The Exchange Game Starting with Lu Mingfei

Chapter 131 The Opposite of Humanity

After witnessing a thrilling and bloodless financial war, Huo Yuhao discovered something very serious.

He didn't understand.

Although Su Enxi explained that financial warfare is a war of information and courage, he felt that Su Enxi's explanation was too simplistic.

Those complex data streams, the ever-changing linked orders, the subtle manipulations based on human nature and algorithmic weaknesses —

Is the Word of Power: Heavenly Evolution really that useful?

Huo Yuhao stroked his chin, preparing to ponder the underlying logic of this Word of Power and arrange one for himself as well.

"In short, we made 3.5 billion in five hours."

"EUR?"

"Otherwise what?" Su Enxi picked up a bag of potato chips, tore it open, took a bite, and added vaguely, "The liquidity in the European market is generally low, the market size isn't big, so we can only make this much."

Huo Yuhao was completely stunned.

Three and a half billion euros? That little bit?

Is this a vocabulary that can be combined and spoken?

An unprecedented cognitive shock, mixed with bewilderment at the magnitude of his wealth, left him speechless for a moment.

Huo Yuhao didn't have a deep understanding of money, but he knew very well that when he was penniless, he needed to grill twenty fish to earn one gold soul coin.

And now, a cash flow of 3.5 billion euros is happening right before his eyes—no, more than 3.5 billion, that's just the amount Su Enxi has received.

Huo Yuhao stood up and looked intently at Boss Su.

Su Enxi pushed up her glasses: "Hmm?"

"Teacher, please teach me!"

Xiaowang Village.

Lu Mingfei and Gu Yuena were still at the village entrance when they heard the lively sounds coming from inside the village.

Lu Mingfei used his mental detection to search the village and discovered that there wasn't a single ordinary person in the village.

Very strange.

There aren't many Soul Masters in the town, but this village is inhabited entirely by Soul Masters.

Looking at the villagers here—those empty wooden and thatched huts without even a bed—Lu Mingfei couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.

Was this place originally an abandoned village?

But is life really that hard for Soul Masters?

He saw that many Soul Masters found a pile of straw and then slept directly on the ground.

Fortunately, although most of the houses were dilapidated, they could at least provide shelter from the wind and rain, so the Soul Masters were not exactly sleeping outdoors.

Lu Mingfei and Gu Yuena also found an empty room. They had storage soul tools, but there were many people around, and Lu Mingfei knew the importance of not flaunting their wealth.

So they just found some dry straw to lay on the ground, and then Lu Mingfei laid out a blanket he had prepared on the ground for Gu Yuena to make do with for now.

Gu Yuena didn't think this environment was a compromise, after all, she had only slept in a bed and covered herself with a blanket for one night.

In the past, when she was being treated, she would lie directly on the ground. Back then, she was large and it was impossible to cover herself with a blanket.

Gu Yuena wouldn't have become spoiled overnight.

The conditions are already pretty good.

"Should we take a break or go for a walk?" Lu Mingfei asked.

Gu Yuena said, "I'm not tired, let's go out."

Lu Mingfei nodded, but he said beforehand, "I'm not really good at gathering information, so I'm not sure if I can infiltrate the Soul Master circle here."

Gu Yuena blinked, then took out a bag of gold soul coins and asked疑惑地问道, "Humans seem to really like gold. Didn't you also pave your way with money before?"

Lu Mingfei explained helplessly, "Those were ordinary people before. Their earning and spending abilities are completely different from those of Soul Masters."

"However, one gold soul coin is enough for an ordinary person, but a hundred are enough for a soul master."

Making money as a Soul Master isn't particularly easy; not only are the risks high, but their expenses are also high.

"Try not to flaunt your wealth, it might cause unnecessary trouble," Lu Mingfei said. "Wealth can be a powerful motivator, and murder for money is more than just an idiom."

Gu Yuena seemed to be deep in thought.

"Money is useful, but you have to learn how to use it wisely," Lu Mingfei added upon seeing this.

Gu Yuena nodded.

She will learn gradually.

"Are you new here?" A middle-aged Soul Master passed by outside the wooden house without a door and happened to see Lu Mingfei and Gu Yuena, so he stopped in his tracks out of curiosity.

Lu Mingfei smiled and nodded, then walked out of the wooden house with Gu Yuena, saying, "That's right, my sister and I just arrived here, and we're going to rest for a bit before heading to the Star Dou Great Forest to check things out."

"You two?" The middle-aged Soul Master eyed them warily. "Which academy are you from?"

"Hey, a small academy, the kind that doesn't even qualify you for the Continental Youth Soul Master Competition," Lu Mingfei blurted out, "We just graduated too."

The middle-aged soul master nodded. Judging from their age, they seemed to be young people around twenty years old, who had just graduated from an advanced soul master academy. However, even if it was an obscure little academy, it was still an advanced soul master academy!

It's an academy that so many people dream of entering.

"Recently, the soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest have been banding together. This place is full of lone wolves looking to pick up bargains. It's best if you academics don't get involved," the middle-aged soul master said, half-advising and half-warning.

The situation in the Star Dou Great Forest is very complicated. Even if these two young people are quite strong, they may not be able to save their lives in the chaos to come.

They look very easy to fool.

"I heard that even Shrek Academy suffered losses in the Star Dou Great Forest," Lu Mingfei feigned confusion, his eyes filled with innocent naiveté—a performance that was practically a natural fit. "But why are you still staying here?"

The middle-aged Soul Master looked at him with a complicated expression.

Lu Mingfei blinked, then as if he had thought of something, he took out five gold soul coins from his pocket and handed them to the middle-aged soul master with a naive look on his face: "I know you have to pay to ask for information."

The middle-aged Soul Master's lips twitched as he looked at the five gold soul coins, unsure of what to say.

"Not enough?" Lu Mingfei frowned, a hint of hesitation and pain showing on his handsome face. He then pulled out five more. "How about this?"

"If that's still not enough—" Lu Mingfei glanced at the money in his hand, his arm slightly pulled back, as if he intended to put the money away.

The middle-aged Soul Master took one look and immediately handed over ten gold soul coins: "Although this isn't enough, what can I do when I'm kind-hearted?"

He put the gold soul coins into his money pouch, then smiled slightly and said to Lu Mingfei, "This place is indeed very dangerous now. The villagers all moved away days ago, but someone found a soul bone on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest and became rich overnight!"

"Some speculate that it's because the soul beasts have gathered in the innermost areas, leaving many hidden items unclaimed."

"Things."

The middle-aged Soul Master sighed, "I heard that some people have even found storage Soul Tools filled with gold Soul Coins and rare metals."

Lu Mingfei was taken aback: "So, everyone's here to search for treasure?"

"You could say that."

Lu Mingfei never expected that the reason these Soul Masters were here was so simple and unpretentious.

However, finding a soul bone or a storage soul tool can indeed be considered a sudden windfall.

Neither of these items is cheap.

"Actually, the outer area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest is quite safe now. For some reason, the soul beasts have all gathered in fixed locations. Although there are powerful soul beasts guarding the area, making it difficult for everyone to hunt soul rings, some lone soul beasts can still be found."

"And you might even find some good stuff. If you don't seize this opportunity, you might never have such a good way to make money again."

The middle-aged Soul Master, probably considering the ten gold soul coins, said to them, "If you need to hunt for soul rings, you should go to other small forests. The soul beasts here have united now, making it difficult to find suitable soul beasts, and the chances of losing your lives are even greater."

Lu Mingfei smiled and thanked him.

The middle-aged Soul Master looked at Lu Mingfei's handsome face and hesitated to speak.

He simply sighed and left without saying a word.

Handsome boys should take good care of themselves when they're out in the world.

This brother and sister pair could graduate from an advanced soul master academy, so they must be at least level 40 soul masters. However, if the academy students were to face desperate criminals, they might have an advantage in terms of soul rings and martial souls, but they might not be able to survive in a life-or-death struggle.

Lu Mingfei actually had another question in his mind: why were so many Soul Masters sleeping in broad daylight?

But on second thought, treasure hunting does seem to be better suited to taking place at night. Whether it's to avoid being seen or to use clues or soul skills that only work at night.

So he swallowed the question that was on the tip of his tongue.

Gu Yuena looked at Lu Mingfei with a questioning gaze: "Is this what you meant by not being good at gathering intelligence?"

Lu Mingfei scratched his head: "It's probably because the wandering soul masters here are all very poor."

"You're really good at lying," Gu Yuena said.

Lu Mingfei tilted his head: "Don't slander me!"

The way Lu Mingfei portrayed the young man who was short of money and reluctant to spend the gold soul coins made Gu Yuena want to give him a bag full of gold soul coins and say, "Don't be reluctant to spend them, all this money is for you!"

Gu Yuena ignored him: "Now that we understand the situation here, are we going to stay?"

"Of course, how can we just listen to that person's side of the story? We need to stay here for at least a day to see if the situation is as they described," Lu Mingfei said. "Our little cabin is quite nice, but it needs a door."

"At the very least, we should make a straw curtain to block it."

Gu Yuena asked, "Can you make straw mats?"

Lu Mingfei smiled: "No."

How could he possibly know how to do such delicate crafts as straw weaving!

Huo Yuhao wouldn't know either, because he had never been exposed to it.

"So, I went to cut down a tree and carved out a wooden door."

This village has a mountain behind it, but there are no spirit beasts in the mountain, and even ordinary wild animals are rare.

Lu Mingfei found it a bit strange.

What is the difference between ordinary wild beasts and soul beasts?

"Do you know?" Lu Mingfei asked Gu Yuena.

"Any ordinary wild beast that can live for more than ten years and acquire soul skills is a soul beast," Gu Yuena said. "Isn't this common sense?"

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Lu Mingfei twitched the corner of his mouth.

This kind of common sense—Huo Yuhao actually remembered it.

Damn it! It seems he needs to thoroughly review Huo Yuhao's memories; he can't let Gu Yuena laugh at him again because of such a basic question!

The two used a wooden board as a door to block the view of those who might pass by.

Gu Yuena asked Lu Mingfei, "Are we just going to stay here and do nothing, waiting for those Soul Masters to start making their move?"

Lu Mingfei shook his head: "Of course not, it's still early, let's go and take a look at other villages."

Gu Yuena's main purpose for going out this time was to accompany Lu Mingfei. No matter what Lu Mingfei wanted to do, she just needed to silently accompany him, remember his actions, and learn from him in secret.

So the two secretly left Xiaowang Village and went to Dawang Village next door.

Looking at the stone at the village entrance engraved with the village's name, Lu Mingfei asked in confusion, "What's the connection between these two villages?"

Unfortunately, no villager happened to be passing by to answer his question, so he was unaware that, in addition to being close to each other and having many kinship ties, the two villages had produced Soul Kings one after the other; the one that produced one first was Da Wang Village, and the one that produced one later was Xiao Wang Village.

The villages in this world are named in such a simple and unpretentious way.

Lu Mingfei is a typical city kid who doesn't know much about village life.

Although he knew that the village's conditions must be somewhat poor, he did not expect them to be this bad.

"The villagers here have all left too—there used to be a cabinet here, the marks are still fresh, it seems they left only a few days ago," Lu Mingfei said. "There are far fewer Soul Masters here than in Xiaowang Village."

What's the reason?

"Hmm?" Lu Mingfei suddenly looked towards the center of the village.

"What did you find?" Gu Yuena asked.

She didn't feel there was anything wrong with the village. It was just that there was a Soul Master whose aura was rather evil, probably an evil Soul Master.

"Didn't you notice that evil spirit master?" Lu Mingfei asked in return.

He knew that Gu Yuena also had spiritual attributes, so there was no reason why Gu Yuena wouldn't know that there were evil spirit masters here!

"I saw him, what happened to him?" Gu Yuena still didn't understand.

It's just that there are a lot of dried corpses in the underground where that evil spirit master lives. Anyway, they are all human, so what does it have to do with her?

If all humans could die from internal strife, it would actually be a good thing for the soul beasts.

Lu Mingfei sighed.

Gu Yuena can be considered a god or a soul beast, so she naturally has no feelings about the suffering of humans.

They might even be hoping that more humans will die.

Lu Mingfei said, "Now that I've seen the evil soul master, I can't just ignore it."

He's a person!

He is still a very powerful person, someone who plans to rule the world, so how can he stand by and watch this guy harm his future people?

"Aren't you the kind side?" Lu Mingfei and Gu Yuena slowly walked towards the center of the village.

Gu Yuena glanced at him: "That doesn't mean I need to be kind to humans, does it? Don't forget, humans have always been on my side of opposition. I'm going to take revenge on humans and their gods."

"Oh right." Actually, Lu Mingfei is in the same position now.

He has already bound himself to the Soul Beast race. Although he has a high degree of autonomy and it doesn't matter if he doesn't do what Di Tian and the Silver Dragon King expect, in the end, he is already on the opposite side of humanity.

"Truly—one wrong step can lead to eternal regret!"