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Chapter 27: Chapter 27: Sending Money a Thousand Miles
And now, the Lin Family of Boyang City possesses the qualification to compete with the other two major families. These two families are the Lei Family from Wind and Fire City, a clan known to be of Thunder Element—a mixture of Star attributes, which is actually a very common and powerful series under the Natural Element.
Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Light, Dark, Poison—these are the ten most common attributes of the Natural Element.
Among them, Thunder is known for its destructive power. It is indeed a powerful Star, so the Lei Family is a famous and influential clan far and wide.
Another one is the Shi Family from Pan Shi City, who also align with the Natural Element Stars, but specifically, they deal with the Earth Attribute. The Earth Attribute signifies the power of the land, expansive and solid, exceptionally domineering in terms of defensive power. However, the Shi Family is not purely defensive; they are both offensive and defensive, even pushing the attack power of the Earth Attribute to the extreme. After all, mud can be fired into porcelain, and earth can be shaped; it can be a puddle of mud or a sharp stone pillar.
Thus, the Shi Family is divided into two sects; one is Earth Shield, focusing on defense, and the other is Earth Spear, pursuing lethal attack and ultimate killing power.
These matters, although Lin Feng had not participated in the Star Tower before and had never encountered the Lei and Shi Families, they were well-known families nearby. His Lin Family naturally regarded them as strategic rivals; basic intelligence information was definitely well mastered.
Lin Feng thoroughly looted the hyenas’ belongings, and while not ample, accumulated to several hundred Gold Pearls—enough for him to replace the Essence Blood Grass with even stronger Dragon Vein Grass.
Dragon Vein Grass is suitable for martial masters to cultivate, its medicinal effects ten times stronger than Essence Blood Grass. It is occasionally found within the Demon Beast Mountain Range, and it’s also sold in major pharmacies at the foot of the mountains, albeit at a high price.
The town was bustling, and Lin Feng directly found a sizable pharmacy, noticing a long queue forming.
"Did you hear about last night? There was a thunderstorm. No telling how many demon beasts died."
"Yes, probably everyone lined up here is thinking about treasure hunting. Maybe they’ll get lucky and find a Demon General’s Demon Core. That would make them carefree for a while."
"Tsk tsk, I don’t dream of picking up Demon Cores. If they give me some Ninth Rank demon beast corpses, I’d be content."
"..."
Many people were discussing spiritedly, with last night’s thunderstorm being the dominant topic.
Lin Feng stood quietly at the end of the line, listening to these lower-class martial artists whose thoughts were clearly about making money for their families, or perhaps living a life of leisure.
For them, becoming a Martial Venerate was unimaginable. Encountering a thunderstorm night excited them as it was an opportunity to make a fortune that comes once in a thousand years.
In the Hu Ben Mountain Range, the climate is arid, seldom experiencing thunderstorm nights.
"Hua Gang, brother, we’re really lucky to have encountered the rare thunderstorm night right when we arrived."
At that moment, from a distance came several youths dressed in fine clothes, clearly indicating they were family disciples. Unlike the mercenaries who wore simple leather armor, these youths were dressed in brocade robes with jade belts around their waists, adorned with some pendants.
"Really a bunch of ignorant youngsters."
Lin Feng shook his head slightly.
Dressing like this here was like walking into a tiger’s den.
Sure enough, the surrounding mercenaries, who had been chattering nonstop, all fell silent, as if they had noticed something. They stealthily sized up the young men, with occasional flashes of fierceness in their eyes.
Not far away was the Demon Beast Mountain Range, where countless people died daily. Who would know if someone killed a person or robbed the rich here?
"Eh, wait, I think I’ve spotted an extraordinary person."
One of the leading youths abruptly stopped in his tracks, and as he halted, the others followed suit, curiously watching him, one of them puzzledly asking, "Hua Gang, who did you see? Some big shot, is it Lin Zihua from the Lin Family?"
The tall-faced youth at the front, after hearing such an inquiry from his clan brother, showed a strange curve at the corner of his mouth.
"It’s not Lin Zihua, but it’s someone from the Lin Family."
"Ah, then is it Lin Panghu or that beautiful young lady, Lin Mo’er?" The others were curious and followed Hua Gang’s gaze, but no one recognized who it was.
"It’s none of them, just wait and watch the show."
Hua Gang’s cold smirk became more evident as he walked forward by himself, and the group followed him until he stopped in front of a young man.
"Lin Feng, I didn’t expect to encounter you here, what a surprise indeed. That day at the Star Ceremony, I was truly impressed by your prowess. Don’t you all agree?"
Lin Feng turned his head and saw three or four people standing in front of him, the leader looking somewhat familiar, but he couldn’t quite place him—he had vaguely heard of Hua Gang.
It was then he remembered, in Boyang City, the Lin Family was the biggest, with the Hua Family next. This Hua Gang was the Hua Family’s number one talent, and for the past thirty years, he held the rank of Sixth Grade Star.
"Oh, what do you want?"
Lin Feng looked at him calmly.
Those Hua Family disciples realized at last that the ’big shot’ Hua Gang was talking about was Lin Feng, and they all felt it was uninteresting.
"Hua Gang brother, I thought you were talking about someone else; isn’t this just some trash? Lin Feng, right, I know him, the Lin Family’s young lord, a trash who wields a mere First Grade Star."
"Yes, Hua Gang brother, what do you want with him? It’s boring."
Hua Gang’s lips slightly curled, "Really? I find it quite interesting to bully trash like Lin Feng. What do you think?"
Lin Feng looked at him evenly, nodding lightly, "I find some amusement in dealing with self-important fools too."
Hua Gang was momentarily stunned, then gave Lin Feng a look as if he was an idiot, "Lin Feng, have you been hit so hard that you’ve become dumb? Why aren’t you sitting in your Lin Family home waiting to die, what are you doing here? What, you want to commit suicide but don’t have the courage?"
At that moment, an old man walked out of a pharmacy nearby, shouting, "Everyone, due to last night’s fierce Lei Bao, all the major pharmacies have suffered terrible losses, and the following herbs will all have their prices increased by fifty percent... Dragon Vein Grass will now cost a hundred Gold Pearls per plant, please understand."
Upon hearing this, everyone was immediately distracted, a group of mercenaries loudly complaining, what the heck, the prices of some herbs have doubled, they can’t afford it.
"A hundred Gold Pearls a plant?"
Lin Feng also frowned, it was indeed unexpected. He had just calculated that he had five hundred Gold Pearls, which would have bought ten plants, enough for him to break through to the Second Layer of Martial Master. But now, at most, he could buy five plants, making the breakthrough very dubious.
Suddenly, his gaze fell on Hua Gang, and the corners of Lin Feng’s mouth slightly turned up.
Truly a timely rain, sending money from a thousand miles away.
