81: Chapter 81 They're really from the same hometown.
After saying this, Wang Chen subconsciously looked down at the communication bracelet on his wrist. The screen lit up, having located Mo Yufei's exact position.
He breathed a sigh of relief and quickly replied: "I'm not far from you, I'll be there soon. Stay where you are and don't wander off."
Wang Chen stepped on his flying sword and flew towards the location. He didn't dare to go too fast for fear of attracting the attention of other factions nearby, but he was anxious to get there, so he could only lower his altitude and weave rapidly through the mountains and forests.
It didn't take long before he saw Mo Yufei in the distance. His gaze subconsciously swept behind Mo Yufei, revealing a pitch-black mine entrance, with quite a few energy crystal mines scattered around it.
Wang Chen was crystal clear about what happened—Mo Yufei must have gone into the mine to take energy crystals. However, he didn't say anything, just pretended not to see it and slowly landed beside Mo Yufei.
At a time like this, it was better to avoid unnecessary trouble. Besides, he and Mo Yufei had some history, so there was no need to dwell on it. The most urgent task was to warn him not to do anything foolish.
After landing, Wang Chen stepped closer, lowered his voice, and looked at Mo Yufei with a serious expression as he asked: "Don't store too many energy crystals in your space. Listen to me, you must not be greedy."
As soon as he said this, Wang Chen felt a bit doubtful. He knew Mo Yufei's Beast Taming Space could store items, and this kid definitely couldn't resist taking quite a lot. But given the current situation, he couldn't afford to be greedy.
"Right now, the Federation and various factions haven't fully taken control of the secret realm. While it's true that the energy crystal mines belong to whoever has the ability to take them, and you have a Spatial Ability that makes it easier for you to collect them, have you thought about how you won't be able to carry them out if you take too many?"
Wang Chen frowned and laid out the facts as he knew them.
"When everyone rushes for the secret realm exit later, the entrance will have long been tightly guarded by the major factions and the Federation. Anyone hiding a large amount of energy crystals in their space will be caught on the spot. Not only will the items be confiscated, but you might even be detained yourself."
He paused, his tone becoming even more serious, his heart filled with concern for Mo Yufei.
"There's something even more important. According to records on past Ability Users with spatial powers, some of their spaces are different from standard storage devices.
If you store a large amount of energy crystals inside, the energy crystal aura will run rampant within the space. Over time, it will undergo a qualitative change, and the space will become extremely unstable.
It's no different from a giant bomb ready to explode at any moment. Once it detonates, you would be the first to be severely injured, or even lose your life."
Mo Yufei stood there, watching Wang Chen's anxious and serious expression. His face didn't betray any abnormality; he just smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I only took a little bit, and my space is perfectly stable right now, without any issues at all."
But in his heart, Mo Yufei was thinking something completely different.
Looking at Wang Chen, who was worried about him, he knew that Wang Chen truly had his best interests at heart and was telling him the truth.
But he had his own secret, a secret that absolutely could not be known by anyone, including Wang Chen.
When he entered the mine just now, he hadn't just taken a little bit. Seeing the energy crystal mines scattered everywhere, he hadn't been able to resist. Taking advantage of the fact that it was still unclaimed territory, he had frantically harvested a huge haul.
All the collected energy crystals had been quietly transferred into his own secret realm.
Mo Yufei calculated silently that the more chaotic the Fragment World became, the better. With the various factions keeping each other in check, he would be able to fish in troubled waters and collect more energy crystals.
As long as he transferred all the crystal mines into his own secret realm, no matter how strictly they searched outside, they wouldn't be able to find his secret realm. When the time came to leave the secret realm safely, all these energy crystals would be his.
Just then, Wang Chen seemed to suddenly remember something. His brows relaxed slightly as he looked at Mo Yufei and said: "Oh right, there's one more thing. I happened to find that fellow clansman of yours at the Federation base earlier."
Upon hearing this, Mo Yufei's heart skipped a beat. The smile on his face instantly stiffened, and he felt a momentary panic, filled with guilt.
He didn't actually have any fellow clansmen in this secret realm. It was just a lie he had made up on the spot to deal with unnecessary trouble, and he had mentioned it to Wang Chen once.
But now Wang Chen was actually saying he had found his fellow clansman—wasn't this going to expose his lie right then and there?
Wang Chen had always treated him with sincerity, looking out for him in every way, fearing he would get into trouble or get taken advantage of. Yet he had lied to him. Thinking about it made him feel terrible, filled with both guilt and anxiety.
Mo Yufei clenched his palms, which were starting to sweat. He didn't dare to look Wang Chen in the eye and subconsciously turned to the side. He was already prepared for his lie to be exposed and to apologize, just waiting for Wang Chen's next questioning sentence.
However, in the next second, Wang Chen didn't notice his abnormality at all. Still in that sincere tone, he continued: "After I mentioned you to that fellow clansman of yours, he became extremely emotional and kept asking about your whereabouts. It was clear that he really cares about you."
Mo Yufei immediately furrowed his brows, his face full of confusion. Suppressing the panic in his heart, he asked Wang Chen: "How are you sure he is my fellow clansman?"
As soon as he said this, his heart pounded uncontrollably. He was afraid Wang Chen would reveal details that would expose his lie, yet he forced himself to stay calm, trying hard to maintain a normal expression, not daring to show any slip-ups.
Wang Chen, however, didn't have the slightest suspicion. With a firm gaze and a calm, serious tone, he explained.
"When I saw him, I felt he looked familiar at first glance. The clothes he wore were exactly the same style as what you were wearing when I first met you—just the most ordinary, cheap synthetic fiber fabric, without any ability enhancements, and not the standard uniform of any external faction."
Mo Yufei was speechless hearing this. The clothes he wore were designer brands in his world; he had obtained them fair and square from the Mall.
Although Mo Yufei wanted to retort, he didn't interrupt Wang Chen and continued to listen to what he had to say.
"The most important point is that on his back, there were exclusive characters belonging to your tribe. I've never seen these characters anywhere else except when I saw you write them. I immediately used the Federation's exclusive translation system to scan and analyze them, and it took some effort to translate."
At this point, Wang Chen paused and said those words with a serious expression: The translated meaning is 'Meituan Delivery'.
When Mo Yufei heard this from Wang Chen, his brain instantly buzzed.
"Meituan Delivery?"
His heart skipped a beat, and he instantly realized what was going on.
He muttered to himself: "Good grief, I'm afraid Wang Chen's translation system isn't standard. It's not some ancient tribal script at all; it's clearly just the four characters for 'Meituan Delivery'!"
"Holy crap..."
Mo Yufei's mind exploded, and a thought immediately popped up.
"This guy is definitely a transmigrator, just like me! I didn't expect him to actually be a fellow countryman."
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