They traveled through the night and day. Zhou Jing personally escorted the goateed man and Gamma to White Plains Town.
When he arrived at the Lord’s House, he asked the guards to inform him of his intentions. He was welcomed in after waiting for a while and met Lord Lutt in the guest room.
“Jason, the guards said that you have something to report? Is there a mutant beast threat in Frostwood Village?”
Lutt was dressed in luxurious clothes. He glanced at the goateed man and Gamma before turning to ask Zhou Jing.
“No, it’s about the apothecary…”
Zhou Jing pushed the goateed man and Gamma, who was tied up, to the front and asked Ross to show a few boxes of inferior potions as evidence to explain their deal.
They did not dare not cooperate and confessed to the crime.
Hearing this, Lutt looked shocked. He narrowed his eyes at the two of them and said angrily, “Someone did such a thing behind my back? He used his position to sell his inventory for money and betrayed my trust!”
They looked at their lord in fear and did not dare to answer.
Lutt squatted down and popped the cork off a potion. When he saw the defective Hunter Potion within, he was furious and slapped the goateed man in the face.
Pak!
The goateed man was knocked to the ground, but he only covered his face and did not dare to look up.
“You want to die! How dare you use a hunter’s item for profit?!”
Lutt spoke sharply.
Then, he turned to look at Zhou Jing and said in a deep voice, “The Mutant Beast Hunters protect the people, thus the quality of all the supplies must be guaranteed first. This matter is of utmost importance. Don’t worry, I won’t let them off! I will investigate the apothecaries thoroughly and find out all the supervisors involved, as well as the village doctors who supplied them!”
“That’s good.” Zhou Jing nodded.
Lutt paused, then instructed, “Don’t tell anyone about this for now, lest these vermin hear about it and destroy the clues, causing chaos.”
You’re worried about them burning down all the storage in order to hide their crimes…Zhou Jing nodded silently.
Lutt looked at the goateed man and Gamma before speaking in a decisive tone, “Leave these two and this batch of inferior potions to me. I still have to interrogate them.”
“Alright.” Zhou Jing had no objections.
Barong only told him to report the situation and bring the two of them over. The lord would worry about the rest. After all, he was just an ordinary Mutant Beast Hunter, not a city law enforcer.
Only then did Lutt manage a smile. “Jason, your report was timely and protected my interests. Otherwise, I don’t know how long I’ll be deceived by them… Are you really not going to consider accepting my invitation and becoming my guard?”
“No need, I still prefer being a hunter.”
“Fine.” Lutt’s face looked pitiful. Then he smiled. “You’ve done me a great service this time. I’m a generous man. I’m never stingy with my rewards.”
As he spoke, he found the butler and whispered something to him. The butler hurriedly took his leave.
Not long after, the butler returned with a bulging money bag in his hand.
Lutt took the money bag and handed it to Zhou Jing. He said in a deep voice, “Here’s a thousand Terra silver coins. This is my thanks to you.”
“This much?” Zhou Jing raised his eyebrows.
“You deserve it.” Lutt’s tone was firm. “The losses you’ve prevented for me far exceeds this sum.”
Well, if you were to raid this the goateed man’s house, you would obtain far more than this…
Zhou Jing thought about it and was no longer surprised. He nodded and accepted it, throwing the money bag to Ross.
“I’ve already told you everything I know. I have nothing else to do here. I’ll leave first.”
Zhou Jing did not intend to stay here any longer. He bade farewell and left.
Lutt seemed to be busy interrogating the two of them. He did not try to persuade him to stay. He only reminded him once again not to let anything slip.
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Zhou Jing brought Ross out of the lord’s long house and greeted the guards beside him. Looking up, he realized that it was still early in the afternoon.
He suddenly received a huge sum of money, but he felt like he couldn’t spend it… He definitely couldn’t go to the apothecary, and there was no need to change his equipment for the time being. There didn’t seem to be any place to spend it.
“It’s still early. Let’s go pay a visit to the workshop.”
Every time he came to White Plains Town, the workshop was a must-see place to check if the products had been updated.
Zhou Jing came to the workshop with ease and got the list from the person in charge.
Compared to the last visit, the workshop had some new products… It seemed that the other hunters had been working hard recently.
“Steel-Feathered Eagle Beak Hammer, Violent Tooth Dragon Dagger…”
Zhou Jing glanced at the equipment. Most of them were useless to him.
He then looked at the list of Mutant Blood Potions. This was what he needed the most now.
His main goal now was to undergo a second enhancement. Thus he needed to make preparations early and see if there were any suitable potions to hold onto as backup.
Soon, Zhou Jing realized that his trip was not in vain.
Currently, there are three high-quality mutant blood potions in the workshop’s inventory: The Snow-Winged Bat Potion, the Ground Rock Dragon Potion, and the Howling Wind Tiger Potion. The first two were medium-risk mutant beasts, while the last was a high-risk mutant beast.
“Howling Wind Tiger… This mutant beast is also famous for its agility, strength, and astonishing destructive power.”
Zhou Jing was pleasantly surprised and immediately had the idea of using it.
Generally speaking, the subsequent enhancement of the mutant blood should try to resonate with the mutant blood potion that he had taken before. The success rate of the enhancement of the mutant blood potion would be higher, and the effect would be better.
Therefore, most mutant beast hunters would only consider the mutant blood potion of the same kind after the first enhancement. Barong was one of them.
As for his Astral Apostle, he had used the Lightning Strike Leopard Potion for the first time. It was a leopard-type mutant beast, while the Howling Wind Tiger was a tiger-type mutant beast. Although they were not of the same species, they were considered similar to felines, so it was a reasonable option.