Return to the God's Grace Cemetery, special props
Due to the conscription order, quite a few professionals were heading to Divine Grace Cemetery.
Lin Xuan saw many teams going in the same direction along the way.
There were large merchant guilds like the Chen Clan Merchant Guild.
There were also small exploration teams made up of a dozen or so people.
And there were also some students.
They were likely students who had taken on military bounty missions and formed teams to explore.
Lin Xuan even saw teams flying the banners of the Kong Family and the Song Family.
However, their contingents only consisted of thirty to fifty people.
It was clear they didn't attach as much importance to it as the Chen Clan Merchant Guild.
“The Kong Family and the Song Family’s main businesses aren’t closely related to Divine Grace Cemetery, so their presence here is likely in response to the military’s conscription order,” Chen Wanqiu explained, riding a panda beside Lin Xuan as she noticed his gaze on the Kong Family and Song Family.
“Does the Chen Family not need to respond to the conscription order?”
The Jiang, Song, Kong, and Chen families were the four great families of Jianghai City.
Since the Kong Family and the Chen Family had contributed, what about the others?
“Our Chen Family will also contribute; the team we dispatched is already waiting for military orders near Divine Grace Cemetery.”
“I see.”
Lin Xuan nodded.
Then, his gaze turned to Chen Wanqiu beside him.
The young woman's face was delicate, but there was a hint of worry between her brows.
It seemed the Chen Clan Merchant Guild was under immense pressure regarding this operation.
But for such a dangerous mission, they sent the eldest daughter of the Chen Clan Merchant Guild.
Could it be that Chen Wanqiu… was not their biological daughter?
Lin Xuan was momentarily curious.
But on second thought, that didn't seem right.
If she wasn't their biological daughter, would they buy Chen Wanqiu a panda mount?
The last time he went to see Chen Wanqiu’s father to forge equipment, she was riding an 'Shadow Cat'.
This time, she had switched to a panda.
This thing was beyond expensive.
A ninth-tier mount!
It was second only to divine beasts!
It could fight and be ridden.
More importantly, it could fly!
“Can it fly?” Lin Xuan suddenly had a flash of inspiration, as if he had thought of something, and turned to ask.
“Regarding the anomaly in this Life Forbidden Zone, does your Chen Family have any information?”
“For example, any conjectures about underground palaces and ruins?”
Hearing Lin Xuan's question, Chen Wanqiu was startled. “Yes, there is some information.”
“But it’s all still speculation; we’ll only know for sure after entering.”
Chen Wanqiu didn't say too much, and Lin Xuan didn't press further.
Presumably, all of the Chen Family's information was based on speculation.
After all, if they knew the truth, they wouldn't have sought out so many powerful individuals to handle it.
For example, the silver-armored man leading the way ahead.
Lin Xuan had just checked his information.
He was a professional player from Mingzhu University ten years ago and had even reached the finals of the World Championship.
That year, Mingzhu University entered the World Championship as the fourth seed.
They fought their way through to the finals.
When everyone thought they were about to create a miracle, they were completely annihilated in the finals.
After that battle, Mingzhu University's professional league suffered a severe decline.
Now, within ten years, let alone a national championship, they don't even participate in the World Championship anymore.
However, that was a story for another time.
What Lin Xuan cared about was this man's strength.
Ten years ago, he had already capped himself at level ninety-nine without advancing to pursue a professional career.
Now, he had been capped for another ten years.
How terrifying would his attributes be among first-tier professionals!
The Chen Clan Merchant Guild had even invited someone like him.
Lin Xuan felt that things were probably not simple.
The group continued forward.
As they got closer to Divine Grace Cemetery, more and more people joined them.
“We’ve arrived.”
After approximately several hours of travel, the silver-armored man on the white horse leading the way suddenly stopped and pointed ahead.
Lin Xuan and the others quickly looked forward upon hearing this.
Hundreds of meters ahead, black mist billowed, seemingly connecting to the sky.
And at the edge of the black mist, many troops were stationed.
“This is a temporary camp set up by the military; we'll rest here and enter after the military departs,” Chen Wanqiu explained.
Lin Xuan nodded, indicating he understood.
Afterward, everyone settled down next to the temporary camp, awaiting the military's actions.
“Let’s go, Lin Xuan, let’s go take a look around first.” Chen Wanqiu put away her panda. “This temporary camp must have many professionals setting up stalls; we might be able to find something useful.”
Hearing Chen Wanqiu's invitation, Lin Xuan paused slightly.
To be honest, he had originally planned to use the waiting time to play in the arena.
After all, the Global Freshman Exchange Tournament on October 1st was getting closer.
He needed to seize the time to improve his strength.
He aimed to obtain a city-level honorary medal before heading to the exchange tournament.
But now that Chen Wanqiu had invited him, he was momentarily conflicted.
However, on second thought, he was currently an employee, and Chen Wanqiu was his employer.
So he nodded and agreed.
To be honest, it was indeed easy to find good things near such Life Forbidden Zones.
Many professionals, after entering a forbidden zone, would more or less have some gains.
Some things they might not need themselves, or they might want to exchange them for gold coins.
But they couldn't take them back to the city to sell on the exchange.
So, they could only set up stalls nearby to sell them off.
In such situations, it was common to find bargains.
Of course, it was also easy to get scammed.
After all, the area around forbidden zones was a mixed bag, with all sorts of things.
“Then let’s go.”
Lin Xuan smiled and walked with Chen Wanqiu towards the temporary camp.
At this time, there were already many professionals setting up stalls in the camp.
They were either sitting or standing, with various items displayed in front of them.
There were equipment, materials, potions, and various skill books.
Lin Xuan and Chen Wanqiu strolled through the camp, occasionally stopping to inquire about something that caught their interest.
“Lin Xuan, look at this.”
Chen Wanqiu suddenly stopped and pointed to a pair of ox horns on a stall ahead.
Lin Xuan looked over at the sound.
He saw a pair of white bones, shaped like ox horns.
Complex magical patterns were engraved on them.
“This is?” Lin Xuan was a bit surprised.
He seemed to have seen this thing before.
Back when he exchanged academic credits for talent cards and job change books at school, Teacher Li Ming had used this type of item to contact Shen Hongying's father, who was far away in Jianghai City.
Due to the influence of magic power in the air on electromagnetic waves, it was impossible to use mobile phones for long-distance communication.
However, this kind of magic item could.
The Divine Grace Cemetery ahead was filled with black mist, and it was easy to get separated after entering.
Even with the fish-dragon pendant for positioning, not being able to communicate still felt lacking.
“Good stuff, buy it!” Lin Xuan immediately went to the stall with Chen Wanqiu.
The ox horn stall was more than twenty meters away from them.
Before Lin Xuan even got close, he heard a commotion from ahead.
“Damn it, you dare to sell fakes?”
“I bought five of your 강화寶石水晶 (Reinforcement Gem Crystals), reinforced my equipment five times, and not once did it succeed.”
“What the hell is this if not a fake?”
Hearing the man's words, the stall owner was displeased and immediately retorted:
“Brother, don’t blame society if you have bad luck.”
“My stall has been here for so long, how come everyone else who used my gems succeeded in reinforcing?”
“Why are you the only one who can’t?”
“Also, reinforcement gems only increase the success rate of reinforcement; when did I ever tell you it was guaranteed?”
“I’ve never heard of such a thing as fake reinforcement items.”
“Get lost, quickly, don’t hinder my business.”
As the stall owner's voice fell, a crowd instantly gathered.
After all, it was rare for Reinforcement Gem Crystals to fail.
Most people were just there to watch the show.
Lin Xuan and Chen Wanqiu exchanged glances and quickly squeezed in.
Now that they were about to enter Divine Grace Cemetery, that pair of ox horns was very crucial.
With so many people coming over, it would probably be difficult to buy them.