How Am I Still Alive?
Chapter 41 - 41 33 Life Essence

41: Chapter 33: Life Essence 41: Chapter 33: Life Essence “…Is it this again?

This time it’s the essence fragments of the poison module (demonized evergreen vine) and the regeneration module (demonized baobab)”

By the time Lu Ping’an could pay attention to the system prompts, it tended to be after the event had passed.

After another battle, the beasts on the ground began to turn into ashes.

Only then did Lu Ping’an have time to inspect his spoils of war.

He had seen the essence fragments of the XX module before.

Before, when he used the hibiscus blossom, Lu Ping’an found there was an “essence fragment of the explosion module (Demonized Phoenix)” in his miscellaneous item slot.

But he couldn’t use it, and it couldn’t be withdrawn from the system store where its 26-digit number was stacked.

[The demonized phoenix flower you invested in has died, and the investment has completely failed.]

[Enter settlement mode, currently settling remaining assets….Without sufficient assets, it extracts its life essence to offset debts.]

[Successful extraction, received an unranked essence fragment of the explosion module.]

That’s all there was, there was no more detailed explanation.

In Lu Ping’an’s understanding, it was something along the lines of, I made a bank investment in you, and when you went broke or kicked the bucket, I took whatever I could salvage from your estate.

The recouped items became assets of the bank.

“Very capitalist, very streetlight, but the question is, how do these essences get used?”

Meanwhile, the term “life essence” reminded Lu Ping’an of the Gardener.

Plant a seed, care for it, wait for the fruit tree to grow, and then harvest the fruit.

He had almost fifty such essence fragments combined, but Lu Ping’an still couldn’t figure out a way to use them.

They didn’t even have a physical form that he could take out.

He asked Chris about it, and she said she had never heard of it, didn’t know, wasn’t interested.

Maybe she had a guess, but with her broken plot, she was starting to lack the ability to act on her own again.

“At least, this means that there is a bit of return on the life energy that I’ve used.

It’s not a loss, not at all.

If I leave it there, I’ll find a use for it someday.”

Unable to find a use for them now, Lu Ping’an could only console himself in this way.

Looking at the items in the warehouse that claimed to be at no loss, it’s much like a mobile game player who has failed to draw a card.

“…Do we rest a bit, or continue further?”

After cleaning up the battlefield, Xue En came over and handed over the spoils of war left over by the demons.

According to mercenary rules, he only has the right to dividends afterwards and cannot directly obtain the spoils of war.

Lu Ping’an collected and packed these first-tier, zero-value spoils of war, looked at the time, and it was roughly time to adjust himself.

“Let’s go, we’ll wait on the main road, hopefully we’ll run into them today.”

It was now the third morning since they had entered here.

Half of the precious final week before exams had been spent already.

Lu Ping′an had never returned, so he had efficiently done hunting training with the assistance of Xue En….

Poor Meow had been stood up, but after one failure, it should not come again.

Nothing could be helped, crossing secret realms and contacting across worlds were always unsolvable problems.

Even if she came in looking for people herself, time would not only be wasted but there would also be a high chance of disappointment.

But again, everything could stop but investments and dividends could not, those were the fundamentals of Lu Ping’an’s rapid growth.

“Do you want the BUFF for fifteen hundred this time?

Okay, we’ll take it.

Will there be any tomorrow?”

“Not sure.

Let’s see what happens.”

This was the main road of the forest area.

Lu Ping’an and two first-tier gardeners had completed the transaction, and both sides were very satisfied.

Yesterday at the same location, the BUFF was given away for free.

After all, in this vast forest and limited time, it was not easy to find two gardeners willing to accept buffs from strangers.

They were male and female, both students about to enter the first tier, in a team with two friends or mercenaries who were into fighting.

Watching the Gardener students who were gradually leaving under the protection of their companions, Lu Ping’an felt that Xue En’s statement might be sugarcoating it.

It’s not that the low-level Gardeners were without combat power, they were simply burdens on the battlefield.

In the memory fragments from yesterday’s dividends, Lu Ping’an saw several instances where the two gGardener “bosses” were in danger and their companions desperately came to their rescue.

“…..Looks like those guards had a hard time.”

“This is what normal Gardeners are like.

Actually, their companions aren’t in a loss either.

They are gaining battle experience while enjoying the income from the Gardeners, as if they were on a cultivation journey that covers all logistics and even free treatment.”

Low-level Gardeners do not have combat abilities.

Their goal here is to explore, cultivate, and harvest various Magic Plants.

Hiring combat power to protect oneself during the harvesting process is the normal career progression for a Logistics Department Gardener.

From them, Lu Ping’an gained a wealth of knowledge about the cultivation and harvesting of Magic Plants.

His skills in using the Gardener’s 3-Piece Set also improved considerably, making his control over Magic Plants much easier.

“Heh, so we are the ones who are not normal…”

Laughing, the two prepared to return to the deep forest to continue their training for the day.

But suddenly, Lu Ping’an furrowed his brows.

He saw something annoying.

The Gardener pair ahead was stopped by a group of people.

They were blocked and questioned, some even held the “Bomb-demon” wanted order and were saying something about it.

“…..Those bastards.”

Xue En spat on the ground, displaying clear contempt.

“Are they looking for the Bomb-demon again?”

Lu Ping’an pointed out, seemingly knowing something.

Hearing what Lu Ping’an stated, Xue En chuckled.

Lu Ping’an’s abilities were clear, and the always overthinking him would have thought of this, but he chose to play dumb.

“…Looking for the Bomb-demon?

Using a casually drawn sketch?

They’re just finding an excuse to make some extra money, you’ll see.”

The situation developed as Xue En anticipated.

The two Gardeners showed their bag of war spoils and Magic Plants, only for a lot of them to be taken away.

And it wasn’t over.

When they return, they wouldn’t be spared from the toll charges at the entrance and exit.

The gang from Dragon Snake Gang seemed dissatisfied with the small amount.

They kicked the male Gardener and almost had a conflict.

But one side had seven or eight people, and the other only had four, two of which were burdens.

In the end, a fight didn’t break out…

and the Gardener’s small bag lost even more things.

When their gaze fell on their next target, Lu Ping’an and Xue En…

“What are you staring at, bastard.”

Xue En just spat on the ground, showing no respect.

But those from the Dragon Snake Gang seemed to have ignored it, they just walked past Lu Ping’an and Xue En without a response.

“This…..”

“They are just a bunch of bullies.

If it weren’t for the nuisance they backed, they would have been…hehe.”

People backing them?

There’s a background to such things?

Isn’t this just a bunch of immature boys banding together, pretending to be a vibrant social organization?

Lu Ping’an asked, and Xue En didn’t hide anything.

This was a “secret” that all the locals knew.

“Isn’t there a Green New Pharmaceuticals shop at the entrance?

One of their middle management is a professor or something, who needs a large amount of low-level Magic Plant materials for experiments.

They need fresh harvests, but don’t want to spend money, so…

you know.”

Green New Pharmaceuticals?

Isn’t that Senior Zhao Ying’s shop?

Is he their professor or team leader?

“…Is it necessary?

Over such a small thing?

Doesn’t anyone manage this?”

“Who cares?

In the eyes of people from Green New Pharmaceuticals, the whole Secret Realm is their company’s property.

They just tacitly allow it, they can declare their ownership and authority, and do some dirty work.

As long as they don’t kill anyone, even if someone can’t stand it, there won’t be any major problems.”

Seeing that Lu Ping’an still didn’t quite understand, Xue En continued.

“For example, if an enemy of Green New enters this Secret Realm, some high-level professionals who claim to be from the ‘Dragon Snake Gang’ will come in to kill people.

Brother, I’ll just say one thing, the Inner World is not a peaceful modern society.

Many people will randomly kill anyone that bothers them, so it’s necessary to understand the personality and sign a contract in advance when hiring a mercenary.

You were lucky to run into me…”

Brother Xue En took the opportunity to tutor his little junior.

Knowing his good intentions, Lu Ping’an nodded silently to show that he understood.

The journey back to the forest was uneventful, and the goal of Lu Ping’an’s journey finally reached its harvest time in the evening of this day.

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