A Bite of Douluo Continent

One end of the metal cylinder was covered with a dense array of tiny holes, from which a faint, chilling light flashed.

"You know the Rain of Pear Blossoms Needles, one of the three great hidden weapons of our Tang Clan, right?" Tang Zi chuckled, his words full of pride.

Qi Han was stunned. "Is this the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle?"

"Hey!" Tang Zi waved her hand. "How could that be?"

"However, this hidden weapon is indeed related to the Rain of Pear Blossom Needles."

"This is called the Fine Rain Needle. It was created by a senior member of our Tang Clan hundreds of years ago, inspired by the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle, and is a hidden weapon suitable for low-level Soul Masters."

"The Rain of Pear Blossoms Needle requires at least an eighth-ring soul power cultivation level, and its power is even enough to kill a titled Douluo. This Fine Rain Needle naturally cannot have such power, but it is enough for you, boss, to kill soul beasts that are ten or a hundred years old."

"Moreover, this needle is also poisoned. Even if you encounter a thousand-year-old soul beast, this poison will be enough to give it a hard time, giving you enough time to escape."

"There are restrictions on the number of hidden weapons that our Tang Clan sells to outsiders. With your cultivation level, the strongest hidden weapon you can buy is the Fine Rain Needle. As for powerful hidden weapons like the Zhuge Crossbow, we will not sell them to Soul Masters below the third ring."

"Unfortunately, if a disciple of the Tang Clan uses this Fine Rain Needle, they can use the Tang Clan's unique skill, the Mysterious Jade Hand, to retrieve the needle and reuse it. If an outsider uses it, it will be one less needle they can use each time."

"This fine needle can be fired three times, after which it cannot be used again."

After introducing the fine rain needle, Tang Zi rummaged through her bag for a while and took out another hidden weapon.

Qi Han put down the fine rain needle and took the hidden weapon to examine it.

This is a special concealed weapon that resembles a metal claw. The claw is divided into three parts, and each claw has sharp barbs on its side.

"This is a famous hidden weapon of my Tang Clan, the Flying Divine Claw."

"This hidden weapon is not for attacking, but for using it to move quickly in complex terrain. If you are going to the Soul Beast Forest, this hidden weapon is suitable for both traveling and escaping."

"Moreover, these hidden weapons are not disposable. Although they are a bit expensive, our Tang Clan offers a one-year warranty."

Goodness, Tangmen's business now includes after-sales service?

Qi Han silently muttered a complaint.

Qi Han was familiar with the Flying Claw, as he had similar items among his climbing gear from his previous life.

However, this Flying Claw can be activated with soul power, making it much faster and farther.

One of these two hidden weapons is primarily for attack and is also poisoned, while the other will give Qi Han greater mobility in the Star Dou Great Forest. Undoubtedly, they are very suitable for him.

Qi Han didn't hesitate for long and nodded, "Brother Tang, I'll take both of these. Give me five pieces of Fine Rain Needles and two pieces of Flying Claws."

Do you need this much?

Tang Zi opened her eyes wide, then chuckled, "Sure, sure. Fine Rain Needle is two hundred gold soul coins each, Flying Claw is five hundred gold soul coins each, totaling two thousand gold soul coins. Given our relationship, I'll give you a 10% discount, so it'll be one thousand eight hundred."

Qi Han nodded and took out a gold note containing 1,800 gold soul coins, handing it to Tang Zi.

These gold notes are issued by a bank jointly established by Star Luo and the Heaven Dou Empire. They can be used throughout the entire Douluo Continent. The smallest denomination of a gold note is one hundred gold soul coins, and the largest denomination is ten thousand gold soul coins.

Long before Qi Han had more than a thousand gold soul coins, he exchanged them for gold notes.

The shop has a system to protect it, so there's no need to worry about theft; it's mainly for convenience.

After all, Qi Han from his previous life was already used to using paper money.

Of course, paper money isn't as valuable as gold notes.

Under normal circumstances, gold notes are only used in large-scale transactions.

After counting the gold notes, Tang Zi happily took out five brand-new Fine Rain Needles and two Flying Divine Claws, handed them to Qi Han, and gave him detailed instructions on how to use them and how to store them normally.

Before leaving, Tang Zi casually asked, "Boss, which Soul Beast Forest are you planning to go to?"

"Starry Sky Forest".

???

Tang Zi stopped in her tracks, her expression suddenly becoming quite interesting. "Boss, where are you going?"

No wonder Tang Zi was surprised. The Star Dou Great Forest is the largest soul beast forest in Douluo Continent, with a wide variety of soul beasts, but it is also very dangerous. In the core area, there are even legendary 100,000-year-old soul beasts.

In Tang Zi's opinion, Qi Han was only absorbing his first spirit ring, so there was no need for him to go there. An ordinary spirit beast forest would be enough to meet his needs.

After hesitating for a moment, Tang Zi sighed softly, took out a fist-sized metal lump from her pocket, and mysteriously handed it to Qi Han.

"Boss, this is called Thunderclap. Just press the mechanism to activate it, and it will explode in three breaths. The kill radius is ten meters. It's yours."

Qi Han silently accepted it, then asked curiously, "Is this also for sale?"

"No." Tang Zi shook her head. "Our Litang's duty is to forge and make all kinds of hidden weapons. This is one I made myself. You can't buy it outside. Let's be friends. If you need to buy hidden weapons in the future, you can come to me."

He gave Qi Han a deep look and said, "Be careful."

Qi Han felt a warmth in his heart, nodded, and watched Tang Zi leave.

After carefully putting away the hidden weapons, Qi Han's heart stirred.

"System, do you have anything like a personal storage space?"

[The host can store items in the system space. The system will charge you 100 Gold Soul Coins per cubic meter per day.]

???

"System, you actually charged me money? And it's so expensive!"

[Because this system has detected that the host is now wealthy.]

"What do you, a system like yours, need money for?"

This system consumes a lot of resources to cultivate ingredients.

this...

Qi Han thought long and hard, but found he couldn't find a reason to refute it.

After all, the system had provided him with raw materials without charging him a single penny.

"Okay, here you go, rent it for two days."

He took out two gold notes worth one hundred gold soul coins each. The gold notes disappeared into thin air, and Qi Han noticed that a cubic meter of space had been freed up in the system space, allowing him to freely store or take out items.

After storing the hidden weapon in his system space and gathering some changes of clothes from his room, Qi Han lay down on the bed and went to sleep.

We're leaving tomorrow morning!

Chapter Seventeen: Qinan Fruit and the Civet Cat

Shrek City is very close to the Star Dou Great Forest.

When Shrek City was first established, the issue of the Soul Beast Forest was taken into consideration.

Firstly, Shrek Academy encompasses almost 80% of the genius soul masters on the entire continent, resulting in a huge demand for top-tier soul rings, a demand that only the Star Dou Great Forest can meet.

Secondly, the Star Dou Great Forest is not as peaceful as it appears on the surface.

According to historical records, the Star Dou Great Forest has experienced several beast tides due to the excessive hunting of soul beasts by soul masters.

In the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, there live more than one hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast. Soul beasts at this level are no different from humans in terms of intelligence, and naturally they are unwilling to be slaughtered. The large-scale hunting of soul beasts by soul masters will eventually lead to backlash.

After Shrek City was established, it became a barrier in front of the Star Dou Great Forest.

For five thousand years, Shrek City has twice gone all out to stop the surging beast tides and defend the survival of mankind.

This is why Shrek City, though seemingly detached from worldly affairs, is highly respected.

...

"We've arrived, we've arrived. Get off here."

A carriage stopped on a small road at the very edge of the Starry Sky Forest. A handsome young man stepped off the carriage. He had no luggage on him, and compared to the hurried pace of the others, he seemed to be there for sightseeing.

Qi Han handed a gold soul coin to the coachman and smiled slightly, "Old man, your carriage is very stable, keep the change."

He waved and turned to walk into the Star Dou Great Forest.

"System, is there any food?"

Looking up at the sun high overhead, Qi Han rubbed his stomach and spoke helplessly.

Qi Han got up early in the morning. After posting a leave notice at the entrance of the small shop, he hired a coachman to take him to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

It was already noon, and although the place wasn't far, the carriage was indeed moving rather slowly.

I kind of miss the high-speed rail and airplanes on Earth.

[Please resolve this yourself, host.]

Fine.

Although there are no facilities here to cook the dishes that Qi Han is good at, given Qi Han's current ability to make three perfect dishes, his control over the heat shouldn't be too bad.

He prepared the seasonings in advance, as barbecuing in the Star Dou Great Forest was a good option.

[Host wants to eat barbecue, can you defeat the soul beast?]

this...

"System, don't underestimate me!"

Qi Han declared that he possessed hidden weapons, so hunting and eating soul beasts was a piece of cake for him.

Hmm, something doesn't seem right.

The fine rain needles are poisoned... they can't be used.

Qi Han fell into deep thought...

I wonder if we can defeat a ten-year-old soul beast...

If all else fails, find a stream to fish; grilled fish would be a good option too.

As Qi Han made his way into the Star Dou Great Forest, he looked around, trying to find something to eat.

Huh?

That looks like a fruit tree?

Qi Han took out the food encyclopedia from the system space and started searching.

Soon, he found information about the fruit tree in front of him.

The fruit of the Qinan tree is edible, with a sweet taste and abundant juice.