The white-haired school beauty sighs every day, yet he keeps getting stronger.

After feeling that his feet were no longer hot, Cai Kun immediately began searching everywhere for the "hero fragments" of the Huangyan Giant Claw Crab.

That fiery flying kick just now completely ruined the "crab meat freedom" dream.

However, this kid was lucky.

Finally, the crystal nucleus of the giant crab Huangyan was successfully found.

Zhao Fu felt quite envious after reading this.

He was thinking to himself, "Why am I not so lucky?"

After this little incident, the group rested for a short while before continuing their journey.

The sky grew increasingly dark, and visibility continued to decrease.

The temperature also dropped considerably.

Before long, several ice corpses of demonic beasts came into view by the roadside.

Rock-crushing giant gorilla, black-scaled horned lizard, horned electric sheep, vampire flying bat, white-ringed python...

All kinds are available.

They were all sealed within the frost-blue ice.

They still retain the posture they were in before they were frozen, and they look incredibly lifelike.

The ice sculpture was constantly emitting icy mist, and large patches of water were seeping out from under the base.

It's clearly thawing slowly, but the process is very slow.

Wu Bing and Zhao Fu glanced at each other and then looked away.

Only a few young people slowed down and walked forward with curious expressions to take a look.

Cai Kun quickened his pace and walked to a frozen demon corpse, his eyes filled with excitement.

The scene inside was exactly as he had imagined.

"So many demonic ice corpses?"

then……

He still turned his head and asked:

"Brother Wu, Uncle Zhao, why isn't anyone collecting these monster corpses? They all look like second-tier monsters, they should still have crystal cores inside, right? And the guild even issued a recycling task, if we just collect them, we can at least earn some points, right?"

Wu Bing took a rag and carefully wiped the curved knife in his hand.

Hearing the question, he replied without looking up:

"Because it's not worth it."

"Not worth it? What do you mean?"

Zhao Fu exhaled a smoke ring, tapped his pipe against a nearby tree to shake off the ash, and casually explained:

"Brother Cai, these monsters have been frozen for more than two years, and their flesh is already frozen and turned into zombie meat."

Even if there were crystal nuclei in the body, their energy has dissipated over the years.

Therefore, even if it takes time to thaw, very little valuable material can be collected.

It's like a bone that's been gnawed clean; it's worthless.

As for those few points for recycling... that's even more ridiculous.

He paused here, then turned to look at Cai Kun and the others:

"You guys don't know, this task was only released not long ago."

From the mountain to the foot of the mountain, the demon corpses along a long stretch of road were all searched and taken away by the card master.

The rest are all the enormous demon corpses you see now.

The release device has limited storage space; such a large frozen corpse can basically fill it up with just one.

Think about it yourselves, is this worth it?

Card Masters have only a few basic purposes when they go to the Netherworld.

One of them is making money!

The storage space in the release device needs to be reserved for valuable items.

For example, monster materials, crystal cores, rare flowers, herbs, and ores.

Currently, most of the smaller demon corpses have been moved.

All that's left are these big ones.

If you bring back a second-tier demon corpse, you'll only get 5 points. Wouldn't that be a completely wasted trip?

Being a card seller isn't like doing volunteer work; it's about supporting your family!

Wang Pengfei nodded, reached out and patted the large block of ice in front of him, looking regretful.

"I thought this thing was a treasure, but it turns out to be a burden!"

He was just planning to melt this huge block of ice and get the crystal cores and materials for free.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a piece of junk that nobody wanted.

Cai Kun nodded:

"If you think about it carefully, you'll understand. If these demon corpses were truly valuable, they would have been collected by the previous card masters long ago. How could they possibly be ours?"

What a pity.

Earlier in the union hall, he heard Yang Ge say that he was going to pick him up.

So he also accepted the task of retrieving the ice corpse of the demon beast.

It now appears that the connection was made incorrectly.

"maybe."

Liu Yujie suddenly chimed in.

She had been silently observing since the beginning, reaching out to touch each of the ice sculptures, and seemed to have made a discovery.

"The residual energy in these demonic beast corpses varies, but it's likely that the stronger the beast, the more residual energy it contains, so..."

"so?"

Cai Kun stared wide-eyed, waiting for her to continue.

Liu Yujie took out a tissue, wiped her fingers, and smiled:

"In other words, if we can find a frozen demon corpse of rank three or higher, we should be able to make a profit!"

"Third rank or higher? Forget about it!"

Cai Kun immediately waved his hand, completely abandoning the idea.

In the lower-level rifts, third-tier demonic beasts are considered top-tier.

These high-level "big shots" are mostly located deep within the boundary, occupying the most resource-rich areas.

The living are hard to catch, the dead are hard to find.

For example, their target this time, the Evil Electric Frog, is very likely a monster that has reached the third tier.

The higher the rank of a demon beast, the more extraordinary its physical strength becomes.

High-level monsters can even ignore nuclear and hydrogen bombs and stuff these things into their stomachs like snacks.

Therefore, it often requires multiple card players of the same rank to hunt together in order to have a chance of eliminating it.

If Liu Yujie hadn't had a set of Minor Five Elements Sealing Cards, no one would have dared to provoke the Evil Electric Frog during this hunt...

Zhang Ziyang remained silent, observing something in quiet contemplation.

These demonic ice corpses are like chicken bones to others—useless to eat but a pity to throw away.

But for him, these points were just free!

There are a total of six frozen demon corpses.

One head, first rank; five heads, second rank.

Based on the calculation that a first-tier demon corpse is worth 2 points and a second-tier demon corpse is worth 5 points, that's 27 points.

If he takes them all, he'll have 67 points.

As long as you complete the task, you'll definitely be able to upgrade to a white certificate.

However, to collect these demonic ice corpses, he needs to directly contact them to store them in the prize pool space.

From an outsider's perspective, it appeared as if he and the demonic ice corpse had disappeared together.

This move cannot be described as eye-catching; rather, it is quite extravagant.

And it is easy for complications to arise.

Zhang Ziyang stroked his chin, lost in thought.

We need to find a way to avoid being seen!

If he could gain just a few seconds, he could collect all the monster ice corpses.

As for whether this will raise suspicions later...

Zhang Ziyang not only didn't care, but was even somewhat pleased with it.

You need to bait the area first before you can fish!

If you don't throw some bait, who will bite on an empty hook?

Knowing that these ice corpses were just a waste of space, the group continued on their way.

But not long after they left, everyone noticed that Zhang Ziyang was acting strangely.

He looked unwell, dawdled, and walked incredibly slowly.

Seeing his godfather in this state, Cai Kun couldn't help but ask:

"Yang-ge, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Zhang Ziyang clutched his stomach, looking pained.

"Um... I probably had an upset stomach at lunch. You guys go ahead, don't wait for me. I'll find a place to take care of it and catch up right away."

Zhao Fu frowned:

“Well… it’s already dark, and the monsters’ attacks will only get more intense. We’re just a short walk from the hunter’s hut. Why don’t you hold off?”

Zhang Ziyang quickly shook his head, his expression growing increasingly grim.

"No, no, I have to go to the bathroom sometimes, how can I hold it in?"

Wu Bingye also came up to persuade him:

“But it’s easy to get into trouble if you’re alone… How about this, we’ll wait for you here. Don’t go too far by yourself. That way, it’ll be easier to get help if anything happens.”

"This... okay!"

Zhang Ziyang looked reluctant, then his eyes widened.

"hiss--!"

"No, no, it's already popping out, it's about to emerge, I'm getting out of here!"

Then, amidst the strange looks from the crowd, he clutched his stomach and ran away quickly.

After everyone had walked away, Liu Yujie ran her hand through her hair, somewhat speechless.

"I'm speechless that someone would get an upset stomach at a time like this. Taking care of your health before descending to the lower realm is basic common sense."

The gap is fraught with danger; any abnormal physical condition could be fatal.

Therefore, experienced card players will ensure they get enough sleep and manage their diet before entering the Rift.

Avoid drinking alcohol or eating spicy or stimulating foods.

The purpose is to be in a good state to deal with the dangers in the gap.

Cai Kun scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

He had forgotten this point; otherwise, he would have reminded Zhang Ziyang long ago.

Zhao Fu chuckled, took out his pipe, and skillfully lit it.

"Sister Liu, don't worry. These two younger brothers are going down to the dimensional rift for the first time. It's normal for them to make some small mistakes. They can improve when they get back."

About ten minutes later, Zhang Ziyang finally arrived.

"Sorry to keep you all waiting, let's continue on our way."

While he was using the excuse of going to the toilet, he had already added all six demonic ice corpses to his prize pool.

To avoid being exposed, he waited a while before returning to rejoin the others.

In short, everything is perfect!

Zhao Fu twitched his ears at this moment:

"Those monsters that like to hunt at night have already come out. Let's quicken our pace and head to the hunter's hut to rest. Keep an eye out for any unusual activity around us."

"Row."

Everyone agreed and continued on their way.

After traveling for about half an hour, they dealt with some monsters that tried to ambush them along the way.

The group finally arrived at their destination...