27: Chapter 27 Temporary Departure

She had never said that the challenge would be safe.

In fact, Mu Cheng had long guessed that opportunities often came with danger... so he wasn't particularly surprised.

Lu Yuxuan wasn't concerned about that. "Hold on, hold on... What I mean is, why would something like this be inside the Trader?"

Raising a fifth-tier Black Giant Bear here was clearly very unreasonable...

"Come to think of it, could this fifth-tier Black Giant Bear have been raised here by someone?" Gu Na also found it very strange.

Saying it was raised here... didn't quite fit, but if not, then where did this creature come from?

Moreover, through the challenge... as Chu Yaoyao had mentioned earlier, one could obtain exclusive rewards.

"Well... I don't know either." Chu Yaoyao also expressed her lack of understanding.

She was already used to such things... Not to mention the Trader being very mysterious, treasure chests, zombies, etc., weren't they all mysterious?

A full half hour later, Mu Cheng finally succeeded in devouring the Black Giant Bear.

As before, it formed star-glow crystals, but this time there were ten pieces...

[They are star-glow crystals. The Devouring Bloodline truly lives up to its reputation.]

Hearing Chu Yaoyao's inner thoughts... Mu Cheng suddenly felt very puzzled.

What did that expressionless face mean? Those were star-glow crystals, very valuable star-glow crystals.

No reaction at all?

"Ahem, wasn't there supposed to be an exclusive trading page?" Mu Cheng ignored all that, storing the star-glow crystals as he spoke.

As soon as he finished speaking, a digital page appeared directly in front of each person... This was clearly the so-called exclusive trading page.

"Just as I thought. We'll meet again later! In a few days... I think Regiment Leader Mu should know what to do."

After purchasing a golden manual, Chu Yaoyao finished speaking and directly exited the Trader Space.

Mu Cheng looked at his own trading page with a completely bewildered expression.

This... is this Transcendent Martial Arts? Why is it black? Woman, oh woman, couldn't you have waited before rushing off?

"Brother Cheng, I only have a blood-red card here, but there's no description at all..." Lu Yuxuan suddenly spoke up.

Gu Na also said, "Mine is a transparent card, priced at two hundred thousand grey crystals. Should I buy it?"

"Ours are the same... What's the use of this?" Tao Mumu and Tao Shuishui said in unison.

"Useful or not... just buy it directly." Mu Cheng didn't bother with these details at all, simply telling them to buy it and be done.

"Okay, okay, I'll buy it now." Lu Yuxuan operated the page and purchased the blood-red card.

Gu Na, Tao Mumu, and Tao Shuishui all bought theirs as well. Mu Cheng pondered for a long while...

His price was actually one star-glow crystal? What exactly were these three black Transcendent Martial Arts manuals?... And three black eggs.

Altogether, it came to six star-glow crystals, equivalent to something worth six million.

Indeed, whether to buy or not... really required careful consideration. If it backfired, the loss would be devastating.

"Brother Cheng... what's wrong?" Gu Na, seeing Mu Cheng's hesitation, asked.

Mu Cheng snapped back to reality. "Nothing... it's just that each of my items costs a million, a bit more expensive than yours."

Torn with indecision internally, he couldn't make a choice for the longest time.

"I say, Brother Cheng... are you really someone lacking that one million grey crystals right now? Seems like you're not!" Lu Yuxuan suddenly chimed in.

Was this about lacking or not? It required a very precious star-glow crystal...

But remembering what Chu Yaoyao said—successfully completing the challenge allowed one to purchase items exclusive to oneself.

He finally decided to buy. "True, I'm not a man who lacks that one million anyway."

He was just putting on a tough front; in reality, his heart ached terribly...

After everyone had made their purchases, a new page suddenly appeared... displaying many, many things.

Supplies, potions up to and including fifth-tier, various black gold weapons, various high-tech items... and so on.

Although there were purchase limits, there was a countdown timer above for a refresh.

"Wow, this Trader refreshes its items?" Tao Mumu was stunned as she looked.

What else could this be if not a treasure? With it, wouldn't fifth-tier young ladies be easy to find?

"Don't make a fuss. Didn't we say? This thing can be taken away. Let's go out and study it!" Mu Cheng forced himself to appear very calm.

But inside... he was already overjoyed.

"We'll listen to Brother Cheng. Let's go out!" Lu Yuxuan finished speaking and was the first to leave the Trader Space.

Soon, everyone... exited the Trader Space.

"I can't lift it. Are we sure this thing can be moved?" Gu Na tried to move it.

In the end, she still couldn't pick it up...

"Damn that woman, couldn't she have explained more clearly?" Mu Cheng cursed silently in his heart.

"Should we try storing it?" Lu Yuxuan thought for a moment and suggested.

Other than storing it... there really wasn't any other method to try at the moment.

"Alright. Since we can't move it, we can only try." Mu Cheng was also quite uncertain, but he agreed.

Tao Mumu took the initiative to store the Trader. "Stop dawdling. Let me do it!"

Sure enough, the Trader was directly stored by her...

"That easy? Take it out and let's see." Gu Na felt things might not be that simple and slowly asked.

"This... this... I can't take it out. I clearly stored it. Why can't I take it out?" Tao Mumu began to panic.

Tao Shuishui beside her teased. "I say, sister, you probably lost it! Look again properly. If you can't find it, Brother Cheng might spank your butt."

"That's not right... logically, it should be in your storage ring, right?" Mu Cheng ignored Tao Shuishui, thinking very seriously as he spoke.

Tao Mumu was already used to such things... so Tao Shuishui's words couldn't affect her at all.

She thought for a moment and said, "But... I clearly stored it. The problem is, the Trader really isn't in there now."

"Try checking the high-tech bracelet page." Lu Yuxuan suddenly spoke up.

This high-tech bracelet itself could connect to the Trader, and the storage ring, once it reached the storage space, could also be linked together.

Being able to connect the two... did seem to make some sense.

"Wow! There really is an extra page." Tao Mumu, after operating the high-tech bracelet, was greatly surprised.

The extra page... was exactly the page from inside the Trader Space just now, complete with the seven-day refresh countdown.

"So that's how it is... but I remember the Trader was supposed to be tradable." Mu Cheng was very puzzled.

But he couldn't dwell on it now. "Let's go back and prepare properly. In three days, we'll leave Ning City for a while."

Looking at the Great Earthquake countdown with five days left, it was time to prepare properly.

"Brother Cheng must have his reasons for doing this." Tao Mumu didn't ask for a reason.

"Leave it to me!"

"How strange. Why did Brother Cheng suddenly say we need to leave? Isn't everything fine now?"

Gu Na was also very puzzled in her heart, but like Tao Mumu, she chose to trust him and didn't ask for the reason.

"It seems all this is related to that woman. Forget it... let's just trust Brother Cheng."

The clever Lu Yuxuan had already guessed, but Tao Shuishui looked completely bewildered.

Suddenly having to leave when everything was fine, of course she wanted to ask clearly.

"Brother Cheng... are we really leaving? Isn't everything fine now?"

"Go back and check the Trading Center and you'll know. They've probably already moved out by now."

Mu Cheng didn't explain further... He turned and left.

The remaining Tao Mumu also gave out instructions, telling the young ladies to just follow orders.

She herself followed Mu Cheng...

"Let's go too! Let's go back and catch up on some sleep." Lu Yuxuan also quickly followed.

Everything happened just as Mu Cheng said. The Trading Center suddenly moved out completely...

Rumors also began to spread in the city... about Mu Cheng's deeds. Without a doubt, he had become famous.

As for recruitment, Mu Cheng didn't let it continue. After all, the Great Earthquake was coming. Bringing one more person along,

would naturally mean one more source of danger...

Three days later.

"Let's go! Bring all the young ladies." Mu Cheng decisively gave the order.

Currently, Menglou Pavilion had just over four hundred young ladies. After this period of adjustment,

their reaction speed was also very fast. In less than three minutes, the team was neatly assembled.

"By the way, Brother Cheng, where are we going?" Gu Na suddenly asked Mu Cheng for instructions.

Mu Cheng didn't hide it anymore. "The Great Earthquake is coming. Where do you think we should go?"

As soon as these words were spoken... even Lu Yuxuan was shocked, and not just her, everyone else was too.

Everyone was very puzzled... Was this something the only man behind Menglou Pavilion should be saying?

It wasn't their fault for not believing. Many people had lived in Ning City for over twenty years.

Minor earthquakes were very rare... and you're telling me there will be a Great Earthquake?

"There's a Yangmei Ancient Town in the eastern suburbs. Let's go there!" Gu Na, though hesitant, still made the decision.

That small village had an open location, indeed a good spot.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" In his previous life, Mu Cheng was a single dog, plus an overtime dog...

so he wasn't very familiar with Ning City...

As for Gu Na and the other female university students, of course they spent their free time sightseeing... at Ning City's scenic spots.

Enjoying Ning City's beautiful scenery!

Soon, the over four hundred young ladies of Menglou Pavilion set off eastward in a grand procession...

Leaving the inner city for the outer city, which no one dared to go to, was undoubtedly... very risky.

But people would die either way... Mu Cheng had no way to change that. The only thing he could do was minimize the losses.

Not long after leaving the inner city, Mu Cheng directly saw a new prompt.

[Warning! Warning! A large number of zombies detected approaching. Quantity unknown. Level unknown. Please be cautious.]

"Tell everyone to be careful. The outer city is much more dangerous than the inner city." Mu Cheng suddenly spoke up to remind them.

Actually, there was no need for the reminder. Lu Yuxuan, Tao Mumu, Tao Shuishui, and Gu Na certainly knew it was very dangerous.

Naturally, none of them dared to let their guard down.

"Pass the order. Everyone disperse. The target is Yangmei Ancient Town." Seeing zombies appear ahead, Gu Na immediately gave the order.

This was indeed the right approach. Too many people meant a larger target. It was better to proceed in small teams.

Even if they encountered danger... if they couldn't fight, they could just run.