CHAPTER 367: CHAPTER 367: AFTER ALL, YOU’RE 30% HUMAN, 70% GHOST

Let’s set aside Sun Jiao’s situation for now.

On the other side, after Qian Qi lulled Sheng Qing to sleep, he opened the Light Brain.

The next destination was the second A-level dungeon in Hong City, which was under the responsibility of the Nan Family Army. In the live broadcast, the location they had just entered was a stretch of black mountains.

But these black mountains were not simple peaks; from afar, they looked like a giant stone lotus blooming. Of course, unlike a lotus, they weren’t smooth and soft but spread out to the sky like sharp mountain spikes...

The audience in the live streaming room called it the Black Lotus Mountain. Surrounding the Black Lotus Mountain was a myriad of black mountain peaks, some tall, some short, some large, some small. In the center of some of these black peaks stood a massive pillar reaching to the heavens, covered with tangled and messy black long grass.

This long grass resembled slender cattails, except they were black, slender, and chaotic. They tangled around each other like unwound black hair in a sewer, crazily coiling around the pillar while growing wantonly upwards, shrouding the pillar like a witch wearing a giant black robe.

When it spread to the top of the pillar, they gradually curled into an irregular round shape, resembling the head of a gigantically evil witch. Then, they drooped down with messy "hair" that emitted a malevolent aura, making one’s skin crawl in the night.

However, that wasn’t the most unnerving part. Somehow, nests of Magic Beasts were built atop these "heads," emitting an eerie orange light, making these giant black-robed witches on the Black Lotus Mountain seem as if they had grown eyes, gazing skywards or lowering their heads in contemplation. In the deep night, it was as indescribably horrifying as a hundred ghosts walking.

Not to mention the streams gushing between the Black Lotus Mountain peaks that emitted a sharp, fragmented wailing like a baby’s cry for some unknown reason. The mist rising from the temperature difference inside and outside the stream only made the place even more sinister and ghostly.

Such a visually bizarre and monster-like instance was something the diligent Su Family Army had never experienced, indicating how much psychological pressure the Nan Family Army and the audience had to endure to continue staying there.

[Are you afraid of ghosts?]

This instance seemed like a sinister and ominous place, and the bored system couldn’t help but pop up, chattering.

Qian Qi, browsing the information about the Black Lotus Mountain instance online, casually said, "Not scared."

The system smacked its lips: [Of course, you are three parts like a human and seven parts like a ghost, so how could a ghost fear a ghost?]

Qian Qi: ...

Qian Qi’s mouth twisted slightly, "Who says ghosts don’t fear ghosts? Little ghosts fear the Yin Cha, and the Yin Cha fear millennia-old vengeful ghosts. As for millennia-old vengeful ghosts..."

[Millennia-old vengeful ghosts fear you,] the system chuckled, intercepting the conversation, [you’re scarier than them.]

Qian Qi smiled slightly and politely thanked, "Thank you, dog face, for the compliment."

System: ...

You’re cheating! It’s underhanded tactics!

Feeling disgraced, the system gave up the verbal spar, quietly tinkering with its backend program, uploading some Magic Potions and knowledge applicable for the Black Lotus Mountain instance, and thoughtfully marking the prices.

Meanwhile, Qian Qi continued to investigate the situation of the Black Lotus Mountain instance. Due to her involvement, the Nan Family Army had halted their exploration, pausing to regroup and await her team’s entry into the instance to prevent unnecessary casualties.

This time, three teammates joined her, with Zuo Jing, Han Yali, and Sheng Qing being replaced by three other names on the principal’s list.

After staying in the tent for several hours, Qian Qi roughly had an idea. She gently adjusted the blanket on Sheng Qing and quietly left the tent.

In these few days within the instance, she didn’t know if the Poisonous Emperor Python King had been obedient, nor whether her White Extreme Rats were cautious during their search and rescue missions and weren’t stolen by heartless villains...

Qian Qi headed towards the airport, noticing along the way that many new buildings had sprung up near the airport during her absence. Additionally, there were many Magic Beasts, some familiar and some not, peacefully coexisting with humans, showing no sign of slaughter.

It was mealtime; some feeders were dragging Magic Beast carcasses to feed them, and the beasts, seemingly used to it, sniffed the corpses and opened their mouths wide to feast.

"What happened here?" Qian Qi asked a feeder in surprise, "Hey, brother, what’s going on with these Magic Beasts?"

Seeing Qian Qi, the feeder’s eyes widened, then excitedly said, "Ah! Brother Dog, oh no, Mr. Qian, you might not know yet! A few days ago, your little White Rats somehow brought back some Magic Beasts one after another, and they were strangely not hostile to humans!"

To be precise, they had no intention of attack, seemingly treating humans as their food suppliers, residing here with peace of mind.

Qian Qi scanned the area again, recognizing some familiar Magic Beast forms, and couldn’t help but hold her head, understanding: the White Extreme Rats must have been proficient in communicating with these Magic Beasts and persuaded them to come along.

Su Xingchen probably had already gathered information on these Magic Beasts, so she planned to ask him for a record. Since her White Extreme Rats brought them back, they should count as her Magic Beasts by rounding up, and she couldn’t let them benefit others cheaply.

Also, how could Su Xingchen not inform her of such an important matter just now?

Could it be he planned to secretly take her Magic Beasts?!

Qian Qi silently noted this down, preparing to confirm the situation with the Poisonous Emperor Python Kings when her peripheral vision caught Yan Shuiyue and the others in the distance.

The timeline slightly rewinds.

The knowledge Sun Jiao bought from Qian Qi wasn’t cheap, unimaginably affordable for her pocket tightly controlled by elders.

Fortunately, Qian Qi was "kind-hearted" and offered a loan service with a 5% interest, allowing Sun Jiao to obtain the knowledge and then sell it at a markup to Yan Shuiyue and the others.

Sun Jiao transferred the money she got directly to Qian Qi; though young and inexperienced, she wasn’t foolish. She understood long-term benefits, so naturally, she wouldn’t run off with the money after freeloading answers.

Besides, from their interactions during that period, Sun Jiao was sure Qian Qi was an unparalleled genius. Such talent, she didn’t even have enough time to cling to, let alone cheat!

Therefore, she firmly sold those answers individually to the three, maintaining strict confidentiality throughout. Even if Leng Yuntian had many complaints, feeling she was being unfair as a friend, Sun Jiao didn’t waver in her decision.

Because once she relented, she’d have to fill that money hole herself!

She couldn’t afford to fill a hole of billions or even tens of billions!

Especially since two questions were personal, requiring their money to fill!

After successfully selling off all the knowledge, Yan Shuiyue suggested taking a tour around the camp. Four of them unknowingly reached the airport, witnessing the peaceful cohabitation scene between the Magic Beasts and feeders.

As for Leng Yuntian, after buying Sun Jiao’s answers, he was shocked at Qian Qi’s knowledge and simultaneously developed a strong hidden jealousy, especially when Yan Shuiyue’s eyes slightly changed, acknowledging Qian Dafang’s unparalleled talent. Leng Yuntian was filled with loathing and hostility towards Qian Qi, eager to prove that the knowledge didn’t originate from Qian Qi.

Surely some hidden elder must have taught Qian Dafang, instead of him discovering it!

Leng Yuntian was eager to find evidence proving Qian Qi was a mediocre person, disproving Yan Shuiyue’s high opinion of his talents. Thus, upon seeing Magic Beasts coexisting peacefully with feeders, he sneered disdainfully:

"Ha, it seems it’s not that fellow with the surname Qian mastering the art of Beast Taming, but these Magic Beasts are inherently gentle and friendly towards humans. Even Awakened Warriors without Beast Taming Talent could cohabit with them peacefully."

Therefore, Qian Dafang was merely slyly exploiting information gaps!

Just as he finished speaking, he saw the White Extreme Rats, eating elegantly some distance away, suddenly pause. They lifted their small noses to sniff the air, their red eyes lit up suddenly, rushing like a tide towards a certain place in the distance.

With their peculiar and varied tones, they made sharp calls, and immediately, Leng Yuntian and the others noticed other Magic Beasts, who had been eating, suddenly stopped eating. They all lifted their heads and looked into the distance, as if summoned by something, moving towards the direction the White Extreme Rats were heading, like a torrent of Magic Beasts!

And in that direction, standing was Qian Qi!