In the evening, Lu Heng stayed in the apocalypse to rest. Although they were in different rooms, Lin Yu felt an inexplicable sense of security knowing Lu Heng was there.
He slept very soundly that night.
However, when he woke up in the morning, the director told him that Lu Heng had temporarily left and would return when the military personnel arrived.
Lin Yu felt a little disappointed. In the morning, he ate some food from his storage ring, prepared food for the mutated animals, and then went back to patrol the city walls.
The director looked at Lin Yu's retreating back and couldn't help but shake his head. Even though he occasionally spoke a few words with Lin Yu, it was clear that Lin Yu longed more to communicate with humans.
...
Inside the shop in Jinyang City.
The door panels in front of the shop had been removed, and bright sunlight shone into the interior. Although the sun's angle was not high enough to illuminate the depths of the shop, the light inside was still quite bright.
Lu Heng watched Lu Da Niu, who was diligently working, and pondered. Now that he had followers on both sides, but they were not yet strong enough to handle things independently, which gave him a headache.
"Hahaha, young friend Lu, it's another fine day today!"
Before he even arrived, Wu Chenzi's voice had already cut through Lu Heng's thoughts.
"Eh, young friend, you've broken through overnight?"
Wu Chenzi looked at Lu Heng with surprise. Although he knew that Lu Heng had indeed acquired some level four magic crystals yesterday, those few crystals could not possibly have allowed Lu Heng to level up. Moreover, Lu Heng had leveled up twice overnight, and his current level was the same as his own.
Judging by his aura, although Lu Heng's level was the same as his, Lu Heng's combat power was likely superior to his.
"Coincidentally, I want to buy some high-level magic crystals. Do you know where they are sold?"
Lu Heng had also been thinking for a long time. He felt that he needed to acquire all sorts of magic crystals as soon as possible, at least one of each grade for every category. This way, he would not lack magic crystals for his own use in Jinyang City.
"High-level magic crystals are not common in these small cities. As you know, the highest level beasts in the nearby Misty Forest are only level four or five, and they don't always drop magic crystals.
What kind of magic crystals do you want? I happen to have some level four fire, wood, and speed-type magic crystals, but not in large quantities."
"You only have these three types?"
"I only have enlightenment abilities in these three elements, so having others is useless. What other elemental magic crystals do you need?"
"I intend to get a few of each element. I have a friend who is currently researching these magic crystals. He wants to collect them all. I'm not sure what he's up to. He also wants to buy one of each higher-level magic crystal."
"Level five is manageable, as they are sold in the capital city. But for higher-level magic crystals, there are almost none for sale. You can only buy them at auctions. Those things are too rare, as high-level beasts are difficult to kill."
"The capital city, huh." Lu Heng had also inquired. The distance to the capital city was not short. Even riding the Eagle Beak Beast, it would take about four or five days to fly there.
"Where can I find auctions for high-level magic crystals?"
"The capital city."
Lu Heng... It seemed a trip to the capital city was unavoidable.
"Master, Master, someone has arrived outside."
In his mind, the director's voice echoed again.
Lu Heng frowned. The city gate here had only recently opened. It was estimated that someone would come here to exchange crystals soon.
Lu Heng took out a handful of level four crystals and handed them to Wu Chenzi. "Take these first. If anyone comes to exchange crystals today, help me with the exchanges. If it's not enough, tell them to come back tomorrow. We will only exchange these amounts each day.
And I need some ice, lightning, water, earth, and strength-type magic crystals. It would be better if you could prioritize exchanging these attributes for me."
"Young friend, are you going out?"
"Yes, I just remembered my friend needed me for something today."
"Then, if we only exchange these amounts per day, it might not be enough, right?"
"It's fine. Just say that these things are not produced in large quantities and that only these are available for exchange each day."
"Alright, young friend, you go ahead. I'll watch over things here."
After storing the crystals in his storage space, Wu Chenzi called the disciples of the Danyang Sect to maintain order. Lu Heng, after giving a few instructions to Lu Da Niu, quickly left and entered the backyard.
There was also a door in the backyard that could be used for leaving, which could serve as cover for his departure.
...
Lu Heng returned to [Fallen City] again. He stood on the city wall and looked down, seeing that the visitors were indeed military personnel from the base. The person was a small captain who had previously gone on a mission with Lu Heng.
"Open the gate and let them in. Golden Eagle, you are responsible for clearing the zombies outside."
Upon receiving the order, the Golden Eagle quickly flew towards the city gate. It spread its wings and flapped them, generating layers of wind waves that instantly killed the zombies attracted from outside.
Seeing that the zombies at the city gate had been cleared, Lin Yu quickly turned the mechanism and chains to open the city gate.
"Finally, I see Mr. Lu again. You haven't returned to the villa for quite some time."
After getting out of the car, the small captain immediately walked quickly towards Lu Heng.
"Yes, I've been busy clearing out [Fallen City] recently. There are still many things to deal with here, so I haven't returned to the base."
"Is that so? Is there anything you need the military's help with here? We can arrange for soldiers to assist you.
You've cleared out [Fallen City], which is also a great disaster averted for the survivors. Those people usually engage in robbery and operate in an organized manner, which sometimes even the army cannot deal with."
"Well, we can handle things here for now. As you know, I've cleared out everyone within the city, so there are no outsiders here now." The two spoke as they walked.
Returning to the small building where Lu Heng and his companions were temporarily staying, Lu Heng finally asked, "You didn't just come here to visit, did you?"
"Heh heh, you jest. You were selling weapons that could enhance abilities before. We wanted to ask if you still have these weapons for sale. The military wants to purchase some."
"Yes, but they are one thousand level four ordinary crystals each. The price is the same for all weapons, regardless of their attributes. Which attributes do you want?"
"Recently, the base has been actively killing zombies outside. At our current level, killing zombies is no longer that difficult. At the very least, we are no longer simply passively fleeing.
After setting aside the crystals needed for our own advancement, we have already accumulated thirty thousand level four ordinary crystals. We were thinking of exchanging ten weapons from you first.
As for attributes, we want fire, wind, ice, earth, and lightning."