The scene before him flashed, and Lan Yu found himself back on the rooftop of the apartment he'd left earlier.
He took a deep breath and headed downstairs. After unlocking the door, he found the apartment empty.
He sent a message to ask, and learned the others had gone to watch Ding Yumian defend her challenge.
Lan Yu didn't go. Instead, he asked Zhao Manyan whether he had any Secret Knowledge Scrolls about Zhuoyuan.
Zhao Manyan replied that he had some Secret Knowledge Scrolls, but he'd have to ask around to see whether any covered Zhuoyuan.
It wasn't long before Zhao Manyan told Lan Yu that he had a Secret Knowledge Scroll about Zhuoyuan.
So Lan Yu rushed straight to the Zhao Family Auction House, dragging Zhao Manyan along for good measure.
"By the way, do you have the Fire Element?" Zhao Manyan asked with a raised brow when they arrived at the auction house.
"I asked Senior Ding, and she said you already have a Contract Beast. Even if you open up a second contract slot, you'd need to be an Advanced Mage with the Space Element to do it."
"My Summoning Element has an innate talent that gives me an extra contract slot," Lan Yu explained.
Zhao Manyan's face immediately darkened, and then he burst into a string of curses. "Fuck!!! I'll be damned!"
He couldn't bear to see his brother suffer, but he couldn't bear to see him drive a Land Rover, either.
"Holy shit, what makes you so special?" Zhao Manyan broke down and launched into a tirade at Lan Yu.
Lan Yu's ears had practically grown calluses from hearing it. Zhao Manyan had been at this for more than a day or two.
"Enough, enough. I'm bringing your Zhao Family business, so shouldn't you treat