30: Sweet potatoes planted by immortals

In Su Yu's eyes, digging for a treasure map was the most important thing.

Everything else was secondary.

In fact, to dig for the treasure map, Su Yu didn't even have time to eat.

"Sealed here is a pair of embroidered shoes, and residual resentment remains on them. You must, absolutely must not release them!!!"

Arriving at his first target location for the day, Su Yu looked at the golden text, his expression turning incredibly grim.

It was just a pair of embroidered shoes, yet it was so dangerous!

The golden text warned, absolutely, absolutely do not release it.

The two "absolutelys" already indicated the level of danger.

As such, Su Yu felt that this treasure map couldn't even be sold.

If it were sold, and someone released it, the entire Tianhe City might turn into a living hell.

"I am truly too great! For Tianhe City, for Great Xia, for humanity, I can only put this treasure map aside until one day, the warning I see changes!"

Su Yu was moved by his own thoughts, and then he quickly changed locations.

"Here resides a Winged Dragon. Beneath it is a volcano that has been dormant for 100,000 years. Once you release it, the volcano will erupt, and an area of three thousand li will become barren land!"

Su Yu stared at the golden text before him, feeling completely insane.

"What kind of luck do I have? If I dig out a Winged Dragon and the volcano erupts, the entire Tianhe City will suffer!"

"No! Not just Tianhe City, but three thousand li around, several nearby large provinces will suffer!"

"Moreover, this is a Winged Dragon, something from textbooks. Who knows how powerful it will be?"

Su Yu knew that he absolutely couldn't dig up this treasure map, nor could he sell it to others.

If it were dug up by someone else, the consequences would be equally terrifying.

Soon, Su Yu moved on to the next location.

"Here are sealed millions of evil spirits. They hate humans, they hate all living beings. Wherever they pass, life will surely be devastated."

Looking at the golden text, Su Yu's heart trembled.

Millions of evil spirits!!!

What kind of concept was that?

If they were truly released, Tianhe City could immediately declare the apocalypse had arrived.

"Luckily, I can see the warnings. Otherwise, I would have died countless times!"

Su Yu felt a chill, and at this moment, he finally understood why everyone could get one treasure map each year, yet for three years, most people dared not dig for treasure maps anymore.

This thing, if you didn't die this time, you'd die next time. You'd die sooner or later.

There was only one way not to die: never dig for a treasure map from beginning to end, not even once.

Of course, Su Yu was an exception.

After a while, Su Yu found another location and concentrated his gaze.

"Here is a sweet potato planted by an Immortal. Eat it, and you will become stronger."

Golden text appeared.

Su Yu almost cried.

Finally, he could dig up something good.

Although it was a sweet potato, since it was planted by an Immortal, its effects would surely be extraordinary.

Su Yu could already imagine that today, he would surely ascend beyond the War King Rank.

"Great Ape, I'll be coming for you soon," Su Yu thought to himself, secretly pleased.

Then, Su Yu used the treasure map, and a space appeared.

Su Yu reached out and directly pulled the sweet potato out of the ground.

There was only one sweet potato, not too large, about the size of an adult's fist.

However, upon seeing the sweet potato, Su Yu's mouth watered.

His instinct told him that this was a good thing, that eating it would be greatly beneficial to his body, allowing his life to undergo a leap.

Without any hesitation, Su Yu went to a nearby supermarket, bought a peeler, processed the sweet potato, and then began to munch on it bite by bite.

It tasted sweet and delicious, with an endless aftertaste.

Su Yu observed internally that six of the nine shackles within his body had already broken.

And now, the power contained in the sweet potato gathered together, and under his control, it brutally slammed into the seventh shackle.

"Crack!"

A crisp sound was heard, and Su Yu observed internally that the seventh shackle shattered.

Immediately, a powerful sensation surged throughout his body, making Su Yu feel incredibly strong.

Warrior Seventh Rank!

But soon, Su Yu was stunned.

Nine-tenths of the sweet potato's power had already been consumed, and the remaining power was simply insufficient to break the next shackle.

"That's it?"

Su Yu cursed, "Isn't this a sweet potato planted by an Immortal?"

"And then, that's all?"

"What kind of lousy Immortal is this? The sweet potato he planted is too poor, isn't it?"

Su Yu had prepared himself for a direct promotion beyond the War King Rank, but now, his dream was shattered.

"However, it's not entirely without gain. At least, I am now a Warrior Seventh Rank."

"As long as I work harder, I can be like Sister Lin and the others, all War Kings!"

Su Yu wasn't discouraged at all; instead, he comforted himself. Then, he glanced at the time and couldn't help but shake his head, "There are still some treasure maps left, but they are too far away. I can't go now; I'll have to wait until after work this afternoon."

"Besides, I'm too hungry now. I hope the cafeteria still has food."

Su Yu thought to himself.

After eating the sweet potato planted by the Immortal, Su Yu didn't feel full at all; instead, he felt even hungrier.

After eating at the Night Watcher Department's cafeteria, Su Yu went to the library to read "Warrior Ninth Rank: From Beginner to Master."

"So that's how it is..." Su Yu read with great interest, enjoying himself immensely, unable to stop.

He didn't even know when Lin Zi had come to his side.

"Su Yu." Lin Zi sat beside Su Yu and suddenly spoke, startling Su Yu.

"Sister Lin, when did you arrive?" Su Yu was stunned and quickly put down his book.

"Just arrived." Lin Zi said with a smile, "How's that book coming along?"

"In another day or two, I should be able to finish it," Su Yu replied truthfully.

"A day or two, that's still very fast." Lin Zi smiled and said, "Then you continue. I also came to the library to read."

With that, Lin Zi picked up a copy of "War King Ninth Rank: From Beginner to Master" and began to read.

Su Yu saw the cover, was momentarily stunned, and then leaned his head closer, wanting to see the content.

As soon as he leaned in, he felt dizzy, as if he saw many words, yet also as if he saw nothing at all.

Vaguely, it seemed he saw many people, yet also as if he saw no one at all.

For a moment, it made Su Yu feel somewhat disoriented.

"You are only a Warrior now. You can only read this book when you reach the War King Rank," Lin Zi said with a smile.

"Oh." Su Yu nodded, thinking somewhat eagerly, "I'm at Warrior Seventh Rank now. I'm actually not far from the War King Rank. With a bit of effort, it's a matter of a day or two."

After a while, Su Yu's phone suddenly rang. It was a call from someone noted as "Xiao Ru."

Xiao Ru was Su Yu's classmate and used to live in the same neighborhood, but later, after Su Yu's parents passed away, Xiao Ru's parents stopped Xiao Ru from associating with Su Yu.

In the previous life, it was like this.

In this life, it was also like this.

"Su Yu, help! Come and save me!" After answering the call, Su Yu heard Xiao Ru seemingly running, panting.

"What's wrong?" Su Yu asked, frowning.

"I used a treasure map and dug out something terrifying! It's chasing me! Wuwu... Come and save me." As Xiao Ru spoke, she seemed to feel scared and simply started crying.