Swallowing the Stars: Cultivate to Become Stronger.

Chapter 27 A Hundred Billion Bounty

The rescue was just a minor incident for Luo Shen in City 023.

In the days to come.

Luo Shen continued to roam the eastern suburbs of the city, searching for monsters to practice his sword skills every day. He prioritized lone low-level lord-class monsters, or special high-level beast generals such as the Firescale Trident Boar and the Silver Moon Wolf.

With the increased intensity of the battles and the fact that he had mastered the fourth level of the Ninefold Primordial Guiding Technique, Luo Shen's daily genetic energy cultivation became even more effective.

Although, due to the lack of precise instruments, it is impossible to clearly determine the extent of one's own strength.

But Luo Shen could still clearly feel that the battle had become easier.

Some ordinary high-level beast generals couldn't even last a single round against him.

Luo Shen was more adept at dealing with special high-level beast generals like the Earth Brown Bear and the Silver Moon Wolf. He even dared to charge directly into the monster's lair, fight hundreds of rounds with a low-level lord, and then gracefully leave.

The few low-level lord-level monsters around him had long been annoying him.

Come during the day!

I'll come again tonight!

It's even worse than the 996 work schedule, and they don't care whether people can stand it or not; they always resort to force!

However, all of this came to an abrupt end this evening.

Because of Luo Shen's reckless actions, he accidentally provoked a mid-level lord-level silver thorn dragon lizard, and was chased by it for nine blocks before finally escaping with great difficulty.

Of course, this is also Luo Shen's own fault.

Why did you have to go when they were doing something indescribable with another Silverthorn Dragon Lizard? Anyone would be bullied like that!

Fortunately, the person was alright.

After all, the silver-spined dragon lizard was interrupted while on its mission, and its legs were weak, so it couldn't catch up with Luo Shen, who was determined to escape.

It's a pity that the Ghost Shadow Blade, which had accompanied him in battle for so long, was completely destroyed in this battle. The power of the enraged mid-level lord was simply not enough for the blade to withstand the weight of life.

Of course, this is quite normal.

After all, the A6 model battle sword can only ensure that it can fight against most high-level beast general-level monsters without taking damage.

Every day, there's intense fighting, battling various special high-level beast generals and low-level lords. My battle sword is already severely worn down, and with the Silverthorn Dragon Lizard's attack, it's unlikely to hold up any longer.

As for the combat uniform, it wasn't damaged much.

After all, Luo Shen's agility was always on point, and he was rarely hit by monsters in battle, so he naturally suffered no damage.

Inside the temporary encampment room.

"It's time to go back."

Looking at his combat backpack, which was filled to the brim with monster materials, Luo Shen was overjoyed. If he sold all these monsters, he could not only buy an A7 model battle sword, but also the fifth level of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade.

The combat backpack is cleverly designed; it can unfold layer by layer, reaching up to the height of an adult.

Luo Shen put in a lot of effort to fit all the monster materials inside.

"Buzzing~"

Suddenly, Luo Shen's communicator watch vibrated.

He glanced down and saw a prominent news article pop up on his screen, with the first few words of the headline being "Billion-Dollar Bounty"!

One hundred billion!

This is an absolutely staggering fortune!

Let alone ordinary people, even warriors of the highest caliber would find it hard to resist such temptation.

After all, martial artists are also human beings, with emotions and desires, and all sorts of needs. In fact, the more powerful a martial artist is, the more terrifyingly much money they spend. High-level weapons, combat uniforms, and secret manuals—any of these cost astronomical sums.

Luo Shen shook his head and said, "It seems that Luo Feng has still chosen this path."

Despite his own warning, Luo Feng still killed Li Wei, just like in the original story.

"Could it be that everything is truly predetermined?" Luo Shen sighed, somewhat bewildered. "If nothing can be changed, then what is the point of my existence?"

Was his purpose in traveling through time to witness Luo Feng's great journey firsthand?

He shook his head, clearing his mind of distracting thoughts.

"Buzz buzz buzz~" Luo Shen suddenly felt the watch vibrate.

Looking down, I saw the display on my communication watch.

It was Luo Feng's phone call.

"Luo Feng is calling me at this time?" Luo Shen hesitated for a moment before answering the phone: "Hello!" There was no one speaking on the other end of the line, only the sound of heavy breathing coming over and over again.

I took another look and confirmed that it was indeed Luo Feng's phone number.

My thoughts raced through my mind.

Perhaps it was because of his previous warning that Luo Feng trusted him, so when faced with the enormous pressure of the billion-dollar bounty, he subconsciously made the call.

However, Luo Feng didn't know whether he could be trusted or not, so he didn't dare to speak first.

A moment of silence.

Luo Shen broke the silence: "Senior brother, we've basically wiped out all the Beast General-level monsters in the eastern suburbs of City 023. Don't wander around outside tonight, come back and rest. We should head back to the base city tomorrow."

He could clearly feel the other person's breath catch in their throat; he guessed Luo Feng hadn't expected him to say those things.

That's why I say that.

Luo Shen knew very well that only in this way could he make Luo Feng lower his guard.

It has to be said that Vinina's tactic of throwing money at people was indeed ruthless. Luo Feng was only 18 or 9 years old, and he didn't know how to deal with such a blatant scheme for a while.

Just as Vinina said.

Regardless of who the murderer is, as long as he dares to reveal this information—whether it's something he said in his sleep, while drunk, or something he leaked before taking action—no one can guarantee that others won't inform on him in the face of such an exorbitant reward.

This 100 billion was a huge weight on Luo Feng's heart!

As long as Li Yao and Vinina are alive, and as long as his strength has not surpassed that of Li Yao and Vinina, he will continue to live in their shadow.

Therefore, what Luo Shen needed to do at this time was very simple.

Help Luo Feng distract himself.

Young people are prone to getting stuck on things. Thinking about this too much can actually make them think in the wrong direction. But if you shift your focus, they might just figure it out.

The other person still didn't speak.

Luo Shen didn't mind and continued, "By the way, senior brother, Xu Xin called me just now."

"Xu Xin?" Luo Feng finally spoke from the other side.

Luo Shen chuckled.

The honey trap really works!

"Yeah, my senior asked me why you haven't called her, and she also asked me if you have a girlfriend. I said—" Luo Shen deliberately dragged out the last syllable, whetting Luo Feng's appetite.

Actually, it doesn't matter what you talk to Luo Feng about now. As long as he's willing to speak, that's already a help.

"Ah Shen, you're not talking nonsense, are you?"

On the other side of the screen, Luo Feng's tone changed noticeably, as if he was afraid that Luo Shen was really talking nonsense to Xu Xin.

"Want to know? Just call and ask." Luo Shen didn't answer, but just chuckled and said, "At this hour, your senior is probably still awake. You can call her and deepen your relationship."

"Ah Shen—" Luo Feng wanted to say something more.

Luo Shen didn't give him a chance to speak at all, and said directly, "Alright, alright, you call your senior first, I'm going to sleep now. Remember to come back early, I have to go back to the Southeast Military Region tomorrow morning."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

"This can be considered as helping Luo Feng make connections, right?" Luo Shen said with a smile.

As long as Luo Feng calls Xu Xin, he will naturally know that Xu Xin has not called him. With Luo Feng's intelligence, he will naturally understand what he just said.

"The art of communication."

Turn off your watch and phone, and go to sleep!

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There will be another update later, so you can read it when you wake up tomorrow morning.

have a good weekend.

(End of this chapter)