Heading to the Ruins

After a moment of stunned silence, Nan Jue came to her senses and then said with some surprise, "This lightning storm seems to be right here in the Ruins City."

Jiang Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "My goodness, that must be an ominous place. I'm a little scared."

Zhao Manyan largely agreed with Jiang Yu's assessment, and he felt a pang of regret. What a joke! He still had so much money left at home.

If I go in there, I'm afraid I won't even know how I died...

Not only were Jiang Yu and Zhao Manyan somewhat panicked, but the others were also considering retreating. Although this place was unexploited, not many people wanted to go in and take a look.

Tang Miao didn't care what others thought; he was determined to go there.

Because the lightning storm ahead was still intimidating everyone, and it was already quite late, they set up their tents in an open area and decided to continue their journey the next day at daybreak.

After setting up their tents, the group prepared to rest.

Tang Miao couldn't sleep, and seeing Zhao Manyan sleeping like a log, he quietly left the tent. In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the girls' tent.

This was Tang Miao's first time experiencing something like stealing a kiss or a beautiful woman. There were six people in the girls' tent: Nan Jue, Nan Rongni, Mu Tingying, Mu Ningxue, Jiang Shaoxu, and Mu Nujiao. He had a 50% chance of not going into the wrong tent.

If you go into the wrong place, just run away. Anyway, you're not the only one here who knows Shadow Element, so you can just push the others away.

At this time, all the tents were dark, but he had no obstruction to his view.

As Tang Miao slipped into the first tent, he sniffed the air. However, to his disappointment, he'd entered the wrong tent right away! It was Nan Jue's tent...

As for why I knew as soon as I came in, well, it's because of the instruments on the ground...

Tang Miao didn't bother to figure out who she was with. To avoid arousing Nan Jue's suspicion, Tang Miao turned and slipped away. However, he didn't know that Nan Jue had already gotten up!

She's a Sound Mage, after all. Even if Tang Miao is being careful, she'll definitely be noticed eventually.

"Nan Jue, where are you going?"

Nan Jue had just stood up when a soft, tingling sound rang out.

Nan Jue replied in a low voice, "I think I just detected Shadow Element magic fluctuations!"

"Um?"

Jiang Shaoxu looked suspicious for a moment, then smiled obsequiously and said, "Looks like some scoundrel tried to take advantage of you, but he ran away when he saw your equipment."

Nan Jue glanced at the equipment on the ground, and then realized why the other person had run away as soon as they stepped inside. So, they saw the equipment and knew he was there?

Nan Jue said with a hint of disdain, "Hmph! I better not catch this kind of lecherous bastard, or I'll definitely teach him a lesson!"

Jiang Shaoxu added, "I think he's already run away. Even if you go to catch him, you might not be able to."

"No, I'm not comfortable with that."

Nan Jue said this and then left the tent...

Tang Miao immediately after stepping out of the tent.

He initially thought he hadn't been discovered, but Jiang Fox had already spoken so loudly; if he didn't have any awareness, wouldn't his mental energy be wasted?

Back in the tent, Zhao Manyan was still fast asleep...

Having failed in his night raid, he finally fell asleep peacefully.

Daylight broke quickly, and a bright red sun could be clearly seen slowly rising from below the horizon, its crimson light spreading across the orange-red earth.

The cries of several strange birds awakened the people who were fast asleep in the tent.

Although he hadn't slept for long, Tang Miao woke up feeling refreshed. After all, he was a magician, and the ruins contained things his bead liked, so he naturally felt invigorated.

Apart from the failed attack on the US last night, everything is fine!

When Tang Miao got up, Zhao Manyan also woke up. After shaking his head for a while, he looked at Tang Miao and said, "Good morning!"

"Hmm, good morning." After replying, Tang Miao suddenly thought of something and asked, "Zhao Manyan, do you have any magical artifacts that allow you to practice controlling Star Seeds quickly, or do you have any connections?"

Although he's quite fast at controlling the Star Seeds, he can't possibly waste time on it every day after he breaks through to the Super Rank, can he?

Zhao Manyan nodded and replied, "Of course, but although I can help you with it, you'll still have to pay for it yourself."

Tang Miao placed the incredibly lustrous crystal she had acquired yesterday in front of Zhao Manyan: "Take a look at this stone, what do you think?"

Zhao Manyan was a merchant-magician; he recognized most valuable items. The moment Tang Miao produced this thing, an undisguised look of joy appeared on Zhao Manyan's face! Then, with some curiosity, he asked, "Where did you get this rare item?"

"I got this in the Gobi Valley yesterday when I was rescuing Mo Fan," Tang Miao replied, then tossed it to Zhao Manyan and asked, "Is this enough?"

Enough, enough, enough!!!

Zhao Manyan responded in a panic, then hurriedly held it up with both hands. He then cursed, "Damn it, this thing is more valuable than the Star River Vein! If it breaks, it's worthless!"

Tang Miao shrugged and said, "I hit it with a Lightning Magic, and it didn't shatter. It's not that fragile. This thing is definitely very valuable, but I don't have time to sell it, so you can have it for free. If you dare to give me a cheap magic artifact that controls the Star Seeds, I'll beat you to a pulp."

Zhao Manyan pursed his lips and said, "Am I that kind of person? But this thing is extremely important to me."

Tang Miao smiled and said, "Okay, you don't need to thank Dad."

After saying that, Tang Miao left the tent, and the others came out as well.

After gathering, the group headed towards the somewhat unsettling circle of lightning storms! Although some didn't want to go there, they were already here, with no way back, so what else could they do but move forward?

The black storm had transformed into a colossal entity, seemingly right before our eyes. Even though it was still some distance away, the yellowish dust, dry grass clippings, and pebbles swirling in the air conveyed a powerful suction force, drawing them closer and closer to the lightning storm.

However, this force is only roughly equivalent to a level 7 or 8 wind, which is manageable for all of us Advanced Mage.

After walking for a while, Zu Jiming's cowardly voice rang out again. "It seems like there's nothing here. Let's leave as soon as possible."

Jiang Shaoxu was extremely displeased with him and immediately retorted sarcastically, "I don't know what use all that fat on you is!"

Zu Jiming knew he had offended this old lady before, and he was also aware of the power behind her, so he habitually ignored her chatter.