Chapter 29: Nothing Left at All

"By the way, Brother Yu, aren't you in the middle of Plane exploration? How do you still have time to come here and shop? The time flow in the City of Gods is much faster than over in the Plane. If something really goes wrong, it'll be too late for you to go back and fix it..."

Wang Dong still remembered Su Xingyu asking him for intel on Plane exploration. It hadn't been long since then, so how did he end up in the City of Gods? He wondered if the exploration had failed. For a Player's first Plane exploration, suffering only light losses could be considered a victory.

The creatures living in the Plane Fragments were no pushovers. With the current strength of the Players, defeating them was by no means an easy feat. Wiping out and fleeing was the norm. Therefore, upon seeing Su Xingyu appear in the City of Gods, Wang Dong's first reaction was that the exploration had failed and he had already retreated. As for the possibility that Su Xingyu hadn't gone in personally? It was such a major event, and a first-time exploration at that. As the boss, it would be inappropriate for him not to accompany his troops!

"The main force has already been routed. The remaining monsters can be dealt with easily, so there's no need for me to keep an eye on them the whole time," Su Xingyu said. His calm tone revealed an absolute sense of confidence.

"Impressive." Wang Dong gave him a thumbs up.

"Thanks for this." Su Xingyu tapped on Wang Dong's avatar and transferred three hundred units of Divine Source over to him.

Although he had spent a lot of Divine Source and Blood Crystal Stones this time, he was actually quite satisfied. After all, the items he obtained were enough for the Night Tribe to train a batch of Mages. Even though the Night Tribe was primarily developing along the Warrior path at present, the Mage path couldn't be left too far behind. Otherwise, he would suffer the consequences in the future.

"No need to be so polite with me." Wang Dong smiled and didn't accept the trade request. He rubbed his hands together. "Brother Yu, I won't take the Divine Source this time. Could you just tell me about the situations you encountered during your Plane exploration? Hehe, you know how it is. Our line of work relies heavily on intel. Right now, not many Players dare to carry out Plane explorations, and even if they do go in, most end up failing..."

After a moment, seeing that Su Xingyu didn't reply, Wang Dong offered an awkward smile and added, "Of course, if it's inconvenient, then just forget it."

"It's not any critical intel. Since you want to know, I'll tell you about it. Take the Divine Source, too. Consider this intel a return gift for your previous help."

Seeing that he had misunderstood, Su Xingyu explained himself before giving a rough overview of the situation in the Goblin Plane Fragment. The size of the Plane, the environmental conditions, the strength of the monsters, the types of Goblins, and more—aside from concealing the Night Tribe's situation and the exact number of Goblins, Su Xingyu shared all the intel he had gathered with Wang Dong.

Wang Dong committed his words to memory, chiming in with questions from time to time. Su Xingyu explained things based on his own understanding, while leaving anything he didn't know unanswered.

"Brother Yu, thank you so much." Once Su Xingyu finished speaking, Wang Dong solemnly expressed his gratitude.

Su Xingyu nodded slightly, then cautioned him, "The monsters in the Plane Fragments aren't easy to deal with. Unless you are absolutely certain of success, I suggest you don't rush in. If you enter rashly and end up losing your troops, the losses will outweigh the gains. The resources near the starting point are actually enough to sustain your development for a long time. There's no need to compete with other Players over this right now..."

Don't just look at how Night Battle led tens of thousands of men and easily smashed through the Goblin army; that was only because the Night Tribe was genuinely powerful.

As a Trading Divine Spirit who frequently stayed in the City of Gods, Su Xingyu didn't think Wang Dong's combat strength would be that high. If he thought the monsters in the Plane Fragments were nothing special just because of Su Xingyu's description and went off to do a Plane exploration in a moment of hotheadedness, he would suffer heavy casualties even if his forces weren't completely wiped out.

Regardless, Wang Dong was a qualified trader. With him around, Su Xingyu could save a lot of time, so he still hoped nothing bad would happen to him.

"Brother Yu, you're much more aggressive than I am, yet now you're the one giving me advice," Wang Dong joked, looking at him. "But don't worry. I'm a coward who values his life. I won't go in without absolute certainty."

"Suit yourself." Su Xingyu glanced at Wang Dong, not caring whether he actually listened or not. At any rate, he had already said what needed to be said.

A while later, Huang Duoduo arrived in a hurry. Upon entering, he said with a hint of apology, "Sorry, something suddenly came up. I rushed over as soon as I dealt with it. I kept you guys waiting."

"It's fine. I just got here not too long ago myself." Su Xingyu shook his head, not minding it at all.

Putting away the Scroll that recorded the Divine Art, Su Xingyu looked at Huang Duoduo in surprise. Compared to before, his aura had grown much stronger. It was obvious that his strength had improved significantly over this recent period.

While Su Xingyu was surprised, Huang Duoduo looked at the giant-like Su Xingyu and wanted to curse inwardly.

"Damn it, isn't his progress way too fast?" he thought.

Complaining inwardly, his face was still full of smiles as he asked, "How much do you need this time?"

"Let's start with two million."

Huang Duoduo was speechless.

"Recently, the price of food on the market has gone up..." Afraid that Su Xingyu hadn't been paying attention to the relevant news, Huang Duoduo brought it up subtly.

As more and more Players flooded into the Elementary Realm, food prices skyrocketed. They had increased by nearly thirty percent compared to when Su Xingyu made his first purchase.

"Don't worry, you won't be shortchanged," Su Xingyu smiled. "We've traded so many times. Don't you know what kind of person I am by now?"

"Sorry." Huang Duoduo felt a little embarrassed. He then straightened his expression. "I happen to have a batch of food on hand right now, so let's just trade directly. Are you paying with Blood Crystal Stones or Divine Source? If you use Blood Crystal Stones, I can personally give you a five percent discount."

Currently, the most ideal currency in Player trades was the universally accepted Blood Crystal Stone. After all, as long as one had Believers, they would never be short on Divine Source. Blood Crystal Stones were different; obtaining them relied purely on luck.

"Then I'll use Blood Crystal Stones." Su Xingyu's mouth twitched. He had thought that the million Blood Crystal Stones he brought out would be considered a huge sum no matter what, but he hadn't expected to use them all up in such a short time.

"Also, give me ten thousand units of pasture grass seeds. I'll need those food grain seeds from last time too. Give me fifty thousand units of those."

Huang Duoduo quickly did the math in his head and said cheerfully, "That's not a large amount. I'll just throw it in on the house."

Compared to the massive order from earlier, Huang Duoduo didn't even care about those few extra items. Giving them away for free was perfectly fine, simply serving as a way to maintain their client relationship. Over the past few months, more than half of the food in his inventory had been bought out by Su Xingyu. He was undeniably a super VIP client.

Su Xingyu didn't stand on ceremony either. He smiled and said, "Thanks a lot, then."

Su Xingyu didn't really care about this little bit of money, but saving some was always a good thing. Soon, the two smoothly completed the transaction. It was apparent that both sides were very satisfied with this trade.

After concluding the food trade with Huang Duoduo, Su Xingyu stayed in the City of Gods for another two hours, purchasing various supplies. Only when his Divine Source and Crystal Stones were completely exhausted did he finally leave the City of Gods and return to the Plane.