"Why do you have to wait for me to become the ruler of the secret land before you can leave this place?"

Ah!

When Zheng-Fu's question rang out, Hu-Tai-Min and Zhang-Liang's expressions suddenly became startled and helpless. Because they had no intention of letting Zheng-Fu hear about it.

"I'll tell you later," Hu-Tai-Min turned back to answer. He thought that he would not tell Zheng-Fu the reason yet.

"Then I'll excuse myself, Comrade! See you soon, Human!"

Whoosh!!!

As for Zhang-Liang, to avoid answering any questions, he chose to say goodbye and left immediately.

Ah!

"Never mind! If you don't want to tell, it's all right. I'd better gather all the Abyssal Flake Ore first. There's still a lot left. It's a waste if I don't hurriedly pick it up. And there might be someone else showing up!" Seeing that the two did not say anything, Zheng-Fu did not ask any more questions and continued to pick up the Abyssal Flake Ore on the ground.

Half an hour passed…

Phew!

"Finally, I got them all together! Two hundred thirty-five lumps in total. Umm! It's very profitable for me!" After spending another half hour, Zheng-Fu had already collected all of the Abyssal Flake Ore. It was a very large number—two hundred and thirty-five lumps. Plus, each lump was packed with fire elemental energy.

"Have you collected enough of them? Why are you wasting your time on these worthless pebbles? It's just a stone for lighting a cooking fire. If you need it that much, just tell me. I have even more than a thousand lumps of them!" Hu-Tai-Min asked incomprehensibly. Because the Abyssal Flake Ore that Zheng-Fu picked up was just worthless pebbles to them. And he had a lot of them too.

"Worthless? These are Abyssal Flake Ore, which is a very rare type of ore in the world outside of this secret land, you know!? Just bring one Abyssal Flake Ore lump to concoct with other ingredients, and you can create many high-energy divine pills. But you guys use it as coal to light a stove!? This is too much!"

Zheng-Fu's head grew hot when he heard Hu-Tai-Min say that he used the Abyssal Flake Ore as just coal to ignite the cooking stove. Because the Abyssal Flake Ore was an extremely rare thing in the outside world. Not only could it be used to concoct divine pills to increase energy, but it could also be used for many other benefits.

"Well, that's in the outside world. But for this secret land, the Abyssal Flake Ore, as you call it, is no different from coal. Otherwise, would that Fire Chameleon King enjoyably throw it at you?" Hu-Tai-Min did not know that Abyssal Flake Ore was that important and valuable because, in this secret land, it was worthless.

Ah!

"I'm going crazy! If it's worthless, as you told me, could you help me collect it? The more the better. And you can tell me what you want in exchange!" Zheng-Fu came up with something. He thought of borrowing Hu-Tai-Min's hand to help gather the Abyssal Flake Ore, so he asked if Hu-Tai-Min wanted anything in exchange.

"You want it that much? Hmm... There are some of these stones in my village. But everyone will keep it for use with the stove only. In most cases, there should be no more than a thousand lumps per family. But if gathered together, it should be more than ten thousand lumps. And if you have fifty medium-level Purple Heaven crystals, no! Eighty, no, no! Probably..."

"I gave you three hundred medium-level Purple Heaven crystals. Do you think they can trade with all of that Abyssal Flake Ore?" Zheng-Fu immediately grinned when he heard Hu-Tai-Min's desired exchange. And what Hu-Tai-Min wanted were only medium-level Purple Heaven crystals, so he offered him three hundred medium-level Purple Heaven crystals.

"Three hundred medium-level Purple Heaven crystals? Are you sure? You're not kidding, are you, Human? You know well that Purple Heaven crystal isn't easy to find, then you won't..."

Wooooooosh!!!

Flop!!!

"In this bag, there are three hundred medium-level Purple Heaven crystals, you can count. I'd like to trade for all the Abyssal Flake Ore that exists in your village. Or more than that would be great!" Before Hu-Tai-Min finished speaking, Zheng-Fu took out a cloth bag containing three hundred medium-level Purple Heaven crystals and handed it over to Hu-Tai-Min for examination.

Hah!!!

Blop!!!

Huh?

"These... these are medium-level Purple Heaven crystals! And they were as many as three hundred lumps! Where did you get so many of them? If it was a low-level Purple Heaven crystal, it wouldn't be surprising, but these are medium-levels! Could it be that medium-level Purple Heaven crystals are easy to find in the outside world?" Hu-Tai-Min opened the cloth bag and found three hundred lumps of medium-level Purple Heaven crystals in it. This made him feel extremely shocked and could not help but ask Zheng-Fu.

"It's not easy. It's just that I have them because I'm an important person in the outside world. Therefore, obtaining this number of medium-level Purple Heaven crystals is not difficult!" Zheng-Fu did not want to tell the truth about why he had so many Purple Heaven crystals. He only said that he was an important person from the outside world and therefore he received these Purple Heaven crystals as support.

Umm!

"With these medium-level Purple Heaven crystals, I believe I can collect more than thirty thousand lumps of Abyssal Flake Ore. But I may need some time. And during this time, you won't longer be able to cultivate in this place. Because the people of my village will definitely come out to find Abyssal Flake Ore!"

From Hu-Tai-Min's estimation, he believed that the Purple Heaven crystals Zheng-Fu provided could be exchanged for more than 30,000 pieces of Abyssal Flake Ore. However, Zheng-Fu would no longer be able to continue cultivating in this place. He would have to move to a new training location.

"I can't be here? Then, where am I going to cultivate?" Zheng-Fu's eyes widened in shock when he heard Hu-Tai-Min's words.

"It would be impossible to go to the Hundred-Thousand-Year Freezing Cold Ice Yard. It's too far from here. And I can't take you there because my elemental energy is fire, I'll get weaker when I go there. So, we're left with only Nine-layer Reverse Waterfall, which is two days away from here. But in that place, we'll risk meeting the king of secret land again!"

"What!? Not there, and not here. So, where will you have me go? Are you going to let me go back to the safety zone in front of the secret land entrance?" Zheng-Fu's head grew hot again. Because the situation seemed to force him back to the secret land entrance.

"There's only one place you can spend the rest of your time cultivating to the fullest. Unless you don't need Abyssal Flake Ore anymore that you can continue to cultivate here!" Hu-Tai-Min did not know what to say either. After all, Zheng-Fu wanted the Abyssal Flake Ore.

Huh!

Sigh…

"I have to choose, right? Sigh... Why is it like this!? I still need to cultivate my energy, and Abyssal Flake Ore is also very important. Why is it such a difficult decision? Err... Hu-Tai-Min, is there anyone in your village who has Rainbow Mushrooms? I'd like to buy them. And if you find one that can be planted, it'll be even better, and I'll give you a good price!"

Zheng-Fu began to think hard about what he would do next. Because he wanted the Abyssal Flake Ore and also wanted to continue to cultivate here. But at that moment, Zheng-Fu thought of the Rainbow Mushroom that Hu-Tai-Min had previously given him. He wanted to know if anyone else had this type of mushroom, and he would buy it at a good price. Or if it was a mushroom that could be planted, it was even better.

"Rainbow Mushroom? Besides me, only the Chieftain and a few tribesmen possessed them. But no one would ever let go of them. Because it's a rare herb that can help increase the energy level greatly. They wouldn't sell easily, even if you handed over a thousand medium-level Purple Heaven crystals. But if it's a hundred high-level Purple Heaven crystals, it might be possible!"

"A hundred high-level Purple Heaven crystals? All right! If you can find it, I'll be happy to pay as you say. No matter how many mushrooms, I can afford!" At first, Zheng-Fu thought the price would be higher. But when Hu-Tai-Min said that just one hundred high-level Purple Heaven crystals per mushroom would be enough, Zheng-Fu immediately agreed without any hesitation. Because it was worth more than worth.

Huh!!?

"Don't tell me you have high-level Purple Heaven crystals with you now? Do you have so many crystals that you're willing to pay for Rainbow Mushrooms at such a high price?" Hu-Tai-Min had another shocked expression on his face because of Zheng-Fu's statement that he was willing to purchase all the Rainbow Mushrooms available at a price of one hundred high-level Purple Heavenly Crystals per stalk—and even more if the stalks were capable of being replanted.

"Of course, I have. All right! Let's just say I'll go back and wait for you in the safety zone in front of the secret land entrance. When you get Rainbow Mushrooms and Abyssal Flake Ore, come to see me there. Hmm! Besides this, if they want to raise the price, I'm willing to pay no more than a hundred and twenty high-level crystals. As for the mushrooms that can be planted, I'll give five hundred for each mushroom!"

In order not to let Hu-Tai-Min ask anything else, Zheng-Fu said that he would return to the safety zone in front of the secret land entrance and wait to hear good news from Hu-Tai-Min there. He thought that returning to the entrance would be the safest way now. Also, it made him not worry about the time. At the end of three months, he would be able to go back at once.

"All right! By the way, do you know the way back to the safety zone?" Before Zheng-Fu left, Hu-Tai-Min asked whether he knew the way to the safety zone.

"Certainly! My memory is excellent. All the paths I've passed can be recorded in my brain. So, I know the way to go back!" Zheng-Fu smiled and slyly replied to Hu-Tai-Min while boasting about his excellent memory. But in fact, Zheng-Fu had recorded every route on his map, so he knew the way back to the safety zone.

Umm!

"Then be careful. The distance from here to the safety zone will take about two days. If possible, during the night you should not journey, since most spirit monsters hunt at night. And beware of the king of the secret land too. I believe you must remember its energy waves. And do choose to flee away, not run into it!" Seeing Zheng-Fu so confident, Hu-Tai-Min felt a little relieved. But he was still worried anyway, for in this secret land, there were many spirit monsters. Therefore, Hu-Tai-Min warned Zheng-Fu and gave some important advice that he should travel only under daylight.

"I understand!"

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