Chapter 120: Food Delivered to the Doorstep

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Lin Xiao had only ever entered a first-level secret realm while in Xuncheng. The secret realm before him now, however, was a fifth-level one, and he was genuinely curious about what it held inside.

At the entrance, Zi Shu did not rush in but instead distributed equipment to everyone. Each person received a complete set of communication devices, followed by firearms.

What surprised Lin Xiao was that the other members of the Warwolf Mercenary Group were also armed. Each had a pistol and a rifle, but Lin Xiao was different—he had an additional sniper rifle, a request he had made beforehand.

Noticing Lin Xiao’s surprise, Shen Hou smiled and explained, “Don’t be so shocked. These will come in handy. In the secret realm, spiritual energy must be conserved. If something can be handled with guns, there’s no need to waste spiritual power.”

Lin Xiao agreed wholeheartedly with this logic.

After everyone donned their gear, Zi Shu issued another order. “Everyone, check your equipment!”

At his command, all began inspecting their firearms. Lin Xiao was no exception. While checking, he observed the Warwolf Mercenary Group members’ movements—so uniform and precise that he was almost certain they were former military personnel.

Why would the military form such a mercenary unit?

All of them were around twenty to twenty-two years old, unlikely to be veterans. The military wouldn’t just let so many promising recruits leave service.

Well, that wasn’t his concern. Surely, the military had their own plans.

At that moment, Zi Shu’s voice came through Lin Xiao’s earpiece: “All units, acknowledge receipt.”

“Ox reporting!”

“Tiger reporting!”

...

“Xiao Lin reporting!”

After Lin Xiao’s reply, all eyes turned toward him. He knew why they were looking at him and felt a bit embarrassed. Reluctantly, he responded again, “Pig reporting!”

“That’s better! Prepare to enter the secret realm. Ox and Sheep, protect Pig!”

Ox and Sheep immediately moved to Lin Xiao’s side.

With all arrangements made, the Warwolf Mercenary Group officially entered the secret realm.

Lin Xiao, along with Ox and Sheep, was among the last to enter.

Upon stepping into the fifth-level secret realm, Lin Xiao immediately sensed its extraordinary nature. The spiritual energy here was several times denser than outside, making him feel as if every cell in his body was awakening.

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Lin Xiao couldn’t help but take several deep breaths. Exhilarating!

The Warwolf Mercenary Group instinctively spread out in an elliptical formation, keenly observing their surroundings.

“Rooster, check for any spiritual beasts nearby!”

This was the realm’s entrance; normally, few spiritual beasts appeared here, but it wasn’t impossible.

Rooster closed her eyes immediately. Being attuned to sound, she could detect the presence of spiritual beasts through auditory cues.

“Movement to the northwest. No other anomalies!”

Everyone’s gazes shifted northwest. Lin Xiao was no exception. Activating his enhanced vision ability, he indeed spotted some movement in the grass.

Others noticed it too. Perhaps due to their time together, they didn’t need orders from Zi Shu to act.

The Warwolf Mercenary Group struck first.

Leading was Dog.

With plant-based abilities, controlling vegetation was easy. The dense, upright grass flattened, revealing a fourth-level Thorn Boar.

The Thorn Boar, realizing it was exposed, stopped hiding and charged at them.

Lin Xiao was still debating whether to act when the mercenaries launched their attack.

Ox raised a massive hand, conjuring a solid earthen wall directly in the boar’s path. The Thorn Boar slammed into it, stunned—likely due to its speed.

Horse charged forward and landed a heavy punch on the dazed boar’s head.

With fifth-level physical strength, that punch was terrifying. The Thorn Boar’s life ended painlessly.

Afterward, Horse checked for any spiritual pearls on the boar. Finding none, he hoisted the several-hundred-pound beast onto his back and dropped it before Lin Xiao.

“Food delivered. We’ll eat it for lunch!”

Lin Xiao finally came to his senses and realized he had overreacted.

So many fifth-level experts dealing with a fourth-level Thorn Boar—what was there to be nervous about?

As he was about to agree, a question occurred to him.

“If we cook here, won’t the aroma attract nearby spiritual beasts? Isn’t that dangerous?”

Shen Hou chuckled.

“Don’t worry. Just focus on cooking. We’d welcome spiritual beasts coming to us—it saves us the trouble of hunting them down.”

Reassured, Lin Xiao relaxed fully.

“Big Brother Zi Shu, could you hand me my stuff?”

Zi Shu nodded and promptly handed over Lin Xiao’s snakeskin pouch.

Lin Xiao quickly retrieved his tools.

Zi Shu and the others admired Lin Xiao’s cooking utensils with a hint of awe—now that was professionalism!

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“I’ll start processing the Thorn Boar. You all gather some dry wood.”

Zi Shu immediately assigned two people to collect firewood nearby. Lin Xiao took out a short knife and began preparing the Thorn Boar.

Though a fourth-level Thorn Boar was tough-skinned and thick-fleshed, it was no trouble for Lin Xiao’s hands.

His short knife appeared ordinary but sliced through the boar effortlessly.

This caught the eyes of Zi Shu and the others.

Lin Xiao’s knife wasn’t ordinary—he seemed to have found an exceptional cook.

Within five minutes, Lin Xiao had the boar mostly prepared.

He didn’t rush to cook.

“Missing some ingredients. There are some nearby. A few of you come protect me.”

Zi Shu and the others had no objections and immediately followed Lin Xiao to gather materials.

Lin Xiao had noticed that although they were at the secret realm’s edge, there were plenty of edible spiritual herbs around—perfect for cooking.

Watching Lin Xiao dig up spiritual herbs and wild vegetables, Zi Shu’s team was impressed.

Once the materials and firewood were ready, Lin Xiao felt it was time.

Conditions were primitive—no stove, only a pot.

Seeing the Warwolf Mercenary Group, he instantly had an idea.

He took command.

Ox used his earth abilities to craft an earthen stove and a simple barbecue stand.

Fire specialist Tiger was in charge of lighting the fire, while water specialist Sheep handled washing and producing fresh water.

Under Lin Xiao’s direction, everything proceeded in perfect order.

No one objected; each played their part.

At least when it came to cooking, Lin Xiao was in charge!

With everyone’s help, Lin Xiao’s speed improved greatly.

Before long, a sumptuous whole-pig feast was ready.

Perhaps because this was the entrance, the aroma did not attract other spiritual beasts, which left Lin Xiao a bit disappointed.

He had hoped for some excitement, but now they had to settle for a straightforward meal.

Seeing the lavish dishes, the Warwolf Mercenary Group members, excluding Lin Xiao, couldn’t help but swallow hard.

“Stir-fried pork, braised pork, stewed pig’s trotters, roasted kidneys, grilled meat, spicy stir-fried intestines... slurp, am I dreaming?”

“Snake, pay close attention and learn!”

“Don’t mention it!”

“Stop standing there dazed. Let’s eat.”