Published: February 11, 2025
Ye Zhongming nodded and turned to leave.
This left Wen Hui momentarily stunned before she shrugged and smiled indifferently.
From the beginning to now, in the wasteland, they had invested too much in the colorful city. How could they leave without sufficient benefits?
Wen Hui had considered Ye Zhongming's proposal, but due to her yearning for the rewards here, she proposed the condition of the earth sand moon blade, not wanting to suffer a loss.
Since they knew nothing about the rewards, it was better to ask for more to avoid regrets.
This was Wen Hui's reasoning. Perhaps she was being a bit greedy, but she wasn't using this approach to mock or reject Ye Zhongming.
But would Ye Zhongming think so? Of course not!
He believed Wen Hui was deliberately asking for the earth sand moon blade.
This was an answer.
An answer that meant 'let's fight' or 'you can leave.'
So Ye Zhongming would proceed accordingly.
Ye Zhongming genuinely came with friendship in mind. If the wasteland people could agree, then everything could be discussed. In fact, Ye Zhongming was prepared to let them take advantage of him, as long as they withdrew.
Unfortunately, they wanted the earth sand moon blade.
The top-tier equipment ranked first on the national equipment leaderboard!
This was something Ye Zhongming could not tolerate.
It should be known that before he obtained the legendary rainbow equipment, this knife was the best knife! Even to put it more bluntly, if Ye Zhongming could never obtain the rainbow equipment in this lifetime, then the earth sand moon blade would be the weapon he carried with him for life!
At most, he would slightly modify it when he reached a higher level in his crafting profession in the future.
Ye Zhongming was ready to let them take advantage of him, only to be ruthlessly rejected. Even if they had asked for a bottle of Seven-Star Evolution Potion, or even two bottles, he would have considered agreeing, but they didn't.
On the way back, Ye Zhongming's expression was naturally not good. The others understood what had happened at a glance and wisely did not ask, silently preparing for what was to come.
Ye Zhongming stood quietly for a while, then called over Gao Yi, Zhao Xiangxue, Li Qiang, Garan, and Mina, instructing them, “I’ll go out for a bit. You all stay here and don’t take action until I return. If the people from the wasteland take action, just watch. I estimate they won't be able to kill this guy before I get back. If their attack is really strong, then you fight for the last hit.”
The group nodded, but they did not understand why Ye Zhongming wanted to leave at this moment. Without him, these people actually didn’t have much confidence in snatching this monster from the wasteland or Wen Huan.
It was Zhao Xiangxue who eventually voiced the question, but Ye Zhongming simply shook his head without saying anything and quickly left.
“The time is up.” One of the members of the nalan battle team whispered a reminder, but no one could guess what Ye Zhongming had gone out for.
After all, there were no reinforcements to call in. They were just five percent away from completion.
So what was Ye Zhongming’s reason for risking being preempted by the wasteland?
Although it was puzzling, they remained steadfast, waiting here after Ye Zhongming left.
Ye Zhongming indeed left the colorful city. Since the people from the wasteland refused to cooperate, he needed to think of another way.
Unless absolutely necessary, Ye Zhongming did not want to place his hope on that last shot.
Thus, he left the colorful city and found Tong Steward.
“What? Open a spatial exception? No way!”
Upon hearing Ye Zhongming's request, Tong Steward, who had specifically come out from the Hundred Caves Marsh, shook his head vehemently like a tree swaying in a typhoon.
Spatial exceptions are not opened casually; it requires conditions and comes at a cost.
Moreover, even if it could be opened casually, Tong Steward wouldn’t do it. This concerns the credibility of the five rings society.