Free Web NovelAfter roughly figuring out what the Dream Come True Journey was like, from Tuesday to Friday, Lu Yibei worked overtime every day to handle the trivial matters of the urban legend in Hua City.
Her efficiency was so high that both big and small urban legend, including Mengmeng, were filled with admiration, and they even thought that their King of Weird Tales had some mental issues and wanted to offer her an Alchemy potion to suppress the corruption of urban legend.
After all, someone with severe procrastination and decision-making difficulties suddenly turning into a decisive workaholic was truly a bit terrifying.
After arranging the affairs of the urban legend in Hua City for the coming week and finishing the Night Watch duty she took over for Jiang Li on Friday...
At 2 AM on Saturday, she took the compensation she received from the River God and went to the Ghost Market alone.
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In the early hours of the morning, a cold white mist drifted through Hua City, where the weather was still transitioning between warm and cold.
On the dimly lit streets, stalls displaying strange and peculiar items lined both sides.
In this spontaneously formed market, there were many people coming and going, yet it was eerily quiet.
The stall owners seemed not to be in a hurry to sell their goods; not a single shout was heard. They would only offer a simple introduction or two when a customer came to inquire, and most of the time, they hid in the shadows like specters, their eyes restlessly roving.
Just then, a petite red-haired girl, carrying two fully packed woven bags, swaggered down the center of the street, drawing attention.
Such a conspicuous action naturally attracted some shifty-eyed individuals. Shortly after she entered the Ghost Market area, she was targeted by two habitual thieves.
The two habitual thieves followed her all the way to the entrance of Fat Er Ye's shop, secretly eavesdropped on her conversation with Fat Er Ye, and quickly decided to give up...
"Yo yo, is that Disaster? Your visit truly brings glory to my humble shop!" Fat Er Ye said, his chubby face shaking with laughter as he spoke. "I wonder why Calamity has come today..."
"To sell some things and buy some things," Lu Yibei said straightforwardly, tilting the contents of her two woven bags onto the empty space in front of Fat Er Ye as she spoke.
The pile of Spiritual Energy items on the ground made the eyes of the two eavesdropping habitual thieves outside the door go straight, and cold sweat poured down. Although most of the Spiritual Energy items were low-grade D-level and C-level goods, the quantity was truly astonishing.
"This is... this is..." Fat Er Ye looked at the Spiritual Energy items on the ground, speechless for a moment, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
He felt it was a bit tricky to swallow so many stolen goods at once.
Why did he immediately assume they were stolen goods?
The urban legend selling things was the biggest boss of the dark forces in Hua City; if it wasn't stolen goods, what else could it be?
"Don't be afraid! It's nothing that came from an improper source," Lu Yibei stepped forward, patting Fat Er Ye's shoulder to comfort him.
It didn't come from an improper source? That's good... Fat Er Ye muttered inwardly. Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he heard Lu Yibei say, "All of them were snatched by me. Take a look and see how much they're worth."
Fat Er Ye, "???"
Good heavens, I ♦ directly good heavens!
Nowadays, are things that are snatched also considered to have come from a proper source?
"This, may I ask, Calamity, where did these things come from..." Fat Er Ye asked weakly.
Lu Yibei waved her hand dismissively, saying, "I snatched them from an A-Level urban legend from outside. It's not worth mentioning."
The habitual thieves eavesdropping outside the door, "..."
A-Level urban legend are already not worth mentioning?
You win! Let's go, let's go.
Sensing the two Spiritual Energy fluctuations that had been following her receding, Lu Yibei glanced out of the shop door from the corner of her eye, let out a silent sneer, and turned back to give Fat Er Ye a rough explanation of the origin of these Spiritual Energy items.
It must be said, the River God truly lived up to its reputation as a great urban legend that had existed for hundreds of years. Not only did it have many wives, but it also had a lot of money.
When Lu Yibei proposed that depending on the quality, compensation of thirty to fifty Spiritual Energy items or urban legend cores was needed, it actually agreed immediately and sent the items the next day.
This made Lu Yibei feel remorseful and wish she could slap herself twice.
It felt like someone offered a hundred, you counter-offered twenty, and then they packed the item without even thinking, as if afraid you'd change your mind, and stuffed it into your hand.
Just thinking about it felt like a massive loss!
After hearing Lu Yibei explain the origin of these Spiritual Energy items, Fat Er Ye also accepted her statement that they came from a "proper source," but the cold sweat on his face increased.
It was merely an accidental intrusion incident, yet it was forced to cede territory, pay compensation, and sign a humiliating treaty that surrendered its power... Disaster was truly terrifying!
However, Fat Er Ye was an old businessman after all. What kind of big scene hadn't he seen?
He quickly adjusted his emotions, entered the businessman's state, and used a uniquely shaped ghost-patterned cane to poke at the items on the ground.
"These twelve urban legend cores, three C-level and nine D-level, should be worth around 5KG of gold. For slight fluctuations, I'll need to check the recent price trends before I can give you an answer." ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
"As for these more than twenty Spiritual Energy items, I can give you an answer right now. How about 15KG of gold?"
Lu Yibei looked at the Spiritual Energy items on the ground and nodded slightly.
Low-level Spiritual Energy items are relatively cheap, and most urban legend and Psychic can afford to buy them, making them easier to sell. This is also why Fat Er Ye could give a quick answer.
After a moment's thought, Lu Yibei pressed on, "If I don't sell them but use these things to exchange for what I want, there should be a discount, right?"
"Naturally, but the extent of the discount depends on what you want," Fat Er Ye said with a smile.
Hearing this, Lu Yibei nodded thoughtfully, took out a small piece of paper from her jacket pocket, and handed it to Fat Er Ye. "Then take a look, can these things be exchanged for these?"
The paper listed some of the Alchemy materials Lu Yibei needed for her next defect completion.
Flamelight fish scale, Fireblossom, Dragon's Eye Coral—these were relatively common high-level Alchemy materials, easy to acquire, but...
Fat Er Ye's gaze stopped at "burning spirit", and he showed a troubled expression.
"Calamity, this stuff, although its value isn't particularly high, is truly too rare. Just like calamity water is randomly produced within Witch Seeds, burning spirit is a substance that is also randomly born within B Level fire-attribute energy-type urban legend."
"That is to say, you might get it by hunting one urban legend, or you might hunt hundreds and get nothing. When you can get it depends purely on luck."
"However, please rest assured, I will do my best."
After listening to Fat Er Ye's explanation, Lu Yibei nodded to show she understood. After all, these were materials needed for the second completion, several grades higher than the first time.
However, her plan to use the River God's compensation to complete another defect and strengthen her abilities before heading to the Dream Come True Journey was effectively ruined.
Moreover...
This was only one-third of the materials; the rest would likely be hard to find as well.
Thinking of this, Lu Yibei couldn't help but let out a long sigh in her heart.
Is life always this painful, or is it only like this when you are a urban legend?
Lu Yibei muttered inwardly for a while and continued, "Then please help me find it first. Notify me as soon as you find it. As for the remaining money, please help me buy some leftover scraps from other people's Alchemy."
Hearing this, Fat Er Ye's eyes became strange. He looked Lu Yibei up and down and asked weakly, "Calamity, are you talking about Alchemy residue?"
Why buy that stuff?
Alchemy residue is complex in composition and difficult to purify. It's like kitchen waste; reusing it requires a lot of manpower and resources, making it not worth the effort.
The boss of the dark forces in Hua City suddenly showing up to collect kitchen waste—just thinking about it, Fat Er Ye felt it was somewhat unbelievable.
Could it be that she could turn waste into treasure?
"Don't worry about it so much!" Lu Yibei waved her hand. "Anyway, I have a use for it, that's all. Just tell {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} me if you can buy it and how much you can buy."
"I can..." Fat Er Ye mumbled, finally deciding not to press Lu Yibei about its use, and added, "I can probably buy... about 1.2 tons!"
There's a lot of this stuff. Recently, there's a silly Miss who often sells it off, but almost no one buys it. With a little maneuvering, maybe I can even push the price down with her and make a hefty profit. Fat Er Ye thought.
"1.2 tons, that much? Great!" Lu Yibei was slightly surprised. "Just at this equivalent..."
Fat Er Ye, "???"
What the ♦ are you buying it for?!
If something happens, I won't be held jointly liable, will I?
Seeing Fat Er Ye's strange expression, Lu Yibei quickly changed her words. "Uh, I mean, at this quantity, let's start with five hundred kilograms? Also..."
Lu Yibei took off her guitar bag from her shoulder, patted it, and said, "Could you take a look and see if you can modify this for me? Add some fireproof and explosion-proof materials or something. It would be best if it could be processed into something like a spatial storage ring. I feel like it's becoming less and less able to hold things recently."
Fat Er Ye, "..."
Spatial storage ring?
Calamity, you should really read fewer Xianxia novels in your spare time!
How could something like that exist? Even if it did, it would be a Calamity-level Spiritual Energy item. Where would I get something like that?
...
After buying the Alchemy residue from Fat Er Ye, Lu Yibei stayed at home and tinkered with it for a whole day. According to the different main Spiritual Energy attributes of the Alchemy residue, she successfully created reinforced and improved versions of Alchemy Dirty Bombs with different attributes using half of the residue, totaling over two hundred bombs.
The other half was made into two "big guys."
One was named "Qiu Guniang," and the other was named "Hua Qianshu"...
She wondered if the late Great Serpent God would be so angry that it would resurrect if it knew that its knowledge accumulated over thousands of years was used for such perverse things.
And so.
The preparations for going to the Dream Come True Journey were considered barely complete.
Lu Yibei, who had freed up about a week of free time, slung a guitar bag full of reinforced Alchemy Dirty Bombs over her back, equipped with a long sword, and embarked on a journey to negotiate with the behind-the-scenes controller of the Dream Come True Journey.
She looked exactly like a terrorist carrying out a suicide attack.
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Saturday night, 23:07.
On the empty streets of Hua City University City late on Saturday night, a taxi stopped in front of Lu Yibei after she hailed it.
Lu Yibei got into the car with Bie Suzhen expressionlessly. She opened the door, settled into the back seat, fastened her seatbelt, and said skillfully, "Uncle Zhang, to West Train Station, please."
"Huh? You didn't even look, how did you know it was me?" Zhang Shan asked in surprise.
"Besides you, who else could it be?" Lu Yibei said flatly.
Who else would dare to stop when they see this Miss beside me with a painted face and wearing a pale white dress? They would have stepped on the gas and sped away long ago. Lu Yibei added silently in her heart.
"That's true," Zhang Shan nodded with a pout, finding it reasonable.
It wasn't strange for Lu Yibei, being a urban legend, to know who was in the car in advance through some method he didn't know.
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"Let me tell you, that last story of yours was fantastic! My listeners loved it, and the popularity of my live stream has almost doubled recently."
"Is that so?" Lu Yibei teased, "Then why haven't you changed professions? Live streaming must make a lot more money than driving a taxi, right?"
"How could I do that?!" Zhang Shan pouted, "I don't drive for money."
"Then what for?"
"To stake out you guys!"
You guys? Lu Yibei slightly furrowed her brow, "Besides me, are there other people who tell you urban legend stories?"
"Yes, I recently picked up another Little Freak. That guy can really talk," Zhang Shan said excitedly, "So, what story should we tell today?"
Little Freak? Is it a urban legend from Hua City? Lu Yibei muttered to herself, secretly deciding to ask the urban legend under her command if any of them had told stories to Zhang Shan, while also responding, "How about we tell a story about the River God marrying today?"
Bie Suzhen was stunned when she heard this, her lips slightly parted, wanting to speak but hesitating.
"What's so good about that?" Zhang Shan said dismissively, "I've heard that story too many times since I was a child."
"I guarantee, this time it's completely different," Lu Yibei said lightly, "Don't you want to know what the River God did to those Misses who were abducted onto the boat?"
"Misses?" Zhang Shan's eyes lit up, emphasizing the word "Misses."
"Misses!" Lu Yibei nodded, "It's very explicit and violent, especially thrilling, the whole story is amazing!"
"Tell it!" Zhang Shan slapped the steering wheel and said fiercely.
So, during the approximately half-hour drive, Bie Suzhen was dumbfounded as she listened to Lu Yibei's grievances and grudges with the River God, as well as the general reason why she fell into Lu Yibei's hands.
Bie Suzhen, "..."
Is it really okay to tell such a real urban legend incident to a human whose potential for Spiritual Energy is so weak that even urban legend don't bother to eat them?
Moreover, why isn't this human scared at all?
Hua City is truly a strange... a magical place, whether it's the urban legend, humans, or others.
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The night was deep, and dark clouds obscured the moon.
On the outskirts of Hua City, near the West Train Station.
Unknown insects in unseen places emitted weak, listless calls.
They were supposed to die when winter came, but the sudden warming of the weather gave them a temporary reprieve, making them unsure whether they should die or not, so they just called out foolishly.
After getting out of the car and waving goodbye to Uncle Zhang Shan, Lu Yibei followed Bie Suzhen to the subway entrance of the West Train Station and saw the cut padlock on the iron gate, her eyebrows slightly raised.
"You cut it?"
"Of course not!" Bie Suzhen said, "I heard that many of Plague Tai Sui's subordinates infiltrated Hua City through the giant train before, so it's likely they did it."
Hearing this, Lu Yibei nodded thoughtfully. To allow so many urban legend and Psychic to infiltrate the city silently under the protection of the Huacheng Barrier, they indeed needed to use some special methods.
After entering the subway station, a strong smell of decay assailed them. The huge subway station was empty, and the towering stone pillars cast large shadows on the ground, always making one feel as if something terrifying was hidden there.
But Lu Yibei wasn't flustered at all. In the record of the earth Pulse Breath, there were no urban legend entrenched here.
"Calamity, can you please let go of my hand? It hurts a little..." Bie Suzhen glanced at the small hand in the darkness, gripping her arm, almost digging into her flesh, and said weakly.
"Oh, oh!"
Lu Yibei responded twice and let go of Bie Suzhen, but still remained half a step behind her, using her body to block the front.
Although she wasn't afraid, she instinctively did this.
Leading Lu Yibei to the depths of the subway station, Bie Suzhen turned around and bowed slightly, saying, "Calamity, please wait here for a moment, I'll go buy your ticket."
"Do you have to buy a ticket for this thing?" Lu Yibei muttered.
Too unprofessional, and it's an Entertainment City!
Some large shopping malls now have free shuttle buses.
I especially like to ride those shuttle buses for free.
"You didn't need to buy tickets before," Bie Suzhen explained, "However, later on, many people, uh, yes, just like those subordinates of Plague Tai Sui, always used the giant train to pass through the Night Watch's city barrier, causing considerable losses to the Dream Come True Journey."
"Now, if you don't buy a ticket, you can't even see the giant train."
Lu Yibei pouted, reached into her pocket, fumbled around for a while, and reluctantly placed two chips in Bie Suzhen's hand.
She took the chips and walked straight to the lonely ticket machine in the corner, which was covered in strange graffiti. After operating it for a while, she returned with two tickets.
One was to the Lanruo Inn Brothel, and the other was to the Dream Come True Entertainment City.
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1:03 AM, in the abandoned subway station.
Lu Yibei, who was quietly waiting for the giant train, suddenly looked at the deep subway tunnel and frowned.
From afar, she felt a strong Spiritual Energy fluctuation approaching.
She tried to use the earth pulse aura to investigate the unfamiliar Spiritual Energy fluctuation, but found that the earth pulse aura seemed to pass through the fluctuation without finding a target, capturing nothing.
Being able to avoid the interception of the major city barriers, it indeed had extraordinary aspects. Lu Yibei thought.
At this moment, a high-pitched sound suddenly came from the dark tunnel.
"Woo!"
Immediately after, the Spiritual Energy fluctuation in the subway station suddenly increased, accompanied by a cold wind carrying a strong scent of decay and death. A train pulled by a giant tore through the darkness, rushed out, and slowly stopped at the platform.
It's really a giant pulling the train, and it's quite environmentally friendly!
If I could, I'd like to get one too!
Lu Yibei muttered to herself as she looked at the urban legend with a face as big as a basin, a twisted body covered in human legs, and a lower body almost integrated with the green train carriage.
"This train will depart in three minutes. Please bring your belongings and board in an orderly manner. Snacks, fruits, drinks, and various books are available on the train for your free use. Please help yourself."
"Finally, I wish you a wonderful night."
The departure announcement came, and Lu Yibei withdrew her thoughts and reluctantly boarded the train.
However, as soon as she entered the carriage, the giant urban legend pulling the train let out a cry of "Aow!", its huge body writhing and making rumbling sounds.
The dozens of scattered passengers on the train instantly looked up and cast strange glances at her, staring intently, which made her feel uneasy.
What is it? What's going on? Don't look at me like that, I bought a ticket!
Seeing this, Bie Suzhen gritted her teeth, stood up from her seat, and leaned towards Lu Yibei, asking in a low voice, "Calamity, are you carrying any dangerous items on the train?"
Ah, this... Does this urban legend train actually have a security check system? Lu Yibei muttered to herself, avoiding Bie Suzhen's questioning gaze, scratching her cheek, and was momentarily speechless.
Just then, the man sitting on the front of the train, wearing a top hat and a white mask, and a tuxedo, heard the giant urban legend' roar and rushed over, bowing to Lu Yibei and saying softly, "Beautiful Miss, are you carrying any flammable or explosive items on the train?"
"Uh, I brought a, a little bit," Lu Yibei said in a low voice.
Just, one hundred and thirty-seven Alchemy Dirty Bombs, she added in her heart.
As soon as Lu Yibei finished speaking, the passengers on the train's faces changed, and they ran back several carriages as if fleeing for their lives.
Seeing this, the man politely explained, "Excuse me, beautiful Miss, flammable and explosive items cannot be brought onto the train like this. Please..."
"What do you mean? Are you going to confiscate my treasure?" Lu Yibei interrupted, hugging her small bag as she spoke.
"No, no, Miss, you've misunderstood!" The man shook his head and explained, "I mean you can't bring them onto the train like this. If you insist on bringing them, you'll have to pay extra!"
Lu Yibei, "..."
No wonder those passengers ran so fast just now!
I don't know what they were afraid of, wasn't it just bringing some explosives?
I'm watching them carefully here! How could they explode so easily? Lu Yibei thought contemptuously.
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After checking the items in Lu Yibei's guitar bag through some unknown method, the man made her pay for two more tickets before returning to the top of the train's front.
Lu Yibei found an empty seat in the first carriage and sat down quietly.
Although spending a little money made her unhappy, on second thought, it could be considered paying for peace of mind.
After all, both this giant train and this Dream Come True Journey were a bit strange, and having Alchemy Dirty Bombs by her side made her feel at ease.
As long as the situation wasn't right, she would open her guitar bag and throw the contents out! Lu Yibei thought secretly, moved her position, and her small hand left a palm print on the armrest of another empty seat.
"Crack!" A crisp and loud sound of a whip echoed.
As the sound reverberated, the giant train began to move forward. For a moment, the entire carriage swayed, making a creaking sound, as if it would fall apart at any moment.
This riding experience, like a walking tractor, was extremely poor. Lu Yibei cast a questioning look at Bie Suzhen, but found that two tentacles covered with suction cups were wrapped around her at some point.
Seeing that she was looking over, Bie Suzhen was stunned, then as if remembering something, she looked panicked and quickly reminded, "Calamity, seatbelt! Fasten your seatbelt quickly!"
Lu Yibei, "???"
This is the first time I've heard that you need to wear a seatbelt on a green-skinned train...
The next moment, the entire carriage suddenly shook, and the train seemed to fly up, a strong sense of weightlessness suddenly struck.
Lu Yibei, who didn't know what was happening, had already left her seat and looked out the window in astonishment. A huge cave that was completely absent from the Hua City map came into view.
The stone walls of the cave were ancient and beautiful, with intricate natural granite patterns on the surface. There were also waterfalls formed by underground rivers falling from the rock face into the dark abyss.
The urban legend with the Power of the Hundred-Armed Giant was pulling the carriage, speeding through the air, flying upwards, straight towards the gray-black cave wall.
Just then, a shiny little bomb, in the midst of the shaking, flew out of Lu Yibei's guitar bag.
"Gulp!" Bie Suzhen looked at the glowing liquid in the glass bottle and swallowed hard.
Lu Yibei grabbed the Alchemy Dirty Bomb that floated in front of her, turned her head to look at Bie Suzhen, and said seriously, "Don't be afraid, it's just a bomb, it won't explode."
Bie Suzhen, "???"
At this moment, the train crashed into the gray-black stone wall with a "Boom!"...
