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Being able to pick it up and actually using it are two completely different concepts.
Jing Yuan casually demonstrated a few moves, then walked up to Belenkov and said with a smile, "Senior, may I take this knife?"
Belenkov's gaze darkened. Although he was happy that the sword had found a wielder, it felt like his child, whom he had raised for many years, had been taken away.
Therefore, his joy was not apparent.
"Okay. But remember, bring me materials from King-level Devouring Beasts next time."
"Remember this!"
"By the way, when will the village organize a trip to collect supplies from outside?"
Jingyuan agreed to three things for Belenkov, the first of which was to help the village collect supplies.
Belenkov smiled slightly and said, "Ms. Bai arranges all the outings. You can go ask her."
"Okay! Thank you, senior!"
Jingyuan picked up the battle sword with one hand, slung it over his shoulder, and left Belenkov's shop.
Jing Yuan carried his battle sword among the village shops, drawing strange looks from everyone. Some knew the origin of the sword, while others did not.
Overall, however, this battle sword is too big and too flashy.
Jingyuan arrived at the village pond, where Bai Yuekui was training Mark.
Since Mark was unable to awaken his source potential, Bai Yuekui took the initiative to conduct physical training for him.
According to Jingyuan's guess, Bai Yuekui must also know about Mark's special status, otherwise why would she have followed the hunters when they went down to the ground to carry out their missions?
Moreover, she even tried to take Mark away from Nirvana at the time.
Why did she take Mark away? Was it to groom him?
Bai Yuekui never explicitly stated it, and Jingyuan never directly asked him.
Faced with Bai Yuekui, Jing Yuan simply observed the situation calmly.
Jingyuan walked over, and Bai Yuekui saw him, glanced at him, and asked, "Did you go to see Belenkov?"
"Yes."
Bai Yuekui looked at the battle sword and asked, "So, are you planning to help the village collect supplies, or go fight the King-level Devouring Beast?"
"All!"
Jingyuan suddenly realized what was happening and quickly asked, "Wait a minute! You mean, we can do one of the two things?"
Bai Yuekui smiled slightly.
Jingyuan suddenly realized that perhaps this was all arranged by her.
Bai Yuekui explained, "Although there's free trade in the village, resources like weapons, food, and houses can all be exchanged for contributions. It's similar to what you have at the lighthouse! This battle sword you're holding is one of the few good weapons available. Doing two things with it won't be a loss for you!"
"Alright!" Jing Yuan shrugged. Anyway, there was no time limit for killing King-level Devouring Beasts, so it didn't matter to him. "I came here to ask when you're going to organize a trip outside to collect supplies?"
“I won’t be going out anytime soon, but tomorrow Shattered Star will be leading a team to Steelflame Fortress for a supply trade. If you want to go, it will count as one of your tasks.”
"Steelflame Fortress?" Jing Yuan asked疑惑地, "What place is that?"
"Another human settlement in this area."
Upon hearing that it was another human settlement, Jingyuan immediately became interested.
“Okay! I’ll go!” Jingyuan also wanted to see what this other settlement in the post-apocalyptic world was like.
"Then go find Shattered Star!"
"it is good!"
Jing Yuan was about to turn around and look for Sui Xing when Mark, who was training, heard the sound and came over, asking, "Is there a mission? Do you need my help?"
Before Jing Yuan could speak, Bai Yuekui said, "With your current strength, you can't be of any help. Practice more and awaken your Origin Essence potential first!"
Mark looked embarrassed. He used to be the Lighthouse's top fighter, but now he couldn't even rank among the top fighters in Dragonbone Village.
Jingyuan didn't like hearing these words either. What was the difference between this and the oppressive education methods used by the elderly in the old world?
"Boss Bai! Mark! And Jingyuan is here too!"
A clear voice came from the side; it belonged to Ulan Maiduo, who was wearing a red short dress.
Maido, carrying a small basket, walked up to the group and said with a smile, "These are newly grown green fruits from the farm. Would you like to try some?"
Jingyuan looked into the basket and saw a green fruit he had never seen before.
Maido gave one to each person.
Bai Yuekui took a bite, nodded, and said, "It tastes good!"
Mark also took a bite, his expression was a little strange, but he didn't say anything.
Jingyuan took a bite and found the fruit to be very sour and astringent.
He looked at Maido with surprise, and Maido explained, "These are fruits adapted to the surface environment. Although they can't compare to the fruits of the Old World, they're already very good. You probably don't even have any fruit on the lighthouse!"
Mark said, "There's an apple tree on the lighthouse that produces some fruit every year. We can give you some if you want."
Bai Yuekui replied, "Based on the yield of just one of your trees, I'm afraid most of the common people have never even tasted it!"
Mark was speechless. Those apples were a special supply for the city lord.
Saying that some would be given to Dragon Bone Village was as a diplomatic gift.
Maido generously said, "You can take them to the village market to sell, and maybe you can exchange them for some things you need."
Jingyuan looked at Maiduo. This little girl was simple-minded and kind, warm and generous.
When the people from the Lighthouse arrived in Dragon Bone Village, most of them remained wary. Maido's enthusiasm was truly exceptional.
Whenever the lighthouse keeper comes to the village, Maido greets him warmly.
Upon learning that Jingyuan was going to find Suixing, Maiduo kindly led the way for him.
Sui Xing was charging her vehicle at the resource supply station when she saw Jing Yuan approaching, and her heart tightened.
Chapter 157 Heading to Steelflame Fortress
When Jing Yuan stormed the ecological base, the final battle was against humanoid bioweapons.
Sui Xing confidently made a bet with Jing Yuan.
That bet still hasn't been fulfilled!
Maiduo led Jingyuan over and introduced with a smile, "This is the resource supply station."
"Oh." Jingyuan looked around. There were several warehouses and several vehicles.
"Look, there's a broken star over there!" Maido waved to the broken star as she approached, but the broken star didn't react.
Maiduo leaned closer and asked with a smile, "Suixing, why do you look so unhappy?"
"No." Suixing replied indifferently.
"What's wrong? Are you unhappy because of the mission?" Maido thought for a moment and said, "Yeah, it's true. It'll be three or four days, which is really tiring."
Before Sui Xing could say anything, Jing Yuan exclaimed in surprise, "It'll take three or four days?"
Maido nodded. "Yes! Steelflame Fortress is seven or eight hundred kilometers away from here. Including the time for rest and recharging, it will take a whole day just to get there. If we encounter a powerful Devouring Beast or other special circumstances along the way, it will probably take another day."
After listening to Maiduo's explanation, Jingyuan understood. Things are different now than in the old world; highways are probably no longer usable. Seven or eight hundred kilometers is likely the straight-line distance, and there might be detours along the way.
"What are you doing here?" Sui Xing asked Jing Yuan.
Jing Yuan smiled and said, "I heard you had a mission, so Boss Bai asked me to come and join you. Boss Bai said he'd calculate my workload."
"Why do you need to calculate the workload?" Sui Xing was a little confused until she saw the battle sword behind Jing Yuan and then she realized what was going on.
"To be used to exchange for weapons in the village."
Maido glanced at the two of them, then waved her hand, "You two chat first, I'm leaving now!"
Jingyuan looked at Maiduo and smiled, "Thank you! Goodbye!"
"goodbye!"
Maido left with light, quick steps.
Jingyuan watched Maiduo's retreating figure and thought to himself, "This girl has such a good attitude! It's rare to find someone with such a mindset in this apocalyptic world."
Sui Xing looked at Jing Yuan with disgust and said angrily, "Stop looking! He's still a minor!"
“Yes…it’s hard for adults to be so innocent and carefree…” Jing Yuan said, turning to look at Sui Xing, “What do you mean by that?”
Sui Xing turned her head, but didn't answer. Instead, she said coldly, "Since it's the boss's arrangement, I can only let you go. Po Kong just happened to be beaten into bed by Belenkov, so you'll take his place!"
Jing Yuan smiled, "What a coincidence!"
"By the way, how many of us are going?"
"Including you, there are four of us."
……
Since this trip would last at least three days, Jingyuan gave instructions to Mark, Jingnan, and the others before leaving with Suixing and the others.