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Chapter 125 Turning Like the Wind
Two days later, Yuan Zhu, who had fully grown, escaped into [Cicada City] alone.

"Boss, is this what you call 'growing bigger and stronger, creating a virtuous cycle'? That's quite a steal! We should make a big splash."

"What do you know? I'm being prudent. Strategically, I'm bold and cautious in my tactics."

Yuan Zhu, who has already transformed into the tiger demon form, is hiding in the shadows. His snake tail is holding a map, guiding him on the way.

To play it safe, before setting out on this expedition, Yuan Zhu temporarily shut down the thriving [Shadow Domain], putting it into standby mode. Then, he went all out, forcing the [Shadow Dream Hole] out from the very center of the camp.

It interrupted the self-growth and optimization of the [Law Domain]. To put it in an exaggerated way, it directly dug out the heart and brain of a living person.

The [Domain], which had already merged into one and begun to accumulate shadow attributes and slowly evolve, was suddenly interrupted and stuck at level 0.

His [Shadow Realm] had a rather unorthodox origin, a product of the reversed Heavenly Gang. It was as if he had skipped the embryonic development period and arrived directly as a baby, relying on the [Shadow Dream Hole] to reverse the laws and gradually complete the embryonic development process.

Now that the Tiger Demon had removed the Shadow Dream Hole, its development process had been halted, leaving only a hollow skin supported by twelve Insect Pillars. If the Shadow Dream Hole couldn't be reinstalled in time, the collapse and disintegration of its Shadow Domain would be normal.

Snake Tail continued to urge, "Hurry up and act! Your act of forcibly pulling out the [Shadow Dream Hole] is also a kind of damage to the 'Dream Hole'. I wonder how much energy it will take to repair it? According to the data I have collected, if the [Shadow Dream Hole] is allowed to feed the Shadow Realm normally for three months, it should be able to grow to Lv1. It's a pity that you banned it after only three days!"

The Tiger Demon didn't care at all and said confidently, "Can't we just put it back together later? Since it was given away for free by the will of the world, it shouldn't be difficult to repair. Let the bubble world give it away for free again."

"We're here, we're here! At the end of this hidden tunnel, there's actually a triple concealment array protecting it. It's hidden so deeply. Quickly use [Shadow Dream Hole] to enhance the Yin Dun effect and conceal the secrets."

With the internal defense map of Chan City provided by Commander Zuo, Tiger Demon's first stop was the Central City District, a secret warehouse used to store and reserve basic civilian supplies.

Start your own real business war!
Relying on the [Dream Hole], which even the Heavenly Rank experts may not have, to commit theft is a level of luxury that normal indigenous people cannot understand.

Using it to rob ordinary stores would be a waste of talent. Furthermore, there are many stores, few supplies, and they are scattered around, with people constantly coming in and out to take inventory. Not to mention the shamelessness involved, it's unbearable to lose face; once someone discovers and alerts you, a widespread search will follow, and you'll have no chance.

On the contrary, such large secret warehouses are usually not opened easily. The material reserves inside are huge. As long as you act quickly, you can move the materials several times without anyone noticing and accumulate the first pot of gold for the development of the "camp".

It’s a pity that this kind of business war can only be used once in a lifetime.

Once this theft is exposed, [Cicada City] will definitely respond and make new arrangements. It will be difficult to take advantage of them next time.

...

Relying on the dual blessing of [Shadow Dream Hole] + defense map, the Tiger Demon easily passed the three layers of "magic circle", took out the unsealing props prepared by Commander Zuo, and easily entered the warehouse.

Of course, this was also due to the fact that the defenses in the middle city weren't as strong as those in the lower city. After all, this was just a civilian warehouse, and the most valuable items were stored in the safer lower city.

This is why Xiao La Tiao thinks the boss's tactics are too conservative. Do you dare to rob the central bank vault directly? You are the dignified King of Mimi, and your first move is to take out a civilian supply warehouse? This is so embarrassing for me, Yu Jingzi!

"What do you know? What's our camp lacking the most? It's food. Old Lu has brought in a bunch of starving ghosts, and there will be more technical personnel later. We have to solve the basic problem of food and clothing, right? If we turn them all into mentally retarded ghosts, how can we build anything?"

Yuan Zhu's primary goal on this trip was to get enough food. Therefore, he chose not to go straight to the dungeon, but instead went to the central city to rob the warehouse. To facilitate transportation, he even dug out the [Shadow Dream Hole].

Fortunately, everything went as he was disappointed. He sneaked into the warehouse smoothly without raising any alarm.

Snake Tail warned, "Don't be too happy too soon. There are multiple warning arrays set up in the warehouse. Be careful and alert. I'll mark them for you. Avoid these places."

As he spoke, Xiao La Tiao projected a layer of virtual markers onto his visual plane, outlining the coordinates of the early warning array. This was the benefit of having an insider; everything went so smoothly.

"What the hell is this?"

Arriving at the area where the raw ingredients were stored, Tiger Demon was utterly disappointed. All he saw were a variety of dried weeds—purple, blue, black... They looked incredibly old, covered in dirt and dust. They didn't look like anything humane, and they couldn't even compare to Earth's livestock feed. Zuo Fan explained that these were precious plants grown in the [Reverse Life Garden], suitable for human consumption and digestion. They were considered luxury goods, providing vitamins and dietary fiber. They had also been pre-processed to remove the "immortal zombie whiskers" and iron poison, making them safe for consumption.

"Nimma, this is outrageous. Can humans eat this thing?"

Grab a handful of hay and crush it into pieces with just a rub.

Then we walked a little further and saw more dried mushrooms, balls of moss covered in dust that looked like hamster beds... dried insect meat of various colors, strange and twisted, dried worms, strings of locusts... and so on.

"It's too shocking! Life is so hard for local residents."

Sighing, the Tiger Demon opened the [Dream Shadow Hole] and summoned the hidden Shopkeeper Lu. He then closed the [Boss Template] and confirmed again, "Come and see, is this really a 'food warehouse'? Are these things really edible?"

If the insider's map hadn't indicated this place as a 'granary' and the array layout hadn't been completely correct, he really couldn't imagine that the natives would eat these? Worse than the dung beetles that the brother and sister ate.

Lu Yan took a quick glance and confirmed, "My Lord, these are indeed excellent rations. Furthermore, they have been specially processed and can be stored for a long time. Don't underestimate these dried plants; they are of the greatest value. In the underground world, 'edible plants' are the most precious."

He grabbed a few items at random and used the basic pollution detection granted by the Holy Light to make a quick estimate. The pollution index was around 20%. In Duling, these items would be considered dangerous goods, destined for inspection and destruction by the Security Bureau. Yet, in Insect City, they were all "safe food"?
Yuan Zhu: "Are you sure these things have been processed and are not pollutants waiting to be processed?"

"It's absolutely true. They're all safe foods, and they're very clean. I sometimes buy some as a dietary supplement. As long as I cultivate true Qi, I can cleanse the body of secondary pollution."

"As long as it's edible, that's fine. Serve it for me!"

At his command, four eggplant-headed ghosts and five gigantic demonic insects crawled out from the [Shadow Dream Hole].

After several attempts, he severed the connection between the [Ghost] and the Tiger Demon, and grafted them all onto the [Shadow Dream Hole], so that he could command and operate them in a human manner.

Under his command, five shadow demon insects took the lead and came to the "food area" on their own initiative. A large number of wriggling tentacles emerged from the shadows under their feet, tied the already packed food to their bodies in batches, and turned around to transport it to the front of the [Shadow Dream Hole].

Then, the four eggplant-headed ghosts jumped up and down excitedly, and suddenly turned into a pool of black mucus, wrapped the ingredients into a ball, and then compressed and deformed it, and drilled into the [Shadow Space] like water, and then decompressed the food and put it back.

Today's 'Shadow Space' has expanded more than four times after the expansion of the [Shadow Domain].

Even if the Shadow Dream Hole was re-excavated, its internal space remained unchanged. However, after leaving the Shadow Domain, the spatial intensity and shadow energy concentration within the Shadow Dream Hole regressed to their previous levels.

He clearly felt powerless and inadequate, and was urged to quickly put the [Shadow Dream Hole] back into the Dharma Realm.

What he needed was the unique storage function of the [Shadow Dream Hole] and its super strong 'shadow strengthening effect'.

Otherwise, even if the Tiger Demon could sneak into [Cicada City] like a ghost and come and go like the wind, it would not be able to carry away large quantities of goods without alerting the local defense forces.

With the blessing of [Shadow Dream Hole], it is like carrying a small warehouse with you, making business battles more relaxed.

In less than 20 minutes, he had visited three warehouses in a row, emptying out most of the supplies and filling up the [Shadow Space]. Half of the supplies were food, and the other half were basic supplies.

With these, the camp construction can truly begin and provide the most basic living resources for the upcoming "talents".

"withdraw!"

After retrieving the ghost and Lu Yan into the [Shadow Dream Hole], Yuan Zhu once again switched to the Tiger Demon form, turned into the wind, and shadow-escaped out of the warehouse, quickly leaving the upper city...

All this has just begun.

(End of this chapter)