Chapter 31 - 21: Stealthy Subterfuge and Bold Plundering
Linhe District was brimming with turmoil, a storm brewing on the horizon. But within Linhe District, Xu Qing was living day to day, fussing over trivial matters.
"They all say that martial arts schools are bottomless pits. You spend silver to buy martial arts lessons, only to cough up more silver to buy nourishing potions to refine your physique. After buying the potions, if you want to learn more advanced cultivation techniques, you have to spend even more money."
Over and over, it equates to this: with the same talent, whoever spends more money becomes stronger.
This model was no different from the flashy, low-end online games he had seen in his past life!
Looking at himself, just advancing to an Iron Armored Wandering Corpse had cost him nearly two hundred taels of silver. Who knew how much more it would take for Silver Corpses, Golden Corpses, and even the higher levels of the Three Corpse Transformations!
The only fortunate thing was that zombies had long lifespans. He could slowly grind for silver and the resources needed for various zombie breakthroughs.
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That day, the agreed-upon date with the hunter arrived. Xu Qing closed his shop early and went to the East Market to retrieve the animal hide materials he had been longing for.
The hunter hadn't set up a stall; it seemed he had come to Linhe specifically to wait for him, such a big customer. After their transaction was completed, the hunter wrapped himself in a bearskin coat and left the East Market.
Returning to Underground Street, Xu Qing saw from a distance a few government officials in uniform lingering at the entrance of the Funeral Shop.
They were old acquaintances. When he got closer, Xu Qing habitually asked, "You guys delivering again? Let me see. Good condition, pretty decent. How did he die?"