Chapter 19 – Tidying Up and Upgrading

Volume 2: Battlefield Between Two Worlds

Hearing Wen Yu's words, Li Quan'an gave an awkward laugh. "Honestly, I wasn't planning to hide it. I just didn't expect you, Brother Wen Yu, to see through it at a glance."

Wen Yu neither confirmed nor denied it; he simply smiled and waited for what Li Quan'an would say next.

"There was only one item, and it's already been used up. I got it from a Treasure Land."

Li Quan'an pondered for a moment, then spoke directly to Wen Yu. "That Treasure Land isn't very big. Luckily, it hasn't closed yet. And since we're about to leave Hualin Town, and a Treasure Land is not something you can take with you, there's no need for me to keep anything from you. I'll take you there to have a look."

"Mm. No rush-tell me about the situation in that Treasure Land first." If there was any danger, it was always better to be more prepared.

"To be honest, this Old Brother can't really explain the specifics. But the danger isn't much. With your strength, Brother Wen Yu, there definitely won't be any problem. It's just that whether you can obtain Blood Bone Incense… I can't say for sure," Li Quan'an said.

"Oh?" Wen Yu raised an eyebrow. He had heard of Blood Bone Incense in his previous life-it was a very practical item. More often, though, it was used to screw people over, because no one could say how many Mutant Creature it might attract. Humans never knew how many mutated variants had appeared among things like insects, rats, or even smaller organisms. If it drew too many, it would be suicide.

But given the current situation in Hualin Town, it didn't really matter.

After a brief consideration, Wen Yu nodded to Li Quan'an. "Mayor Li, wait for me a moment. I'll go make some preparations first."

Seeing Li Quan'an nod, Wen Yu walked straight toward the Exchange Pillar not far away.

"Check Point."

Seeing that he still had a little over 1,000 Point left, Wen Yu directly exchanged for an E-Rank Steel Blade and an E-Rank Protective Suit. Together they cost only 400 Point. He also exchanged for a Level 2 Attribute-Less Magic Crystal, spending 500 Point. Including the Level 2 Magic Crystal he had obtained by trading in the remaining Level 1 Magic Crystal, he now had four Level 2 Magic Crystal in total. Unfortunately, all the Level 2 Magic Crystal he exchanged for were Mixed Attribute Magic Crystal.

Seeing the Level 2 Magic Crystal in Wen Yu's hand, the Little Soul Beast on his shoulder became so excited it bounced up and down, constantly bumping Wen Yu's cheek. Even One-Eye beside him kept drooling, staring fixedly at the Magic Crystal in Wen Yu's hand.

"These things-neither of you are allowed to eat them."

Wen Yu ignored the two Soul Beast's longing looks. He directly absorbed five Magic Crystal, feeling his body's strength increase, and nodded in satisfaction.

"My Physical Attribute has reached 13 Point. With the newly exchanged equipment as well, tomorrow's plan is more secure."

As for the Little Soul Beast and One-Eye, Wen Yu absolutely would not let the two of them consume Mixed Attribute Magic Crystal.

Back at Level 1, the Little Soul Beast had been fed entirely on Beast Attribute Magic Crystal, which was why it had developed a C-Rank Ability. One-Eye had eaten a more mixed diet, but it definitely had eaten Mixed Attribute Magic Crystal before. Thanks to One-Eye's high potential, it was able to awaken a B-Rank Ability. If it had been a Mutant Beast with slower growth, it would probably have ended up with a Skillless Promotion.

After putting on the E-Rank equipment, Wen Yu swept his gaze toward the contents of the Spatial Ring.

There were only a few Level 1 Magic Crystal left in the Spatial Ring. Wen Yu simply took them out and stuffed them into the Soul Beast's body.

The Little Soul Beast was suddenly packed full with several Magic Crystal, and its ping-pong-ball-sized body immediately swelled to the size of a soccer ball. Its whole body trembled and twitched, and it sat down on Wen Yu's shoulder, no longer able to float up at all.

Feeling the Little Soul Beast's mental fluctuations-awkward yet excited-and giving One-Eye, who was tugging at his pants, another kick, Wen Yu carefully examined the last item in the Spatial Ring-the Black Book.

The Black Book had changed somewhat from when he first obtained it. Originally it had been nothing more than a simple piece of parchment; now, however, it shimmered with a faint radiance. The glow covered a little more than half of the Black Book. Presumably, once the radiance spread across the entire Black Book, the curse inscribed on it would become usable. But in tomorrow's breakout, the Black Book wouldn't be able to play a role for the time being.

After sorting through everything on him, Wen Yu walked straight over to Li Quan'an, handed him the discarded F-Rank Protective Suit and War Blade, and said, "Take these and hand them out to whoever you want."

Li Quan'an carefully looked over the bloodstained War Blade in Wen Yu's hand and the heavily worn Protective Suit, then glanced at the new gear on Wen Yu that was clearly different from F-Rank equipment. A flash of realization passed through his eyes.

No wonder this man was so strong-so he was a Level 2 Class Holder.

A Level 1 Class Holder could only exchange for F-Rank equipment.

Taking the gear from Wen Yu, Li Quan'an nodded at him. "No rush on that. Let's go take a look at the Treasure Land first."

"Mm." Wen Yu nodded. "Oh, right. That Protective Suit-give it to that kid called Bai Xiao'an."

Li Quan'an naturally didn't refuse such a simple request. After a brief acknowledgment, he led Wen Yu straight toward the small building in the middle of the Camp.

…

Under Li Quan'an's lead, the two slowly made their way up to the seventh floor.

In front of Li Quan'an's bedroom on the seventh floor.

The door Wen Yu had kicked in that morning was still lying there exactly as it had been. Li Quan'an opened the room, gestured for Wen Yu to enter, and said, "The Treasure Land is inside my bedroom. You could also say that I only made this place my bedroom after I found the Treasure Land first."

As he brought Wen Yu to the bathroom door in the bedroom, Li Quan'an took out a key.

"I've never let anyone else into this Treasure Land. Brother Wen Yu, you're the second. But then again, there seem to be quite a few Treasure Lands. Someone under me has even been into other Treasure Lands. I know of three, and there are more I don't know about. It's a pity those three have already closed."

"Mm. There really are a lot of Treasure Lands. It's possible a Treasure Land could suddenly appear right next to someone; even more of them close automatically before humans ever find them."

In his previous life, Wen Yu had known someone who, while sleeping, suddenly had a Treasure Land appear beside him. He didn't notice it; when he rolled over and his hand touched the entrance, he was teleported inside.

Then he was killed by the mechanisms in that Treasure Land…

At the same time, quite a few weaklings seized the opportunity and used Treasure Lands to obtain plenty of good things.

In the Apocalypse, if you wanted to become strong, both luck and temperament were indispensable-one could even say luck was the most important of all.

"Here. The Treasure Land is right here."

As Li Quan'an opened the door, Wen Yu saw the Treasure Land at a glance.