Chapter 62: Chapter 59 Open Discussions_1
The mutated beast leisurely left.
While the Blood Armor Lizard King and the other giant lizards stayed around, the two couldn’t leave, so they simply sat in the flower field and waited quietly.
"If I’d known, I would have brought some Dried Martial Food with me."
Lu Yan touched his already shriveled stomach, somewhat helpless.
Hmm hmm...
He heard a soft noise coming from next to him and looked at the girl subconsciously.
"What are you looking at? Haven’t you seen a hungry stomach before?"
The girl glared at Lu Yan, but he didn’t bother, instead revolving his Qi-blood to keep himself in top shape.
And like that, half a day passed.
Finally, the Blood Armor Lizard King lost his patience, roared a few times, then turned and left.
With the departure of the Blood Armor Lizard King, the other giant lizards naturally left one by one.
The two waited a while longer before leaving the bloodthirsty flower field and steering clear of the territory of the Blood Armor Lizard King to explore other areas.
But a distance was kept between the pair, each on guard against the other.
In their unfinished exploration of the Blood Land Vein, they had already discovered more than thirty giant lizards, a Blood Armor Lizard King, and a Mutated Blood Armor Lizard.
The valuations were simply astounding.
Freshly cooked Martial Food priced at 10 silver taels per pound.
Untreated alien beast meat naturally couldn’t sell for 10 taels, with a market price of around three taels per pound.
These were the prices for meat of first-level alien beasts.
An Ironclad Lizard could weigh about a thousand pounds. Excluding waste, there would easily be 800 pounds of usable meat.
Eight hundred pounds of alien beast meat, that’s two thousand, four hundred silver taels.
And how many had they seen?
More than twenty, right?
Plus the second-level Blood Armor Lizards.
Second-level alien beast meat cooked into Martial Food benefits even the Martial Marquis. It’s their usual food for cultivation and is priced several times higher.
Moreover, the meat from wild alien beasts is normally priced slightly higher.
Adding the value of the Blood Armor Lizard King and the Mutated Blood Armor Lizard, the total value exceeded 300,000 silver taels.
That’s only what they’ve found so far. There’s still more undiscovered.
Plus, this Blood Land Vein can continually breed alien beasts in the future. It’s a foundation for feudal lords’ heritage, its value is incalculable.
Who wouldn’t be tempted by such immense wealth and want to claim it for themselves?
Hasn’t there been no shortage of people killed over precious treasures since ancient times?
The two didn’t know each other, how could they possibly trust each other?
Lu Yan asked himself, if he was certain he could take out the girl, could he resist making a move?
He didn’t have an answer.
Another half a day passed, and they had practically searched 70 to 80 percent of the area.
This underground space, or rather, this Blood Land Vein, was huge. It was five miles wide and more than twenty miles long.
They had found more than fifty alien beasts all together.
The majority were Ironclad Lizards, around forty, and ten or so were Blood Armor Lizards.
Of course, this might not be all of them, as some giant lizards were hiding underground, because the ground had been riddled with intersecting tunnels.
The value was undoubtedly astonishing.
The Liu Family and the Wu Family would go insane if they knew.
"Actually, you don’t need to be so cautious. I won’t kill you."
The little girl who had been silent all along suddenly spoke again.
"Oh?"
Lu Yan looked at the girl with obvious disbelief.
"First, I’m not sure I can kill you. You’re very careful and extremely strong. My feeling is that even if I could kill you, I’d have to pay a considerable price. So, it’s not necessary."
"Second, our mutual caution is simply because of the value of this place. But honestly, I’m not interested in the value of this place."
"As you can see, I am a martial chef. I travel the world just to get different kinds of alien beast meats to improve my cooking skills. What I value are these alien beast meats."
The girl said.
"What’s the difference?" asked Lu Yan.
She had said this line when she robbed him on the way previously, she also wanted to enhance her cooking skills with the mutated heart meat.
"It’s completely different...very, very different."
The girl said seriously, "I value alien beast meat because I want to improve my cooking skills with it. The amount of meat needed for this won’t be too much."
"Once my cooking skill is sufficiently improved, I don’t care about the rest, including the Blood Land Vein itself, I will give it all to you."
"If you don’t believe me, I can swear in the name of the Martial Chef God."
Having said that, the girl raised her right hand and swore to the heavens.
Lu Yan was silent, pondering the credibility of the girl’s words.
He can’t totally believe her, but he can’t completely disbelieve her either.
This was the conclusion Lu Yan came to.
This young girl was obviously extraordinary, and the force behind her was not from a Martial Marquis-level feudal lord, but potentially from a Grandmaster-level feudal lord, perhaps even more.
Her claim of disinterest in the value of this place might not be entirely untrue.
However, it couldn’t be entirely trusted, given the staggering value of this place.
Remain cautious and vigilant, Lu Yan reminded himself.
As the girl had said, if she hadn’t made a move, it was because she was unsure of her chances, due to his strength.
If his strength had been insufficient, the girl would probably have attacked without hesitation.
"Fine, I’ll trust you for now."
Lu Yan nodded.
The girl smiled, her eyes squinting slightly, exceptionally beautiful.
She naturally knew that Lu Yan wouldn’t truly trust her just because of her words, but at the very least, the tension had eased somewhat.
On top of that, she had her own plans and intended to elicit Lu Yan’s assistance.
A small breeze blew by, seemingly dispersing much of the blood smell in the air.
"If there’s wind here, it means there’s a connection with the outside, and we’re not far now."
Lu Yan said, his gaze drifting deeper into the Blood Land Vein.
The wind was blowing from deep within the Blood Land Vein.
The pair walked another two miles into the depths of the Blood Land Vein, only to reach a dead-end, faced with a stone wall.
However, there was a crack in the stone wall ahead, slanting upwards and overgrown with weeds.
A gentle breeze blew from the crack.
This was the exit to the outside.
Moreover, the Blood Land Vein stretched for over twenty miles, and according to the terrain, the outside should no longer be within the encirclement of the two feudal lords.
The manpower of the two feudal lords was limited, and it was impossible for them to block such a large area.
Before the two could rejoice, they were confronted with another problem.
Because in front of the crack, lay a Blood Armor Lizard.
Its body was dark red; seven or eight spines protruded from its back.
This was actually a mutated Blood Armor Lizard.
It wasn’t the one they had seen before; they had seen that one in a different location, this was a second one.
Two mutated Blood Armor Lizards were hidden within this Blood Land Vein.
Lu Yan felt his breath growing heavier.
The young girl’s eyes were becoming increasingly bright.
"Could you help me with something? Let’s join forces to kill this mutated Blood Armor Lizard."
The girl said to Lu Yan.
"I’m not interested, if you want to kill it, go ahead."
Lu Yan outright refused.
This mutated Blood Armor Lizard looked extremely challenging to deal with. Its body was covered in armor, it had spines on its back, and its gigantic size was only second to the Blood Armor Lizard. He didn’t fancy inviting trouble.
"If you’re not going, I’ll go."
Not willing to give up, the girl launched herself forward, drew a small knife, and aimed for the vulnerable part of the lizard’s neck.
As soon as the girl moved, the mutated Blood Armor Lizard noticed and leapt up to charge at her.
The girl didn’t dare to take it head-on. After all, the lizard’s back was covered in bone spines, sharp as swords. If she were hit, she’d be impaled.
The girl managed to dodge and landed to one side, slashing with her small knife.
A sizzling sound echoed as the knife hit the lizard, failing to pierce the lizard’s scales. It barely left a white mark on the lizard’s body.
The girl promptly withdrew her knife. Even if she were to attack with palm force, she wouldn’t be able to break the lizard’s defense.
After a dozen or so unsuccessful attacks, the girl retreated, but surprisingly the lizard didn’t pursue her. It returned to lying at the crack’s entrance.
"This mutated Blood Armor Lizard is blocking the crack; without joining forces to kill it, you also can’t get out."
The girl said.
"We don’t necessarily need to kill it, we can lure it away."
Lu Yan picked up several large stones as he said this and approached the mutated Blood Armor Lizard. When he was close enough, he threw the stones at it.
The lizard roared in pain and glared at Lu Yan, who turned to run. However, the lizard didn’t give chase and it laid back down in its original spot.
"Hahaha, you see it’s no use. It can’t be lured away. Let’s join hands."
The girl rejoiced at the fiasco.
"This mutated Blood Armor Lizard, although it’s not as tough as the Bone Strength, its brutish power far surpasses a regular five times Limit Breaking Warrior. Add to that its thick skin and flesh, even if we joined forces, we wouldn’t be able to kill it."
Lu Yan said.
"How will we know if we don’t try? Are we going to just stand here and do nothing, waiting to starve to death?"
The girl exclaimed.
"Not necessarily, it’s very simple to get rid of this mutated Blood Armor Lizard. Have you forgotten about the Bloodthirsty Flower?"
Lu Yan said.
"Oh right, why didn’t I think of that?" The girl clapped her hands."
