Chapter 33 Opportunity

In the virtual world network, Pang Ze's personal space.

Pang Ze sat in the spaceship's hall, leisurely reviewing data, when a figure suddenly appeared from the void—it was Liu Hai.

"Senior Liu, did everything go smoothly?" Pang Ze asked with a smile.

"The process of claiming the reward was quite smooth," Liu Hai replied, chuckling. "A total of nine thousand one hundred and sixty gold. I've handed it all over to Jingming. Jingming will have to keep his heart in his throat tonight."

Pang Ze nodded. "With Jingming's identity as a Blood Rain Guard, and with the secret assistance of three eighth-order experts, he should be able to safely protect the gold overnight. By tomorrow morning, he'll be able to trade it all."

"Does it have to be traded during the day?" Liu Hai asked curiously.

"Because the Blood Rain World's money houses are only open during the day. Those intermediaries don't dare to carry large amounts of gold and silver with them, so they also deposit it in the money houses. They only take it out when needed," Pang Ze explained.

Liu Hai understood.

"Hm?"

Liu Hai lightly tapped on a message, which displayed a screenshot of an animal hide along with a detailed description.

"This is the seventh treasure map. Collect all nine treasure maps to find the previous dynasty's treasure. All the top forces in the Blood Rain World are frantically searching for the previous dynasty's treasure maps. The seventh treasure map is worth around 50,000 gold." Pang Ze, looking at the description, felt a jolt of alarm.

"Not good!"

Realizing the danger, Pang Ze immediately sent a message to Xu Jingming: "Jingming, that animal hide is the seventh treasure map of the previous dynasty, worth around 50,000 gold! Quickly find a place to hide it. Carrying it around will attract intense targeting in the Blood Rain World!"

...

Xu Jingming, accompanied by three eighth-order experts, slowed down after running for more than ten *li*.

Running at high speed in the dark of night would attract the attention of the Blood Rain Guards patrolling everywhere! Furthermore, Xu Jingming and the others had normal bodies, and running at their maximum speed consumed a lot of energy.

Running at top speed for an extended period could easily cause a person to lose a layer of weight.

Xu Jingming and his group needed to conserve some energy to deal with unexpected situations.

"Chase!"

"Catch up with them!"

Suddenly, there were sounds of commotion ahead, and shadows rapidly approached Xu Jingming and his group.

Xu Jingming and the others were taken aback.

From a distance, they could see hundreds of Blood Rain Guards chasing in their direction, running on the streets and rooftops.

"What do we do?" one of the eighth-order experts asked in a low voice.

"We can't run. If we run, they'll suspect us, and we don't have an advantage in speed," Xu Jingming said, shaking his head slightly. "Let's just act like ordinary people. They shouldn't be related to Cheng Yanran."

The three eighth-order experts nodded.

They were hired, and they would do as the hirer instructed.

"Swish, swish, swish."

Figures passed by Xu Jingming and his group's area.

"Hm?"

A Blood Rain Guard spotted Xu Jingming and his group, and also saw Xu Jingming's package.

"Open your package and let us inspect it!"

"They might be accomplices of the thieves." Several Blood Rain Guards immediately approached.

Xu Jingming was stunned.

Open the package for inspection?

The package was full of gold!

"Esteemed Blood Rain Guard officers, what's going on? We don't know anything," Xu Jingming said, noticing that a large number of Blood Rain Guards were still chasing ahead.

"Hmph, we'll know after an inspection, hurry up!"

Several Blood Rain Guards approached, staring at Xu Jingming and his group.

Xu Jingming reluctantly took down the package, saying, "We really don't know what's going on, Blood Rain Guard officers..." While Xu Jingming was speaking, the majority of the Blood Rain Guards had reached a distance away.

"Escape."

Xu Jingming whispered, leading the three eighth-order experts to quickly head away, as far as possible from the group of Blood Rain Guards.

On one hand, the gold on his person, as well as the loot from searching Jian Fawang, Cheng Yanran, and others, amounted to more than ten thousand gold! Being discovered by the Blood Rain Guards would cause a lot of trouble.

On the other hand, the looted items were personal belongings of Cheng Yanran and the others! If he were caught, it would likely be discovered quickly... that he was related to Cheng Yanran's death.

Therefore, he had to escape!

"Why am I so unlucky? The Blood Rain Guards were chasing another group of thieves, and I just happened to run into them? Is the world targeting me?" Xu Jingming wondered as he fled with the three eighth-order experts.

"Don't run!"

"Catch them!"

Several Blood Rain Guards quickly gave chase, and some auxiliary guards nearby, who had been paying attention, immediately fired signal arrows upon seeing this.

Some auxiliary guards and Blood Rain Guards also rushed over.

...

"Observing the changes in the heavens, tonight, opportunity lies in the east."

Three figures walked along the street.

A blind old man, a woman in white, and a handsome, bewitching man walked side by side.

"Old Blind Man, don't get it wrong," the bewitching man said with a smile.

"You use your eyes to see the world, but I use my heart to see the world. The *qi* between heaven and earth changes endlessly. Only by adapting to it can things go smoothly," the blind old man said with a smile. "Just listen to me, there will definitely be a great opportunity tonight. If we get a great opportunity, I get half."

"If we really get an opportunity, what's wrong with giving you half?" the woman in white said.

The three walked and chatted.

Suddenly, they encountered Xu Jingming and his group, who were fleeing.

...

Xu Jingming and his group weren't afraid of the dozens of Blood Rain Guards and hundreds of auxiliary guards chasing them, but they didn't want to get entangled! Once they fought, more Blood Rain Guards and auxiliary guards would come.

"Hm?" Xu Jingming looked at the three people who had suddenly appeared ahead.

A blind old man, a woman in white, and a bewitching man stood shoulder to shoulder in the middle of the street, looking at Xu Jingming and his group.

"The opportunity is on them," the blind old man said with a smile, pointing at Xu Jingming and his group.

"What exactly is going on?" Xu Jingming was somewhat bewildered.

The bewitching man looked at Xu Jingming and his group.

Whoosh—

A terrifying mental power spread out, causing a sense of distortion in space and enveloping Xu Jingming and his group, causing the three eighth-order experts to change their expressions.

They were only at the average level of eighth-order Star Cluster lifeforms, and were not as good as the bewitching man in terms of mental power.

"He's Ying Wuxie, the Demon Lord, one of the 'Three Rulers' of the Black Lotus Sect," Xu Jingming recognized the other party and said in a low voice, "The other two are Feng Yuyan, the previous palace master of the Flower Brothel Palace, and the Beggar Clan's Heavenly Secrets Elder."

The three people in front of him were extremely terrifying existences.

In the imperial capital, the power they could mobilize... was much stronger than Jian Fawang.

For example, Feng Yuyan was both the previous palace master of the Flower Brothel Palace and a high-level member of the Fengyu family.

Not to mention the Black Lotus Sect, as the oldest sect, dynasties rose and fell, but the Black Lotus Sect continued to be passed down! The Red Lotus Sect was only a split from the Black Lotus Sect, which shows how deep the Black Lotus Sect's foundation was.

The Black Lotus Sect was jointly governed by the sect master and the Three Rulers.

Demon Lord Ying Wuxie was the most terrifying of the three.

The blind old man came from the Beggar Clan, the largest gang in the entire Blood Rain World... was the Beggar Clan! With the decline of the empire and the people's hardships, the Beggar Clan had grown stronger. No force dared to underestimate the Beggar Clan.

"Swish, swish, swish!!!"

The Blood Rain Guards and auxiliary guards had already caught up.

"You still dare to run!" The Blood Rain Guards were furious.

Xu Jingming's mind suddenly heard a voice—"Jingming, that animal hide is the seventh treasure map of the previous dynasty, worth around 50,000 gold! Quickly find a place to hide it. Carrying it around will attract intense targeting in the Blood Rain World!"

Xu Jingming finally understood.

"The seventh treasure map!" Xu Jingming completely understood.

The more gold and silver one carried in the Blood Rain World, the more intensely they would be targeted.

Ten thousand gold! Xu Jingming believed that he and the three eighth-order experts could handle this level of targeting.

But with the treasure map added...

The Blood Rain World's targeting increased dramatically!

The Blood Rain Guards' pursuit, the Heavenly Secrets Elder's observing the heavens... all of this had led them to encounter Xu Jingming.

"I know you want the treasure map." Xu Jingming looked at the numerous Blood Rain Guards and auxiliary guards who had caught up behind him, and then at the three terrifying experts in front of him. He immediately took out the animal hide treasure map from his arms and threw it at the Blood Rain Guards.

"The treasure map of the previous dynasty's treasure, here you go." Xu Jingming said, and quickly led the three eighth-order experts away.

"Treasure map!"

"The seventh treasure map!"

The woman in white and the bewitching man simultaneously focused on the flying animal hide treasure map. With the help of the moonlight, they could see the appearance of the animal hide clearly. With their knowledge, they could naturally determine that it was the seventh treasure map at a glance.

The top forces had records of the approximate appearance of the nine treasure maps.

"That's the opportunity." The blind old man could sense the allure of the animal hide.

"The previous dynasty's treasure treasure map?" The Blood Rain Guards and auxiliary guards were shocked. Looking at the flying treasure map, one of the Blood Rain Guards couldn't help but reach out and grab it.

"Put it down."

The three terrifying experts rushed over.

"Fire a signal arrow!" The Blood Rain Guards and auxiliary guards were furious. With so many of them, why would they be afraid of three people?

Suddenly, a terrifying mental power that seemed to distort heaven and earth spread out, causing the Blood Rain Guards to sway as if drunk. Only a few Blood Rain Guards could guard their minds! Most of the auxiliary guards fell directly to the ground.

"Hmph." Demon Lord Ying Wuxie snorted coldly.

The woman in white reached out with a hand that carried a deadly allure, causing the Blood Rain Guards who had guarded their minds to become infatuated.

This fair, jade-like right hand flashed like a phantom, already taking the treasure map.

"Got it." The woman in white nodded.

The three of them had high status and would not break their oath regarding the distribution of the treasure map. At least, one treasure map wasn't worth tearing apart their relationship.

"Those people have already escaped far away, and they are not affected by my mental power," the bewitching man said. "Those people are at least first-rate experts."

"There's no opportunity on them anymore," the blind old man said.

The woman in white and the bewitching man trusted the blind old man very much, and the three of them quietly left.

...

Xu Jingming and his group finally arrived at the nearest residence. Before the operation, Liu Hai, Pang Ze, and Tu Ling had quietly rented some ordinary residences throughout the imperial capital.

"The three of you can log off first. If there's any danger tonight, I'll ask you to log back on," Xu Jingming said.

"Sure."

The three eighth-order experts nodded and disappeared as they logged off.

Xu Jingming was left alone to immediately separate and hide the gold and other items.

"That was a close call." Xu Jingming breathed a sigh of relief. "The Blood Rain World's targeting attracted by one or two thousand gold is generally very weak. At around ten thousand gold, the targeting starts to increase. Twenty thousand, thirty thousand gold... the further it goes, the more terrifying the targeting becomes."

"I didn't expect that piece of animal hide to be so scary."

"Just one treasure map is worth so much. How much would the previous dynasty's treasure be worth?" Xu Jingming thought, but didn't dare to hope for too much. "The Blood Rain World is ultimately a virtual game world. The game officials are secretly monitoring it, so how would they allow players to earn too much?"

Earning a little was fine.

The previous dynasty's treasure?

Even one treasure map attracted so much hatred!

Collect all nine treasure maps? Dean Ming might even show himself.

And still go digging for treasure? The game officials might just make the 'previous dynasty's treasure' disappear!

...

Xu Jingming didn't sleep all night, remaining vigilant the entire time.

However, he didn't encounter any more danger that night!

"Jingming." In the morning, Pang Ze came to the residence, looking at Xu Jingming with a smile. "I've already arranged a trade partner, they'll be here soon."

Xu Jingming nodded. "Eight thousand gold is ready."

They would trade out eight thousand gold this time!

"This trade partner is not the same as last time," Pang Ze said with a smile. "This time, the trade partner is a bit more generous with the exchange rate."

Xu Jingming nodded.

Whoever offered more cosmic crystals would naturally get the trade!

"Hm? They're here, I'll go pick them up." Pang Ze couldn't say much more, and went out. A moment later, he brought in a black-haired old man and a cold woman, leading them into the house.

Xu Jingming placed the wooden box, which had been prepared in the corner, on the table, and opened it. Inside were a full eight thousand gold.

"Princess Ivan, you said you wanted ten thousand gold yesterday, so I've helped you gather it as quickly as possible," the black-haired old man said with a smile, taking out a package of gold bars from his arms, a total of ten gold bars, and placing them in the wooden box to make up the ten thousand gold.

"Mm."

The cold woman nodded, standing in front of the wooden box, and began to perform a sacrifice.

The cold woman was bathed in light, and the light also enveloped the gold in the wooden box.

Whoosh.

The cold woman and the ten thousand gold disappeared.

"Pleasure doing business." The black-haired old man nodded to Xu Jingming and Pang Ze. "I'll take my leave first."

With that, the black-haired old man left.

Online transactions were guaranteed by the Myriad Worlds Group, so there was no need to worry about risk.

Pang Ze, watching the other party leave, then said with a smile, "This person rarely buys gold from the Blood Rain World, but their account with the Myriad Worlds Group has a high reputation! They must have needed to buy this batch of gold urgently."

Xu Jingming sighed. "That Princess Ivan wanted ten thousand gold yesterday, and today she's sacrificing it to a mysterious place. There's really no comparison between people."

"Ten thousand gold is just a threshold. The vast majority of cosmic citizens are only fifth-order, and can't take out ten thousand gold," Pang Ze said. "But this ten thousand gold isn't difficult for true experts, or for people with some background."

"It's still quite difficult," Xu Jingming said with emotion.

Pang Ze said with a smile, "You'll earn ten thousand gold quickly. By the way, after this trade, our entire plan will be over. Including the Turquoise Tower incident, our total harvest is estimated to be 2.03 billion cosmic crystals! According to the agreed-upon 6:1 split, you'll get 290 million cosmic crystals."

Xu Jingming nodded.

He invested 50 million, and it multiplied several times over.

"Are you sure you don't want to exchange the gold and silver you have left into cosmic crystals?" Pang Ze asked.

"I won't," Xu Jingming said with a smile. "I want to gather ten thousand gold. If I exchange it into cosmic crystals now, I'll have to exchange it back in the future! Back and forth, I'll lose a lot of intermediary fees."

Pang Ze nodded. "You'll keep about 23,000 *liang* of silver, and I'll give you an additional 80 million cosmic crystals."

"Okay," Xu Jingming nodded.

The two of them settled the accounts clearly.

"By the way, should we give some to my master and Tu Ling?" Xu Jingming said.

"We're hiring them, we just need to give them the hiring fees," Pang Ze said. "I earned a lot this time, so I'll give them each a red envelope."

Pang Ze looked around. "After this, the Blood Rain World's targeting level will also increase for us. After all, we've obtained more than 20,000 gold in total!"

"I don't care, after all, this isn't my main battlefield." Pang Ze looked at Xu Jingming. "But for you, it's more disadvantageous."

"If it weren't for Mr. Pang, relying solely on my own plan, the probability of failure would probably be extremely high," Xu Jingming said.

With Pang Ze around.

The investment was greater, the consideration of various factors was more comprehensive, and the grasp of the plan was also higher.

"Because of you, I earned a lot this time," Pang Ze said with a smile. "Our action plan is over. But we hired so many cosmic citizen players, and the hiring period is one month! There's still more than half a month until the deadline, so the command of this team will be entirely handed over to you. How much you can earn depends on your ability."

Xu Jingming was stunned.

"But remember," Pang Ze said, "the Blood Rain World's targeting against you has increased, so you can't be greedy! Earn less, and the grasp will be greater."

"Thank you, Mr. Pang." Xu Jingming was quite grateful.

"I earned more than a billion this time, so I should be thanking you," Pang Ze said with a smile. "Finally, let me remind you that gold and silver in the Blood Rain World are getting harder and harder to earn! The foundation of an evolver is still their own evolution level."

"We rack our brains and take risks to earn this little bit, and we'll lose it all if we fail. But for truly top evolvers, ten or eight life planets are given as gifts," Pang Ze looked at Xu Jingming. "As the Blue Star civilization's most talented evolver, you are the one among all the people of Blue Star who has the best chance of going the furthest on the path of evolution."

Xu Jingming nodded, he had never slackened.

Pang Ze nodded and said with a smile, "Contact me anytime if you need anything, I'm your agent after all."

"Definitely," Xu Jingming nodded.

Pang Ze immediately disappeared, having already logged off and left the Blood Rain World.

For Pang Ze, it was only because of Xu Jingming that he formulated a plan and did a deal in a short period of time. With Pang Ze's expertise, he wouldn't stay in the Blood Rain World for long.

The Blood Rain World's operating mechanism wasn't very suitable for Pang Ze to stay for long.

Because the more one earned, the more severe the targeting became.

"Store the gold and silver." Xu Jingming took out the remaining gold and silver and carried it on his back, as it was safer to exchange it for silver notes. If silver notes were lost, one could still withdraw the money with their identity token and text code.

On the way to the money house, Xu Jingming was also considering what to do next.