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

Search for "[Top Secret - Employee Uniforms]": ...

Four single-cell search boxes appeared in front of Chu Hong.

Although Bai Ningzhi promised Chu Hong that she would spare Andrei's family, she strictly forbade them from touching any of the containers present.

At this moment, little Anna stood curiously beside Chu Hong. Although she was initially frightened by him, she gradually realized that this tall, black-haired, yellow-skinned, and strong-fighting older brother didn't seem like a bad person...

Although he doesn't seem like a good person either.

But he shouldn't be the kind of person who would hurt her.

"For example, if I were to touch it, the result might be better..." she hesitated.

In fact, after she told Chu Hong about her initial awakened skill, she was already prepared to be forcibly used as a tool to manipulate the vessel.

But to my surprise, neither Bai Ningzhi nor Chu Hong seemed to have such thoughts at all.

Am I being rejected?

This strange feeling made Anna inexplicably speak up.

Chu Hong looked down at the blonde little girl who was still wearing that khaki armor. Although girls from the Polar Bear Country are known for their exceptionally beautiful but also exceptionally short blooming period.

But... Chu Hong remembered the red-quality consumable item, Big Red, that he had given to Song Jiao'er before.

【Eternal Essence】.

If we give that thing to Anna and then wait a few years, wouldn't that be legal...?

No, no, no!

Chu Hong was startled, as if he sensed a stern warning from the heavenly power that prevented him from appearing before his readers today.

He quickly dismissed this terrifying idea that the substance was highly conductive.

Just then.

Ding!

A golden light shone in Chu Hong's hand.

[Item Name]: Special Liquor from the Refinery

[Item Level]: Gold

Value: 82,070

【Type】：Home Furnishings

【Weight】: 0.25kg

[Occupies backpack slot capacity]: 1×1

[Item Description]: A special spirit supplied to the refinery, bottled in recycled industrial glass. The bottle is rough, with fine air bubbles and uneven wall thickness. The neck is sealed with black wax, and a blurry refinery emblem is embossed on the wax surface. In a terrifying world full of monsters, this stuff is more effective than any comforting words.

A little gold!

[Red collectible drop rate increased: 45%]

Looking at this useless thing to him, Chu Hong suddenly seemed to hear something. He turned his head and saw Andrei staring straight at the wine bottle in his hand and swallowing his saliva.

He glanced at the other person indifferently.

The next second, the bottle of gold-quality [Refinery Special Supply Spirits] in his hand was tossed into the other person's arms.

Andrei's face immediately lit up with ecstasy.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Chu. Anna is still a child. Please let her take poison and die on her own to escape. However, we can give you our lives. I heard from Bai Jianxian that you are upgrading your source energy level, right?"

Chu Hong waved his hand.

And just then...

"Ding!"

Another golden light shone brightly.

This time, even Andrei, who was about to unscrew the bottle cap and drink his fill of fine wine with every meal, couldn't help but gape in astonishment.

Little Anna's delicate face was filled with disbelief.

"this......"

Chu Hong smiled. To outsiders, the skill [Lucky Star] was probably already incredibly powerful, but compared to the effects of his Captain Chu's Wind Spirit Moon Shadow... oh no, it was more like the effect of his [Golden Leaf Money Tree] display case.

There's no difference between playing with green and playing with green.

This is only the effect of the [Golden Leaf Money Tree] display case at level 2. If a gold item is obtained, the [Red Collectible Drop Rate Increase] will only increase by 3%.

If it reaches level 3, it'll be even more outrageous...

"Hehe, little Anna, have you ever been to Daxia? Daxia has many fun places and lots of delicious food."

With a smile, Chu Hong gently placed the gold-quality amethyst pendant he had just taken out into Anna's hand.

Seeing the other person's shocked expression, Chu Hong smiled slightly and offered no further explanation.

[Item Name]: Amethyst Pendant

[Item Level]: Gold

Value: 62,951

[Type]: Craft collectibles

【Weight】: 0.1kg

[Occupies backpack slot capacity]: 1×1

[Item Description]: A top-tier amethyst pendant. It is said that this pendant comes from the "Secret Garden" series of a pre-war European jewelry family. The design inspiration comes from an ancient courtyard with wisteria vines entwined under the moonlight - the vine setting supports the amethyst, and the small diamonds are like dewdrops.

Andrei opened his mouth as if to say something, but was pulled back by his wife Natalia.

[Top Secret - Abyss Void Defense Zone], the evacuation point in the outer area, only allows one small team to evacuate at a time.

The remaining teams, even if they don't perish in the fighting, will eventually die in the secret realm due to getting lost. And the pendant Chu Hong gave Anna is clearly something she can't take out...

Chu Hong offered no explanation, his gaze remaining fixed on the black search box in front of him.

The third item that followed was no longer gold, but just a blue-quality brooch.

Chu Hong casually tossed it onto the ground.

Last one!

The search icon spins once, twice, three times...

When the search time had clearly exceeded the threshold that gold quality should have, Chu Hong's eyes lit up slightly. This subtle change in expression was clearly captured by Bai Ningzhi, who had been paying close attention to the situation.

Could it be that...?

Bai Ningzhi's heart started pounding uncontrollably.

Ding!

Amidst the shocked gazes of the crowd, the crimson light once again shone in Chu Hong's hand.

Just a moment ago, Anna was clutching the beautiful amethyst pendant Chu Hong had given her, lost in thought, when she looked up...

When they saw what Chu Hong was holding.

A glimmer of starlight seemed to instantly ignite in his pair of emerald green eyes.

"Snapped!"

Amidst the crisp sound of the bottle falling to the ground, Andrei clutched his head and cried out in alarm.

His eyes were fixed on the thing in Chu Hong's hand, as if he had seen God.

"Gespagi, Breyat (God! Fuck)"

He once again uncontrollably uttered a curse word.

However, this time his wife Natalia did not scold him, simply because she was already too shocked to speak by what Chu Hong held in his hand.

"Whoosh—!"

Bai Ningzhi's figure seemed to teleport.

With a surge of energy that made Chu Hong's heart tremble, it suddenly appeared beside Chu Hong.

His eyes were fixed on the pigeon-egg-sized diamond in Chu Hong's hand, which shimmered with platinum gold.

The sound was almost squeezed out from between his teeth.

"The Abyss... the Heart of Platinum?!"