Chapter 148: Chapter 148: He touched my head! This is the reward!
Liang Yongjie couldn’t help but ask, "Little Qian, is this... your Contracted Beast?"
"That’s right." Qian Qi nodded and didn’t deny it.
"When we were escaping, we noticed that those Flying Magical Beasts were all dealing with the Demon Snake and didn’t pay attention to us. Did you also orchestrate this?" Liang Yongjun, on the side, stared wide-eyed at the Little Ink Crow, finding it hard to imagine that such a little bird could command so many Flying Magical Beasts.
Qian Qi glanced at him faintly, "More or less."
"Wow, why didn’t you bring them out sooner?" Liang Yongjun couldn’t resist asking, "That way, things wouldn’t have gotten so..."
Liang Yongjie immediately gave Liang Yongjun a pat, cutting him off, and looked up at Qian Qi apologetically, "He didn’t mean it that way, please don’t misunderstand."
Qian Qi squinted her eyes, her tone slightly cooler, "It better not be."
The change in her demeanor was too obvious. Through his sunglasses, Liang Yongjie could vaguely see the outline of her eyes, although not clearly, he could sense a chill in them, completely different from her previous cheerful and carefree character.
Looks like she’s truly upset. I thought this kid was gentle and kind, but now it seems there’s a bit of wolfish nature in her as well.
That makes sense, with her skills and even being a D-level Beast Master, she must have faced many instances and wouldn’t just be a simple, good-natured student, right?
She must have learned through hardship the pretension and vigilance among awakened adults...
Liang Yongjie couldn’t help but imagine a whole hero’s growth story, feeling an array of mixed emotions.
"Ah~ by the way~ now that everyone is safe, we should settle the accounts~"
Da Liang Team, who had long let go of their simple nature, watched Qian Qi rubbing her hands with a grin, "We’re teammates, no need to count life-saving grace, but for the Blood Stopping Magic Potions and the division of the Magic Beast’s corpses, we still need to make it clear~"
Liang Yongjie, Liang Yongjun: ...
Even in such peril, she didn’t forget about this matter?!
"We certainly won’t use your Magic Potion for free." Liang Yongjie coughed lightly, "You do the math."
"7 packs of Blood Stopping Magic Potion, plus packaging costs total 21,000. The Demon Nightmare Beast was hunted by Little Liang Team and me together, but in the end, it was me who dragged the corpse back, so it’s an 80-20 split, okay?"
Liang Yongjun eagerly nodded. He had already figured out that even without him, Qian Qi might still be able to kill the Demon Nightmare Beast. Getting a 20% share was already a huge profit for him.
Once they confirmed the division, Qian Qi finally picked up the pink cartoon backpack from the ground and wore it on her back, "What do you plan to do next?"
"Leave the instance." Liang Yongjie pointed behind him, "We picked up quite a few Demon Snakes on the way back, so we’ve gained a lot. It’s time to head back home and sell the Magic Beasts for money."
Because they were worried about Qian Qi, they didn’t leave immediately, only sending the seriously injured out first, leaving a few volunteers to wait with them for Qian Qi to return.
Qian Qi nodded, "Sure, let’s go together. It’s my first time selling Magic Beasts, might as well see how it’s done."
"Your first time selling Magic Beasts?" Liang Yongjie was surprised; he thought Qian Qi had been through many instances and should be familiar with the process of selling Magic Beasts.
"Yeah." Qian Qi tilted her head, "Is that strange?"
"So, what did you do with the Magic Beasts you killed before?" Liang Yongjie asked in confusion.
"Just left them there." Qian Qi shrugged. She used the Magic Beasts in the Vegetable Garden Dungeon for farming, but she surely couldn’t tell Liang Yingjie that.
However, both Liang Yongjie and Liang Yongjun felt a sting in their hearts.
Left them in the instance?
How much money is that! Such a squanderer!!!
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Within the instance area, there would usually be a Magic Beast Recycling Station built by the Magic Beast Research Institute, making it easy for Awakeners to sell Magic Beast corpses at a good price.
"When transporting Magic Beast corpses to the recycling station, you need to rent a car yourself or drive your own." Liang Yongjie pointed to a truck driver chatting in the distance, "Originally, the Magic Beast Recycling Station provided their own transport, but later the President of the Dungeon Association suggested such petty gains should be left to the common people, which led to the change that now regular truck drivers transport goods."
"That old man can still do such a good deed?" Qian Qi raised her eyebrows in surprise.
Liang Yongjie was even more amazed, pondering what kind of identity Little Qian had to directly refer to the President of the Dungeon Association as "that old man".
Could she be an unrevealed young master from a Family?
As the Yanjiao Dungeon was newly established, the Magic Beast Recycling Station was still under construction, so they needed to go to the Lins City Recycling Station to sell the Demon Nightmare Beast. Qian Qi, who hadn’t slept all night, caught a nap in the car.
Little Ink Crow stood on the car seat, curiously observing the new world through the window, filled with amazement.
Liang Yongjun, on the other hand, stared at Little Ink Crow with interest. It was his first time observing a D-level Contracted Beast at such close proximity, and he couldn’t help but itch to reach out and touch Little Ink Crow.
Noticing Liang Yongjun’s approaching hand, Little Ink Crow tilted its head but didn’t refuse. Its ruby-red eyes blinked, and it even took the initiative to nuzzle against his palm.
"Oh my gosh!" Liang Yongjun couldn’t help but exclaim, "Bro! Look! It’s so docile! It’s actually letting me pet it voluntarily!"
Liang Yongjie turned to look, indeed, Little Ink Crow was nuzzling against Liang Yongjun’s palm, looking very obedient.
"Truly amazing, I’ve never seen a Contracted Beast so close to humans other than its Contractor." Liang Yongjie exclaimed, just about to suggest that perhaps Little Qian trained it well, but then saw Little Ink Crow suddenly open its beak wide, "click" and unfastened Liang Yongjun’s wristwatch, gobbling down the shiny silver watch.
Liang Yongjie: !!!
Liang Yongjun: !!!
Oh my God - It...it just swallowed the watch!
Liang Yongjun, frightened, immediately shook Qian Qi awake, "Qian Qi! Your Contracted Beast just swallowed the watch! Save it!"
Suddenly woken up, Qian Qi was stunned for a moment. Listening to Liang Yongjun’s animated explanation of what just happened, she finally came to her senses and looked at Little Ink Crow, "It swallowed your watch?"
"Yes! Please make it spit it out! What if it gets sick?" Liang Yongjun worried and urged, fearing Little Ink Crow would have stomach problems, and Qian Qi would make him compensate.
Qian Qi rubbed her stiff shoulder, looked at Little Ink Crow, "Spit it out, why do you eat everything?"
Little Ink Crow slightly bowed its head, looking at Qian Qi with its eyes at a 45° angle, appearing extremely aggrieved, then boldly burped with arrogance.
Qian Qi raised an eyebrow.
She had instructed Little Ink Crow not to speak, but seeing how at ease it seemed...
Could it be that to hide shiny things, its stomach could randomly consume anything?
Qian Qi patted Little Ink Crow’s belly, then picked up its legs and shook it lightly, seeing that Little Ink Crow showed no odd reactions, she clicked her tongue softly, "Spit it out now. Is that yours? Return it to him!"
Little Ink Crow backed up a couple of steps, raised a wing, pointed to its head, and communicated using the brain area unique to Contractor and Contracted Beast: "He touched my head! It’s the payment!"
Qian Qi: ???
Oh, you little guy, you’re even better at forced trade than I am?
"Well, Little Liang Team, you see..." Qian Qi turned to Liang Yongjun helplessly, "It doesn’t want to spit it out."
"It’s fine, it’s fine, as long as its stomach is okay!" Liang Yongjun waved his hand hurriedly, afraid that his watch would harm the Contracted Beast, too embarrassed to ask for it back.
As long as Qian Qi didn’t blame him, he was grateful!
Qian Qi glared slightly at Little Ink Crow.
Little Ink Crow: ٩(๑>◡<๑)۶ Burp~