Gourmet Hunter - Chapter 406 (Patreon)

Chapter 406: I'm Not That Easy

"Calling it a great achievement is an exaggeration..."

A strange light flickered in Luo's eyes.

Salin didn’t elaborate further, instead saying, "When you think you can do it, be sure to tell me immediately."

"OK," Luo replied with an OK gesture.

"I'm going to help out. These antiquities here are ones I've found in the imperial capital over the years. They have collectible value and are relatively well-preserved. Feel free to take any you like."

With that, Salin turned to leave the room.

"Wait a moment," Luo called out to her.

Salin turned back, waiting for him to continue.

"It's like this, I'm an exorcist," Luo hesitated briefly.

"Exorcist?" Salin's face showed a look of confusion.

Her Nen was taught by Linne, and she had been in the Kendia Desert all her life, never having been outside, or had the opportunity to go outside, so she didn't know what an exorcist was.

Seeing Salin's reaction, Luo immediately understood that she might not know about exorcists, so he directly pointed to an ancient object on the stone shelf with residual Nen, and simply said, "An exorcist is a profession that specializes in removing Nen. I want to remove the Nen from these antiquities."

There were nearly a thousand ancient objects on the stone shelves, and a glance revealed that at least a hundred of them had Nen.

These antiquities had been collected by Salin one by one, and Salin was not an ordinary Nen user. She had the quality to always use "Gyo," so she definitely knew these antiquities carried Nen.

Luo wanted to absorb the Nen from the antiquities, and it was better to say it outright under the pretext of exorcism than to explain later.

Salin understood immediately, nodded, and said, "Do as you wish."

With that, she left, leaving Luo alone in the room.

If he couldn't leave the forbidden zone, even owning priceless antiquities would be meaningless.

After Salin left, Luo's eyes gleamed as he stared at the room full of antiquities, nearly shouting out in excitement.

What excited him was not that these antiquities were all genuine, but that there were over a hundred items carrying Nen. The thousand-year-old imperial capital's heritage was truly extraordinary, and thanks to the unique nature of the forbidden zone, otherwise, as a latecomer, he would have found only useless fragments.

Ignoring the potential value of these antiquities, absorbing all the Nen would likely increase his average by a few points.

Luo slowly extended his hand toward the antiquities in the room...

Half an hour later, Luo's average value had increased by 3%, equivalent to three years of hard training.

A trip to the Kendia Desert had yielded incredible gains, but there were not many places like the Kendia Desert.

Regardless of what else he might gain in the forbidden zone, this trip had already paid off.

After absorbing the Nen from the antiquities, Luo didn't specifically assess the value of the other items, as he had no great desire for money.

Although he didn't evaluate them, if Salin was right and most of the well-preserved antiquities of the imperial capital were here, the potential value of this roomful of items could be in the hundreds of billions of jenny.

Though Luo didn't crave money, nobody would ever think they had too much, and Luo was no exception. Especially after translating ancient texts, he felt that having enough savings could sometimes be very useful.

If he could leave, he certainly wouldn't abandon valuable items, but if he wanted to take all the antiquities with him, he would need to consider if Black Cat's stomach could hold them all, and there were still many treasures and unopened vaults in the royal city.

That night, a fire was lit in the settlement, burning the bodies of those who had died that day.

There wasn't much to burn in the settlement, but most people insisted on cremation, then collecting the ashes, hoping one day they could scatter them over the desert.

After dinner, Luo moved into the single room Salin had arranged for him. It was an ancient house that had been repaired, giving it a unique charm.

By the light of the fire, Luo sat on the hard stone bed, hands behind his head, thinking about the possibility of the Qingguang grassland ants.

When he saw the soldier ants devouring the corpses of their kind without hesitation today, he had a vague idea. Now, with a clear plan, the idea became more defined.

An infectious virus!

Luo first thought of using an infectious virus and the soldier ants' trait of devouring their kind's corpses to eradicate the entire ant colony, but Sanbica was not here.

Eliminating the virus, Luo was left with only toxins to consider. Fortunately, Geru, a professional toxin hunter, was here. He could discuss this with her tomorrow.

Even if Geru's toxins couldn't achieve this, he could try the effect of the "Surprise Box."

Soft footsteps outside the door interrupted Luo's thoughts.

He looked up at the decaying wooden door, wondering who it might be.

"Knock, knock."

The door was knocked.

"Come in," Luo said.

The wooden door creaked unpleasantly as it was gently pushed open.

It was Miria, now no longer as disheveled as during the day. After cleaning up, she had shed her loose robe and changed into clothes provided by the women in the settlement, once again revealing her mature figure.

"It's you," Luo recognized her this time and asked, "What is it?"

Miria walked in a few steps, hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice, "About the request from earlier today."

"Setting aside how many people are in the Sand Thieves' lair and whether I can do it," Luo said calmly, looking at Miria with her head lowered, "Why should I take the risk to do this?"

If there were detailed and accurate information, and Luo deemed the difficulty not high, going to Red Rock Canyon wouldn't be a big deal. Besides, the Sand Thieves' lair must have many good things, and he might even find some antiquities carrying Nen.

But that was an assumption.

Luo's simple question left Miria speechless.

There is a fundamental difference between a request and a commission. If a request is not accepted, it can be turned into a commission by offering payment.

Miria bit her lip. If it were a commission, what could she offer?

Her eyes flickered, and suddenly she took off her top, exposing her upper body to the air.

A woman surviving in the desert by other means, after witnessing the horrific scenes of people succumbing to the depths of human depravity, was willing to offer herself to gain a chance.

Luo rubbed his face and sighed softly.

Even without taking off that dreadful human skin mask, he knew why Miria had taken off her top. He could only admire her courage, not realizing that Miria had already recognized him.

At that moment, someone walked to the door. It was Geru, here to discuss the grassland ant colony. She saw Miria, topless, and Luo sitting on the bed through the partially open door.

Geru stood at the doorway, silently watching the two in the room.

Miria instinctively covered herself and looked back at the door, relieved to see it was a woman.

Luo also looked at Geru, whose eyes held an inexplicable expression, and was speechless.

"I came to see you about something, but it seems I came at a bad time. Is an hour enough? If so, I'll come back in an hour," Geru said, finally reminding him, "It would be better to close the door."

"It's not what it looks like," Luo got off the bed helplessly. "You don't need to leave. I actually need to talk to you."

He hadn't expected Miria to offer herself, and Geru's timely arrival gave him a reason to send Miria away and discuss the important matter of dealing with the ants.

This statement, however, sounded different to Geru in the context of the scene.

"I'm not that easy," Geru pointed to her cheek, coldly saying, "Besides, don't you think that face mask of yours is quite off-putting?"

Luo was stunned.

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