81: Chapter 81 The Child is Missing

Fang Bin smiled apologetically.

The two entered the elevator, and it ascended slowly.

In the moment of waiting to reach their floor, Fang Bin suddenly sighed softly and muttered, "The Advent of God..."

Lin Fan looked at him, his brow furrowing slightly beneath his mask.

What was this person talking about?

What "Advent of God"?

Noticing his gaze, Fang Bin quickly waved his hands and smiled awkwardly, "Please don't mind it; it's just a sentence I saw in a book that I found interesting."

Lin Fan nodded and did not press further.

Silence fell within the elevator, and they soon arrived at the target floor.

As the doors opened, the two walked out, and Lin Fan followed Fang Bin toward the room for delivering Magic Beast materials.

But upon reaching the door, Lin Fan stopped and looked at Fang Bin.

"Is there a larger room?" he asked.

The giant bear corpse in his space pouch was almost half the height of this building; a normal room wouldn't be able to contain it.

Fang Bin looked puzzled, then explained, "Rest assured, Mr. Chen, this room is equipped with a spatial compression array that can adjust its size to accommodate items."

"You just haven't noticed it before; no matter what you've brought, it will definitely fit." Fang Bin smiled confidently.

Lin Fan said no more and pushed the door open to enter.

The door closed behind him, leaving Fang Bin waiting outside.

Inside the room, Lin Fan first took out the Magic Beast corpses from his storage ring—there were fewer than eleven in total.

Afterward, he utilized his space pouch.

The space pouch was a growth-type storage magic.

As his strength increased, its internal space had long since expanded several times over.

Now, the internal space of his space pouch exceeded one hundred meters!

It was precisely because of this that it could hold the giant bear's massive corpse.

On the other side, Fang Bin leaned against the wall next to the door, looking thoughtful.

The sound of the door opening interrupted his train of thought.

He immediately stood up straight and looked at the masked figure emerging.

"Ah, Mr. Chen, you've come out." Fang Bin smiled politely.

Lin Fan nodded slightly without speaking.

Fang Bin, having long grown accustomed to this, walked straight into the room.

But the moment he entered, Fang Bin's eyes widened sharply, staring fixedly at the behemoth before him... that massive giant bear corpse.

"Th-this is..." Fang Bin was so shocked he became incoherent, his gaze sweeping repeatedly between the giant bear's corpse and its wounds.

A few minutes later, Fang Bin walked out of the room and looked at Lin Fan outside the door, the shock on his face still not having dissipated.

"Mr. Chen, this... this is a Dread Bear." Fang Bin spoke slowly, unable to hide the excitement in his tone.

Lin Fan's eyes moved beneath his mask.

So this giant bear was called a Dread Bear.

He hadn't known the name when he first saw it.

There were no related records in the books in the original owner's room.

Now that Fang Bin had said it, his confusion was finally resolved.

Fang Bin continued to ramble on as they walked toward the office, constantly explaining information about the Dread Bear.

The more Lin Fan listened, the more shocked he became.

It turned out that the reason the Dread Bear was crowned with the character "Dread" was because their strength completely defied common sense, always far exceeding their own tier.

A common grade Dread Bear possessed the combat power of a Mutant-level Magic Beast!

The subsequent tiers were the same.

They were always stronger than they appeared on the surface.

Fang Bin told Lin Fan that the Dread Bear he had slain possessed strength equivalent to a Metamorphic-tier Magic Beast!

What was the concept of a Metamorphic-tier Magic Beast?

If one appeared, it would be enough to bring a catastrophe to Baiyun City!

Even if five Tier 4s joined forces, they might not necessarily be able to slay it!

Lin Fan was inwardly shocked.

He had actually accomplished alone what required five mages of the same level to do.

"No wonder I had a feeling of being on the verge of death during the fight earlier."

Fang Bin's gaze toward Lin Fan was filled with fervor.

How many Tier 4s were there in Baiyun City?

You could count them on one hand!

Even the Alliance that protected the city only had two Tier 4s.

Yet Mr. Chen had actually slain a Dread Bear all by himself.

Judging from the wounds, it was a crushing victory!

This was enough to prove one thing... Mr. Chen's strength far exceeded Tier 4!

"Could it be Tier 5, or even higher? Only an expert of that realm could achieve this." Fang Bin thought to himself.

After a long while, he calmed his emotions and coughed a few times, "Apologies, Mr. Chen, I lost my composure just now. Let's settle the payment."

Smiling, Fang Bin took a neat document from under the desk.

"All Magic Beast corpses and Magic Cores total 2,785,000 yuan."

"After deducting the standard service fees, Mr. Chen will receive 2,515,000 yuan."

"Would you like a direct transfer, or shall I deposit it into your Alliance card as usual?" Fang Bin clearly stated the figures.

Lin Fan was silent for a moment.

He knew Magic Beast corpses and Magic Cores were valuable.

But hearing this number, he was still deeply shocked.

Over two million yuan—this was his highest income from a single hunting trip!

He couldn't help but ask why the price was so high.

Although Fang Bin found it strange that Mr. Chen would ask such a question, he still patiently explained in detail.

The reason, naturally, was that Dread Bear.

Lin Fan had already guessed it.

But Fang Bin's explanation still startled him.

The price difference between common grade Magic Beasts and Mutant-level Magic Beasts was like heaven and earth.

The corpse and Magic Core of a common grade Magic Beast were worth about 20,000 to 30,000 yuan.

But the base price for a Mutated-tier was as high as 200,000 yuan!

And as a special Magic Beast with exceptionally powerful combat ability, the Dread Bear's corpse was worth 500,000 yuan.

Its Magic Core was even as high as 800,000 yuan!

Added to the other thirty-three common grade Magic Beasts he had hunted, his total income directly surpassed two million yuan!

"So that's how it is; for every tier it increases, the price skyrockets this much." Lin Fan thought to himself, taking out his black Alliance card from within his robe and handing it to Fang Bin for the transfer.

Fang Bin took the card and left, returning shortly to return the card to Lin Fan.

Lin Fan took the card and tucked it back into his robe.

Previously, he had over 7.5 million yuan.

Now, with the addition of over 2.5 million, his total assets had already surpassed ten million yuan!

For a moment, Lin Fan felt a bit dazed.

Ten million yuan—this was a fortune that countless people wouldn't dare to dream of in their entire lives.

Yet he had easily acquired it after only a few hunting trips.

"Becoming a mage is truly a blessing." Lin Fan mused inwardly.

He was already planning to use a portion of the money to support his parents.

But before that, there was one more thing he needed to ask.

"How much information does the Alliance have regarding the missing persons cases?" Lin Fan suddenly asked.

Fang Bin's expression stiffened, then turned somber.

"It seems Mr. Chen already knows about this, which is normal."

"With your strength, it is impossible for you to be unaware."

"This matter has been going on for over half a month..." Fang Bin sighed softly and lowered his head.

"To be honest, the Alliance has not found any trace of the kidnappers to this day."

"All witnesses say they cannot remember the appearance of the other party, and the kidnappers have never sent any ransom demands.

Even though we have strengthened security in public places, we have not discovered any suspicious individuals."

"Regarding this matter, we are truly at our wit's end."

Lin Fan looked surprised.

What Lin Hu said was true; the Alliance had been investigating for over half a month and had actually come up empty-handed.