After finding a place to rest and eat something, the two naturally discovered that they had no currency from this world on them. This minor issue was nothing difficult for a veteran like Basak, who had participated in many missions. Just as Xiao Ran knew to buy accessories cheaply in Prometheus and exchange them for currency in Mission Worlds, Basak naturally had similar methods.
Compared to Xiao Ran's accessories, Basak directly brought out gold bars—gold bars as large as a palm. The moment he took them out, they drew the attention of countless people, turning Basak and Luo into fat sheep in everyone else's eyes. Whether the two did not care or simply failed to notice, as they moved around the ruined city gathering information about this world, wave after wave of trouble came looking for them.
With their current physical abilities, especially Basak's combat prowess, a few people stronger than ordinary humans posed no danger at all. But after running into several groups of such thugs in succession, even the two of them understood that someone had set their sights on them, making it impossible for them to get anywhere in the city.
It was as though the entire city had rejected them. They could not get the information they wanted from anyone, because no one was willing to speak with them. Once night truly fell, not a single hotel was willing to take them in. Whenever they arrived at a hotel, it instantly became fully booked, leaving no room for them to stay.
When they went somewhere to eat, the owners would hang up a closed sign with fearful expressions and hurriedly shut their doors without any intention of letting them inside. They had spent several hours walking to this city during the day, eaten only one lunch