Chapter 129: The Biological Father Comes to Enroll

To abandon Yu Yan is to abandon a shortcut to rapid advancement in strength!

Furthermore, Yu Yan is a living encyclopedia of the dungeon world. She seems to know everything about it, and any predicament can be solved once it reaches her. Setting aside that indifference and tyrannical nature buried deep in her bones, Yu Yan is actually a very good boss.

She is incredibly generous to them, giving away seventh-grade or even ninth-grade spirit beast meat without hesitation. She divides entire fifth-grade spirit beast carcasses as if they were nothing, without the slightest bit of stinginess. Her word is law, and she keeps her promises, even though those carcasses originally belonged to her. Once she distributes them, she considers them theirs. Even if she were to take back a hundred or two hundred pounds, she would still discuss compensation with them—what other leader would hold themselves to such a high moral standard? Most would simply offer empty words of comfort, asking their subordinates to understand their difficulties.

As for compensation? Why would one need to discuss compensation for taking back one's own property? That would only happen if the subordinates were being unreasonable. Moreover, Lou Yuhui figured that whatever "compensation" Yu Yan offered would surely be worth far more than the meat itself. He couldn't help but think this way; Yu Yan simply possessed too many treasures. She had given him a piece of ninth-grade spirit beast meat the very first time they met—is that something an ordinary person could just pull out? Back then, Yu Yan hadn't even been this formal when giving it to him. Clearly, the value of this "compensation" would not be lower than that of ninth-grade spirit beast meat.

At this thought, Lou Yuhui’s heart began to pound. What kind of wonderful treasure would the Goddess Yan give him? He guessed and guessed, so excited that he didn't sleep well all night.

Ten o'clock the next morning, at the basketball court in the center of the village, Lou Yuhui sported faint dark circles under his eyes and glanced left and right. Yu Wei and Yu Rui had even heavier dark circles than his, and while the siblings Yu Wenjing didn't show them as clearly, their listless pupils and bloodshot eyes proved they hadn't slept well either. Lou Yuhui felt a sense of relief.

"Line up! Everyone, line up one by one behind the table, don't crowd!"
"Crowding won't help; the meat has to be distributed piece by piece."

Snatching it was impossible. It wasn't that the villagers of Fenghe Village had such high moral fiber. A peak seventh-grade giant lizard belonging to Yu Yan was crouching by the edge of the basketball court, staring at them coldly. Under the pressure of a Tier-Earth spirit beast, the villagers’ legs trembled; if they didn't wet their pants on the spot, it was only because of their sturdy nerves. Even though it was Yu Yan’s spirit pet and wouldn't hurt them under normal circumstances as long as they behaved, the beast had been a cruel, bloodthirsty monster in the dungeon before it became hers. Who knew if it would suddenly go mad and decide to eat a few people for a snack? To a peak seventh-grade giant lizard, these unranked bipeds were no different from meat waiting on a chopping block. If Yu Yan hadn't been standing next to the lizard, looking calm and indifferent while nibbling on a fruit as if nothing were the matter, the villagers might not even have had the courage to sign up.

Under these circumstances, the possibility of the villagers causing trouble was completely extinguished. Even Yu Yunde, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, stood honestly in line. He didn't rely on being Yu Yan’s biological father to try and get close to her or seek a shortcut.

Yu Yan withdrew her gaze from Yu Yunde, feeling surprised inside. Her "honest" father was usually one to shrink away whenever possible and run at the first sign of trouble. If he wanted spirit beast meat, the most likely scenario would have been him pestering her in private. It was unexpected that he would actually sign up for the hunting team. But she would deal with whatever came; regardless of what Yu Yunde was thinking, as long as she didn't take the bait, the most she would lose was a piece of fifth-grade spirit beast meat. After all, he was her father; could she really watch him die? If he didn't cause trouble, Yu Yan had already intended to find a suitable moment when she felt like it to give him a piece of seventh-grade spirit beast meat, giving him at least the bare minimum ability to protect himself. But for now, she would wait and see what kind of mischief he might stir up.

The registration at the basketball court was in full swing. Yu Yan made a rough estimate and found that seven or eight out of every ten villagers who had surrounded her house yesterday had signed up for the hunting team. Even those who didn't come themselves had encouraged one or two members of their families to sign up. It seemed her "mobilization" efforts yesterday had been quite successful, and Yu Yan felt pleased.

Don't let her casual attitude fool you; while it might have seemed like she decided to form the Fenghe Village hunting team with just a few words, it was actually the result of deep deliberation. Ever since she discovered that Fenghe Village was surrounded by two top-tier dungeons, Yu Yan had been considering a problem: should she take her parents and the twins to break through an S-rank dungeon again to get them out, or seek another way? Taking them through an S-rank dungeon again was undoubtedly the most straightforward method. However, she had abandoned this path shortly after meeting the twins. There was no other reason; she simply realized she couldn't be that heartless.

Even if she didn't have much contact with these villagers in daily life, they were still fellow townspeople, and she couldn't watch them die. Furthermore, she couldn't leave people like Lou Yuhui, who trusted her so completely, to their own devices. And if she brought Lou Yuhui and his companions, they had their own parents and relatives. Could she leave their families behind in Fenghe Village to wait for death? As more people were added, the team grew larger. Taking so many people into the S-rank "Firefly Soul-Devouring Sea" dungeon would be nothing short of suicide.

Even though her escape from the dungeon after meeting Lou Yuhui’s group had been relatively smooth, that was because Lou Yuhui and his companions were veterans who had entered dungeons more than once. They knew the taboos of the dungeons and wouldn't act recklessly, make loud noises, or do anything foolish, which had relieved a lot of pressure on Yu Yan. Additionally, there were only eight people in total, including herself. With Yun Duoer inside the plant-spirit mini-world, her human aura wouldn't be leaked. Under the cover of Yu Yan’s illusion skills and the deterrent effect of the ninth-grade fire rhinoceros dung, they had succeeded by luck!

But if the team were too large and ignorant of the dangers, Yu Yan’s illusion skills would be powerless. An overly potent scent of fresh blood and meat would easily trigger a riot among the dungeon monsters. When that happened, let alone ninth-grade fire rhinoceros dung, even if they actually had a ninth-grade fire rhinoceros in their group, the deterrent effect would be less than ideal for monsters that had lost their minds. The result would be casualties beyond counting—anyone could figure that out with their toes.

After much thought, Yu Yan decided to follow the approach of certain base leaders from her previous life and choose a suitable dungeon world to establish a base of operations. Once a base was established, organizing a hunting team was a natural step. After all, Yu Yan couldn't stay trapped in a base forever. Once things settled down here, she would definitely have to leave Fenghe Village.

Firstly, it was to create more opportunities to encounter Lin Zhe. Secondly, not to mention anything else, in over a month, the first gathering center for enhancers in Y City would appear, and Yu Yan had to visit it. She had been eyeing the master craftsman Mi Qi for a long time! There were also those talented individuals from her previous life she was familiar with; if possible, she wanted to recruit every one of them into her team. Besides, there were Zuo Changyu and Tang Yan; she had to get at least one of those two...