War Wolf 006 seemed rather disinterested on the side, but Qi Xu didn’t approach him for a chat—now wasn’t the right time. It was clear he had his own thoughts brewing, so it was better to let him sort them out first before cutting straight to the point in their conversation.
Qi Xu noticed that backpacks weren’t restricted here, so he went ahead and pulled out a long table, along with a bunch of stools and sofas, even placing some vegetables and fruits on the table.
Thanks to a few hardworking, never-slacking robots, Qi Xu had achieved complete freedom when it came to fruits and vegetables.
Whenever he came across land, seeds in the trading mall, or unboxed them, he’d hand them over immediately to "I Ain’t Cut Out for This."
The robot took care of everything on its own. Qi Xu had even granted it permissions and handed it a beginner-tier spatial stone, letting it handle the harvesting too.
This way, Qi Xu only needed to collect the goods when the time came.
Exchanging some expendable resources for intel on other zones? A pretty good deal.
Before long, Qi Xu caught wind of a valuable piece of information.
"You know how the Survival Highway spawns all sorts of weird and interesting items? The most bizarre one I’ve seen is the Master-Servant Contract. If anyone ever tries to make you sign a contract, be careful—those things can disguise themselves. Only after you sign your name does the real content reveal itself."
"A player I knew got scammed. He was making a trade with someone from another zone—a high-tier pet egg in exchange for 200 Vehicle Upgrade Cards. Since it was a big deal, they insisted on signing a contract for safety. The moment he wrote his name, it turned into a Master-Servant Contract."
"That guy got completely screwed. When the last major player elimination happened, he didn’t make it… sigh."
Qi Xu pressed further with interest, "Do you know the name of the player who scammed him?"
Even if it wasn’t necessarily the mysterious figure he was looking for, it was still a lead.
Everyone was chatting, so the speaker was just sharing what he found most outrageous and memorable.
Unexpectedly, it caught the attention of Invincible Black Whirlwind, who thought for a moment before saying, "The victim exposed it before he died. What was the name again…?"
"Now that you mention it, I think I remember something," Rice Bucket chimed in, nodding.
The next second, Slacking Fish slammed the table and stood up.
"I remember! Something like… River God?"
"Yeah! Dark River God!"
"Right, right, that’s the name. Weird and edgy, total chuunibyou vibes."
Qi Xu made a mental note of the name. If the opportunity arose, he’d look into it.
A while later, the five-zone cross-competition matches concluded, and Qiu Qiu announced the results.
Zone 666 of Major Zone 88 vs. Zone 273 of Major Zone 122 — 7:0
Zone 178 of Major Zone 27 vs. Zone 123 of Major Zone 193 — 6:1
Zone 12 of Major Zone 39 vs. Zone 975 of Major Zone 33 — 5:2
Zone 09 of Major Zone 01 vs. Zone 888 of Major Zone 66 — 4:3
Zone 753 of Major Zone 26 vs. Zone 683 of Major Zone 863 — 4:3
The moment Qi Xu saw the 7:0 sweep, he knew victory was secured. But seeing the final results still gave him a rush of excitement.
Looking further down, he was surprised—Xie Shaoning had actually lost! Even if it was a close 4:3, the woman in his group was no pushover. Now this was getting interesting!
Still, since he hadn’t received a refund notice from the Assassin’s Guild, it meant Xie Shaoning was still alive—though there was an 80% chance that woman had recruited him into her zone.
"This cross-zone challenge has now concluded. Player Invincible Black Whirlwind has received a special reward: a Vehicle Core, an essential material for upgrading to Tier 7 vehicles, obtainable only through cross-zone events."
"Leaders of the five victorious zones, please proceed with player exchanges immediately. The countdown begins now—five minutes!"
Qi Xu quickly entered the names: "War Wolf 006," "Grass is a Plant," "Rice Bucket," "Slacking Fish," "A Little Crazy Never Hurt," and "Big Sis’s Got Style."
With four slots left, he opened the player list for Zone 273 and picked four players with Tier 5 vehicles.
No choice here—it was basically a blind draw.
As for the ten players to be exchanged out, that was easy.
Before finalizing the list, Qi Xu suddenly turned to Zhu Fu and asked, "What about those guys from Zone 444? Want me to ship them out? Save you the daily trash talk ruining your mood."
Zhu Fu’s expression twisted slightly, hesitating before replying with clear resentment, "Don’t. Those losers—I’ll kill them myself sooner or later. Sending them away would just be letting them off easy."
Qi Xu clicked his tongue. Zhu Fu’s mouth was harder than unbendable steel plates!
But he respected the choice. The names he filled in were all newcomers from the recently merged Zone 711.
Fourteen killed, ten exiled—the troublemakers were practically wiped off the surface. The chat hall’s environment was purified once again.
Aside from these new faces, the original members of Zone 666 were already "united." All they cared about was getting stronger, with little interest in stirring the pot. Those who did? Well, they were already dead.
After the exchanges, Qiu Qiu distributed the rewards to the winning zones—same as last time, all sent to the leader for allocation.
But this Qiu Qiu was stingy as hell. The rewards were downright mediocre.
"Vehicle Core ×1, Survival Coins ×20,000, Energy Stones ×10,000, Three-Stats Enhancement Pills ×20, Death Protection Cards ×20, Color Fragment Blind Boxes ×20."
That was it. No Vehicle Upgrade Cards, nothing. Even his own Qiu Qiu was more generous.
Qi Xu quickly ran through distribution plans in his head. The Color Fragment Blind Boxes were tempting—he already had nine pink fragments. This was a golden opportunity. The sooner he became a Powerholder, the better.
No room for modesty here.
Seeing that everyone was still present before being teleported out, he laid out all the rewards.
Then, without hesitation, he declared, "I need the Vehicle Core and the Color Fragment Blind Boxes. I’ve already stockpiled most of the materials for Tier 7—just a few missing. Going for the global announcement."
"As for the color fragments, my highest stack is at nine. I want to push for this as soon as possible. So I’ll take all of them. In exchange, I’ll compensate everyone with 1,000 Survival Coins each. The rest of the rewards will be split equally among all of us. Any objections?"
"No problem! Boss, you call the shots!"
"Sure! Zero complaints! Feels like we’re ripping you off, though."
"Damn, 1,000 coins each? Boss, you sure you won’t go broke? No need to be so polite—we know how you roll."
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