Lu Yuan finally made it outside the fortress.
Outside the fortress.
He had only just flown out through the city gates aboard his aircraft when he spotted several familiar faces.
In particular, the exceptionally rare short red hair let Lu Yuan recognize the team captain in an instant.
After all, Lu Yuan now had a Spiritual Power of 52,500 hertz, which had given him an exceptionally powerful memory.
Even if he had only met someone once, he could still remember them.
The captain of this team was the cheerful young man Lu Yuan had met in the Underground World corresponding to the Ganning Province Supernatural Ability Base.
He had bought the Desert Ostrich egg from Lu Yuan for 100 million Blue Star coins.
Zhu Yan noticed Lu Yuan as well.
Seeing Lu Yuan look his way, he smiled and took the initiative to approach.
Several of his teammates followed behind him.
"Lu Yuan, I know who you are. Nice to meet you."
Zhu Yan greeted him with a smile.
At that, Lu Yuan shook his head. "This isn't our first meeting."
Zhu Yan was instantly confused.
Had Lu Yuan noticed him back at the restaurant?
Seeing his reaction, Lu Yuan offered a small hint. "Ganning Province Supernatural Ability Base."
That gave Zhu Yan an inkling, but not much more.
Lu Yuan couldn't be bothered to keep him guessing. "The Desert Ostrich egg."
"So it was you..."
Zhu Yan finally understood!
He still vividly remembered the might of that fierce ice dragon.
But the person who had sold him the ostrich egg back then had clearly been a middle-aged man.
Following that train of thought, Zhu Yan quickly figured it out.
That meant the middle-aged man had been Lu Yuan in disguise.
Yes, that had to be it!
Zhu Yan looked