Long Er and Old Zhou were old acquaintances; among those at Black Iron Six Star, Old Zhou was one of the few who could spar with Long Er.
“Well, we do plan to join the Unyielding Hall.”
Seeing that Old Zhou and Long Er were about to fight, Chen Bugu quickly interjected.
He had actually said it many times before, but no one believed him.
Long Er knew that Chen Bugu had only entered the town last night, and last night Liu Chengfeng and Hong Ziyu were both in a meeting, so Chen Bugu must not have completed the initiation ceremony yet.
He had intended to seize this opportunity to poach someone…
However, now that Old Zhou had spoken and Chen Bugu had stated his position, everyone knew it was hopeless and turned to leave.
Before leaving, Long Er didn’t forget to remind Chen Bugu that if he changed his mind, he could find him anytime.
Chen Bugu was still a bit unaccustomed; in his previous life, how could he have ever received such treatment?
Old Zhou waited until everyone else had left before slowly walking forward.
However, his first sentence surprised Chen Bugu.
“You little brat, are you trying to die? Going to kill a Brainworm alone?”
“It’s a good thing you still have some skills and a big enough life, otherwise you wouldn’t even know how you died!”
Although it was a scolding, Chen Bugu felt a warmth in his heart as he listened.
This was the consistent atmosphere of the Unyielding Hall, and it was also why he chose the Unyielding Hall again.
“I originally wanted to introduce you to the Hall Master, but it seems the Town Master and others have arrived. Regarding this beast tide, the leaders are still in a meeting, mainly discussing post-war matters, and of course, primarily how to distribute the spoils of war.”
“As for your companions, I asked the brothers who just came from the East City Wall, and they don’t seem to have much impression of them. You can go to the east and check for yourself later.”
Chen Bugu had originally wanted to ask about Old Liu and the others, but he didn’t expect Old Zhou to have already inquired for him.
“Old Zhou, is the East City Wall heavily damaged?”
Since this beast tide was controlled by a Brainworm, it was more like a battle between two armies.
Although the East City Wall always had the strongest defensive force, he wasn’t sure what the situation was like over there.
Chen Bugu was still worried about Old Liu, Lin Ye, and Wang Bin.
He wondered how the three of them were doing.
“Don’t worry about that. The Hall Master killed a Nine Star on the East City Wall, and the leaders of Cross Street and the Naga also killed a Nine Star. The only remaining Nine Star was that Hellfire Salamander, and it ran over to our side.”
“The Brainworm probably saw that breaching the East City Wall was hopeless, so it redeployed its forces, intending to break through the South City Wall in one fell swoop.”
“Fortunately, you discovered the anomaly in advance and fired the signal flare.”
“The remaining magical beasts on the East City Wall are not a threat, and the casualties of the defenders there are much smaller compared to our side.”
“Those brothers who came from the East City Wall also told me that most of the casualties in our Unyielding Hall were old members; your companions were not among them.”
“That’s good, that’s good.” Chen Bugu breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
“Although we suffered heavy casualties in this battle, the gains were also immense. The fur materials and beast crystals from the dead magical beasts alone are a huge fortune, and it seems that mutated species also appeared in this beast tide, dropping a small number of skill orbs.”
“Now the various leaders are discussing the distribution plan. It will probably still be converted into beast crystals and black obsidian crystals and distributed to the Awakeneds who participated in the battle.”
“However, as the one who discovered and killed the Brainworm, your reward will be issued separately, and they have already discussed it, which is why they sent me back.”
Chen Bugu’s eyes lit up upon hearing this; this was an unexpected surprise for him.
Although he killed the Brainworm so that everyone could survive, for the leaders, such an act needed to be rewarded, otherwise it would be difficult to convince the public.
What’s more, Chen Bugu might not know, but Old Zhou was very clear: the “Daredevil Squad” of Cross Street had all received their compensation.
“The Hall Master’s suggestion is for you to choose yourself. There are three types of rewards, and you can pick one.”
“The first type: five Seven Star magical beast crystals and one Eight Star magical beast crystal. These can be used as currency in Obsidian Town, enough for you to live comfortably and squander for quite some time. Also, the Eight Star magical beast crystal is the one from the Brainworm; people have already been sent to retrieve it.”
“The second type: a green-grade equipment. Currently, the major forces only have shoes, soft armor, kneepads, arm guards, swords, bows, and axes available. I see you already have a green-grade dagger, so you might consider defensive gear.”
“The third type: a Teleportation Crystal. The teleportation location is the Initial Forest, a one-time item for two-way teleportation; the crystal shatters after one round trip. You are familiar with that forest; there are many resources inside. However, I personally think this item is not very useful, because most of the resources in that forest can also be found in the Zero Realm.”
“Of course, what you choose is still up to you; my words are just for reference.”
After Old Zhou finished speaking, he quietly waited for Chen Bugu to make his decision.
When Chen Bugu first heard about the green-grade equipment, he had actually already made up his mind. After all, although beast crystals served as currency, he wasn’t in urgent need of them in the short term, so it would be better to improve his own strength.
However, when Old Zhou mentioned the third option, Chen Bugu hesitated.
The Teleportation Crystal he had desperately sought in his previous life, he didn’t expect it to be placed before him so early in this life.
He had thought that in this life, he would definitely not be stumped by a Teleportation Crystal again, but when it was truly within reach, Chen Bugu felt a little dazed.
“It’s okay, you can take your time to consider, no need to rush to tell me. Anyway, the reward is yours and won’t run away; you can choose later.”
Old Zhou saw Chen Bugu’s expression change and thought he was having difficulty deciding.
“Okay, thank you, Old Zhou.”
Chen Bugu was happy not to have to make an immediate decision.
Anyway, even if he were to choose equipment, he wanted to examine the equipment in detail before making a decision.
Old Zhou and Chen Bugu chatted for a few more sentences, then Old Zhou left to attend to the matters of the Unyielding Hall.
Chen Bugu rarely found a moment of peace, but then he saw another familiar person approaching.
“Oh my goodness, Chen Dage, I heard you killed the Brainworm!”
“You’re truly amazing!”
The moment she heard that voice, Lin Lin unconsciously frowned.
The owner of that red leather jacket had arrived at the South City Wall at some point.
“Jiang Sisi, why are you here?”
“I came with the Town Master. We were guarding the West City Wall before; it was really tough.”
Town Master?
Oh, right, Jiang Sisi seemed to be part of the Town Master’s faction in his previous life too.
The Town Master must have come to discuss post-war distribution matters with Liu Chengfeng and the others.
“Chen Dage, you’re so strong, it looks like Cross Street will have a headache now, won’t they?” Jiang Sisi continued.
“Cross Street? What does this have to do with Cross Street?” Chen Bugu countered.
This time, it was Jiang Sisi’s turn to be stunned.
“Chen Dage, when you entered the town, didn’t I remind you?”
“You didn’t go to Cross Street?”
Jiang Sisi’s expression was astonished, looking genuinely surprised, not like she was faking it.
Chen Bugu looked at Jiang Sisi, silent for a few seconds.
At this moment, a hint of unease suddenly arose in his heart.
“Sorry, farewell!”
After speaking, Chen Bugu ignored Jiang Sisi, turned around, and hurriedly called Bai Ting and the others. He didn’t even care about the instruction to rest on the spot. The group quickly left the South City Wall.
Bai Ting and Yan Kuan followed Chen Bugu, somewhat confused. They wanted to ask, but they saw Chen Bugu’s extremely pale face, and he was running so fast that he quickly pulled away from them in the blink of an eye.
Chen Bugu didn’t notice Yan Kuan and the others falling behind; he was anxious at the moment.
Running at full speed, Chen Bugu only took ten minutes to reach the entrance of the Cross Street headquarters, while everyone else was still on their way.
Standing at the entrance, Chen Bugu looked inside the door.
With just that one glance, he froze in place…
