All-out: Starting with the Awakening Special Operations Unit, search, attack, and withdrawal.

[Collectible]: Embroidered Shoes by a Courtesan

[Display Case Level]: lv1

[Activation Effect]: In-game, the appearance of the shoes can be changed to "Empress's Embroidered Shoes".

[Upgrade Requirements]: 500 million Source Energy Points, [Master's Embroidered Shoes] *3

"This is great, Captain! This effect is perfect for you..."

Xu Daili's eyes lit up, and she excitedly tugged at Chu Hong's arm.

It was as if he couldn't see the latter's dark face at all.

Of all these bright red ones, this is finally one that can be used to make fun of this cheater.

Chu Hong curled his lip: "Heh, not all bright red has any real effect..."

However, his gaze then turned to Luo Xin, who was standing to the side, looking shy and clearly wanting to speak but also appearing embarrassed.

"You want this?"

The latter's eyes lit up immediately, but he was a little embarrassed: "Um, is it okay? I just think that this thing would be more suitable as a source core for my future... I'm not in a hurry, Captain, you can take it if you want to use it."

She joined the team later.

The older brother, Luo Yi, is also a "surveyee" who has not been recognized by the Special Operations Division.

In addition, he doesn't have any particularly outstanding combat abilities.

She was basically a hapless little mouse running around doing the knife the whole time, and it seemed like only Brother Su Ming didn't mind...

Chu Hong, however, did not notice the many inner monologues this young girl was having.

He casually shoved the [Empress's Embroidered Shoes] into the other person's hand.

"Then you can run around Ghost Town more often recently and collect three pairs of these. That will make your future fusion of source cores a success. But... you don't need to rush. These things seem a bit too cheap."

Captain Chu looked smug.

Although the selection of the source core is not based on the value of the selected red-quality collectible, but rather on whether it is suitable for the user's skills and career path.

But Captain Chu remained steadfast and stubborn, placing the value of his own immense popularity at the forefront of his evaluation, which was quite unprofessional.

Nothing special... We have plenty of bright red!

A single game of the normal-level [Ghost Town] mode left Chu Hong completely overwhelmed and utterly disoriented.

I don't know what drop rate is...

Bright red?

Isn't it something you can just touch and get?

Luo Xin's repeated thanks and her starry-eyed admiration instantly improved Captain Chu's mood, which had just been "mistreated" by the [Big Red Collection Room].

A flash of light appeared in his hand, and he took out the [Fengdu Suppressing Spirit Jade Talisman].

It was then placed into an empty display case in front of it.

[Collectible]: Fengdu Town Spirit Jade Talisman

[Display Case Level]: lv1

[Activation Effect]: "Ghost-like" units captured by the host cannot break free on their own.

[Upgrade Requirements]: 500 million Source Energy Points, 3 [Fengdu Town Spirit Jade Talismans]

Chu Hong was stunned, and the others around him also didn't understand the meaning after seeing the effect.

Donald, who had been quietly watching everything, wore a look of surprise and uncertainty on his aged face.

He squeezed past a few people and approached the display case.

After confirming the effect of the display case several times, I couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"Old Tang, do you know what this means?"

Chu Hong had some guesses in his mind, but he wasn't sure, because the description of the effect was too simple and not clear enough.

Donald took a deep breath and looked at Chu Hong with a solemn and serious expression.

"Captain, let's find some time to have a good talk with that kid Luo Yi!"

These words were spoken.

Everyone immediately understood, and Xu Daili gasped.

"So, the display case effect of this [Fengdu Suppressing Jade Talisman] is for capturing monsters in the secret realm and bringing them out to study the [Forbidden Item]?"

Donald nodded, his hand holding the cigar still trembling slightly.

"We'll have to ask Luo Yi for the specifics. He has experience in this area, but at least one thing is certain... Captain, it will be much easier for us to capture ghost-like materials containing 'forbidden items' in the future."

"There's no need to worry about these captured elite monsters, or even bosses, breaking free in real-world research labs."

Even Chu Hong was starting to get a little unsettled.

That kid Luo Yi, relying on an elite monster-level [Bio-Creative Monster - Bird-Beaked Deathstroke Man], researched and developed the gold-quality forbidden item [Forbidden Item - Plague Rat].

If he manages to capture the boss-level [Su Wanniang, the Playful Master] in the future...

"Hehehe..."

Hearing the inappropriate laughter, Song Jiao'er couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Without any mercy, they poured cold water on Captain Chu, who was somewhat unable to recognize reality.

"Upgrading the display case to level 1 requires a [Fengdu Town Spirit Jade Talisman]. This item has existed in the [Ghost Town] secret realm for three or four years, and no one has ever obtained it."

Chu Hong: "..."

Captain Chu, his dream shattered, gave Miss Song, who had suddenly become unlovable, a resentful look.

"What? You have a problem with that?" Song Jiao'er glared at her with her beautiful eyes.

Chu Hong touched his nose and turned his head away.

snort!

Not cute? After this is all over, I, Chu, have plenty of ways and energy to make you cute, hehehehe...

He then remembered that besides the bright red, he had two other unspeakable great gains.

Last item! [The Vengeful Mask]!

[Collectible]: Mask of the Dead

[Display Case Level]: lv1

[Activation Effect]: Revives a teammate who was killed within 5 minutes in a single game.

[Upgrade Requirements]: 500 million Energy Points, [Vengeful Mask] *3

Everyone: "???"

The group, who had been making some noise, seemed to have been put on pause after seeing the effect of the [Death Announcer Mask] in the display case in front of them.

"Clatter!"

The cigar in Donald's hand fell to the ground.

【Ding! 】

[Operator "Donald" was fined 5 Energy Points for littering]

The Secret Service's icy voice startled Donald.

His aged face was filled with a bewildered and distraught expression.

He pointed to the display case in front of him, then stared blankly at the "camera" that seemed to be somewhere else. For a moment, he couldn't decide whether to comment on the matter at hand first.

"I...Isn't this bullying an old person?!"

Beside him, Wang Suming chuckled and replied, "Old Tang, as a sniper, why are your hands shaking like you have Parkinson's? Hahaha."

"Damn it!"

......

"Old buddy, I've tried everything I could think of for you. Although there are several spawn points for the [Guan Sheng Di Jun Statue] in [Ghost Town], the drop rate is ridiculously low... Currently, the Pioneers Guild's inventory is still zero."

"Old Jiang, you know me well. I do have some collectibles, but... I only collect small items priced at 300,000 to 400,000. As for big items like the [Guan Sheng Di Jun Statue], which are worth 40 to 50 million on the market, I wouldn't feel at ease putting them anywhere."

"Hello, Mr. Jiang Xingdong, this is the Xia Long Base City Pioneers Guild headquarters auction. We have checked all the auction items for the next six months, but we were unable to find the [Guan Sheng Di Jun Statue] you requested. We apologize, but we will continue to monitor the situation..."

Huangshan Base City.

Jiang Xingdong gazed calmly yet bewilderedly at the twilight sky on the horizon.

The newly appointed city lord of Huangshan Base City is his student, Lei Xiao.

This means the old city lord doesn't need to move out of the city lord's mansion, but his strength has dropped from the Core Condensation Realm to the ninth level of the Energy Gathering Realm, and now he still has no way of finding the materials needed to repair the source core.

This made Jiang Xingdong, who usually had a good attitude, feel melancholy and confused.

"Teacher, I've already sent the Thunder Dragon Squad to Ghost Town. Please wait a little longer; the drop rate is low, but it's not entirely hopeless, is it?"

Lei Xiao offered words of comfort, sounding somewhat distressed.

However, even he himself could not comfort himself with these words.

If the drop rate of the [Guan Sheng Di Jun Statue] were decent, it wouldn't be worth 830 million, but the market price has soared to over 4600 million, and there's still no market for it.

Jiang Xingdong gave a bitter smile and waved his hand.

"Alright, don't waste your team's manpower on an old codger like me. Your team isn't suited for supernatural realms like Ghost Town, and the top-secret [Playful Master Su Wan Niang] is no pushover. Send them back..."

"Sigh, I was young and impetuous. I only went into Ghost Town a few times and managed to find three Guan Yu statues. I thought they were easy to find, so I fused them into source cores."

"Hehe..." Jiang Xingdong laughed bitterly.

Lei Xiao felt very sorry for him.

But there was really no way to solve it.

Drop rates are just that mysterious; some people seem to use up their lifetime's worth of drop rates in a single day...