Otherwise, some people really could take off on the spot.
"It's different," Prince shouted loudly, "Intuition! Do you understand! This is my instinct as a beast!"
What Clyde wanted to say more was that just not long ago… also considered not long ago, they had encountered a special folded space in Red Soil City.
It was just that the situation of that folded space was more special. Not suitable for mining. It appeared and disappeared right after.
Clyde had paid attention. Afterwards, the newly appointed president of the Beast Taming Alliance in Red Soil City had sent people multiple times to explore, all without results.
They were unable to find the entrance to the secret realm again.
There was a certain possibility that the folded space had become disconnected from the real world again.
This kind of situation had happened before.
The stability and safety of folded spaces were never guaranteed.
Seeing Prince in this excited state, seemingly wishing to charge out immediately… Clyde felt it was very necessary to help cool things down.
"I'm not joking," Prince emphasized loudly again.
Seeing Clyde's obviously unmoved expression, Prince gritted his teeth, "Don't you believe in my luck?"
As soon as these words came out.
Both Clyde and Freya fell into a mysterious silence.
Asher: "?"
Asher curiously looked at Clyde and Freya.
'Why are they all silent?'
'Something feels off?'
Noticing Asher's gaze, Freya hesitated to speak. After thinking, just as she was about to open her mouth, Prince himself noticed Asher's expression.
He suddenly slapped his thigh, very excitedly starting to discuss with Asher, "Professor Asher, right?"
"You just got to know me, so you don't know how lucky I am!"
Prince said confidently, "As long as you're my teammate, no matter how dangerous the exploration site is, we'll all return safe and sound!" [T/N: Plot armor of MC]
"Every time there's a security-type commission mission, the client loves to name me."
"Their mission success rate is usually only 80%, the better ones are 90%, but my mission success rate is a unique 100%," As he said this, Prince proudly raised his chin.
He slapped his chest loudly with his palm.
Don't ask. Ask and the answer is pride. Just ridiculously proud.
Asher was thinking.
'Hmm… seems like he's telling the truth?'
But Clyde and Freya's expressions were indeed strange.
'What's the issue?'
Asher quickly gave Clyde a questioning look.
"Can't say he's wrong," Seeing this, Clyde lowered his head and sighed softly, looking mentally and physically exhausted.
"The result's not a problem, but the process… very thrilling, really thrilling," Clyde, afraid Asher wouldn't grasp the degree of thrill, emphasized several times.
Asher: "…"
Though… He could somewhat imagine that thrilling (bloody?) situation.
"Ahem," Asher held a fist to his lips and coughed a few times. He decided to step up and bring order.
"Mr. Prince, is it okay to call you that?", Asher first politely looked at the only person present he wasn't familiar with, Prince.
Prince waved at Asher, "No need to call me that."
"Just call me Brother Prince, or Brother Sterling. If that doesn't work, Brother King is fine too," His principle was convenience, definitely not complicating a simple process.
Upon hearing this, Asher smiled.
He had a better sense of Prince's personality.
"Alright then, Brother Sterling," Following Prince's wish, Asher chose that form of address.
But what Asher didn't expect was that as soon as he finished speaking and turned his head, he met Clyde's melancholy, wistful gaze.
As if saying to him: How long have we known each other? How long have you known him? You're already calling him that intimately?
Asher: "…"
'Ahem! Fate, it's fate.'
Whether in interactions or titles, sometimes fate decides.
What could Clyde do?
Clyde could only console himself: Asher calling him "Mr." is out of respect.
It's because in Asher's heart, he's a reliable adult.
He calls everyone that.
No one can expose him.
Asher: 'Sure! No problem! As long as you're happy!'
Asher pretended not to feel the resentment radiating from Clyde and continued looking at Prince, saying, "Brother Sterling, can you explain in detail about the folded space you mentioned?"
"The dangers of folded spaces are well-known. If there aren't enough benefits and gains, probably not many would be willing to explore."
"Luck is hard to prove with just words. Brother Sterling, you need evidence for people to believe you," Asher spoke in an orderly manner.
As for why he said so much… Asher had to admit, he was a little tempted.
The secret realm incident in Red Soil was indeed dangerous, but the follow-up gains were seriously powerful.
The inheritance and bloodline of the Three-legged Golden Crow aside, he had control of an entire secret realm.
And the continuously produced blood crystals, with many effects, really let Asher experience what it meant to seek fortune amid danger. Huge profits.
If he had another chance… Asher honestly couldn't guarantee he wouldn't be tempted.
"Hmm… you're right!", Prince thought for a moment and gave Asher a thumbs up.
Asher: "What kind of place is this Red Mill Mountain Range? Does it have any special traits? Otherwise, why would a folded space appear?"
Asher's tone was calm, playing the perfect role of a mediator.
Neither Clyde, Freya, nor Prince felt anything was off.
Clyde and Freya: 'Professor Asher probably hasn't interacted much with Prince, so still sees him through a filter.'
'Forget it. Too many tears to say.'
There's no one in the Alliance who hasn't been "harassed" by Prince. Even passing pet beasts would get a few "interactions" from Prince. This is why Prince has an extremely unreliable image in everyone's eyes.
But Prince felt very comfortable communicating with Asher.
Unconsciously, the power of speech and questioning had passed to Asher.
Even though some questions from Asher were a bit basic, due to his age and experience, the others didn't mind. Instead, they felt Asher was serious.
If not serious, why would he ask so carefully and try to help them find solutions?
"The Red Mill Mountain Range is just the Red Mill Mountain Range, how to explain this…", Prince seemed a bit troubled.
Clyde gave him a speechless look, "That's your hometown and you don't even know how to introduce it to others?"
"You're hopeless."
Immediately after, Clyde didn't give Prince a chance to bicker and turned to Asher, "It's like this. The Red Mill Mountain Range has a special geographic location. It's the largest mountain range in Thousand City."
Clyde took charge in explaining to Asher.
Thousand City.
A city known for fossil civilization.
Yes, fossils. Normal biological fossils. Biological beast fossils.
Space fossils. Some real, some fake, how to distinguish them depends on the buyer's judgment.
The country has always had research and thawing projects targeting these fossils, trying to extract some special biological beast genes from ancient fossils and apply them to modern beasts to enhance their strength and limits.
This is a long process. Therefore, the fossil business in Thousand City has always been relatively stable.
And thanks to this fossil business, Thousand City's development has been quite good.
But also because of this uniqueness, Thousand City doesn't have a Beast Taming Alliance. Instead, the Alliance is located in the neighboring Aris City.
Asher listened and mentally substituted the comparison, it felt a bit like NY City and Radiant City?
Both close to forbidden zones.
But each with their own strengths?
"The Red Mill Mountain Range is the mountain range where fossils are most easily excavated," After briefly introducing the relationship and industries of the two cities, Clyde said.
"But in recent years… fossil excavation hasn't been as easy as before, right?", As he spoke, Clyde turned to look at Prince, the local.
Prince: "?"
"Ah… I think so?", Prince touched his chin with a confused expression, looking a bit dazed.
Clyde: "…"
Veins popped on his forehead.
'Seriously? With this state of mind, how did this guy become an Tier 8 Ace Beast Tamer?'
Clyde questioned life again.
'There really isn't some shady deal behind this?'
"Ahem!", Seeing Clyde about to blow up, Prince stopped being dazed. He spoke seriously, "It's like this. Actually, when I was little, the Red Mill Mountain Range was already starting to decline."
"My dad used to say that before I was born, the Red Mill Mountain Range was a famous gold rush paradise."
Just like how forbidden zones spawn exploration teams, Thousand City's uniqueness led to specialized fossil-prospecting teams who called themselves gold diggers.
Because these fossils could all be turned into money.
The earliest group of gold diggers made a killing.
They didn't even need to go deep into the mountains. With just a hoe, one man could dig out three to five fossils in a day on the outskirts.
But as more gold diggers joined, and the longer the excavation went on… the number of fossils dug out gradually decreased. It wasn't too surprising.
"But thanks to price controls, the money from selling one fossil now equals what three fossils could get in the past. Rarity increases value," As he spoke, Prince shrugged.
"The Red Mill Mountain Range is long and deep enough that gold diggers could keep digging for another 30 to 50 years. Maybe a hundred years later it'll be truly emptied."
Asher: "…"
'What kind of modern version of 'Old Man Moves Mountains' is this?'
'No wait, that's not quite right either.'
Anyway, you get the idea.
For the sake of money, humans really can tackle any difficulty, growing stronger with each challenge.
"Oh right, Thousand City also has Red Mill University."
"For their daily student training or activities, they usually choose Red Mill Mountain Range, or the nearby Lanstones Mountain Range."
Asher: 'That sounds familiar? But can't quite recall for now.'
Asher rubbed his chin.
"As for this folded space in Red Mill Mountain Range, it was discovered by my family by coincidence, and no one has entered it yet."
"No emergency rescue needed," Prince continued.
"The moment it was discovered, I already reported it to the Alliance and applied for exploration."
As the discoverer, Prince did have this right.
"I really think there's something good inside."
Prince emphasized again.
Evidence? Sorry, none.
Ask him and the answer is: intuition.
Clyde and Freya: "…"
"You're making it hard for me. I really don't have much time," Clyde sighed.
His relationship with Prince was pretty good.
And just like Prince said, his luck… well, there's indeed something about it.
If time allowed, Clyde would definitely choose to go explore with Prince.
But alas, the situation didn't allow it.
He had to go home.
Clyde looked at Freya.
Freya instantly understood her brother's meaning: *conflicted*.
She wanted to go.
But the one inviting her was Prince… Freya really struggled.
Giving up made her feel a bit unwilling.
Seek fortune amid danger.
No pain, no gain.
These sayings weren't just for fun.
They made sense, real sense.
"Hmm…", After thinking for a short moment, Freya suddenly looked at Asher.
Clyde was stunned, then instantly understood what Freya meant, showing some hesitation in his eyes.
"Professor Asher, do you want to check it out?", Freya didn't care what Clyde was thinking. She looked at Asher with sparkling eyes and extended the invitation.
Clyde looked toward Prince.
"Eh?", Prince paused for a moment upon hearing that, then said: "If Professor Asher really wants to go, there's definitely no problem!"
"Welcome!"
"The personnel composition being a bit more complex will help better deal with risks and possible crises."
Prince said with a very happy expression.
Truly without even a hint of dislike.
Asher: *tempted*
"In a hurry?", Asher thought for a moment and said, "How about resting for a while first, and maybe... decide in the afternoon."
"OK," Prince made a hand gesture.
"The folded space is placed right there. Though the sooner the better, some preparation time is still necessary."
"I also still need to find someone to buy more daily necessities. So they can be brought in at that time," Prince said very considerately.
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