Chapter 8 - Meeting with Qin Xuan at the Tea House

Sitting on a chair in front of Qin Xuan, Han Sen calmly asked the attendant to bring a cup of tea. He gave a huge tip to the guy, who understood that he should treat them in the best possible way. Qin Xuan noticed this but decided not to say anything.

These types of establishments were very common within the Steel Armor Shelter, as well as in all the others. As there were people who spent weeks, if not months, inside the Sanctuary of God hunting every day and using the rooms to sleep, these establishments that did not require much technology opened up to meet their needs. Bars, restaurants, and tea houses were the most common of them.

As everyone was obliged to eat meat to become stronger, there were people who were so bad at cooking that it was risky to turn the food into poison. Therefore, if they did not have a chef in the group, anyone who had the means could go to a restaurant and pay a chef there to cook their meat and make the experience more enjoyable. Bars and tea houses had almost the same service, except that their main supplies were brought from outside the Sanctuary.

"Look who it is, the newbie. Seems like you've grown, huh..." Qin Xuan, now that she was closer to him, saw how much stronger he looked and could feel his battle experience just by looking at him. As a military person, she knew how many battles a person had faced in life just by looking directly into their eyes.

"One month here is enough to grow, you know. How are you, Miss Qin Xuan? Do you still want to buy some cheap Beast Souls from me?" Han Sen thanked the attendant and tasted the tea while looking directly into her eyes. 'The taste doesn't even compare to the spiritual herbs in my world...’

"And did you get more Beast Souls? Your luck is great, huh, rookie." Qin Xuan also sipped her tea, feeling the warmth of the drink pass through the stomach. It was pleasant.

"I got some, but this time were Primitive Beast Souls. Are you interested?" Han Sen offered, even though he knew it wasn't worth her buying. She would be interested, at the very least, in Mutant Beast Souls. His common ones weren't even worth looking at. But that's not what he wanted from her.

"No, thank you. Losing L$50,000 last time was enough. Are you trying to take money from me, boy?" Qin Xuan narrowed her eyes dangerously at him, just kidding. Internally, she was surprised he managed to get Primitive Beast Souls. After all, he didn't seem like the type to buy them, but rather the type to hunt them. This means he already has the strength to hunt primitive beasts. And if luck was taken out of the equation, he should have hunted many to have a chance of getting his hands on some Beast Souls.

"I'm just trying to survive, Miss Qin Xuan. Do you know anyone who might be interested?" Han Sen chose not to reveal that he wanted to buy meat. Qin Xuan seemed like one of those types who didn't like rich boys who climbed to the top with money.

"Well, I have a few people in mind. Show me the Beast Souls and I can connect you with these people." She didn't know why she was feeling sympathy for this boy, but she decided to help him. Maybe it was his brazen way of speaking, or maybe it was the completely ordinary way he treated her, making her not feel like the Queen of the Steel Armor Shelter for a long time. It was hard to tell.

"Sure, here you go." Han Sen was happy that she was interested and began to show her some of the Beast Souls he had obtained.

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While they were having this pleasant conversation, a group of people was passing through the streets of Shelter. Leading this group was a big man with an imposing gaze. As he walked, it seemed like the world belonged to him and everyone should make way for him.

At the moment they passed by the tea house, a pleasant laughter came from the upper floor and this man looked up. Seeing a beautiful woman with white hair having a pleasant conversation with a nobody unknown to him, the man immediately became annoyed with it.

‘What is Qin Xuan doing?’ He would get very annoyed every time he saw her smile provoked by the nobody. Without drawing too much attention to it, he said to his group, "You can go ahead, I'm going to have some tea now.”

Ascending to the first floor, he paid an extra fee to one of the guys who worked there and made a face that the attendant immediately understood. It was to clean the area, since he wanted to have a private conversation with Qin Xuan. Thus, the attendant went to Han Sen, who was showing the original format of a funny Beast Soul to Qin Xuan.

"I'm telling you, I even held back a bit when I saw that and-" Han Sen was talking to her when he noticed the attendant walking towards him. "Yes?”

The attendant made a guilty face at him and signaled to look back. As a good and kind person, the attendant already knew that this man was being humiliated by the Son of Heaven. But he could do nothing but obey the money. Han Sen, realizing this, looked behind the attendant and saw a man standing there. He didn't recognize him at first, but Qin Xuan helped him know who he was.

"Damn, that Son of Heaven is a stalker..." Her day was already full and she finally got some relief to have a tea. To her surprise, she met the newcomer again and, even more surprising, he was a really nice guy to talk to. She was practically forgetting about the exhausting day when this arrogant man appeared to ruin everything once again.

"Qin Xuan, it has been a long time since we last met. Recently, I have been busy hunting powerful beasts, so I apologize for my absence." The man noticed that they had already seen him and approached with a gallant pose. He felt that being superior was the right way to win over a woman. Especially Qin Xuan, who was on equal footing with him.

"No need to apologize, I didn't notice," Qin Xuan was blunt and honest. She took her tea and placed it on the table, getting up from her chair right after. Han Sen remained seated, this time using his tea cup to mask his desire to laugh.

"I think we've both been busy then." Son of Heaven tried hard not to get irritated by it, but it was impossible to hide the ugly facial expression he made for a second. Directing his anger towards someone, he looked at the man who was still sitting in the chair. "And who might you be, scum?”

"Oh, I'm Han Sen, nice to meet you!" He stood up from his chair after drinking tea and extended his hand to greet the other party, "You must be the Son of A Hoe, right?”

“…”

"What?" Son of Heaven asked in shock when he heard it.

"Pff!" Qin Xuan couldn't take it anymore and turned her face to the window as the attendant slowly walked back into the establishment.

"I said: You are the Son of Heaven, right?" Han Sen carefully repeated what he said, word for word. Was this guy going crazy or deaf?

"Hey! You clearly did not say that!" Son of Heaven immediately took out a sword-shaped Beast Soul and pointed it at Han Sen, who looked at it as if it was nothing more than a spoon.

"I remember that's exactly what I said. Do you want to know more than me, who was the one who said it?" Han Sen looked at Son of Heaven without any fear, even with a suggestion of laughter on his face. "Are you going to kill me for something so silly?”

"I can kill you for less, you idiot! And I will!" Son of Heaven knew he couldn't let such disrespect go. He wouldn't kill him, just cut off an arm and a leg.

Swinging his sword, he aimed where he wanted to cut and actually attacked Han Sen, who had no way to protect himself now!

Shing!

But in the last moment, a dagger blocked his sword and threw it away, catching him off guard.

"Are you crazy, Son of Heaven?" Qin Xuan blocked his path, clearly irritated by the brutality of this man. She already knew of his atrocities and terrible deeds, which was the main reason she had never accepted his advances.

"Does he happen to be part of your group?" Sensing Qin Xuan's killing intent, Son of Heaven dared not raise his sword against her any longer. Firstly, he wasn't stupid, and secondly, he still wanted to make a good impression on her.

"And is that why you decide whether someone should be killed or not?" Qin Xuan was aggressive and did not lower her dagger at any moment.

"Hmph!" Son of Heaven snorted when he decided to back down this time. Taking a look at Han Sen's face, he memorized it, the one who made him lose in front of Qin Xuan, "I'll keep an eye on you, you piece of trash!”

"Be careful not to go blind staring at so much light." Han Sen waved goodbye to him with a final joke, since he had to make his move too.

Only after he left did Qin Xuan turn to him and laugh a little. She admired the boy's courage, even when he was on the edge of the sword and about to be attacked. And he certainly wasn't paralyzed by fear. Her view of the rookie has taken a good turn now.

"You really are crazy, kid."

"I try my worst." Han Sen smiled at her.

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"Now that I've got that Son of A Bitch's attention, I'm going to spend some time hunting. I want to see what can change in me during this time.”

Han Sen was back in the hunting grounds. After a good weekend of enjoyment, he finally decided to take things slowly. He was in a rush to climb up the ranks quickly with his points, but he saw that there was no need for that. Until the moment he got the black crystal, it was good that he didn't affect things too much.

"So let's start the hunt again." Stretching a bit, Han Sen looked at the wild beasts in the distance and a smile came to his face, thinking of the rewards he would have until the fateful day arrived.

Thus, two months passed quickly.