Chapter 43: Conspiracy
Su Ke remained immersed in meditation, diligently absorbing the surrounding Spiritual Qi.
Suddenly, a knock on the door interrupted his focus.
"Xiao Ke, come out and eat!" His mother's voice sounded from outside.
Su Ke slowly opened his eyes, took a deep breath, stood up, and opened the door.
Nothing was more important than eating. If someone was not eager to eat, something had to be wrong with their brain.
After the meal, Su Ke returned to his room and continued meditating.
'I have money, but nowhere to spend it.'
Just as the thought crossed his mind, his phone chimed with a notification.
He picked it up and saw that the earnings from their recent trip into the wilderness had been distributed. The three of them had split it evenly, and Su Ke received 20,000 coins.
"20,000?"
Su Ke was slightly surprised.
Three-Person Squad Group Chat.
Lin Ning: "Lan Bingxuan, that rich young miss, is loaded. She spent 40,000 coins to buy the snake gall. I also found a good buyer for the poison sac, and thanks to my silver tongue, I sold it for 20,000."
Wang Zhong: "Amazing, amazing. When it comes to bargaining, A Ning is the best I've ever seen."
Lin Ning: "Oh, stop it. Aunt Zhang is much better than me. I still haven't learned her techniques."
Su Ke: "Hehe. When it comes to bargaining, my mom has never lost to anyone. She once bargained a new 200-coin outfit down to forty-something. But the level is different. My mom can only haggle over ordinary goods. For high-end items like poison sacs used by Spirit Energy Users, those tricks are useless. You're the truly capable one."
Lin Ning: (ง ื▿ ื)ว
After closing the chat, Su Ke looked at the newly credited 20,000 coins.
Honestly, after experiencing the surprise of obtaining a crystal core on his first wilderness trip, followed by the excitement of earning 1,000,000 coins in underground competitions, this 20,000 coins barely stirred his emotions. He even felt it was a bit too little.
Tsk. It seemed he was becoming somewhat conceited.
After all, 20,000 coins was not a small sum for most people. It was equivalent to his parents' combined monthly income. Earning that much from a single day in the wilderness was already an enormous amount.
However, perhaps because his previous experiences had been too smooth and fortunate, his perception of money had gradually become distorted.
In reality, achieving such explosive income was extremely difficult for most people. He had simply been lucky.
After cultivating for a while, it grew late. Su Ke pulled up his blanket and fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Su Ke returned from his morning exercise.
His parents had already prepared breakfast and were seated at the dining table, but Zhang Xin was nowhere to be seen.
"Mom, where's my aunt?"
"She left early this morning. She said she needed to discuss the specific arrangements for next year's College Entrance Examination. She won't be back until noon."
"Oh."
In truth, Su Ke was quite curious about the format of the College Entrance Examination.
Would it no longer involve direct combat?
With no clues, he stopped thinking about it, sat down, and focused on eating.
In the wilderness outside the city, a group of people clad in black robes were slaughtering a pack of Thirst Wolves.
Their strength was terrifying. Even the Wolf King only managed to exchange a few moves with one of them before dying miserably beneath his claw.
That was right—beneath his claw. The hand revealed by the black-robed man was not human at all, but a tiger's claw, razor-sharp and gleaming coldly, enough to send chills down one's spine.
After killing the Thirst Wolves, the group wasted no time. They skillfully cut open the wolves' chests, removed their hearts, and each person took out a thin needle tube from their pocket. They carefully inserted it into the heart and extracted a tube of blood.
The blood was bright red. Combined with their attire, the scene exuded a strange and unsettling aura.
After all the blood had been collected, one of them placed the tubes into a specialized container. He then approached the man with the tiger claw and said respectfully, "Deacon, the materials have been collected. Once they are delivered, the experiment can begin immediately."
The Deacon nodded in satisfaction and glanced at the containers, a flicker of excitement passing through his eyes.
"Very good. This mission was assigned by Headquarters, and we must give it our all. This plan is extremely important. If it succeeds, it will have a massive impact on the entire Evolution Cult. Everyone must remain fully alert and absolutely avoid mistakes."
He continued in a low voice, "Do you understand? If this experiment succeeds, it will be a major breakthrough for the Evolution Cult. Not only will it greatly enhance our strength, but it may also change our standing in the world."
"Headquarters could not carry it out themselves because they are being watched too closely by those people, so they handed it over to us. That is why I expect everyone to give everything they have."
"Remember this: once the plan succeeds, our future will be bright. Success is the only acceptable outcome. Failure is not permitted."
Finally, the Deacon shouted, "Evolution Cult is eternal!"
The others echoed, "Evolution Cult is eternal!"
After that, the group quickly departed, leaving behind only chaos.
Thirst Wolves: Tell the higher-ups we're dead. They can revoke our license to make a mess.
"I'm back!" Zhang Xin's voice rang out.
No one responded.
Su Ke was cultivating in his room, while Zhang Xu and Su Yuan were both at work.
Zhang Xin walked lightly to Su Ke's room and opened the door directly.
Su Ke was startled. Since no one else was home, he had not bothered to lock the door.
He looked at her helplessly. "Aunt, you have to knock before coming in."
Zhang Xin took out a box containing 13 vials of glowing Advanced Spiritual Energy Potion, each one shining like the brightest stars in the night sky.
"Come, come, Aunt. Please sit down quickly. You must be tired after being out so long, right? I'll pour you a cup of water."
Su Ke helped her sit on the bed, then went out to pour a cup of hot water.
Zhang Xin rolled her eyes while holding the cup.
"Stop with the flattery. Three of these vials are compensation from Mayor Ye. The other 10 are my personal sponsorship. Take them and cultivate properly."
Su Ke immediately grabbed the box, as if afraid she might change her mind.
Opening it and seeing the Advanced Spiritual Energy Potions inside, his heart filled with gratitude.
"Thank you, Aunt. I will definitely make good use of these potions to improve my strength."
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