8 Eat A Lemon

After Mo Xiaobai finished reading the introduction in the force technique stone crystal, he opened his eyes.

This was an attack force technique known as Triple Slash.

Mo Xiaobai wouldn't know what the effects of the force technique were currently.

This was different from refined force techniques. An attack force technique used force as its foundation. He hadn't opened his force points now, so he didn't have any forces on him. Thus, he wouldn't be able to practice this skill.

Mo Xiaobai kept the force technique stone crystal in his space ring a little dejectedly. Then, he kept all the other force technique crystal remnants.

The opal force technique crystal remnants had a gold pattern on them. This meant that there were first-rank force technique crystal remnants. They were suitable for one force point Force Warriors.

They could be used to upgrade your cultivation or replenish your force. They could even supply energy to some force items.

Force technique crystal remnants had many uses. They were the hard currency of the Cerulean Empire.

Mo Xiaobai looked at this force technique crystal remnants briefly. There were about 200 dollars in remnants here. This was quite a huge asset to him.

He didn't count them in detail. He had been here for a long time, so he wondered if Director Hong had already found him.

He turned and walked towards the light door behind him. His vision blurred, and he realized that he had reappeared in the dim crack in the wall.

In front of him, the waves in the air calmed down slowly, and the bright red light turned white.

After the red light turned white, Mo Xiaobai lifted his hand and touched the ordinary-looking black wall again. He realized that the space door didn't appear this time. He touched the black stone wall directly.

The cold and wet feeling was felt on his finger. Mo Xiaobai opened his eyes in shock.

The hollow treasure could only be opened once?

"Howl!!"

Mo Xiaobai's thoughts were interrupted by a howl coming from not far away.

He smiled in his heart. He had already taken the items, so it was alright if the door disappeared.

He moved out a few meters and looked outside. The graystone wolf was still lingering outside. Through the crack, Mo Xiaobai could see its cold muddy green eyes.

Why wasn't Director Hong here?

Just as this thought appeared in his mind, a slightly plump figure appeared. Before the graystone wolf could react, it was kicked in the waist.

The body of the graystone wolf twisted, and it flew out like a cannon. It howled in agony. Then, Mo Xiaobai heard a heavy object slamming into the ground.

Hong Shi leaned towards the crack with his plump face and saw Mo Xiaobai hiding inside. He heaved a sigh of relief and smiled.

"Come out, it's safe now."

Mo Xiaobai squeezed out of the crack. He glanced in the direction of where the graystone wolf had flown. He saw that the graystone wolf had already turned into a corpse. It was lying on the ground silently.

Its waist was twisted, and its eyes had popped out. It had opened its hideous mouth, and blood was dripping down from it. It looked like it had died a terrible death.

Hong Shi glanced at the crack behind Mo Xiaobai and smiled as he praised, "This is a good spot. The graystone wolf can't go in. You're quite smart."

Mo Xiaobai smiled and nodded. "Hahaha, I was just lucky to have found this place."

Hong Shi nodded. He looked at the darkening sky. "Alright, let's call it a day. The wild is more dangerous at night. Let's go and find Lin Mengyu and Meng You. Then, we'll go back to the base."

Mo Xiaobai nodded. "Okay."

Hong Shi and Mo Xiaobai walked out of the little valley. They came to the broken stone forest. Mo Xiaobai thought of something, and said, "Director Hong, wait."

He ran in the direction of the limestone plant.

Mo Xiaobai felt that he was a frugal man. Although he already had many treasures, money was still money.

Hong Shi looked at Mo Xiaobai curiously. "What's the matter?"

Mo Xiaobai came to the rock pillar that was surrounded by pale red lines of light. He found the limestone plant in the cracks of the stone pillar.

He took down the limestone plant, and happily explained, "When the graystone wolf was chasing me, I saw this limestone plant here."

Hong Shi smiled in surprise when he saw the limestone plant in Mo Xiaobai's hand. "You have sharp eyesight. It's hard to notice a limestone plant growing within the cracks of a stone pillar."

Mo Xiaobai glanced at the pale red lines of light that were dissipating and smiled shyly. "Hahaha, Director Hong, you think too highly of me. It's not really hard to find."

Hong Shi smiled. "Did you see any more herbs? I can bring you to collect them now."

Mo Xiaobai shook his head. "Nope."

Hong Shi nodded. "Let's go then."

***

After some time, Hong Shi and Mo Xiaobai met Lin Mengyu in this forest.

Lin Mengyu looked a little haggard. There were a few bloodstains and dust on her pretty face. There were a few scratches on her armor too. However, she wasn't hurt.

Then, the three of them found Meng You on another hill.

Meng You was in a better condition than Lin Mengyu. He didn't seem to have met any powerful magical beast.

As compared to them, Xiaobai looked the worst. When he was evading the attacks from the first-rank graystone wolf, a few scratches were made on his armor. Then, mud got stuck to his body when he climbed into the crack.

Lin Mengyu and Meng You were stunned when they saw Mo Xiaobai.

After all, Mo Xiaobai was more powerful than them. They didn't expect him to look so haggard.

On the way back to the base. Lin Mengyu and Meng You felt content after hearing that Mo Xiaobai met a first-rank graystone wolf.

Meng You smiled and opened his mouth. "I didn't expect you to meet a first-rank magical beast. Xiaobai, you seem a little unlucky."

Mo Xiaobai nodded in agreement. "Yes. Fortunately, I ran away fast enough. If not, I would have been eaten."

Lin Mengyu glanced at Meng You and raised her eyebrows. "You looked very happy. Looks like you have some gains."

A proud look appeared on his Meng You's face. "Of course!"

As he spoke, he took out a piece of gray fur from his space ring. There was a faint white glow around the fur. "A normal grade graystone wolf skin! One piece can sell for one force technique crystal remnant. Lin Mengyu, what about you?"

Lin Mengyu took out two sharp wolf teeth with a white glow around them. "Two graystone wolf teeth. Not bad too, right?"

Meng You nodded when he saw this. "Not bad indeed."

Then, Lin Mengyu and Meng You turned to look at Mo Xiaobai.

"Xiaobai, what did you get?"

Mo Xiaobai smiled as he took out two limestone plants and two bloody-sun plants. "I didn't find anything good. This is it."

"…" Lin Mengyu.

"…" Meng You.

Silence. The two students looked at the limestone plants and the bloody-sun plants in Mo Xiaobai's hand. Their eyes widened in disbelief.

Even Hong Shi was flabbergasted. He looked at Mo Xiaobai, and said, "Xiaobai, you're quite lucky. You found four herbs."

He looked at the herbs in Mo Xiaobai's hand and estimated their price. "One two-leaved limestone plant is worth two force technique crystal remnants. This three-leaved force technique crystal remnant is worth three force technique crystal remnants. Adding the two bloody-sun plants, you can sell them for 11 force technique crystal remnants."

"11 force technique crystal remnants?!"

Meng You started muttering to himself, "This is called didn't find anything good?!" He looked as though he ate a lemon. He was extremely sour.

Lin Mengyu looked at Mo Xiaobai. "Aren't you really lucky?!"

Mo Xiaobai quickly shook his hand. "How is that possible! That is your misconception! If I had been lucky, I wouldn't have met that first-rank graystone wolf! Today is an accident. I won't be able to have so many gains tomorrow."

Well… I won't be able to find any hollow treasures tomorrow, right? Mo Xiaobai muttered in his mind.