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The next day, the two drunks finally sobered up.

Yuan Zhu, upon learning about his actions the day before, stared at the wine cards in his hand, lost in thought.

"Was I really that heroic yesterday…"

When he snapped out of it, he noticed Jiang Kai sneaking glances at the wine cards in his hand.

The curiosity and faint longing in Jiang Kai's eyes were obvious. Yuan Zhu quickly hid the wine cards—such treasures couldn't fall into Jiang Kai's hands.

"What are you looking at? If you want some, ask Ruan Yu yourself. I only have a dozen cards; don't even think about it!" Yuan Zhu said irritably.

Jiang Kai snapped out of his daze and quickly denied it. "I-I don't want them. You keep them for yourself!"

Seeing the strange looks from Su Nuannuan and the others, Jiang Kai hurriedly changed the subject.

"Ahem, now that you're both awake, let's check what's in yesterday's treasure chest."

At the mention of the treasure chest, the Fire God Squad members perked up and gathered around.

"Captain Kai, this is a rare chest. Your luck isn't great—let Nuannuan open it," Hu Yan suggested. "She's glowing today; her luck is way better than yours."

Jiang Kai froze for a moment, almost forgetting that Hu Yan was a fortune teller.

"M-Me?" Su Nuannuan felt immense pressure.

"It's fine. Even if it's nothing good, we didn't expect to find a Phosphorized Lizard anyway," Jiang Kai reassured her. "Open it without worry!"

Encouraged by Jiang Kai, Su Nuannuan mustered her courage and opened the chest.

"High-grade Phosphor Essence, 10.4 kilograms, valued at 104,000 star coins," she announced, using her wristband to identify the items as she took them out. "This is a rare mineral, hard to come by."

The first item alone fetched a high price.

She continued pulling items from the chest.

"Nuclear soil, 170 grams. Blood crystals, 48 grams. Heaven's Grace Bones, three pieces."

"Second-tier armor: Phosphorized Pants (white). Defense: 13. Strength: +17. Constitution: +16. Agility: +3. Special Effect 1: Misty Veil, emitting a white mist that briefly confuses enemies. Special Effect 2: Phosphorized Coating, granting corrosion resistance and minor heat resistance. Fairly standard for second-tier gear, valued at approximately 4,000 star coins."

After some common items, her luck turned.

"Whoa… Mutated Blood Crystal, 18 grams. This is a key material for crafting attribute-enhancing elixirs. Valued at 1.8 million star coins!"

"1.8 million star coins?",Jiang Kai exclaimed. "That's 100,000 star coins per gram!"

He suddenly remembered the Fishman elixir he had consumed before. Could it be worth billions of Huaxia coins?

"Yep!" Su Nuannuan nodded firmly. "Attribute-enhancing elixirs are extremely rare, increasing base stats. Huaxia only produces around 20 bottles a year. Each bottle raises attributes by 10 points and sells for around 15 million star coins."

Jiang Kai's heart sank. He had consumed the equivalent of a luxury lakeside villa in one gulp.

"No wonder it was a mutant Warlord. This here is… 'Sacred Water!'"

"Sacred Water?" The squad's eyes turned to the small triangular glass vial in Su Nuannuan's hand, holding about 15 milliliters of pale blue liquid.

Sacred Water was one of the required materials for Barefoot Doctor's second-tier advancement, with each advancement requiring 5 milliliters. This vial held three times that amount.

"Five milliliters sell for 1 million star coins. This vial is worth 3 million star coins—or 30 million alliance coins!" Hu Yan exclaimed.

"A doctor's advancement material!" Yuan Zhu cheered. "Nuannuan, your luck is incredible. The odds of getting advancement materials from a mutant Warlord's chest are less than 10%, and you pulled three!"

"This chest's value exceeds 5 million star coins!"

Ruan Yu chimed in, "Captain Kai, use the corpse card to materialize the body. I'll check it for more valuables."

Jiang Kai immediately released the Lizard's corpse.

Ruan Yu used a small metal detector-like device, scanning the Lizard's head.

[Detected: Mutated Blood Crystal (7 grams), Blood Crystal (26 grams), Heaven's Grace Bone (1 piece).]

Scratching his head, Ruan Yu muttered, "Nuannuan's really the lucky one. Too bad there's no Dream Core here."

Hu Yan slapped Ruan Yu's shoulder. "Are you dumb? The materials for Drunkard's second-tier advancement, including the Dream Core, only cost 10,000 star coins total. A single Mutated Blood Crystal is worth hundreds of thousands. Do the math!"

Ruan Yu realized the truth.

Drunkard was one of Huaxia's least desirable classes, so even its second-tier advancement materials cost only 10,000 star coins.

Meanwhile, the Mutated Blood Crystal from the Lizard's body alone was worth tens of thousands of star coins.

Counting the elite treasure chests, the total profit from the Phosphorized Warlord Lizard could surpass 7 million star coins.

The squad's first hunt had yielded massive rewards, boosting everyone's morale.

After a brief rest, they set off for the next Warlord Lizard lair.

In the following ten days, while they didn't encounter another mutant Warlord, their hunting efficiency skyrocketed.

On average, they cleared one lair daily, sometimes even two.

By the end of the ten days, the 22 Warlord lairs marked on the info card had been mostly cleared.

Six were already empty, but the Fire God Squad wiped out the remaining 16.

Yuan Zhu leveled up from 10 to 20, Ruan Yu hit 20, and Su Nuannuan advanced to level 12.

One day, after a long rest, the squad hadn't departed yet.

Ruan Yu was busy cooking while Su Nuannuan helped. Yuan Zhu was pestering Ruan Yu with odd questions.

"Captain Kai, where to next?" Hu Yan asked Jiang Kai as they studied the map. "We've already cleared this area; no Warlords will respawn soon."

Just then, Su Nuannuan's wristband vibrated. After reading the message, she hurried to Jiang Kai.

"Jiang Kai, I just got word—on the Burning Plains, a small but capable guild tried to hunt a Ghoul King and ran into a mutant one. They were unprepared and got wiped out."

"Now that mutant Ghoul King is hiding somewhere to recover."

The Ghoul King was one of the most challenging creatures on the Burning Plains.

For this guild to encounter a mutant version and fail, they were both unlucky and fortunate. A victory would've been a windfall.

In Huaxia, stealing King-tier BOSS kills was forbidden, but this rule didn't apply to Warlords.

Now, many teams would undoubtedly be scrambling for this heavily injured mutant Warlord.

"When did this happen?" Jiang Kai asked.

"Just now. The news hasn't fully spread yet," Su Nuannuan replied.

Some larger guilds likely already knew and were dispatching teams.

"Burning Plains… That's just south of here," Jiang Kai muttered, frowning.

Hu Yan stood up. "Captain Kai, are we going?"

After brief consideration, Jiang Kai nodded.

"We've cleared all the Warlord Lizards here. Even if we don't get the Ghoul King, we can still level up there. Let's go!"

Hu Yan shouted to the others, "Ruan Yu, Yuan Zhu! Forget lunch—we're off to hunt a Warlord!"

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