"Old Li, knowing you is truly my damn luck. From now on, we share blessings and endure hardships together!"
Li Tianming lay on the ground, weakly saying, "This time, the sequence potion, split it with me half and half."
"In your dreams."
Li Tianming rolled his eyes at Qin Siyang, "Hah, what a joke."
The two rested for a while before dragging their exhausted and foul-smelling bodies back toward the safe zone.
On the way back, they casually killed a few stray Iron Helmet Flea.
But this time, there was no gain whatsoever.
Qin Siyang was a bit dissatisfied, "What garbage, not even a single round plate armor."
"You killed their king last time, what more do you expect?"
The two strolled back slowly to the safe zone.
As they passed near the safe zone, their bizarre appearance once again attracted everyone's attention.
"That one covered in slime, is that Li Tianming?"
"The body shape matches! The one with the exposed butt, is that Qin Siyang?"
"Should be them. No one else would walk back from the deep part of the safe zone."
"Boss, stop working, come watch the show!"
"…This is the third time in a week we've watched a show. Haven't you had enough? Watching doesn't put food on the table!"
"Fine. But every time Qin Siyang comes back, he brings some strange round plate armor. I've been here for three years and never seen that before!"
"Ugh, just go then, I doubt you guys have the focus to hunt gods anyway."
A group of people followed Qin Siyang and Li Tianming back to the safe zone.
But as soon as they got close, they smelled an unbearable stench and instinctively distanced themselves.
The moment they stepped back into the safe zone, Qin Siyang's first thought was: 'Finally back. I swear I'm never hunting gods again!'
Then he thought about it again and realized he had to go back out.
He had already experienced the privileges and benefits of high God-Hunting Points. Being able to argue with the mayor and walk away unharmed.
Clearly, God-Hunting Points were still very useful in the safe zone.
At least for now.
This time, as soon as he returned, everyone knew he was back from ten meters away.
That stench, he must have killed some bizarre god again.
At the exit of Safe Zone #38324, only Qin Siyang had the ability to constantly kill new gods.
Qin Siyang walked straight to the acceptance inspection counter, and everyone moved aside.
Except for one person.
A middle-aged man with a fresh buzz cut was scrutinizing Qin Siyang.
The man asked, "Are you Qin Siyang?"
The surrounding sequence ability users remained silent, as if they were expecting some drama.
"Boss, I told you we should come back. Look, Freight and Qin Siyang are facing off. If we miss this, who knows how long we'll have to wait for another show!"
"Shh, keep your voice down! Just watch!"
"Alright, alright."
Qin Siyang stared at him for a moment but couldn't recall seeing this guy before.
"You are?"
"Freight Crockwell. Others just call me Freight."
"Freight?", Qin Siyang frowned and thought for a moment before shaking his head, "Sorry, never heard of you."
As soon as Qin Siyang said this, some people around him looked shocked.
"Is he trying to start trouble?"
"He really hasn't heard of Freight?"
"He might actually not know. Don't forget, he only came here at the end of last month. He's probably never even met Freight before."
"That makes sense…"
Hearing the murmuring around him, Qin Siyang was even more confused. It seemed like he was supposed to know Freight.
But he really didn't.
'Is this guy some big shot?'
But he had already confronted the district chief and the administrative bureau director. Who else in Area #14121 could be important enough that he didn't know them?
Freight narrowed his eyes, his expression unfriendly, "I just spent half a month hunting gods, and now I've become a nobody?"
Qin Siyang was getting impatient.
'What's with the cryptic nonsense? Just introduce yourself properly and be done with it.'
Seeing that Qin Siyang was about to lose his temper, an acceptance inspector quickly braved the stench and stepped forward to explain.
"Freight is the fourth-ranked God Hunter in the points ranking at the Safe Zone #38324 exit."
Qin Siyang looked at the inspector, saying nothing.
The inspector was a little flustered, not understanding Qin Siyang's expression.
"Uh… Keep explaining, why'd you stop?"
The inspector swallowed, "Uh… that's… that's all."
"That's it?"
"That's… that's all there is."
Qin Siyang had thought he was some big deal, but turns out he was just a bit stronger than that trash Sun Juhong. And being slightly stronger than trash still meant… he was trash.
He waved his hand dismissively, "Hurry up and move him aside. I need to finish the inspection and go take a shower."
The inspector nodded, "Right, okay."
"Wait!", Freight interrupted, "In just half a month, you got 1,600 points? It took me three and a half years, and I was solo-hunting, to barely get over 300 points. Qin Siyang, are you cheating?"
Even though people couldn't check each other's exact scores, Qin Siyang always caused a huge commotion during inspections, so many knew his approximate points.
But the number Freight mentioned sounded absurd.
Qin Siyang froze, "1,600 points? Me?"
Then he remembered something, "Oh, you just got online, huh? That 1,600 points? That was ages ago."
Freight frowned, "Wasn't that within the past half-month?"
The inspector chimed in, "Sir Qin, your first inspection was at the end of last month, so technically it was within half a month. But your progress has been so fast that it probably feels like a long time ago to you…"
"Oh, my bad. So much has happened lately, I thought it was ages ago."
Li Tianming, who seemed to have other things to do, unusually spoke up in irritation, "If you have nothing else to say, move aside and let him finish the inspection. If you have an issue, settle it another day."
Qin Siyang couldn't be bothered with Freight anymore, "There's a complaint post pinned in [Godslayer Camp]. If you think I cheated, go report me. Me and him are about to pass out from our own stink—can you move already?"
But Freight refused to step aside. "I've seen people like you before—sneaky little cheaters who think they're invincible just because they scammed some points. I'm not letting you through today. Do you dare fight me in the Duel Arena?"
"Are you stupid?"
"Do you dare?"
"What's the bet?"
"Three bottles of sequence potion!"
The moment Freight said this, someone in the crowd suddenly laughed. Freight had no idea why.
Qin Siyang didn't want to waste more time on this idiot. He simply drew the Blind Judge from his waist.
"If you have something like this as your bet, I'll fight you in the arena."
"This is?", Freight's eyes lit up, "John's Blind Judge? How did you get this?!"
Qin Siyang sighed, "I suggest you go beat up whoever told you I had 1,600 points. That guy probably wants you dead. Also, does anyone want to be a good friend and explain recent events to this dumbass? I really don't have time."
"You reek like something crawled out of a sewer, and you're calling me a dumbass?"
A tall, muscular figure immediately stepped up, grinning at Qin Siyang, "I got this! Qin bro, I'm Yang Tianba. People call me Brother Ba, but you can just call me Lil' Yang. I'll explain it to Freight."
"Thanks, Lil' Yang."
Freight looked at Yang Tianba in confusion. Yang Tianba was also in the top ten of the Safe Zone #38324 ranking, yet he was speaking to Qin Siyang with such respect?
Just as Freight was about to ask a question, Yang Tianba dragged him aside.
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