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Chapter 314 - 67 Tai Chu must be a Heavenly List Expert_2

Chapter 314: Chapter 67 Tai Chu must be a Heavenly List Expert_2

He was about to close the network and continue on his journey.

However, just at that moment, a comment from an acquaintance caught his eye.

"Senior, did you do it on purpose or was it an accident? Please state a specific location." — Melanie, Fourth Order Cave Profound True Monarch.

"Love you, Senior. Please inform us roughly of your location." — A Dream of a Thousand Autumns, Fourth Order Spring Spirit.

"Fourth Order Amethyst, a destined residence! I’ve arrived at D8B3 area, it’s been a long time since I’ve called for a team, anyone want to go out and have a look?" — Chao Tianzi, Fourth Order Warrior.

"To battle with it, to the victor go the spoils, each relying on their skills, senior please DM me your location, I’ve added you, hope to pass." — Yun Zishan, Fourth Order Evil Desire Fairy.

"You can’t do this, you f*cking can’t do this! If it’s fallen here, then it belongs to us!" — Han Mo, Fourth Order Astrologer.

"LOL, I remember there are two stationed in your district, a healer and an array master? What do you have to steal the kill?" — Bie Tianfeng, Fourth Order Decree Mage.

...

For a while, the comment section quieted down considerably, leaving only a group of Fourth Order experts chatting.

Usually, these people were rarely seen, almost invisible, and their voices were hardly ever heard on the world channel.

Surprisingly, once they appeared, there were quite a few of them.

Certainly, as Xu Shu recalled the frequency of vibrations that night, he knew that few had come, suggesting that not many were active on the forum during the day.

There’s a saying that’s pretty apt, netizens are like cockroaches, when you see one, there are actually many more lurking underneath.

"This is more like it."

Xu Shu stroked his chin, although he didn’t see any Fifth Order characters, he felt it was enough for now.

After all, ’Tai Chu’ was clearly not a particularly aloof character, moderation is key, to quit when ahead. So, he switched to a nickname to respond.

"Hmph, wouldn’t you thank me for picking up such a good deal? I’ve forgotten the exact location, about two hundred miles north-central, approximate eighty miles from the border." — Tai Chu.

This statement naturally led to a flurry of thankful responses.

Simultaneously, the lower left corner kept popping up friend requests.

However, Xu Shu ignored all of them.

He intentionally made the location ambiguous, but his description was quite close to the (19,12) coordinates.

Presumably, this would give the Third Rank pioneers they had encountered earlier a chance to avoid disaster.

If this couldn’t stop it, or if they were too busy to notice, Xu Shu could do no more.

Although he was aiming to promote ’Tai Chu’s’ fame, he had done his best to help.

If this couldn’t save them, then perhaps it was their destiny to face this ordeal, and not even Jesus could save them.

Having done all this, Xu Shu then closed the interface of the enhanced network.

Since he had already scoped out the route in advance, Xu Shu was quite reassured, following the border line continuing northward, and finally around five in the afternoon, reached the Lighthouse Inn at (19,12).

The Lighthouse Inn here was similar in size to the one at (19,3), and was uniquely located on a former university campus, separated from the border line by a lake.

The border line was on the other side of the lake, while the Lighthouse Inn was on this side.

Xu Shu still went through the check-in process and opted for one of the best suites.

Taking advantage of the day when many came to trade and provisions were plentiful, Xu Shu enjoyed a nutritious dinner, including relatively fresh dried beef and some frozen vegetables that had been delivered.

Given it was the Wasteland, and a supply point by the border like the Lighthouse, although there were many people, hoping to eat truly fresh food was somewhat wishful thinking.

Even such a dinner cost Xu Shu a full one hundred and eighty dollars.

Upon entering room 301 on the third floor of the inn, Xu Shu locked the door and took out his big toy.

As the saying goes, full stomach, fancy thoughts, now he was well-fed, it was of course time to consider—"leveling up.

"A level 15 blue erosion crystal, I am now at level 17 and a half, it should make my experience bar jump significantly."

"However, with a bit more money, it could be turned into a blue talisman, which is exactly what I need..."

For the first time in his life, Xu Shu felt torn about the use of a blue crystal.

In the past, he might have eaten it without a second glance, but now, he had to think more long-term.

As the saying goes, if you don’t think ahead, you’ll have immediate worries; currently, he had to consider only two things.

First, to create a purple-grade Curse Seal and then engrave it with a Mystical Chapter to upgrade it to an Epic gold, allowing Wang Teng to take it in, thereby breaking through to the rank of "Martial Artist," so he could then make headlines with "Continuing the Legend" and obtain a Legendary Mystical Chapter.

Second, to obtain an "Alien Species" Seal.

Alien Species Seal, this was the truly tricky part.

At present, Xu Shu’s only option was to try his luck through Legendary draws.

"Indeed, in that case, I should continue with my previous plan, drawing the Tai Chu Scroll three times daily; the first draw to hunt minor monsters near the border, and the remaining two chances to go straight into the legendary to brush for marks."

"So, this blue Erosion Crystal, although indeed valuable, is just so-so for me; what’s more important is to rapidly increase my strength."

Xu Shu silently made up his mind and then immediately consumed the crystal, quickly doing sit-ups in a separate washroom.

Nothing happened that night, the young couple upstairs were passionately active in bed, while Xu Shu was shedding his blood in the washroom.

Everyone has a beautiful future.

...

The next morning, with the morning sun tearing through the darkness before dawn, Xu Shu crawled out from under the bed, a confident smile on his face.

[The sun rises in the east, and all things revive; welcome back to the Tai Chu Scroll, great master!]

[Todays remaining openings: 3/3]

[You can freely choose between the following two modes]

[Expedition Mode]

[Legend Mode]

As soon as the Tai Chu Scroll refreshed, he felt his strength was boundless.

"Who knows if that Plastic Surgery Monster was killed yesterday~ I could have actually used the crisis it brought to improve the quality of the Legendary Fate Pool, but now it seems unnecessary. Heh, gains come with losses."

Xu Shu shook his head with a wry smile, yet he did not regret his choices.

He silently selected [Expedition Mode], and his will poured into it.

[Currently checking status...]

[Check complete!]

[Another beautiful day; you, Xu Shu, level 17 Great Perfection Warrior, you once again wake from your slumber, and this time your goal is, pioneering, hunting Erosion Crystals.]

[Even though you know the wilderness is dangerous and a Third Rank Black Widow Count has been eyeing you for some time, still unknown if you’ve shaken him off, you aren’t worried at all because you have the Tai Chu Scroll, the future is in your hands, holding three opportunities to restart, what is there to fear?]

[Being foresighted, one step ahead, in the journey you are invincible!]

[Your current situation is very...]

...

"Our current situation is not good."

In the moving SUV, Gu Pan opened her eyes and looked towards Gu Yue Ming sitting beside her.

The somber words, however, came not from Gu Pan, but from Gu Yue Ming.

"What do you mean, weren’t you just reflecting on how this place used to be a geomantic treasure that’s worth revisiting?" Gu Pan rubbed her temples, extremely tired, and suddenly, she noticed the word "again" in her own speech, her expression first puzzled, then sharply intense.

She hurriedly looked down, sneakily pulled out a round black-bagged object from under the car seat, lifted it, and to her surprise, it was an exceedingly smooth soup bowl!

Thinking of the use of this soup bowl, a flicker of irritation crossed Gu Pan’s eyes, but now was not the time to dwell on that.

She quickly turned the soup bowl over, and saw four "Proper" characters engraved on it!

"That means, I’ve been stuck in a loop at least twenty times..."

Gu Pan’s eyes narrowed, with utmost solemnity she pulled out a small knife and gently added another "first stroke" at the bottom.

The first stroke of the character for "Proper."

The twenty-first loop.

Activate!