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Li Mu observed for a while, then stepped forward and picked up a Spark Smart Device.

It was similar to a tablet computer, with a built-in product catalog featuring intelligent search.

All he had to do was type in what he wanted, and the Spark Smart Device would recommend the corresponding products.

The technology in the Spark World was undeniably advanced, but much of that high technology could only be used by HuoZhong Professionals with Spark Energy. Take this Spark Smart Device, for example—without Spark Energy, it could not even be operated.

Still, it was hardly surprising that a world where everyone could awaken an Innate Spark had developed this way.

There was no need to use the touchscreen. By injecting Spark Energy into it, he could operate it with his thoughts.

The product pages flipped rapidly, and he memorized every one of them with perfect recall.

Li Mu closed his eyes as countless memories began flashing through his mind.

He often came to Spark Camp. Although none of the Spark Hunters who mainly hunted Mist Beasts knew him, he knew nearly every Spark Hunter in Frostfire City and remembered the time and place he had met them, as well as every word they had said.

That was the terrifying part of Hyperthymesia. Once he had seen something, he would never forget it.

The constantly flashing memories soon reached recent events.

Almost every Spark Hunter had their own team, with designated personnel responsible for procurement. They kept an eye on passing merchant groups, promptly selling their stockpiled goods if a merchant group offered a high price, and immediately purchasing anything useful to them.

It was a highly lucrative job, and there was no need to leave the city to fight Mist Beasts.

As a result, the position was highly sought after and was usually handled by the relatives of Spark Hunters.

But just a few days ago, the Berserk Bear Hunter Group had executed a procurement officer at Spark Camp. That officer had sold internal intelligence while purchasing and selling supplies, and the Berserk Bear Hunter Group had ultimately executed him at Spark Camp.

For internal disputes like this among Spark Hunter teams, as long as innocent people were not harmed, even the City Lord's Mansion would not interfere much.

After all, Spark Hunters were wolves. It was already good enough that they kept their fangs away from ordinary people within the city.

After that incident, the Berserk Bear Hunter Group had not appointed a new procurement officer.

With that thought, Li Mu instantly logged into the Spark Network.

The Spark Network was one of Human Civilization's foundations. Legend had it that the Spark Network's server was the Gaia Consciousness itself.

Any human who had awakened an Innate Spark could log into the Spark Network from anywhere in the Spark World.

The strength of one's Transcendence Level determined one's browsing permissions on the Spark Network.

A newcomer like him could at most browse Frostfire City's local network.

To contact the Spark Network of nearby cities, one had to be at least an LV10 Transcendent Professional.

Frostfire City's Spark Network was practically a replica of the real Frostfire City.

If logging into the Spark Network did not continuously consume Spark Energy, there would be no need for Spark Camp to exist at all. The Spark Network could conduct transactions as well, and as long as the traded items contained Spark Energy, supplies could be transmitted through the Spark Network even across cities.

Of course, transmission was neither free nor cheap. Otherwise, merchant groups would have no reason to exist.

The Spark Network's greatest use was actually connecting all of Human Civilization so it would not become a scattered mess. In emergencies, if someone urgently needed something, they could use the Spark Network's transmission function to purchase it quickly. It also served as a means of communication, though all of that required sufficient strength as a prerequisite.

Like Blue Star in his previous life, the Spark Network also had communication tools similar to group chats.

People could add friends and create groups. Li Mu quickly found the official group number of the Berserk Bear Hunter Group through Frostfire City's local search.

His application was approved quickly because he had left a message saying that he possessed something the Berserk Bear Hunter Group's leader urgently needed.

A moment later, someone on the Spark Network invited him to open a private chat room.

After accepting the invitation, Li Mu was immediately transmitted through the Spark Network to a tea room.

Someone was already seated inside. He stood over three meters tall and was covered in mechanical armor, with one eye replaced by a mechanical one. This was Xiong Gang, leader of the Berserk Bear Hunter Group. In all of Frostfire City, his strength could at least rank among the top two hundred.

"Hiding your head and showing your tail."

Xiong Gang looked displeased at Li Mu, who had concealed his true appearance on the Spark Network.

"I'm just a newcomer. The less trouble I have, the better."

As Li Mu spoke, a faint red glow appeared in his eyes.

Xiong Gang froze slightly, and some of his original intentions vanished.

Spark Energy was invisible and colorless. Only when highly concentrated would it form flame-like radiance.

Gathering Spark Energy in one's eyes allowed one to see invisible Spark Energy directly, but it also exposed the quality of one's Origin HuoZhong. Judging from the color of the glow in this youth's eyes, his Origin HuoZhong was absolutely Earth Grade.

That meant the youth had already joined the City Lord's Mansion. It was not worth making an unnecessary enemy over such a small reward.

Having used the City Lord's Mansion's authority to intimidate Xiong Gang, Li Mu began discussing the deal with him.

It was quite simple. Xiong Gang had always wanted to obtain a Spatial Spark, but such things were always priceless and unavailable. Whenever one appeared, it was immediately bought. Yet for merchant groups, a Spatial Spark capable of storing items was standard equipment.

The Banshee Merchant Group also sold Spatial Sparks, but they did not want money—only rare resources listed in their bounties.

Such rare materials had appeared at Spark Camp five years ago.

Others might have long forgotten what happened five years ago, but he remembered exactly whose hands that rare material had fallen into.

A few minutes later, Li Mu exchanged that information for six thousand HuoZhong Coins.

That was the benefit of seeing more, knowing more, and remembering clearly. Otherwise, how could he have known that the Berserk Bear Hunter Group desperately needed a Spatial Spark? How could he have known who possessed the resource sought by the Banshee Merchant Group? He had merely sold a small piece of information, yet he had successfully earned his first money.

After logging out of the Spark Network, Li Mu put down the Spark Smart Device and left the Banshee Merchant Group.

At the famous Rose Gun Shop in Spark Camp, he bought a Frostfire Rose worth three thousand HuoZhong Coins.

He still had three thousand HuoZhong Coins left. This currency, which existed based on the Spark Network, was created when HuoZhong Professionals uploaded their own Spark Energy to the Spark Network. When uploading, one hundred calories of Spark Energy could generate one HuoZhong Coin, but when downloading, one HuoZhong Coin could only materialize ten calories of Spark Energy.

Even though ninety percent was skimmed off in the process, countless humans still uploaded Spark Energy.

After all, every human who reached the age of eighteen could awaken an Innate Spark. For humans whose Innate Sparks were only Yellow Grade, any excess Spark Energy they could not use was wasted anyway. They might as well upload it to the Spark Network. In any case, even if the Spark Energy contained in their Origin HuoZhong was exhausted, it could be restored through the Spark Meditation Technique.

Naturally, Li Mu did not intend to download Spark Energy directly. He planned to buy ready-made Spark Crystals.

With three thousand HuoZhong Coins, without the Spark Network's cut, he could purchase roughly 150,000 Kilo-calories of Spark Energy.

Once he had bought what he needed, Li Mu headed straight home.

He could no longer wait to replenish the Seedship with some Spark Energy. Although a mere 150,000 Kilo-calories would certainly be a drop in the bucket, it should be roughly enough to generate the coordinates of a Fantasy World and carry out one dimensional transmission.