Milking it Dry!

The moment the Mask was put on his face, a profound feeling rose in Ban's face. It's as if he became nothing and his surroundings became one with him.

He did not know that the mask had such an effect. After all, it was not listed on the description provided by the System.

However, he did not take it to heart as he might just be imagining things.

He tried to shake his head and strangely enough, the mask did not go off even though it does not have a strap that could tie itself to Ban.

He also tried looking around and his vision was actually not obstructed by any means and he could still perceive the area around him just like without having the mask on.

Ban liked the feeling of having the mask on so he decided not to take it off for now.

He then looked at Eva who had already returned to her normal state as the Wrath Skill's duration had already ended.

She had also returned her Guard as it only has a duration of 30 minutes per day. They wanted to preserve it as much as possible as having an extra hand can be extremely helpful depending on the situation. She has already summoned her Royal Guard for 5 minutes earlier so she still has an extra 25 minutes to summon it again.

Ban then looked at the Rogue Red Termite that he just contracted earlier and he could not help but hesitate whether to kill it or keep it as his summon.

He only contracted it earlier so that they could have an easier time killing it.

Ban thought about it for a moment and he ultimately decided to kill it.

The Rogue Red Termite's set of [Skills] isn't suitable for combat.

They only have the [Skill] Bullet Strike, and Leg Slash as their attack-based [Skills], and the remaining Skills they have were already all related to digging and pooping.

For instance, their [Skill] Digging that could let them dig the area underneath is used to search for minerals to eat when they are still Red Termite. And then they also have the [Skill] Waste Discharge to excrement the unwanted minerals that they have eaten. It was due to this [Skill] that they could form and poop the Red Rock Cave that Ban was searching for.

And at the moment, the Rogue Red Termite only has one of its frontal legs remaining, meaning, it could only use the [Skill] Bullet Strike one more time before it became a total waste. Of course, they could replace their broken legs, but it would take time and resources to grow. Ban does not want that kind of trouble.

Although Ban could contract a total of four Beast for now due to his Title effects, he does not plan on using them carelessly as he decided to only contract Beast that he liked and is useful for his plans.

Aside from that, he also can't take care of them in his current financial situation.

Not to mention that he could only Store three Beast inside the Beast Tattoo at the moment. It was not that the [Storage Seal] is not powerful enough to store more, it was actually due to the limitation brought upon by his limited strength.

However, Ban did not dispel the Blood Contract immediately as he still has a use for the Rogue Red Termite.

He wants to use it as his Red Cave Rock miner.

Before all of that, Ban turned his attention to the Red Hermit Termite that was lying in the ground.

Just as what the System description provided, Ban ordered Eva to break the Hermit Termite's head so that he could harvest the immature Beast Core inside of it.

Eva handed Ban the immature Beast Core that doesn't have a perfect sphere shape just like the Night Worm's Beast Core.

It also has a color of reddish-white, unlike the Night Worm's Beast Core which has the color of Mucus- violet.

According to the System, every Beast Core has a different color depending on the Beast that it came from. The grade of the Beast Core was also taken into account and even those Beast Core Appraisers used the color of the Beast Core to determine their Grade and where they came from.

The reason for its deformed shape was due to the fact that the Red Hermit Termite had undergone its failed evolution. The Beast Core that was supposed to be used to evolve successfully, was actually damaged in the process when it failed the evolution process.

Ban did not mind having an immature Beast Core as he's not on the right spot to get picky for now. Every Beast Core counts and he was even feeling lucky that he managed to obtain two rare Beast Cores already just on his second day of becoming a Summoner.

He also extracted every usable part of the Red Hermit Termite's body so that he could sell it later on the Market.

Along with the Red Cave Rock bait earlier, he now has a total of five Red Cave Rock including the ones he just harvested from the stomach of the Hermit Termite.

He stored them all in his Dimensional Storage including the Beast Core that he obtained earlier.

He only needs to collect 15 more and he would then be able to complete the quest requirement.

However, Ban does not plan on stopping there as he planned on milking his new miner dry before turning the quest over.

"Let's go deeper!"

Ban stated and the two Summons immediately started walking in front of him

The Rogue Red Termite was already familiar with the cave so Ban made it as their guide.

Every time the Rogue Red Termite's [Skill] Dig and Waste Discharge cooldowns are finished, Ban would immediately order it to use the [Skill]

And with that, an hour had passed and Ban now has a total of 40 Red Cave Rock in his possession including the ones that they obtained on the way.

However, at this moment, the Rogue Red Termite was already lying in the ground with white foams exuding out of its mouth in exhaustion.

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