Chapter 64: Hunting Street

  The south of the ancient city is the most prosperous commercial area in the city. If you want to buy anything, you can find it here, even including slaves of other races.

  Lu Jin's carriage drove all the way to the center of the most prosperous Golden Street before stopping, and by the time Zong Yin got off, there was already a large crowd waiting outside the carriage with respect. These people had received news as soon as the carriage entered Golden Street.

  A black sign with red edges hung high above the top of Zong Yin's head, with two golden characters "Hunters' Workshop" shining brightly under the sunlight.

  At the entrance of the hunting hall, two ferocious lions with flames-like manes crouched, their eyes gleaming with fierce light. Whenever someone passed by, they would disdainfully snort, shaking their fiery red fur and revealing sharp white teeth. People with timid hearts might not dare to enter the hunting hall.

  But with the arrival of Lu Jin, these two fierce lions suddenly became like gentle little dogs, making "woo woo" sounds and rubbing against his legs affectionately.

  This made regular customers here wide-eyed with wonder, and they all asked people around them who this person was.

  "Boss, you've finally arrived! You haven't replenished our stock for several months now. If you don't show up again, we'll have to close down for good!"

  An elderly man who looked very shrewd and capable pushed his glasses up and said with a worried expression.

  "It's nothing, just close the door and that's it. Anyway, I don't rely on this to make a living, it's just because Xiaoliu said that doing this line of work can make us rich, so I did it casually. Is there a queen bee in the store?"

  Lu Jin casually patted the heads of the two Blazing Lion Kings, then flipped over and sat on the back of one of them. He waved his hand nonchalantly and asked directly.

  At first, the establishment of this hunting house was entirely Xiao Liu's idea. They accepted various tasks in different places every year and killed countless soul beasts. It was easy to destroy the entire soul beast den, and those young soul beasts and soul beast eggs would be wasted if left alone, so they opened a hunting house.

  It just didn't occur to him that in just eight years, the Hunting House's business had expanded across the entire continent, with branches in almost every country, and even formed countless hunting teams specializing in soul beasts. However, those high-level soul beasts still relied on Lu Jin and his team for supply.

  "Yes, mature queen bees have been sold out, but there is still one queen bee larva and one egg each."

  The old man's smile on his face became even more bitter, but he still replied truthfully.

  "What level is it?"

  Lu Jindian nodded, unexpectedly there really was one. Zong Yin's face suddenly showed a hint of joy beside him.

  "The larva is a ninth-level Soul Master breed, currently only having fifth-level soul power. It's estimated that it will take another month or so to mature. As for the egg, there are some issues - our professional staff have not been able to hatch it yet, so its level can't be estimated."

  The old man furrowed his brow and recalled for a moment, saying slowly, but when he mentioned the egg, his brow furrowed even tighter.

  "Alright, then take us to get the larvae. The level 9 Soul Queen bee should be able to continuously soften your solid and intimidating soul, which is at level 6, as long as you can endure that inhuman suffering."

  Lu Jin naturally wouldn't care about the value of a queen bee's egg, gesturing to the old man to lead the way in front, while he himself turned around and flashed a strange smile at Zong Yin, with a hint of schadenfreude between his expressions. Even if he was stung by the queen bee afterwards, he would still feel uncomfortable, let alone Zong Yin who only had a Soul Master level of nine.

  Zong Yin didn't say a word, the pain in his soul was already too much, he had also mentally prepared himself for the Queen Bee's venom, and firmly nodded, following behind Lu Jin, walking deeper into the Hunting House.

  Inside the Hunting House, the decoration is unique, like a deep alley, with various rooms on both sides. Each room has a living creature at its entrance, indicating the type of soul beast inside. If you need it, there will be special people to serve you.

  Walking to the deepest part of the hunting house, it is a nursery specially opened for various young soul beasts. After passing through more than ten different types of nurseries with seven bends and eight turns, the old man finally stopped his footsteps and entered one of the rooms.

  As soon as Zong Yin entered the room, it was like stepping outdoors. A large area of grassland unfolded before him, with all sorts of flowers and grasses in full bloom. Some small animals that couldn't even be considered soul beasts frolicked among the flowers and grasses. In a half-transparent beehive, plump and tender queen bee larvae were feeding on food. Countless killer bees spat out processed animal blood and flesh as well as flower nectar from their mouths.

  On the other hand, a completely different scene is unfolding. On a columnar stone base, an egg of a queen bee is placed, and two technicians are constantly trying to hatch it through various means, but unfortunately, none have succeeded.

  Two staff members sprayed a gas that repelled the killer bees while forcibly removing the queen bee's larvae and handing them to Lu Jin.

  "Choose that egg! Choose that egg!"

  At the moment when Zong Yin was staring intently at the queen bee larva that was constantly twisting in Lu Jin's hand, the silent Hun Yu suddenly shouted excitedly in Zong Yin's heart.

  "Uh, I don't want the larva anymore, can you give me that egg?"

  Zong Yin didn't know why Hun Yu had become so agitated, but he knew that Hun Yu would never harm him. He gazed at the Killer Bee with a lingering look, then shifted his gaze to the egg and said in a resolute tone.

  "Huh? Are you and your brother interested in this egg? I'll give it to you then, it's not like it's going to hatch anyway."

  Lu Jin was quite generous and saw that Zong Yin was also interested in the egg, so he didn't ask any questions. With a wave of his hand, he gave the egg to Zong Yin as well.

  "Uh, how much is it in total? I only have over 900 gold coins on me..."

  Zong Yin's face lit up with joy, and he was about to reach out to take the queen bee's larvae and eggs, but hesitated and withdrew his hand. His face slightly embarrassed, he said: Even if Lu Jin is very generous, these are all Lu Jin's, and the principle of not receiving rewards without merit is something he understands. Previously, he had accepted 1,000 gold coins from him, which could be considered payment for helping Lu Jin appraise antiques, but this time there was no reason for Zong Yin to accept his kindness.

  According to Hei Sen's words, the queen bee of Soul Master level 5 is already worth a thousand gold coins. Then, this queen bee larva with Soul Master level 9 potential will probably not be cheap.

  "It's hurtful to discuss money between brothers! How about this? Consider the money I lent you! In the future, you help me with work and we'll deduct it from your salary. What do you think?"

  Lu Jin's eyes rolled, and he put his arm around Zong Yin's shoulder, handing him the queen bee's larvae. He said with a big smile, but his tone quickly changed, accompanied by a sly smile, as he patted Zong Yin's shoulder.

  "No problem!"

  Zong Yinyin didn't think much and agreed. What Lu Jin said was reasonable, after all, it's impossible to let a businessman suffer losses.

  "Come on! Let's sign a contract first. You know I'm a businessman, so signing a contract shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"

  Seeing Zong Yin's prompt response, Lu Jin immediately took advantage of the situation and changed his tone, just like a sly old man deceiving children.

  "Alright, no problem!"

  Zong had a guilty conscience, and whether he had a future was still a question. Even if he signed the contract, it would be useless if he lost his life. The fact that Lu Jin, as a businessman, could help him in this way made Zong feel that Lu Jin was already a friend worth having, let alone a contract.

  "Don't worry, first sign a soul contract with the queen bee's larvae, so he can survive on your soul power, but still need to feed him some raw meat from time to time."

  Lu Jin suddenly became impatient again, as if afraid that Zong Yin would change his mind, and hurriedly urged him to sign a contract with the Queen Bee.

  Zong Yin nodded, and didn't say anything more. He closed his eyes, and a strand of pure soul power seeped from his hand into the twisting body of the queen bee. This kind of larva was the easiest to sign a contract with, after all their spiritual origin was still weak, and their spirit hadn't fully taken shape.

  Carefully finding the queen bee, who still had a fragile soul, Zong Yin used his own soul power to envelop it. After leaving his mark on the queen bee's soul, the queen bee instinctively fed back a thread of her original soul, following Zong Yin's soul power back into his body. Suddenly, Zong Yin felt that in the soul locked by the soul chain, a figure appeared - it was the current appearance of the queen bee larva.

  The contract was fulfilled, and the queen bee's larvae stopped wriggling around, obediently crawling along Zonghui's arm to his hair, absorbing the soul power that was constantly being transmitted from Zonghui's body.

  Jian Zong Yin and Queen Bee's larvae successfully signed the contract, Lu Jin's smile on his face became even more radiant, just like a weasel who had stolen an egg.

  Lu Jin, with a smile all over his face, put his arm around Zong Yin's shoulder, discussing the terms of the contract while walking out, but basically it was Lu Jin talking and Zong Yin listening. Contracts were something he had signed countless times in his past life, but he had never carefully read their contents. For example, when registering an account or signing a certain agreement, his task was simply to check the box, click agree, sign his name, and that was it.

  This time was no exception. When Lu Jin handed him a three-page contract, Zong Yin didn't even bother to read it and signed his name directly. He only felt a surge of soul power flowing out of his body and into the contract. This was the binding force of the world's contract. Once he broke his promise, he would suffer from spiritual backlash. But those verbal promises were just the same.

  After that, Zong Yin returned to the Soul School. This time he came out with a purpose and it has been achieved, there is no need to continue staying outside, go back and cultivate well, waiting for the queen bee larva to hatch is the king's way.