Chapter 22: Transportation Methods Keeping Pace with the Times

Under normal circumstances, when an exotic beast hunter catches a massive prey in the wild, they cannot take the whole thing with them; they can only take as much as they can physically carry.

However, with modern technology, such practices have long been obsolete.

As long as you are willing to pay a certain fee, there is a way to take the entire carcass away after catching a massive prey.

With a single thought, Lin Li retrieved his backpack from the mysterious small island, unzipped it, and pulled out his phone.

He unlocked the screen and tapped on an app called "U-Speed Recovery."

"U-Speed Recovery" was a logistics company specializing in services for exotic beast hunters, with operations spanning cities across the country.

After an exotic beast hunter kills a beast in the wild, they can use the company's app to summon an unmanned transport drone to their location.

Once it arrives, you simply need to place the hunted beast onto the drone.

The drone will then safely deliver the hunted beast to various large cold-storage warehouses within the city.

Furthermore, "U-Speed Recovery" would assist hunters in selling the beast meat, providing what could be described as a very thoughtful, one-stop service.

After opening the app, Lin Li located his position and placed an order for a small unmanned transport drone.

Strange—Lin Li only had thirty yuan left on him. Where was he going to get the money to summon a drone?

One must know that summoning a small unmanned transport drone from "U-Speed Recovery" cost three hundred yuan per trip. With the few dozen yuan currently in his hands, he certainly couldn't afford it.

This... actually, the reason Lin Li could afford the drone service now was that "U-Speed Recovery" supported a "service first, payment later" model.

After they recovered the beast hunted by the client and helped sell it, the fee for summoning the drone would be automatically deducted from the sale proceeds.

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It was around 1:20 PM, the time when the sunlight was at its most intense. The temperature in the wilderness had risen, breaking thirty degrees Celsius.

"Cicada, cicada..."

The higher the temperature and the more intense the sunlight, the more excited the cicadas became, chirping even more joyfully.

After placing the order, Lin Li saw a notification on the app's backend indicating that his order had been received and a drone was being dispatched to his location, with an estimated arrival time of fifteen minutes.

*The drone arrives in fifteen minutes? That's quite fast...* Lin Li muttered to himself, then locked his phone and put it in his pocket.

"Hiss..."

The movement caused Lin Li's injury to flare up, making him gasp from the pain.

During the fierce battle with the wild boar beast just now, he had been struck by its rump and fallen heavily to the ground.

Although it hadn't caused a serious injury, his left palm had hit the ground first, resulting in a 5-centimeter laceration caused by small stones on the ground.

The tension of the battle had left him no time to worry about the pain, but now that the combat had subsided, the intense sensation of pain immediately occupied Lin Li's entire attention.

In all his life, this was the first time he had sustained such a "serious" injury. Fortunately, the wound wasn't deep; although blood was flowing, it wasn't the kind that wouldn't stop.

He took out the medical supplies he had prepared in advance from his backpack... medical alcohol, medical gauze, cotton swabs, and a 30-gram tube of healing ointment that had cost him three thousand yuan.

"Ah..."

As he cleaned the wound on his left hand with medical alcohol, the irritation caused Lin Li—who had never experienced such pain before—to let out a low groan.

"This is killing me, oh my god, why does it hurt so much..."

Even though Lin Li was being careful with his movements while using the alcohol, the pain wasn't determined by how gentle his touch was.

Clenching his teeth as he treated the wound, fine beads of sweat broke out on his forehead.

After finally finishing the disinfection, Lin Li let out a long, relieved breath, and his body relaxed slightly.

"Phew... treating a wound is more exhausting than fighting that wild boar beast! Next, it's time to apply the ointment. I hope this stuff doesn't sting as much as the alcohol did."

Being somewhat afraid of pain, Lin Li picked up the ointment he had spent three thousand yuan on, a look of hesitation appearing on his face; the pain from the alcohol had left him feeling wary.

After hesitating for a few seconds and seeing the long wound on his hand begin to seep blood again, he gritted his teeth and twisted off the cap.

First, he sniffed it and found that the ointment had a herbal fragrance—a very fresh scent, not an irritating one.

He squeezed out a little and placed it on the wound on his palm.

As the white ointment made contact with the wound, a cool, soothing sensation caused Lin Li to involuntarily moan.

"Mmm~"

"It doesn't hurt at all, it feels so good!"

Knowing the ointment wouldn't bring him piercing pain, Lin Li immediately squeezed out more and applied it evenly using a cotton swab.

In a short while, the bleeding wound was covered in a uniform layer of white ointment.

"Just like that beautiful shop assistant said, this ointment's hemostatic effect is really good. No wonder it's so popular among practitioners. It would be even better if it were a bit cheaper."

Looking at the long wound on his left hand, which had stopped bleeding immediately after the application, Lin Li thought that the three thousand yuan he spent was well worth it.

Then, Lin Li wrapped his treated left hand in medical gauze, tied a firm knot, and completed his simple self-treatment.

Next, he just had to wait for the drone he had summoned to arrive.

The "U-Speed Recovery" drone did not keep Lin Li waiting long; it arrived more than two minutes earlier than the time displayed on the app.

A circular, eight-winged unmanned transport drone with a diameter of five meters appeared on the horizon, flying rapidly toward Lin Li's coordinates.

"The drone technology on Blue Star is much more advanced than on Earth!" Lin Li muttered to himself as he looked up at the small drone flying toward him.

"Whir..."

Hanging beneath this circular eight-winged drone was a miniature version of a shipping container.

As it flew over Lin Li's head, the drone's camera scanned the area below, and then it slowly descended toward the carcass of the wild boar beast.

*Thud.*

The miniature container landed steadily on the grass. Once the drone sensed that the container had touched the ground, it stopped descending.

It hovered in mid-air like that, waiting for the client to place the prey inside the container.

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(End of Chapter)