Qin Siyang drove the drill cabin, heading toward an area fifty kilometers outside the Safe Zone.
Hu Chan rubbed his small hands together and said to Qin Siyang with a smile, "Boss Qin, you've always been a man of standards. You handle things with class every time! That's what I admire about you the most."
Qin Siyang glanced at him indifferently, "If you've got something to say, say it. No need to wiggle your butt before you fart."
"Uh! Boss Qin, this time I came with you outside the Safe Zone to hunt gods. Even though it hasn't been long, that should count as extra labor on my part, right?"
"Mm."
"Even though you said before that I'd have to come with you to hunt gods whenever you call, no matter what. But still, I've been constantly using my sequence ability to help locate gods. I can't be burning time and energy without getting anything in return, right? So Boss Qin, about this trip, is there… some arrangement?"
"What kind of arrangement do you want?"
"Like, some benefits or something? Titan Foxtail Inner Leaf fragments, crimson crystals, vine cores, whatever works! I'm not picky!"
Qin Siyang's tone turned even colder, "Benefits? Pay back what you owe me first."
Hu Chan's eyes widened, "Boss Qin, don't talk nonsense! Since when do I owe you anything?"
"The corpse of Zhang Yingrui that I lent you. Don't tell me you forgot."
"I didn't forget! But we already talked it through, we agreed on the terms! You lent me Zhang Yingrui's corpse, and I'll keep coming with you to hunt gods from now on! Boss Qin, you're not going to jack up the price after the deal's done, are you? That wouldn't be very reasonable!"
Qin Siyang stared straight ahead, "We've gone through life and death together. I'm not that shameless with you."
Hu Chan nodded hard, "Right, right! Boss Qin's always reliable!"
In his heart, though, he cursed Qin Siyang three or four more times.
Digging up old accounts now and recalculating them, that's not exactly classy either.
Qin Siyang continued, "Back then you told me you needed Zhang Yingrui's corpse to deal with urgent trouble and save your life."
"That's right!"
"The information in Zhang Yingrui's head that saved you and Yu Ziying, that was part of our deal. But what about all the money-making information in his head? How do we settle that?"
Hu Chan shrank his neck, "Ah! Boss Qin, what are you talking about? I don't quite understand…"
["Lie."]
Qin Siyang took out a bird-shaped lie detector and placed it on the armrest between them, "I hate dragging things out and talking nonsense. I won't ask how much benefit you and Yu Ziying squeezed out of Zhang Yingrui's memories."
"But I not only saved your lives, I also helped you get rid of a major enemy. Asking for a fifty-fifty split isn't too much, is it?"
Hu Chan fell silent for a moment, then said, "You know how much we gained this time?"
"I'll have Zhao Longfei estimate a rough number for me. Don't worry, I won't bite off more than I can chew and strip you to the bone. After all, I'm hoping you'll take control of the Zephyr Church soon and lend me a hand when it matters."
["Truth."]
Hu Chan stared at the bird-shaped lie detector, then nodded, "Fine. It's just that I urgently need money right now to gather forces and rebuild my strength. Your share will have to wait for a while. Later, I can convert it into third- or fourth-tier god-hunting tools for you. Of course, for smaller sums of money and other resources, I can give those to you anytime."
["Truth."]
"At least you've got some conscience. I don't need god-hunting tools. When I'm short on money and resources later, just remember to give me some."
Hu Chan frowned, "Boss Qin, I don't quite get it. The rare materials in your hands should be worth a lot, right? What could you possibly be doing that would require huge amounts of money and resources from me?"
"When it's time for you to know, you'll know."
Hu Chan shot Qin Siyang another glance.
Qin Siyang often disappeared from South Glory University, and Hu Chan had noticed.
He had secretly sent people to keep an eye on Qin Siyang, trying to find out what he was up to, but he could never figure out what Qin Siyang had been busy with lately.
Now, from Qin Siyang's words, it was almost certain he was setting up something big.
What could someone do with huge amounts of money?
Just thinking about it made Hu Chan suck in a cold breath.
The wariness he felt toward this fellow orphan of the same age deepened.
A powerful opponent.
An opponent who would always be powerful.
The two worked in division of labor. Hu Chan was responsible for locating where medium-sized gods might be, while Qin Siyang drove the drill cabin there and hunted them himself.
To prevent Hu Chan from seeing his combat abilities, Qin Siyang parked the drill cabin underground during hunts and locked Hu Chan inside.
Hu Chan protested strongly. Qin Siyang ignored him completely.
Qin Siyang himself had no interest in Hu Chan's abilities. When Hu Chan helped him kill small gods before, Qin Siyang never tried to peek at his hunting scenes.
But when it came to Hu Chan, Qin Siyang couldn't fully trust him.
He even felt like Hu Chan was staring at his butt when they walked normally, let alone at times like this.
Time was tight. The task was heavy.
On this night trip, Qin Siyang killed two average-strength medium gods in total: a leopard-shaped hedgehog and a human-headed horseshoe crab.
The effects from eating them might be ordinary, but medium gods were always about quantity. The two together weighed over fifteen thousand jin.
After returning to the Safe Zone during the day, Qin Siyang took Li Pengfei to school, then dragged Hu Chan back outside the Safe Zone again.
Hu Chan looked like he was about to cry, "Boss Qin, if you're going to risk your life like this, can you at least stop dragging me along every time? I need to eat and sleep too!"
"I'm the one doing the fighting and hunting, and I'm not tired. Stop whining."
"How about you let someone else take Li Pengfei to and from school? The two of us can just stay outside the Safe Zone without running back and forth, and hunt gods with full efficiency?"
Qin Siyang looked at Hu Chan, "Suppose one day you asked me to look after Yu Ziying's safety. I agreed, but because I had my own matters, I handed her over to someone else instead. What would you think?"
Hu Chan was left speechless by that rebuttal, but still tried to argue, "But…"
"Say one more word and don't blame me if I make a move."
"Make a move?", Hu Chan's eyes lit up. He had long wanted to test the gap between himself and Qin Siyang, "You want to spar with me?"
Qin Siyang stretched out his hand in front of him, "Pay me back."
"I…"
Hu Chan let out a sigh and obediently sat in the passenger seat without another word.
With Hu Chan's help, Qin Siyang hunted a Red Sand Bee Queen, but he wasn't satisfied. This medium god was average in strength. Although it was big, it didn't have much meat. After removing the hard shell and scales, there were only a little over two thousand kg of flesh, not even as much as a Corrosive Black Centipede.
———
In the afternoon, they returned to the Safe Zone and picked up Li Pengfei from school.
After coaxing Li Pengfei to bed, Qin Siyang took Hu Chan and ran outside the Safe Zone again.
He was determined to stockpile enough resources as quickly as possible and step onto the path of the believer.
Two days passed like this.
By the time of the three-person reading session that evening, Qin Siyang was so exhausted that even though he was looking at his phone, his eyes drifted shut before long.
Li Pengfei covered his face with a book and whispered to Wen Shu, "Brother Qin fell asleep."
Wen Shu softly replied to Li Pengfei, "If you get sleepy from reading, tell me. I'll take you back to sleep."
"What about you, Sister Wen?"
"I'll wait for him to wake up."
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