The Fooled Liao Yun, Fall into a New Predicament (Part 1)

"Deputy Leader, look! Is that a Clear Sky Crystal?" Someone from the group who was called as Big Teeth exclaimed as he saw a crystal protruded from the wall.

The crystal was bluish and transparent colour, and the size was bigger than what he remembered.

Clear Sky Crystal was the main material to forge a weapon for a Spell User. The crystal was a good catalyst for Elemental, making it easier for the user to cast a spell while reducing the burden. It was considered as a favourite material for every Spell User.

And of course, it would cost a fortune, not to mention the difficulty to forge the Clear Sky Crystal into a weapon. Even a basic wooden rod with half-fist Clear Sky Crystal would cost at least five gold coins, and that was the cheapest one.

Hence, it was normal to rarely see a Spell User around with a proper weapon. They needed a big support of gold coins.

And the Clear Sky Crystal which was found in this place could be sold at a high price.

That was the reason behind his surprise.

"Men! Set up the tent and rest!. Well, there is no need for the tent, just rest. You, you, and you, follow me. You too, Big Teeth." As Big Teeth was the one who found the Clear Sky Crystal, it would be bad if Song Ronghua left him here.

As the group went closer, they couldn't hide the shock on their face.

"So big? How big is this thing?" Big Teeth's close mate, Old Dog stared up and down of the crystal. If the crystal was excavated, it should be at the very least as big as his head.

A half-fist size Clear Sky crystal's worth was already a few gold coins, while a full-fist size Clear Sky Crystal worth a dozen gold coins. But it was their first time to hear about a head-size Clear Sky Crystal. Even selling it a hundred or two hundred gold coins had no problem.

While a bunch of them were drooling, Song Ronghua was a little different.

Rubbing the crystal while observing every side, Song Ronghua made his conclusion, "No. this one is not a Clear Sky Crystal. Even though it is similar, there is some difference."

"Wha- Seriously, deputy leader?" Old Dog was startled while Big Tooth had a disbelieving expression.

Not only both of them, but the other two had a disappointed expression. They thought at least they could contribute something for the Sword of Light, no, the Sword of Judgement. As the Sword of Light was only a subsidiary group, of course, everybody wished to contribute the main group.

Song Ronghua nodded, but he made a surprise for the four of them, "Indeed, this is not a Clear Sky Crystal, but rather Moonlight Crystal."

"Moonlight Crystal? Deputy leader, you are not wrong, right?" Old Dog questioned. From the seven subordinates, Old Dog was the chattier among them. And Song Ronghua was already used to him.

"I'm sure of it. I have seen the one like this from the leader. Look over there, there are a faint traces of earth-coloured moss, right? A normal Clear Sky Crystal didn't have this kind of thing." Song Ronghua rubbed the lower part of the crystal.

It was faint, but there was indeed moss around the base of the crystal. No matter how hard they rubbed the moss from the crystal, it was only a fool's attempt. Nothing changed.

"I- it is really a Moonlight Crystal? But Moonlight Crystal should be transparent, right? But this one has a bluish and transparent colour, closer to Clear Sky Crystal's appearance."

"That one is the basic Moonlight Crystal, while this one is called Earth Moonlight Crystal. The reason is simple, the earlier earth-coloured moss was a part of the Moonlight Crystal. And of course, this thing is most-sought material by those earth-element Spell User. And for the price, twenty times the Clear Sky Crystal is the very least."

"Damn! Deputy leader! We rich-"

"Damn Old Dog! We have to present this rare material to the main group! Do you want to kill all of us?" Old Tooth smacked Old Dog's head in case that the latter blabbered something dangerous.

"Ahahaha-"

"Stop chatting. Old Tooth, leave a mark. We will excavate this thing after we finish our mission."

"Yes, sir!"

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"Hoo~ Earth Moonlight Crystal?" Mingyue giggled as her group was wandering around the Stone Gaze Forest.

At first, she planned to lead the group to follow those group of the bastard, but she abandoned that notion.

It was not feasible feat as she couldn't possibly ask Zheng Zhanglie, Zheng Yi, and Peng Zheng to jump down at the dark cliff. She herself knew how deep it was, while Liao Yun and Fu Tao should be able to arrive safely at the bottom. For Song Qi, she was able to give a safe ride.

In the end, she would just enjoy the show from far.

"You want it? This glittering thing?" Xiao Jing was full of scepticism as she didn't know the function of the Earth Moonlight Crystal.

"Of course~"

"Is it useful? I don't think this is useful at all."

"Good eye. Yep, it is not useful for us, but for another people? We can make easy money with this. Hehehe~"

". . . You won't ask me to pull this thing out, right?"

"Just follow them first. And if those people take the Eart Moonlight Crystal, just steal it from them, easy, right?" Mingyue had an evil smirk while thinking of the easy money that she would receive.

"Should I follow them or explore this place first?"

"Just enjoy the good show."

"Okay."

After cutting the connection with Xiao Jing, Mingyue swept her gaze toward the surroundings. Fu Tao and Song Qi were a little far from her spot because they were having their daily training.

Song Qi's training consisted of physical training, weightlifting, and Fu Tao's combat style.

At first, Fu Tao was a little unwilling to teach Song Qi. Moreover, he was occupied with his own training and wished that nothing would disturb him. Teaching Song Qi meant that he had to spare some time to guide Song Qi.

But after a day, he himself was spirited to coach Song Qi personally. It was a little weird, but Mingyue didn't care.

For Song Qi, Mingyue wished that he would suppress his own innate bloodlust. Someone with Blackened Heart Demonic Physique not only had his own body altered with the miasma from his own heart, but also his innate nature would be altered as the time passed by.

It was fine if Song Qi saw blood, but he should avoid killing someone before he had a grip of his own mind, suppressing the side effect of the Blackened Heart Demonic Physique.

And Fu Tao's combat style was the most suitable. Offence and defence, focusing in balance with the mindset of not killing people. And by not letting Song Qi held any bladed weapon, the Blackened Heart Demonic Physique's growth could be controlled.

And this time, there were two uninvited guests near Fu Tao and Song Qi, Zheng Yi and Peng Zheng. Similar to Fu Tao and Song Qi, both girls were sparring with each other.

Zheng Yi used a broadsword, while Peng Zheng used a mace. The former was more like an agile attacker, the latter was a heavy damage dealer. Their sparring was in the stalemate, no one had an advantage over each other.

To sum it up, both were crap.

Even Mingyue couldn't bear to continue watching it again.

Zheng Yi was used with swinging her weapon, but it was only a swing, she had no basic of swordsmanship, while her footing was unstable. She could have done better if she just stood in one place, but she tried to move around and make a useless feint.

Her weapon was a little rusty, but it was the proof that she took care of her weapon in a serious manner.

On the opposite side, Peng Zheng was no any better. Even Mingyue didn't understand why Peng Zheng used mace, a weapon that the user herself couldn't lift properly. But in this fight, this half-assed mace was enough to deflect every incoming strike from Zheng Yi.

The mace was not a full mace. The handle was made from hardwood while around the head was covered with iron. Even though she called it a mace, it was no different from a club.

If Mingyue had to compare both girls with Mo Hua from the Turtle Shell Mercenary, both girls were even worse. But it couldn't help as Mo Hua was already an experienced 1-star mercenary, his experience was enough to cover his own weakness.

It would be no wonder if the pair Zheng Yi and Peng Zhen failed the mercenary's exam again. But of course, Mingyue wouldn't say it loud.

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