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The other party also seemed a little surprised and nodded at him.
Xu Huo hadn't expected her to leave District 001 so soon. After all, she'd come for Temporal Evolution, and he doubted she could have gained much in such a short time.
He hadn't gained much either.
He'd come this time hoping to resolve the problem with the water Rubik's Cube. Of course, he'd prepared himself for the possibility of failure before setting out, but he truly hadn't anticipated that the Cube would be destroyed. What was more, he'd lost quite a few instruments in the Night Tour Dungeon. Most had been taken away and vanished with the roots of the headgear, and there was no hope of getting them back.
Still, it hadn't been a complete waste. At least he now knew where to look for new opportunities. His conversation with Jing Shi and his encounters with Master Cong had also let him see time from other people's perspectives, broadening his horizons.
Naturally, the most rewarding investment was Old Mr. Xi. An Artificer capable of making top-tier items, he was experienced and trustworthy—a good candidate for a long-term partnership.
If nothing unexpected had happened, Xu Huo's goal this trip would have been to use his Ticket to the Chaotic Spacetime to resolve the problem with the water Rubik's Cube. But he couldn't use Space Power now and couldn't afford to take risks, so he could only head to the next Dungeon first.
Xu Huo was heading to a B-class wormhole point. Before choosing his Ticket, he'd looked into the corresponding Sub-district. It was a tense region where the District Government didn't have full control. After years of conflict, three major countries remained, each occupying a sizable portion of the Sub-district. Though they traded and communicated with one