High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late

Chapter 672: Chapter 448: Secret Technique at a Sky-High Price, Incomplete Crystal

After entering the city, the convoy quickly found a suitable hotel for lodging.

Under the night sky, Pier and a figure shrouded entirely in a black robe stepped out of the hotel, heading westward in Loris City.

As the capital of the Celestial Snow Province, Loris City was bustling, with bright lights illuminating the night. The streets were busy with alien races and Barbaric Beast convoys, creating a medieval exotic vibe compared to Huaxia.

The two stopped in front of a large building marked with symbols of swords and axes.

"Celestial Snow Hunter Association headquarters... Let’s go in and take a look."

The Alien Race Interface and the Human Interface were very similar in many aspects, including the existence of a Hunter Association, except that the status of the Hunter Association among the alien races was even more significant than on the human side.

Here, the status of the Hunter Association was even higher than that of the Martial Arts Association, an official institution of Huaxia.

The reason was easy to understand. On the human side, there had been a Human Great Sage, and the Fierce Beast Forest on the surface had mostly been subdued and leveled by human experts. As for the more powerful Fierce Beasts, they had been driven back into the Beast Cave by the Human Great Sage and the first Martial Saints.

But it was different in the Alien Race Interface. It was unclear whether a Great Sage had ever emerged among the alien races, but from the geographical structure,

the Alien Race Interface lacked the dimensionality of the Human Interface, with no bottomless Beast Caves and even few oceans, resembling a land evenly spread out with the Barbaric Beast Forest situated in the center.

At the same time, the Barbaric Beast Forest was the heart of the Otherworld, nurturing all the warriors within this realm for millennia. The alien races would never resort to exhausting it, cutting off the inheritance of future generations.

Therefore, the Barbaric Beast Forest had always existed, and even at the peak of the Eight Great Royal Families, there was never a thought of completely leveling the Barbaric Beast Forest. Due to various factors, the alien races had far more opportunities to encounter Barbaric Beasts than humans did with Fierce Beasts.

Thus, the Hunter Association of the Alien Race Interface was born and subsequently expanded.

With advantages and disadvantages, in such an environment, during times of peace, the alien races revered martial prowess more, which is one reason why the individual strength of alien races slightly surpasses that of humans.

With Pier being a direct descendant of the Eight Great Royal Families, his completely red skin acted as a universal pass, allowing the two to enter the Hunter Association hall without any hindrance.

Inside the hall, the smell of meat mixed with the rich aroma of strong liquor assaulted their senses, and a multitude of voices pierced their ears like drills.

"Two cups of the Source of Life, please."

Su Mu spoke calmly. Outside, he played the role of Pier’s attendant, so it was natural for him to speak on such matters.

"Please wait, dear guests."

Soon, the bartender handed over two glasses of crystal-clear liquor. The overall temperature in the Alien Race Interface was higher than that in the Human Interface, with most areas experiencing temperatures above one hundred degrees Fahrenheit year-round.

However, the Celestial Snow Province was one of the few cold regions. Additionally, as the Hunter Association consisted entirely of alien warriors, their flesh far exceeded that of ordinary people, making regular liquor ineffective.

Thus, the liquor in the Alien Race Interface primarily consisted of strong spirits, with the Source of Life being a prime example. Although the liquor appeared as clear as water, it was actually made from the blood of various Barbaric Beasts, with a unique Spirit Plant from the Alien Race Interface added—the Blood Cleansing Grass.

As the name suggests, the Blood Cleansing Grass could render blood clear and transparent, but only for a short time, which was virtually its only use.

As to why there was a pursuit of clarity and transparency, Su Mu speculated it was because rarity begets value.

The overall color palette of the Alien Race Interface was reddish-brown, creating a sense of oppression at all times—an attribute not only of the powerful aliens’ skin but of the very earth itself, stretching across the Red Earth. The high-hanging celestial bodies in the sky were also blood-red.

In short, in this land, clear and transparent objects were relatively rare.

During these ten days, Su Mu often gazed at the sky and the night, somehow feeling that this realm bore a similarity to the Giant Beast Cave, with the sky being an illusion, a surreal feeling.

"Please be patient, dear guests. The liquor in our association is a bit different from other places. For example, the Source of Life in your hands is made from the blood of Sixth Level and above Barbaric Beasts and blended with valuable materials like the Blood Core. A single cup like this, if not processed with Qi and Blood, could intoxicate a Sixth Level Warrior instantly, and even..."

"...could anesthetize a Basic War God of the Seventh Level momentarily."

As the bartender spoke, he didn’t glance at Su Mu once; his eyes were fixed on Pier.

Before the words were finished, Su Mu casually raised his glass and drank it all in one go. "Sir, this liquor is decent, but it doesn’t seem as formidable as you made it out to be."

Throughout the drinking process, no one could detect any Qi and Blood fluctuations from Su Mu.

For a moment, the bartender and everyone present were shocked, realizing that the identities of these two individuals were definitely not ordinary. Especially the black-robed figure, who could ignore such potent liquor as the Source of Life, was surely at least a Basic War God of the Seventh Level.

As for the higher Intermediate War God, most onlookers didn’t consider that possibility. Intermediate War Gods were notable even in the entire Ray Kingdom, and in the Celestial Snow Province, each was famed, with none matching this individual.

Just as Su Mu drank the liquor without changing his expression, a tall woman with a striking figure, wearing a light red dress, emerged from behind the hall.

"It’s the vice president. The vice president was alarmed."

"This glass of wine will be on me, dear guests. Would you care to move to the inner hall for a chat?"

Amidst envious glances, the two followed the vice president into a tastefully decorated room with a somewhat antique charm. Pier frowned slightly, as someone from the Eight Great Royal Families, he wasn’t fond of this decorative style.