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Chapter 151 - 5: Clearing the Ruins, the Dao Mark Appears! (6k words, please subscribe, more tonight)_4

Chapter 151: Chapter 5: Clearing the Ruins, the Dao Mark Appears! (6k words, please subscribe, more tonight)_4

"Oh."

Xu Shu nodded, thinking to himself that Lie Zhenzi was quite novel to be able to provide dice roll services, had the great sages of old all been internet-addicted youths?

Seeing that Song Nianhui had already divided the spoils into six parts, Xu Shu suddenly asked, "Why not go outside to distribute these? Is it absolutely safe here right now? Isn’t it a bit early to be dividing the spoils?"

As he spoke, he pointed toward the lake surface that was continuously bubbling.

He had heard that "gurgling, gurgling" sound, as if it were his own voice, making Xu Shu always feel that there was something not quite right under the lake, but he couldn’t say it outright.

The others were momentarily stunned before Li Fengtian laughed and said, "The ruins have been cleared, of course it’s absolutely safe, though if you think we should go outside to divide, I don’t mind."

"Ha ha, I don’t mind either," laughed Yan Wumo, who had avenged his great grievance.

Xu Shu frowned and said, "Then let’s go outside and..."

"Come with me!"

Xie Xiaochan secretly pinched Xu Shu’s waist to interrupt him, rolled her eyes, and said, "Are you stupid? Once we leave the ruins, we can all disband the team. If we don’t divide now, what guarantee do you have once we’re outside?"

"What’s going on?" Xu Shu asked.

"You really don’t understand, speechless, come here, let me explain..."

Xie Xiaochan took Xu Shu to a quiet corner away from the others and slowly said, "Look, don’t say I’m not looking out for you, let me enlighten you. You must have noticed that inside the ruins, the promotion network doesn’t open, right?"

"Um?"

"Lie Zhenzi has a rule, inside the ruins, if the teammates are connected through the ’incense burner,’ any mutual attack will see the damage canceled by the incense burner, and it also accelerates the consumption of the incense burner!

"Moreover, because you can’t open the promotion network inside the ruins, you’re unable to leave the team, so your teammates in the ruins are relatively reliable.

"But once outside, it’s not necessarily the same; Lie Zhenzi provides no safety measures for teams in the outside world. If you don’t divide up your loot now, once outside, if others are not satisfied with your larger share, what will you do?"

Xie Xiaochan explained all this in one breath.

Xu Shu first realized, then asked, "Even so, it’s useless, right? If they really want to rob me, won’t it be the same once we leave the ruins?"

"Hehe, then you don’t understand, my dear. Let me teach you."

Xie Xiaochan patted her chest and pointed towards the entrance of the ruins, explaining, "When you leave the ruins, the entrance will briefly form a helipad through the Heart Fire Incense Burner, and Lie Zhenzi will open a promotion drive popup reminder through the ’incense burner.’ You can choose to return to the current coordinates or take a plane ticket directly back to the safe area Star Tower for as little as 10 contribution points. Once you’re back in town, it’s naturally safe."

"So that’s how it works..." Xu Shu understood.

"Next time you’re confused, just ask your sister here, I’ve got you covered! Now let’s go back and roll the dice,~~~~~"

Just as Xie Xiaochan turned to leave and Xu Shu was about to follow,

just then, a wave surged under his feet in the lake.

Then, all the lake water, without any warning, surged backwards into the sky.

Yet, such a grand disturbance proceeded completely silently.

No one noticed!

A shock went through Xu Shu’s heart as he turned back to see, floating behind him in mid-air, a small, half-meter high orb glowing like a pregnant woman’s belly.

Transparent.

Inside the transparent belly was a fetus, its umbilical cord still uncut, but it was making a "piece" character shape with a fist, and its eyes were open, pitch black, staring right at Xu Shu.

Resentment!

Resentment so intense!

Yet it was resentment no one else could perceive.

"..." Xu Shu quietly watched the infant soul.

"..." The infant soul also quietly watched him.

The eerie silence lasted for more than five seconds, just as Xu Shu was about to speak to warn Xie Xiaochan, "There’s still a Ghost Soldier here!" but the next second, the infant shot into Xie Xiaochan’s belly.

"Hurry up, what are you standing around for, wuwuwuwuwu~~~ Ah-choo!" Xie Xiaochan turned around, her body shaking for a moment, followed by a sneeze.

"Are you alright?" Xu Shu silently watched her.

"Of course."

Before she could finish speaking, Xie Xiaochan fell headfirst into Xu Shu’s arms, like a goldfish, foaming at the mouth, drenching his clothes.

At the same time, in the void, the Tai Chu Scroll unfolded with a whoosh.

In front of Xu Shu, golden light flashed, revealing a line of small characters:

[Great master, you’ve successfully reclaimed a Dao Mark: Ancient Martial Dynasty·Wang Teng (Curse Embryo Vajra)!]