17: Special island

The so-called door-to-door service that Lina referred to was her personally delivering trade items to Xia Qi’s residence; as long as there was a need for a transaction, Lina could be summoned at any time.

However, Xia Qi had been so focused on looking at the tasks that he only heard half of what she said, and his mind didn't react immediately.

“Um, regarding transactions or posting tasks, if you don’t have time to come over, just give me a call, and I will visit you at your home to handle these matters for you.”

Lina’s vibrant red lips almost bled from Xia Qi’s question.

Could this door-to-door service possibly have another meaning?

“So that’s what it means.”

Xia Qi rubbed his head; it seemed he had misunderstood.

It made sense; in this world, that term shouldn’t have so many deep meanings.

Lina pursed her lips, and being well-traveled, she suddenly realized something; looking at Xia Qi’s young and vibrant appearance, she seemed to understand.

So, she quietly leaned her head close to Xia Qi’s ear and whispered in a voice as soft as a mosquito, “Little brother, if you need tea service, I have resources here….”

After speaking, Lina’s face was already flushed with a blush, and she rummaged around to pull out another business card.

【Rorid Island】

“??”

Xia Qi’s eyes widened as he looked at the business card printed with a fantastical island; he hadn’t expected her to actually understand.

“This is not an ordinary island; only S-Rank Talent powerhouses have the threshold to enter.”

“If you don’t like this kind, I have other islands here…”

The more she spoke, the softer Lina’s voice became; if Xia Qi didn’t listen carefully, he wouldn’t be able to hear what she was saying at all.

“Alright, I’m not that kind of person.”

Putting the business card in his pocket, Xia Qi waved his hand and left the black market directly.

His goal had been achieved, and he didn’t want to waste any more time there.

After Xia Qi left, Lina looked at his retreating back and thought to herself.

“Actually, it wouldn’t be impossible for me to go personally…”

Leaving the black market, he arrived at the city gate.

There were guards stationed here, and entering or exiting the city gate required reporting to the guards.

This way, if any accident occurred in the wild, they could notify his family.

“Xia Qi, Jiangcheng No. 1 High School, Rank Seven, S-Rank Talent?”

Looking at Xia Qi’s identification information, the guard squad leader was somewhat shocked; he remembered that the school’s Awakening Day was yesterday, so how was this person already Rank Seven so early today?

“Your identification information is fine, but I still want to remind you that the wild is not school; you need to pay attention to safety issues. If you encounter danger, it’s not shameful to run if you can’t win.”

Considering that Xia Qi had S-Rank Talent, the squad leader uncharacteristically offered a reminder.

“Thank you, I know.”

Seeing Xia Qi’s firm attitude, and given that he had already reported, the squad leader could only let him pass, allowing Xia Qi to leave alone.

The monsters outside the city were all Rank Ten or higher; Xia Qi’s Rank was only Seven, and with a three-Rank difference, it was still very dangerous.

Previously, Su Yuanchen could go into the wild because, firstly, his family had paid for arrangements, and secondly, there was a Rank Thirty professional leading the team, so safety was naturally guaranteed.

It was actually very rare for someone like Xia Qi to leave the city alone.

“I hope this person doesn’t encounter any accidents.”

The squad leader sighed, a rare occurrence.

Stepping out of the city gate, a chilling cold wind blew directly at him.

Even the sky felt a bit dimmer, and the air was filled with a desolate aura, making one’s hair stand on end.

Such an environment made people sigh, as if a wall separated two worlds.

In addition to the tall city wall, there was also a layer of transparent ripples continuously surging outside the city wall; people could enter and exit, but monsters would be blocked once they approached.

This was the masterpiece of a Formation Master; almost every town had a Formation for isolation, allowing more people to live peacefully.

“Interesting, this world is not simple!”

Xia Qi looked into the distance, unaffected by the surrounding environment; instead, there was even a longing deep inside him, as if such an environment was where he belonged.

Thunder Breathing!

Exhaling a puff of white Qi, Xia Qi transformed into a white streak, heading towards the entrance of the Twisted Jungle dungeon according to the map.

Along the way, as he moved further from the city wall, the air became oppressive, and the roars of beasts could be faintly heard from afar.

After running for about a minute, three to four kilometers from the city wall, Xia Qi found the dungeon entrance using the map.

Although he had already learned about the wild in school.

But when he truly saw the dungeon entrance, Xia Qi was still shocked.

A huge ten-meter-high vortex appeared in the forest, with a faintblue light slowly rotating with the vortex; from a distance, it looked like the mouth of a giant beast, and he wondered what kind of scenery lay behind the vortex.

The beginner dungeons in school were simply insignificant compared to the dungeons in the wild.

At that moment, Xia Qi felt incredibly small.

Near the entrance, more Awakened appeared; with just a rough glance, dozens of people formed teams and gathered there.

Xia Qi felt a solemn and cautious aura from almost everyone, indicating that these people had undergone many battles.

In this light, his solo journey seemed somewhat unconventional.

Xia Qi’s high-profile arrival also attracted the attention of many Awakened.

Ordinary Awakened clearly couldn’t achieve such a cool way of traveling as Thunder Breathing.

“Little brother, are you alone? Our three-person team all have B-Rank combat Talent; would you like to join us?”

“Our team has an A-Rank Talent big brother leading; little brother, come join us.”

“Don’t listen to them; we’re good here. Look, our captain is fierce when she needs to be, and gentle when she needs to be. A female captain is unique, Your Excellency; would you like to come and appreciate her?”

“…..”

Elemental Talent was a hot commodity; as soon as Xia Qi appeared, regardless of his Talent Rank, everyone wanted to recruit such a teammate, so many teams extended olive branches.

Unfortunately, Xia Qi was destined not to team up with these people; soloing was definitely the most profitable method.

“Sorry, everyone, I plan to solo.”

Cupping his hands to refuse them, Xia Qi walked alone to the dungeon and reached out to touch the vortex.

Immediately after, he was swallowed by the vortex and disappeared.