TheConqueroroftheUniverse

Chapter 47 Gloomy Dragon Pool

At 3 a.m., Li Ping'an and Lin Jianjia took a rest at a gentle mountain slope and counted the odd melons they had fetched.

Lin Jianjia didn't believe that there were really nine odd melons before her, as if she had been in the dream.

She didn't expect that within six hours, Li Daniu, like a flying ox, would have plucked all the odd melons which she knew where they were.

He searched the whole field, except the spots where there were no odd melons. That was to say, he had almost found out all the odd melons wherever they had hidden.

"It is a pity that these odd melons have not been mature yet, so they are less effective. Sh*t. If I had been strong enough, we would not have borne the loss."

Li Ping'an regretted what he had done.

Staring at the nine immature odd melons, he loosened his fists and then clenched them.

There was an obvious difference in value between mature odd melons and immature ones.

Tonight, Li Ping'an was reluctant to accept the results that he had not fetched fully matured odd melons at the risk to his own life.

"Ah."

Lin Jianjia took an angry look at Li Ping'an, without saying anything.

What was Li Daniu going to do? Did he really want to fetch all the odd melons in Taihang Mountain?

As they knew, even the giant financial groups were also eager for odd melons. As long as they could fetch one, no matter it was ripe or not, they would be delighted.

Now, Li Ping'an and Lin Jianjia had nine odd melons.

What did this mean?

Among the nine odd melons, the least-energy one would be worth more than 5 billion yuan at least.

There were also some odd melons with rich energy, so they made a big sum of money, nearly 100 billion yuan.

They would be wealthy enough to be one of the richest people in the world.

"Li Daniu, why are you so greedy? We should have the number of odd melons that we could absorb. It's not a good thing that we possess something more than we need."

Lin Jianjia said in a sincere way and glared at Li Ping'an.

Now, she had been familiar with Li Ping'an, so she knew him better than before. They had cooperated well with each other earlier, so she was closer and friendlier to him.

Li Ping'an answered with a smile, "Captain, don't take it seriously. If odd melons had been matured, we would have had no chance to fetch them. Now, it is not late, so we have enough time. Do you know another place where there are more odd melons? We can get there right now to fetch more odd melons."

"Fetch more odd melons?"

Lin Jianjia was shocked, because she didn't expect that Li Daniu had not been satisfied with the result. They had fetched odd melons at all the spots she knew.

Looking at the dark calm eyes of Li Ping'an, Lin Jianjia came to realize something.

According to Li Daniu's strength, it was possible for them to fetch more odd melons.

Lin Jianjia frowned and considered the possibility.

Looking at her thoughtful expression, Li Ping'an was excited in mind, "It could be done."

Li Ping'an also truly realized that cooperating with Lin Jianjia was beneficial to him. She was like his "CIA".

The intelligence she knew was not less than that of those intelligence agencies of giant financial groups.

Lin Jianjia didn't say anything yet, so Li Ping'an could not show his eagerness.

It was no doubt that Li Ping'an could always quietly enjoy the charming face and fragrance of Lin Jianjia.

Lin Jianjia had been accustomed to his eyesight, so she naturally ignored him.

Li Daniu often said weird words, but he was a man of integrity. At some urgent moment, she could still believe in him.

After a few minutes of thinking, she looked at Li Ping'an and whispered, "Daniu, there is a place as you described, but it's fifty or sixty kilometers away from here, and it's in the deep mountain."

"For these years, many teams have explored there, but they got hurt or got lost. Do you really plan to go there?"

With his eyes narrowed, Li Ping'an thought hard and asked, "Is it in the deep mountain? Jianjia, could you tell me about the strongest beast in the deep mountain? Which stage does it reach?"

Li Ping'an was not impulsive but calm, which made Lin Jianjia feel a little relaxed. She said in a low voice, "There are many kinds of beasts described by people. Some giant financial groups don't know what it really looks like. However, I have gathered some information about it. Before the New Era, that place is called Gloomy Dragon Pool."

"Gloomy Dragon Pool?"

Li Ping'an opened wide his sharper eyes.

The word "dragon" was significant in the tales and history of Walt Country.

In the western world, the word "dragon" was also a powerful and dignified name, because it was born with dignity and power.

The place, called Gloomy Dragon Pool, should not be common.

Lin Jianjia added, "I have read much information about Gloomy Dragon Pool and paid attention to many teams heading for this place, too. However, there isn't much valuable information. A local adventurer team, hired by a top giant financial group in Walt Country, went for exploration in Gloomy Dragon Pool."

"They ended up dead in the mountain, but a photo has been leaked out. Wait a minute, Daniu. I'll look for it."

Lin Jianjia opened her communication gadget to look for the photo.

Li Ping'an got closer to her for a look.

Lin Jianjia flushed and glared at him, "Daniu, go away from me."

"Ah."

Li Ping'an saw many selfies of Lin Jianjia and was about to take a careful look at them. However, she got a little angry, so he had to stand back and stopped watching them.

Instantly, there was a big grin on the face of Li Ping'an.

Lin Jianjia looked cool and arrogant, but her heart was different. She liked taking selfies so much that she must be narcissistic.

However, Li Ping'an didn't speak out the truth at this moment. He distracted his attention to avoid embarrassing results.

Quickly, Lin Jianjia found the picture and showed it to Li Ping'an, "Look at this one."

Staring at the photo, Li Ping'an frowned his eyebrows.

The dim atmosphere in the photo showed that it should be taken in the evening.

In the photo, there was a central area in a steep and grand mountain. There was also a deep and tranquil pool surrounded by grand peaks which were several or a few dozen kilometers above sea level.

The pool was so dark that there was no reflection on it in the sunset.

Something in it seemed to absorb the sunlight.

The mountains, rocks and trees around it were weird, which was hard to describe.

They neither truly withered nor totally destroyed.

It resembled desolation, the kind of ability controlled by the Undead in a famous mobile game before the New Era.

But it was fainter than desolation.

In short, the horrible and oppressive atmosphere made people hard to breathe.

"Daniu, this is Gloomy Dragon Pool. It rains heavily, so I don't know whether we can find the way to it or not. If we do, the odd melon you long for perhaps is in the deep of the pool. So, are you really going there?"

Lin Jianjia stared at Li Ping'an. Obviously, she wanted to stop him and also was worried about him.

It was not easy to find a companion like Li Ping'an, so she hoped that he could be safe.

Li Ping'an frowned and bit his lips, without saying anything.

In this simple picture, the depressed feelings almost made people hard to breathe.

It could be imagined if they were there, how terrible they would feel.

Li Ping'an also knew that it might be the only chance in these decades of years.

The person of Wan Family in Baishui City was beyond Awakening Stage. If he had not got the chance in the chaotic period before the New Era, how could he have entered this stage so easily?

Without any efforts, he had forced Li Ping'an to leave his hometown, Lanhai City, drop out of school, and flee away like a miserable dog.

"People should get something that actually belongs to them. However, nothing ventured, nothing gained."

After a long time, Li Ping'an let out a long sigh, but his eyes were determined.

Instantly, he gazed at Lin Jianjia and said, "Jianjia, after carefully going over it, I should not give up a chance like this. If I do, I will regret it for the rest of my life, even if we can safely leave this place. So, I'm going to survey Gloomy Dragon Pool."

"..."

Lin Jianjia was speechless.

She expected that Li Daniu, a brave and arrogant man, would not easily surrender until there was no way out. However, when Li Ping'an told her his determination, her feelings were complex.

The decision made by Li Daniu was pretty dangerous. He had few chances to come back alive.

Seeing that Lin Jianjia didn't reply to him, Li Ping'an said with a smile, "Jianjia, you can just point the direction for me? It's not necessary for you to go there with me. I will give these nine odd melons to you, and could you hold them for me? If I come back alive, I can share them with you. If I die, the rest will be your dowry."

"Ah, I wonder who is so lucky to marry you, my captain, a girl as charming as a fairy."

Li Ping'an pretended to sigh unhappily.

"..."

Lin Jianjia was moved at first, but she quickly got angry about the words spoken by Li Daniu.

Li Daniu was not honest as she had expected.

"Li Daniu, I'm not a weak woman who could be bullied by others. So, if you are going to Gloomy Dragon Pool, why can't I go there?"

"What's more, if I don't go there with you, can you find the way?"

Lin Jianjia glared at Li Ping'an and unhappily added, "As for my dowry, it's none of your business. It's my private thing."

As she said this, she flushed.

"Dowry is not far away from me than I have expected."

Disdained by Lin Jianjia, Li Ping'an was a little embarrassed. After a while, he responded to her, "Jianjia, are you really going there? If there's something wrong with you, I will be to blame. I'm nobody, so I would not regret it if a beauty like you die with me."

"Li Daniu."

"I should kill you, I swear."