83: You're not a warrior, right?

The last Advancement Pill Lin Feng had before his upgrade was bought by Tong Changshan. At this moment, a still-shaken Tong Changshan emerged from a dilapidated shack, looked around, and only after confirming no one was present, walked onto the small path.

Last night, after getting off the train, he ran a long distance before stopping; the train's sudden change had clearly frightened him quite a bit.

In this regard, he was not as good as Ximen Chuifeng. If Ximen Chuifeng had been on the train last night, he would definitely not have run, but would have stopped to observe.

Tong Changshan's crime scenes were usually unfixed; his coming to the forest Outside the Bastion of 155 Fortress was just a coincidence.

Now that Hao Xing and the others had left, he could once again have free hands... to steal things.

However, before that, he decided to first find a black market to sell the Advancement Pill in his possession.

This idea, he shared with Ximen Chuifeng.

On the other side, Ximen Chuifeng's riding time was up, so he got off the train.

"I didn't expect the tin train to transform like this overnight; it's truly amazing," Ximen Chuifeng said as soon as he got off and saw Zhuang Sanming and Su Duo.

Su Duo nodded, "It's become bigger and better-looking, but the items sold are still just as expensive."

She wanted to buy a Sheng Wu Dan, but was a bit reluctant.

Zhuang Sanming and Ximen Chuifeng had no pleasantries to exchange. He looked at Ximen Chuifeng and got straight to the point, "Tell me, what problem do you want to ask about this time?"

Ximen Chuifeng smiled slightly, "That train exclusive water on the train just now, have either of you bought it?"

Zhuang Sanming was very honest this time, "No."

"Yesterday when I came to ride, the train hadn't changed yet. Today it's changed so much; could it have been changed overnight?" Ximen Chuifeng posed his question.

Su Duo tilted her head and said, "How would I know? I just arrived too and didn't see anything."

Zhuang Sanming also nodded.

Ximen Chuifeng knew he wouldn't get anything out of them and was about to head home. However, just then, Zhuang Sanming suddenly spoke, "You're not a martial artist, are you?"

Ximen Chuifeng: !!!

His eyes suddenly widened. Fortunately, he was facing away from them, so he didn't reveal any flaws.

Ximen Chuifeng turned his head back, pretending to be relaxed, and said, "How could that be? Of course I'm a martial artist."

"No, you're not," Zhuang Sanming said with great certainty.

Now Ximen Chuifeng was a bit indecisive. He had always kept his identity as a Beast Tamer a secret, and very few people knew. Even Xiong Mao, who first boarded the train that day, only thought the Crimson Flame Ant was an ordinary fierce beast when he saw it cultivating on the train, not knowing it was his contracted fierce beast.

Besides that, he had never released the Crimson Flame Ant again while on the train.

How did Zhuang Sanming know?

Su Duo leaned over, looking puzzled, "Cousin, Ximen Chuifeng, what are you two talking about? Why isn't he a martial artist?"

Zhuang Sanming didn't answer, just stared intently at Ximen Chuifeng.

Finally, Ximen Chuifeng gave in, "Alright, how did you figure it out?"

He hadn't expected his biggest secret, as an information peddler, to be known by someone who wasn't even really a friend.

"You really aren't a martial artist?" Su Duo said in surprise.

Zhuang Sanming looked at her helplessly and said, "Just now, when we were cultivating on the train, I opened my eyes midway to look outside and happened to see him talking to a fierce beast. So I guessed that he shouldn't be a martial artist, but a Beast Tamer."

The Crimson Flame Ant was a fierce beast, so its size was not as small as ordinary ants; instead, it looked a bit larger than a rabbit.

Although Zhuang Sanming didn't understand what they were saying, to be able to converse with a fierce beast anywhere other than on the train, it was highly likely he was a Beast Tamer.

"I am indeed a Beast Tamer. Since you've figured it out, I won't hide it anymore. I just hope you two can help me keep it a secret."

Ximen Chuifeng had originally felt invigorated by the train's transformation, but who knew that in an unguarded moment, Zhuang Sanming had seen him talking to the Crimson Flame Ant.

It seemed Zhuang Sanming was quite clever.

"I will help you keep it a secret."

To Ximen Chuifeng's surprise, Zhuang Sanming actually said such a thing.

So he was stunned, "Really?"

"Of course it's real. My cousin will also help you keep this secret," Zhuang Sanming said, pulling Su Duo over.

Su Duo looked bewildered, as if asking 'Who am I, where am I?', but she knew she had to listen to Zhuang Sanming, so she nodded heavily, "Cousin is right."

The more they acted like this, the more Ximen Chuifeng didn't know what Zhuang Sanming ultimately wanted to do.

However, he didn't guess for too long, because Zhuang Sanming soon told him.

"There's a Tier 3 Cultivation Method among the new items in the train. You know that, right?" Zhuang Sanming said.

"Mm, I know, but I didn't ask the price."

"I asked. It's twenty thousand low-grade spirit stones per book," Zhuang Sanming said.

Ximen Chuifeng: !!!

"You... you wouldn't be trying to coerce me into buying a skill for you, would you?"

Ximen Chuifeng's eyes widened, "No way, I don't have that many spirit stones. You can just tell everyone I'm a Beast Tamer, I can't afford it."

Zhuang Sanming smiled and said, "I'm not asking you to buy it. What I mean is, twenty thousand spirit stones is too expensive, but I really do need a skill. So I was thinking, why don't the three of us pool our money, buy one skill, and we can all practice it? How about that?"

Beast Tamers also needed to cultivate skills, just like martial artists, but neither Zhuang Sanming nor Ximen Chuifeng had cultivated any skills.

Ximen Chuifeng simply had no money, while Zhuang Sanming was pursuing higher-grade skills, such as Tier 3 Cultivation Methods, which was why he hadn't cultivated the skill Su Duo was practicing.

"Huh? Do I have to chip in too?" Su Duo pointed to her face.

She already had a skill she was cultivating, and it would be very troublesome to switch.

"That's a Tier 3 Cultivation Method. Isn't it better than your current skill?" Zhuang Sanming said.

The skill Su Duo cultivated was a water-attribute Grade 2 Skill, and its price and effect were significantly inferior to a Tier 3 Cultivation Method.

"This... that's true." Su Duo always felt something was off, but she couldn't quite pinpoint it.

If she couldn't pinpoint it, then so be it; she wouldn't think about it anymore. After all, her cousin wouldn't lie to her.

"Alright, now both of us agree. What about you?" Zhuang Sanming asked Ximen Chuifeng.

Ximen Chuifeng's mouth twitched as he said, "Since you've put it that way, what else can I do? I also happen to lack a skill, but this money isn't something that can be raised overnight."

"It's fine, we'll raise it slowly. You're a Beast Tamer, so you should be able to take on higher-level missions. Su Duo and I will also take on missions to earn spirit stones later. I believe we'll gather enough soon."

Zhuang Sanming had already planned it out. He needed to cultivate a wood-attribute skill, and even if he missed the recruitment for the Alchemy Hall this time, he would have to be qualified for the next.