been fortunate enough to see Second Rank monsters a few times.

The first time she encountered a Second Rank monster, it left a deep impression—a powerful monster capable of withstanding rifle bullets and launching a counterattack against nearby humans.

But now, seeing Su Hao with hundreds of such beings, how could she not be astonished? She is now very curious: what does Su Hao intend to do with this great power?

If not using missiles, this kind of large-scale destructive weapon, this force could probably take down a city without problem!

……

Su Hao didn't realize that his casual action would give Ling Xue'er's young mind what kind of stimulation.

After about five hours of arduous travel, Su Hao arrived once again at the entrance of the dark dungeon.

"What the heck, this flame can't be used for lighting at all!"

Looking at the flames inside the magic flame pumpkin heads, they not only failed to illuminate the surroundings, but actually helped them blend better into the darkness.

Su Hao couldn't help but feel regretful; he had originally thought that if the flames of these magic flame pumpkin heads could illuminate the surrounding darkness.

He took the Eternal Burning Flame and used it to synthesize the Blood Flame Technique, now he can only temporarily abandon this idea.

Afterward, Su Hao recalled his previous experience, located the Sea of Skeletons and the Ice Snow Goddess Temple's position, used these two directions as references, and roughly determined the direction of the pyramid.

"Gu lu Gu lu Qi, set off in this direction!"

"Roar! (Sit tight on my thighs!)"

Da Xiong Mao let out a low roar, keeping its speed the same as that of the violent magic oxen, and dashed forward in the direction Su Hao's finger pointed.

The explosive magic oxen may lack agility, but their straight-line running speed is still quite good—only a bit slower than Da Xiong Mao's speed before it consumed the Triple Heart.

Thus, Su Hao leading a group of violent magic oxen, plus 160 pumpkin heads resting on the violent magic oxen, spent over ten hours, adjusting direction several times back and forth, and finally arrived at this destination—

In front of a huge pyramid.

Perhaps because Su Hao's troop is overly large, and all its members are Supernatural Second Rank experts.

What he didn't expect was that, after charging through the dark dungeon for so long, he hadn't even encountered a single clueless monster, and things went so smoothly that he felt a bit bored.

However, this upcoming pyramid will absolutely not let him feel bored.

"This damn thing is fifty meters tall? This damn thing is fifty meters above ground, right? ……"

Looking at the enormous pyramid before him, Su Hao was somewhat speechless.

From the damaged ground around the pyramid, Su Hao saw in the soil large sections of the pyramid's walls.

This means that what is visible above ground now is merely the pyramid's tip.

Moreover, the pyramid's danger level is even greater than what the map describes.

Just the pyramid's outer guards are already beyond what a Supernatural Second Rank can handle.

Around the pyramid, there are a large number of robots; their quantity is so great that Su Hao can't count them quickly, but it's certain that even if they aren't a thousand, there are several hundred.

These robots aren't many in variety—there are only two types.

One type of robot is made entirely of an unknown black metal; for now we'll call them black iron robots.

Their left hand holds a shield about 1.5 meters tall, also made of the same black metal, its surface covered with blue lines, looking very high-tech; their right hand grips an energy light sword.

This type of robot is the most numerous, accounting for about seventy percent of the total, roughly six or seven hundred.

From the aura they emit, Su Hao can basically confirm that these are Supernatural First Rank robots.

Another type of robot, fewer in number, is about half larger than the black iron robots; their entire bodies are made of a special alloy similar to bronze, tentatively called bronze robots.

They wield an energy machine gun in each hand, likewise marked with blue lines, looking highly technological, responsible for long-range shooting.

From the aura emanating from them, Su Hao could basically determine that these are supernatural second-rank robots, numbering about two hundred.

With such a huge number, ordinary supernatural second-rank individuals cannot force their way in without forming a team of two or three hundred.

Moreover, these black iron and bronze robots are merely the outer guards of this pyramid; the interior of the pyramid is certainly more dangerous.

The bigger the waves, the more fish...

"Cough cough, no, it's that the greater the risk, the greater the reward; this pyramid definitely won't disappoint me!"

Su Hao gave a light chuckle, not really putting the pyramid's surroundings or this group of first-rank and second-rank robots in his eyes.

With about two hundred second-rank robots, plus six or seven hundred first-rank robots, if the distance is controlled, 160 exploding magic-flame pumpkin heads can take them all out.

But we've only just arrived at the pyramid, and to consume the magic-flame pumpkin heads like this would be truly wasteful.

After a moment's thought, Su Hao took out about a hundred black hand bones from his storage bag and threw them onto the ground.

These black hand bones are what remained after Su Hao once cut off his own left arm, scraped away the fascia, and burned off the flesh.

After Su Hao advanced to become a Crimson Bone Demon, the hardness of his bones throughout his body greatly increased.

Initially, when Su Hao struck his own bone with a first-rank supernatural short blade, it left no mark on the bone; instead, it chipped the blade. Bones of such hardness certainly don't look like an ordinary object.

Immediately, Su Hao focused his thoughts and used the Item Appraisal Technique on one of the hand bones.

Daily ten-thousand-word update.

(End of chapter)