Universe Infinite Canteen

Chapter 240 Procurement

Blood rained down from the sky, pitter-pattering for a good half minute.

Ma Lu regretted tossing away his goggles earlier to show off, which resulted in his face getting smothered with the flesh and tissue of the Iron-Eating Scarabs.

Not far away, those hunters who were participating in the assessment, and the new members who had just joined the Twin Sunflower Hunting Group, all stood with their mouths agape, sunk in silence.

Even those among them who had the most faith in Ma Lu hadn't expected the battle to end so quickly.

From start to finish, it hadn't even taken a second.

The seemingly invincible Iron-Eating Scarab, not catching even one punch from that man, had exploded into fireworks in the air.

Even Mai Mai, who had fought alongside Ma Lu before, had a look of disbelief.

"Deputy leader... Has he evolved again? What a waste, just like that an Iron-Eating Scarab is gone. If we could have brought it back, it would be worth at least a hundred thousand Electric Degrees. Luckily, there's still the guild's reward to claim.

"But after deducting the cost of round-trip tickets and medical expenses, we'll probably just break even," Mai Mai lamented after doing the math.

By that time, Ma Lu had already walked back.

Looking at the figure stained red with blood, all the hunters present couldn't help but hold their breath, feeling a tangible, overwhelming pressure.

Ma Lu continued walking until he stood in front of Boggy, only then did he stop and lower his voice to speak again.

"Do you have any paper with you? It seems... some of the flesh got into my eyes."

"......"

In any case, so ended the Twin Sunflower Hunting Group's recruitment assessment, thrilling yet without danger.

Except for Aes, who had fainted, everyone felt that the journey had been worthwhile, having witnessed the spectacle of the Group's, no... the Giant Curtain's top expert single-handedly blowing up the Iron-Eating Scarab.

Even if they didn't get to join the Twin Sunflower Hunting Group in the end, the experience was worth the price of admission.

As for the final results, Boggy would have to discuss with the other members of the Hunting Group, taking into consideration the current team structure before making a final decision.

After returning to the city, Ma Lu first went to the cold storage as per his prior agreement with Boggy; he had helped Boggy unlock her second psychic power, and in return, she would give him a third of the prey she caught.

A month had passed, and his cold storage was roughly a thousand pounds heavier in stock, though most of it was 2-star and 3-star ingredients, with only one 4-star ingredient—a Flower-backed Leaf Toad Leg weighing about a hundred pounds.

Ma Lu placed the toad leg into the Collection Bag, and took an additional hundred pounds of leftover Earth Dragon Meat and Emperor Redback Scorpion Meat, planning to use them for the BBQ party.

"Correct," said He Yueji, "Since you're here, why not come up and sit for a while? Otherwise, you'll get surrounded by spectators again."

Ma Lu thought about it and, seeing as he still had plenty of time left, he didn't refuse.

He Yueji's apartment was on the top floor. She led Ma Lu up there and when she was about to open the door, she suddenly remembered something. Her face changed, and she said somewhat frantically, "Wait outside for a moment, just a bit."

After that, she rushed into the room and shut the door behind her. It took about half a minute before she opened the door again and said, panting, "Okay, you can come in now."

Upon entering, the first thing Ma Lu saw was an empty display cabinet right in the center of the room.

"What's inside here?"

"Nothing, nothing at all." He Yueji subtly kicked a travel bag under the sofa.

Ma Lu didn't think much of it. It was just a casual question, and if He Yueji didn't want to say more, he wasn't going to pry.

The deputy leader of the Cyren Hunting Group opened the refrigerator, poured some wine into two glasses, scooped in a couple of spoonfuls of Honey Lizard eggs into the glasses to make Bubble Wine, and handed one to Ma Lu before sitting down next to him.

"Tell me about your journey this past month."

Ma Lu sipped his wine, "What do you want to hear about?"

"Anything is fine," He Yueji said, leaning in with a mischievous smile.

But just as Ma Lu had started talking, the room suddenly went dark.

"What happened?"

"Ah, I think my electricity card must be out of credit."

"Really? At this time?" Read chapters at empire

"Yeah, I bought some new equipment recently and used up all the money on the card, but no worries, once the goods from this hunt are divided up, I'll have money again."

"Then why are you taking off your clothes?"

"Because I bought new equipment and was planning to try it on for you. You should strip too," urged He Yueji.

"Why do I need to strip if you're trying on clothes for me to see?"

"Because the power is out, and the air conditioning cannot work either, soon the temperature in the room will rise, so it's cooler if you take them off," He Yueji declared righteously.

"..."