176: The real debt is not a burden

“Later, when the combat personnel return, you must vigorously promote how I captured the Alien Leader alive and killed the Black Bat Giant Beast.”

Shen Bei instructed.

The Four-person Group of Zha Tian Gang looked bewildered upon hearing this.

Such showing off… will surely invite lightning strikes.

According to their usual way of thinking, keeping a low profile and developing was the kingly Dao.

As for their achievements, they would conceal them as much as possible.

Too many honors would easily lead to unnecessary trouble.

Isn’t this the standard plot in novels?

So, Qi Chuanyu was silent for a moment, then spoke with a somewhat warning tone: “Shen Bei, what you’re doing is very inappropriate. People’s hearts are separated by their bellies; you never know who might envy you and, in a fit of rage, try to cause trouble for you.”

Shen Bei smiled: “Only by having a reputation can one deter petty people and reduce trouble. If I were Nine Lives Raven, one of the Eight Great Killers, or Oleg, one of the twelve bishops of the Apocalypse Cult, who would dare bare their fangs at me?”

“Wait a minute—” Niu Yanben interrupted, asking: “Who is Oleg, hey?”

“Uh…” Shen Bei waved his hand: “Anyway, he’s a very powerful person, not someone at your level can interact with.”

Niu Yanben immediately bristled: “What am I lacking? Tell me, after we separated in the Sea of Hopelessness, where did you run off to, hey?”

The others also nodded.

This was also where they had many questions.

Shen Bei had led everyone through mountains and rivers, only to run off himself.

When he returned, he only had an extra pair of double blades.

His whereabouts were a mystery!

“Why bother with so many questions!” Shen Bei was too lazy to answer.

Du Ziteng clicked his tongue: “Alright, alright, we won’t press it, but shouldn’t we be practical and honest? You didn’t kill a Black Bat Giant Beast at all; it was a cub.”

Shen Bei tapped Du Ziteng’s head: “Be honest when you should be, and be cunning when you should be. That’s being flexible!”

“Damn it!” Du Ziteng’s face showed some anger: “So the Earth revolves around you, and whatever you say goes, right?”

“He’s mad, he’s mad…” Shen Bei mocked.

Du Ziteng: …

…

Not long after.

The military personnel who had gone out to battle returned.

They received news that the Zha Tian Gang had returned.

Some Martial Artists and soldiers scoffed. So what if they returned? What was there to boast about?

Then Qi Chuanyu raised his arms and shouted: “Lingnan City’s Martial Arts Exam Champion, the king of champions, Humanoid Tyrannosaurus, Widowmaker, the dream of countless maidens, Third-Rank Martial Artist Shen Bei, has killed a Black Bat Giant Beast, captured a Fifth-Tier Alien Leader alive, and apprehended over thirty Otherworlder captives!”

Du Ziteng chimed in from the side: “Applause!”

There was no applause.

The Martial Artists from the military were all dumbfounded.

Good heavens.

What were all these titles?!

But upon hearing that a Black Bat Giant Beast had been killed, they all froze in place.

That was… an Eighth-Tier Vicious Beast!

Over a hundred meters long!

A single sonic wave could instantly turn a Six-Rank Martial Artist into a bloody mist, leaving no trace, scattering with the wind.

A Seventh Rank Martial Artist would be severely wounded, and an Eighth Rank Martial Warrior could barely withstand it, but would still faint for a few seconds.

A Third-Rank Martial Artist… killed an Eighth-Tier Vicious Beast? What a joke!

No one would believe it!

And… the difficulty of capturing a Fifth-Tier Alien Leader alive was not much lower than killing an Eighth-Tier Vicious Beast.

After all, Alien Leaders were quite unyielding.

If they couldn’t win, they would run.

If they couldn’t run, they would commit suicide.

Extremely decisive!

To this day, no living Alien Leader captive had ever been seen!

“Stop your damn boasting!”

“Is this money easy to earn? How much do they pay for a shout? Count me in, I want to earn some extra cash too.”

“They’ve gotten carried away~~”

“This is the funniest joke I’ve ever heard.”

“Clowns.”

…

The Martial Artists from the military cursed, clearly not believing it.

At this moment, Miller passed by and said: “He did indeed kill a Black Bat. Capturing a Fifth-Tier Alien Leader alive is also true.”

After speaking, Miller rushed off to deal with the settlement of Shen Bei’s spoils of war.

And Miller’s single sentence, though not precise, indeed exploded like a thunderclap among the military Martial Artists.

Really…

Really…

“Officer Miller doesn’t seem to be joking.”

“Is he that abnormal?”

“Goodness gracious~~ I feel like I can challenge a Black Bat Giant Beast too.”

“This is truly a reversal of the natural order.”

“The lower the rank, the stronger the power?”

…

At this moment, Jian Tong, standing in the ranks, was suddenly filled with pleasant surprise.

She had thought Shen Bei had died in the Earth Cave!

She didn’t care what achievements Shen Bei had obtained.

As long as he was still alive, that was enough!

“Where is he?” Jian Tong asked the Four-person Group who were still boasting.

Liao Zhongyang pointed to the camp’s prison: “Over there, you’ll see it if you turn the corner.”

Jian Tong’s eyes immediately sparkled, like a bird happily hopping among branches, and she ran directly over.

Yu Qiuyi, on the side, also wanted to see what state Shen Bei was in.

With such astonishing achievements, surely he must be missing an arm or a leg to be here building up his reputation, right?

And the benefit of building reputation was naturally to ask the country for more compensation.

But she ultimately didn’t move, continuing to listen to the Four-person Group brag.

…

“Shen Bei!”

The first time Jian Tong saw Shen Bei, she nervously scrutinized him.

Seeing that Shen Bei’s limbs were intact, and besides being covered in dust, there was nothing unusual, she finally leaned on her knees and let out a sigh of relief.

And Shen Bei said to Miller, who was currently calculating accounts: “Wait a moment, my girlfriend is here.”

“No—”

Miller twisted his mouth: “Can’t your girlfriend wait a bit before you two get mushy?”

Shen Bei looked at Miller with a surprised expression: “You… aren’t a lifelong bachelor, are you?”

Miller: …

Just as Miller was about to retort, an officer rushed over and whispered to him for a long time.

Shen Bei didn’t pay attention either, taking a few steps forward and grabbing Jian Tong’s small hand.

Jian Tong gave a silly laugh. She was like a cold jade tablet, held in someone’s hand, gradually becoming warmer and warmer.

“Why didn’t you go up?” Shen Bei asked.

“They all said you died. I was thinking of killing more Otherworlders to avenge you.”

Shen Bei let out a nasal sound, expressing his confusion: “Hmm?”

“It’s a good thing the rumor was that I died. If it had spread that I ascended to immortality, that would have been a disaster.”

Jian Tong rolled her eyes, listening slowly. Her heart beat a little faster, and her face gradually flushed.

“Alright. You go up first, I’ll be out in a bit.”

With that, Shen Bei turned and left.

Jian Tong: ???

No, it had built up to this point, a reunion after facing death, shouldn’t they… kiss?

Was he afraid of being censored?

How annoying!

Jian Tong huffed, flicked her sleeve, and signaled Popcorn members to leave.

…

“Continue calculating.”

Shen Bei said.

Miller seemed very anxious and simply offered a price directly: “These captives are quite valuable, the Fifth-Tier Leader is the most valuable, and the Black Bat cub is also good.”

“I’ll give you a package deal, eight million.”

Shen Bei was about to speak when Miller pressed his hand down: “I’m very short on time right now, be quick about it.”

Shen Bei didn’t dally either: “Add a double-blade Martial Skill for me. A powerful one, don’t give me common goods.”

Miller was stunned, looking at the double blades hanging on Shen Bei’s back, and stroked his chin.

Then he suddenly remembered.

His expression instantly became incredibly horrified and astonished.

His gaze was extremely twisted as he stared at Shen Bei with a deathly silence.

After a minute-long silence, he jumped up, his teeth chattering: “You—I remember this pair of double blades seems to belong to the Apocalypse Cult—”

Shen Bei pressed his hand down to interrupt: “I picked them up, it’s that simple.”

“Damn it!”

Miller blurted out a curse: “That’s impossible! How could Oleg enter from the Luan County Earth Cave! Could it be…?”

Miller was suddenly startled: “You explored an unknown area?”

Shen Bei held up two fingers: “If you want it, this much.”

“Righteousness!”

Miller was incredibly agitated: “200 yuan! The country will remember this kindness of yours!”

“Add a ‘ten thousand’.”

Miller: …

“Alright, alright.” Miller readily agreed: “A total of ten million, plus a Martial Skill.”

The two shook hands, and the transaction was complete.

After the formalities were done.

Shen Bei asked: “What’s the rush?”

“Don’t even mention it.” Miller sniffled: “There are Otherworlders coming to negotiate.”

“What’s there to negotiate? Just kill them.”

“You might not know, but over thirty students have been captured by Otherworlders.”

Shen Bei immediately knew what Miller was going to do next.

Shen Bei clicked his tongue: “Anyway, the military bought the captives, how you deal with them is your business, but this Alien Leader definitely has value; you can interrogate him for a lot of intelligence.”

Upon hearing this, Miller’s face began to sour, and he was incredibly annoyed: “Indeed, but time waits for no one. One of my former captains was also captured by Otherworlders.”

“Cheng… Liaoyuan?”

“How did you know?”

“He was my military training instructor. He mentioned to me that he once caused—”

Miller held out his hand, his expression heavy: “Don’t say any more. Although my hatred for him is comparable to that for an Otherworlder, he is still my captain.”

“The people must be rescued, and they specifically asked for the Leader in exchange.”

Shen Bei hummed: “Interrogate him first. General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan can endure hardship among the Otherworlders. He can definitely withstand the Otherworlders’ torture.”

Miller waved his hand: “You don’t need to worry about it.”

Shen Bei shrugged.

…

Shen Bei handled his own affairs, continuing to deal with the tasks on the bounty board.

There were requests for raw stones.

There were requests for biological organs to make Medicinal Pills.

All in all, he found the publishers of all the tasks that could be settled and settled them.

About two hours later.

Miller used the Otherworlder captives as an exchange and returned with General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan and the captured student Martial Artists.

They had clearly all been severely beaten.

Each of them was bruised and swollen, looking utterly miserable.

“Shen Bei, hiss!”

General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan was beaten to the point of being unrecognizable.

Pitiable, opening his mouth, he pulled at his wounds.

General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan recovered for a while, then continued: “Miller told me, I owe you a life.”

Shen Bei smiled: “Many debts don’t weigh you down.”

General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan: …

General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan was angry, but couldn’t get angry.

If it weren’t for Shen Bei, he would probably have been lost in the Earth Cave.

As for many debts not weighing you down, it was clearly said with a hint of teasing.

Who didn’t know that he had caused the death of teammates, which was equivalent to owing them a life?

On this point, the performance of the Zha Tian Gang members, at least no one disappointed Shen Bei.

However, Shen Bei still had a few feelings: “I also have to thank you. If it weren’t for the military training back then, Qi Chuanyu and the others wouldn’t be so reliable.”

“Ha.” General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan put his arm around Shen Bei’s shoulder: “Then let’s call it even.”

Shen Bei was silent for a moment, then suggested: “I still think they are unreliable and always argue with me. Why don’t you train them again?”

Qi Chuanyu: ???

Du Ziteng: ???

Liao Zhongyang: …

Niu Yanben: …

Be a human, Shen Bei!