CHAPTER 76: CHAPTER 76: OWING SEVERAL THOUSAND CRYSTAL CORES

"98 Level 1 Crystal Cores!"

Ruan Li raised the auction sign again and shouted.

This was already all the crystal cores Su Bai had. If it still didn’t work...

"98 Level 1 Crystal Cores once"

"98 Level 1 Crystal Cores twice"

"98 Level 1 Crystal Cores three times!"

"Congratulations to buyer number 703 for successfully obtaining the signal source!"

The auction continued, and Ruan Li glanced a few times at the center of the venue.

Buyer number 303 was sitting in that spot, a black cloak covering him entirely, making it impossible to see anything different about him.

The waiter found Ruan Li and Su Bai, "Gentlemen, please follow me."

Ruan Li stood up and noticed Su Bai still sitting motionless in his seat. She patted his shoulder, "Let’s go."

Su Bai looked at her with a pale and weak expression, as if she were a heartless woman, "Do you know, that was all my possessions..."

Heart utterly broken, he should be half-dead like this.

Thus, Ruan Li dragged him to a small compartment, seeing the signal source placed on the table.

"Gentlemen, transaction complete." The waiter said with a smile.

Of course, his expression still showed a hint of disdain.

Only 98 Level 1 Crystal Cores, as if costing this Beastman his life. Couldn’t afford it but insisted on buying to save face.

Su Bai noticed his disdainful look and immediately got angry, "What is that expression?"

Waiter: "Sir, please do not cause trouble. We have security here."

Su Bai glared at him, cursing, and took out a money pouch, pouring out the crystal cores, "Count them!"

After the waiter counted the 98 crystal cores, he turned and left the small compartment.

"Quickly have your family come over, don’t forget to return me tenfold."

Ruan Li assured him, while installing the signal source to the Smart Brain. Her Smart Brain froze for over ten seconds.

The influx of information almost crashed the Smart Brain.

Ruan Li scrolled up and directly called Bai He, simultaneously sending her location to him.

Beep beep beep—

"Ruan Li?" Bai He’s surprised voice came from the other end.

"Bai He, it’s me. I’ve sent my location to you. This is a Deserted Star. When can you arrive here?"

Bai Ci’s voice came from the Smart Brain, "This place is quite remote, requiring two space jumps. It will take at least four hours."

Bai He: "Ruannuan, how are you now? Are you safe?"

Ruan Li: "Don’t worry, there’s no danger. I’ll wait for you to come..."

A loud bang echoed, alongside the continuous shaking of the building, making it seem like the earth was quaking. Ruan Li almost fell to the ground.

Bai He was already on the flyer, hearing the strange noise from Ruan Li’s end, "Ruannuan, what happened over there? What’s going on?"

Su Bai saw the situation was not right, "Little female, you stay here and wait for me. I’m going outside to check. Don’t come out!"

With that, he transformed into a small sand cat and darted out through the door crack.

Ruan Li couldn’t even catch the shadow of his departure, only feeling that this gray little cat was fiercely adorable.

Thankfully, the call through the Smart Brain wasn’t ended. Bai He’s voice continued to come through, "Ruannuan, don’t be afraid. If danger arises, find a place to hide. We’re almost there."

Ruan Li moved the sofa aside to create a gap, with a hollow underneath. She could just fit inside and still see through the door crack, "Don’t worry, I’ll protect myself."

This little life wasn’t easy to come by, so it’s natural to cherish it dearly.

Outside, with the earth shaking and walls cracking with a terrifying fissure, Ruan Li couldn’t tell what was happening outside.

A familiar gray figure came running—it was Su Bai.

His body covered in dust, he rushed back to the room, kicked the door shut tightly with his little legs, shook off the dust on his body, and only then transformed back into human form.

"Rest assured, it’s not targeting us, no life-threatening danger."

With those words.

A loud bang resounded, as countless rubble and dust particles fell, covering Su Bai and instantly turning him into a small gray figure.

He spat twice, ejecting the dust consumed, looked up at the ceiling’s hole, only to see a huge mechanical eye peering inside.

Su Bai’s body froze at once, and under this close-range threat, the animal instinct for survival made him tremble, not daring to move.

The mechanical eye rotated, scanning every situation inside the room, before moving away after a lengthy period.

Su Bai held his chest, panting, "What is that thing?"

Ruan Li also dared not breathe, just now she almost got discovered...

If she hadn’t timely dismantled the signal source on the Smart Brain, perhaps that unidentified mechanical eye would have locked onto her.

Su Bai couldn’t find Ruan Li, but sniffed her scent.

Dragging his weak legs, he found Ruan Li hiding behind the sofa, "You’re here? Why aren’t you responding to me?"

Ruan Li put her index finger to her lips, "Shh."

Su Bai immediately shut his mouth, squatting alongside Ruan Li, the two hiding in this small nook.

After waiting about ten minutes, there seemed to be no more noise from outside. Su Bai tugged at her clothes, pointed to his mouth.

Ruan Li helplessly nodded, Su Bai unzipped his mouth, quietly saying, "What was that thing?"

"I don’t know either," though it’s likely Wen Li’s colleague, the latter half of the sentence Ruan Li didn’t mention, as it was just his speculation.

"When will your Beast Husband arrive? Don’t forget my nine hundred and eighty crystal cores."

"Rest assured, I won’t forget. Take care of me properly, and you’ll get more crystal cores."

Hearing Ruan Li’s promises, not only did Su Bai feel at ease, he also shed all worries, seemingly pondering how he would spend several thousand crystal cores.

The two squatted there for another half-hour, ensuring the external threat had moved away, before sneaking out of the compartment.

Fortunately, the compartment structure was small, and despite the violent destruction, it was only slightly damaged. They navigated through nearly a pile of rubble at the trading house to find a path, crouched down, and left.

In the pitch-dark night amidst chaos and noise, Ruan Li and Su Bai donned black cloaks, darting away like fish integrating with the moonlight.

However, the situation throughout the city wasn’t great, even the ground displayed cracks and deep indentations. Ruan Li almost slipped, luckily Su Bai caught her just in time.

Ruan Li didn’t expect that his small form could actually pull her, expressing gratitude for surviving this ordeal.

Su Bai awkwardly said, "You can’t die; you still owe me those thousands of crystal cores."

Ruan Li was speechless. How did it suddenly turn into thousands of crystal cores? Inflation was ridiculously high.

"Hold onto me, don’t be embarrassed." Su Bai extended his hand to her, glancing at the little female with gray-brown eyes before looking away quickly.

Ruan Li didn’t hesitate and took hold of his hand. Su Bai could see in the dark, following him would certainly avoid many dangers.