"I'm not famous, just a little bit."
Nie Chengkong was modest. "I've heard about Brother SU. You killed a Magical Corpse Beast at the upper position of the eighth rank at such a young age. You're not much weaker than me. I think Brother SU will be one of the titled battle pet warriors in the future!"
"You're flattering me," Su Ping gave a short answer. He was not a fan of pleasantries.
Luo Guxue blushed at Nie Chengkong's words. She had just returned to the team and hadn't had time to tell her team about what had happened in the academy. Su Ping was not just a titled battle pet warrior. He already had the strength of a titled battle pet warrior.
"Nice to meet you."
"Mr. Su, nice to meet you."
The other two team members who were sitting on the couch came over as well. It was a man and a woman. Both of them were smiling and they seemed to be quite easy-going.
While Su Ping's young appearance was somewhat suspicious, they trusted Luo Guxue and Ye Chenshan. Anyways, Su Ping was Ye Chenshan's savior. That alone was enough for them to treat him with respect.
Su Ping nodded to them and greeted them.
The two introduced themselves. Su Ping learned their names. The man was Zhou Jing and the woman was Guo Yuelin. They were both advanced battle pet warriors like Luo Guxue.
"Brother SU, come and sit down." Nie Chengkong was more hospitable. He invited Su Ping to sit down on the couch.
Su Ping followed the host's lead. When everyone was seated, Su Ping asked, "Captain Nie, when will you share the map of the Mysterious Realm with us?"
Nie Chengkong smiled. "No hurry. We still have two more helpers. When they get here, we'll take a look."
Su Ping was surprised. Their team had three helpers in total. Counting the original five, they would have eight people in total.
Since Nie Chengkong had said so, Su Ping didn't say anything else. He sat down and waited.
"Mr. Su, I heard that you run a pet store?" Guo Yuelin asked curiously.
Su Ping nodded and said, "If you are interested, you can come and buy some. My store sells all kinds of pet food. The price-performance ratio is quite good."
Hearing this, Ye Chenshan's mouth twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything.
"I'll definitely go when I'm free." Zhou Jing smiled.
While they were chatting, footsteps came from outside. A young man walked in and said, "Captain, Mr. Mo and Mr. Chen are here."
"This is the reserve member of our team." Ye Chenshan saw Su Ping's puzzled look and introduced.
Everyone looked past the young man and behind him. Two middle-aged men walked in. One of them was thin and had a mustache. He looked like an old teacher. The other one was tall and sturdy. He was 1.9 meters tall and looked quite valiant.
Nie Chengkong stood up at once and greeted them, "Mr. Mo, Mr. Chen."
"Captain Nie, how have you been?" The burly man smiled.
The skinny old man also smiled and greeted him.
The other team members stood up and greeted them as well. They were very polite to the two outside helpers. After all, they were the ones who had asked for help. Also, the two were famous masters. They had to be polite when they met.
Su Ping stood up as well and greeted them politely.
After the small talk, Nie Chengkong waved his hand and told the young man to close the door. He told everyone to take a seat and then asked the servants to clean up the table.
"Since everyone is here, let's talk about the Secret Realm."
After the table was cleaned up, Nie Chengkong took out a yellowing map from his pocket. The map looked like a parchment but it was quite large.
He opened the map and put it on the table. "This is the treasure map of area 92. I bought it from a secret channel in the black market. I heard that grave robbers took it from ancient tombs. I asked an archeologist to translate the ancient words on the map and found that it was related to the Longtai Mountain Mysterious Realm. After my secret investigation and many other sources, I finally confirmed that this is the treasure map of area 92."
Everyone listened to his words and their gazes fell on the map.
The lines on the map were blurred because of the passage of time. That being said, they could still make out the outlines of some mountains and rivers.
There were strange symbols on some mountains and rivers.
"According to the archeologists, in ancient times, these symbols represented danger. This one meant treasures. This one was a forbidden area. This one was a way out …" Nie Chengkong pointed to the symbols one by one.
Everyone was looking at the map carefully, trying to engrave the entire map in their minds.
"There are so many symbols that represent treasures?" Zhou Jing was surprised when he saw seven or eight of the same symbols.
They had received a map before but only a part of it and there were no notes. They didn't know that the map was so detailed. Even the dangers, the ways out, and the treasures were marked. Didn't it mean that following the map would be like going in and picking up treasures?
Old man Mo and the man named Chen stared at Nie Chengkong in surprise. He had such a detailed treasure map. Since it was so detailed, why did he need to invite them here?
Nie Chengkong seemed to have noticed their confusion. He smiled and said, "Please take a look. The symbols here are much larger than the ones around here. According to the ancient people, these symbols mean treasures. However, these are all dangerous places. According to our experience, places with treasures like this must be guarded by beasts.
I invited the three of you here because I hope that the three of you can lend us a hand and obtain the treasures here. "
Old man Mo and the man named Chen understood. Nie Chengkong was trying to take all the treasures here.
"What's more." Nie Chengkong continued, "While the map is detailed, it has been a long time. Beasts are not dead. They can move. Therefore, we cannot trust the map completely. Nobody knows where the dangerous places have moved after so many years. Maybe some of the dangerous places have disappeared and some of the ways out have become dangerous places.
Therefore, this map can only be used as a reference. We cannot rely on it completely. When the time comes, we must stay alert and take care of each other. Try to go in and come out as a whole! "
The others nodded. They had thought of that as well.
"Captain Nie, since you have made such detailed preparations, I have nothing to say," Old man Mo said with a smile.
The brawny man with the surname Chen also grinned and said, "When the time comes, I will be the third to pick the remaining treasures."
Old man Mo was surprised. He looked at Chen and then at Nie Chengkong. "Captain Nie, you said that I will be the second one to pick. Then who will be the first one?"
Old man Mo had thought that the first one to pick would be the man named Chen who was at the same rank as him and was at the peak of his cultivation. Old man Mo was not afraid of Chen but he could accept the fact that Chen would be the first one to pick.
Old man Mo didn't expect that the first one would be someone else. Was it a member of Nie Chengkong's team?
The man named Chen was surprised by Old man Mo's words. He also thought that Old man Mo would be the first one to pick. He didn't know that there was someone else above them.
Nie Chengkong smiled. "The first one to pick is Brother SU, Su Ping. He is Chen Shan and Gu Xue's savior and he is quite powerful. Therefore, we promised him that he would be the first one to pick."
Old man Mo and the man named Chen looked at Su Ping in surprise.
They had noticed Su Ping before. After all, Su Ping was the youngest of them all. He was so young that he looked like a fresh graduate. Old man Mo had thought that Su Ping was just a substitute for Team Polaris. Little did he know that Su Ping was also an outside helper.
Not only was he an outside helper, he was ranked above them.
Old man Mo and the man named Chen didn't look happy. The man named Chen frowned and said to Nie Chengkong, "Captain Nie, is this young man an advanced battle pet warrior?"
Old man Mo looked at Nie Chengkong as well. It would be a slap in the face if someone who wasn't even an advanced battle pet warrior was ranked above them.
Nie Chengkong nodded. "Brother SU is as powerful as a master battle pet warrior. He once killed a Magical Corpse Beast at the upper position of the eighth rank. He is only slightly weaker than me. He is also Chen Shan and Gu Xue's savior. I hope you can give him some face."
Old man Mo and the man named Chen were surprised. As powerful as a master battle pet warrior? He once killed a Magical Corpse Beast at the upper position of the eighth rank?
The two of them were surprised. They were both master battle pet warriors but they were not as old as Su Ping. They could also kill Magical Corpse Beasts at the upper position of the eighth rank. However, it would be amazing if Su Ping could do the same.
The two of them looked at each other. They didn't say anything else and they didn't question Nie Chengkong's decision.
They knew that exploring the Mysterious Realm was a matter of life and death for the team. Nie Chengkong would not hide the truth or invite a rookie to join the team. After all, even if they didn't care about the rewards, Nie Chengkong would at least care about their own lives.
A lousy teammate could lead to the team's demise.
Since an experienced explorer like Nie Chengkong had said so, it was highly likely that this was the case.
The two of them gave Su Ping a meaningful look. Apart from Su Ping's strength, they were more interested in this talented young man's background.
After all, it was impossible for the poor to have such outstanding abilities. No matter how talented a person was, he or she had to rely on money. Being a battle pet warrior was the most expensive profession.
"Since you are Chen Shan's benefactor, I have nothing to say," the man named Chen said. He seemed to be a boorish man but he was thoughtful. He had done Nie Chengkong a favor.
Old man Mo nodded. He didn't say anything else but he was a bit unhappy. Both of them were famous eighth-rank battle pet warriors. They were not as powerful as Nie Chengkong, who had traveled across the barren lands. That being said, they were still master battle pet warriors. Su Ping was talented and had a strong background. However, exploring the Mysterious Realm depended on hard work. Who would care about your background?
That being said, Old Man Mo didn't show his displeasure. After all, he had lived for so long. He could not let others see through his thoughts.
Nie Chengkong put away the map and stood up. "Okay, it's getting late. Let's get ready to go. Let's go to the entrance of the Mysterious Realm first. We can talk on the way."
…
Today is the third update. Tomorrow is the fourth update ~
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
