This is the ninth time the system has done this. It should be super awesome.

After a day of non-stop traveling, the horses were foaming at the mouth when they finally arrived at the outer border of the Dark Night Forest. The carriage could only go so far, and Ling Feng had to walk the rest by himself.

There is a small town here called Hui Town. It was built for no reason but for those teams that went in to hunt monsters to come back. Only by returning here can they return to their hometown. Except for the caravans, this town is basically full of adventurers. Although it is called Hui Town, many people still stay here forever every year, and some even lose their bodies without a trace.

After sending the driver away, Ling Feng first found a hotel to stay in. He had made up his mind to go, so he had to be well prepared. He didn't have any maps or anything like that, so he had to buy some supplies.

After returning to the room, he put the things he had with him into the inventory, and then went out to find a store to buy what he needed.

"Don't miss it if you pass by. Fresh shadow tiger bones and skins. The price is fair. No cheating."

"Top-grade spiritual material, can be used to refine high-level elixirs. Don't miss it, fellow pharmacists. Even swallowing it directly can increase your cultivation."

"A fourth-level demon pill. If you need it, you can come to me. I won't bargain."

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It feels so familiar, just like the vegetable market near me. Although I am not interested in the things sold there, I feel very close to it.

I searched for a long time before I found a shop that sold maps. It was so remote, with no village in front and no shop behind.

"Hey, do you have a detailed map of the Dark Night Forest? Show it to me." He knocked on the table to wake up the boy who was sleeping on the table.

"Well, someone is here. That's good. We can open today." Listening to the waiter's words, Ling Feng felt that he was a little unreliable.

"Yes, sir, please wait a moment, I will get it for you." I finally found one, so I decided to take a look first.

"Here, here you are. This is the detailed map you wanted." Ling Feng took the map handed over by the waiter, opened it and took a look. It was very detailed, but there was a blank space in the middle of the map.

"No, man, what's going on here? Isn't there a detailed map? Why is there nothing in the middle?"

After hearing what Ling Feng said, the waiter looked at him as if he was a fool, and then said tactfully: "Sir, I can see that you are new here. Didn't you know anything before you came? The middle is the core circle. Everyone who goes in is dead. Who can draw it for you?" In fact, the waiter thought in his heart, "Oh my god, this is a fool. This is common sense. Even if a god-level strongman goes there, few can come out. What map? Tui."

Knowing that he had asked an idiotic question, Ling Feng felt a little embarrassed.

"Um, how much is this map?"

"One hundred gold coins, no bargaining." The guy looked at the man and thought he was going to try to trick him to see if he could make more money.

"This is too expensive, can you make it cheaper?" Ling Feng felt a little pain when he heard the price. You know, in the past, these 100 gold coins were worth a lot of small change. Besides, he only had coins given by the old man, and he had to use them sparingly.

Seeing that the boy was not fooled, the guy had no intention of deceiving him anymore: "Give me a price."

Ling Feng asked tentatively: "One, one is fine."

The guy didn't react and was confused by the price Ling Feng quoted. He couldn't help but ask.

"How much? Can you tell me?"

"How about two?" Feeling that the guy didn't seem very willing, Ling Feng added another one.

"Get lost, you are here to make fun of me! Are you sick in the brain? You should know that is a detailed map covering three countries excluding the core circle. Do you know how many people died for this?" The guy was angry. This guy was not making fun of him, he was humiliating him. You should know that this map was drawn with the sacrifice of hundreds of people, his brother was one of them, and a large part of the money from selling the map was given to these people's families.

Seeing the angry guy, Ling Feng realized that he had been reckless.

"I'm sorry, little brother. I'm not very clear about these. How about this, you tell me the price and I'll add 5 more gold coins."

After finishing it, Ling Feng breathed a sigh of relief. He was not good at bargaining. After finishing the map, he went around and bought food, drinks, and accommodation. He also bought some things to repel mosquitoes and wild animals and then returned to the hotel. He bought some food and went to sleep after eating, so as to get enough energy to set off tomorrow.

Ling Feng walked into the forest alone, he had no intention of forming a team, because he wanted to go to the core circle, which was the group seeking death. Besides, if he formed a team, sometimes he would die without knowing how.

This is just the outskirts, and with adventurers coming in and out all the time, there aren't many monsters here. Even if there are, they're harmless little rabbits and the like. There's no danger, so Ling Feng walked around with peace of mind. After a day of practice, his cultivation level reached the sixth level of Tongyou. His top-level aptitude is really not to be underestimated, and his cultivation speed is very fast.

"My current cultivation level is equivalent to that of soul forging, which is far behind. I can die easily, but my body is strong. I have already reached level six of the first calamity, which is not bad. But this won't work. I don't know if it will work."

As he spoke, Ling Feng took out the pet egg, and then took out several rewards from the pet gift package, including a contract, nine drops of blood and a pendant.

Ling Feng was still confused when he opened the rewards in the carriage, but after reading the introduction, he knew the functions of these three rewards.

Contract, he knew it was used to sign a contract with the egg, but this contract felt a little different.

Contract of Life and Death: A top-level pet contract that can only be signed with special pets. Requirements for use: Owner of special blood. (Note: Can be used multiple times.)

Blood of a certain being: can improve pet's aptitude, strengthen physical strength and foundation, and strengthen the bond between pet and host. Humans cannot take it, one drop can be extracted each time, and currently there are nine drops left.

Fang of inheritance: The fang of the tiger ancestor, used to inherit tiger pets.

The introduction is quite simple and clear at a glance. These three things are for the little one who is not yet born. There is no other way to become stronger quickly now. Only this reward is left, and the effect is still unknown. I hope it will be of some use.

He bit his finger and first drew a bunch of contract symbols on the pet egg. Then he drew a line on the palm of his hand and pressed it on the eggshell.

The runes that were drawn on flashed white light, but Ling Feng felt his blood draining away quickly, and he was so scared that he quickly took out a drop of blood from the inventory and placed it on the eggshell. A red light flashed, and the pet egg stopped absorbing blood. The red and white lights flashed alternately.

Ling Feng waited until the light disappeared before putting the egg back into the incubation room. He knew it worked because when the light stopped he had a particularly close feeling with the egg.

After packing up his things, Ling Feng hurried on his way. The noise was quite loud and it would be troublesome if he attracted some monsters.

What he didn't know was that the monsters were so scared at this moment that they didn't dare to go over there, but quite a few humans were attracted over there.

"I hope you can be safe this time. I am sorry for you." Deep in Ling Feng's mind, the system was watching the pet egg floating in the incubator and whispering. Of course, Ling Feng didn't know all this. He was still running away in a hurry. He always felt that something was following him.

If he heard the system's words, he would definitely find that this time the system was a little different. The tone was full of sadness and nostalgia. It was obvious that this was a system full of stories.