146: Chapter 146 Are you serious about what you call relaxing?

After the incident with the Earth Vein Giant Dragon, the rest of the trip through the Danger Zone went quite smoothly, with no more trouble arising.

Time flew by like a galloping horse.

The special training in the Secret Realm ended, and the Three Heavenly Kings had to leave the Longzhou Beast Taming Group to return to Beast Taming Class 1, leaving the Cangyuan Secret Realm together with everyone else.

On the spacious platform, a two-meter-tall blue oval portal hovered silently, emitting a mysterious aura.

Hum!

Ripples spread across the Void Realm as the students of the Jianghai Second Middle School Beast Taming Class stepped out, successfully exiting the Secret Realm.

"Damn, there are so many people!"

Mo Yu saw the long, orderly lines in front of the platform and recognized that they were all members of Beast Taming Groups, feeling quite surprised.

The Secret Realm strictly restricted the entry of underage Beast Tamers. The Beast Tamers who usually entered were mostly tourists, while the main force consisted of these Beast Taming Groups that hunted Pet Beasts and made a living from Materials.

Once Mo Yu figured this out, his emotions quickly calmed down.

He handed the items he had brought out from the Secret Realm to the staff for inspection, while simultaneously putting his hands on the shoulders of Xu Qingfang and Yue Yun.

"I'll take you guys to relax in a bit!"

Xu Qingfang and Yue Yun were instantly stunned on the spot.

Yue Yun's face was filled with horror, and Xu Qingfang's brows were tightly furrowed, his gaze filled with suspicion as he looked at him.

Mo Yu laughed in anger: "I'm talking about something proper!"

"Is there such a thing as a 'proper' version of that?"

Touching upon a blind spot in his knowledge, Xu Qingfang was completely dumbfounded.

Yue Yun's expression shifted repeatedly. The look in his eyes toward Mo Yu changed from initial horror to determination, and the thoughts he had long suppressed bubbled up uncontrollably.

"You must have a bounty on your head, you kid!"

"Where is your mind going now?"

Mo Yu helplessly covered his forehead and explained: "The second floor of the Beast Tamer Service Center is the Beast Tamer Association. We can go enjoy a free bath and add an hour of massage to relax."

Xu Qingfang understood immediately after hearing this.

These were all rights of a Beast Tamer, but he had only heard Xu Tianli mention them, which was why he hadn't reacted in time.

"Then what are we waiting for? Add the extra hour!"

Xu Qingfang waved his hand, and the Three Heavenly Kings immediately left the group and walked toward the Beast Tamer Service Center outside the core fortress.

Xue Qin retrieved her gains from the staff, turned her head, and saw the Three Heavenly Kings passing by, her willow-leaf eyebrows slightly raised.

"Hey, where are you three going? If you don't have any plans, come with me, and I'll take you to relax."

The Three Heavenly Kings wore strange expressions upon hearing this.

Xu Qingfang: "Is the relaxation you're talking about... proper?"

Mo Yu: "If it's proper, we're not going!"

Yue Yun: "If it's not proper, we're not going!"

The words Xue Qin was about to say were instantly choked in her throat.

Su Lixia giggled, watching the Three Heavenly Kings, who were in such a rush, with her eyes curved into crescents; her bright eyes seemed to be probing something.

Xue Qin was amused to the point of laughter by the Three Heavenly Kings' antics, and it took a while before she said: "I'm just asking if you're going or not; don't give me any of that nonsense!"

The Three Heavenly Kings exchanged glances and nodded in unison.

Xue Qin had an acquaintance named Xue Yan in Cangyuan Town, so her familiarity with the town surpassed that of the Three Heavenly Kings. Hanging out with her might lead to something more fun than just a massage.

Just like that, a little tail followed behind Xue Qin.

The group of five wandered around and eventually arrived at the Beast Tamer Association located on the second floor of the Beast Tamer Service Center.

"What are you disappointed about?"

Before Xue Qin could even introduce the place, she saw the disappointed looks on the faces of the Three Heavenly Kings and was amused to the point of laughter again.

Xu Qingfang explained: "This was our destination, too. Brother Yu just said he'd treat us to an extra hour of massage! Right, Brother Yu?"

Xu Qingfang nudged Mo Yu with his elbow.

Xue Qin and Su Lixia's gazes suddenly became sharp, shooting toward Mo Yu like swords, as if they wanted to turn him into a sieve.

Mo Yu hurriedly said: "It's not what you think!"

Facing the strange gazes of the two women, Mo Yu bit the bullet and explained: "We didn't really get to take a proper bath in the Secret Realm, so we definitely needed to take one after coming out to properly relax. The massage and extra hour stuff—that was all Old Xu!"

In just a few words, Mo Yu shifted the blame back onto Xu Qingfang.

Su Lixia and the other woman deeply understood what Mo Yu was saying; taking a bath in the Secret Realm with its limited conditions was very inconvenient, and it was hard to wash off the dust of a tiring day.

If it wasn't mentioned, it was fine, but once brought up, they felt uncomfortable all over, as if they had been soaking in mud.

Xue Qin forcibly suppressed this discomfort, interrupted the blame-shifting between Xu Qingfang and Mo Yu, and raised her hand to point at the long, sparsely populated street ahead.

"This is a commercial street made up of individual sellers. Materials that some Pet Beast Material shops won't take, or Materials for which the owners are dissatisfied with the purchase price, are sold here."

Xue Qin glanced at the Three Heavenly Kings with a smile: "Don't novel protagonists always find treasures at roadside stalls? Look, this is it!"

Su Lixia covered her mouth and giggled, her eyes curving into crescents.

The Three Heavenly Kings were a bit at a loss.

Yue Yun scratched his head: "That's what they say, but this commercial street is so quiet. Is there really anything here to find treasures in?"

"It's usually very lively here."

Xue Qin shook her head and said: "Because we were undergoing special training in the Secret Realm, many Beast Taming Groups chose to stagger their entry into the Secret Realm. Once the special training ended, those Beast Taming Groups rushed to enter the Secret Realm to make money, which is why the commercial street seems so quiet."

After a pause, Xue Qin looked toward the entrance on the second floor.

"Once the students finish their registration, many people will definitely come to the Beast Tamer Association to rest, and it will be lively here then."

The implication was to hurry and shop while there were few people.

Xue Qin was the first to step into the commercial street, looking around with the demeanor of a boss. Su Lixia and the others naturally followed closely behind, trailing her like loyal subordinates.

"Little beauty, look at my Wither-Bloom Vine!"

"Handsome, are you buying crystallized teeth from wolf-type Pet Beasts?"

"Water-attribute Glazed Crystal, selling cheap!"

Seeing these five young men and women, the individual sellers on the commercial street all lit up and began to call out enthusiastically.

These greenhorns were walking alliance coins.

Shallow experience was synonymous with these greenhorns, and they were much easier to scam than the old hands who frequented the Secret Realm.

They didn't even need any fakes; they just had to exaggerate the Materials they had, and they could spin these greenhorns around in circles.

Unfortunately, these guys had picked the wrong people.

Not to mention that Xu Qingfang and the others could keep their composure amidst the dazzling array of street goods, the discernment of Xue Qin and Mo Yu alone was enough to prevent them from being fooled by the defective products in these guys' hands.

"No wonder the Pet Beast Material shops won't take these."

Mo Yu's gaze lingered for a moment on a shriveled Pet Beast heart, and as he retracted it, he did a good job of masking his look of disdain.

Valuable Materials had long been bought up by Pet Beast Material shops. What ended up here either had unknown effects or was much more expensive than the items clearly priced in the Pet Beast Material shops.

Everything else was just various defective products.

Using them to scam inexperienced greenhorns was fine, but trying to scam those old hands was simply wishful thinking.

Xue Qin chuckled and shrugged indifferently.

"So, only the protagonist can find treasures!"