Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 409: Level Up
Zhao Hai didn’t know much about the situation with the Karlqi family. He thought that Brother Smith was almost done handling the matters concerning the family, but he didn’t expect that Brother Smith still hadn’t gained the support of his brothers. Relying on his own strength was still too far from enough.
However, he quickly found out. The day after Zhao Hai left Jadewater City, he received a letter from Brother Smith delivered by the Flying Eagle. The letter detailed the recent situation within the Karlqi family. Brother Smith certainly was not advising Zhao Hai to be patient; on the contrary, he wanted Zhao Hai to give the Karlqi family a lesson.
This wasn’t to say Brother Smith wanted to betray the Karlqi family, but rather he wanted to use Zhao Hai to teach those stubborn old guards within the family a lesson, making them understand that there were people in this world who were not afraid of the reputation of the old aristocratic families. He also wanted the family members to recognize Zhao Hai’s strength.
Zhao Hai really didn’t expect Brother Smith to say this. He handed the letter to Laura and smiled, “Take a look, I didn't expect Brother Smith to be such a radical person.”
Laura took the letter, glanced at it, and snorted coldly, “Nothing impressive. I think Brother Smith is right. If the Magedel family had a few people like Brother Smith, they wouldn’t have reached this point. What do you think, Brother Hai?”
Zhao Hai smiled slightly, “Why not agree? What does the Karlqi family have to do with us? We only have a good relationship with Brother Smith. It’s better to teach the Karlqi family a lesson now, making them understand that what Brother Smith said is right. Moreover, you can take the Vajra Fruit in the next few days. By then, your strength will be enhanced, and we can use this opportunity to test our skills.”
Laura was taken aback by Zhao Hai’s words, but then her face lit up with excitement. Indeed, as Zhao Hai said, the Vajra Fruits were already ripe, but they were still waiting for the last harvest. Once they gathered this batch, Zhao Hai would have eighty Vajra Fruits.
The Vajra Fruit was a level 60 crop, with eight harvest seasons, producing only ten fruits each season, illustrating its rarity. To be safe, although the Vajra Fruits were ready for harvest, Zhao Hai hadn’t let Laura and the others consume them yet. Instead, he made them drink the life liquid from the space daily and intensified their training to solidify their final preparations before consuming the Vajra Fruits.
For this, Zhao Hai had even spent quite a bit of gold to obtain some low-level potions from the universal processing machine for Laura and the others. Although these potions didn’t improve their strength, they could enhance their physical resilience. The last batch of Vajra Fruits would be harvested tomorrow, and Zhao Hai planned to have Laura and the others consume them right away.
Zhao Hai turned to Laura and asked, “Laura, have you thought about what mount you want? Grandpa Kun Zheng has taught me riding skills too. How about we each get a better mount in the future?”
Laura shook her head, “I don’t want to get a mount so soon. I saw many peculiar magical beasts in the space store. We can wait until we can raise them before using them as mounts.”
Zhao Hai didn’t oppose her. Some divine beasts recorded in ancient Chinese texts had already appeared in the space. These divine beasts were incredibly powerful, surpassing even the ninth-level experts of this world. Using them as mounts would indeed be both impressive and safe.
Zhao Hai was just beginning to learn riding; he could handle riding a horse casually, but he was still far from being able to fight on horseback. However, his martial skills were improving quickly, and he could already defeat a sixth-level expert.
The day passed quickly. The next morning, Zhao Hai and the others entered the space early, just waiting for the final harvest of the Vajra Fruits.