72: Prey and Hunter

This exotic treasure could merge into his body, becoming one with him from then on, so he didn't have to worry about it being stolen by others.

In this regard, it was actually better than the saviors ring or the spark medal.

Opening the trading area, Tang Ping agreed to all the trading requests for the secret manuals he had listed.

He harvested some attribute stones and a-rank experience stones.

The items were much fewer than before, but at least there was still some profit, and Tang Ping didn't mind the small amount.

The four types of attribute stones added up to less than forty, and there were fewer than two hundred a-rank experience stones.

However, Tang Ping estimated that these experience stones should be enough for the Magical Girl to break through to the late stage of Intermediate Magician!

He opened the Magical Girl mini-game, took out one hundred a-rank experience stones, and recharged them for the Magical Girl.

Sure enough, the Magical Girl broke through to the early stage of High-level Magician.

"At this realm, she should have basic self-preservation capabilities even in the magic world, right?"

For now, Tang Ping could only recharge the Magical Girl up to this point; he really couldn't afford anything beyond that.

According to his estimate, it would probably take one thousand a-rank experience stones for the Magical Girl to break through to the next realm.

And just as Tang Ping thought.

Sophia, who was already a High-level Magician, was indeed considered a powerhouse in such a small place.

Outside the room where Tang Ping couldn't see, Sophia lived in a world shrouded in darkness.

"God, the merciful and great God Lord Tang Ping, Sophia will definitely not let you down!"

Sophia prayed devoutly, reciting the Bible she had compiled herself.

After finishing her prayer, Sophia picked up the Bible, wrapped herself in a wide black robe, and walked out of the room.

Like a city that was an isolated island in the darkness, people dressed in various ways—men or women, old or young—passed through remote alleys and gathered towards an underground church.

By the time Sophia arrived, the place was already full of people, their eyes staring at Sophia with fanaticism.

The Magical Girl walked onto the podium, took off her black robe, and revealed her exquisite and flawless face.

And the golden-red lotus on her forehead.

When the lotus appeared, light enveloped everyone.

That was light, warm, brilliant, and noble light!

The fanaticism in the eyes of the believers below grew even stronger!

In this world shrouded in darkness, nothing was more noble than light!

As the lowest class of outcasts, they were actually illuminated by this light.

It even drove away the illnesses and pains from their bodies!

Whoever dared to say this was not a miracle, whoever dared to say they were not the people chosen by God, would likely be put on the stake by these crazy believers in the next moment and sacrificed to God.

"God says, all living beings are equal, and every person has the right to pursue the light..."

Sophia preached the deeds and will of God with a solemn and earnest expression.

The believers below also had solemn expressions, piously clasping their hands and closing their eyes to listen to God's teachings.

Tang Ping did not know any of this, because he could only see this small house.

"How about I upgrade the house for Sophia?" Tang Ping rubbed his chin.

Upgrading the house required spending quite a lot of gold coins, and recharging food and such didn't exchange for many gold coins.

His gaze slowly fell on the thirty-something attribute stones he had just obtained, and he felt tempted. What should he do?

In the past: Magical Girl, not even a dog would play it.

Now: What to recharge today?

Tang Ping directly recharged ten attribute stones, immediately obtaining a large amount of gold coins, and he immediately upgraded the house.

The original one-story house turned into a two-story small building after the upgrade, and the area was also much larger; for a moment, it actually seemed a bit empty.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Magical Girl was not at home, Tang Ping happily purchased various furniture and decoration facilities from the mall page, bit by bit transforming a cozy home for the Magical Girl.

Golden flower European-style table lamp, buy!

White gold-rimmed European-style bedside table, buy!

Double bed, buy!

Seven-colored glass windows, buy!

Crystal chandelier, buy!

Pink cat paw carpet, buy!

After a fierce flurry of operations, the Magical Girl's house immediately took on a brand-new look. Tang Ping's girlish heart was satisfied, and he fell into a deep sleep; there was another dungeon to open in Xi County tomorrow.

At daybreak, the first to wake up was Wu Zhenhai. He got up shortly after five in the morning. It was hard to tell that this big guy was actually quite thoughtful, using the gas canister in the kitchen to cook a sumptuous meal.

"Old Wu, your cooking is not bad at all." Tang Ping praised. This smelled much better than the instant noodles he made himself; it almost made him dizzy with delight.

And compared to the compressed biscuits he ate, it was almost like pig feed.

Pig: Don't insult my pig feed.

"As long as Uncle Xiao Tang likes it, haha." On the surface, Wu Zhenhai seemed to have adjusted his state.

"Where are we going to search today?" Chen Pingliang asked.

Tang Ping swallowed the chicken piece in his mouth. "According to what the Old Town Mayor said at the beginning, Xiao Yue has bound a Shelter, which means that although mobile phones and other communication devices might be out of power, the regional channel still exists, and Xiao Yue must be in it too."

"We can post messages to look for Xiao Yue while heading to the place where she lived. Didn't the Old Town Mayor say that he told Xiao Yue to leave marks every so often if she left? We can search based on that."

Chen Pingliang nodded: "The place where Xiao Yue lived is in that residential area not far away. We can go there and see if we can find any clues left by Xiao Yue."

The three of them devoured the meal like a whirlwind, not even bothering to wash the plates and pots, and left directly, heading to the nearby residential area to search for Xiao Yue.

...

"Four-Eyes, are you sure those three people are players?"

"Big Brother Hao, how could that be fake? I saw with my own eyes that big guy take out all kinds of food out of thin air. If they aren't players with a Shelter, what else could they be!"

"Good! Once we obtain their Shelter, I will definitely give you one!" Big Brother Hao's eyes were filled with greed. "Third Sister, everything will depend on you in a moment."

"Don't worry. With this big belly of mine, I don't believe they won't fall for it." The woman's face was gentle, her palm gently stroking her belly. "Good child, whether Mommy can live a good life depends on you."

The smile on the woman's face clearly looked very gentle, but it gave people a strange sense of madness.

Even Big Brother Hao beside her had a flash of fear in his eyes. This Third Sister beside him was very terrifying; to survive, she would do anything.

"Big Brother Hao, if we rob their Shelter, what do we do about the two extra people?" Four-Eyes licked his chapped lips. Among the three of them, he was the only one without a Shelter now.

The big brother killed his wife, and the Third Sister killed her husband, and they still hadn't finished eating yet.

Green light shone in Four-Eyes' eyes. Soon, very soon, he would also be able to have a Shelter.

"For the extra ones, we will go to the largest nearby base, Yuntian Base, and trade them with their leader for experience stones!"

"Go to Yuntian Base? Will those people trade with us?" Four-Eyes had fear on his face.

Big Brother Hao sneered: "What are you afraid of? They are currently in a standoff with another base. The two bases are massing troops and frantically trying to recruit Talent Users who haven't joined any factions to bolster their own strength. At this time, they won't just casually attack people like us."

"Brother Hao, they are coming. I'm going down." The woman stroked her belly, and two tears slowly filled the two dimples on her face, instantly becoming pitiful. She bent down and made a foot-long bloody gash on her own thigh.

Big Brother Hao looked at his Third Sister in horror.