Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The rain lasted for one whole day. Professor Tong Zhouzheng gave them three days to split up and collect local information.
The truth was, Lingling obtained useful clues from a couple of outstanding hunters from the first day she joined the team. After she excluded the unimportant factors, she could confirm the location of the Pharaohâs Source and the possible signs surrounding it.
As a freshman, Lingling planned to give them only the information about the Golden Cold Rain Rose.
âEveryone, well done! We can start now. Many hunters are already on their way. We canât do anything about that. After all, weâre not familiar with Egypt.â Professor Tong Zhouzheng pushed back the rim of his glasses on his nose after reading their reports.
âSir, Lingling and I agree that the Golden Cold Rain Rose is the key. Shall we start with this?â Jiang Bingming said excitedly.
âWhile the other seniors could not find any intuitive clues, I found an important plant! That is called talent!â
Jiang Bingming snickered. He noticed that Professor Tong Zhouzheng was impressed with his proposition.
âChen He, go to Hanta Sand City and buy the Golden Cold Rain Rose. When you purchase it, be sure to ask the herb dealer about the geographical location of each Golden Cold Rain Rose,â said Tong Zhouzheng.
âNoted, Professor.â
âIâll go with you.â Jiang Bingmingâs eyes lit up. He was acknowledged by the professor! âLingling, come with me.â
âNo, thanks. I donât like to travel. Iâll just wait for the result here,â said Lingling with a smile, showing her dimples.
âOkay, wait for our update. If we find any clues, you will be credited for it, too,â said Jiang Bingming.
âLingling, since you came here to grow your knowledge, you shouldnât complain about it. You should travel around with your seniors to learn more. If youâve been brought up in a well-off family and school, itâs about time to change your attitude,â said Guan Yao as she approached Lingling.
âNever mind. The two of us can take the trip down to Hanta Sand City. Lingling has been working hard on the distribution of the desert plants for nights before finding this important clue. She hasnât been resting well.â Jiang Bingming spoke up for Lingling.
âLingling, I didnât know that youâve been working so hard.â Chen He fist-bumped Lingling.
Lingling could not help but laugh. Chen He surely looked tough, but he was always so adorable.
Lingling wondered what was wrong with Guan Yao. Guan Yao sometimes acted shy, but there was always some prejudice in the way she talked to Lingling.
Lingling looked at Guan Yaoâs silhouette. She was confused. She shook her head and did not pay much attention to it.
âProfessor Tong Zhouzheng, since the Golden Cold Rain Rose is a clear sense of direction for us, why donât we go to Hanta Sand City together? It will be much better than waiting for the result over here. Most of the hunter teams have departed. Weâre the only ones left in Orange Sand City,â asked Yuan Jun. He was an Earth Element graduate.
âI found a more reliable clue. We can only try our luck with the Golden Cold Rain Rose. After all, the Egyptian hunters and other hunters, who often traveled to Africa and the Sahara, certainly knew about the information that we obtained. They could have gone ahead of us,â Tong Zhouzheng said patiently.
âOh⦠so thatâs how it is. Thatâs why you asked Chen He and Jiang Bingming to try their luck over there,â said Yuan Jun.
Tong Zhouzheng nodded.
If not for the tournament and the high number of competitors, the clue, that Jiang Bingming and Leng Lingling found, would have been reliable. However, as experienced hunters, they had to consider various possible factors.
âProfessor, where are we heading next?â asked Guan Yao softly.
âWe will go to the land of Baige. Weâre going to the Evil Temple on the Sunset Slope,â said Tong Zhouzheng.
âEvil Temple?â The crowd was shocked.
The Evil Temple was the female demonsâ lair. The temple was not a place of gathering for small demons. It was a palace for the more powerful female demons. The mages who had been there were skinned alive.
âWeâll look around it. We wonât enter the Evil Temple,â said Tong Zhouzheng.
âItâs still dangerous!â If Yuan Jun had known that they would be heading to the Evil Temple, he would have followed Jiang Bingming and his group to Hanta Sand City.
âGet ready. Guan Yao, please check if we have a sufficient supply of medicine. If thereâs no issue with it, we will depart tomorrow. Iâve hired a guide to ensure our safety,â said Tong Zhouzheng.
The rest looked bitter.
The female demons inside the Evil Temple were extremely brutal.
Werenât they supposed to look for the Pharaohâs Source? What did it have to do with the Evil Temple?!
Early the next morning, the crowd gathered in front of the city. Jiang Bingming and Chen He rushed back overnight. Both looked exhausted.
âProfessor! Professor! We were late. Someone bought all the Golden Cold Rain Rose and used the rain pattern on the leaves to find the Pharaohâs Source. We asked for the personâs identity, but all information has been erased.â Jiang Bingming sighed. âWe didnât expect someone to steal the fruit of our hard work.â
âItâs okay. Weâre planning to go to the Evil Temple. You two came back just in time.â Tong Zhouzheng was not surprised by the outcome.
âHuh?! We barely even had time to restâ¦â
âLetâs go now!â
They were about to set out when Linglingâs phone rang. It was an unnamed number. Lingling was puzzled.
She answered the call.
Lingling heard a mature, female voice. The strangerâs voice sounded dignified. However, the person spoke seductively.
âDear respected Hunter Master, Iâm Anna, do you still remember me? We spent a short time together when you were in Egypt looking for Medusaâs Teardrop.â
Lingling snorted. Another seductress who used to flirt with MO Fan.
âI am sorry, but Iâm his partner, Leng Lingling,â replied Lingling.
âHuh? Iâm sorry. Iâm the hunter girl. I saw a hunter whom I once worked with appear at the jurisdictional service level, and the hunter website automatically popped out the relevant information. Hence, I took the initiative to contact you. May I ask what kind of help you need? After all, Iâve lived in Egypt for more than twenty years.â
Lingling roughly understood the situation after hearing Annaâs explanation.
Anna was the same hunter girl whom MO Fan had contacted for help when he was looking for Medusaâs Teardrop. She seemed to have helped him find a lot of key information.
Lingling checked Annaâs background and found that she was a high-level professional hunter. She was qualified to serve the Senior Hunters.
She was also good at using eagles as messengers. Even if the hunters were in a place without any signal, they could still receive first-hand information because of the eagles.
Lingling was short of a team member like her.
âWeâre heading to the Sacred Hall of Sunset. Are you available to travel now?â asked Lingling.
âYes. As for my safety and rewardâ¦â
âIâm participating in the Hunter Tournament. As for your safety, canât you trust a Seven-Star Hunter Master?â refuted Lingling.
âOh, itâs the Hunter Tournament already?!â Annaâs tone got noticeably sharper. It was clear that she was willing to help. âSend me your location. I will arrive shortly..â