Nobody told me this wasn't a game.

She curled her red lips and said, "Iron Cannon Ball is just a beginner-level spell, nothing special."

"Could you please not make things so dangerous next time? Several times I felt like I was being hit by your magic!"

"Ah, please rest assured, Mr. Zuo, I am very professional."

Mayumi blinked.

She laughed and said, "Making the scene look dangerous is to leave a deep enough impression on you."

Ok.

Ok.

Mayumi's thoughts are not entirely incomprehensible.

Partners recruited with incentives are not reliable. Theoretically, if someone else offers a higher price, Mayumi will lose this partner.

Cooperation won by demonstrating one's capabilities is more solid!

For a moment, Zuo Chang thought that Zhen Gong was truly capable and a promising talent.

Her skills were secondary; what mattered most was that she was sensible and knew how to be patient.

Earlier in the car, when that bunny girl acted so rudely, Mayumi suppressed her anger and silently swallowed it all.

If they were to argue fiercely in front of Zuo Chang, the scene would be extremely unsightly.

At that time, Zuo Chang would probably avoid any dungeon runs as much as possible.

Overall, Mayumi's arrogance is nonsensical, but she is also calm, resourceful, decisive, and skilled, making her quite reliable.

"Shhhh-"

A strange, sharp sound rang out.

On the ancient battlefield covered with yellow sand, beams of light converged and condensed into a treasure chest in front of Zuo Chang and Zhen Gong, before falling into the yellow sand with a soft thud.

Mayumi said, "The dungeon is over, and that treasure chest contains loot."

Zuo Chang bent down and placed his fingers on the lock of the treasure chest: "Guess how many crystals are inside?"

"Hmm... I've completed the Ancient Battlefield many times, and on average, I get about thirty-five per run."

"Okay."

pat!

Zuo Chang flicked his finger and opened the treasure chest.

A dazzling light suddenly appeared, and the inside of the box was filled with irregularly shaped, seven-colored crystals, which were ancient divine crystals.

Mayumi's golden eyes were wide open, and she immediately noticed the abnormality!

many!

Too much!

Based on past experience, the treasure chest will only contain a small portion of ancient crystals at most.

But this time...

The treasure chest was filled to the brim, piled up like a small mountain, with its pointed tip protruding.

When the lid was opened, several crystals rolled to the ground and were half-buried in the sand!

Mayumi stepped forward and asked, "How many are there here?"

Zuo Chang didn't know either: "Let's count them."

Ten pieces were piled up in a bunch, and twelve bunches were made.

Zuo Chang pointed to the remaining crystals and laughed, "Do you still insist on your opinion? There are 127 crystals in the box, not 'at most 50' as you said!"

"This...how is this possible?" Mayumi made no attempt to hide her surprise; her bewilderment was written all over her face. "Zuochang, why? How did you do that?"

Zuo Chang had no intention of keeping anything from anyone; even if he hadn't said anything, Zhen Gong could have guessed it.

"Ancient crystals are formed from the death of Shadows of Darkness. When their eyes turn completely red, it's a sign that they've 'matured.' Killing them at that point will yield the most crystals. The most profitable strategy in the Ancient Battlefield instance is to wait."

"Fatten them up before killing them, and you'll get the most crystals in the end. My limit is 150, but I still got 23 less this time."

Unbelievable!

After listening to Zuo Chang's analysis, Mayumi felt both incomprehensible and regretful.

If what Zuo Chang said is true, and the maximum output of divine crystals is "150," then wouldn't she have been...

Did they take more than a hundred less?

If you lose 100 coins in one ancient battlefield, that adds up to...

Ten thousand?!

This……

Mayumi felt her heart bleeding. She glanced at Zuo Chang and said, "I've lost at least... at least seven or eight thousand crystals!"

Zuo Chang shook his head repeatedly: "You're the one wasting it."

"Why didn't you meet me sooner? If you had appeared sooner, I wouldn't have only learned this technique now!"

"What you're saying makes no sense!"

Ah!

Mayumi sighed with deep regret, remaining silent.

Chapter 37 Every family has its own sutras that are difficult to recite

The elk have a special privilege: three times a month, they can skip the queue to enter the ancient battlefield.

But privileges also have their limitations.

The ancient battlefield is too popular, and the excessive privileges it brings will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among ordinary adventurers.

therefore--

Qian Wuyi's solution was to have five trains running each day that were not open to the public.

Zuo Chang had previously cut in line, and that was one of these five trips.

Mayumi originally planned to use up all her privileges in one go.

Upon arriving at the ticket office, we were informed that the day's special privilege slots had been used up, and if we wanted to continue, we would need to discuss with other "privileged" individuals to see if we could make way for them.

This is too much trouble.

A hint of apology appeared in Mayumi's golden eyes as she asked, "What should we do? If you're in a hurry, I can discuss it with the other privileged individuals."

Zuo Chang is not the kind of unreasonable person.

He quickly replied, "No rush, no rush, tomorrow is fine too."

"Then tomorrow."

Mayumi made a reservation at the ticket office, and then led Zuo Chang out of the train station and stood at the main entrance.

Zuo Chang looked around and, finding nothing else to do, decided to take his leave: "Miss Mayumi, see you tomorrow."

Mayumi didn't say anything, she just stood there with her arms crossed.

She looked at Zuo Chang with her beautiful eyes, a half-smile on her face.

"……goodbye."

Unable to resist, Zuo Chang said goodbye again and left.

but……

The rhythmic, crisp sound of footsteps followed closely behind.

Zuo Chang walked quickly, and his footsteps followed closely behind.

Zuo Chang walked slowly, and his footsteps made a soft sound.

When they reached a bridge, Zuo Chang could no longer bear it. He turned around and saw Zhen Gong looking at him with his chin raised, his face full of self-righteousness.

He couldn't help but ask, "Why are you following me?"

Mayumi smiled, pursing her lips: "You're talking strangely. How am I following you? There are so many people on this road. Does that mean everyone walking behind you is following you?"

"...So, I was just being too sensitive."

"Yes. You're very sensitive; you'll produce fluid as soon as you pinch you."

Don’t give me that!

Mayumi's SUV was still parked on the side of the road. She didn't drive it and followed behind Zuo Chang.

For a moment, Zuo Chang couldn't quite figure out what she was thinking.

What does she want to do?

Is she still an orphan with nowhere to go?

Zuo Chang's silence elicited a soft sigh from Zhen Gong. She took two steps to the side and reached the railing.

She stood by the railing, watching the water flowing below the bridge. A breeze ruffled the ends of her hair, and her expression carried a subtle hint of worry.

Zuo Chang intended to leave.

But he's bound to be indebted to those who feed him, and tomorrow's ancient battlefield will depend on Miss Mayumi.

He walked closer and, together with Mayumi, looked at the flowing water under the bridge.

Mayumi turned to look at him and suddenly said, "My relationship with Lu Zheng, the relationship between the bunny girl and Lu Zheng, and... my relationship with the bunny girl. Zuo Chang, which relationship are you most interested in?"

I'm somewhat interested in them all, but not really.

If I had to say—

Zuo Chang had no interest in the "Bunny Girl" person, so he didn't care about her relationship with Lu Zheng or her relationship with Mayumi.

He asked, "What is your relationship with Lu Zheng?"

"what."