While Rin Water couldn't solve the problem, it could temporarily suppress the function of the "insect poison" and reduce Lin Lin's pain.
"Don't worry, High Heaven City has 'Insect-Attracting Powder.' When the time comes, we'll make an incision, sprinkle the medicine, and those insects will be drawn out," Chen Bugu comforted her.
"insect poison" wasn't difficult to solve. From his impression, a race had already developed a powdered medicine for this phenomenon a long time ago.
"Yes, Ba Dou and the others also found out, so recently everyone has been working hard to accept commissions to quickly save enough beast crystals to go into the city to get me medicine."
After Rin Water was applied, Lin Lin's overall state visibly relaxed a bit.
Only then did Chen Bugu realize that ever since he met Lin Lin, the girl's face had never shown an expression of pain.
Yet, he had heard that those afflicted with "insect poison" were almost constantly tormented by pain, as those insects continuously devoured and destroyed the host's flesh and blood.
This seemingly frail girl, who always stood behind the others, seemed far stronger than Chen Bugu had imagined.
"But Wang Bin just said that those Deep Rock Clan people were Ba Dou's backup. Since they anticipated today's situation, why did they still leave you here?"
Chen Bugu couldn't understand. Since Han Badou could foresee this step, the safest way would naturally be to stay and act as a backup. Why did he entrust Lin Lin's safety to those outsiders from the Deep Rock Clan instead?
"There was no other way. They had been planning today's commission for a long time and really couldn't give it up."
"Besides, didn't Wang Bin stay to protect me? Don't underestimate him; apart from Bai Ting, he's already the strongest person in the team."
"In the original plan, once my leg healed, we would return to Obsidian Town to wait for you, so it's good that you're safe."
After the pain subsided, Lin Lin's condition also improved, and she became more talkative.
"Still a bit too eager."
"This commission is really important; we couldn't refuse."
When Lin Lin said this, Chen Bugu became even more curious, so he asked,
"What's the reward for the commission?"
"One War General-grade beast core, and also..."
"So that's it. If it's to exchange for 'Insect-Attracting Powder,' one beast core is indeed enough." Before Lin Lin finished speaking, Chen Bugu suddenly understood.
The "Insect-Attracting Powder" was monopolized by the Pharmacist Association, so the price wouldn't be cheap, but one beast core was enough. No wonder Bai Ting and the others insisted on taking on this commission.
After all, with a War General-grade beast core as a reward, this commission could completely be posted in the city's commission hall.
Ailijia's situation was due to no one wanting to offend the Elf Clan; otherwise, she wouldn't have needed to find someone in the camp to take that escort mission.
Under normal circumstances, the rewards for commissions received in the camp were mostly in units of beast crystals and items; beast cores were indeed relatively rare.
"No, they took that commission not because of that beast core, but because of the other items that came with it."
"What items?"
"..."
"Two Starting Forest teleportation crystals..."
Chen Bugu was stunned upon hearing this, then immediately understood Bai Ting and the others' intentions.
After a few seconds of silence, Chen Bugu took a deep breath, feeling a warmth in his heart. He looked at Lin Lin again.
"I made you all worry."
"It's not like that. After all, that's something only you can do, so we also tried our best to do what we could."
Lin Lin smiled, knowing that those two teleportation crystals were no longer important.
"Oh, right, what's with that Mulin Tribe? When did you provoke them?"
"They're also a small team in the camp, and we've had a few conflicts with them during commissions."
"Their former employers now mostly give commissions to us. It's probably because of this that we became enemies. According to Ba Dou's speculation, my injury that time was likely also related to them."
Chen Bugu listened to Lin Lin speak and instantly understood the situation.
In the camp, there were too many monks and too little gruel. It was normal for mercenary teams to compete for commissions, and blocking someone's path to wealth was like killing their parents.
The Mulin Tribe was a vengeful race to begin with, but there were few strong individuals in their tribe, so they were more accustomed to using underhanded methods.
"How did Ba Dou know they would act today?"
The Mulin Tribe's ambush on Wang Bin and Lin Lin this time seemed well-prepared and shouldn't have leaked any information beforehand, yet Han Badou was able to leave a backup plan, which made Chen Bugu a bit curious.
"The commission we received this time was to go deep into a cavern to mine a strengthening stone called liuguang jade, but that cavern has many branches, making it easy to get lost and difficult to go deep. Fortunately, there's a Earth Spirit Clan member in the camp who had explored that cave before."
"Yan Kuan usually helps people repair equipment in the camp, building up a lot of good karma, including with that Earth Spirit Clan member. Therefore, he also agreed to be our guide."
"However... that Earth Spirit Clan member just happened to disappear yesterday..."
"When Bai Ting and Ba Dou were searching for the Earth Spirit Clan member's whereabouts in the camp, they found a Mulin Tribe member secretly following them, which is why they left a backup plan."
From the looks of it, Han Badou's conjectures were almost all confirmed.
The sudden disappearance of that Earth Spirit Clan member was likely the work of the Mulin Tribe.
Judging by the Mulin Tribe members who ambushed them at the door just now, their general strength should be below eight stars; otherwise, they wouldn't have been unable to even withstand one of Chen Bugu's arrows.
For them, silently eliminating an Earth Spirit Clan member was indeed much simpler than directly confronting Bai Ting and the others.
Just as Lin Lin was explaining, two figures pushed aside the curtain on the door and walked in.
Chen Bugu looked back and saw two figures glowing with golden luminescence. They were over 2 meters tall, completely transparent from head to toe like jellyfish. Instead of arms, they had seven or eight tentacles on both sides of their shoulders, and below their waist, there were no legs, only a gradually tapering inverted cone that rested on the ground.
Envoy Clan!
One of High Heaven City's most powerful races and forces!
"There seems to have been a conflict here. Are you aware of it?"
A calm, gender-neutral voice echoed in Chen Bugu's mind; it was the Envoy Clan's mental transmission.
"Sirs, there was indeed a conflict here, but no deaths occurred, and both parties who initially caused the trouble have already left," Chen Bugu calmly replied.
"Alright."
The two Envoy Clan soldiers seemed to exchange glances upon hearing this, then left one after another.
These were the Patrol Squads Wang Bin mentioned, dispatched uniformly by High Heaven City and stationed in various camps to prevent arbitrary killing.
The Envoy Clan was not only the strongest race in High Heaven City, but possibly even the strongest race in the Zero Realm. This was at least the consensus among all races even in the third year of the previous life.
Chen Bugu did not lie when faced with the Envoy Clan's questioning.
This was because the Envoy Clan's spiritual power was not weak; they could sensitively perceive changes in others' emotions, which was consistent with the "Emotion Perception" ability Han Badou possessed.
Therefore, the best way to avoid being seen through was to tell the truth.
"They are the camp's Patrol Squad. Other races have said that they are all Silver-level powerhouses, so almost no one dares to provoke them in this camp."
Seeing the two Envoy Clan members leave, Lin Lin began to explain.
"Mm, I know. Oh, right, didn't you just say that Earth Spirit Clan member died? Why not find a new guide?"
"There's no time. The employer's requirement is to bring back the liuguang jade by tomorrow, which is why they insisted on going to that cavern today."
"Wait, near High Heaven City, there are many underground branches containing liuguang jade..." Chen Bugu seemed to have thought of something.
At this moment, the door curtain was pushed aside once more, and Wang Bin walked in from outside.
"Those two Patrol Squads left... Hey, where are you going?"
As soon as Wang Bin entered the room, he saw Chen Bugu hastily stand up and quickly run past him, leaving only one sentence.
"Lin Lin is in your hands, I'm going to find Bai Ting!"
By the time Wang Bin turned to chase out the door, Chen Bugu had already disappeared without a trace.
Wang Bin was a bit bewildered. He walked into the room and saw that Lin Lin also had a puzzled expression.
"Did you tell him the location of that cavern?"
"Did you tell him where to find Bai Ting?"
Both spoke at the same time, then fell silent together...