14: Chapter 14: A dozen or so second-tier job advancement members of the Tyrant Tiger Guild were wiped out in an instant?

In the pool of blood left by the Iron-Eating Rats, there were many Ores emitting a faint green glow, along with a large quantity of Materials.

There were over a thousand Beast Pets helping to clean up the battlefield.

Before long, they had gathered all the items dropped by the Iron-Eating Rats.

Lu Chen took a quick inventory.

There were only 570 Gold Coins!

Killing over ten thousand Iron-Eating Rat Invading Monsters only yielded this few Gold Coins; it goes to show how low the drop rate for Gold Coins is.

However, there were 3,100 pieces of Green Iron Mine Materials. At the market price of 20 Gold Coins per piece, that could sell for 62,000 Gold Coins!

As for the other miscellaneous items, their value wasn't high; at most, they were worth a few hundred Gold Coins.

In other words, Lu Chen's final haul from clearing this Green Iron Mine Secret Realm was reaching Rank LV30, leveling up his Beast Pets significantly, plus over sixty thousand Gold Coins!

It seems that Secret Realms that drop precious Materials are the best ones for earning Gold Coins!

However, this type of Secret Realm is similar to challenge-type Secret Realms; they are rare, and the ones providing rare Materials that his dad provided were only three in total.

But now, Lu Chen faced a new problem: how to quickly sell all the Green Iron Mine Materials and exchange them for Gold Coins!

After all, putting them up for sale on the consignment market would reduce his income by 20%, and it was impossible for them to be bought up in a short time.

Lu Chen thought of his dad and mom. They were Tier 5 Epic Classed powerhouses; although they were crippled now, they should still have some connections.

Thus, Lu Chen sent a friend message to his parents, asking if they knew any factions in Xihai City that could purchase 3,100 pieces of Green Iron Mine Materials at once.

Soon, Lu Chen received a message back from his dad: "Son, go to the Jinbao Pavilion and trade with their Pavilion Master. Bring the VIP card; I will send you the location later!"

"Ding! Your friend Lu Sen has initiated a remote item trade with you. Do you accept?" "Accept!"

The next instant, an exquisite gold card engraved with a special symbol appeared in Lu Chen's backpack.

Trade complete!

Lu Sen sent another message: "Son, this gold card is a VIP card for the Jinbao Pavilion. In any city, you can trade directly with the Jinbao Pavilion, and you will get discounts on buying and selling items."

"They are the top underground trading guild in the country. Their reputation is guaranteed, and they will keep absolute confidentiality; they won't leak information about gold card clients!"

Lu Chen was surprised when he saw this.

It was his first time hearing the name of the Jinbao Pavilion!

However, since they were an underground trading guild, it was normal for them not to be known by the general public.

It seems his dad's life in the past was quite exciting!

He should learn more about his parents' past exploits when he had time.

Immediately after, Lu Chen continued to explore the Green Iron Mine Secret Realm to see if there were any remaining Iron-Eating Rats or hidden maps.

However, after a thorough search, Lu Chen didn't find any hidden maps or discover any other special features of this Secret Realm. He guessed that the occasional rat tide was merely a self-preservation behavior of the Iron-Eating Rat clan.

At this moment, the people outside the Secret Realm, seeing that Lu Chen hadn't come out after more than half an hour, assumed that he had died inside.

"Hmph! That kid is lucky; otherwise, I would have made sure he died in the most painful way possible!" a member of the Bahu Guild snorted coldly.

"Dying inside is better than being tortured to death by the Bahu Guild and potentially implicating his family!"

"Don't worry about that hothead. The Mayor just issued a city-wide announcement: the Green Iron Mine Secret Realm now belongs to the Bahu Guild, and the entry fee has been changed to 3 Gold!"

"What? How could the Mayor publicly change the rules that were set before? Doesn't this amount to compromising with the Bahu Guild?" Everyone was stunned.

"Sigh! I guess the Mayor doesn't want to fall out with the Bahu Guild. After all, the Bahu Guild Leader is already the second Tier 5 Classed powerhouse in Xihai City!"

"Once the Xinghai Guild and the Bahu Guild go to war, it will inevitably result in mutual destruction, only benefiting other guilds."

"Besides, once those Invading Monsters capable of breaking through Secret Realms learn the news, they will definitely seize the opportunity to attack Xihai City, which could very well trigger a full-scale invasion."

"That's true! Fortunately, the entry fee is only 3 Gold. Overall, we can still afford it!"

Just as everyone was preparing to pay the 3 Gold to continue grouping up to farm the Green Iron Mine Secret Realm, a young figure returned.

"It's that young man from before!" the old man from earlier exclaimed.

He didn't expect the other person to actually come out of the Green Iron Mine Secret Realm alive. Could it be that he didn't encounter any Iron-Eating Rat Invading Monsters after entering?

That wasn't right! No matter who it was, entering a Secret Realm that had been cleared would be sensed by the Iron-Eating Rats, and they should have been attacked by the Iron-Eating Rats!

How did he, alone, withstand the attacks of the Iron-Eating Rats?

But he quickly became worried again, because the people from the Bahu Guild would absolutely not spare the young man.

"The young man is in big trouble now. Coming back alive is worse than dying in the Secret Realm; his family is going to be implicated!" the old man shook his head and sighed.

"Huh? He's not dead?" The members of the Bahu Guild responsible for guarding the Green Iron Mine Secret Realm were collectively surprised, but then they revealed cruel smiles.

"You brat, you didn't die properly in the Secret Realm and dared to come back alive? This is heaven's will for your whole family to die out. You really are an unfilial son!"

"Hmph! Why waste so much breath on him? Daring to slap the face of our Bahu Guild in public is a provocation to the authority of our Bahu Guild!"

"Beat him to a cripple, then use torture to force out his family information. Capture his family, make him watch his family die miserably with his own eyes, and then chop him into mincemeat!"

"Anyone who dares to offend our Bahu Guild, in the Xihai City area, not even the King of Heaven can save him!"

*Snort!* Lu Chen had intended to return to the city directly. But hearing them dare to threaten his family—this was his absolute reverse scale!

He had long heard that the Bahu Guild was notoriously overbearing, but he hadn't expected them to be this overbearing. He guessed that previously, they lacked the strength and had to obey the Xinghai Guild, so they had restrained themselves.

Now that the Bahu Guild Leader had successfully advanced to Tier 5 and his strength was on par with Mayor Sikong Yao, the Bahu Guild had completely unleashed its overbearing nature.

Publicly seizing resources was one thing, but killing someone's entire family just because they didn't pay the entry fee to enter the Secret Realm!

This was no longer just simple overbearing behavior; it was downright cruel!

For the first time, a strong murderous intent rose in Lu Chen. This group of guys had already brought death upon themselves!

"You brat, it's useless to cry and beg for mercy now. The authority of the Bahu Guild is not something a low-class citizen like you can challenge!"

After saying this, the Bahu Guild members prepared to make a move.

Lu Chen's gaze turned cold, and he summoned the Fire Sparrow to attack.

"An F-Rank Fire Sparrow? So this brat is a Beast Tamer. He doesn't think he can burn us to death with this trash Fire Sparrow, does he? Hahaha!"

Before they finished laughing, the Fire Sparrow suddenly unleashed its skill, spitting out a vortex-like flame attack from its mouth.

"Flame Vortex!"

The Tier 2 Shield Warrior in the front raised his shield, trying to block, but the moment it made contact, his expression changed drastically!

"This Fire Sparrow's attack power isn't right!"

But before he could shout it out, he was instantly one-shot by the flames, stunning everyone.

That wasn't all! The Flame Vortex continued to surge forward!

In an instant, over a dozen Tier 2 members of the Bahu Guild were all incinerated into ashes, leaving no bones behind!

*Gulp!* "More than a dozen Tier 2 Classed individuals from the Bahu Guild, just like that, were one-shot?" The watching Classed individuals were collectively petrified.