Gao Wu: I have a dimensional gate

Upon returning, Lu Qiu took off his combat uniform, collapsed onto the bed, still shaken, and gasped for breath.

The skull-crushing cat was putting too much pressure on him; he felt that if he looked at it even once more, he would face death the next moment.

The evolution of mythical beasts differs from that of humans.

Even the poorest resource-rich city would not allow children below the level of martial artists to face real alien beasts.

From birth, every child will be taught relevant knowledge by the education system, if they wish, including medicine making, weapon forging, materials science, and martial arts.

With the training of a complete martial arts system, one can break through to become a Source Energy Warrior and further learn Source Energy martial arts and wear stronger equipment.

At this point, the individual martial artist is stronger than a typical beast of the same level.

But strange beasts are different.

Most alien beasts do not evolve intelligence, as this does not help their survival; the world of alien beasts is one of survival of the fittest.

The skull-crushing cat eats the mountain venomous lizard, and the mountain venomous lizard eats the gray-scaled thorn snake. Whoever is weak becomes food.

Most of the strange beasts that survived and evolved into species were bloodthirsty, brutal, and extremely aggressive.

When Lu Qiu first saw the real Skull Crusher Cat, to be honest, it had already surpassed most of his peers, after all, he had the Realm Gate as his backing.

But after I calmed down, I felt ashamed.

There was also a strong sense of resentment.

The reason for fear is that you are not strong enough, so become stronger, strong enough to face your fear!

He sat up and began to organize the resources in his hands.

There are sixteen adenomas, one bone-strengthening herb, and the martial arts to be practiced include the White Crane Stance and the complete Tiger Form Fist.

In the short term, apart from blood and qi, which can be steadily improved, there is currently no stable way to improve bones and muscles.

Only after we've sorted out the issue of cultivation resources can we focus all our attention on cultivation.

Thinking of this, Lu Qiu took out an adenoma from his personal space, took a picture of it, and sent it to Zhao Liu: "Want to take it?"

Three seconds later, I received Zhao Liu's reply.

"Holy crap, this size and quality are twice the size of the one I bought yesterday! Can I inspect it, bro? If the quality is up to standard, I can raise the price!"

"Of course, send the location."

Lu Qiu glanced at the time; it was 11:30.

Six hours have passed since school ended at 5:30, and I've learned quite a lot.

He opened the window and lightly jumped to the ground.

His home is on the third floor, and the six-meter height is no burden for Lu Qiu at all.

The windows were open, and all the important items were in personal space; the room was spotless.

Even if you get robbed, the thief will slap himself twice and curse, "What bad luck!"

He followed the navigation to the location given by Zhao Liu.

To Lu Qiu's surprise, Zhao Liu gave him the coordinates of his own home, which was an ordinary residential area outside Wu'an Community called Ping'an Community.

It can't compare to Wu'an, where martial artists can live, but Ping'an Community is already the most upscale place for ordinary people to live.

After Zhao Liu called the security guard to let him through, Lu Qiu entered his house.

Unlike ordinary families, the furnishings in Zhao Liu's home were quite strange.

The apartment had two bedrooms, a living room, and a storage room. He was in the storage room. Both bedrooms were crammed with huge standing refrigerators, which contained all sorts of materials related to exotic beasts.

The living room facing the sun was filled with spiritual plants.

That certainly fits his identity as a materials dealer.

"Wait a moment, brother, I'll finish extracting this bone-strengthening herb." Zhao Liu poked his head out of the room.

Lu Qiu looked around and sighed, "You're really not worried about me stealing your things and running away?"

"We're all straightforward people, how could that be, brother?" Zhao Liu's voice drifted out from the room. "This is where I handle my work; I live on the north side."

Ping'an Community is located to the north of Wu'an Community.

Zhao Liu didn't have the slightest aura of a martial artist, but since he lived in Wu'an Community, he must be a family member of a martial artist. Otherwise, without some background, it would be really difficult to do the materials business.

A short while later, Zhao Liu came out.

Lu Qiu took out the adenoma wrapped in plastic wrap and handed it over: "Take a look."

Zhao Liu carefully opened it, took out a purity tester, inserted it, clicked his tongue, and said with a hint of regret, "The quality is good, but it's a pity it's overripe and a bit aged."

Lu Qiu asked doubtfully, "Isn't blood saliva better the older it is?"

“Yes,” Zhao Liu shrugged, “but the adenoma is the organ through which the Blood Saliva Tree breathes and detoxifies. The longer it is, the more toxins accumulate. Your adenoma is at least twenty years old. I’ve never seen one that old before.”

"Our resource city doesn't yet have equipment capable of perfectly extracting poison."

"Then there's no way to deal with it?" Lu Qiu frowned.

He was familiar with the characteristics of blood saliva wood, but the textbooks only introduced blood saliva wood up to ten years old.

Companies with the resources to cultivate Bloodsucking Wood wouldn't allow the adenomas to accumulate to this extent; it wouldn't be worth it. Martial artists training in the wild would harvest any adenomas they see, regardless of their age.

A 32-year-old adenoma could only grow in the abandoned Frigga Base 47.

Zhao Liu wrapped up the adenoma and looked up at Lu Qiu: "There is a solution, but a licensed pharmacist needs to operate the extraction device."

"Stop keeping me in suspense. If I really couldn't tell you all that, I wouldn't have said it to you." Lu Qiu said with a laugh.

"You're on the right track," Zhao Liu said with a thumbs up. "I have a pharmacist's license, but I have to charge a fee. Opening an extractor isn't cheap."

Lu Qiu asked, "How many can be extracted in one operation?"

"The extractor uses a source battery, which burns a lot of energy during preheating, but the amount decreases significantly after it's turned on. The more you have, the cheaper it is. If you only have one... it's not worth it."

Lu Qiu narrowed his eyes slightly.

Zhao Liu's words were true, but the implication was that he was testing how many adenomas Zhao Liu could produce.

Removing so many adenomas at once may not be a good thing.

"What if I rent your extraction device?"

Zhao Liu hissed and scanned Lu Qiu several times, trying to discern something unusual about him.

This person is indeed someone who could potentially become a long-term client, but he's just a high school student and doesn't seem to have any connections.

If the adenoma is large, any martial artist would make a trip in person; why would they hand it over to their family or students?

But even a single student from Wugao High School wouldn't have the ability to acquire so many adenomas; the Bone-Eating Rat Swarm is no joke.

Having worked in the materials resale business for over a decade, Zhao Liu had long since honed his ability to judge people.

Lu Qiu showed no panic, only wariness and caution, which was unusual for a martial arts high school student unless he had someone backing him.

No, there must be someone, and most likely a criminal martial artist who committed a crime and is trying to escape punishment from the Human Alliance.

There's an old saying before the Great Cataclysm: "He who possesses a sharp weapon will naturally have the will to kill," and this is especially true for martial artists.

Therefore, the Human Alliance manages martial artists very strictly. The most basic rule is that they are not allowed to attack ordinary people, and there are various other restrictions on their actions.

Violations will be met with severe consequences.

Therefore, some martial artists hide in wilderness areas or even restricted areas, relying on intermediaries and cities to communicate.

The martial arts student in front of me clearly has this identity.

However, this has nothing to do with Zhao Liu. What difference does it make whose money he makes? Even if the criminal martial artist is caught, he won't be the one punished.

With a determined look and a quick slap on his thigh, Zhao Liu readily agreed, "Give me a basic fee for battery wear and tear, and you can use my portable extractor!"

"But you have to be careful not to expose the identity of the person behind you, otherwise, if the Human Alliance investigates, neither you nor that person will be in a good place."