233: The landlord's house in the cave world?

At this moment, Qi Chuanyu looked back at the human base being constructed in the valley, his heart trembling with fear.

He was already standing outside the safe zone.

A gust of wind blew, chilling him and making him shiver.

He had still come out…

Originally, several people walked out of the safe zone and entered the earth's surface Cave wilderness.

But Yu Qi blocked their way, refusing to let them pass.

Yu Qi’s intentions were good; the base was not yet completed.

The exploration activities of this unknown earth's surface Cave could not yet begin.

Moreover, even if they were to explore, they needed to be in groups and extremely cautious to ensure safety.

In the past, explorations of other Permanent Dungeons followed this procedure.

But Shen Bei was too talkative, or in Qi Chuanyu’s eyes, he was simply throwing a tantrum.

He argued until Yu Qi’s head ached, and in the end, Yu Qi reluctantly let them go.

“Let’s go!”

At this moment, facing an unknown earth's surface Cave, Shen Bei was filled with soaring ambition.

He had a sense of déjà vu, like Napoleon landing on a new continent.

His eyes were filled with greed.

One must know, this was an unknown area; whoever stepped in first could pick and choose, specifically looking for valuable items.

The early bird gets the meat, the later one gnaws on bones, the even later one drinks soup, and the last one only smells the aroma.

After all, a Martial Artist’s consumption was too alarming; although they could refine and excavate their own attribute values, taking Medicinal Pills was also a Martial Artist’s favorite.

And it was also a convenient method.

However, Martial Artists develop resistance to Medicinal Pills; if one Medicinal Pill cannot provide attribute points, they can only switch to another Medicinal Pill with different ingredients.

But all of this required money.

Who would sell him Medicinal Pills if he had no money?

Therefore, Martial Artists entering the earth's surface Cave were like locusts; even a dog passing by would have a few hairs plucked to see if they had any value.

Money.

Everything was for money!

Shen Bei led the way, and Qi Chuanyu brought up the rear.

After walking for a short while, they encountered a forest ahead.

Dense, damp plants, like a huddled flock of sheep, crowded together in a riot of foliage on the mountain walls on both sides of the Dao.

This gave Shen Bei a sense of dread, as if he had fallen into a verdant ocean, or like a tiny flea on the back of a sheep.

The sky above was still shrouded in milky-grey vapor, like countless clouds drifting at the top.

At the same time, in the dark corners of the forest where sunlight could not reach, mushrooms of various colors glowed, illuminating the lower part of the forest into a dazzling world of light.

Many tender plants grew vigorously, swaying their purple, red, and green branches in the wind.

At this moment, a flower emitting a faint blue glow slowly drifted past Shen Bei. It looked so delicate, able to float with the gentlest breeze, beautiful and dreamlike.

Shen Bei reached out, trying to touch this floating flower. As soon as his hand touched it, the almost transparent petal recoiled as if startled.

Then, Shen Bei’s fingertips visibly blackened at a rapid speed, and wisps of smoke emerged.

“Hiss~~ What is this thing? It can even burn?” Qi Chuanyu ran over from behind, staring wide-eyed at Shen Bei’s finger.

Shen Bei shook his hand, his finger a little red from the burn: “This is Shen Bei No. 1.”

“Wait a minute—”

Qi Chuanyu flipped through the illustrated guide his grandfather gave him, looking confused: “Shen Bei No. 1? It’s not in the guide!”

At this moment, Liao Zhongyang and Jian Tong both opened their mouths, a sense of absurdity arising spontaneously.

Shen Bei, you play too much, don’t you?

This is allowed?

Shen Bei turned to a blank page in Qi Chuanyu’s illustrated guide, quickly sketched the flower’s appearance, and then wrote: Shen Bei No. 1.

He also noted: Emits a faint blue glow, can float, produces a large amount of heat upon contact, recommended for Martial Artists below Rank Two to avoid.

Qi Chuanyu finally understood, and immediately looked annoyed: “You’re shameless! Naming a plant after your own name?”

Shen Bei grinned: “This is an unknown area, so of course I have the right to name it.”

“Damn it!”

Qi Chuanyu gained a whole new understanding of Shen Bei’s shamelessness.

Once this naming was recognized, the style… it was a bit off, wasn’t it?

Qi Chuanyu swallowed: “Let’s talk this over, we can’t play like this. If you named it Blazing Blue Imprint Petal or Blue Flame Drift, that would be fine!”

Shen Bei looked at Qi Chuanyu with some surprise: “You’re quite cultured, kid, but I don’t accept it. This is the right of the pioneer.”

Qi Chuanyu: …

It has to be said, Qi Chuanyu was really good at naming things; they were both vivid and pleasant to hear.

But I, Shen Bei, don’t accept it!

It’s called Shen Bei No. 1, deal with it.

Qi Chuanyu rolled his eyes, imagining that as they traveled further, there would be Shen Bei No. 2, Shen Bei No. 3…

Damn it, why does it feel like corn seeds…

They continued forward.

A vast and boundless forest, thousands of floating flowers spreading death, a strange and vibrant world within the woods.

At this moment, Jian Tong unexpectedly discovered a unique tree.

The tree resembled a giant jade sculpture, its branches flowing with fluorescent green liquid.

Although she didn’t know what the tree was for, Jian Tong knew what to do.

She snatched Qi Chuanyu’s illustrated guide, wrote down the tree’s appearance on a blank page, and named it Jian Tong’s Tree.

Qi Chuanyu: …

Alright, alright, so everyone’s playing like this, huh?

“Get out of the way, I’ll lead!”

Qi Chuanyu rushed ahead of Shen Bei, his shifty eyes darting around, searching for plants not in the illustrated guide, planning to name one Qi Chuanyu No. 1 for himself.

Liao Zhongyang was simple-minded, but not foolish.

Everyone was playing like this, so he couldn’t fall behind.

He also began searching everywhere, intending to leave his mark in the Earth Cave World.

And indeed, for this unknown area of the earth's surface Cave, there were quite a few novel plants.

The two also successfully completed their namings, smiling contentedly.

About three hours later.

Shen Bei walked out of the forest.

Night in the earth's surface Cave always fell instantly.

However, for the few people who had reached Rank Three and Rank Four, their senses were sharp, and walking at night was no problem.

In the darkness, the four continued their journey.

Logically speaking, the Earth Cave World was not vast and uninhabited.

Besides cities, there were also many villages and market towns.

Just like villages or towns on earth's surface.

They would always encounter them.

This was the goal Shen Bei and the others were looking for.

Where there were extraordinary people, there were abundant resources.

That’s right, what Shen Bei wanted to do was find a village to rob!

Cities and towns might be tough nuts to crack, which Shen Bei and the others couldn’t handle, but villages…

Just be careful and loot them directly.

There was nothing shameful about this.

What if the extraordinary people landed on earth's surface?

Shen Bei didn’t believe they wouldn’t take a single needle or thread from the common people.

The night in the earth's surface Cave was not peaceful.

Piercing roars often came from afar.

Night was the domain of Vicious Beasts.

The group continued their journey without encountering any Vicious Beasts, but that didn’t mean there weren’t any; it only meant they were still active on the periphery and had not entered the true depths of the earth's surface Cave.

Qi Chuanyu cautiously followed Shen Bei.

Suddenly, Qi Chuanyu made a tiger-like pounce, and before Shen Bei could react, he lunged forward, pulled up a plant that looked like a weed from the ground, and without a word, stuffed it into his backpack.

Shen Bei was stunned for a moment.

Qi Chuanyu, acting as if nothing had happened, waved his hand: “Let’s go.”

Seeing that Qi Chuanyu had no intention of explaining, Shen Bei asked in a low voice: “What was that?”

“I don’t know…”

“You don’t know, yet you made a fierce tiger pounce?”

“I tripped on a rock and stumbled accidentally.”

Damn it!

Shen Bei rolled his eyes: “You can’t do that, you have the illustrated guide, you have an Innate advantage, you should know how to share.”

Qi Chuanyu scoffed: “You don’t share Phantom Step either.”

“Let’s not be friends anymore, we are mortal enemies now, draw your sword, young man!” Shen Bei said half-jokingly.

“Not worth it, not worth it.” Qi Chuanyu chuckled.

Shen Bei ignored him. If you do the first, don’t blame me for doing the fifteenth.

My treasure-hunting ability isn’t necessarily worse than yours!

The group continued their journey amidst their bickering.

Soon.

A large mountain appeared ahead.

They could faintly hear the sound of wolves howling.

Shen Bei turned to Qi Chuanyu: “Come on, strategist, analyze what rank of Vicious Beast it is. Should we go around or charge straight in?”

Qi Chuanyu’s mouth twitched: “There are many types of wolves in the earth's surface Cave, and the illustrated guide doesn’t make sounds, so how can I tell?”

“Then you’ll listen to me?” Shen Bei asked.

Qi Chuanyu and the others exchanged glances, shrugged, and nodded.

Shen Bei waved his hand: “Charge!”

With that, Shen Bei held his Dao with both hands, like a butcher, the blade glinting coldly, and led the way in.

Giving way was impossible.

So what if they were wolves?

Beat them into dogs, and good dogs don’t block the Dao.

Soon.

Shen Bei encountered several wolf-like creatures on his path.

These wolves were slender, about two meters long, larger and with stronger bones compared to ordinary wolves.

Their fur was not simply gray or black, but shimmered with a deep dark blue hue.

Their facial features were more prominent, with a high nose bridge and knife-like teeth, especially the two sharp fangs, which seemed capable of piercing through anything in their way.

Howl~~~

Upon discovering Shen Bei and the others, these wolves also erupted in ferocity, their green eyes glowing, mouths agape, charging straight ahead.

“Mere Rank Three, hack them!” Qi Chuanyu roared.

Earlier, he had been worried that the Vicious Beasts’ rank would be too high to handle.

Now, seeing them, Qi Chuanyu felt incredibly powerful!

With a loud bang from Shen Bei, his entire body took a huge stride, leaving a deep footprint in the ground, and a circle of shattered rocks was flung up and scattered by the powerful Recoil force (recoil force) from the cracking ground.

A strike like a falling star.

Shen Bei held his Dao with both hands, delivering a powerful downward slash that could split even a block of iron in two.

Swish…

Like a sharp blade cutting a large green onion, a Vicious Beast wolf’s head flipped backward, crashing to the ground, blood gushing from its severed neck, splattering onto the branches of a nearby tree, dripping like rain in the wind!

With Shen Bei’s unstoppable advance.

Qi Chuanyu and the others only needed to deal with the scraps.

The battle was almost without suspense and ended quickly.

For Shen Bei, it wasn’t even a warm-up.

Qi Chuanyu called out: “Dig out the hearts, the fur and flesh, including the bones, can all be sold for money.”

The fur of Rank Three creatures was not cheap.

But at this moment, as they had just entered the mountain, they couldn’t carry too much, so they had to reluctantly discard them, only digging out the most valuable hearts.

After crossing the mountain.

Shen Bei looked ahead, his expression immediately filled with pleasant surprise: “An opportunity to get rich has arrived!”

He saw.

At the foot of the mountain ahead, there was a village.

In the most conspicuous position of the village, a very eye-catching large compound stood.

No need for further words.

They would just raid the house!