240: Chapter 240 Continuing to Clean Up the Contaminated Space

Lin Tian made up his mind and immediately sent someone to call back Su Wan, who was currently "working" to pay off her debt.

Su Wan arrived quickly, looking a bit apprehensive, unsure what instructions this "Big Creditor Lin" had for her this time.

"Don't be nervous, it's a good thing."

Lin Tian grinned. "There should be a Contaminated Space near your territory, right? I'll take you there to wipe it out once and for all. It'll let you complete your mission while we're at it. What do you think?"

Su Wan was stunned for a moment, then a light of pleasant surprise erupted in her eyes as she nodded like a chick pecking at grain.

"Re-really? Thank you so much, Big Brother Lin!"

"We're on the same side, no need for formalities!"

Lin Tian waved his hand dismissively and began calling his troops to order.

"But first, let's scout the path to see how deep the waters are. Lin Feng, Lin Yin, Lin Kong, the three of you come with me. Also, pick a thousand diamond rank elites and ten thousand platinum rank soldiers. We'll travel light and finish this quickly."

He calculated that the scale of the beast tide at Lord Su Wan's territory wasn't too outrageous, and its strength was likely limited. This amount of force was enough to sweep through it. Bringing too many people would just be a burden.

Soon, a streamlined but murderous small-scale force assembled at the teleportation plaza.

Lin Tian mounted Chi Yan, with Lord Su Wan, Lin Yin, Lin Feng, and Lin Kong following close by his side.

With a flash of light, the group passed through the teleportation gate and appeared directly within Lord Su Wan's somewhat "modest" territory.

Without much small talk, Lin Tian had Lord Su Wan lead the way. Relying on the vague perception granted by the Heavenly Dao, they began searching the territory's surroundings.

The group rode their horses for about an hour before they discovered something unusual deep within a hidden mountain valley.

"My Lord, it's here!"

Lin Kong was the first to sense it, pointing toward an area ahead where the spatial fluctuations were clearly abnormal.

The air there was slightly distorted, emitting a faint, grayish aura of decay that made one instinctively feel disgusted.

Lin Tian rode Chi Yan forward a few steps, sensed it carefully, and nodded.

"Mm, the fluctuations aren't strong. The Contaminated Space shouldn't be large."

He dismounted, walked to the point of distortion, concentrated his mind, and channeled the power of a Heavenly Dao Lord to open a Contaminated Space.

"Open for me!"

With a low shout, he pressed his hands against the void. A majestic Lord's power surged out, crudely "tearing open" that fragile spatial barrier.

An unstable spatial passage about three meters in diameter, with gray mist churning inside, appeared before everyone.

As soon as the passage stabilized, ear-piercing roars and the sound of dense, squirming movements echoed from within.

Lin Tian poked his head in to look. Good grief, the mist-covered land was packed with Polluted Monsters that were twisted in form and reeked of stench!

However, sensing carefully, the strongest aura was only at the platinum rank. Although they were numerous, the overall range of the space was estimated to be only about a hundred square kilometers.

"Haha, it really is 'Starter Village' difficulty!"

Lin Tian was delighted and hopped back onto his horse. Sensing its master's Battle Intent, Chi Yan snorted excitedly, sparks flying from beneath its hooves.

"Brothers, it's time to eat! The experience points are delivering themselves to our door. Everyone stay sharp—leave none alive!"

Lin Tian drew his longsword and pointed forward.

"Kill!"

Lin Feng took the lead, his golden Spear Glow clearing the path.

Lin Yin silently took down her Yuehua Bow, her arrows flying like cold moonlight.

The steel torrent composed of a thousand diamond and ten thousand Platinum soldiers, like a red-hot knife through butter, instantly charged into the spatial passage to begin the cleanup.

The battle was almost a one-sided massacre.

The Polluted Monsters, at most platinum rank, couldn't mount any decent resistance against Lin Tian's elite force, where even the weakest were Platinum and were led by several Saint-Grade and diamond rankers.

The gray mist was dispelled by sharp energy and brilliant magic. The twisted monsters fell in swathes, turning into pure energy and the occasional drop of light.

In less than two hours, this hundred-square-kilometer Contaminated Space was plowed through from end to end, and every visible Polluted Monster was wiped clean.

Even the "contamination Source" nodes that constantly leaked the grayish aura were specifically targeted and purified.

As the last wisp of gray mist dissipated under the power of purification, the Heavenly Dao System's notification sounded right on time in the minds of Lin Tian and Lord Su Wan.

[Ding! It has been detected that the current Contaminated Space has been thoroughly purified.]

[Primary Purifier: Lin Tian. Contribution: 95%.]

[Assistant Purifier: Lord Su Wan. Contribution: 5%.]

[Mission Determination: Regional Mission "Purify a Contaminated Space" completed!]

[Contribution Reward Settlement in progress...]

[Lin Tian received: All-Soldier Level +2 Card (restricted to use below Gold-tier) ×1, Five Elements Basic Crystals (Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth) ×50,000.]

[Lord Su Wan received: All-Soldier Level +1 Card (restricted to use below Silver-tier) ×1, Spirit Crystals ×50,000, Random Resource Pack (Medium) ×3.]

"Haha, nice!"

Lin Tian looked at the rewards in his hand, especially that "All-Soldier +2" card, and was in a great mood.

Even mosquito legs are meat, not to mention how much leveling time this would save!

Lord Su Wan was even more excited, her face flushed red; for her, this was practically a windfall from the heavens.

Having tasted success, Lin Tian's eyes shone even brighter. He looked at Lord Su Wan: "How do you feel? Still scared?"

Lord Su Wan shook her head vigorously, her eyes full of admiration and excitement.

"I'm not scared! With Big Brother Lin here, I feel like I could take on ten!"

"Alright, then let's keep going!"

Lin Tian waved his hand, opened the Regional Chat Channel, and posted a concise message directly inside:

"Lin Tian of Lintian City here. Accepting paid services for clearing low-intensity Contaminated Spaces. Fair prices, guaranteed efficiency, supports party contribution sharing. Private message if interested, first come first served."

As soon as the message went out, the channel went quiet for a few seconds, and then it instantly exploded!

"Holy crap! It's Big Boss Lin Tian!"

"A real big shot! He's already starting to take commissions?"

"Paid? What are the rates, Big Boss?"

"Requesting a party! I have one here that doesn't seem too strong, Big Boss, look at me!"

"..."

Lin Tian ignored the clamor in the public channel for the moment and first clicked on several familiar avatars.

He sent messages to Master Blacksmith Li Zhenguo, Chen Hao, and other partners he had worked pleasantly with before.

Master Blacksmith Li Zhenguo and Chen Hao replied almost instantly; their excitement could be felt even through the screen.

Who would want to risk their lives if they could complete missions while lying down? Party invitations were sent over immediately.

Thus, for the next half day, Lin Tian took his "Professional Decontamination Team" with him.

They began an assembly-line operation of teleporting, locating, steamrolling, and finishing up.

Lord Su Wan's territory, Master Blacksmith Li Zhenguo's territory, Chen Hao's territory...

They cleared four or five small Contaminated Spaces of similar intensity in a row, which Lin Tian jokingly dubbed "Newbie Welfare Dungeons."

Although the rewards from each individual space weren't much for the current Lin Tian, the sheer quantity led to a qualitative change.

After using several "All-Soldier Level +1 Cards (with level restrictions)" and combining them with battle experience, the strength of his original Bronze and Silver-tier recruits soared like they were on a rocket!