This is a story about The Merchant In The Alley as he meets and 'help' people solved their problems for a prices. The Merchant In the Alley runs on one motto for every action there is a reaction!

Ren Baqian looked down at everyone. Today, all of them seemed better than yesterday. They had become much more respectful toward him.
"Today, we will talk about physics," Ren Baqian said to everyone. Logically speaking, he should teach them written language first, but he felt that it was better he if piqued their interest.
After all, this wasn't Earth and the aboriginals did not have the habit of studying. Therefore, he had to pique their interest for studying first.
Every student was looking at him attentively right now. It seemed that the words he said yesterday were quite effective.
"First lesson, let's talk about the motion of an object." Ren Baqian placed a stone on the desk and continued, "Is this stone stationary or in motion?"
"Stationary," someone immediately replied.
Ren Baqian nodded. Then, he picked up the stone and let go of it. It gave off a soft thump when it hit the ground.
"Was the stone stationary or in motion just now?"
"It fell toward the ground."
"Stationary or in motion!" Ren Baqian emphasized.
"In motion."
"Can a stone move?" Ren Baqian asked again.
Everyone was stunned when they heard this question. Can a stone move?"
Ren Baqian picked up the stone and moved it up and down.
"Is the stone stationary or in motion now?"
"Stationary, your hand is the one that's moving."
"Then…" Ren Baqian let of the stone and dropped it onto the ground. "Is it stationary or in motion?"
"Teacher, the stone is falling downward. A stone can't move on its own, but it is in motion when it's falling toward the ground," Tong Lan answered.
"You're half correct."
"You're sitting in a carriage or on a horse that is moving forward, but everything in your surroundings is moving backward, which one is in motion?"
"You said the mount is moving? But you're not moving… The position of you and the mount did not change, but everything in your surroundings is moving backward…"
"What I want to tell you is that motion is relative. Now that this stone is in my hand, it is stationary relative to the movement of my hand. However, relative to this classroom or all of you, it is in motion…"
"When you drop down from the sky, you're not moving but your surroundings are…"
"Mechanical motion is the most common type of motion in the universe. Everything in nature is in motion. You need to identify the reference object first…"
…
"Men at birth are naturally good. Their natures are much the same; their habits become widely different. If foolishly there is no teaching, their natures will deteriorate. The right way to teach is to attach the utmost importance to thoroughness. Of old, the mother of Mencius chose a neighborhood; when her child would not learn, she broke the shuttle from the loom…" Ren Baqian used the chalk to write down the Three Character Classic on the blackboard. There were a total of 60 Chinese characters. Beside every Chinese character, he wrote a corresponding character from the written language of this world.
"Write it down and memorize it. This is how you write the word 'men.' One left-slanting downward stroke and one right-downward concave stroke…"
"Idiot, this is not how you write it… What are you writing?"
"Who is Mencius? Let me tell you a story, it's called Three Moves by Mencius' Mother…"
"This is the homework for today. Write these 30 characters 10 times each and hand it in to me tomorrow. Use your own paper and pencil. If you really don't have any, you can come look for me…"
…
"Answer this question again, what does 6 plus 3 equal? If you dare to tell me it's 11, I will shoot you…" Ren Baqian growled with an ominous glint in his eyes. His hand was already touching the Type 81 assault rifle.
A tall and burly young man looked around with a blank look on his face. Following which, his eyes lit up.
"6 plus 3 equals 8!"
"Bang!"
…
"You must remember how each number is written, from the number 1 to 10. Today's homework is, what is 2 plus 7? What is 4 plus 9…"
…
While Ren Baqian was still studying in university, he had thought about bring education to undeveloped areas after he graduated. He wanted to have a memorable experience for himself in this lifetime. However, he became addicted to Bilibili and gave up this idea in the end.
(Bilibili is a video sharing website themed around animation, comics, and games {ACG} based in China, where users can submit, view, and add commentary subtitles to videos.)
He had not expected himself to become a volunteer teacher for these youngsters and fulfill his long-forgotten dream.
As Ren Baqian watched the students leave the academy, he grasped his chest, feeling as though he was soon going to suffer a heart attack from being too angry.
He remembered he once saw a news story about a mother getting a heart attack and hemorrhaging while accompanying her child to do homework.
You're nothing! I have to teach 49 idiots on my own!
"Sigh… be patient…" Ren Baqian sighed. After getting the imperial guards to tidy up the classroom, he closed the main gate of the academy and returned to the palace.
"How was it?" the empress asked Ren Baqian with a smile on her face. She could hear Ren Baqian roaring from the academy in the morning.
"Even though they are stupid, they still can be saved," Ren Baqian replied after thinking about it. Even though those idiots had angered him terribly, he knew that one couldn't turn smart in a couple of days.
The scene of his elderly teacher calling him "good-for-nothing" and "stupid" was still vivid in his mind. He did not want to judge the future of these students too soon.
The responsibility of a gardener was to water the flowers so that they could grow and blossom.
The empress nodded. It was good that Ren Baqian understood this.
After having lunch, Ren Baqian met two people at Pingle Park. They were the managers of the two imperial trade caravans.
"I have looked through what you have done over the past few years. The results aren't really good. Look at this list, how can this spoiled wine cost 10 taels of silver? How can a bolt cost 30 taels of silver? Also, the prices of the things you sold are always lower than the market prices. If it weren't for your well-known and honest character, I would have thought you were helping the outsiders make profits," Ren Baqian slapped the paper on the table and said."Sir Ren, it's not like we wanted this to happen either. Actually, they bought our goods at depressed prices. We couldn't sell anything if we did not lower the prices. We also know the prices at which we bought the goods were too high, but there was nothing we could do about it."
Hearing Ren Baqian's words, the two managers' faces turned ugly, appearing as though they were accused.
"If there was really something wrong with the both of you, you should know what Her Majesty would do to you given her temperament. As for my temperament, you will soon know about it. I will take over this matter from today onward and both of you will report to me. I'm different from Her Majesty. Her Majesty has too many things to worry about every day and can't be bothered with this matter. I'm definitely not someone that can be trifled with. If you do a good job, I will reward you. If you do a bad job, I will punish you. I hope you know what you should do, and I will not reward you unduly. Otherwise, you should know the consequences."
Ren Baqian did not know whether or not these two manager had colluded with outsiders. In any case, something seemed amiss to him. No matter what, he had to intimidate them first.
"The goods this year will be different from those of the past years. There are two things that I want you to sell this year…" Ren Baqian opened up a box beside him, took out a goblet and a classic drinking glass, and placed them on the table. Then, he took out two mirrors and placed them on the table too.
"How much do you think these can be sold for?"
"This is a cup? It's so clear and transparent. What is it made of? I think these can be sold for at least 500 taels of silver each."
"This mirror is completely different from bronze mirrors. The reflection it produces is extremely clear. I think it can be sold for at least 1,000 taels of silver."
The two managers had surprised looks on their faces. The drinking glass did not have any impurities at all and was completely transparent. Every single hair on their faces were clearly reflected in the mirror.
"Don't tell me you're spies from other nations?" Ren Baqian took a closer look at the two men.
"Sir!" The two of them were shocked.
"These cups can be sold for at least 5,000 taels of silver each. They are carved out of pure gemstones. For this quality, how can you sell them for 500 taels each?"
"And this mirror, it is exquisite, shiny, and its reflection is perfectly clear. It should be sold for at least 30,000 taels of silver."
One had to know that when Venice first produced mercury mirrors, they sold these mercury mirrors for 15 francs each. Furthermore, these mercury mirrors were decorated with only tinfoil. Therefore, he did not go overboard by setting a selling price of 30,000 taels of silver for such a perfect-quality mirror.
They had made too many mirrors. Furthermore, Ren Baqian reckoned that they would appear in many places in Dayao after a few more years. He wanted to sell them off as soon as possible so that they could make a huge profit. He even thought of increasing the price.
"Sir, no one would buy them at this price," the two managers said softly.
"Are you idiots?" Ren Baqian felt like knocking their heads.
"There are many brothels in those two nations, right? Find the best brothel, give them a sum of money, and get their famous courtesans to auction these cups personally. The highest bidder wins the cups. Let me tell you, brothels are where rich young masters can be found in abundance. Every place you go, sell a pair of these cups. After you're done with one city, move on to another. It's easy to deal with the brothels. You can give them 1,000 taels of silver and take all the profits made from the sale of the cups or you can just split the profits with them. If they are unable to sell the cups, give them 500 taels of silver and set the starting auction price at 5,000 taels. Subsequently, give the brothels the extra profits you make. Do you think they won't take up this offer? You can also find an influential rich young master and gift him a pair of these cups. Then, ask him to introduce the cups to other people without any conditions. If he really does it, give him a small sum of money. For every cup that is sold, give him an additional 500 taels of silver. Once the reputation of these cups has been built up, people will automatically approach you to buy them. For this mirror, you have to remember this line, 'Love is eternal, a mirror can be handed down forever.' This mirror can be the best love token for lovers to gift each other. As for those married couples, what would be more precious to a woman than having a mirror that can perfectly reflect her looks? A man can always lie to a woman, but this mirror will never lie…"
Ren Baqian gave the two managers a two-hour-long lesson on sales, causing them to be dumbstruck in the process.


In a world where its inhabitants can destroy a city wall single-handedly, the empress has a kirin as her pet, and the imperial palace of Great Xia has a pool containing a dragon. There is also a Sword Mountain where spirit swords occasionally leave in search of a master .

Bootlicking the empress, Ren Baqian ascended to the apex of life.　　

He overestimated his women.

Although some like Catherine and Eva has an idea of what he is feeling.

But, all of his women never really said or give their approval for him to get Yvonne, Violette's mother. Not that he needs approval, but he has to respect them.

Especially with how murderous Scáthach is she would literally agree without hesitation on massacring all of the ancient families if she is told to.

Him approaching Yvonne is just one of the means.

The Watt Ancient Family is after all Violette's family, if she has the option to avoid killing, she would choose that.

Violette never knew the reason why her mother won't agree on escaping with her.


That's why Violette asked for Alex to make Yvonne his woman so that maybe he could change her mind and make her willingly escape together with her daughter.

That way, they won't need to kill anyone.

...
"I almost forgot. I think we still can't leave after all." Yvonne's face that was excited a moment ago was gone.
"Why?" With his skill, they won't detect them leaving.
"Aura, we dragons recognize and sense each other's aura. If they sense my aura is gone, they would know that I left." Yvonne said bitterly.
'Ahh... it's like a tracking device.' He thought.
"Don't worry, I have the item to disguise your aura." In hindsight, he doesn't have one. But that couldn't be said for the system.

He quickly communicated with Sistine.
"Sistine, I'm going to use the ticket feature for the first time. I have 10 tickets right?"
"Yes, dear. What would you like to wish?" Sistine answered.
"I would like to wish for an item that could imitate anyone's aura."
"Eh... I think you should wish for something that could imitate a dragon's aura. Anyone's aura could cause you more points."
"It's fine I'm thinking of the long term. I might have some use of it in the future."
"Okay... if you say so."

An interface appeared.
[Glimmering Mirror] : Can copy and imitate any beings aura. Even gods are included.
—5000 UP

"What the hell it cost so much?!"
"Didn't I tell you so? Oh, and I should have said this sooner since System 2.0 the items and skills that will appear in the system will have an increase in price."
"You clearly didn't say the second part to me. If the prices are going high how can I buy at this rate?"
"The prices may have increase but the missions will also increase, a lot of side missions will be given soon."
"So it means more work?"
"Yes!!"
"Fuck! Okay, just buy this item first. It might be cheap after all since even gods aura are included."

-5000 UP.

...
"What's that?" Yvonne asked looking at the white mirror that appeared on his hand.
"A mirror." He answered while showing her the mirror.
"I know. I mean, what can it do?" Yvonne asked looking at her reflection.
"Look, it's copying your aura." The mirror suddenly gave an oppressive feeling as if an intangible majestic air is surrounding it. This was a dragon's aura
"It's so magical?" Yvonne said in surprise, her happiness came back immediately. She could use the mirror as a disguise.
"Yeah... and it's finished. I'll leave the mirror here, we better hurry or else they will sense two auras." He asked moving closer to her, holding her waist.
"What are you doing so suddenly." Yvonne frowned, resisting.
"I'm going to teleport, and we would need to make contact." Of course, it was him bullshitting. He was going to use [Space Manipulation] so there was no need of any contact.
"I understand..." A man's touch felt so foreign to her, but since he has a reason she stopped resisting and let him wrap his hand around her waist.

...
Human Continent, Invidia City, Black Widow Organization.

Currently, there was a lot of noice coming inside the tall building, as if like a festival is going to be held.

The people who knew what happened to the Black Widow Organization got shocked by experiencing this sight.

There were a lot of banners, images, and more related things posted at the exterior of the tall building. A lot of workers were also doing cosplay at the entrance handing out pamphlets.

"Hello, what is currently happening?" A curious person asked the worker who was doing a swordsman cosplay.
"Hello, customer. Our company has recently cooperated with one of the biggest conglomerate in our continent. To be precise, it's about the popular game called [MLO]."
"Ah, can I also go inside? I'm actually also a fun of the game."
"Yes, we would be delighted. Here, this pamphlet contains all what we have to offer. I would like to recommend you to go to the 10th floor soon, the voice actors and actresses of the game will be singing there."
"Eh?! There are so many events being held? Did you guys decided to remodel your company's headquarters or something?" The customer widened his eyes looking at the contents of the pamphlet.
"I don't know how to answer that, customer, as I don't know what the higher ups are thinking. Honestly, I also felt surprised by the sudden change. You should have heard of what happened to the company's owner, not long after I thought I would be out of job."
"Yeah... but why is this so grand?"
"I only heard of rumors coming from my departments manager, it is said that a very important person is coming, that's why they need it to be so grand."
"That person must be the new owner or something for the company to welcome him like this."
"Haha, I don't know."

...
At the very front of the two people talking, the air suddenly rippled.

A man and an extremely beautiful woman appeared out of thin air. 

The two were Alex and Yvonne.

"This is space?" Yvonne asked, surprised.
"Yeah. Using this is tiring for my mentality, you know? You better make up for it." From the dragon continent to the human continent. Although they were not on a rush, he wanted to act cool which is why he used [Space Manipulation] with [Infinite] to travel in one fell swoop.
"You're the one who invited me..." Yvonne didn't take his words seriously.
"Come on, let's go. I will be following you the whole day, you can do whatever you want." He said while beckoning to the worker, swordsman.
"What is it, sir?" The worker sweated seeing that he was called. He doesn't know the concept of space but he has heard of teleportation, and one should know that individuals who can use teleportation are all at the very top. He quickly walked faster as to not offend the strong man.
"Can you give me one those?" He asked pointing at the pamphlet.
"Yes, gladly." The worker hurriedly gave it to him.
"Here... let's go." Still holding Yvonne's waist he urged her to move forward.
"Your hand. Let go." Yvonne gave him a side glance.
"You're my girlfriend, right? It's natural for the boyfriend to hold his girlfriend." He smiled and didn't let go.
"I... I... fine." Yvonne gave up, giving him this bit of privilege doesn't hurt much, anyway.

The two then proceeded inside.

"Who was that?"
"I don't know."
"That woman sure is beautiful, though. Why haven't I heard of her?"
"Fuck. Shut your mouth man, what if that guy hears you? Don't involve me."
"Oh shit! I almost died there, thanks for reminding me."

There are Three Strongest power in the Universe The Chaos, The Nihility and The Infinite

Two Ruler of the Gods and Devils hold the power of Nihility and Chaos

The God has the power of Nihility while the Devil holds the Chaos

The God couldn't defeat the mastery of Chaos from the Devil who was at the summit while he is only at the peak, The God sacrificed some of his lifespan to bought some time to create The Unrivaled System

Finally after millions of years the God created the Unrivaled System but he was still not confident in defeating the Devil because he believes only the holder of the Infinite can

In the end the God sees a wandering soul in the void of his Nihility and betted on him that he will hold the Infinite, The God gave the Unrivaled System to the soul and the Power of Nihility and sacrifice his life to buy sometime to make the soul get stronger.
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Now let us see the adventure of the Soul which who will hold the power of Infinite and Nihility while having the Unrivaled System to guide him and destroy the Chaos and be Unrivaled in the Universe.

Liu Mingchen and the leaders of the medicine manufacturing company couldn't reach an agreement in their negotiations. He finally decided to reveal the truth to the public so that public pressure would force the company to lower prices. Eventually, the country would have to adjust medicine prices in the market. 
"I understand!" Lin Nuan nodded. "I will communicate with the producers of the show so they can arrange for a recording as soon as possible! Can I take these documents? I'd like to examine them once I go back…"
Liu Mingchen felt grateful that Lin Nuan agreed to help so readily. He nodded and said, "Of course!"
Liu MIngchen kept his lips sealed tight and looked into her clear eyes. He finally managed to utter, "Thank you, Lin Nuan!"
"No problem!" Lin Nuan placed the documents in her bag. "I'll be on my way to discuss this with the producers and get things ready! You're the first Nobel Prize recipient in our country—it won't be a problem for you to get on the show!"
Liu Mingchen bit on the inside of his cheeks. He couldn't hide the red veins in his eyes as he said, "I'm counting on you!" 
After parting ways with Liu Mingchen, Lin Nuan felt a burden in her heart…
Lin Nuan had never heard Bai Xiaonian mention the detriment of taking Dojimi after Abinoque. Why did the doctor never mention it? 
Lin Nuan believed that Liu Mingchen's message on the show would definitely shock the public.
…
After tidying up when she got home, LIn Nuan recalled that Tuan Tuan wanted to wear matching outfits, so she dug out the female hoodie, folded it, and put it in her bag…
She went to the toilet afterwards. While rinsing her hands, she suddenly noticed the red kiss mark behind her collar. She furrowed her eyebrows as she flicked off the water from her hands. Her face flushed terribly as soon as she parted her collar.
No wonder Bai Xiaonian just flashed a wicked grin when she opened her collar.
Lin Nuan had no idea Fu Huai'an had left a kiss mark.
Her ears burned as she looked at herself in the mirror. Fu Huai'an's words rang in her ears. "But Mrs. Fu, we're already officially married. When are you going to initiate for once?" 
Indeed, Lin Nuan had no idea. Regarding matters in the bedroom, she had no idea how to please a man.
Song Yao wasn't there at the moment. The only person who was there to discuss this topic was Bai Xiaonian, yet she was as innocent as Lin Nuan. Not to mention that her father was still ill and it wouldn't be suitable for her to discuss this topic with Bai Xiaonian. 
She remembered how Bai Xiaonian was curious back in university and asked LIn Nuan and Song Yao to watch that type of movie together.
But once it began playing Bai Xiaonian was disgusted by the male lead's looks. She nagged how his part looked a bit too ugly.
Back then, Lin Nuan just held on her water and kept drinking, her heart beating slightly faster than usual.
Song Yao pushed her glasses and mumbled that she preferred watching ones with females only… she felt it was more elegant!
Bai Xiaonian immediately looked towards Song Yao with the same guarded look as Lin Nuan and said she wasn't a lesbian! 
Song Yao took off her glasses and threw herself at Bai Xiaonian. "I'm going to turn you gay!"
Laughter instantly flooded the room.
The three of them were going to seriously watch the same type of movie the guys had stacked up in their hard drives, but they ended up laughing and fighting each other instead.
…
Lin Nuan turned off the tap and wiped her hands with the towel. She suddenly had a bold idea—one that made her heart race!
She let out a big sigh and looked at herself in the mirror. She wanted to look for a tutorial video. She should be able to self-learn since she wasn't dumb, and she could manage to take the initiative to please Fu Huai'an.


With his engagement at hand, the most terrifying and legendary person of the legal world, Fu Huai'an, returns with a son.

Before the engagement…

He asks, "Since you love Wen Moshen, why are you in my bed?"
She says, "Because I cannot watch idly as Wen Moshen's woman enters an engagement with you."

With a cigarette in Fu Huai'an's mouth, he crosses his legs. Across the light cloud of smoke, he squints his eyes—watching as Lin Nuan's slim arms wrap around his neck; he feels stirred.

So a person can love another so passionately.

"You call what you did a kiss?"
"…"
"What a pure lady!" 

Fu Huai'an spews out a cloud of smoke and snuffs out the cigarette. With a mellow voice, he says, "Let me teach you what kissing is!"

But, what he teaches Lin Nuan doesn't seem to be only a kiss…

"Above the Mind Corridor is the New World…" Jiang Baimian muttered. She turned her head and looked at Shang Jianyao and the others. "Have you thought of anything?"
Shang Jianyao replied with a look of pity, "Poor Yama Tiger."
Upon hearing the name 'Yama Tiger,' Long Yuehong immediately recalled the exploration gains his team leader and Shang Jianyao had shared.
In the forbidden temple on Lake of Wrath's Lake Heart Island, Yama Tiger—who was sleeping in a coffin—had used his nails to carve out the words 'A brand new world.'
"So Yama Tiger is saying that he's trapped in the New World? He has already transcended a Mind Corridor Awakened?" Long Yuehong tried to make a guess.
Jiang Baimian nodded slightly. "It's quite likely. Do you still remember the piece of paper left behind by Yama Tiger? On it were different numbers and the corresponding symbols. Back then, we speculated that this should be Yama Tiger's exploration record of the different rooms in the Mind Corridor. The ones with ticks indicate that he had already been there and that there were no major problems, nor were there any significant yields.
"The last is the number 102. It's the only one without a tick. Back then, we believed that Yama Tiger might've obtained something related to the New World while exploring Room 102, which resulted in the fatal accident. Now that I think about it, our guess wasn't bold enough. Yama Tiger might've already found the New World's door in Room 102 and broken through the Mind Corridor's restrictions. In the end, he encountered an extremely terrifying matter inside and was trapped somewhere. He couldn't return, nor could he leave."
At this point, Jiang Baimian added with a solemn expression, "I even suspect that Yama Tiger's four words—which he used all his strength to leave behind—are a reminder to the future generations that there's a problem with the New World and that it's not trivial. This can be confirmed with this sentence."
She was referring to a paragraph on the screen.
Long Yuehong and Bai Chen looked over and saw a simple sentence: "At present, nobody has really seen an Awakened who has entered the New World."
Shang Jianyao laughed. "Didn't many Church leaders also go to the New World to serve the corresponding Kalendaria?"
Jiang Baimian thought for a moment and asked, "You mean that their current state might be similar to Yama Tiger's?"
"That depends on whether Yama Tiger is loyal to any Kalendaria," Shang Jianyao said in a pitying tone again.
Long Yuehong could understand what he meant this time. 
In the New World, the treatment might very well be worlds apart if one didn't come under the auspices of a Kalendaria. Therefore, the various Church leaders should be in a much better state than Yama Tiger.
Jiang Baimian tersely acknowledged his words. "There's really a huge problem with the New World in the mind domain… I wonder what the problem is…"
She lacked sufficient information to make a guess, so she could only rationally stop the topic and sigh. "From the looks of it, Yama Tiger was much stronger than DiMarco back then."
"Not necessarily." Bai Chen shook her head. "DiMarco should've been suppressed by Eidolon Nun. Although we don't know how he was suppressed, we can imagine that his strength and condition were definitely far inferior to his former state."
Long Yuehong agreed. "Ever since DiMarco was suppressed by Eidolon Nun, the gap between him and Yama Tiger should've rapidly widened."
Jiang Baimian thought for a moment. "Indeed. This can be indirect evidence that neither the Underground Ark nor the Lake Heart Island had the upper hand in the Chaotic Era."
After DiMarco displayed Destiny Connection—which exceeded common sense—the Old Task Force suspected that in the area where Redstone Collection was located before the New Calendar, Lake Heart Island and the Underground Ark weren't strangers who had nothing to do with each other. The premise of non-aggression was that the two parties had already exchanged blows.
After chatting about this, Jiang Baimian retracted her gaze and looked at the computer screen. "Alright, let's continue reading."
As her mouse scrolled down, new content appeared. "An Awakened's abilities are suspected to be related to the 13 Kalendarium's domains…
"The thirteen Kalendarium are: Subhuti, who controls January; Dawn, who controls February; Last Man, who controls March; Shadow of Distortion, who controls April; Monitor, who controls May; Golden Scale, who controls June; Double Sun, who controls July; Door of Scorching, who controls August; Mandara, who controls September; Eidolon Nun, who controls October; Shattered Mirror, who controls November; Arbiter of Fate, who controls December; and Master Zhuang, who controls the entire year or Leap Month.
"Among them, the Awakened abilities in the Subhuti domain are roughly distributed in the senses and consciousness. The price paid is related to the mental state, desires, and sensory matters. At the same time, there are Awakened in this domain who can't lie…
"Awakened in the Dawn domain are related to consciousness and dreams. The known price is abnormalities in the five senses, intermittent comas, and schizophrenia…
"Awakened in the Last Man domain mainly affect memories. They are highly dangerous. At the same time, they also show characteristics that cause problems in one's body. The current known prices are a lack of self-discipline, memory loss, and sleep disorders…
"Awakened in the Shadow of Distortion domain often make people lose their balance, have problems with their muscles, or carry out strange actions. The price they pay is a language problem and a strong desire to fight. The rest is unknown…
"Awakened in the Monitor domain can control a target's hobbies and awaken their instincts. The price paid also seems related. For example, permanent changes in one's sense of aesthetics and hobbies, a lack of fear, or uncontrollable charm…
"Awakened in the Golden Scale domain mainly affect bodies, including paralyzing them. The price they pay is often that their bodies show imbalances, such as a limp or a reduced lung function…
"Awakened in the Double Sun domain mainly interfere with vision and physical abilities. There are also cases where they induce strange reactions in people. The price paid is highly related to sex fetishes, forgetfulness, hair loss, blindness, fear of light, degeneration…
"Awakened in the Door of Scorching domain often show characteristics that affect muscles and minds of others. They also have abilities that give people dementia. The prices paid include very strange situations that they can't help but dance when they hear music, as well as relatively ordinary situations like muscle weakness, fear of the cold, drowsiness during winter, and unstable emotions. The rest are unknown…
"Awakened in the Mandara domain control desires; they have very strong instincts. The price is often related to two aspects, such as alcohol addiction, sexual addiction, obesity, loss of desires, and loss of feelings…
"The Awakened in Eidolon Nun's domain mainly affect a target's emotions. At the same time, they often show signs of being able to sense the other party's hostility. The price they pay is facial paralysis, hormonal disorder, excessive sensitivity, and can infuriate others when they speak. This is because they are too vigilant. This is all that is known at the moment… (Note: Talking to infuriate others might also be an ability)
"Awakened in the Shattered Mirror domain are good at creating illusions; they can also cause cognitive abnormalities. The price paid is eisoptrophobia, photophobia, hydrophobia, prosopagnosia, and being directionally challenged… (Note: Prices have been revised based on the latest information obtained)
"Awakened in the Arbiter of Fate domain control hearts and breathing. They are highly dangerous. The known price is eye abnormalities and limb paralysis…
"Awakened in the Master Zhuang domain generally affect one's thoughts and wills. Some can also interfere with the target's actions. The common prices paid are abnormal thoughts, personality changes, mental problems, psychological diseases, and so on…
"The abilities and prices described above more or less overlap to a certain extent. It can't be entirely used as a basis for judgment. For example, there are a small number of Awakened who have mental disorders like personality dissociation and bipolar disorder in the Subhuti domain and the Master Zhuang domain. Whether their origins are the same remains to be verified. Perhaps different prices might lead to the same outcome to a certain extent at deeper levels…"
After reading this part, Jiang Baimian turned her head and looked at Shang Jianyao. "I now suspect that you are an Awakened in the Master Zhuang domain."
Although there was more than one domain where Awakened could exhibit signs of jumpy thoughts or a split personality, the domain most compatible with Shang Jianyao's abilities was undoubtedly the Master Zhuang domain.
Shang Jianyao nodded, hugged his right fist with his left hand, and said loudly, "The Perfected Man has no self; the New World is before us."
Good heavens, he's already joined the Eternal Time Church… Jiang Baimian secretly scoffed.
She couldn't be bothered with such matters.
At this moment, they had already flipped to the end of the information provided by the brass.
Jiang Baimian retracted her hand that was holding the mouse and nodded slightly. "I'll print it out later. Everyone, read it a few more times and memorize it. This can save your lives at critical moments."
Although the corresponding abilities and prices in this information were relatively general, it was still very valuable.
After lunch, the four Old Task Force members spontaneously gave up on today's training. They hugged the information and huddled in their seats, reading, memorizing, and discussing it seriously.
They even worked overtime because of this and stayed on the 647th floor until almost 8 p.m. before returning home.
495th floor, Zone B, Room 196.
Shang Jianyao pushed open the door that couldn't be fully opened because of the blocking stove, allowing the street lamps' light to flow in.
He took off his coat and casually closed the door before lying on the bed that could barely allow him to straighten his legs.
As usual, he didn't turn on the lights and allowed himself to be hidden in the silent darkness that the street lamps couldn't illuminate.
In the darkness, he heard a slightly childlike voice. "Good evening, everyone. I'm Newspoint broadcaster, Hou Yi. It's 8 p.m. now…
"At 10 a.m. this morning, the company's board of directors and vice-president—Ji Ze—inspected the Energy Zone and praised all the employees for their efforts in providing sufficient supplies during the Lunar New Year…
"According to surface weather observations, the climate has stabilized this year…
"At 9 a.m. this morning, the Water Conservation Committee announced that the development of the new generation of water filter chips has been completed. It will more effectively reduce all kinds of pollution in water sources…
"At 6:46 p.m. today, a malignant assault happened on the 532nd floor. It's suspected to be related to a card game debt dispute. Order Supervisory Department Minister, Song Feilong, is urging all employees: Small amount of gambling is entertaining, but excessive gambling harms not only the body, but it also ruins families…
"The Entertainment Department has begun the 47th Annual Reform Survey on radio programs. All employees are requested to enthusiastically fill out the forms…
"The spring table tennis tournament is in full swing…"
A familiar voice echoed in the dark room, and Shang Jianyao's expression gradually relaxed.


In this latest work by Lord of the Mysteries author, Cuttlefish That Loves Diving, be prepared for a well-thought out and detailed apocalyptic, cyberpunk world with a setting superseding Lord of the Mysteries!
Our protagonist, Shang Jianyao, is crazy—literally crazy, at least that's what the doctors said. Living in a huge, underground building of Pangu Biology, one of the few remaining factions in this apocalyptic wasteland known as the Ashlands, he acts in unfathomable ways that's head-scratching, comical, and shrewd. So is he really crazy? Probably.
He has a grand dream: to save all of humanity.
Intricately tied to this dream is something everyone in the Ashlands believes in: Deep in a particular ruin buried away by danger and famine, a path leading to a new world awaits. To step into the new world, one only needs to find a special key and open that certain door.
There, the land is bountiful, as if milk and honey flows freely. 
The sunlight is dazzling, as if all coldness and darkness are washed away. 
The people will no longer have to face desolation, monsters, infections, mutations, and all kinds of dangers.
There, children are joyous, adults are happy, everything is fine as they are supposed to be.
Every Antiquarian, Ruin Hunter, and Historian roaming the Ashlands knows: That's the New World.

JISOO'S P.O.V

"finally...I'm going to get my place!" House hunting can't be so hard right? I got this!!

*FLASHBACK*

first house:
"Hey, is this rent on weed!? Cuz it's so high" I'm terrified by the low-quality apartment and high prices.

Second house:
"Is that a dead body being carried out!?"
"Listen, honey. I don't waste time nor space! You want this place or Nah?"-

*FLASHBACK ENDS*

"Beautiful space, fully furnished! You'll be renting one out of the two available rooms. Full discloser, this space is allegedly haunted."-
Speaks the old landlady Howser, eyes narrowed at me.
______________________________________


She is Mrs. Eun-Jae. The landlady. Age 39.
______________________________________

"That's why the rent is discounted at 50%"- she continues.

"You mean this space won't put my wallet on a diet...and it comes with free friends who cannot leave this place? That sounds interesting. Laugh and I might sign the contract right now!"

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA~ HILARIOUS!! Wait, no! What am I doing?"- I shrug.
"This is serious. *Fake coughs* once you sign the one-year lease, you're not allowed to break the contract unless you find another renter to take your place or you have to pay *large amount* wons! As penalty."-

"Oh okay!"

"I can tell you right now, plenty have jumped in because of the low price...but lasted only a week or two. Think very carefully before signing the contract!"- I give a 'thinking hard' look. 
She interrupts again 
"aren't you a bit young to look for space alone? Are you moving out of school?"-

*FLASHBACK*

I came home one day to my belongings packed in boxes, on the pavement in front of my parents' house. A note stuck on it which read 'good luck living on your own'.

*FLASHBACK ENDS*

I'm snapped back to reality by the landlady. 

"Hello, young lady are you still listening? why are you moving out?"-
"No reasons" I smile innocently.
"Anyways... I'll explore the rooms a bit." I leave. No reasons aside from being thrown out...for disobeying my parents. They said 'study to be a doctor or a nurse, at least' I said 'No' and that was the end of it.

"Wow, the place is amazing. Even the paint smells fresh. The rent is so low because of paranormal activities?"

Bright, warm sunlight illuminating through the windows. A gentle scent of a misty waterfall from freshly washed floorboards. Faint sounds of cars and dogs barking in the distance. It's all so quaint. A perfect place to draw in.

*drip*
Sounds like someone washing their hands...the realtor is still in the living room. I mean it is an open house, is someone else here?
*Drrrr*
I open the door only to see An empty bathroom...I step inside.

Oh, there's a mirror here! I talk to my reflection. 

"Damn, I'm cute. Oh hey, girl are you single?" 
wait! that's odd. The mirror is foggy as if someone just took a shower.
*swipe* 
I wipe the mirror and see a tall, handsome boy wearing a bathrobe on the other side of the mirror.

*gasp*!!?? *swish* 
Within a heartbeat, the mirror is back to normal. What was that just now, is this a trick mirror? People say if you press your hand against the glass...and there's a gap between your fingertip and the reflection...then you're touching a regular mirror. There is a gap between, which means it is a regular mirror.

AUTHOR'S P.O.V

It's pin-drop silence. JiSoo touches her index finger at the mirror. Mrs. EunJae comes searching for JiSoo.

"Hello, young lady. Is everything ok??"- 
JiSoo's standing still with the finger still on the mirror. NO RESPONSE. She does not even move an inch, seems like the world is paused. Suddenly JiSoo starts shivering, she removes the finger from the mirror and both the hands form a fist and suddenly starts jumping and squealing. 

" a-are you okay!? Looks like you've seen a ghost!!"- Mrs. EunJae flinched at her squealing.

"I'll take this place!! I love this apartment!!!"

JISOO'S P.O.V

Something must be wrong with my brain...paranormal activities attract me...

TO BE CONTINUED...

The second phase started, and the people were more serious than the first. Two of the special items would be put on bids in this phase, and they couldn't let Xu Rouguang take everything. Of course, after the people shifted their attention from the movie king, Qin He was now more energetic in bidding. He was now only a face to make the paddle more noticeable, and it was thanks to Professor Di.
What made the second phase strange was that… Qin He wasn't actually trying to get everything. There were times when Xu Rouguang was signaling Qin He not to bid anymore. Well, it was because these treasures were perfect imitations and needed not to be 'confiscated' by Heaven. However, he was still letting Qin He bid first so the price would move up. It was some kind of help to Xie Erchen after all.
Out of these ten items, four were already imitations. The first special item was the ninth item to be auctioned off for this phase. The alluring model rolled in the item on a trolley, and the curator introduced this exquisitely carved golden mirror as an artifact unearthed from the remains of an imperial family. However, Lai Mingjie's eyes twinkled incredibly, and the smile on his face had gone maniacal.
It was the Heaven-Swallowing Mirror in the list Chartreuse had given. It was one of the most dangerous as it could function as a prison to souls and spirits alike. This mirror could even store spirit attacks and bounce them back onto the attacker. He then kicked at Qin He's foot gently as if a signal to go all-out again.
It's just that… the mirror was very beautiful. Most wives and girlfriends in the auction pinched their men to get the item for them. The women's burning eyes glanced at Xu Rouguang as if warning him to dare and fight with them for it. Just nice Xu Rouguang was also a wife at heart. Did he care about their sentiments?
"Our starting bid is $5,000,000, with increments of millions." The curator started the bid, but the price actually shocked Xie Erchen. Why was this one's starting bid triple than the figure he gave? Was this mirror really that valuable? He could only look at Xu Rouguang as the curator called out: "Do I hear $5,000,000?"
Almost half of the tables raised their paddles, and the price just kept on rising higher and higher. The curator's smile was getting deeper as well. The owner of the auction house changed the prices just now after taking a second look at the items. He must have known that the wives were going to fight to the death for such a very exquisite mirror. His glance would go from time to time towards Xu Rouguang's table as if daring him to win.
The bids had gone to $17,000,000, and the fight was somehow getting paler. The families couldn't fork out that much for a single item, especially that it wasn't the Dragon Empress Necklace. For now, they could only concede. Qin He was about to raise his paddle for $18,000,000, but someone tending to the phones just called out.
"$25,000,000!"
The bid made everyone silent. They didn't know who that was, but it was from the VIP lounges. For a second, everyone thought that no one was willing to continue. Even the bidder from the upstairs lounges sipped on her wine, feeling victorious. The golden mirror would be hers, and she would even outbid Xu Rouguang who was practically quite a figure to the families of the capital.
Xu Rouguang didn't like the smug, ridiculing look on her face since he looked for the bidder. He was itching to top it off with another ten million, but Lai Mingjie raised his hand. "$26,000,000!"
Qin He was shocked by the fact that Professor Di called out a figure as if he owned the money. Then again, if an expert like him wanted the mirror, then it must be very valuable. Xu Rouguang, however, was unhappy about the increment. He even whispered to Lai Mingjie, "Why just one million? We could have made it ten..."
"Relax, let's play the game." Lai Mingjie waved his hand at Xu Rouguang without even looking at him.
The exchange looked the opposite to the bidders. They actually thought Xu Rouguang was angry because his companion challenged the high bid. Perhaps, they were already running out of fuel. This made the veteran bidders chuckle in their seats. Even this Xu Rouguang was a beginner in auctions; what a waste.
"$27,000,000!" The man on the phone called out again. Everyone took in sharp breaths; someone started a war in the prices. Now, they could only be entertained by how much money these two giants could fork out.
"$28,000,000!" Lai Mingjie took the paddle from Qin He.
"$30,000,000!"
"$32,000,000!"
The man on the phone made a strange expression and then raised his paddle. "My client is complaining to the curator. Table 36 sounded like they were only trying to raise the price!"
The curator somehow felt the same as well. Then again, since the man on the phone spoke loudly, Lai Mingjie responded, raising his paddle and laughing out as if he was having fun. "Hey, I'm not spending forty million on something I can get for less! You either go $33,000,000 or concede!"
"Bastard!" The woman was viewing the lower floor through her one-way mirror wall and pounded on it in anger. She then glared at the face and etched it deep in her memory. "I will find you, and I will destroy you!" She picked up the phone and roared at it, "$45,000,000!"
"...$45… $45,000,000!" The man on the phone was scared by the murderous tone of the woman from VIP Lounge 3. Even everyone was shocked. Since Lai Mingjie had given a price that could be treated as his ceiling price, the client actually went above it. The people would probably clap at this client if ever she settled the battle and won the mirror, gracefully snatching it from the hands of Xu Rouguang.
As for Table 36, Xu Rouguang then reached out to steal the paddle from Lai Mingjie, but the 'professor' was trying to fight for it. Everyone thought that Xu Rouguang was stopping the other person from bidding again. Before the curator could count down, Lai Mingjie just gave up and let Xu Rouguang raise the paddle himself.
"$60,000,000!"
Bang! The woman's body was sent into spasms and fell to the floor. She couldn't believe that Xu Rouguang was actually aching to kick her ass instead. She then started screaming in anger as she almost tore the couch apart, crying her makeup off. "I won't let this go! I won't let this go!"
Xu Rouguang hid his evil grin as he placed down the paddle, ignoring how Lai Mingjie curled down and concealed his laughter. The other people and even Bao Tengce couldn't help but gulp down the lump in their throats. Xu Rouguang had gone up to $60,000,000 for a major item, and it's not even the Dragon Empress Necklace just yet. How much higher can this table go for that item then?
The curator, however, didn't believe that they have unlimited money. He cleared his throat and started the warning before declaring it sold to Table 36. Immediately, he had the girl roll in the next item. Everyone saw the very exquisite, gold-decorated, and hand-painted tea set, but it was not a treasure in the old world. Well, technically, it was just a high-quality tea set used by the immediate family of the rulers of the clans.
Qin He even squinted. 'That looks like the tea sets in Lotus Villa. Maybe if I can touch it, I can tell the difference.'
"Oh, very nice." Lai Mingjie commented. They wouldn't bid on this one solely because it wasn't a treasure… and Xu Rouguang could just ask for some from his father if he wanted the wares of Heaven. There's really no need to bid on this one, but it was one of the major items. He then turned to Xu Rouguang who was looking troubled. "Deciding whether to raise the price on that one or not?"
"Not really, but it's really remarkably preserved. That thing is very breakable." Xu Rouguang frowned. "Could it be that Mr. Xie actually found a spatial ring and activated it? How though?"
Lai Mingjie pouted a little and remembered something. "Oh, yeah, immortal shops sell those ball things that contain heaven and earth energies, enough to activate restrictions. Maybe a few balls are enough to refine and open up a ring once." He had used an item that could give such an effect back in Crimson City, under Bingxing's instructions when they were avoiding suspicion from the immortals.
Xu Rouguang only snorted. He wanted to sneer and open an old wound, but the three others could hear them. If they heard them talk like that, wouldn't they believe that the two were not just colleagues? Moreover, Qin He was here; as much as he knew, this man wasn't Xu Rouguang's legal husband.
For the first time, Table 36 didn't bid on an item. They avoided the tea set because they made too much noise with that mirror. Lai Mingjie felt that if they made a bid, the other people wouldn't bid anymore. It would be a waste to spend millions on something Lai Mingyan could just make off with from Cloud Fortress.
"They calmed down..." The one who bought the tea set was relieved. He was scared that Xu Rouguang would snatch the tea set that his mother wanted so badly. Chairman Xu had made a lot of wives cry earlier that he was so happy his mother wouldn't be one of them.
The auction came to a break again, and almost everyone left to make calls to check on their thresholds. The one item had gone up to sixty million already. It would be a bloody battle for the remaining three. The man who bought the tea set went to Table 36 after everyone had paid for their items. He smoothed his suit and walked up to Xu Rouguang. "Chairman Xu, I'm CEO Chen from Chen-Ren Industries. I bought the tea set earlier."
"It's nice to meet you, CEO Chen." Xu Rouguang wasn't snobbish to the polite people so he went with the formalities. "Is there a reason why you're looking for me?"
"Ah, I just wanted to know why you didn't bid for the tea set. Everyone will know about the price of the mirror. It would be strange if you didn't want the tea set just the same." CEO Chen was honest about his thoughts. Playing a game with the Lais was nothing his saturated company could afford. "It's such a shame to miss out on such an intricate piece, don't you think?"
Xu Rouguang made a strange face. "...but I have lots of those."

A love story hidden in the depths of despair and forsaken memories…

Lai Mingjie is a hot and well-sought bachelor in the city, the sole heir of one of the country's most powerful and influential men. However, he has a secret: he used to be the most prolific demon king in history!

In his plight of trying to end his suffering, he runs into the amnesiac Xu Rouguang. This man cannot remember anything else about his life... but that he loves Lai Mingjie. Who would have thought that this man is actually the demon king's wife... and executioner?!

With the promises of freedom and a new life together, the two of them works on recovering whatever they can to rebuild the destiny that they have placed onto themselves—and what they have shattered all the same.

How strong can they be in their crossed paths filled with pain, death, and separation… now that they are together again?

[Disclaimer and Warnings:]
This story is a work of fiction, and similarities to any living or dead person are purely coincidental. May contain triggers. 

Chapters will become locked when you reach Chapter 68. Please don't tell me you weren't warned. 

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Cover art is by reialdark66 (pixiv)

Time ticked by minute by minute, second by second. He Xiyan blushed furiously and soon, beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
She spent more than an hour feeling very conflicted before she finally came to a decision.
She took out a new set of clothes from her closet that she had bought recently, a red and blue skirt and a navy sweater. She took off her old clothes and changed into this set of clothes which was her favorite set of clothes. It was extremely cold outside, so she threw on a black down coat and wrapped a gray scarf around her neck.
She took a deep breath before she sat next to her desk and took out a mirror and several value-for-money makeup products that she had purchased recently. She didn't really know how to do make-up and so she hardly wore make-up but today, she spent 20 minutes on her make-up routine. After she dolled herself up, her eyes seemed even brighter than before and her long eyelashes looked like small fans. Her button nose and cherry-red lips were even more attractive than before.
She took her small tote bag and left the house after she was finished with her make-up.
She arrived at a hotel by the Namu River 20 minutes later.
She looked up the room prices listed on the electronic board.
A standard single room cost 298 dollars.
A luxury single room cost 328 dollars.
A standard double room cost 318 dollars.
A luxury double room cost 368 dollars.
The prices of the suites were listed after the single and double rooms but she stopped looking at the price list. A room for these prices was considered reasonable in Ye City.
This was not a five-star hotel and naturally, she wouldn't be able to afford such an expensive hotel.
She took out her wallet from her bag and pulled out several hundred dollars and her identity card.
"Hello, I'd like to book a luxury double room," she said in a small voice and sounded a little shy. She didn't take off her cap even after she walked into her hotel and used her scarf to cover half her face.
There was a young girl at the concierge who smiled apologetically at He Xiyan after she heard her request.
"I'm really sorry but as part of the new regulations, you will need to present two identity cards if you'd like to book a double room. We wouldn't be able to let you book a double room if you're alone," she said.
He Xiyan frowned. It had been awhile since she last stayed at a hotel, so she wasn't aware of the tightened regulations.
She thought for a moment before she finally said, "I'll book the luxury single room then."
The concierge said, "Sure."
He Xiyan went to the eighth floor of the hotel and opened the door to room 803.
She felt as though a hand had wrapped itself around her heart the moment she walked through the door. 
She bit her lips and she clenched and unclenched her fists several times and it wasn't long before her palms felt clammy with sweat.
She smacked her head in an effort to calm herself down but she couldn't calm herself down no matter how hard she tried and her heart even raced faster than before.
She immediately closed the door and turned the lock after she entered.
Her heart seemed to click along with the click of the lock.
She took large gulps of air and felt as though checking into a hotel room was like completing an 800-meter race. 
She took out her phone, tapped on the screen, and searched for the message he had sent her two hours earlier.
She read his text message twice and bit her lips so hard that it seemed like it was about to bleed.
"Helan Hotel, Room 803," she typed with shaking hands.


Married rich for three years with no child born. Just when she was finally cured of infertility and ready to give him a child, he brought home his pregnant mistress in high profile. 

"Get lost if you can't get knocked up. Or do you want my son to be the last of the Mo family?" her mother-in-law viciously cursed. 

Her husband grimly shoved a divorce agreement upon her face, "I've signed. Leave when you are ready."

It was heard later that two men went physical in the city plaze of Ye City to win back the wife, with the two babies at the side fighting fiercely for their mom!

This is a story of a woman's search for a new life and bliss while abandoning her tragic past. 


"I'm willing to hand it to our race," Luo Feng said respectfully.
Primal Chaos City Leader nodded. "Okay. Then go to Primal Chaos City now, as it's the place to donate valuables to our race. Your valuable will be assessed by the virtual universe system, and it'll give you the contribution points that match its value."
"Virtual universe system?" Luo Feng was dazed.
"The virtual universe system is what determines the valuable, and it's the best," Primal Chaos City Leader said. "Besides, using the virtual universe is the fairest method because it's an artificial intelligence system without any personal bias or interests. All the great beings will be convinced."
Luo Feng nodded. "I understand. I'll go to Primal Chaos City right now."
"Go."
******
That same day, Luo Feng arrived at the headquarters of the virtual universe company and started his trip to Primal Chaos City by a spaceship.
Inside the spaceship.
"Ah! It's so uncomfortable," the passengers in the spaceship whispered. "The flow of time is in chaos. It's sickening." 
Luo Feng was sitting in a single room, and he laughed after hearing those complaints. He also felt sick when he went to Primal Chaos City for the first time. After all, the original universe was different from the primal universe, and the flow of time was in disorder in the universe portal connecting the two. Many talents who went with him fainted on the ground.
"It's been 100,000 years," Luo Feng exclaimed.
He was still a child when he went to Primal Chaos City Leader the first time, and he couldn't even pass the first level of the Heavenly Bridge, and the most valued talent was Bo Lan.
Now, after adventuring in the Blood River World and Demon Note Mountain, after being the special envoy of the Ganwu section of the virtual universe, after thousands of years of training in the out-domain battlefield and ice hell, after the meditation in the Ancestral God School, after venturing through Nine Remoteness Space, and after 50,000 years of vagabonding in the universe… he finally became undying!
After 100,000 years, he no longer considered Shi Huo Knight his competitor. Even if it was a universe overlord… He battled with Qi Blood Palace Leader, Bei Feng Knight, and Tian Yang Knight.
"It's been 100,000 years, there should have been many battles between talents."
There are two battles every 10,000 years, Luo Feng thought. I haven't paid much attention.
"Mr. Luo Feng, we've arrived at Primal Chaos City," the captain of the spaceship said with veneration.
"Okay," said Luo Feng.
His mind came back to reality. He glanced at the respectful captain, nodded, and walked out. Luo Feng walked across the hallway with the undying emperor captain, with undying and sector-lord crewmembers standing by his side. He stepped out of the spaceship before the other passengers got out. They all whispered, "Who is he? Even the captain is so respectful of him."
"Perhaps a universe knight."
"Incredible."
"See? Even the receptionist of the Primal Chaos City Leader saluted him."
Among the passengers discussing these matters in low voices, some of them were slaves of Primal Chaos City Leader, and some of them were universe-level fighters, domain lords, and sector lords. Over half of them had come to Primal Chaos City in the first place, and to them, universe knights were already the supreme beings in the universe.
******
Luo Feng arrived at the City Leader Palace.
"Mr. Luo Feng!"
"Mr. Luo Feng."
Many guards and servants recognized Luo Feng. They all knew that Luo Feng had killed Bark Mirror Emperor and that his palace was on the mountainside of Thunder Island, and he was qualified to attend the supreme council meeting. They all showed him great respect.
Luo Feng had studied the procedures of donating valuables before coming. The location was at a side palace, and he needed to file an application for donating valuables. The side palace was closed generally, and it would open automatically after the application and the applicant arriving there.
Luo Feng walked to the side palace.
Hong! Long!
The door slowly opened.
Luo Feng stepped inside.
Hong! Long!
The door closed.
"This is the place where I donate the valuable."
Luo Feng looked around the side palace. There was only a stone plate with a diameter of around 300 feet at the center. Luo Feng needed to put the valuable on the stone plate so the virtual universe could carefully assess the valuable.
Luo Feng took out the godly blade.
"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush," muttered Luo Feng. "I only have one godly blade of Blade River Luo, which is almost useless to me. Aside from the blades, there's a compass, and it's almost impossible to attain. As for the idea of fighting against the Thorn Ring Alliance, I'm not powerful enough to do that yet." 
Luo Feng stepped forward and erased his life imprint on the godly blade. He put the blade on the stone plate.
Weng!
Cyan threads burst out of the stone plate and surrounded the godly blade. Suddenly, Luo Feng heard a voice.
"Godly blade of Blade River Luo," spoke the voice, mild and gentle. "It is worth 12 true treasure points. Are you willing to give it to our race, Luo Feng?"
Luo Feng smiled. "Of course." 
Ka!
The stone plate cracked, splitting into two halves. The godly blade fell through the crack, and the stone plate quickly closed back up again.
"This is the catalog of valuables of the human race," the voice continued. 
Suddenly, a giant, gray catalog showed up in the sky. It featured four types of valuables: true treasures, treasures, materials, and special resources.
Luo Feng looked up at it, considering his options.
"Special resources," Luo Feng said.
Hua!
The menu changed, and a plethora of names of resources appeared. Luo Feng was thrilled by this simple inventory, as it might list the core resources of the human race! Of course, Luo Feng was not even qualified to see many of them. For instance, true treasures were divided into "ordinary true treasures," "senior true treasures," "top-tier true treasures," "pinnacle true treasures," and "supreme true treasures." Luo Feng could only see ordinary true treasures and senior true treasures. The others, Luo Feng was not qualified to view. Regardless, Luo Feng doubted there were any supreme true treasures in the human race even available for exchange.
As for materials, there were lots of ingredients for making weapons and potions. There were all kinds of special resources, a category comprised of anything that didn't qualify within the other categories—even "undying bug clan queen" and other special life forms for soul transfer. The prices varied based on each item's rarity and level of importance.
******
Luo Feng spent three hours reading the entire catalog.
I have my boundless Remote Ocean to supply godly power, so I don't need the materials or resources, thought Luo Feng. And I don't make weapons and potions.
Luo Feng shook his head. "I'll just get another true treasure."
There were two levels of contribution points. The race could bestow "treasure points" or "true treasure points."
The average ordinary treasure was worth half a treasure point or one and a half true treasure points. As for some special treasures—sets of treasures or even domain type treasures, flying palace type treasures, and soul type treasures could rival ordinary true treasures—they were much more valuable.
An ordinary true treasure was worth about one true treasure point. Generally, one true treasure point was worth 3,000 to 4,000 treasure points, and the exchange rate fluctuated within that range. As for now, one true treasure point was worth 3,200 treasure points.
"True treasures and senior true treasures…" 
Luo Feng read the prices of the valuables. The prices of senior true treasure blades ranged from 8 true treasures points to 30 true treasure points. The prices of senior true treasure armor ranged from 12 true treasure points to 60 true treasure points. As for senior domain type true treasure, Luo Feng could only see the cheapest one, which was worth 180 true treasure points! Luo Feng didn't even bother reading the others.
Among the senior true treasures, close combat weapons were the cheapest, and true treasures for survival were relatively more expensive. Flying palace type, soul type, and domain type treasures were the priciest ones.
"I'll check the ordinary true treasures," Luo Feng said, shaking his head. "I have Star Map, Shi Wu Wing, and Force Armor. I don't need those senior close combat weapons, spiritual force weapons, and armor…"
He started to read about the ordinary true treasures. They were cheaper, as expected. On average, they were one-tenth of the price of senior true treasures, and the quantity was much higher. He suspected they had been donated by universe masters who didn't need them anymore.
"So cheap…! They're so cheap!" Luo Feng kept exclaiming.
However, he was dazed when he noticed the flying palace type, soul type, and domain type treasures up for exchange. The prices of ordinary flying-palace type true treasures ranged from 18 to 80 true treasures points; the prices of ordinary soul type true treasures ranged from 36 to 120 treasures points; the prices of ordinary domain type true treasures ranged from 16 to 80 true treasure points.
"These ones, on the other hand, are expensive," Luo Feng muttered, realizing he couldn't purchase any of them with his measly 12 true treasure points. "The cheapest ordinary domain type true treasure is worth 16 true treasure points, and there are 13 of them at this price." 
Luo Feng read them carefully and quickly had his eyes on a domain type true treasure named "Nine Tiger River."


Year 2056, in a city in the Yuan Jiang Su Jin area. On top of a ruined, shattered six story residential apartment sits a teenager wearing a combat vest, militaristic trousers, and alloyed battle boots. On his back is a hexagonal shield and equipped is a blood-shadow battle knife. He sits there silently on the edge of the roof. At this time, the sparkling sky was shining and there was a refreshing breath within the air that blew towards him. However, there was only silence within the ruined, deserted city, with an occasional howl that makes your heart skip a beat.     

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