In this way, Lin Changqing took his pets on the edge of the land of resentment, and through tacit cooperation, he "spawned monsters and upgraded".

Their arrival alarmed the largest number of grimace cats nearby. Special mutated creatures like the Resentful Vine cannot move freely like the [Thorn Vine], so they cannot come over.

Lin Changqing can also sense a lot of rare special mutated creatures. These mutated creatures don't know what the reason is, and they don't attack them.

Lin Changqing had a fierce battle with the pets and killed about fifty or sixty grimacing cats, but no mutant creatures took the initiative to attack anymore.

The corpse of the Grimace Cat was dragged underground by the [Thorn Vine], turning it into nutrients for its growth.

[Thorn vines] continue to attack, find all the resentful vines that cannot move around, and cooperate with Lin Changqing to use [short knife] to kill them one by one.

With the assistance of [Thorn Vine], Lin Changqing and his pets no longer have to walk along the road in the resentful land. Wherever they want to go, whether it is ruins or a thorn jungle, they can be paved with thorn vines all the way.
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Lin Changqing did not go deep into the land of resentment, but stayed on the edge of the invisible formation, ignoring terrain restrictions and clearing out mutant creatures along the way.

It wasn't until the sky turned white and Lin Changqing and several weaker pets were upgraded to high-level refining realms that the cleanup battle ended.

At this time, the strength of the six pets captured by Lin Changqing was one at the top level, one at the high level of the Strengthening Realm, and four at the high level of the Strengthening Realm.

Coupled with Lin Changqing's own high-level Strength Refining Realm strength, he already has a powerful force in his hands!

Moreover, Lin Changqing and his pets are extremely talented and can fight across two or three small realms, making their actual combat power even more powerful.

[Thorn Vine] removes all traces of the battle in the land of resentment and restores it to the shape of a bracelet, wrapping around Lin Changqing's wrist.

Lin Changqing stood at the entrance to the Land of Resentment. He felt that after he and the pets cleaned up, the resentment in the entire Land of Resentment had been reduced.

Quietly returning to the courtyard along the same route, Lin Changqing took a nap, got up on time, put on gang clothes, took the pets, and reported to the Little Knife Gang station.

At the end of the routine check-in, Lin Changqing found Cheng Lihu and told Cheng Lihu that people often sneak in to look for things in his small courtyard. He will renovate the courtyard in the next few days and prepare to raise some ferocious pets to protect the courtyard.

Cheng Lihu didn't say anything, he just asked Lin Changqing to report in every day, and he could move around freely at other times, and there was no need to rush to do gang tasks.

He also mentioned the two corpses that Lin Changqing asked the Lu family's servants to deliver yesterday. After verification, it was found that the two were paid killers and did not belong to any force in the county.

Cheng Lihu also asked Lin Changqing not to let Xiaoqing leave, pay attention to safety when going out, and practice hard to improve his strength.

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Lin Changqing came out of the gang station and did not go home directly. Instead, he went to a nearby bookstore.

In this world where martial arts is prosperous, as long as you have money, basic martial arts practice knowledge, practice secrets, and some widely spread advanced techniques are available for sale in bookstores with clearly marked prices!

Books about martial arts and extraordinary powers are very expensive, prohibiting most people.

People with money and strength do not like the books in bookstores. People who need these books basically do not have the ability to purchase them, so the number of people who go to bookstores to buy martial arts and extraordinary books is very rare.

The sale of these books in bookstores only allows ordinary people to see a path to practice martial arts and have the hope of advancement. There are very few people who can truly practice martial arts through this path.

Because bookstores sell martial arts and extraordinary books, there must be powerful forces behind them. The background of every bookstore is not simple.

In the business district not far from where the Xiaodao Gang resides, there is a large bookstore called [Yangwenzhai].

In the memory of my predecessor, several bookstores in the county were all called [Yangwenzhai], and they should belong to the same huge force.

Early in the morning, the bookstore [Yangwenzhai] opened for business. The shopkeeper and waiters were all there, and it was very standardized.

Lin Changqing brought his two dogs into the store, and the bookshop clerk entertained him warmly.

Under the guidance of his assistant, Lin Changqing first read introductions to books about the world's culture, history, geography, biology, etc. Only then did he discover how far the world's monopoly on knowledge has reached!

Except for cultural books that need to be popularized and educated, and novels about gods and ghosts, which are relatively cheap, other books are very expensive.

As long as it is valuable information, it will cost a lot of money to obtain, and a lot of the information is incomplete, and important and sensitive information is not available.

Books related to martial arts and supernatural beings are not only rare in type and quantity, but also ridiculously expensive.

Lin Changqing's more than two hundred taels of silver was only enough to buy the most basic books introducing martial arts knowledge, which made his idea of ​​buying more books for Shu Ling come to nothing.

After some selection, Lin Changqing finally chose a book called "General Discussion on Martial Arts" and several cheap miscellaneous books, spending nearly a hundred taels of silver.

This amount of money is enough to feed and clothe an average family for a lifetime.

"It seems that if you want to obtain valuable knowledge, you still have to start with gangs!"

Lin Changqing walked out of [Yangwenzhai] and couldn't help but sigh.

He communicated with the book spirit through his consciousness: "Book spirit, with your strength, is it possible to sneak in and read the book?"

Since the normal way doesn't work, Lin Changqing wants to take the abnormal way. When he thinks about it, Shu Ling just reads the book and doesn't take it away. With Shu Ling's strength and form, it shouldn't be difficult.

"Back to the master, this bookstore is protected by a formation, and the shopkeeper is not an ordinary person. If I sneak in to read, there is a high probability that I will be discovered."

Shuling's reply broke Lin Changqing's fantasy.

"It seems that the power that can monopolize knowledge is not something we can touch now!"

"After this matter is over, we will still think of another way!"

Lin Changqing was preparing to go back with a few books. When he passed by a blacksmith shop that could make sophisticated weapons, he took out the stainless steel dart that cut his neck and walked into the blacksmith shop.

After seeing the styles of various weapons, he said to the master of the blacksmith shop: "Master, I want to use this fine steel dart as material to make a flying knife of that style. The higher the quality, the better. What do I need?"

Feel free to add more materials!"

"Let's see how long it will take and how much money will it cost?"

Lin Changqing chose an exquisite flying knife style, only as long as a palm. He wanted to use the stainless steel darts stained with his blood that he had carried with him and played with for a while to make a flying knife.

"No problem. If the quality is good, you need to add some other materials, and the master will continue to forge it. You can come and pick it up in three days!"

"Material fee plus forging fee, round up to a whole number, ten taels of silver!"

"Pay the money first!"

The master of the blacksmith shop took a look at the fine steel darts and quoted the price and pick-up time to Lin Changqing.

"I hope the quality of the flying knife is worth these ten taels of silver!"

"Please rest assured, guest! Our craftsmanship is exquisite and we are honest!"

Lin Changqing paid the money, took the voucher, and hurried back to the courtyard.
Chapter completed!