Swallowing the Stars: Sacrifice to Become Stronger, Fiancée is Alluring

Chapter 53 Return to the Supply Base

"230 billion. As long as you agree to sell this armored dragon's carcass, I'll give you 230 billion, it'll be in your account immediately. This price is very fair."

"I'm sorry, I have no intention of selling this body at the moment."

Jiang Lan lowered her voice and refused directly.

Money on Earth will soon become meaningless to him; having more won't help.

Moreover, he still has several hundred million Chinese yuan in his account, which is enough for him to spend.

Upon hearing this, Inspector Liu's expression showed some regret.

However, he did not make a scene. Although he was also a high-level war god, there were differences in strength among high-level war gods.

The guy who can single-handedly take down an armored dragon would definitely not have the upper hand in a real conflict.

Moreover, among martial artists, especially high-level martial artists, regardless of their faction, killing each other is absolutely forbidden.

Therefore, Inspector Liu didn't say anything more, but just smiled and said:

"Alright, bro, I'll be going now."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

As Jiang Lan watched Inspector Liu's figure disappear into the distance, her eyes flickered.

Just then, another beastly roar sounded behind him.

Jiang Lan looked back and saw a group of thirty or forty monsters rushing toward him.

At a glance, he recognized that this group of monsters was the same group that had been upstairs in the Carrefour supermarket before.

Although the supermarket had collapsed, it did not cause any harm to these guys. After walking out of the building ruins, they headed straight for Jiang Lan.

Without the slightest hesitation, Jiang Lan instantly pulled out the halberd stuck in the armored dragon's corpse, and in a flash, charged towards the horde of beasts.

These monsters, without exception, were all high-level beast generals, with enormous bodies and shiny fur.

However, in front of Jiang Lan, they were nothing more than a group of slightly larger toys, posing no threat to him whatsoever.

Suddenly, a series of loud explosions rang out, accompanied by the screams of monsters.

The sound subsided in less than five seconds.

The system notification sounded in his ears, but Jiang Lan did not choose to immediately sacrifice these corpses. Instead, he stood up straight and scanned every corner around him.

After confirming that no one was nearby, Jiang Lan looked down at the corpse on the ground again.

Sacrifice!

As long as there's no one around, that's fine. As for the possibility that someone might be spying on him with binoculars in the distance, there's nothing Jiang Lan can do about that.

Even if someone does discover something amiss, Jiang Lan is currently wearing a combat helmet, and even Inspector Liu, who was face-to-face with him just now, didn't recognize his identity. It would be even more impossible for other unfamiliar martial artists to do so.

There's no need to be timid and hesitant because of such a trivial risk.

[Sacrifice successful. Host has obtained Body Tempering Pill (Iron-hoofed Bull)*1, (Lion Mastiff)*2... (Mud Crocodile)*2.]

In just a few seconds, the monster corpses in front of Jiang Lan disappeared completely, turning into thirty-seven Body Tempering Pills.

A satisfied smile appeared on Jiang Lan's face behind the helmet, and he walked up to the armored dragon.

He was somewhat agitated.

After such a long period of bad luck, shouldn't this Ironclad Dragon at least have a safety net for itself?

Sacrifice!

[Sacrifice successful. Host has obtained Body Tempering Pill (Ironclad Dragon), the manual "Giant Strength", and the item "Ironclad Dragon Egg".]

Jiang Lan smacked her lips.

As expected, the name of the secret manual rewarded by the system was still as simple and straightforward as ever.

Just by looking at the name, you can tell that this "Great Strength" must be a secret technique to increase strength, similar to "Swift Shadow".

Immense strength.

Jiang Lan had a thought, and immediately, an inexplicable power emerged from his limbs and bones.

Jiang Lan clenched his fist slightly and roughly estimated that his strength had increased by about twice as much as before.

He was somewhat surprised.

The secret manual that the system rewarded was different from the one Jiang Lan had read in the novel before.

Others are rewarded and automatically instilled with relevant memories, directly achieving a comprehensive understanding.

But this sacrificial system is completely different.

A reward is a reward. Although it's called a secret manual, Jiang Lan actually feels that Swift Shadow and Mighty Strength are more like active buffs that can directly enhance physical attributes once activated.

Most importantly, he had already tested it before, and as long as he didn't actively turn off the Shadow Strike state, it wouldn't disappear automatically no matter how long it was on.

If the same applies to the Giant Strength ability, then keeping it running continuously would be equivalent to giving him almost double the physical attributes, which could be considered a pleasant surprise.

Immediately afterward, Jiang Lan had a thought, and the system backpack appeared in front of him.

Besides the Body Tempering Pills that almost filled his backpack, Jiang Lan saw a dark blue egg in the last compartment.

If all goes as expected, this is the Ironclad Dragon Egg that the system is rewarding us with.

Since it's a system reward, this egg should be able to hatch.

However, Jiang Lan wasn't very interested.

No matter how powerful the Ironclad Dragon is, it's still just a lord-level monster. Even if we were willing to invest resources in its development, it could only reach planetary levels at most, becoming a king-level monster equivalent to Earth, which would be quite an achievement.

Moreover, training takes time, and Jiang Lan doesn't have that kind of free time.

"Never mind, we'll just grill them when we get hungry."

After closing his system inventory, Jiang Lan didn't hesitate any longer and headed straight for the city center.

It has been tested before; high-level lords like the Ironclad Dragon pose no threat to him whatsoever.

Moreover, with the added strength, his original strength of one million kilograms has doubled again.

Therefore, even if Jiang Lan encounters a King-level monster now, he will not face any danger.

Even if they are outmatched, escaping should be no problem at all.

So next, we need to hurry up and collect the Body Tempering Pills.

Thinking of this, Jiang Lan suddenly accelerated, leaving a sonic boom in his wake, and then disappeared from sight.

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In the blink of an eye, three days have passed.

Jiang Lan walked alone on the streets of City 003, carrying a tactical backpack that was as tall as a person, and seemed to be stuffing something into it.

The backpack was already stuffed full, and now it was completely full.

Only Jiang Lan knew that the tactical backpack was full of Body Tempering Pills!

With a thought, the backpack in his hand disappeared and then reappeared in the system's inventory slot.

Jiang Lan twitched the corner of her mouth.

The system space is powerful, but it cannot be used to stack items.

Items like Body Tempering Pills take up an entire inventory slot with just one pill.

Therefore, Jiang Lan had no choice but to take out all the Body Tempering Pills and put them in her bag at first.

However, after testing, Jiang Lan discovered that the bag containing the Body Tempering Pill could also be placed in the system backpack, and it still only occupied one slot.

We've managed to exploit this bug.

Another backpack appeared in Jiang Lan's hand.

This package contains materials from the monster's corpse.

He looked up, checked the direction of the nearest supply base, slung his bag over his shoulder, and disappeared into the street in the blink of an eye.

(End of this chapter)