Fang Han withdrew his hand and looked off into the distance.
"Let's go."
He strode forward. The Lion Demon scrambled to its feet and followed close behind.
The Lion Demon was indeed highly intelligent. It kept a constant distance of about ten feet from Fang Han, never falling too far behind or drawing too near.
Half an hour later, Fang Han found a piece of ore.
It was a washbasin-sized chunk of Star Iron, half-buried in decaying leaves and dirt.
'Recharge.'
[Wealth: 3,960,000 gold → 4,030,000 gold]
The Lion Demon lay to one side, watching quietly. No emotion could be discerned in its dark gold, vertical pupils.
A dozen minutes later, Fang Han found a piece of Red Scale Ore.
'Recharge.'
[Wealth: 4,030,000 gold → 4,100,000 gold]
The sun climbed higher, and the forest mist had long since burned away.
Fang Han glanced back at the Lion Demon. The sword wound on its chest was no longer bleeding, and the edges were faintly beginning to scab over.
