Zhang Chen opened the chat interface.
Unlike Bai Hanlin, Guan Xin was not reserved and sent messages.
She directly sent a video link.
Upon accepting the video call, Zhang Chen soon saw Guan Xin's bright smile.
She stood by a cliff edge, with several young ladies of similar age nearby, who would frequently pretend to casually pass by with laughter.
Their gazes kept shifting towards Zhang Chen.
All game interface operations, including chatting, trading, video calls, checking system messages, and so on, were done through the storage ring.
When making a video call, the storage ring would project an interface onto the palm, similar to a mobile phone screen.
Through this, both parties could see each other and their surroundings.
"Hi, Brother Chen, long time no see! You've gotten even more handsome!"
"Where are you? Why is it so dark?"
"You haven't reached the other side of Water Blue Star, have you? Do we even have a time difference?"
Guan Xin said with feigned surprise.
In reality, she had already seen the train carriage and the lights rapidly receding.
This fellow had become much more cheerful after some time apart, even learning to joke with Zhang Chen.
Zhang Chen saw through it but didn't expose her, smiling as he replied:
"Yes, I'm on the other side of Water Blue Star. Don't you see the stars in the sky!"
Guan Xin giggled for a long time before stopping, then said:
"Alright, Brother Chen, let's get down to business. I heard the True God Cult has been searching everywhere for the whereabouts of the [Seven-Leaf Clover] recently!"
"Seeing how diligently these cultists are inquiring, even willing to pay high prices to acquire it, I guessed you needed it!"
Zhang Chen nodded and said:
"That's right, I asked Zhang Wenwen of the True God Cult to help find the [Seven-Leaf Clover], but there have been no results yet!"
"It's probably not an easy thing to find; it might be a plant that appears in the next stage!"
"Hehe~ Ding ding dong dong~" Guan Xin smiled mysteriously, then took out a small, glowing green grass from her ring.
"This is the Seven-Leaf Clover. What do you think? Surprised?!"
"You found it?" Zhang Chen asked in surprise.
Counting the branch of the True God Cult in Tengxiang Country, plus the main branch led by Li Bingyu in Qimuguo, combined with the forces of the Reconstruction Camp, and then some smaller branches organized by believers spreading out elsewhere...
The True God Cult's sphere of influence now spanned over a thousand kilometers, covering more than a dozen cities.
It had already begun to take shape.
Yet, what so many people in the True God Cult couldn't find, Guan Xin and a few girls had managed to obtain.
This made Zhang Chen view Guan Xin in an even higher light.
"Actually, I just got lucky and stumbled upon it!"
"I encountered some True God Cult members before who were attacking a camp. I heard that the camp leader had a Seven-Leaf Clover..."
"But this camp was very fierce and pushed the True God Cult branch back repeatedly..."
"I didn't plan to offend the camp leader because I heard that the camp leader had strong backing from an organization called Purgatory..."
"But when I found out he had the Seven-Leaf Clover, I used a little trick to get it!"
Guan Xin said with a smile.
Although she said it so casually, "used a little trick."
A camp that could repel the True God Cult was undoubtedly not ordinary, whether in terms of numbers or combat strength.
Guan Xin must have put in a lot of effort.
She was just saying it to avoid worrying him.
Through the scenery behind Guan Xin, Zhang Chen saw a camp in the distance still emitting wisps of smoke. He guessed this was the camp she mentioned.
"You've worked hard, but don't do anything too risky in the future! Stealthy development is the top priority!"
"And... if any organization like Purgatory dares to trouble you, just tell me."
"I guarantee they won't return."
Zhang Chen said lightly.
As the leading player in this cycle, Zhang Chen had the confidence and the strength!
"Haha, sisters, did you see? What did I tell you!"
"Our boss is the most loyal! You should thank me for helping you recognize such a reliable boss!"
Guan Xin turned around and said.
"Thank you, boss!"
"Boss, you're so kind!"
"Boss, I love you, muah muah!"
"Get outta here, the boss belongs to Sister Xin! Even by seniority, you have to be behind me!"
As soon as Guan Xin finished speaking, the entire screen was filled with several young and beautiful girls.
What a bunch of mischievous girls!
Zhang Chen smiled slightly.
Ding! Guan Xin sent a trade request.
Immediately, 3 [Seven-Leaf Clovers] and 5 [Seven-Leaf Clover Seeds] were sent over.
Zhang Chen also placed 80,000 [Energy Gathering Crystal Cores] in the trading interface, followed by a pile of cosmetics and skincare products.
He had originally stockpiled these items to sell them at a good price.
However, Zhang Chen found this to be his only miscalculation.
The development of the apocalypse was far more brutal than he had imagined, making cosmetics a luxury.
The poor couldn't afford them, and the strong didn't need them.
Zhang Chen's ring was taking up space, so he decided to give some of them to Guan Xin and the other girls.
Trade successful!
"Wow, so many cosmetics and skincare products, and all from big brands!"
Guan Xin's face was full of surprise as she received the cosmetics and quickly shared them with the girls around her.
From the other side came another burst of excited voices.
A moment later, Guan Xin suddenly froze, her pupils contracting!
"This... this is... [Energy Gathering Crystal Cores]? And eighty thousand of them?"
Hearing Guan Xin's words, all the girls around were stunned.
"What? Boss gave you eighty thousand Energy Gathering Crystal Cores?"
"Ah? No way, did you add an extra zero?"
"Even with an extra zero, it's still a lot, 8,000! We took down an entire camp and only got a little over two thousand Energy Gathering Crystal Cores!"
"Boss gave the crystal core amount of four camps in one go? That's amazing, truly worthy of being called boss!"
The girls analyzed in a flurry of words.
"No... it's not 8,000..."
Guan Xin's chest heaved violently with nervousness.
"Ah? Could it be 800? But Sister Xin, the difference between 800 and 80,000 is a bit too big!"
Said one of the girls.
"No, I said it's not 8,000, but 80,000, indeed 80,000 Energy Gathering Crystal Cores!"
Guan Xin's face was full of disbelief.
"Brother... Brother Chen, are these for me? Did you perhaps enter an extra zero!"
"This is equivalent to the crystals captured from thirty to forty medium-sized camps!"
Zhang Chen smiled slightly and said:
"Of course, they are for you. I don't need them much anyway, so it's better to give them to those who need them more!"
This sentence echoed in Guan Xin's mind like a thunderclap...
"Don't need them anyway?"
"It's only the eighth day of the apocalypse's second stage, and you've already achieved [Energy Gathering Crystal Core] freedom?"
"This is too outrageous!"