One million souls.

Two million souls.

Three million souls.

Five million souls.

...

’I’m finally getting a taste of what it’s like to be rich, but I can also tell this Thousand Army Ant Mountain is gradually running dry.’

The newly spawned Black Ants were becoming more and more sparse.

’I used to be able to farm over a hundred thousand souls in thirty seconds, but now it takes a whole minute just to get fifty thousand.’

’Five million souls... it feels like it’s nowhere near enough.’

’I’ll use it all up after just thirty-three Spirit Bursts, each costing 150,000 souls.’

’I should at least farm a hundred million to start.’

’But...’

’I get the feeling that the Demon Tide in this space is really about to be drained dry.’

’If this keeps up, will it even be able to produce any more Black Ants?’ Lu Cang wondered.

Lu Cang looked toward the Ant Mountain.

After advancing to Death Priest, Lu Cang had already felt the world become clearer, and the colors in his eyes were completely different from before his advancement.

He could see some things that ordinary people couldn’t.

’The Demon Tide really has thinned out a lot.’

"Haha, I’m back!"

Just as Lu Cang was worrying, a cheerful voice came from behind him.

He turned his head to look, and sure enough, it was Chi Cheng.

"Brother Chi Cheng, you’re finally back. I was worried this place would be discovered by other Adventurers."

Chi Cheng laughed heartily. "Haha, don’t worry about that. I blocked this place off when I went out just now."

As he spoke, Chi Cheng also looked toward the Ant Mountain.

"Oh, the Demon Beast Tide has gotten a lot thinner. The Thousand Army Ant Mountain really is something else."

Lu Cang said, "Yeah, I was just worrying about that. With the Demon Tide this thin, the Black Ants from the Thousand Army Ant Mountain aren’t coming out in significant numbers anymore."

Chi Cheng looked at the genuinely troubled Lu Cang.

’Kid, why do your worries sound like something a villain would complain about...?’ 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"So, I found a place."

By the time Chi Cheng finished speaking, he had already lifted the Ant Mountain with one hand.

He stood in front of Lu Cang.

The Black Ants tried to get close to Chi Cheng, but they couldn’t even crawl onto him before they died on the spot, crumbling into black dust.

Chi Cheng held the Ant Mountain in one hand and made a light slash with his Heavy Sword in the other.

A huge rift opened in the space before him.

Carrying the Ant Mountain, he walked outside.

Lu Cang was stunned for a moment, then followed him out.

But as soon as he stepped out, he felt himself being grabbed by the back of his collar.

"I just went out to make some preparations. The way is pretty far, so it’s better if I take you there directly."

With that said...

BANG!

Lu Cang felt the world spin around him, the surrounding scenery blurring into nothing but afterimages.

His internal organs churned.

But this feeling didn’t last long. In just a few moments, he felt his feet touch solid ground.

However, his head was still spinning.

Everything around him was rotating.

Lu Cang fell to the ground...

As he fell, his only thought was to activate a series of shields to envelop himself.

Then, he took a pill from his Storage Space and swallowed it.

When buying medicine, Lu Cang preferred to buy pills rather than liquid potions.

Pills were more convenient to take, and he could even hold one in his mouth and swallow it when needed.

As for liquid potions... at a critical moment, one would have to be distracted by opening the bottle to drink.

After his experience of having the Random Teleportation Scroll torn last time, Lu Cang now specifically considered the possibility of being interrupted when stocking up.

Now in his Storage Space, there were all kinds of potions, with over a hundred bottles of each type.

One hundred Random Teleportation Scrolls.

There were also countless Demon corpses, sorted and made into specimens.

Unfortunately, precious Magic Tools were so expensive that even 210,000 Gold Coins didn’t last long, so Lu Cang didn’t have much of a stock.

Lu Cang swallowed the pill, and his dizziness instantly vanished.

He stood up and looked around.

This place looked like an artificially excavated cave; it was square and very orderly.

Behind him was a straight tunnel. Judging by the tunnel’s solid rock walls, this had to be the inside of a mountain.

"I carved out this cave."

"If we’re going to farm Demons, containing it here and clearing them out periodically should be fine."

Lu Cang surveyed his surroundings.

The space here was quite large, probably several times bigger than his high school’s sports field.

Moreover, the Demon Tide here was indeed dense.

"Brother Chi Cheng, you’re really smart!" Lu Cang praised.

Chi Cheng’s whole face lit up at the praise.

His expression was triumphant.

He puffed out his chest, looking smug enough to float.

"Haha! Of course I am! My wisdom is legendary!"

’Oh~’

’Looks like that praise really hit the mark.’

’Calling him smart was apparently a critical hit.’

He wiped his nose and said, "But we still need to take some defensive measures to prevent it from causing unnecessary damage."

Chi Cheng took out a cyan scroll from his backpack.

The scroll glowed faintly.

A seal appeared on the Thousand Army Ant Mountain.

"Brother Chi Cheng, you use scrolls too?"

"Sigh, can’t be helped. In this world, there are always some things that Warriors aren’t good at."

"Actually, for something like a tracking mark, besides using Tracking Magic, an Archer’s Marking Arrow, an Observer’s Gaze, or a Directional Fluorescent Agent refined by a Pharmacist can all do the job."

"It’s just that the scrolls from that Iz fellow are much more effective than the common junk you find everywhere else."

"Of course, I don’t mean to say that Warriors are weaker than Mages."

’Chi Cheng, if you hadn’t said that last part, the thought wouldn’t have even crossed my mind.’

With the tracking mark applied, Chi Cheng immediately took out many huge, jet-black stone slabs from his Storage Space.

They didn’t look cheap.

"I’ll cover the cost of the materials. Call it a gift, since we’re buddies."

"You’re buying the next round of drinks, though."

SWISH!

THUD THUD THUD THUD THUD THUD THUD THUD—

It was impossible to even see how he moved. The stone slabs flew out one after another, embedding themselves into various spots on the cave’s inner walls.

In just a few seconds, the cave of earth and rock had transformed into a sealed chamber lined with black stone slabs.

"Adamantine Umbral Iron. It can withstand attacks from a Tier Four Demon."

Only then did Chi Cheng put down the Ant Mountain.

BOOM!

With a muffled thud, the Ant Mountain settled firmly in the center of the area.

Immediately after, Chi Cheng threw a crimson short sword, plunging it into the ground in front of the mountain.

A crimson array spread out, rising like a pillar of light and enveloping the Thousand Army Ant Mountain within it.

"This is a Forbidden Spirit Short Sword that I had someone help me enchant. This way, it shouldn’t be able to get out."

"Even if it does, I’ll be able to sense it."

’It seems that even Warriors keep all sorts of items on hand.’

’After all, every profession has its strengths and weaknesses.’

’Things your own class can’t do are often compensated for with tools.’

Chi Cheng’s series of actions left Lu Cang dazzled.

With everything finally settled, the Thousand Army Ant Mountain had officially become their farmed Demon.