Freight was dragged away, and with no one to disturb him, Qin Siyang could finally proceed with the inspection.
However, when he took off his backpack, he found that the entire thing was covered in slime.
Li Tianming looked at it with a disgusted expression, "That's so gross! Why didn't you clean it up when you stuffed the plate armor in?"
"I was busy helping you up, old man! Dragging you out of there. Where would I have had the time to clean my backpack?"
"Cut the crap and clean it up already. I can't even keep my eyes open from the stench."
Just as Qin Siyang was about to retort, a hoarse voice interrupted.
"I heard you're Qin Siyang?"
Qin Siyang turned his head. A man with dark skin, dreadlocks, and ragged clothing stood before him.
His face was covered in dust, making it difficult to make out his features.
"That's… Steve?"
Someone nearby recognized him and immediately called out his name.
"Steve's back too? What's up with today? All these people we only see once every month or two are showing up at the same time!"
"Steve always goes out with twenty days' worth of rations. Looks like he came back today only to find his ranking dropped by one. Must be pissed!"
"Did someone tell him about Qin Siyang's situation? Wonder which gossipmonger it was!"
Qin Siyang glanced back and asked the inspection staff, "Who's this Steve guy?"
"Mr. Qin, he's currently ranked third in accumulated points at the safe zone's exit."
"That's it?"
"Uh… yeah…"
Qin Siyang shook his head and crouched down to start cleaning the slime off his backpack.
Li Tianming pulled out the God-Hunter Dagger, "Just cut it off with a knife! You're taking too long."
"No! This backpack is new! The inspection staff just gave it to me the other day. And it's really comfortable to carry!"
The staff member chuckled, "Mr. Qin, it's fine. If you like it, I can just get you another one."
Seeing the three of them chatting away and completely ignoring him, Steve's eyes flared with anger.
"Qin Siyang! Don't think that just because you earned 2,500 points, you can act all high and mighty like the Sun God."
Qin Siyang let out a chuckle, "Your internet speed's a little faster than Freight's, but not by much. Whoever told you about me probably isn't anyone decent either. So, what's your problem?"
"I've been hunting gods here for nearly four years. The only one qualified to compete with me is Guo Yunqiang. First, you killed the Long-Legged Worm, then the Iron Helmet Flea. You don't have the strength to earn 2,600 points!"
"Either leave this exit or fight me in the battle arena!"
Qin Siyang looked exasperated.
'Another idiot?'
"What's the wager for the battle arena?"
"A bottle of sequence potion!!"
At that moment, Freight stepped forward and bowed his head in apology to Qin Siyang.
"Mr. Qin, I spoke too loudly just now. Please don't hold it against me. I was being rude."
It was clear that Yang Tianba's teachings had made an impact on him.
Then, Freight volunteered, "I'd like to take care of this matter for you. I'll handle Steve—what do you think?"
"Sure, thanks."
"It's only right. I hope my earlier rudeness didn't damage our friendship."
"Don't worry, it didn't. Because we didn't have much of a friendship to begin with."
Freight forced a sheepish smile and then dragged Steve off to the side.
Qin Siyang lowered his head and continued cleaning his backpack.
He planned to have Wang Deyou wash it for him, so he was careful not to tear it.
The backpack had a nice texture. Probably worth around 200 copper coins.
After carefully scraping off the slime, he cautiously unzipped the bag and checked inside for the plate armor.
He let out a breath, "Finally—"
BANG!
Just then, someone suddenly kicked Qin Siyang's backpack away.
Qin Siyang looked up.
It was a man in camouflage clothing, his hair covered in dust.
"You the damn Qin Siyang?"
Qin Siyang stood up, baffled.
'What kind of deep-seated grudge is this?'
"And you are?"
The people nearby immediately shouted, "It's Guo Yunqiang!! Guo Yunqiang's back too!!"
"Holy crap! Isn't Guo Yunqiang usually out for a month at a time? How come he's back so soon?"
"He must've hunted some powerful god! Maybe he'll be a match for Qin Siyang."
"You're dreaming. As strong as Guo is, he doesn't even have a fraction of Qin Siyang's points…"
"Who's Guo Yunqiang?"
The inspection staff sighed and rubbed their forehead, "Mr. Qin, he's ranked Second in god-hunting points at this exit."
Guo Yunqiang smirked, "I heard not only did you rack up over 3,000 points, but you also killed John and Sun Juhong? Over 3,000 points, all from Long-Legged Worms and Iron Helmet Fleas? Damn, you must've wiped out their entire nests."
Qin Siyang was exhausted.
Another idiot.
Li Tianming clenched his fists angrily, "Damn it, did all the idiots team up for a group outing today?"
Qin Siyang stared at Guo Yunqiang with a deadpan expression, "No wonder you're ranked Second. Among you three, your internet speed is the fastest. Too bad the info you got was garbage."
"What's with the arrogance? You just cheated your way to the top!"
"Oh? So you have a problem too?"
"You dare fight me in the battle arena?"
"What's the wager?"
Guo Yunqiang snorted, "Whatever you want! I just hope you're not too scared to bet!"
"I really can't stand you broke fools who have nothing but still want to gamble against me."
"What did you say? Fine! I'll bet a sequence weapon—if you—"
Before he could finish, Steve came running back, bowed at a full ninety degrees, and said, "Mr. Qin, I was out of line earlier! Please don't hold it against me. Just as you forgave Freight, please forgive my ignorance too."
"As a token of my gratitude, I'll handle Guo Yunqiang for you!"
Without waiting for Qin Siyang's response, he immediately dragged Guo Yunqiang away.
"Damn, this guy moves fast. I wasn't planning on letting him explain. At least let me hear what sequence weapon Guo Yunqiang has first."
"Alright, alright, stop trying to hoard everything into your bag. Hurry up with the inspection! I need to go back and take a bath—I have plans tonight!"
"Hm? Plans you didn't mention earlier?"
Li Tianming seemed unwilling to elaborate and fell silent.
Qin Siyang smelled something fishy, "You're not meeting Director Chen, are you? Damn, Old Li, you move fast!"
"Shut up! Hurry, hurry, hurry up and finish this!"
"Alright, alright."
Qin Siyang chuckled as he went to retrieve his backpack.
But before he could reach it, a gray blur dashed past him.
It was Guo Yunqiang.
He sprinted forward, snatched up Qin Siyang's backpack, and then skidded to his knees in front of him, raising the backpack over his head with both hands.
"Brother Qin, your bag."
The entire motion was as smooth as flowing water.
Looks like Steve had already given him a good lecture.
Qin Siyang put his hands on his hips, "See? You could've avoided all this, but you just had to ask for trouble."
"Yes, yes! You're absolutely right! I was blind! I was ignorant! I was a frog in a well! I was an ant trying to shake a tree!"
"Alright, enough. You sound like a damn poet. Move aside."
Qin Siyang took his bag and pulled out the plate armor.
Guo Yunqiang prostrated himself on the ground, "Thank you, Brother Qin!!"
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