209: I didn't hear clearly, please say it again

When Xiao Shen saw how serious Old He was, he didn't know why, but he felt a little scared.

He knew that even when he was valued by the City Lord and personally saw the City Lord in the City Lord's Mansion, he had never felt such fear!

Yet, the coldness in Old He's eyes made his spine tingle even in the hot summer.

"I, I..."

Seeing Xiao Shen too scared to speak, Old He finally reined in his imposing aura, returning to his previous lazy demeanor. He picked up his palm-leaf fan, fanning himself theatrically, and said, "Rare ores aren't that easy to come by. At least, I've never seen them in this guild's market."

Only after Old He returned to normal did Xiao Shen feel relieved. That intense oppressive feeling had vanished in an instant, as if it had just been his own imagination while he was spacing out.

"Ah? There are no rare ores in the guild's market?"

That's troublesome. Rare ores are already expensive, and now the guild doesn't even sell them... Old He smacked Xiao Shen on the head with his palm-leaf fan, rolled his eyes, and said, "I only said there aren't any in the market, not that there aren't any anywhere else."

Xiao Shen rubbed his head and asked, "Then where can I find them? Oh, Old Man, stop playing coy and just tell me."

He was really in a hurry.

Old He, however, didn't tell him right away: "I know you're in a hurry, but you have to tell me first what you need the rare ores for. Otherwise, I won't say."

Rare ores have many uses. Besides forging weapons, they can also be used for experiments that violate human ethics... Xiao Shen frowned. He wanted to buy rare ores because he wanted to test the microwave on the green train, but he couldn't say that directly.

So, Xiao Shen thought for a moment and said, "Of course, it's for forging weapons! Weapons made with rare ores will be even better."

Old He subtly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. Although he knew Xiao Shen was a good kid, he was still young, and it wouldn't be good if he were taken advantage of.

"Hmm, a good idea, but rare ores aren't cheap. Do you have that many spirit stones?" Old He lay on his recliner, swaying gently, putting on an act again.

At this point, Xiao Shen couldn't help but sigh: "Without spirit stones, it's really hard to move an inch."

He also thought that since Wang Yi and Gu Mingzhu already knew about the microwave, they would probably try to get rare ores after returning. With money in their hands, it shouldn't be too difficult for them.

As for him, to buy rare ores, he not only had to inquire where they were sold but also consider how many spirit stones he actually had.

Seeing Xiao Shen like this, Old He couldn't bear to say anything else, so he told him: "As far as I know, the guild's Mall should have them for sale, but the quantity is scarce, and the price is high. They only restock every weekend."

"So the Mall sells them!" Xiao Shen was very surprised because he had never known.

Old He smiled and said, "It's normal for you not to know. Only people with money to buy rare ores pay attention to these things."

Xiao Shen: "..." Why did he feel insulted?

"Alright then, I'll go to the Mall this weekend to check it out. Thank you, Old Man!" Xiao Shen finished speaking and was about to run off.

But Old He casually grabbed his clothes, narrowed his eyes, and said, "Kid, asking for information isn't free, you know? Go, buy me a cup of hot tea from that stall across the street."

"Oh, oh, okay." Xiao Shen was torn between laughter and tears. Old He only let go after he agreed.

"Go on."

Old He resumed fanning himself, enjoying the shade under the tree.

As Xiao Shen walked towards the stall across the street, he muttered to himself: The Old Man barely earns a few beast crystals from his stall all day, yet he can sit there all day, never worrying about food or drink, and occasionally enjoying a couple of small drinks. His life is incredibly leisurely.

Although Xiao Shen was very suspicious of Old He's origins, he envied such a life.

In this treacherous apocalypse, if he truly had the means to live peacefully in a corner, he would rather not do anything earth-shattering. He would marry Liu Ling'er, have children, and live an ordinary life.

But the pity was that this was the apocalypse.

Such a life, he probably could never have... 155 Fortress, City Lord's Mansion.

"What?! Senior Brother, I didn't hear you clearly, could you repeat that?"

Gu Mingzhu had just returned to the City Lord's Mansion when she was shocked by what Chu Yun said. She even suspected for a moment that her ears had a problem and she had misheard.

As a result, Chu Yun said again: "After the competition among the younger generation of the Three Great Powers within our Wall this time, the top three will be selected, and these three people will go to 97th Stronghold as exchange students."

Gu Mingzhu: ?!!

"There has never been such a rule before!" She had never heard of it.

Chu Yun sat down, looked at Gu Mingzhu, and said seriously, "The City Lord of 97th Stronghold personally discussed this with me, and I have agreed."

Hearing this, Gu Mingzhu's eyes widened even further: "The City Lord of 97th Stronghold?? When did he come to 155 Fortress?!"

Their 155 Fortress had always had little contact with the first 100 Walls.

After all, the combat power of the first 100 Walls was far stronger than their 155 Fortress; they were not on the same level at all.

If it were to go to 154 Fortress as an exchange student, Gu Mingzhu wouldn't find it surprising.

But that was 97th Stronghold!

Before the 100th Wall.

The gap was so huge, why on earth?

"Hmm, and he proposed conditions that were impossible to refuse. But you don't have to worry; 97th Stronghold will also send three young geniuses here, including the biological son of 97th Stronghold's City Lord."

This was also why Chu Yun had agreed.

Gu Mingzhu was stunned. If that were the case... it wasn't impossible.

After all, both sides would hold each other's weaknesses, making it difficult to act rashly.

It was just that the two Walls were thousands of miles apart. What if something happened and the news couldn't be transmitted back?

"Senior Brother, aren't you afraid that if our people go there, something might happen and the news won't get back?" Gu Mingzhu asked.

Chu Yun shook his head, reached into his storage bag, pulled out an item, and handed it to Gu Mingzhu: "This is a voice transmitter only found in the first 100 Walls. It's made of rare ores, and the technology is mature. Even across thousands of miles, communication is possible."

Gu Mingzhu was even more surprised. In fact, speaking of rare ores, she had originally wanted to come back and ask her Senior Brother about them.

However, she was now preoccupied with the matter of becoming an exchange student.

After all, she could still distinguish which of the two matters was more important.

"Let me see."

Gu Mingzhu took the voice transmitter from Chu Yun's hand. She had no resistance to novel gadgets, let alone something only found in the first 100 Walls. She had to examine it.