Published: February 7, 2025
"Chapter Four, but it might be after midnight. Everyone can read it tomorrow. Thanks to Brother You Shou for the 588, thank you, thank you!"
As Ye Zhongming rubbed the twenty or so magic crystals in his hand, his gaze shifted back and forth among the posthumous children around him.
The people here didn’t need magic crystals.
Didn’t need them...
Then how long had their history been? If they didn’t need magic crystals for such a long time, how many of these indestructible items would remain? If he casually collected a few, could he possibly obtain millions or even hundreds of millions? Once he found the way back, wouldn’t he instantly become a real tycoon? Spin the wheel at will?
Ye Zhongming, who was rarely excited, felt as if he could explode with joy. The more he thought about it, the more thrilled he became. For the first time, he felt that entering the secret realm was not such a bad thing.
However, Ye Zhongming wasn’t some inexperienced child. He didn’t directly ask Afo about the magic crystals; instead, he carefully thought it through and suppressed the excitement in his heart.
He wouldn’t actively bring this up, as that would be like offering himself up for slaughter.
The posthumous children were celebrating as if it were a festival; nearly thirty Green Demon Apes were enough for their entire tribe to last twenty days of falling sand. Normally, such a harvest could only be achieved through large-scale hunting, and large hunts always resulted in casualties. Yet this time, only six or seven people were injured.
Ye Zhongming was the key figure in obtaining this food, so the posthumous children treated him well, granting him the right to move freely within the camp.
Of course, the camp wasn’t very large; he could circle around it twice in an hour.
After wandering for a while, Ye Zhongming found his target—the little girl who had shown curiosity about him and even touched his clothes.
"What a beautiful little girl."
Ye Zhongming smiled temptingly as he patted the little girl on the head.
The girl, having probably heard about Ye Zhongming from the adults, held no wariness toward him. Although she couldn’t understand what this uncle was saying, she wore a brilliant smile on her face.
"Do you want some candy?"
Ye Zhongming pulled out a piece of chocolate he had brought for energy replenishment. This was a treasure on Earth, and many evolvers carried it as battle food. Before he left, Xia Lei had stuffed quite a few into his bag.
The girl's eyes widened; she had never seen such beautiful packaging.
"This is called chocolate; it’s very delicious. Would you like to try?" Ye Zhongming tore open the wrapper and offered a small piece, putting it in his mouth as a demonstration.
The clever little girl understood immediately. She took the piece Ye Zhongming offered and put it in her mouth, her smile becoming even sweeter.
"It's so tasty! What is this?"
Even without understanding, Ye Zhongming knew that was what the little girl was asking him.
Ye Zhongming then revealed his intentions. He pulled out a magic crystal and waved it in front of the girl.
"Then can you tell Uncle where to find more of this, okay?"
The girl looked at the magic crystal and then at the chocolate, decisively choosing the latter.
However...
Ye Zhongming felt a dark line form on his forehead because, after much gesturing, he still couldn’t understand what she was saying.
"Hehe, Ye, do you want this kind of thing? You can come directly to me."
Damn...
Ye Zhongming felt the embarrassment of a strange uncle caught trying to lure a little girl with a goldfish. He glanced around but didn’t see Afo, realizing that with her formidable mental strength, capable of matching a sixth-level Yangos, she must be covering this not-so-large camp.
After stuffing the remaining chocolate into the little girl's hands, Ye Zhongming turned and walked towards Afo's tent.
Since he had been seen through, it was time to discuss the trade seriously.
Upon entering Afo's tent, he found Afo smiling at him, sitting beside two middle-aged men and the two strongest muscular men. Miya was also there, winking at Ye Zhongming, not revealing her intentions.