Although Qilin Base’s trading market was large, the weapons suitable for Chu Qianxun were not easy to find. She had been walking around the market for a long time, but she couldn’t find high-end weapons for a while, so she picked a pair of ordinary long blades to replace hers temporarily.
“With Miss Chu’s skill, I’m afraid such blades are not worthy of you.”
Chu Qianxun turned around and saw a man standing not far behind her.
Xin Ziming was wearing a white shirt and a pair of glasses. He kept a polite and safe distance and spoke with an appropriate smile.
When talking, he acted gentle, with a weak temperament.
But Chu Qianxun knew this person.
In the latter part of the apocalypse, the base was controlled by various forces.
Some of the strong did not want to rely on any forces and formed small individual teams. They moved freely and accepted the employment of the big forces, gradually becoming a group of mercenaries wandering between the fortresses.
Xin Ziming was the actual leader of the well-known Black Qilin Mercenary Group at the time.
Not only was he himself a powerful spiritual ability holder, but he also gathered various masters. The reputation of this mercenary group was almost as black as their name.
From Xin Ziming onwards, everyone was generally cruel and merciless, relying on robbing and killing people and swallowing several opponents of comparable strength to become one of the best mercenary organizations.
But what was somewhat puzzling was that Xin Ziming had always insisted that he was the deputy head, and who the head of Qilin Mercenary was had always been a mystery.
No matter how gentle and polite this man seemed, it was impossible for Chu Qianxun to have any good feelings toward him. Gao Yan and Yan Xue both approached Chu Qianxun vigilantly.
Xin Ziming didn’t mind Chu Qianxun and others’ guard against him, the smile on his face remained unchanged, “Ms. Chu is going to deal with high-level demons, and such ordinary blades can’t be used. I guess only the material of the black sword in Lao Feng’s hand is good enough for you.”
Chu Qianxun thought of the broad black sword in Feng Chengyu’s hand. The sword looked dim and made almost no sound when it swung, but it broke the double sword made of third-order demon’s limbs with several cuts.
“Do you have that kind of material?” Chu Qianxun asked.
“I don’t have it. If I did, our other team members would have used it. But I know where to get it.”
Chu Qianxun stopped speaking. She knew that Xin Ziming would not say these words for no reason. She waited for his next words.
“Actually, you don’t need to be so wary of me. Both of us can cooperate.” Xin Ziming pushed his glasses, as if he was really just a weak and harmless young man, “In order to show my sincerity, I can tell you this information for free. The blade in Lao Feng’s hand is made of an arm from a fallen species.”
“Before this fallen man was demonized, he was once the strongest ability holder in the base. At that time, he was suddenly demonized. The entire base was caught off guard, and countless people were killed by him. We once participated in the campaign to encircle him, but unfortunately he ran away. Only Lao Feng chopped off his arm and made this black sword.”
“Are you willing to sell me the news of this fallen one for free?” Chu Qianxun didn’t believe Xin Ziming could have such kindness.
“Of course I am not so generous.” Xin Ziming laughed, as if he knew what she was thinking, “I have no choice but to invite you. This fallen one is a very powerful ability holder before being demonized, and now it could likely be a fourth-level demon. We tried to catch it a few times and couldn’t get it. So I want to invite you to join hands.”
“After winning, how to distribute?”
As long as the benefits were attractive enough, Chu Qianxun didn’t care about cooperating with such a team.
Having said that, the team members she worked with in the previous life had never been at ease with each other.
“We have six people, please cooperate with that yellow sand ability holder. We will take the crystal core, and the demon’s body will belong to you.”
Chu Qianxun hesitated, she had to admit that Xin Zizheng was a person with clear thinking and unique vision.
The fight between them was very short, but at a glance he judged that Ye Peitian and her were the two with the most powerful force in the entire team.
At the same time, the conditions he offered were not only reasonable, but they also met Chu Qianxun’s urgent needs.
The higher the level, the more important the weapon and armor became. Without a powerful weapon, one couldn’t even injure demons.
With hard armor spikes, there were not many high-level demons that could be used as weapons, and the value of their parts was not much less than that of crystal cores.
“Our team has an ability holder who specializes in weapon making. At that time, I can let him customize a sword for you for free,” Xin Ziming added.
Chu Qianxun didn’t hesitate too much. She showed a smile, stretched out her hand and shook his hand. It could be regarded as an expression of the intention to join hands.
After leaving Xin Ziming, the three who had bought things walked back.
“Qianxun, do you really want to cooperate with that person?” Gao Yan said worriedly, “We only had a fight with them in the morning. They are not good people.”
“Using old people and children as hostages and striking during a duel, they are not good people for sure,” Yan Xue said.
“Are there any good people these days? Although Xin Ziming is a bit darker, I am not afraid of him. However, I will go with Xiao Ye in this battle. Sister Yan, stay in the base to rest.”
For Chu Qianxun, when the situation prevailed, Feng Chengyu, who was able to compete with her one-on-one without directly grabbing the crystal core, was regarded as a person that she could try to cooperate with. If it was him with a fourth-order crystal core in front of her, she would not even give her opponent a chance to fight fairly.
When they arrived at the residential quarter, they saw a petite figure standing outside the door and looking out.
“Xiuting, are you waiting for someone?” Gao Yan greeted her.
Lin Xiuting smiled and nodded to them, but her eyes lingered in the distance.
Chu Qianxun went upstairs, looked down from the window, and just saw a dusty man turning out at the end of the road. Lin Xiuting cheered, rushed out happily, and plunged into his arms.
After the dead of night, the door of Ye Peitian’s bedroom was knocked.
He opened the door, and Chu Qianxun stood outside the door.
She turned a green crystal core in her hand and looked up at him.
Ye Peitian snorted in his heart, “You… are you going to upgrade to the fourth-order?”
“Yes, I’m already at a critical stage. After crossing to the fourth-order, I will go hunting with Feng Chengyu and the others. Even if they have bad intentions, I will be more confident to retreat with you,” Chu Qianxun said.