Why is my territory in a 2D anime art style?

Chapter 95 Bounty Turbulence

"We still need to consider safety." Sui An's thoughts were naturally different from Erhu's. He pointed to the detection station in the middle of the yard and then to the dark wasteland.

"After all, detection stations have detection limitations. If the other side's shielding capabilities are strong enough, they can still evade detection."

Erhu still felt that Sui An was wasting his time: "You're too afraid of dying, aren't you? There aren't that many ways to shield source energy—"

"Because I've actually experienced it~"

Sui An stretched out his hands and gestured in the air, as if trying to indicate that he couldn't wrap his arms around it, as if describing something of a large size.

"When my territory was still at level 1, a level 2 Dark Breath Silver Scale Beast cub attacked me at night. Its innate ability could shield its own source energy and life aura, allowing it to evade my elemental statues' automatic target acquisition."

"Zhen-ge knows!"

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Erhu stared in disbelief, helplessly rubbing his head. He simply couldn't assess the kid's luck.

"You actually encountered that thing and survived; you're incredibly lucky!"

Sui An touched his chin, seemingly recalling the events of that night.

"Indeed, it was terrifying. That thing was 3 meters tall when it stood up. If I hadn't had two elemental statues with me, I would have been dead. But it gave me a blueprint, which I later sold for 666 Originium."

"Get the hell out of here!"

Early morning in Jiangcheng, on the East City Commercial Street, a luxuriously decorated shop was still closed, but a heated argument was already taking place on the second floor.

"Xu Rong, is this how you spoil your son?!"

"He Yuan, Xiao Chong is your own son, don't you care about his feelings at all?"

"So, you're saying that putting a bounty on the black market without distinguishing right from wrong is love for him?"

"Otherwise what?"

"Do you even have a brain?!"

"You insulted me?"

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A robust middle-aged man stood at the door, his face flushed and his chest heaving. He had a long speech, but it was abruptly cut off by this one sentence.

On the sofa opposite him, a beautiful woman in a lace nightgown sat up straight, staring coldly at him.

He Chong took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, before speaking again.

"If I didn't care about my son's feelings, why would I have put up a bounty to find out about that young lord? How could you not even wait a little while and put up a kill bounty without even finding out the details?"

"Ha, why do you care about your son's feelings?" Xu Rong's narrow eyes narrowed into slits, her voice a little hoarse.

"Why didn't you tell me about the time the little beast opened the rift again the night before last, and about the source beast's attack affecting Xiao Chong's territory?"

"If my subordinates hadn't told me, how long would you have kept this from me?"

"Should we wait until Xiaochong's territory is breached by another beast tide?"

Seeing his wife questioning him, He Yuan simply sat down opposite Xu Rong.

"Alright, since you brought this up, let me ask you, were the source beasts that were diverted over the night before last dangerous for Xiao Chong? No, right? Because Xiao Chong's territory is already level 3."

"When Xiao Chong's territory was at level 2, the rift almost destroyed Sui An's territory. Did Sui An come after you?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Rong flew into a rage: "How can that be the same? Xiao Chong is my son, and he's also your son. He's not an orphan without parents!"

"An orphan dies, and that's it. Aren't there many orphans dying in this world?"

"You, as a father, do you want your son to live like an orphan? Are you even a father?!"

"Can't you use your brain for once?!"

He Yuan's temper, which had just calmed down, was suddenly flared up again: "Being an orphan and having no background are two different things!"

"That's a low-level territory, and in just one month, they've already killed five or six level-four source beasts. You're saying they're just an orphan?"

"How could that be?"

Xu Rong's anger, which was about to erupt, stopped abruptly, and her eyes widened slightly.

"Impossible! I checked his background. His territory was only established two months ago. How could he possibly kill a level 4 source beast? It must be fake!"

"So you're brainless! I offered a 500 yuan reward, and I got the information from Ping An Bank. How could it be fake?"

He Yuan looked at his wife with a sense of disappointment. Xu Rong wasn't such an impatient person before. It was only because her son had awakened as a builder and she hadn't seen him for many years that she missed him more and more in the past two years, which led to her spoiling him a little too much.

"The black market hunting platform hasn't replied to you yet. It seems you don't know that at least four hunting groups accepted missions last night to prepare for a night raid on that territory. Even the Dark Assassins' level 5 squad went."

"As a result, the seven members of the Level 4 Hunting Group's Gun and Shield Squad were wiped out by the territory's energy building at a distance of 100 meters. They didn't even get close to the wall before they were all killed. The three Level 4 professionals, the leader and deputy leader, were killed on the spot, leaving no trace of their bodies."

"The remaining three hunting parties all slunk back on the spot, and even went to the black market hunting platform to complain, questioning whether the bounty of three thousand source stones was what lured them to deliver resources."

"What?!"

Xu Rong was genuinely taken aback. If there were other possibilities involved in killing a level-four source beast, such as the assistance of a level-four professional, then...

However, wiping out a level 4 hunting party from a distance of 100 meters demonstrates the true strength of the territory itself.

Xu Rong couldn't understand it, and slumped onto the sofa, muttering to herself, "How can someone possess such strength?"

"Now we should be considering his background, not his abilities!"

He Yuan sighed. This was why he was so angry. If his territory had been destroyed last night, he wouldn't have mentioned it at all. He might have even come to his wife to flatter her and say that she was really decisive.

But the current situation forces him to think things through carefully. If he were to accidentally offend a territory supported by a powerful figure, the consequences would be obvious.

"I asked around and found out that the territory can summon a seven- or eight-meter-long flaming sword to shoot from the air. There are three buildings in this territory that can shoot out flaming swords, but only two of them attacked once each, and they directly killed all the members of the Gun Shield Regiment."

"Such firepower can only be achieved by at least a low-level purple building. We've seen lucky people who can obtain purple building blueprints in low-level territories, but to be able to build it, and even three of them, is not just a matter of good luck."

"Given this kid's family background, there's absolutely no way he could have this kind of financial strength. So tell me, is it possible that he's being supported by some powerful figure?"

"Xiao Chong's blue city wall blueprints, you've been offering a bounty for so long and no one has submitted a bid. I don't need to tell you how powerful your background is, given that you can produce three purple buildings, right?"

Xu Rong's face grew paler and paler as she listened, and she unconsciously gripped the sofa tightly. Suddenly, she remembered something and quickly spoke up.

"I'm offering a bounty on the black market, not sending my own people to do it, so there shouldn't be any problem, right?"

"That depends on just how powerful this kid's connections are."

In Jiangcheng, at the western market, Fang Si sat in a somewhat old-fashioned steamed bun shop. Although it was early morning, both tables in the small shop were already full of people.

Fang Si picked up a fist-sized meat bun from the plate in front of her, and as soon as she took a bite, oil gushed out—

Here it is, revealing a thin dumpling skin and a thick meat filling.

Due to the arrival of the Source Realm, the prices of staple foods like rice and noodles have actually increased. Even with planters who can accelerate production, the growth cycle that originally required several months can be compressed into a few weeks under the catalysis of planters and special soil.

Compared to the endless stream of source beasts, rice and noodles are no longer cheap food. However, source beast meat is not something that just anyone can handle, after all, it is not the meat of ordinary livestock.

Without specialized source tools or professional chefs, ordinary people are almost unable to thoroughly cook source beast meat.

The owner of this shop is a junior professional chef who specializes in making buns made from source beast meat and some ordinary breakfast items.

So this shop is very popular, and there are many people eating breakfast there.

At the table next to them, two burly men were chatting when suddenly their voices rose.

"Really? The Gun Shield Gang got wiped out in a low-level territory that was only established two months ago?"

"No way, the vice-captain of the Gun and Shield Regiment is my friend. His level 4 blue shield is a rare piece of equipment, as big as a door. Its special attribute is double the defense. It can even break through low-level territories?"

"Really? Only the parking attendant managed to escape, and he's still huddled at home, trembling with fear."

"I heard about it too. The Huangsha Regiment went there last night. Luckily, Regiment Commander Du is super shrewd and didn't stick his neck out, so he escaped unscathed."

"What's their background? They're so impressive!"

"I heard he's an orphan. Maybe he was lucky and got into some good building."

There's a lot of gossip going on in the shop; all sorts of strange and unusual things are talked about here every day.

Fang Si sat there quietly, finished the last meat bun, and then stood up.

"Boss, ten more meat buns, to go!"

"Alright, that'll be twenty meat buns for you, one hundred and eighty yuan will do." A thin, middle-aged shopkeeper walked over carrying a paper bag.

Fang Si took out two source stones from his pocket: "I didn't bring any money, can you look for me?"

The boss chuckled and took the Originium from a box. He then took out 20 black, round coins with the words "Peace" printed on them, which even glowed slightly.

"Okay, here's your 20 yuan change."

After receiving the change, Fang Si picked up the cloth bag and walked out of the store, heading towards the seven-story residential building in the distance to the west.

After wandering around for a while, we arrived at the fourth floor and opened an old wooden door. What came into view was a narrow living room with a table in the middle.

"Brother, you're back~" A girl, about seventeen or eighteen years old, walked out from behind a door. Her face was somewhat similar to Fang Si's, but more delicate and refined, and her figure was also petite.

"Hmm, where are Mom and Dad?" Fang Si took out the steamed buns in her hand and handed them to her younger sister next to her.

"Washing things in the back." The younger sister blinked her bright eyes, swallowed unconsciously, but still turned her head to look at the back of the house.

"Dad, Mom, my brother bought Yuanji meat buns! Come and eat some!"

A voice came from behind the house: "Why waste this money? That meat bun shop is expensive. It might be useful for your brother, but it won't do any good for us ordinary people. It'll just make us bloated."

"Who says it's useless? People have said that even if you're not a professional, eating energy-rich foods can improve your physical condition and reduce illness."

The girl pouted; since her parents weren't eating, she felt a little embarrassed to start.

Mr. Fang, hunched over, walked out while holding onto the door frame. He looked at his daughter and said with a smile, "That's what the people selling things say, just like the health supplements they talked about in the old society. Keep them and eat them slowly. Maybe you'll awaken sooner."

Fang's mother wiped her wet hands on her apron and asked softly, "Da Wa, aren't you going out lately?"

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"Yes, the original task has been completed, let's take a break."

Fang Sijing sat quietly at the table, watching her younger sister hesitate for a long time before finally giving in and starting to eat.

"Mom and Dad, there's something I'd like to discuss with you."

Mr. Fang poured himself a cup of hot water from his teacup and turned around, asking, "What is it?"

Fang Si looked up at the three pairs of eyes and said quietly, "I've discovered a lord with great potential and want to pledge allegiance to him as soon as possible, but I'm not familiar with him yet —"

Fang Si paused here, seemingly considering how to continue, when her father suddenly spoke up: "Do you need your mother and me to come along too?"

Fang's father's words were very direct, leaving Fang Si, who was still hesitating, at a loss for how to explain.

"Nothing has been agreed upon yet. After all, I don't know him very well. Although I pledged my loyalty to him beforehand, he might not trust me. If it really comes to that, there's a possibility—"

"Can!"

Fang's father interrupted Fang Si, his tone direct: "Da Wa, you've been out there on your own these past few years. Your mother and I are just ordinary people, there's nothing we can do to help you. But if you feel you need anything, your mother and I will."

"As for your sister, ask her for her opinion!"

Fang Si fell silent. Last time, when he served as a guard for the He family, his parents only moved things in Xu Rong's workshop. This time, however, he was leaving Jiangcheng. He was really hesitant.

"Brother, why don't you ask that person if you can take me with you? My parents aren't in good health and can't do any heavy work. Anyway, I'm almost 18."

After swallowing the steamed bun, the younger sister suddenly spoke up and asked a question.

Fang Si turned to look at his bewildered younger sister. He knew that she simply hadn't thought things through. Because of the city lord, there was hardly any danger in Jiangcheng, and there were patrol teams on guard every day.

Aren't you afraid?

"Brother, you're here too. What's there to be afraid of? Do you think the patrols outside are more reliable than you?"

Fang Si was stunned, then gradually a smile appeared on his face as he reached out and touched his sister's hair.

"Eat slowly, it's all yours, what's the rush!"

"It's so delicious!"

I'll buy it for you tomorrow.

"OK!"

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