Chapter 36: Another Earth Soul Crystal

Yang Tong was thinking on his way home about whether to tell his parents about this matter. After thinking it over, he realized he couldn’t hide it, so he decided to tell them, simply saying he and Feng Xiaobo were just lucky.

When he got home, he happened to see his parents also returning from outside by car, carrying takeout food.

“Dad, Mom, why are you only getting back now?” Yang Tong asked curiously, as his mother usually didn’t go out and instead stayed home to prepare dinner.

“Hehe, we went out to dig for Earth Soul Crystals. By the way, where did you go today? Huh, this car of yours seems new,” Yang Tong said in a good mood.

“Dad, you haven’t fully recovered yet, you shouldn’t go out,” Yang Tong complained. “As for this car, I’ll explain it inside.” After saying that, he put the car away. The Storage Ring was really convenient. The one in Yang Tong’s hand was a new top-grade second-tier Storage Ring he bought at the Mercenary Guild. Its space was twice as big as the largest one at home.

Once back inside, with the door closed, the family of three sat at the dining table. The parents looked seriously at Yang Tong and said, “Alright, tell us what happened.”

“This is what happened…” Yang Tong explained the events, but he concealed how he discovered the Earth Soul Crystal and the Plum Blossom Divination Art.

Upon hearing this, Yang Tong and his wife were first greatly shocked, then overjoyed, and then became quite nervous.

“Mom, Dad, are you alright?” Yang Tong asked with concern.

“We’re fine, but you were too reckless, kid,” Yang Tong said seriously. “That’s right, becoming a peripheral member can indeed make many greedy people hesitate to act. But what if it’s another peripheral member of the Mercenary Guild? You must understand, for a huge organization like the Mercenary Guild, peripheral members are countless. Just here in Luoyu County, there are no less than a few dozen people qualified as peripheral members of the Mercenary Guild. Each of them is among the strongest of the county’s apprentice-level experts, and each has some tricks and influence behind them. They are not easy to provoke. If they decide to deal with you, the Mercenary Guild won’t interfere.”

Upon hearing this, Yang Tong was stunned for a moment. Although he understood the principle of keeping a low profile and also knew that ‘a common man’s only crime is possessing a treasure,’ his experience was still shallow, and he hadn’t seen the whole picture clearly. What his dad said was right. If they were both peripheral members, the Mercenary Guild would absolutely not favor either side. If someone really jumped out and came to pick a fight with any excuse, it would be impossible to reason clearly. Besides, in this high-martial world, principles aren’t argued; they are fought for.

However, there were still rules in human society. Inside the county town, no one dared to cause trouble. Even experts as strong as Earth Rank, or even Sky-Rank Experts, dared not openly violate this rule in public places within the city. Because if even gathering places like cities and public areas became battlegrounds, the foundation of the entire Human Civilization would first collapse from within. The human higher-ups had very strict written rules: except for law enforcement agencies, no one was allowed to use force to injure others within the city.

“But don’t worry too much. Even if this news leaks, it won’t be very fast. As long as we don’t leave the city, no one can do anything to us,” Yang Tong said, drawing on his experience. “However, our whole family can also prepare to move, to Falling Star City to lay low. After this matter blows over, we can come back, or just stay in Falling Star City.” With six hundred million Spirit Coins, the family could buy a nice property in Falling Star City and live a good life.

Yang Tong listened and nodded, replying, “Dad, you decide.” As he spoke, he took out the Vitality Restoration Potion and handed it to his father. “Dad, this is Vitality Restoration Potion. After taking it, you can recover your depleted vitality.”

Yang Tong took the potion and nodded. “Good boy, very thoughtful.”

“Alright, let’s eat. This is from the best restaurant in the county, your favorite dishes,” Mom said as she tidied the food, and the family ate happily together.

In the evening, Yang Tong used the Plum Blossom Divination Art again in his room. The calculation actually indicated there was still gain to the north. Yang Tong couldn’t help but feel surprised. His Plum Blossom Divination Art was no longer like in his previous life, where he could calculate anything. Now, perhaps due to external objective factors, or perhaps because his own Dao Attainment was too low and his strength too weak, the things he could calculate were very vague, or he simply couldn’t calculate anything at all.

Yang Tong thought for a moment. This Earth Soul Crystal must be very important to him. Otherwise, the reaction from the Copper Coin in his consciousness wouldn’t be so strong.

Earlier that day, according to Yang Tong’s initial thought, he wouldn’t have handed over that one Earth Soul Crystal. But because Feng Xiaobo dug it up with him, he had no choice but to hand it over.

Who would have thought there was still an Earth Soul Crystal to the north?

Yang Tong wouldn’t let this opportunity slip by. Though it was late in the evening, it wasn’t yet time to sleep. After thinking for a moment, Yang Tong decided to go out and take a look.

Yang Tong didn’t say anything to anyone and went out, riding his vehicle straight north.

In the evening, the Inner District was still very lively and brightly lit, though compared to before the Beast Horde Siege, it was a bit quieter.

Once outside the Outer District, it became quiet, but there were still many teenagers and young people digging in the ground. Along the way, Yang Tong saw no less than a few hundred places where his “hardworking” peers were at work.

Yang Tong headed directly north. After wandering around the area for half an hour, the Copper Coin in his consciousness finally reacted. Yang Tong couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement. He already knew how precious Earth Soul Crystals were, which was why he was so excited about this second chance.

Yang Tong calmed his mind, slowed his vehicle’s speed, and slowly followed the Copper Coin’s guidance to a pit. Within a radius of several dozen meters, there was no one else, making it very quiet. The pit was four or five meters deep. It looked like a place someone had dug during the day and then abandoned. Yang Tong was somewhat surprised. Could the item really be here?

Getting off his vehicle, Yang Tong put it away, took out a shovel, and jumped down.

Yang Tong started digging downward. After digging for over an hour, going more than two meters deep, he finally dug something up. Yang Tong immediately put the item into his Storage Ring, thinking to himself that the pit’s original owner really had no luck. The treasure was right underneath. If only they had persisted in digging, it would have been one billion Spirit Coins plus one hundred million points. This was the so-called “what is destined to be yours will come to you; what is not, don’t force it.”

Yang Tong jumped out of the pit, cleaned up a bit, turned around, got on his vehicle, and went back. Although Yang Tong wanted to use the Plum Blossom Divination Art again to calculate, after thinking about it, he finally gave up. Such things might seem like huge bargains, but in reality, a single misstep could bring fatal disaster.