Spirit Master Girl: Contracting with an SSS-Level School Beauty at the Start
Chapter 504: Zhu Rong, Seeking Dragon

Chapter 504: Chapter 504: Zhu Rong, Seeking Dragon

After finishing the soak, Liu Xin’s fatigue dissipated completely, restoring her vitality and energy.

Thus, the next day, Liu Xin had no excuse not to go.

Humph, if you dare make me unhappy, you’ll be unhappy too.

Don’t say Xiao Zhan is rude to his savior; Liu Xin brought this upon herself. Moreover, she seemed not to strongly refuse, suffering yet enjoying.

Some people are just like this, having a pure masochistic tendency.

In the following days, nothing major happened, and Xiao Zhan and Liu Xin methodically searched for Spirit Fruits.

The base was fervently under construction; with modern technology, military buildings quickly rose from the ground in just a few days.

With the defensive lines set up, a fully equipped base was completed.

Soon after, the Federation team began entering the Secret Realm, preparing to start the extraction.

Xiao Zhan did not want to deal with them; though they were professionals, they were not as expert as Liu Xin. Moreover, after the extraction in the Secret Realm, a significant portion must be given to the Federation.

The Ye Family only had the first right to use, but without limitation on quantity, most resources had to be given to the Federation.

Xiao Zhan did not want to share with them.

Of course, Xiao Zhan did not mind other things; he was not a selfish person. However, regarding those items that restored Life Essence, he could not and did not want even one.

Thus, he chose to give them the cold shoulder.

The leader of the team seemed used to such treatment. Since their actions were essentially taking food from the tiger’s mouth, they did not insist on meeting Xiao Zhan and just silently went about their work.

Their method was very systematic: first, conducting comprehensive exploration, then classifying by grade, and finally starting the extraction.

Safe and known Spirit Fruits were harvested first, followed by the risky and unknown ones.

Meanwhile, on the Northern Bear Federation side.

Chernokov, who patrolled daily, noticed Xiao Zhan and became curious.

Even if a person can be flawed, as a Commander, how could he be out playing every day with a woman?

Having a woman around could be ignored, but having the same woman every day wasn’t interesting, was it?

With this curiosity, he decided to observe a bit longer.

That’s when he realized, Xiao Zhan wasn’t out for fun, but was searching for Spirit Fruits.

A Commander personally searching for Spirit Fruits?

What was this situation about?

He continued to observe and then noticed that Xiao Zhan and his team weren’t picking just any Spirit Fruits; they were targeting specific ones.

Among the fruits they picked, some were known to Chernokov, and others were not.

He was very curious about what Xiao Zhan needed those Spirit Fruits for.

And why wasn’t a professional team picking them? Why did he have to pick them himself?

Could there be something extraordinary hidden in this Secret Realm?

Thinking this, he decided to watch a little longer.

But just at that moment, a soldier came to report, "Report, General, the professional extraction team from the Federation has arrived."

Hearing this, Chernokov frowned slightly. They hadn’t come earlier nor later, but just at this time.

"I know, tell them I’ll be there in a moment."

"Yes."

After the soldier left, Chernokov summoned another soldier, his personal guard, "I am giving you a task. Record the other commander’s actions every day, especially the Spirit Fruits they collect. Record everything without missing a single one."

"Yes!"

Chernokov wanted to see what Xiao Zhan was up to.

After giving the order, Chernokov returned to the base.

Unaware that his every move was being watched, Xiao Zhan’s Perception range was quite extensive, but the opposing lookout’s advanced equipment could see even further than his Perception.

This was the gap between technology and supernatural abilities; there was nothing to be done.

Time passed day by day, and Xiao Zhan continued to reap abundant harvests every day.

However, the Federation’s extraction team was encountering troubles.

One day, after Xiao Zhan got up, had breakfast, and set out with Ye Youlong and Liu Xin to continue collecting Spirit Fruits, they had just left the camp when a woman stopped him.

"Hello, General Xiao. I am Zhu Rong, the person in charge of the Federation’s extraction team. May I have a few minutes of your time?"

Zhu Rong looked like an intelligent woman with her permed fluffy wavy hair, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, delicate face, and lightly colored lips.

She wore a white coat over a light blue solid color shirt, tight jeans emphasizing her straight, long legs.

Her waist was slender, and her hips were plump and perky, making her appear only about twenty-five or twenty-six, but she exuded a mature charm.

Xiao Zhan subconsciously glanced at Liu Xin next to him, as this woman’s style was somewhat similar to Liu Xin’s.

"What is it?" Xiao Zhan asked, looking at her indifferently.

He had already reviewed the Federation extraction team’s information.

This woman before him, Zhu Rong, from one of the eight major families, the Zhu Family, was an SS-level Support Type Artifact Spirit with the talent, Seeking Dragon. The effect allowed her to sense the presence of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Treasures within a certain distance.

This distance was dozens of times further than Xiao Zhan’s Perception Skill, directly measured in hundreds of kilometers.

It was because of this talent that she joined the Federation Secret Realm Extraction Team.

"May we talk inside?" Zhu Rong glanced back at the large camp.

"Just speak here," Xiao Zhan replied, likely guessing why she had come.

Zhu Rong nodded, not insisting, and immediately said, "Our Federation’s extraction team is systematically executing the extraction tasks; everything is proceeding smoothly in the initial outer area, and we’re about to move deeper into the inner area. However, we’ve encountered a problem: there are many new types of Spirit Fruits we do not recognize, and rashly harvesting them can lead to dangers and losses."

"Don’t you have professionals? And I’ve also arranged for people to protect your team," Xiao Zhan responded.

"I know, and I’m grateful for that. Your arrangements have ensured our safety. But the other issue is the emergence of too many new types of Spirit Fruits; poor harvesting would lead to significant losses."

"Don’t you have loss quotas? Compared to the resources of the entire Secret Realm, losing some is normal, isn’t it?" Xiao Zhan reasoned.

"That’s true, but..." Zhu Rong hesitated for a moment before continuing, "But if there’s a way to ensure no losses, why not use it?"

"What do you mean?" Xiao Zhan pretended not to understand.

But in his mind, he was clear; this woman wanted his help.

Seeing Xiao Zhan feign confusion, Zhu Rong’s face didn’t show much expression change, maintaining a gentle smile. Although young, she had dealt with many people and knew exactly what to do.