The dog, having been shouted at, trembled all over and turned around.
“Old, Big Brother, you can’t just push me into the fire like this,” Dogzi stammered in fear. “I tricked him into coming down here; he must absolutely hate me now. If you send me to lead the way, I’m definitely a dead man.”
Li You looked at Lu Yu seriously and said, “Friend, Gouzi follows orders. And since you specifically asked him to lead the way, you must ensure his safety. This kid is under my command—I don’t want anything happening to him.”
Lu Yu laughed and said, “I didn’t expect you to actually have a sense of loyalty. Don’t worry, I’m not so petty as to lay a hand on a child.”
Li You said proudly, “Do you know why so many brothers follow me? It’s because I value loyalty and righteousness, and I never abandon any of my companions.”
Lu Yu said, “As long as this kid satisfies me, I’ll give him a reward separately too.”
The puppy, listening from a distance with sparkling eyes, momentarily forgot the danger and blurted out, “What reward?”
“The corpse of a King-tier beast.”
“I’ll take it, I’ll take it!”
The little dog jumped up, unafraid of death, and ran back with its hands raised.
The flesh and blood of a Wang Zun-level lifeform is extremely tempting.
Li You nodded and said, “Since you say so, my friend, I feel reassured. I believe that with your strength, you wouldn’t possibly target a child.”
As he spoke, Li You waved his hand and said, “Let’s go. We won’t need to come out for the next few days. Once we return and absorb this blood and flesh, we can directly go deal with the King-tier beasts outside the dungeon.”
“Okay.”
The group collected the body and left together with Li You.
The dog stood beside Lu Yu with interest and said, “Sir, where would you like to go? If it’s somewhere I know, I’ll definitely take you there.”
Lu Yu patted the dog’s head and said, “Didn’t you say there’s a task on the mission stone that even the city lord is preparing to accept? Take me into the city; I want to see what good tasks are available on the mission stone.”
“Huh?”
The dog opened his big mouth wide, thinking he must have misheard. He quickly asked, “Master, did I hear you correctly? You… you want to go into the city?”
“That’s right. Since we’ve come to your territory, if we can’t even enter the city, it would be a wasted trip.”
The dog’s face drooped even more.
He hurriedly said, “Sir, everything else can be discussed. But this city isn’t somewhere one can simply enter. Every Blood Eye must have a token to pass through the gates. You might think the blood-colored glow you see is just light emitted by the token itself. Actually, it’s the power凝聚 (concentrated) within the Blood Eye’s body that causes the token to glow. If you want to get in, you’ll have to pass through the city gates. However, without the proper token, entry or exit is extremely dangerous—if you’re discovered, it’ll surely result in death.”
As he spoke, Gouzi pulled out a small signboard.
This is the sign shown by the Blood Eyes when Lu Yu entered the Blood Sea City on the ground.
The sign in the dog’s hand did not initially emit any light, but after a short while, it suddenly began to glow.
“I don’t know much about these things,” Lu Yu said. “I’m not familiar with all those rules either. I just want to enter and exit the underground city safely. Do you have a way? As for money, you don’t need to worry about that.”
The puppy blinked its big eyes, feeling as if it had just encountered a rich country bumpkin.
He didn’t bat an eye when presenting the previous ten King-tier beast corpses; what a wealthy person.
The dog chuckled and said, “If you put it that way, I can go in and think of a solution. Wait here for my news.”
After finishing his words, the dog ran towards the city.
Lu Yu saw that suddenly more than a dozen wild beasts spotted the dog and rushed towards it.
However, the dog’s figure suddenly disappeared.
“Moving through emptiness, no wonder he dares to run around outside at such a young age.” Lu Yu nodded, standing at the entrance of the cave and waiting.
A few groups of people passed by Lu Yu from time to time, merely glancing at him, nodding in greeting before moving on.
As long as they don’t reveal their bloodshot eyes and teeth, it’s very difficult for humans to distinguish them from those with bloodshot eyes.
Underground, there shouldn’t be any humans around.
Therefore, these people regarded Lu Yu as one of their companions.
Lu Yu also smiled and nodded to these people.
Two hours later, Gouzi ran back excitedly and said, “Master, I’ve found a method. However, this will cost a lot of money. Moreover, my reward should also be increased—I want an additional King Beast corpse.”
“This is not a problem,” Lu Yu nodded. “Go ahead, what’s the method?”
“Since the Blood Eye has returned to the surface, some people guessed that there would certainly be those who wanted to come underground. So they devised a way to create several counterfeit talismans, sealing our blood within them. Once activated, these talismans will emit light. Each talisman can be used about ten times, meaning you can enter and exit the city five times. As for the price, the other party is asking for one billion Star Spirits and one hundred Blue Star Souls.”
Lu Yu frowned slightly and said, “The price is a bit high. But how shall we conduct the transaction?”
“If you agree, the other party will come out in person to conduct the transaction with you. And it’s not expensive at all. If you receive a task from the quest stone and happen to have good luck, they might give you a treasure item—wouldn’t that be a profit?”
“Alright, go ahead. Tell them I agree to the deal.”
“Okay then.”
The little dog ran back again, not the least bit bothered by the trouble.
Not long after, Gouzi returned with a middle-aged man.
As soon as the middle-aged man arrived, he looked Lu Yu up and down and said, “Are you the one who wants to buy the token?”
“Yes.”
“I heard from Gouzi that you have a storage space?”
Lu Yu said coldly, “Friend, you’re here to make a deal, not to investigate, right? Give me the token, and I’ll pay you.”
“Alright.” The middle-aged man threw a token to Lu Yu and said, “Activate the power of your star soul, and the token will light up.”
Lu Yu took the token and flipped through it several times.
This is a very common refining technique, and it holds no secrets when it comes to the art of forging weapons.
However, the technique for sealing blood is quite unique, seemingly involving some ability of the Blood Eye, which cannot be replicated.
Lu Yu activated a thread of the Star Soul’s power, and sure enough, the token lit up. The glow was no different from the glow on the dog’s token.
The middle-aged man said coldly, “You’ve already used it once. Even if you don’t buy it, you must pay me ten billion star spirits and ten Blue Star souls.”
Lu Yu threw the token back to the middle-aged man and said, “Exchange it for an unused one. I’ll pay you one hundred and ten billion Star Spirits Stones and one hundred and ten Blue Star Souls.”
The middle-aged man’s eyes flickered with surprise as he examined Lu Yu, then he took out another token and tossed it to him.
Lu Yu just consumed ten billion star spirit stones in one use.
However, the middle-aged man did not expect the young man in front of him not to even flinch.
I misjudged him; he’s actually a wealthy guy.
The middle-aged man murmured to himself inwardly.
Lu Yu took the token, and after confirming that the refining technique was the same as the one he had seen earlier, he said, “More than one billion star spirit stones—even if you place them inside a storage pearl, it would still be difficult to carry. How do you propose we conduct the transaction?”
The middle-aged man slashed the air, and a crack immediately appeared in the sky.
“It’s convenient to have storage space as well.” Lu Yu also opened his storage space, and the star spirit stones surged like a flood into the middle-aged man’s storage space.
The little dog watched from the side, envious and constantly swallowing saliva.
If he were given these Spirit Stones, he could simply sit at home and gnaw on them all day, and still become a King Zun.
The transaction went smoothly.
After confirming the quantity, the middle-aged man said, “Remember, you don’t know me and have never seen me. If they discover the token is fake, your best bet is to run for your life. Otherwise, you’ll be torn to pieces within the city. Even if you manage to escape the city, your chances of survival are still slim.”
After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he turned around and walked away.
Lu Yu could tell that he didn’t want to have much interaction with him.
“Let’s go,” Lu Yu said, looking at Gouzi. “You take me into the city.”
“What about my reward?” the dog asked, staring at Lu Yu.
“Here’s the reward for helping me find the token first,” Lu Yu said, taking out a beast corpse from his storage space.
The dog immediately tore off a piece of meat, threw it into his mouth, and began chewing vigorously. Then, he placed the remaining beast corpse into his storage bead and said, “Let’s go, I’ll take you into the city.”
The little dog didn’t stop eating all the way, constantly taking out beast corpses from the storage bead and tearing off meat to eat.
However, the path he led was very safe.
Lu Yu arrived at the city gate without encountering many wild beasts along the way.
Along the way, he saw that the number of beasts outside the city exceeded ten million.
There were countless squads of Blood-eyed warriors hunting these beasts under the protection of several experts. Dogzi skillfully maneuvered through the gaps between these teams and the beasts during the battles, and rarely did any beast pay attention to the two of them.
The guards at the city gate looked at Lu Yu showing his token and nodded to indicate that he could enter.
This was much friendlier than when the Bloodshot Guards on the ground looked at him.
The underground city is not much different from the one above ground, with the same layout and the same bustling street vendors calling out their wares.
Many people brought things they obtained on the ground to sell underground.
Lu Yu asked Gouzi, “Why are there so many young people here?”
“That’s because none of us have yet developed the strength needed for battles on the surface. Here, we have the protection of the city, making it relatively safer. Moreover, underground, we have endured harsh training and have had countless carnivorous creatures to consume, allowing us to improve much faster than if we were on the surface. Therefore, those who go up to the surface are the city’s elite, while those remaining here are the highly gifted youths among us—our future elite.”
The little dog puffed out his chest and said, “Don’t underestimate me. Actually, I’m quite talented too. I’ve just been idle these past few days, so I came up to the surface for a run.”
The little dog whispered along the way, introducing Lu Yu to some of the rules of the dungeon.
For example, transactions can only be conducted using Star Spirit Stones, the flesh and blood of powerful lives, and the Soul of Blue Planet; nothing else is acceptable.
Lu Yu soon saw a row of stones in front of a square near the center of the city, close to the royal palace.
The little dog whispered, “That’s the divine mission stone; we also receive tasks from it. If you want to take on a mission, just place your hand on it. I remember there was a task yesterday to hunt down a thousand Wang Zun-level beasts, with a reward of a piece of a half-star artifact fragment. As for that mission that even the city lord is preparing to take on, you’d better not accept it. If you do take it and fail to complete it, you might lose your life.”
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