The young man did not give Lu Yuan any extra time to feel touched. With a smile, he said, "Cash and goods settled. Come find me again when you have more goods! I guarantee I won't rip you off."
"Since you put it that way, I'll come find you again when I have more goods."
Lu Yuan smiled.
He thought this boss, who started barking like a dog whenever they disagreed, was pretty amusing. The man had successfully caught his attention.
It would not be bad to deal with this boss again next time.
After leaving Mad Wolf Materials Shop, Lu Yuan made another trip to the mall and replenished the necessities he had used up earlier.
If not for things like the Combustion Oil and rope last time, Lu Yuan would not have been able to open that treasure chest.
Necessities really came in handy at certain times.
Of course, these things could only be useful at low levels. Against high-level ferocious beasts, they would be hard-pressed to have any effect.
Besides replenishing the necessities he had used, Lu Yuan also bought new items, such as a tent and a Sleeping Bag.
The amount of time one could remain in Origin Land depended on one's own strength.
The first time, since everyone had only just awakened, they could all stay for twenty-four hours.
But the second time depended on their individual strength.
With Lu Yuan's current strength, staying for several days would not be a problem. He would probably have to spend the night in the wilderness then.
Things like tents and Sleeping Bags still had to be prepared.
Fortunately, Lu Yuan's strength had improved somewhat. As his strength increased, his War Rune Space had also grown to around two meters. Otherwise, packing everything in would have been a bit difficult.
Because he had bought quite a lot this time.
Naturally, he had spent quite a bit of money.
The fifteen thousand he had just received had not even had time to warm up in his pocket before less than forty-three hundred remained.
Looking at the money in his hand, Lu Yuan felt that he really was still so poor.
His dream of moving somewhere outside the slums still had a long way to go.
He took a deep breath and made up his mind. Next time, he would definitely move out!
After leaving the mall, Lu Yuan returned to the slums.
The minor incident from that morning had not caused even the slightest ripple in the slums. Everyone still lived as they always did.
On the way, Lu Yuan arrived at Da Ming Martial Hall.
"Yuan Ge!"
"Yuan Ge, you're here? Why are you so late today?"
"Yuan Ge, I heard you entered Origin Land? How was it? You didn't come back dead, did you?"
The moment he entered Da Ming Martial Hall, training shouts and a wave of heat rushed at him.
One after another, the martial hall students respectfully nodded and greeted Lu Yuan when they saw him.
Some even cracked jokes.
Their attitudes were completely different from when Lu Yuan had first arrived.
Over the past few days, Lu Yuan's performance had earned everyone's respect.
He smiled and nodded at those greeting him before heading deeper into the martial hall.
Xiao Hu was punching a metal training dummy.
His huge fists struck the metal with dull bangs, denting it beneath their tremendous force.
When he saw Lu Yuan approaching, he stopped, wiped his sweat with the towel hanging around his neck, and walked over.
"A Yuan, why are you so late today?"
"I went to buy some things."
Lu Yuan looked around, then asked somewhat puzzledly:
"Where's Ming Ge? Why don't I see him?"
Frank Ming was usually here punching, but Lu Yuan did not see him today.
"Ming Ge? He went out last night and hasn't come back yet."
Hearing this, Lu Yuan was taken aback and asked in confusion:
"He went out last night? Did something happen?"
"I don't know either. But Ming Ge goes out once in a while. Sometimes for several days, sometimes he comes back the same day. I don't know exactly what happens."
Lu Yuan nodded. "All right."
Xiao Hu bumped his fists together, looked at Lu Yuan, and grinned.
"Come on, want to spar on the ring?"
Lu Yuan gave Xiao Hu an odd look.
"You sure?"
"What? I feel like I've improved a lot these past two days. Don't tell me you're scared?"
Xiao Hu looked at Lu Yuan provocatively and raised his middle finger.
Lu Yuan could not help laughing.
"Since you put it that way, I'll spar with you. But let me make this clear first: I entered Origin Land last night, and I made a little progress too."
"The first time, you could only stay for twenty-four hours. How much progress could you possibly make? Do you take me for some ignorant fool who's easy to fool?"
Xiao Hu did not take it to heart at all.
Seeing Xiao Hu's disdainful expression, Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow.
"Let's get on the ring."
The two walked toward the ring.
Two burly men were currently exchanging punches on the ring, while several spectators watched nearby.
When they saw Lu Yuan and Xiao Hu approaching, everyone made way for them.
"Yuan Ge! You're here!"
"Xiao Hu is here too? Are you two... going to fight again?"
A burly man looked at Lu Yuan and Xiao Hu, sounding uncertain.
Xiao Hu crossed his arms and grinned.
"This is my revenge match! Just watch! Today, I, Xiao Hu, am going to beat this brat into the hospital!"
When they heard Xiao Hu's words, everyone's eyes lit up as they began to egg them on.
"Hey, you two! Get down already!"
"Yeah, yeah! Why aren't you making room for Yuan Ge and Xiao Hu?!"
"Seriously, you have no sense at all! Do you still want to hang around this martial hall?!"
The two burly men on the ring were not angry. Urged on by everyone, they quickly jumped down.
Everyone continued urging Lu Yuan and Xiao Hu to get up there quickly.
The two climbed onto the ring and faced each other.
The crowd below began discussing the match.
"Hey, who do you think will win?"
"Do you even need to ask? Of course it's Yuan Ge!"
"What do you mean, your Yuan Ge? He's clearly my Yuan Ge!"
"Although I know Xiao Hu has been training hard lately and improved a lot, I'm still betting on Yuan Ge!"
"Isn't that obvious? Yuan Ge is a Gene Warrior, and he entered Origin Land yesterday. Judging from the way he looks, he definitely came back alive, so he must have improved quite a bit."
One burly man could not help speaking up for Xiao Hu. "Come on... does no one think Xiao Hu can win? Poor Xiao Hu."
"Do you think Xiao Hu can win?"
The burly man scratched his head and gave an awkward laugh. "Ahem... of course Yuan Ge will win!"
"Pfft!"
Everyone raised their middle fingers at him.
On the ring, Xiao Hu and Lu Yuan naturally heard the discussion below.
Even Xiao Hu's honest-looking face darkened, and he looked utterly depressed.
Lu Yuan could not help finding it funny.
"Come on."
"Hmph! Brat, I'll show you what I've accomplished these past few days!"
Xiao Hu roared and lunged at Lu Yuan, carrying the momentum of a tiger descending the mountain.
Compared to a few days ago, he had indeed improved somewhat.
But Lu Yuan's face remained expressionless, and his heart did not stir in the slightest.
That little improvement was far too insignificant compared to him.
He raised one finger and held it before Xiao Hu's fist.
Xiao Hu's fist, carrying the force of the wind, seemed to strike an insurmountable wall and came to an abrupt halt.
Xiao Hu's eyes widened as he stared at the single finger blocking his fist. His entire body froze in place.
He was completely dumbfounded.
The crowd below also stared at the scene with wide eyes.
The air abruptly fell silent, and the atmosphere became incomparably still.
A moment later, someone cried out.
"Holy shit!!"
"Holy shit, Yuan Ge is forever the god!!"
"He blocked such a fierce heavy punch with one finger?! Is Yuan Ge even human??"
"Yuan Ge wasn't this strong yesterday, right? Did he improve in Origin Land?! This is way too ridiculous??"
"Damn it... Yuan Ge got to show off again."
The crowd shouted excitedly, and there was even a trace of worship in the way they looked at Lu Yuan.
The people born in the slums and training at the martial hall were actually quite simple.
If you had strength, you earned respect.
If you were strong enough, you earned worship.
After all, in a place this dark, where even the law could barely reach, strength practically represented everything.
And Lu Yuan had gained strength beyond the reach of many martial hall members in just a few days.
Naturally, he had earned everyone's admiration.
Even though Lu Yuan was much younger than many of them.
On the ring, Lu Yuan looked at the dumbfounded Xiao Hu and smiled faintly.
He pushed with his finger, and Xiao Hu immediately staggered backward again and again. He retreated all the way to the edge of the ring and nearly fell off.
Looking at the stunned Xiao Hu, Lu Yuan smiled.
"Still want to continue?"
Xiao Hu fell silent for a moment, then shook his head with a bitter smile.
"No, no more. I'm no match for you."
He looked at Lu Yuan gloomily and scratched his head.
"This is strange. How did your strength improve so quickly?! Is Origin Land really that magical?"
Lu Yuan said seriously:
"This is the result of my own hard work."
In truth, he had not even used his full strength. Forget his full strength—he had not even used a third of it.
Yesterday's improvement had simply been too great.
The reason he had used one finger was because he was afraid that if he failed to hold back, he might really cripple Xiao Hu.
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