The latter lay on its back, indifferent to life and death, while Mushroom rushed forward to bite it a few times, helping its master vent his anger. Yet, the Lightning Mink dared not confront Malin, but being bullied by Mushroom was unacceptable. Just as it was about to turn over, Spotty had already reached its face. The adult Snow Leopard Spirit carried the deterrence that only superior Spirits possessed. Miss Spotty, fed with various rare materials by Malin, intimidated the Lightning Mink. Faced with terrifying violence and Mushroom, back in Malin’s embrace, the Mink resignedly lay back down, looking as if it had lost all will to live. Even if it could defeat Spotty, it couldn’t forget being hammered by Malin until it was unable to live properly. Facing despair, why care about that little one biting it twice? Miss Spotty snorted contentedly and proudly sat next to Malin, while Mushroom jumped from Malin’s embrace and snuggled into Spotty’s. "Malin, your pets..." Fatty gazed at the three Spirits before the campfire with envy: "Could you spare one for me? I would gather the money." "My two leopards, Spotty and Mushroom, aren’t for sale. Do you want this Lightning Mink?" Malin was casting a stone to test the waters. "Uh, this Lightning Mink...it’s a Legendary rank, right?" Fatty Lin En looked at Malin somewhat helplessly. Malin nodded, Miss Spotty nodded, and even the Lightning Mink, which had been lying flat, sat up and nodded at this moment. "I, I can’t afford it." Fatty Lin En sighed heavily. The Lightning Mink grinned, seemingly thinking the human before it was shockingly audacious. "Is it very expensive?" Malin asked curiously. "Very expensive, at least over a hundred thousand points, given as the elite class, Lightning Mink is roughly around the fourth Sequence only." Lin En thought for a moment: "Master Tulin and Master Hal are likely working hard to enhance themselves, not squandering points on such an expensive magic pet, which means you might want to seek those who, like you, are Legendary beings." With this advice, Malin nodded, agreeing with Lin En’s conclusion. When Tulin and Hal returned, besides potatoes, Malin also prepared venison for everyone. After they were well-fed, Malin mentioned the Lightning Mink. As Lin En predicted, neither opted to offer a price, but they did propose to relay this to the upper-level mages in the core area, believing they would be interested in purchasing Malin’s Lightning Mink. Moreover, when Hal mentioned the upper-level mages, he appeared somewhat envious and jealous, noting this in his mind. After everyone returned to rest, Malin found a gnome mage on duty to discuss the situation of North American mages. Nearing the end of their discussion, Malin subtly hinted at something, and the gnome revealed what the so-called upper-level mages were. "Usually, we mages have apprentice, official, advanced, and Legendary as four distinctions, and upper-level mages actually refers to the offspring of Legendary mages. Strength among these guys varies widely; truly powerful mage offspring disdain being called upper-level mages, so if anyone tells you they’re an upper-level mage, they are surely a second-rate novice." While saying goodbye, heading back to the temporary camp, Malin noticed the tunnel he glanced at earlier—soldiers managing the exit were pushing several carts of gems out of the tunnel. Seeing Malin, the leading captain immediately ran over: "Sir, these are your spoils. We just found leaving them there too wasteful." "I don’t need these things, so... " Malin extended his hand to purify the gems, then looked at the captain: "All the gems are yours, but decide yourselves how to handle them." After saying this, Malin spread his arms to catch the Mushroom jumping towards him, this little one likely following Malin’s scent. The captain was silent for a while, then thanked him: "Thank you, Malin." Malin waved his hand with a smile, conscious that the worth of these gems probably wouldn’t even cover the tiniest fraction of money earned from auctioning concoctions in the core area: "Remember, tell your men not to speak recklessly. Not everyone is as tolerant as I am; don’t let anyone know someone left their post in your team, understand?" This time, the captain finally smiled awkwardly: "Yes, sir." He nodded vigorously and then signaled his soldiers to return to their posts quickly. Malin returned to the temporary camp with Mushroom. The World Tree Sapling had already woven a hammock for its master. The Lightning Mink remained lying by the campfire, not escaping while Malin was away. Out of curiosity, as Malin lay on the hammock, he tapped into the Lightning Mink’s mind with Spiritual Energy. · Why didn’t you escape just now? Malin was genuinely curious, considering freedom was more desirable than becoming a pet for creatures like the Lightning Mink. · To be caught by you again and beaten up? The Lightning Mink raised its head and cast Malin a sidelong glance. · If you only escape without hurting anyone, I wouldn’t harm you. · Huh, humans fooling the ghost. The Lightning Mink snorted, then lay back down, while Malin pondered, deciding to empty his mind and drift into slumber.