14: Chapter 14 was another fruitful chapter.

"This guy looks quite ordinary... I'm really curious where his awakening cards came from," Chu Yaoyao thought after finishing her serious study of the data.

But essentially, her research yielded nothing; there was hardly any information on Mu Cheng at all...

"Forget it. Anyway, not many people can afford Tier 4 potions right now. I'll head back and see if I can improve my strength first!"

Mu Cheng suddenly remembered that he should have told the Trading Center to reserve the Tier 4 potions for him... but then he thought about how no one could afford them yet.

So, he didn't worry about it anymore.

Returning to the fifth floor of the manor, he immediately took out a Tier 3 modification potion and downed it in one go.

"This... it's at least the fourth level of Thousand-Jin. It seems the effect is quite good." Mu Cheng found it rather incredible.

He continued to drink Tier 3 ability potions. After consuming a full ten portions, he finally succeeded in raising his ability to Tier 3.

"It really took ten portions. Could it be that drinking a Tier 4 potion would be completely useless?" Mu Cheng didn't quite dare to take that risk.

Otherwise, if it all went down the drain... it would truly be heartbreaking.

After much agonizing, he finally decided to start devouring other elemental abilities.

It was even faster than the last time he devoured. In three hours, he successfully devoured the Wood-element ability.

He continued devouring... until he finally devoured all the elemental abilities.

It was already evening now.

"I happen to have four portions of Fourth-order ability potions. I'll let them improve their strength first!"

Keeping them was useless anyway, so he finally decided to take them out and let the strength of Menglou Pavilion improve first!

But when he left his room, he found that there was no one in the hall.

Just then, Lu Yuxuan's voice drifted over.

"A total of 260 young ladies, finally all settled in."

"Today was indeed exhausting. Let's get some rest early!" Gu Na's voice also came through.

Soon they all returned. Seeing Mu Cheng sitting on the sofa... they were so tired they didn't even want to say hello.

"Ahem, you're back. I have something good for you." Mu Cheng felt quite awkward, so he cleared his throat and spoke.

"Brother Cheng, what's the good thing? We haven't seen a sign of you all day, where did you go?" Tao Shuishui was quite curious.

She plopped down to the right of Mu Cheng, looking at him with expectant eyes...

"I'm going to wash up first, I'm too tired." Gu Na looked listless; it was clear she couldn't muster any interest.

As for Lu Yuxuan, she also sat listlessly to Mu Cheng's left, her whole person groggy as if she were about to fall asleep.

"It's Tier 3 modification potions, Tier 3 ability potions, and Fourth-order ability potions. I happened to get four portions of each today." Mu Cheng didn't waste time and took them out directly.

Upon hearing this, Gu Na instantly regained her energy. Forgetting all about washing up, she came over and looked at Mu Cheng in disbelief.

"Brother Cheng, are you sure you're giving these to us?"

"Brother Cheng, I love you to death." Tao Shuishui was incredibly excited... and kissed him directly.

Mu Cheng was momentarily stunned, only reacting after a good while.

"Shuishui... what are you doing?" Lu Yuxuan asked with a slight smile, though her eyes were cold.

It was clearly a smile with a hidden blade...

"I... I'm not doing anything."

Tao Shuishui had treated Mu Cheng like she usually did with Tao Mumu and Gu Na.

That's why she had kissed him subconsciously... Now, like a child who had done something wrong, she grabbed one of each potion and ran back to her room.

Lu Yuxuan was obviously piqued, and Mu Cheng also felt quite speechless.

"I don't understand what happened either. You guys divide them up! Improving your strength first is the top priority."

"Mm-hmm." Lu Yuxuan also took one of each and returned to her room, still quite angry.

Gu Na and Tao Mumu weren't polite either, each taking the remaining ones...

"Brother Cheng, I'm going to rest now," Gu Na said listlessly again, returning to her room.

Tao Mumu also returned to her room gloomily. "Brother Cheng, I'm also going back to improve my strength first."

Truly strange. Weren't things just fine? Why did the atmosphere suddenly change?

Mu Cheng thought they would be happy, but after Tao Shuishui's stunt, the atmosphere had become dead silent.

"Forget it, I'll head back too!" Mu Cheng also returned to Lu Yuxuan's room.

Seeing her absorbing the potion's energy, he could only lie on the bed and force himself to fall asleep...

He didn't know how long had passed, but in a daze... Mu Cheng felt an extra person in his arms.

He didn't care who it was... and fell asleep while gently hugging them.

Early the next morning, Mu Cheng woke up and went to the hall. Gu Na, Tao Mumu, and Tao Shuishui were nowhere to be seen; only Lu Yuxuan was at the dining table eating breakfast.

"Did they all go out?" Mu Cheng sat down and began eating breakfast as well.

Lu Yuxuan nodded and replied, "Mm-hmm, they all took the young ladies out."

Outside, Gu Na had originally intended to divide the 280 young ladies into groups of five, but considering it was their first time out...

She had no choice but to divide them into groups of about twelve, led by herself, Tao Mumu, Tao Shuishui, and the twenty young ladies they had brought out from Ningcheng University...

They were already capable of holding their own; their physical strength was at the second level of Thousand-Jin, and their ability strength was at Tier 2.

Naturally, leading a team out was not much of a problem.

"Let's set out! Today's main goal is to scavenge for supplies. Remember, you must follow orders!"

After Gu Na emphasized this again, the newly recruited young ladies began their first outing!

"Let's go for a walk too! See if we can run into a Trader." Mu Cheng didn't want to stay idle either, so he spoke after finishing breakfast.

Lu Yuxuan nodded. "Mm-hmm, let's set out now then!"

Soon the two of them set out. As soon as they left the manor, a new hidden prompt appeared for Mu Cheng.

[Gymnasium two thousand meters ahead. Found: Trader x1, top-grade treasure chest x1, high-grade treasure chest x5, Fourth-order Zombie x1, Third-order Zombie x10, Second-order Zombie x50, First-order Zombie x1000.]

Holy crap? So many things? Is this a massive explosion of loot? Mu Cheng felt extremely surprised, but then he thought about how many good things there were.

There must be many people eyeing that place...

"Follow me!" Mu Cheng led the way directly.

[It's really strange. Could it be that Brother Cheng has discovered something good again?]

Lu Yuxuan had certainly noticed; every time she came out with Mu Cheng, they would encounter at least a high-grade treasure chest, so she naturally found it strange.

"This little girl... forget it, I won't explain. If she asks, I'll just say I got the information from the Trading Center." Mu Cheng had nothing else to say.

If an excuse couldn't fool her, then he would just have to come clean...

Soon the two arrived at the gymnasium. It was an open-air gymnasium and quite large...

"There are so many things! One top-grade treasure chest, five high-grade treasure chests, and a Trader." Lu Yuxuan was also incredibly shocked when she saw it.

"Didn't you see... that Fourth-order Zombie? There are also at least ten Third-order Zombies! And so many First-order Zombies."

Mu Cheng was quite speechless... he hadn't expected that in Lu Yuxuan's eyes, she didn't care about anything except the treasure chests.

The Fourth-order Zombie not only had a suit of armor but also held a large blade tightly in its hand, looking just like a real person.

"I didn't consider it carefully. There must be quite a few people eyeing this place too!" Lu Yuxuan also began to observe seriously.

Sure enough, she discovered many people in the surroundings who were also eyeing the prize...

"A Fourth-order Zombie is not easy to deal with. Let's give up!" Mu Cheng had thought he could reap the benefits while others fought.

But now, the people in the shadows were very quiet and hadn't made a move at all... so for safety's sake, he decided to give up.

"I have a way, but it can only last for ten minutes." Lu Yuxuan was now at Tier 4 ability.

Although she might not be able to beat a Fourth-order Zombie, she was still quite confident... that she could safely get the treasure chests.

"I almost forgot... this little girl is now at Tier 4, and with the Death Realm, it shouldn't be much of a problem." Mu Cheng suddenly remembered.

Fortune favors the bold... in the end, he agreed to try. "Alright! Let me see your method."

Saying this, he was clearly feigning ignorance...

"Mm-hmm, Brother Cheng, just follow me closely." Lu Yuxuan indeed released the Death Realm.

Centered on her, within a range of about five meters, it was filled with drifting bloodstains and a deathly still environment.

However, everything inside was under Lu Yuxuan's control.

Even Mu Cheng, just looking at it... couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Sure enough, they slowly approached the top-grade treasure chest... and even that Fourth-order Zombie didn't discover the two of them.

"What's going on with those two? Could they be invisible? The zombies haven't noticed them?"

"Is that even possible? A top-grade treasure chest... we can't just let them take it like that, can we?"

"Strike when the time is right... but the problem is, even if we release our abilities, it seems it's already too late."

...Although the people in the shadows were envious, they weren't stupid enough to act and lose their lives.

Seeing the situation, some people had already left, but quite a few still remained.

Among them was a team led by a big man, about fifteen people in total, who were clearly unwilling to leave.

"Boss, maybe we should leave too!" a Buck-toothed Man next to the big man suddenly said.

The big man smoked a cigarette unhurriedly. "What's the rush... wait for them to get the treasure chest, and then we'll just rob them."

"Boss is truly brilliant and powerful, I am filled with admiration!" The Buck-toothed Man's flattery was indeed quite smooth.

On the sports field, Mu Cheng and Lu Yuxuan had already started opening the top-grade treasure chest... naturally, it was still Lu Yuxuan's turn.

The first item she pulled out was:

[Fourth-order ability potion.]

"It seems that's truly the case; the tier of the potion pulled out corresponds to one's own strength."

Mu Cheng could now be absolutely certain.

"Give them all to me! Anyway, it's useless for you to keep them." Mu Cheng suddenly cleared his throat and spoke.

"Mm-hmm, all for Brother Cheng." After giving the Tier 4 potion to Mu Cheng, Lu Yuxuan continued to search.

[Fire-element ability card: Awakening a Fire-element ability after fusion.]

As expected, Lu Yuxuan was worthy of being the Goddess of Luck; she pulled out three ability cards and one bloodline awakening card.

There were also three divine weapons: the Wind Chasing Sword, the Fire Spirit Spear, and the Ice Soul Blade.

However, all of these... were given directly to Mu Cheng.

After finishing the top-grade treasure chest, they started on the high-grade ones. Most of them contained black gold weapons and high-tech items.

After finishing all the treasure chests, it was another bountiful harvest: five portions of Fourth-order ability potions, four portions of Fourth-order modification potions, and three portions of Tier 4 detoxification potions.

storage rings, Storage Stones, high-tech tents... and so on. Except for the Storage Stones which Mu Cheng took for himself, Lu Yuxuan kept everything else.