Chen Luo had Deng Xianhong drive the car directly to his stall and exchange it for an empty one.

When Deng Xianhong arrived, he looked at Chen Luo's sign that read, "Recruiting, only Level 3."

He couldn't help but rub his eyes, seriously suspecting he was seeing things.

After confirming, he widened his eyes. Really?

Was he getting that cocky?

Level 3. There were only three people in his team at that level, and the remaining twenty-plus were Level 2. From Deng Xianhong's observations, Level 3s were considered elites among elites, right?

Deng Xianhong was a little complacent, but then, good heavens, you're starting recruitment at Level 3?

Deng Xianhong pointed at the sign and said, "Is this a mistake? Can you even recruit anyone like this?"

One of Chen Luo's members heard this and couldn't help but feel proud. Although they didn't have many people, they were all elites.

"It's not a mistake. Are Level 3s that rare? We're all Level 3 here."

Indeed, everyone who came was Level 3.

Deng Xianhong and the others were shocked beyond words. All Level 3?

How was that possible?

He knew Chen Luo was awesome, but he didn't realize he was this awesome.

...

Chen Luo took a walk around and was about to reach the end when he suddenly saw a lot of people gathered around a stall.

There must be something good, or else there wouldn't be so many people surrounding it.

Chen Luo immediately walked over and, using "polite" methods, pulled a few people aside and squeezed in.

Chen Luo was somewhat familiar with the stall owner.

Oh, wasn't this Brother Long, the person he met after collecting supplies at the market?

He had a live chicken, and Xia Haoran had begged him to give it to him, but Brother Long had unhesitatingly refused.

At this moment, the chicken was placed right in the center of the stall, with Jiang Long and his men guarding it closely. This was a treasure.

The chicken looked very spirited. It was a hen, with a few fiery red feathers, and it was a bit larger than normal chickens.

It was held by Jiang Long with a thick iron chain; ordinary ropes couldn't restrain it.

Jiang Long looked troubled. He didn't want to sell this chicken in the first place, as it laid eggs every day and could even breathe fire.

Although the fire it breathed could only be considered small flames, barely equal to the strength of a Level 1 esper.

But this chicken had a temper. Hey, being locked up every day, it got angry and stopped laying eggs.

Could Jiang Long let it roam free? It would be gone that day.

What made Jiang Long even angrier was that this chicken would occasionally play with fire.

He couldn't keep it. What was the use of keeping a hen that didn't lay eggs?

Jiang Long wasn't strong enough to bear eating it, so he wanted to exchange it for some supplies. At the very least, he could get a few tons of rice or dozens of crystals, right?

Jiang Long boasted that this chicken had the potential to become a Fire Phoenix.

Jiang Long asked for the exorbitant price of twenty tons of rice.

Asking for the sky and bargaining on the ground. Maybe someone would buy it?

Twenty tons of rice was forty thousand *jin* (approximately 48,000 lbs), enough to feed twenty thousand people for a day.

The chicken caused a sensation when it was brought out. It wasn't entirely unique, but it was rare.

Unfortunately, when the chicken was put on display, it attacked a bystander, burning his hair.

Most of the people here were in groups, and they weren't going to let Jiang Long off the hook.

Jiang Long said with a bitter face, "Okay, ten tons of rice for you."

The man across from him, Zhou Mingliang, who was in his thirties, sneered and said, "You burned my brother's hair and still want money? Do you think I'm easy to bully?"

"A hundred *jin* of rice, no more than that. Otherwise, after the trade fair ends, we'll find a place to settle this."

"Xiao Si, get the men ready. If he doesn't give us an explanation, we'll give him one."

Jiang Long wasn't too flustered. His side wasn't weak either. He also knew that the other side was bluffing. It wasn't worth it for both sides to fight to the death over a chicken.

Chen Luo looked at the chicken, his eyes lighting up. This kind of chicken, with abilities but without mutations, tasted very good.

Much more delicious than normal chickens.

If it were used to make stewed chicken with mushrooms...

He didn't have a live chicken yet. It would be good to bring it back to lay eggs.

As for the Fire Phoenix, forget it. Chen Luo had indeed seen many fire-breathing birds in his previous life, but he had never seen a legendary creature like the Fire Phoenix.

Chen Luo said, "Brother Long, right? I'll offer twenty Level 2 crystals for this chicken. I'll take it."

Jiang Long was stunned. Only then did he notice Chen Luo. It was him.

When he saw Chen Luo coming out of the market, he knew that Chen Luo's side was very powerful, otherwise, they wouldn't be able to deal with so many zombies in the market.

He had followed behind and picked up some scraps.

Jiang Long was in a dilemma. Seeing Chen Luo stepping forward, the price he offered was low, but it was still better than a hundred *jin* of rice.

Zhou Mingliang looked at Chen Luo with a hostile expression, "This chicken injured my brother, it can only be sold to me. Are you trying to cause trouble?"

Chen Luo glanced at him and ignored him.

Seeing that Chen Luo was ignoring him, Zhou Mingliang's anger flared up.

Zhou Mingliang stepped forward, trying to grab Chen Luo's clothes to question him properly, but Xia Haoran slapped him away.

Xia Haoran's strength was considerable.

With a smack, Zhou Mingliang's arm turned red and was very painful.

Zhou Mingliang was completely enraged, "You motherfucker, anyone who doesn't want to die, get out of my way. I, Zhou Mingliang, have always been the one bullying others. Today, I've been bullied. Kill these bastards."

Xia Haoran was actually feeling a bit aggrieved. He had been rejected by Jiang Long that day.

Although he was lucky that Jiang Long rejected him, allowing him to follow Chen Luo, he now had a chance to prove himself.

Xia Haoran stepped forward and said, "Boss, I'll do it."

Chen Luo's lips curved up. If Jiang Long knew how strong Xia Haoran was, he wondered what kind of expression he would have.

More than a dozen people surrounded Chen Luo and the others.

Xia Haoran, with a cold face, quickly stepped forward and punched a person's temple with all his might like lightning.

The vital point was hit hard, and since he was only a Level 2 elemental esper, Xia Haoran instantly killed him.

If a group of people were prepared and had a certain distance, Xia Haoran wouldn't be able to cope without getting hurt. But at this time, the distance was very close.

Xia Haoran grabbed the dead person and used him as a shield, quickly rushing towards the others.

The other side woke up as if from a dream and began to prepare their abilities to attack Xia Haoran.

But Xia Haoran was exceptionally agile and had a meat shield, so he quickly closed the distance, basically taking out each opponent with one punch.

After five people died, Xia Haoran was still unscathed.

This group was terrified. This power was too terrifying. Every punch hit a vital point. His speed didn't seem very fast, but it was difficult to hit him. Even if they did, it would hit the meat shield.

They were scared out of their wits.

No one would stubbornly hold on to the end. Seeing Xia Haoran like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, they immediately turned around and ran away.

Zhou Mingliang was also horrified. This man's skills were terrifying, and he was not on the same level as his men at all.

He also ran.

Xia Haoran couldn't chase everyone at the same time, but he would definitely not let him go.

Jiang Long was dumbfounded. Although he knew that Xia Haoran was a Sanda champion, he didn't expect that even in the apocalypse, when everyone had abilities, the gap would still be so big.

Such a fierce general, back then, only needed a chicken to work for him, and he had rejected him.

Jiang Long felt bitter and regretted it immensely. Alas, his mind had been clouded by greed.

How could he be so stupid?