54: Chapter 54: Detective Enthusiast Xia Tuan – 1 54: Chapter 54: Detective Enthusiast Xia Tuan – 1 “It’s called the Black Tripod Bowl, a Taboo thing,”
Lin Baici explained.
Xia Hongyao ant no harm, and with her intelligence D brain, even if she thought up ways to trick Lin Baici, he was confident he could see through them.
Of course, the most important reason was that, through Ma Yuan’s attitude towards Xia Hongyao, Lin Baici could tell that this girl seed to have quite the background, and it appeared she had taken a liking to him and wanted to recruit him to her team!
Lin Baici knew too little about the Divine Ruins, and now that he had encountered an official personnel worth befriending, he naturally wanted to convey his friendship by being honest.
Furthermore, Lin Baici had already exposed himself, and with the resources of the official forces, finding out his details would be all too easy.
Just like in today’s situation, Lin Baici could tell that Ma Yuan wanted to ask about the whereabouts of the conch shell on Black Shark Triton, but since Xia Hongyao did not bring it up, he tactfully refrained from asking.
As slow as Xia Hongyao might be, being an official personnel with duties, she couldn’t possibly make mistakes on sothing as significant as a Taboo thing, since such items could cause rule pollution, leading to a severe casualty event.
This high ponytail girl didn’t ntion the conch shell, obviously protecting Lin Baici and helping him secure advantages.
Lin Baici rembered this favor.
“Hmm!”
Xia Hongyao nodded, her expression composed, but her little tongue was so thrilled it nearly leaped for joy, ready to burst into song.
Great Detective Xia,
You’re amazing!
Xia Hongyao gave herself a thumbs-up.
“By the way, where is your torch?
Don’t leave it in the hotel, it’s a minor issue if it’s stolen, but if it causes rule pollution to leak out, that would be troubleso!”
Xia Hongyao reminded.
She was actually very curious about the effects of this ‘Black Tripod Bowl,’ but she also understood that so secrets shouldn’t be pried into carelessly.
For a God Hunter, Taboo things are their trump cards.
Whether it’s Breaking Divine Ruins, sealing Taboo things, containing God’s bones, or fighting amongst hunters, if a Taboo thing is employed effectively, it could have a definitive impact.
Therefore, God Hunters never ask or discuss the Taboo things others possess, and they don’t even disclose whether an item is a Taboo thing or not.
After all, even God Hunters often can’t differentiate between ordinary items and Taboo things, and so average God Hunters still can’t find the source when a Taboo thing causes rule pollution.
“Right here!”
Lin Baici jiggled the bowl.
“Ah?”
Xia Hongyao was stunned, then sharply inhaled a breath of cold air, “Are you saying it has an internal space?”
“Right!”
Lin Baici briefed her on the effects of the Black Tripod Bowl.
“Toxin purification?
A big granary?”
Xia Hongyao was envious indeed.
After all, who wouldn’t want to eat clean and healthy food?
And that granary effect, wasn’t it just too convenient?
“Little Linzi, if I may ask rudely, how did you beco a God Hunter?”
Xia Hongyao was curious.
Lin Baici signaled Xia Hongyao to go back to her room, then briefly recounted his experience at Dragon Temple.
After listening, Xia Hongyao was dumbfounded.
“Five hours, breaking a Divine Ruins?”
Xia Hongyao looked at Lin Baici, “Are you sure?”
“At most five and a half, but definitely no more than six!”
Lin Baici recollected.
“And there were no other God Hunters present?
Just ordinary people?”
Xia Hongyao was astonished.
“Hmm!”
Lin Baici nodded.
“…”
Xia Hongyao was speechless, unsure how to reply.
Each year, the teorites that fall to Earth and manage to form Divine Ruins number in the dozens.
Without the assistance of a God Hunter, it’s almost impossible for ordinary people to walk out of there alive, let alone absorb Divine Grace and beco a God Hunter.
How do countries recruit their God Hunters?
They select high-quality individuals from military academies or the army, and train and nurture them for five years, then accompany experienced God Hunters into the Divine Ruins.
With luck, out of a hundred individuals, one or two beco God Hunters.
Within hunting circles, there’s a concept of a ‘wild’ God Hunter, which refers to an ordinary person who, accompanied by a God Hunter, walks out of rule pollution and fortuitously absorbs Divine Grace from a Taboo thing.
But even ‘wild’ hunters have to have a God Hunter’s help to survive.
A case like Lin Baici’s—a high school graduate who single-handedly passed at least five Taboo gas, garnered Three Divine Graces, and then broke out of the Divine Ruins alive…
According to what Xia Hongyao knew, in the past five years, there had only been three others with such an impressive debut.
Now, those three are the brightest new stars in their respective countries.
Thinking of this, Xia Hongyao grew excited, looking at Lin Baici as if seeing a precious stone covered in dust.
I want him!
With him, my team can surely beco one of the top ten elite hunter teams in Nine States!
Xia Hongyao didn’t doubt Lin Baici’s words, because such matters could be easily verified, and even if only fifty percent of what Lin Baici said was true, it would still suffice to demonstrate his remarkable abilities.
“Could you tell more about your experience at Dragon Temple?”
Xia Hongyao switched into detective mode, not only analyzing how much truth was in Lin Baici’s story but also wanting to beco more familiar with her new team mber.
This would give her more confidence when she asked her older sister for the quota-free entry spot.
“Let’s walk and talk!”
Lin Baici’s phone was still broken.
Hua Yue Yu and Jin Ying must be sending him ssages every day, and since he hadn’t replied for a day, he didn’t know if they would be worried, but his mother definitely would be.
“Okay!”
Xia Hongyao was moved as she listened to Lin Baici recount his experience.
“Little Linzi, you’re so straightforward, unlike many hunters who are all secretive, deeply afraid others will learn about their ager possessions!”
Xia Hongyao made up her mind to appoint Lin Baici as her deputy team leader.
…
In the city, neon lights glittered.
It was past eight o’clock, and aside from various barbecue stalls, small restaurants, and massage parlors that were still open, establishnts like service centers and phone stores had all closed.
Left with no choice, Xia Hongyao hailed a taxi.
“Driver, take to the nearest Wanda Plaza!”
When Xia Hongyao got into the car, the taxi driver saw in the rearview mirror that the entire backseat was cramd full with two huge teddy bears.
Mama mia,
This girl is really generous!
The taxi was driving a bit slow, and Xia Hongyao urged the driver several tis.
When they reached Wanda, Lin Baici wanted to pay, but Xia Hongyao stopped him.
“I’m the team leader, let take care of it!”
Whenever Xia Hongyao went out with her teammates for food and fun, they never went Dutch; she always footed the bill.
The two entered the well-lit mall.
“Do you have any particular preference for smartphone brands?”
Xia Hongyao scanned the mobile phone experience stores on the first floor—Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO, and Vivo—it was quite complete.
“No!”
Lin Baici wasn’t very familiar with these brands.
“Then let’s go with Huawei!”
Xia Hongyao quickened her pace, heading into Huawei’s experience store.
A male sales associate walked over: “What model can I help you with?”
Xia Hongyao glanced back at Lin Baici and knew from his expression that he was clueless.
“It’s too late today, just buy two flagship models—good for taking photos, gaming, watching videos.
Use those for now, and we can shop around when we have more ti!”
Xia Hongyao made a decision.
“Aren’t they expensive?”
Lin Baici was worried.
Flagship models?
Phones with such specs would definitely not be cheap.
It’s sowhat embarrassing for a man to express concern about affordability in front of a girl, but when Lin Baici thought about how the tuition and living expenses he brought with him were hard-earned by his mother, he couldn’t bring himself to splurge.
It’s fine,
Being poor now doesn’t an I’ll be poor forever.
Lin Baici consoled himself.
“The ones with similar specs, six or seven thousand?”
Xia Hongyao wasn’t picky about electronic products, as long as they worked.
“That expensive?”
Lin Baici frowned.
This price was equivalent to his living expenses for three months.
“You might want to consider this P series, there are so discounts with the purchase now!”
The sales associate introduced.
He quietly observed the two, listening to their conversation, unable to figure out their relationship.
A couple?
Doesn’t seem like it!
Friends?
They don’t have the local accent, so why are they in An Yao?
This place isn’t a tourist city either!
And man, the attractiveness levels of this pair are off the charts.
The sales associate couldn’t help but take another look at the large teddy bear.
“Thanks, but no need.”
Xia Hongyao declined, picked up a flagship demo unit, casually tapped a few tis, tested the smoothness of opening APPs, then handed it to Lin Baici: “Little Linzi, what do you think?
Do you like the exterior?”
“Too expensive!”
This was a significant issue.
He was a student and couldn’t afford it.
“Then this one it is!”
Xia Hongyao turned to the sales associate: “Please bring us two!”
The male sales associate was sowhat bewildered; wasn’t their decision made too hastily?
It hadn’t even been three minutes since they entered the store and made their choice!
The sales associate didn’t move, mainly worried that after all the hustle, if the custors decided against the purchase, it would lead to a hassle.
“Why aren’t you going?
Don’t you have it in stock?”
Xia Hongyao raised an eyebrow.
“Boss Xia, it’s too expensive, let’s look at others.”
Lin Baici had just t Xia Hongyao, and calling her ‘Hongyao’ felt too intimate, but adding a surna seed too distant, so he ended up settling for ‘Boss Xia.’
Xia Hongyao paused, not expecting Lin Baici to address her like that, and then a pleased expression appeared on her face.
Boss Xia?
This title is aweso!
“In less than two months, you’ll get a million; what’s there to worry about?”
Xia Hongyao joked: “By then, not to ntion a phone, you could even buy a car worth over a hundred thousand!”
“…”
Lin Baici thought to himself, the money hasn’t arrived yet; what if it falls through?
“…”
The sales associate, upon hearing this discussion, his eyes widened in surprise as he looked at Lin Baici.
A million?
A whole one hundred W?
How do you get it?
Where do you get it from?
Just thinking that this tall young man was a millionaire made the sales associate feel like he’d been given a mouthful of lemons, sour to the core.
“Haha, just teasing you.
Your phone broke because of ‘work,’ so it can be expensed!”
Actually, Xia Hongyao never intended to have Lin Baici spend money.
“Expense it?”
Lin Baici certainly knew what that term ant, but I’m not part of your Security Bureau, am I?
“Under normal circumstances, it couldn’t be expensed, but this ti it’s a special situation!”
Xia Hongyao considered Lin Baici a mber of the preparatory team, and naturally, she wanted to secure such benefits for him.
Of course, it was also to let Lin Baici enjoy the perks of joining the organization beforehand—what if he refused?
Right?
He wouldn’t refuse to beco a Jiuzhou Dragon Guard, would he?
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