Free Web NovelChapter 2013: Chapter 2013: Ready to Depart! An Unexpected Fellow Traveler! Not Happy with Splitting the Cost!
The attendant’s expression subtly changed upon hearing Mu Jinyu’s words, clearly taken aback, and hurriedly reached out to take the Qiankun Ring Mu Jinyu tossed to him.
He then quickly used his Divine Sense to investigate the contents of the ring carefully.
Inside, there truly was a stock of three hundred and eighty pounds of Source Stones.
"The customer is truly generous!"
After inspecting the Qiankun Ring, the attendant couldn’t help but lift his head, full of surprise, looking at Mu Jinyu and then smilingly praised him.
Evidently, in his years as an attendant, he hadn’t seen many like Mu Jinyu who would pay for the Source Stones all at once without hesitation.
Although three hundred and eighty pounds of Source Stones might not sound like a lot.
In reality, it amounted to quite a substantial sum.
Ordinary cultivators in the Life and Death Realm couldn’t possibly produce so many Source Stones.
Mu Jinyu, technically at the First Layer of the Life-and-Death Realm, originally shouldn’t be able to produce such a sum of Source Stones.
However, he ultimately was somewhat different, not to be measured against ordinary cultivators.
The reason he could so effortlessly present a sum of Source Stones was because he had slain quite a few elders from the Ji and Yaao clans, and ultimately even killed some of Ji Shisan’s Zenith Space-Light Realm old timers.
And thus obtained quite a few resources from their Qiankun Rings.
So, his wealth could be considered at the Zenith Space-Light Realm tier.
A mere few hundred Source Stones were naturally nothing to him.
But in Mu Jinyu’s eyes, Source Stones were quite trashy.
Because they contained Origin Qi from various Foreign Races, like Demon Qi, Demonic Qi, Evil Qi, Deadly Qi, etc., they were not pure, far inferior to singular Divine Crystals, Demon Crystals, etc.
For him, these Source Stones would never be used for cultivation, though they could barely serve as energy material to activate various formations, typically less effective than Earthly Spirit Stones.
At least Spirit Stones could be absorbed and refined to give him a helping hand when needed.
Since he lacked Foreign Race Bloodline, these Source Stones meant nothing more than worthless stones to him.
"Please arrange it as soon as possible!"
Mu Jinyu, lost in thought, softly instructed the attendant.
"Certainly!"
Seeing Mu Jinyu wasn’t inclined to say much, the attendant tucked away the Qiankun Ring and indicated that Mu Jinyu might rest in a nearby room.
He then informed him that the activation of Red Garment Tower’s thirty-two Ultra long-range teleportation arrays toward West Sea State is anticipated to take two hours.
He asked Mu Jinyu to wait for a moment.
Upon hearing this, Mu Jinyu did not refuse and directly went into the nearby room.
The room was designed with a traditional aesthetic and had a formation capable of arbitrarily switching the various Origin Qi inside the room for people’s cultivation use.
Mu Jinyu had no need for other Origin Qi, so he adjusted the room’s Origin Qi from Divine Qi to Demon Qi, Demonic Qi, Evil Qi, and finally Spiritual Energy, before silently starting to meditate on the floor.
Though he wasn’t in a position to cultivate and needed to replenish his depleted potential, meditating in a Spiritual Energy environment could help him rejuvenate his spirit.
Compared to other Origin Qi, Spiritual Energy made him far more comfortable.
Even though he couldn’t absorb Spiritual Energy now.
Silently waiting for two hours.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
Finally, someone came knocking on the door.
Mu Jinyu opened his eyes and waved his hand.
Instantly, a surge of pure energy burst forth, shattering the restrictions on the door panel, causing the door to open automatically.
"Creak!"
The attendant outside saw the door open, with Mu Jinyu still sitting cross-legged on a meditation cushion, and couldn’t help but look at him with surprise before respectfully responding, "Guest, the teleportation array has been activated; you may depart now!"
"All right!"
Mu Jinyu nodded, collected his meditation cushion, and then walked out of the room.
He knew the bed in the room might not be dirty, but he preferred to meditate on his cushion rather than rest on the bed.
Subsequently, Mu Jinyu followed the attendant towards the thirty-second floor of the Red Garment Tower!
The teleportation array at the Red Garment Tower seemed rather peculiar, as one could directly use a remote teleportation array from the first floor.
If taking two teleportation arrays, then one must go to the second floor.
By analogy, Mu Jinyu’s current state domain was thirty-two state domains away from West Sea State.
Thus, he needed to go to the thirty-second floor.
According to the attendant, this arrangement allows for an uninterrupted activation of teleportation arrays, directly heading to West Sea State!
Unlike arrays from other factions, where activating one teleportation array results in waiting a while before proceeding to the next target array, wasting much time.
Mu Jinyu recalled that when he used Dongyue Mansion’s Ultra long-range teleportation array, it was indeed like this.
As a result, it had taken several days to finally reach Donghua Province.
Soon, Mu Jinyu followed the attendant to the thirty-second floor of the Red Garment Tower.
There, in the hall, lay a rather gigantic teleportation array platform, currently exuding a faint flickering light, alternating between blue and red.
"Alright, guest, you may now step on and wait for the teleportation array to activate!"
The attendant responsible for Mu Jinyu respectfully told him.
"Mm!"
Mu Jinyu nodded lightly and then stepped onto the teleportation array platform.
"Tap, tap, tap..."
At that moment, the sound of hurried footsteps echoed behind him.
Then someone shouted, "Wait, hold on!"
Upon hearing this voice, the attendant was about to activate the teleportation array platform to send Mu Jinyu to the next state domain but abruptly stopped his actions.
Because the voice belonged to the supervisor of their Red Garment Tower.
"Supervisor, what’s the matter?"
The attendant halted his actions and turned to look at his supervisor.
Mu Jinyu also lifted his gaze to look at them.
Soon, a man dressed in an even more vivid red robe appeared, leading a woman who wasn’t particularly stunning in appearance but possessed a distinctly aloof disposition.
Evidently, the supervisor was also aware of Mu Jinyu’s trip to West Sea State and with some apology in his tone, said, "Sorry, guest. This Miss Wang is a friend of mine. She’s also planning to go to West Sea State, and she has something urgent. If convenient, could you accompany her?"
"She can share the expenses with you!"
Mu Jinyu gave the woman a glance, his expression showing little change, then asked the supervisor, "Would having one more person increase the teleportation cost?"
"It won’t!"
The supervisor shook his head and answered, "Our teleportation array can facilitate ten people simultaneously, with consistent costs, so often those short on Source Stones team up to fund the journey and use the teleportation array to reach their desired state domain together."
"Fine then, let her come up!"
Upon hearing this, Mu Jinyu nodded and quickly added, "By the way, my trip cost three hundred and eighty pounds of Source Stones. If you give me half, it’s a hundred and ninety pounds!"
He was unacquainted with the woman, and he wouldn’t let her use his teleportation array for free.
Agreeing to allow her to join midway and not charge her extra was generous enough.
Considering her urgency in joining, otherwise, his teleportation array would take him to the West Coast, needing at least half a day to a day’s time.
So, sharing the costs was already quite reasonable for her.
However, upon hearing Mu Jinyu’s words, the aloof woman’s expression subtly shifted, and her gaze toward Mu Jinyu showed slight discomfort.
In her regular life, no one ever dared to suggest sharing expenses with her.
Accompanying her was seen as an honor.
Sharing expenses was simply unmanly.
Mu Jinyu noticed the woman’s gaze and was naturally displeased!
Had he spoiled you? Was he your dad?
Allowing you to join midway and share costs is already commendable, and how dare you expect to use his teleportation array for free?
With such a severe princess complex, did you believe everyone was your bootlicker?
Mu Jinyu immediately prepared to change his mind and refuse, not letting her share costs, suggesting she leave directly!
At that moment, the woman coldly spoke, "No need, borrowing your teleportation array is already an imposition. I’ll cover the teleportation costs myself!"
