After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

On his back, there was only a ten-centimeter-long scar, twisted and covered in dried blood scabs.

With an adventurer's self-healing ability, such minor injuries would heal in a few weeks.

Aiko's eyebrows tightened slightly, and her delicate fingers gently touched the scar on Lin Da's back, seemingly afraid of causing him pain.

The rugged touch at her fingertips brought a strange glint to Aiko's eyes.

She whispered softly, "It's an effortless task for you, but not for me."

Seeing the wounded back of Lin Da, Aiko felt a pang in her chest, blaming herself for needlessly trying to wipe sweat off Lin Da at that time.

If she hadn't gone over, Lin Da wouldn't have had to withstand Si's ultimate skill.

"You've always been like this, too kind to others, always forgetting about yourself," Aiko muttered to herself.

"Huh?" Lin Da didn't quite catch what she said.

"It's nothing."

Aiko smiled, naturally taking Lin Da's hand, as casually as friends would sling arms over each other's shoulders.

So much so that Lin Da didn't realize the gesture was overly affectionate.

"Let's go check out the loot, and watch out for Lia and Klrona secretly stashing things in their pockets, okay?"

"Surely not..."

Lin Da had just finished speaking when his expression suddenly changed, "Actually, it is quite possible, let's hurry over!"
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The two hurriedly arrived in front of the Gold Mountain.

"Hey Lia, take that Purple Gold Coin out of your pocket!"

"Woah, no, Missy didn't take it, it fell in by itself!"

"Monica, what are you and Klrona up to? Turn out your pockets and let's see."

"Wuwuwu, I'm sorry, Lord Captain, Monica didn't mean to..." Monica hung her head in guilt, looking like a naughty child who had done wrong.

Meanwhile, Klrona, who had urged Monica to sneak some Purple Gold Coins to buy a Magic Puppet, proudly returned the coins with her little hands on her hips.

If Lin Da hadn't noticed, they would have succeeded in their scheme.

Lin Da sternly reprimanded the two lolis.

Whatever he said left their eyes red and nearly spilling tears like tiny pearls.

Lia stood to one side, shaking like a mouse used as a warning to the others.

...

Ten minutes later, the loot was all accounted for.

In total, there were about 5 million Gold Coins and 1004 Purple Gold Coins.

Nine pieces of 1-3 star Epic Equipment.

Fifteen pieces of orange, the rarest equipment.

Seventeen pieces of purple rare items.

Demon Cores, among some other items...

Lin Da's Phoenix Tail Flower Adventure Team got first pick.

He chose a material called [Silverback Giant Ape's Coarse Hair].

It was a thirty-centimeter diameter, fluffy white cube.

It felt rough to the touch.

And it was not light.

"With this, one of the key ingredients for making fire-resistant potions, now only the Flame Glazed Stone is missing," Lin Da murmured to himself.

Aside from that, he also selected four pieces of Epic Equipment.

The Silverback Giant Ape's Demon Core.

A number of orange and purple pieces of equipment.

Out of the Epic Equipment, Lin Da took two pieces for himself.

[Monkey Mask], [Chlorophyll Ring].

Both of Epic Two-Star quality.

With that, all six of Lin Da's equipment pieces were of Epic Quality.

His Hit Points officially broke through the 20,000 mark, reaching 21,500.

The other two pieces were allocated to Lulu.

Further enhancing Lulu's defensive capabilities.

In this battle, Lulu's damage output was extremely high after going berserk with low health, on par with a typical Five-star Character.

Lulu's damage mainly came from regular attacks, heavily reliant on equipment bonuses. The same piece of equipment gave Lulu a greater boost than it would to other team members.

With limited resources, Lin Da prioritized strengthening Lulu, then Monica, then Tasya.

The remaining Gold Coins and Diamonds were saved for future new team members.

The Phoenix Tail Flower was complete with barely five people.

Far too few.

A Heavy Armored Warrior, a functional support.

Both could greatly enhance the overall combat power of the Phoenix Tail Flower.

Take this expedition battle, for instance; if it weren't for Klrona's continuous Taunts using [Small Fry Small Fry] on the Silverback Giant Ape, the difficulty of the hunt would have increased by at least 30%.

Just relying on Lin Da himself, he couldn't hold the giant ape's attention. If they had allowed this beast to break into the back line, Monica and Aiko, with their frail little defenses, would probably be squished into real *Paper People with just one stomp.

After a busy period.

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The loot was distributed.

Everyone's faces were brimming with happy smiles.

Lia received new battle boots, while Isa put on a pair of pearl-like earrings that could enhance the attack of her ice Douqi.

Klrona also got her much-desired large white shield as she had wished.

All members had obtained a sizable gain.

Lin Da turned to look back at a small mound in the distance.

As expected.

The adventurers from Red Heart City had all slipped away.

With their own party receiving the Divine Gift and recovering their strength, Red Heart City was simply no match for them.

"Once I conquer the Flame Giant, I'll have a proper talk with you folks..."

Lin Da thought to himself.

He did not intend to immediately seek revenge on Red Heart City, especially since they had a Sunrise Level adventure team.

There's a certain risk to bullying the wolf's pups right under the wolf's watchful eyes.

If he were too ruthless, the Alajie from the Red Heart adventure team might step in.

From what he'd learned, the Red Heart adventure team had 12 members, 7 of whom were at Moon Rank, and their leader Alajie was a level 43 thief.

No one is more easily humiliated than a thief in a fight.

It was said that Alajie would mockingly wear the stolen trousers of adventurers on his head in public.

Lin Da certainly did not want everyone to find out that he liked wearing blue boxer briefs adorned with cartoon versions of his team members, hand-stitched by Tasya.

The existence of the Red Heart adventure team was one of the reasons why the likes of Fry acted so brazenly.

"Ultimately, strength is everything.

If White Dove City had a Sunrise Level group that was stronger than Red Heart...

Even if we were much weaker than Fry, they wouldn't dare encroach on White Dove City's resource area."

Lin Da had a sober understanding of his own strength.

In the Iron Level, they were considered quite formidable.

But compared to Sunrise Level, they would be overwhelmed.

Besides mastering rare techniques, Moon Rank adventurers had the ability to fly and vastly improved attribute points in their equipment, among other advantages.

Lin Da planned to wait until every member of the Phoenix Tail Flower Adventure Team reached Moon Rank before going to visit the infamous 'Red Heart Thief' in Red Heart City.

...

Blue teleportation light appeared at the entrance to the World Tree.

The place was like a spacious, emerald green hall, with many green luminescent spots floating in the air, like fireflies.

They walked out into the Mystic Realm Square.

What appeared before Lin Da and his companions was a sea of people cheering endlessly.

It was deafening to the ears.

Staff from the Adventurers' Guild held high a red banner with gilded letters.

[Congratulations to the Phoenix Tail Flower, Snow Goose, and Ice Flower teams for conquering the Silverback Giant Ape!]

The crowd's excited shouts and congratulations came flooding in like a dam bursting its banks.

Fireworks and flowers sounded in the square.

Colorful ribbons rained down like a shower, landing on Lin Da and his teammates' shoulders and hair.

"This is too much, it's like welcoming heroes," Lin Da said in amazement.

He found this reception somewhat excessive.

Isa stood beside him, smiling lightly, "To the born-and-bred citizens of White Dove City, we are truly heroes.

You've only lived in White Dove City for a little over four years, Lin Da, so you might not quite understand their feelings.

For many of them, since birth, they've experienced oppression by Red Heart City within the Great Mystery Continent. On average, seven out of ten people have been robbed by Red Heart City.

But from today onwards.

The adventurers from Red Heart City will no longer dare to invade our resource area.

All of this is thanks to you."

Only then did Lin Da realize, somewhat belatedly, that he seemed to have done something quite remarkable.

"This is everyone's achievement," Lin Da responded, "It's thanks to the joint efforts of our three adventure teams that we achieved this result."

Looking at the dense crowd, both he and Isa smiled modestly and waved to greet them.

Lia, on the other hand, was unabashedly enjoying the crowd's adulation, hands on her hips.

Wherever the crowd was thickest, that's where Lia and Snow Goose headed.

Camera after camera from the Magic Guided Camera kept snapping away.

Without doubt, Snow Goose's heroic image would appear in White Dove City's morning paper the next day.

At the forefront of the crowd were Weylon, Mayor Adel, and Abner.

The three came over and each gave Lin Da a hug.

The wrinkles on Weylon's face smoothed out in his joy as he said, "Well done, as the President of the White Dove City Adventurers' Guild, I'm proud of you."

Abner said, "I never thought you had so many cards up your sleeve during the exhibition match... Lin Da, 'White Dove City's Strongest Adventurer', you truly deserve the title."

Lin Da was going to decline, but seeing Abner's serious expression, he pondered for a moment and nodded, "I'll take that title seriously."

Lin Da spoke in an even tone, with a resonant voice.

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