Versatile Mage: Lord of the Styx, but Lord of the Living

Chapter 29 Deposit Distribution, House in Magic City
Lu Ran only found out after talking with Xu Dahuang.

On the day of returning to the city, the city monster hunting team was surrounded by more than a dozen one-eyed monster wolves.

Just when they were in dire straits and in danger, a wolf howl saved them!

That’s right, even when Xu Dahuang thought about it now, he still found it incredible:
"Lu Ran, I'm not lying to you. That day, we were doomed, but as soon as the wolf howls rang out, the dozen or so one-eyed demon wolves seemed frightened and instantly gave up attacking us. In panic, they turned around and ran towards the source of the howling."

"I'm so lucky that I was able to save my life in such a bizarre way."

Lu Ran blinked and thought to himself, "It seems that by making the Styx Undead—the Bone Spike Wolf—roar and call upon the surrounding One-Eyed Demon Wolves, I have invisibly saved many lives!"

"Really? As the saying goes, those who survive a great disaster will surely have good fortune in the future. What are your plans next?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Dahuang shook his head silently.

Seeing this, Lu Ran understood.

There are many people like Xu Dahuang who cannot recover from the disaster in Bo City in a short time.

Lu Ran sighed and asked Xu Dahuang:
"Captain, now that you have the status of a Hunter Elite, you can use the commission rewards you received this time to purchase training resources. As long as you break through to the intermediate level!
With your status as an elite hunter, your perfect record of sacrificing your life for justice, and your mid-level cultivation, you have a high chance of joining the Demon City or other first-tier cities' city monster hunting teams. Are you really not considering it again?"

After listening to this, Xu Dahuang pondered for a moment, shook his head and said casually:

“No, I’ve been a captain in Bo City for too long, and I can’t stand being someone else’s subordinate.

Besides, no matter how perfect my resume is, my strength is still far from perfect. With my initial intermediate level of cultivation, I would only be a burden to my teammates even if I joined the monster hunting teams in first-tier cities."

Lu Ran nodded and stopped persuading him.

Perhaps, for Xu Dahuang, being able to survive this disaster and break through to the intermediate level in one fell swoop is already a huge turning point in his life.

Xu Dahuang's decades of life in Bocheng have come to an end, and it is time to say goodbye to his past life.

But the end of Lu Ran’s journey to Bo City is just the beginning of his life!

"Where do you want to develop next?"

Xu Dahuang smiled and took out a cigarette from his trouser pocket and handed it to Lu Ran.

Although Lu Ran didn't smoke, he didn't refuse given the circumstances.

Seeing this, he took the cigarette and put it to his ear, saying without hesitation:
"Magic City."

That night.

"Brother Lu Ran, where are we going to live next?"

After dinner, Lu Ran took Ye Xinxia out for a walk.

Because of her spiritual state, Ye Xinxia couldn't stand for a long time, let alone walk.

Therefore, she sat the whole time.

However, Ye Xinxia was very satisfied when she thought about having some alone time with Brother Lu Ran at night.

Lu Ran thought about it and said with a smile:

"We've completed a lot of commissions lately, and the commission money is enough for us to splurge for a while. Xinxia, ​​do you want to live in a villa, a high-end residential complex, or somewhere more bustling in the city center?"

Xinxia covered her mouth in surprise.

"Ah? Is the money that Brother Lu Ran earns enough for us to live in a villa?"

Lu Ran's mouth twitched. "Enough! It's enough to house several beautiful girls like Xinxia."

But in reality, can you expect to live in a mansion in an international metropolis like Shanghai just by completing some commissions in Bo City?

That's just wishful thinking!
When it comes to money, he feels a little sad.

The Styx devoured the demons, leaving no bones or leather behind. It also devoured the remaining souls, leaving Lu Ran to control the spirits himself.

Previously, in order to upgrade, several slave-level spirits were all swallowed by the Styx.

I was extremely lucky and did not lose the warrior-level spirit essence that exploded. I still have both of them.

Of course, what Lu Ran is most concerned about is the commander-level spirit of Yi Canglang!
Lu Ran thought that if he could let the Styx swallow up these essences, he might be able to upgrade again soon.

But after thinking about it, he realized that he had not consolidated the nebula for too long.

Even if the Styx swallowed the essence, the improvement effect would not be as good as before.

We have to wait until he has practiced steadily for a while and consolidated the nebula.

What's more, Lu Ran doesn't have much money on him now. Just relying on the bounties for completing the commissions, he is considered a rich man in Bo City.

But in the high-consumption Shanghai, they have to buy a house and purchase resources for two people to practice.

The savings he had were not enough for him to bring Xinxia to live a comfortable and happy life in the Magic City.

It doesn't matter if I suffer, but how can I let my woman suffer as well?

Moreover, Lu Ran’s water and thunder elements have now broken through the intermediate level and can devour spirit seeds!
Let’s not talk about the thunder seeds for now. Although they are difficult to obtain, as long as you have enough money, you can always get a top-quality thunder seed with three times the power!

Although there is the Styx in the water system, the Styx is too powerful, abnormal, and against the will of heaven!

Under normal circumstances, if it is used as a killing move, the mage will die if he is even slightly touched.

Hunting monsters in the wild is fine, it's either you die or I die, Lu Ran doesn't need to worry about so many things.

The Styx will simply swallow up the demons, just kill them!
But when we get to the Magic City, a human city, we can't use the Styx to fight all the magic exchanges and wizard confrontations, right?

If the water of the Styx was used, the original intention was to create a violent wave just to teach the opponent a lesson, but in the end it directly killed the person. That would not be acceptable.

Although the Styx is powerful, Lu Ran could have fused it with a top-grade water spirit seed to amplify the power of water magic.

By then, even without using the Styx, Lu Ran's water system will be invincible at the same level!

After selling off the spirit essences on hand and getting enough money, Lu Ran believed that getting two top-grade spirit seeds would not be a problem in the resource-rich Magic City!
Of course, Lu Ran still needs some connections to help him get the spirit seeds.

At this moment, Xinxia held up her phone and asked Lu Ran in surprise:
"Brother Lu Ran, how about this villa in this area? It has beautiful scenery and is surrounded by a pond and park. It's close to the city center, but also relatively quiet. They say online that the security here is very good!"

Xinxia paused, hesitating, "That's right, that's right"

Lu Ran raised his eyebrows and asked in confusion: "What is it?"

“It’s just so expensive.”

Lu Ran took the phone, and suddenly several zeros popped up on the screen.

As expected of the housing prices in the center of Demon City, one commander-level spirit is not enough!

Lu Ran's face darkened and he coughed lightly:
"Well, Xinxia, ​​we don't really need to pay full price for a house right now, right? If we're not comfortable living here, we can always move on."

"Oh ah, the rentals are on the next page."

Ye Xinxia smiled slyly, and Lu Ran immediately knew that this girl was teasing him.

That's right. Even though Lu Ran is a nouveau riche now, he has never thought about buying a house in Shanghai at this stage. Xinxia is just teasing herself by doing this.

Then, Lu Ran glanced at the villa Xinxia had chosen and nodded with satisfaction:
"It's not bad. It's less than 100,000 yuan a month. This villa is great. I'll take it!"

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