Chapter 1430
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Ling Mei'er shook her head and proclaimed to Han Sen, "I cannot leave here!"
"Why not?" Han Sen asked .
"We made a deal with another tribe, and it is because of this deal that we cannot go to the surface," Ling Mei'er vaguely explained .
"What deal? And with who?" Han Sen asked .
Ling Mei'er cleared her throat and said, "I don't know . But our elder said that we must adhere to a hundred-tribe-deal or something of the sort . If I go to the realm of the landwalkers, and I end up dying, nobody will avenge my death!"
Han Sen had no clue what she was talking about, and from the look on her face, neither did she . It sounded like an agreement between many tribes that occupied the underground space, but Han Sen thought it to be silly .
Regardless, Han Sen followed her to the cave . It was barely more than an alcove, and it was nothing close to an actual shelter . It was rugged and filthy, and you could even see the scrape marks of the Snake King's scales . Clearly, the shelter had been haphazardly constructed by the Snake King .
There were a few mutant and primitive creatures inside the place . All in all, there were around twenty . They were creatures that had been found—maybe stolen—when they were babies . They looked rather weak and almost malnourished . For Han Sen, it was as if he had stumbled into a cellar sweatshop .
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"With an ally like Snake King, I'm sure you could procure a better shelter for yourself . This is . . . This is grim . " Han Sen couldn't understand why they were so willing to live in squalor .
Ling Mei'er vehemently shook her head again, and she told Han Sen, "Snake King is accompanying me on the orders of the elder . He won't help me try to claim another shelter, though . "
Han Sen thought to himself, "She must be important to the family, if the elder was willing to take care of her to that extent . But still . . . these living conditions?"
Han Sen, while he wanted to go, still thought it best to forge a better relationship with her . He'd get nothing if he was to duck out now . And furthermore, Han Sen wished to learn more about the Hundred Tribe Deal before doing something rash that could cause issues for her as well as for him .
So, for now, Han Sen was willing to put up with the less-than-favorable conditions and live there in her shelter . For dinner that night, Ling Mei'er came forward to present him with mushrooms .
After tasting the cave 'shrooms, Han Sen thought they were awful . They didn't agree with his tongue or his tummy, and to make things worse, they were only mutant class .
Seeing his repulsed reaction, Ling Mei'er looked rather worried and she said, "It wasn't a good idea to serve you these mushrooms, was it? Don't worry; I'll find better food for you next time . "
Han Sen nodded . Reviewing his situation, he was bewildered to see a leader like this .
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To quench his thirst and sate his hunger for the evening, Han Sen instead brought out jerky and a few drinks from his Cruel Bottle . Han Sen had been unable to get super creature flesh, so he brought food with him from the Alliance .
As Han Sen munched on the chow he brought with him, Ling Mei'er did not take her eyes off it . Her gaze was intense .
"Do you want some?" Han Sen asked with a queer smile .
Ling Mei'er shook her head and shyly told him, "I am the master of this shelter . I cannot indulge myself on my subordinate's food . Hmm, I should really go look for better stuff to serve you!"
It seemed to him that she was super willing to treat Han Sen like a dear pet .
"I don't mind . Are you sure you don't want to try some?" Han Sen tempted her to try his food .
Ling Mei'er gulped and wiped the drool that had escaped the corner of her lips . She shook her head again .
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"How are you supposed to know what I like if you don't try some of this stuff? Go on, have a bite . " Han Sen passed her a bag of jerky and a can of soda .
"Fine; just a nibble . " Ling Mei'er ended up taking a hearty bite of the jerky and almost drowned herself in rabid consumption of the soda .
Her eyes shot open with wild delight, and she asked Han Sen, "What is this stuff? Did you squeeze this juice out of a plant?"
"That stuff is gathered from a Jerkyvine while the drink was collected from a Sodatree Orchard," Han Sen told her .
"Would it be rude of me to ask for some more?" Ling Mei'er asked Han Sen . She was clearly having trouble mustering the courage to request more .
"Yes, of course . You're going to have to remember this taste and flavor, after all," Han Sen said, unsure if he himself was making a jape .
Ling Mei'er accepted more of the jerky he had to give, and she spared no time eating the quantity provided .
Han Sen noticed she still wanted more, and so he obliged . This time, however, he brought out spicy jerky . He told her, "This is spicy, so mind your tongue . But I like it a lot, as well . "
"It's best I learn this flavor, then . You're right . Let me try it . " Ling Mei'er had gotten proficient at peeling open the jerky packaging, and as soon as she did, she began to ravenously gobble it all up . It was as if she hadn't eaten in months .
"That's right . Eat! Eat and fall right into my trap . Get hooked on the merchandise only Papa Han Sen can provide you," Han Sen sneakily thought to himself . He figured himself for a sugar daddy .
After eating a bunch more packets of jerky, and downing a few more cans of soda, Ling Mei'er was finally starting to fill up .
Han Sen, thinking he had softened her resolve and scored a bunch of affinity points with her, asked her questions about the underground realm as she chewed her last mouthful .
There were certain things she was not able to tell Han Sen about Dark Spirit, but that aside, she told Han Sen all she could .
Han Sen came to learn that most of the underground realm, referred to as the Underworld by its inhabitants, was owned and controlled by the Dark Spirit tribe . There were a few other tribes too, and some even owned gold shelters . Ling Mei'er was too weak to claim a proper one for herself, but she still tried to her best for those who were willing to join her .
She only had a bronze geno core, too . So even if she and Han Sen did seek to bring down a gold shelter, it would be a tall order .
"Do you count as an adult for Dark Spirit, if you only have a bronze geno core?" Han Sen asked her .
Even super creatures started off with a weak geno core and low fitness, and they'd have to go through the same routine as others . Ling Mei'er would have to upgrade her geno core if she really wanted to expand .