Swallowed Star: The Zerg Overlord

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Chapter 47: Quid Pro Quo

"The conditions in the contract, including the complete set of 'Destroyer' and 'Spirit Master Basics,' I can transfer to you now. Just accept them. As for the Black God Suit, weapons, and Spirit of Nature, I didn't bring them with me. I'll need to return to the Jiangnan Base City to give them to you." Li Shun's expression was one of envy. The manuals and weapons were one thing, but he didn't even have the Black God Suit. Not to mention the Spirit of Nature.

Qin Mu's face was beaming with joy as he smiled. "Thank you, Brother Li."

After signing the contract, Qin Mu was also a member of the Huashan organization, and his relationship with Li Shun naturally became much closer.

"Since the organization has been so generous, I can't be too stingy either. The price for selling monsters will be five times that of a dead monster instead of ten times. The monsters outside, except for the Horde Leader Black Crowned Golden Eagle, will all be given to the organization. Also, I'll prepare a gift for the organization."

Having obtained a large amount of resources, Qin Mu was no longer short of money, and the price of the monsters no longer mattered. If it were in the universe, money would indeed be important, but on Earth once money reached a certain level, it really wasn't that useful.

Of course, it couldn't be given away for free. Money still had to be charged. Giving it away for free would be foolish. In fact, five times the price of the dead monster materials was already very cheap. If the military resold them, they could still make a profit. Of course, the military would never do that. Qin Mu had wanted to make money before, mainly to buy manuals and weapons. As for other things? He didn't need them. The military had basically given Qin Mu everything he needed, so the role of money was greatly diminished.

Li Shun raised an eyebrow, curious. "What gift?"

Qin Mu looked at Professor Zhou and didn't keep him in suspense, smiling at Li Shun.

"Professor Zhou's research, you should know about it. He needs the blood of a powerful Swamp Newt to extract the self-healing factor. It just so happens that I know where a primary Horde Leader Swamp Newt is. I'll go catch and tame it, as a small gift. I'm also very interested in Professor Zhou's research. I have someone very close to me, Uncle Qing, who lost an arm in the battle against monsters. In the military residential area where I used to live, there are many people like Uncle Qing. If possible, I also want to contribute. Also, Professor Zhou has promised me to let me join the project team."

In fact, Qin Mu had originally planned to catch the monster and sell it to the military, as a way to showcase his strength and talent. He never expected the military to be so straightforward and generous. Therefore, he couldn't be stingy either.

Professor Zhou, who was standing nearby, lit up at Qin Mu's words. Originally, he was worried that Qin Mu might not go to school after joining the Huashan organization, but he didn't expect Qin Mu to bring resources to the team.

"Alright, I'll go with you. I'm also very curious about how you tame monsters." Li Shun heard this and also smiled. Soon, everyone packed up their things and put them into Li Shun's intelligent fighter jet. The internal space of the intelligent fighter jet was not very large, and several people and a pile of instruments already took up a lot of space.

After entering the intelligent fighter jet to satisfy his curiosity, Qin Mu still chose to ride the Black Crowned Golden Eagle.

As for the half-dead HR Alliance fighters, they were still being carried by a group of flying monsters. It had to be said that the vitality of Warlord rank fighters was very strong. Not only did they not die, but they also had the strength to scream occasionally. No one cared about their life or death. The military was already putting pressure on the HR Alliance.

As everyone boarded the intelligent fighter jet one after another, the saucer-shaped dark blue fighter jet quickly took off and flew towards its destination under the guidance of the Horde Leader Black Crowned Golden Eagle. When Qin Mu first talked to Professor Zhou, he had sent a group of flying monsters to the habitat of the Swamp Newt, monitoring the Horde Leader Swamp Newt from high in the sky.

With the speed of the Black Crowned Golden Eagle, it didn't take long to arrive above a swamp. Li Shun's voice came through the communication watch.

"Qin Mu, this Swamp Newt's strength is not strong among primary Horde Leader monsters, but its ability to escape in the swamp is very strong. It won't be easy to capture it alive."

Qin Mu nodded after listening and said. "I understand, so we need to catch it off guard. Injure it severely before it can react."

In the sky, the primary Horde Leader Black Crowned Golden Eagle flapped its wings, surrounded by a large number of other eagle-type monsters.

As fellow primary Horde Leader monsters, the Black Crowned Golden Eagle had fought with that Swamp Newt more than once in the past. Monsters were never peaceful. Their battles were even more intense than those with humans. In the past, although the Black Crowned Golden Eagle was slightly stronger overall, it was still difficult to kill the Swamp Newt in the swamp area.

Therefore, Qin Mu planned to use this point. He would use the fact that the Swamp Newt and the Black Crowned Golden Eagle had fought many times and were not highly vigilant, approaching to launch a surprise attack and severely injure the opponent in an instant.

Mid-air, the Black Crowned Golden Eagle let out a cry, as if announcing its arrival. In the swamp, a giant beast over twenty meters long, with exposed skin, a grayish-black back, and slightly raised nodules on its skin, similar in appearance to a lizard, lay resting. Around it, there were many of its kin, over ten meters long, either resting or hunting prey. The Swamp Newt opened its turbid eyes and looked at the dark mass of flying monsters in the sky.

With a roar, all the monsters in the swamp raised their heads and roared at the flying monsters in the sky. In the sky, the Black Crowned Golden Eagle suddenly accelerated, its speed instantly breaking through four times the speed of sound as it dived towards the ground. Qin Mu curled up his body, hiding in the Black Crowned Golden Eagle's feathers to conceal himself. Around him, a large number of eagle-type monsters followed the Black Crowned Golden Eagle in its dive.

On the ground, the primary Horde Leader Swamp Newt tensed its muscles, opened its mouth, and slightly swayed its tail, ready to explode into action at any moment. Everything was as usual, and the battle was about to begin.

However, just as the Black Crowned Golden Eagle in the sky dived to less than a hundred meters from the ground, eleven streaks of light shot out from the Black Crowned Golden Eagle's wings at a speed exceeding six times the speed of sound.

They were eleven short spears.

The Swamp Newt, which had been preparing to face the Black Crowned Golden Eagle's attack and engage in a fierce battle, didn't even have time to react before its body was pierced. The Swamp Newt, severely injured in an instant, had eleven huge wounds on its body, and its limbs were torn apart. The Swamp Newt roared in unwillingness, but was immediately caught by the Black Crowned Golden Eagle's claws on its back and forcibly lifted from the swamp into the air.

The Swamp Newt, which hadn't reacted in time, instinctively swung its long tail, fiercely lashing out at the Black Crowned Golden Eagle. Before the Swamp Newt's tail could hit the Black Crowned Golden Eagle, it was pierced by several short spears again, and its strength was immediately reduced by half, making the blow on the Black Crowned Golden Eagle insignificant.

In one breath, the Black Crowned Golden Eagle flew with the primary Horde Leader Swamp Newt to over a thousand meters in the sky. The Swamp Newt still didn't give up, struggling desperately to escape, but was viciously pecked by the Black Crowned Golden Eagle on the head, and its body instantly went limp.

With Qin Mu and the Black Crowned Golden Eagle's cooperation, the Swamp Newt didn't even have a chance to resist before it was severely injured and captured alive.

Below, the flying monsters led by the Black Crowned Golden Eagle were already locked in battle with the monsters in the swamp. However, with their leader captured alive, they obviously couldn't be opponents and wailed as they burrowed into the swamp, using the environmental advantage to escape.

Qin Mu emerged from the Black Crowned Golden Eagle's feathers, his face beaming with joy.

"We did it."