CHAPTER 833: CHAPTER 18: COMBINATION TECHNIQUE! SUCCESS COMES NATURALLY—XU SHU’S SPECULATION AND PLAN

Took the elevator down several dozen floors and exited from No.12 Lower District, the lowest level of Lower Districts. Coincidentally, it was also the first floor!

However, this first floor was rather thorough. Looking up, it was gloomy with no visible sunlight, and the streets were devoid of cars, only groups of pedestrians trudging heavily forward, filled with a sense of twilight.

He hadn’t walked far when he passed by a quite chaotic place, seemingly under repair or construction.

Here, dust was everywhere and visibility was poor. One could see many workers wearing safety helmets doing meticulous work like ants, and tall mechas moving through, their powerful mechanical arms easily lifting prefabricated piles tens of meters long to insert into the ground, roughly and savagely.

"It’s not clean here..." Xu Shu continued onwards and soon saw a bustling open space outside a bus station, filled with recruitment notices posted everywhere.

"No education required, no need to check bank statements, monthly salary of 10,000, willing to work hard, make money!"

"Looking for five experienced workers for top-level work, age negotiable!"

"Girls joining the factory, take a few photos, receive a bed set and travel fee of 400 yuan upon joining!"

One after another, men either fat with big ears or looking smart, stood in front of convenient posters, shouting loudly with loudspeakers.

They were dressed sharply, faces brimming with greed; some newly arrived young people full of vitality scrutinized and chose; they all had bright futures, forming a stark divide with nearby apathetic laid-off workers.

From top villas to middle-class houses, down to cramped dwellings.

Xu Shu saw too much and became accustomed to this seemingly unbridgeable hierarchy.

"It’s not quiet here." Xu Shu didn’t linger, adjusted his hat, found his direction, and hurried westward through the crowd.

Soon, he finally saw a place that made him feel comfortable.

Next to it was a welfare elementary school, and inside the small playground, many dirty children were chasing, kicking balls, and playing, while some relatively clean girls played jump rope and hopscotch at a distance, singing and dancing.

All the children’s faces were filled with joyful smiles, carefree.

Of course, there were a few precocious ones, squatting on the steps, reading by flashlight, eyebrows furrowed, lips dry and numb, showing an unspeakable maturity at a young age, but fortunately, they were the minority.

Xu Shu finally showed a satisfied smile as he walked into a deserted alley opposite the school’s outer wall, looking around, and eventually tucked himself into a recess between buildings.

In the next second, thick white mist began to spread around him, soon enveloping his entire body.

A gust of wind blew through, dispersing the mist, and after it cleared, Xu Shu’s figure was no longer visible.

He activated the Tai Chu Scroll and chose the [Continue the Legend] mode, intending to use the limited time today to connect with his Three-source Dao Mark "Wang Teng!"

Currently, all the basic resources needed for upgrading had been prepared by Xu Shu.

At the current speed, at most two days, maybe three, he would be able to advance the "Iron Armor" Curse Seal to level 20, becoming a true Second Order Peak Late Stage Perfect.

Conversely, the necessary "Mystical Chapter" for his advancement still hadn’t been found.

Almost two weeks had passed, "Bride" Xie Xiaochan still hadn’t replied. Xu Shu decided not to wait any longer but to log in and check personally.

"Always not replying, could something have gone wrong?"

"Forget it, useless to think too much, let me see what tricks this Female Void Palace is up to!"

Xu Shu gathered his will, his mind ascending to infinite heights, the chaos before his eyes transforming and surging, forming a line of familiar and reassuring text:

[You have entered Legendary Mode—Continue the Legend]

[Please choose your number of consumptions: 1/2/3]

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