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The short, stout dragon-elephant gene warrior, Zhao Guang, nodded with a complicated expression.
"I will immediately mobilize all my connections in Yuncheng and sell all these materials by tomorrow morning, at market price, so that Mr. Lin and Mr. Han will not suffer any losses!"

Such a large quantity of source beast materials would certainly not be easy to sell, even in Yuncheng, a city in the Yunsong Kingdom known for its prosperous trade!

Zhao Guang's certainty was clearly due to his long years of experience in Yuncheng and his extensive network of connections.

Han Liu raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't just talk the talk, go find some men right now!"

"Okay, okay, I'll go right away!"

The short, stout dragon-elephant gene warrior Zhao Guang hurriedly took out his phone and sent messages to the heads of the exchanges and auction houses he knew.

The evening of the second day.

In the reception room outside the seclusion room on the 32nd floor of the Yuanshan Hotel,
Lin Xuankong glanced at the desk with satisfaction. On the desk was a large amount of Origin Stone Crystals piled up like a small mountain. Most of them were ninth-order Origin Stone Crystals, a small number were eighth-order Origin Stone Crystals, and dozens of seventh-order Origin Stone Crystals!

"The amount of Origin Stone Crystals obtained from exchanging those Origin Beast materials exceeded my expectations!"
"It seems Zhao Guang, you really do have quite a few connections in Yun City. Not only were you able to quickly sell so many source beast materials, but you were also able to exchange them for so many source stone crystals!"

Lin Xuankong picked up a cup of tea from the coffee table next to his desk and handed it to Zhao Guang, the short, stout dragon-elephant gene warrior.

Zhao Guang accepted the teacup with a somewhat flattered expression, and then respectfully said, "Mr. Lin, you flatter me. The reason why you were able to sell those source beast materials so quickly is twofold. Firstly, Yuncheng itself is the trading city of Yunsong Kingdom. Almost all large-scale transactions involving source beast materials are conducted in Yuncheng. Secondly, it is because Mr. Lin and Mr. Han's source beast materials are all of high quality and are extremely popular in the market!"

Whether it's the outer skin of eighth-tier source beast bones, the claws and bones of seventh-tier source beasts, or the sixth-tier source beast materials obtained from the Qiushan Mountains, they are all hot commodities in the market!

"If it weren't for the high-quality source beast materials provided by Mr. Lin and Mr. Han, even with all my efforts, it would have been difficult to obtain so many source stone crystals!"

Lin Xuankong nodded slightly, walked to the desk, casually picked up three or four seventh-tier source beast crystals, handed them to the short, stout dragon-elephant gene warrior Zhao Guang, and said:

"The number of Origin Stone Crystals we exchanged is almost a third more than Han Liu and I had previously estimated! Also, Zhao Guang, you handled this matter so well, so consider these four seventh-tier Origin Beast Crystals as a reward!"

The short, stout dragon-elephant gene warrior Zhao Guang waved his hands repeatedly, "Mr. Lin, please don't be so polite. It's my honor to run errands for you and Mr. Han. I wouldn't dare accept any reward from you! Besides, since you and Mr. Han want to exchange all those precious source beast materials for source stone crystals, they must urgently need source stone crystals to prepare for some things!"

At this critical moment, every single Originium Crystal would be useful to both Mr. Lin and Mr. Han. How could Zhao Guang dare to take Mr. Lin's Originium Crystal at this time!

At this point, Zhao Guang paused, took out a square box from his pocket, opened it, and revealed thirty seventh-order source stone crystals and one hundred eighth-order source stone crystals neatly arranged inside.

Upon seeing that Zhao Guang, the short, stout dragon-elephant gene warrior, not only refused the Originium Crystals but also produced a box of them, Lin Xuankong's eyes flickered. Han Liu couldn't help but ask, "Fatty Zhao, what do you mean by this? What, not only do you not want the Originium Crystals, but you're also giving us a box?"

The short, stout dragon-elephant gene warrior, Zhao Guang, nodded decisively and said:

"Mr. Lin and Mr. Han are both top-tier sixth-order gene experts. I imagine that normally there is no one or nothing that can trouble you two and require you to prepare so many source crystals! After all, gene warriors would never need so many source crystals for their daily training. I'm afraid you two are preparing for a great battle or doing something extremely difficult!"

Zhao Guang's strength is insufficient; he is merely a lowly seventh-tier Dragon Elephant Gene Warrior, and he certainly cannot be of any help to the two in combat!
A large portion of these Originium crystals were obtained by Zhao Guang in exchange for materials from sixth-tier Origin Beasts he acquired in the Qiushan Mountains, along with Captain Zhao Rong, Mr. Lin, and Mr. Han!

"Anyway, I don't need that many Originium Crystals for the time being, so I might as well take them out and use them to help you two with the important things you're about to do. If you two remember the camaraderie we shared in the Qiushan Mountains, please don't refuse!"

Seeing this, Lin Xuankong nodded slightly at Zhao Guang, the short and stout dragon-elephant gene warrior, and thought to himself: There is a reason why Zhao Guang is able to get along so well in Yuncheng and has such a wide network of connections. He is so helpful to others and considerate of his friends. He is also so generous and magnanimous. It would be hard for him not to have many friends around him!

Han Liu chuckled and said, "Fatty Zhao, if you're this serious, I might just accept all these Origin Crystals! Don't worry, once this matter is settled, I'll return all the Origin Crystals I took from you, and I'll even give you a few extra!"
However, your generosity and kindness have impressed me. No wonder the members and captain of your gene warrior team trusted you so much back in the Qiushan Mountains. In the face of life and death, they entrusted you with so many source beast materials and source stone crystals that they had risked their lives to obtain!
"Furthermore, I, Han Liu, acknowledge you as my friend. If you ever need my help in the future, just ask. Although my strength is far inferior to Master Lin's, within the sixth-tier life form level, I estimate there are few who can rival me!"

Seeing that Han Liu and Lin Xuankong hadn't refused, and with Han Liu saying those words, Zhao Guang, the short, stout dragon-elephant gene warrior, immediately stood up excitedly.

"Mr. Han's words are enough. Even if I, Zhao Guang, were to go bankrupt, I would be willing! As for what Mr. Han said about returning the Origin Crystal after completing this great task, let's not mention it. Although Zhao Guang is not as strong as the two gentlemen, I am definitely not a stingy person, much less the kind of person who would give a friend a gift and then expect it to be returned!"

"Good, good, good! You old fatso, the more I look at you, the more I like you, hahahahaha!"

Han Liu couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Lin Xuankong didn't refuse. After all, he and Han Liu were heading deep into the Qiushan Mountains. They didn't know how many battles they would face there, or how many dangers they would encounter! Under these circumstances, the more Originium Crystals they prepared, the better! However, Lin Xuankong also highly regarded Zhao Guang as a friend. Perhaps the number of Originium Crystals Zhao Guang had brought was less than one-twentieth of the number Lin Xuankong and Han Liu had prepared, but these Originium Crystals were, after all, accumulated by Zhao Guang over many years!

Even if Zhao Guang's generosity stemmed from Lin Xuankong and Han Liu's strength—they were at the sixth-tier life level—it still proved at least that Zhao Guang trusted and highly regarded them! After all, not every sixth-tier life level gene powerhouse was worth someone like Zhao Guang going bankrupt to curry favor with. Take, for example, that white-robed Wu Yong from Yunqin Kingdom—that utterly shameless fellow. No amount of source crystals a seventh-tier gene warrior like Zhao Guang could truly befriend him!

Inside the council hall of Zhang Yun's residence, the second strongest man in Yuncheng.

Lin Xuankong and Han Liu stepped in and looked at the people in the council hall.

The people that Zhao Guang, the short and stout dragon-elephant gene warrior, had secretly introduced to Lin Xuankong were all present. In addition to Sun Lin, the junior sister of Zhang Yun, the second strongest in Yuncheng, his junior brother Tian Guang, and Huang Liang, the earth element gene powerhouse, Guan Gu, the sixth-order top-level dragon-elephant gene warrior, was also there.

Upon seeing Lin Xuankong and Han Liu step in, Zhang Yun, the second strongest in Yun City, quickly approached with a smile on his face and said:

"Mr. Lin, Mr. Han, you two have finally arrived. Come, come, let me introduce you. This is Guan Gu, a very famous Dragon Elephant Gene expert from our Yun Song Kingdom. This is my second junior brother, Huang Liang. And next to him are my junior brother Tian Guang and junior sister Sun Lin."

Sun Lin, Tian Guang, Huang Liang, and Guan Gu all stood up and bowed slightly to Lin Xuankong and Han Liu.

"I have already introduced these two to you before. One is Mr. Lin Kong, an elemental gene expert, and the other is Mr. Han Liu, a materialization gene expert!"
"It took me a lot of persuasion to get these two into our team!"

"If you ask me, since that plant-type source beast, the climbing beast, is already severely injured and can only exert at most one-tenth of its strength for a short time, we can easily deal with it! After all, although a fifth-order life-level plant-type source beast is extremely powerful and can crush fifth-order animal-type source beasts of the same order, it only has about one-tenth of its strength left, which is at most equivalent to the strongest sixth-order plant-type source beast!"
Dealing with these plant-type source beasts will require some effort, but it won't be a major problem. There's no need for advance planning; we'll just join forces and attack!

Guan Gu, the sixth-tier dragon-elephant gene warrior, spoke with a hint of fighting spirit in his eyes.

Upon hearing Guan Gu's words, a sixth-tier dragon-elephant gene warrior, Lin Xuankong frowned slightly.

Even though that plant-type source beast, the climbing beast, was severely injured and could only exert about one-tenth of its strength, it was still a powerful plant-type source beast at the top level of the fifth rank. Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. Once such a plant-type source beast fought to the death, the destructive power it unleashed would probably be far beyond what a sixth-rank plant-type source beast could compare to!

To avoid any problems later, Lin Xuankong decided to prepare a large amount of source stone crystals. However, Guan Gu, a sixth-tier top-level dragon-elephant gene warrior, did not seem to think that this operation was dangerous. It was unclear whether Guan Gu was bragging or really thought so!
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yun, the second strongest in Yuncheng, paused for a moment, then smiled again and said with a chuckle:

"Brother Guan's genetic abilities have always been renowned in the Yun Song Kingdom. He possesses extremely astonishing vitality and extremely special defensive capabilities. If all of us had Brother Guan's vitality and defensive capabilities, then we would naturally not need to plan anything and could just fight our way through!"

Upon hearing Zhang Yun's words, Guan Gu, a sixth-tier Dragon Elephant Gene expert, couldn't help but reveal a proud expression on his face. He casually waved his hand and said, "Minister Zhang is too kind to praise me. Everyone standing here today is a top performer among sixth-tier life forms. Never mind, let's talk about the plan. After all, the more thorough the preparation, the greater the chance of success!"

Lin Xuankong then asked directly, "Minister Zhang and all the experts, what are your detailed plans? Please tell us so that Han Liu and I can make the necessary preparations!"

Zhang Yun, the second strongest in Yuncheng, nodded, his expression turning serious. He scanned the crowd and said:

"Everyone here is a sixth-tier gene powerhouse whom I, Zhang Yun, absolutely trust. There are no issues with your character, which is why I specially invited you all here to prepare for a trip to the mountain beast's lair deep in the Qiushan Mountains! I hope that you will all, as you told me before, not leak this matter to anyone!"

Many of the genetically powerful individuals present nodded in agreement.

Zhang Yun continued, "According to my plan, after we go deep into the Qiushan Mountains, we will split into two groups. One team will be responsible for attracting the attention and firepower of the climbing beast source beast, and it would be best to lure its main body away. The remaining two or three people will be responsible for quickly searching the climbing beast's nest and finding our target, the fifth-tier source stone crystal, as quickly as possible!"

"This plan is feasible. After all, even though that climbing beast is severely injured, it is still a truly terrifying fifth-tier plant-type source beast. It is a terrifying existence that could seriously injure Master when it was at its peak! If we really force our way in and the battle goes smoothly, it would be a good thing, as we can quickly obtain our target, the fifth-tier source stone crystal!"

If we fall behind even slightly in the battle, it won't just be a matter of finding a fifth-tier source crystal anymore; that climbing beast has killed fifth-tier source beasts before!

Huang Liang, the seemingly ordinary sixth-tier earth-elemental gene powerhouse, spoke up at this moment.

He glanced around at everyone, then frowned and said:
"But the problem is, who among us will attract the attention and firepower of that powerful plant-type source beast, the climbing beast?"
Comparatively speaking, the team responsible for drawing the attention and fire of the powerful plant-type source beast, the climbing beast, is in far greater danger than the other team, and could even be severely injured!

The several sixth-tier gene powerhouses present remained silent upon hearing this.

After all, the opponent they would be facing head-on was a fifth-tier plant-type source beast. Maintaining the attention and firepower of such a terrifying creature was by no means an easy task; it contained immense danger! (End of Chapter)