After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

"Stupid, a Sunrise Level against a Rock Level, do you have no shame?" Celina said irritably.

The Empire encouraged adventurers to spar, but it did not condone bullying the weaker.

For them, veteran Iron Level adventurers, handling Lin Da would invite idle gossip.

"Fairness sake, let's each send one person out, so if our reputation is ruined, it will be all of ours together." Coyote Wol suggested.

Looking around, no one opposed.

So, they organized a team specifically to target Phoenix Tail Flower and Snow Goose and ambushed them in the public Adventure Zone of Red Heart City.

But throughout the day, there was no sign of Lin Da.

Only after inquiring did they learn that Lin Da had not even started broadcasting his adventure live.

No one knew where Phoenix Tail Flower and Snow Goose had gone, as if they had vanished from the face of the earth.

Essentially, the joint team in Red Heart City had wasted a day for nothing.

...

At noon, Dawen and Fry's party parted on bad terms.

Returning to the Mandalas Estate, Dawen found Tasya in the courtyard, drenched in sweat.

Apart from cleaning and daydreaming, Tasya mostly engaged in combat training.

Especially in hand-to-hand combat, the dummy made of special materials was full of dents from hits.

"We're leaving tonight, switch to this weapon for the hunt; it's more advantageous."

Dawen took out a Magic Cannon from the Space Ring.

It was cyan overall, shaped like a dragon's head with a round barrel in the middle of its open mouth.

"What's this?" Tasya wiped the sweat from her neck, looking at the weapon with a magic aura, her eyes flashing with hesitation.

She had already planned to officially leave the Scarlet Adventure Group after completing the ten floors.

Accepting something from Dawen at this time meant owing him a favor.

"The Dragon Hunting Cannon, take it, it's for my own benefit. All the materials from the hunt will belong to the Scarlet Adventure Group,"

Dawen said gravely, "Recently, the production of Dragon Saliva Grass has drastically reduced, and the rarity of Dragon Blood and Dragon Bone has also increased a notch. The Dragon Forest is hot property now, probably a lot of Sunrise Level Adventure Groups will be eyeing it, our goal is the middle layer, if we encounter any Lizard Dragon, we will take it down, the gains from one trip are enough to buy a dozen weapons of this quality."

Tasya thought for a moment, nodded her head, and took the weapon.

Then she looked at Dawen with confusion.

For years, the materials related to the Dragon Race had been stable in price, how could they suddenly have increased?

Dawen understood and explained, "The Dragon Race primarily resides in the northwest, which is Beastmen territory, recently the Beastmen's export trade of Dragon materials has significantly decreased, it seems the seventh prince is preparing to switch jobs to a Dragon Blood Swordsman."

Tasya hummed in acknowledgment, asking no further.

Imperial matters were too far from a solo adventurer.

The biggest impact was merely fueling the adventurers' frenzy for dragon hunting.

...

That afternoon.

In the Great Mystery Continent, the outer reaches of the Dragon Forest.

Patches of tall trees formed the famously known Dragon Forest among the three cities.
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The types, quantity, and density of vegetation here were higher than other areas, and the chance of encountering rare materials also significantly increased.

In contrast, a large number of Magical Creatures also lived in the Dragon Forest.

In the map distributed by White Dove City, the depths of Dragon Forest were marked as "extremely dangerous" in red.

The periphery was relatively safe, but it still reached the "caution" yellow level.

A man and a woman walked down a forest trail.

A Gray Hawk swooped down rapidly from the sky, its sharp claws aimed at the back of the man's head, ready to kill him in one strike.

But the man had long anticipated the attack of the Gray Hawk and raised his hand to apply a green shield on himself.

As the Gray Hawk pounced, the man wasn't injured; instead, the Gray Hawk, dazed, hit the shield head-on and fell straight to the ground.

"A level 22 Gray Feather Hawk, can't even break through my defense,"

Lin Da murmured, swinging the Sword of Royalty casually and severing the Gray Feather Hawk's neck.

A gust of wind blew, and the hawk's body turned into flying ashes, disappearing.

On the ground, a small golden glow remained.

When the light faded, it transformed into a small-forearm-long gray feather.

[System Prompt: Killed a level 22 Gray Feather Hawk, obtained 500 Diamonds, a green fine-quality material gray feather]

Lin Da collected the spoils into his Space Ring, then glanced at the girl playing with her hair beside him, her cheeks slightly flushed.

He didn't continue his invasion into Red Heart City today, instead he arranged to meet Lia to scout the safe routes leading deep into the Dragon Forest.

When it comes to scouting, fewer people is better, as more might attract the attention of the Magical Creatures.

In the game, the optimal team size for tackling the Dragon Forest instance is four people.

Kafni was still recuperating, leaving only three people on Lin Da's team, one short.

Initially, he wanted to invite Isa.

But after meeting Isa last night, he was gently turned down.

It seemed Isa had just advanced to Star Rank and needed time to adapt to her power; she hadn't even come to the top ten floors of the Great Mystery Continent.

The second person Lin Da considered was Aiko.

However, facing the dangers of the Magical Creatures in Dragon Forest, he wasn't confident in protecting two Mages at the same time.

On the other hand, Lia had more health points and was a flexible Great Swordsman.

Her Starfire Douqi was slowly awakening, enhancing her combat abilities.

She was more suitable for his plan.

"So, er, you didn't bring me alone to this grove to do something shameless, did you?"

"Lin Da, I'm telling you, don't even think about it, I'm at Star Rank and could send you flying in a second!"

Lia's face was flushed, and on her back was her newly purchased Level 30 orange Great Sword, the [Phoenix Feather Sword].

The Great Sword shaped like a red feather weighed more than she did. Her boots sank slightly into the soft soil of the forest.

This brings us to last night's division of the spoils.

Lin Da harvested 1.76 million Gold Coins, and Snow Goose 1.34 million.

Which not only allowed Lia, who had been burdened with debt, to clear her debts, but also to buy new equipment for the team.

Oru's shield, Klrona's long-coveted pink rabbit armor, Klyne's new bow and arrow...

And that sword on her back which she could have stored in her Space Ring but chose instead to flaunt, valued at 700,000 Gold Coins, the [Phoenix Feather Sword].

Lia once again lovingly took off the Great Sword, this time pointing it at Lin Da, her eyes filled with caution: "If you mess around, I will have to strike you!"

UNfazed, Lin Da smiled, "How about a big gamble?"

"A big one!?"

Lia was startled: "Not, not in the wild, right?"

"Yes, and we're going deep." Lin Da nodded.

"How deep?"

Having read some books, Lia was able to understand what Lin Da was saying, her hand holding the Phoenix Feather Sword trembling slightly.

Lin Da's smile grew deeper: "Let's not do things by halves, if we go, we go deepest, I'll lead the way right to the very back!"

"The very back?"

Lia's head buzzed, she glanced down at Lin Da, her head boiling like a teapot, steaming up.

"No, no, no, absolutely not—how can we casually do such a thing!"

Lia stammered.

Confused, Lin Da said: "What's wrong with you? If you're not feeling well, we should head back. Venturing deep into the Dragon Forest requires a lot of stamina, your current condition would only hold us back."

Lia paused: "You said deep into where?"

"The Dragon Forest." Lin Da said strangely: "Where did you think we were going?"

"Oh..."

Lia, like dry wood doused with a bucket of cold water, instantly calmed down.

For some reason, Lin Da felt she seemed a bit disappointed, and his mood dipped as well.

"Are you okay?"

Lin Da rubbed Lia's head. Even with boots on, the girl barely reached 1.6 meters, not even up to his chin.

"Who let you touch my head?" Lia pushed his hand away disdainfully, puffing up as she fussed.

"By the way, why are we going to Dragon Forest, isn't that a dangerous area?" Lia followed Lin Da deeper, asking out loud.

"I was just about to tell you."

Lin Da picked part of his plan to tell Lia.

A moment later.

Lia's voice shot up an octave, eyes wide in disbelief:

"Steal the Forest Dragon's treasure? Aren't you a bit too arrogant! Even if I've upgraded my weapon and grown stronger, I'm still not a match for a Forest Dragon!"