"There are quite a few oddities in the Dining Car. Heh heh, I'd been overthinking it. Could I get your contact information?"
Zhang Xiaojie had originally intended to persuade Mu Rufeng not to go to the Dining Car. With his strength, going there would be no different from seeking death.
But then he thought of Mu Rufeng's abundant wealth. Perhaps he had some trump card Zhang Xiaojie did not know about.
"Sure. My number is 177XXXXXXXX." Mu Rufeng immediately gave him his number in the Oddity World.
"I've called you. You can save it." Zhang Xiaojie pointed at his phone.
Mu Rufeng quickly noticed his phone vibrating.
When he took it out from within his bandages, he saw an incoming call from a number.
Mu Rufeng immediately saved Zhang Xiaojie's number as well.
"Oh, right, there's one more thing. I nearly forgot. Do you know Scarlet Preferred?" Mu Rufeng suddenly asked.
"Scarlet Preferred? I do. The things they sell are pretty cheap. I often buy things there," Zhang Xiaojie said.
Mu Rufeng was just about to speak when he suddenly noticed that those newbie players, still groggy, seemed about to wake up.
Zhang Xiaojie immediately understood. Ghost energy trembled within him, and in an instant, every passenger in the entire carriage—including the oddities, newbie players, and attendants—fell directly into a deep sleep.
Only Mu Rufeng and Zhang Xiaojie remained awake in the whole carriage.
Mu Rufeng looked at the scene, somewhat surprised.
Zhang Xiaojie seemed to notice his shock and said, "Just a few minor tricks. They'll wake up after a while."
"Is this ghost power?" Mu Rufeng asked.
"Yes. Once you contract your first oddity, ghost power will be born within you," Zhang Xiaojie said.
"Mm." Mu Rufeng nodded.
"Alright, you can talk about that next topic now," Zhang Xiaojie said.
The reason Mu Rufeng had brought up Scarlet Preferred was naturally because of the pickup point in the real world.
Mu Rufeng told Zhang Xiaojie about it.
"I'm not too sure about that either. If you want to set up a pickup point in the real world, you'll still need to think it over carefully."
"However, right before I boarded the train this morning, a news alert happened to pop up. It should be helpful to you."
Zhang Xiaojie took out his phone, opened an app, and pulled up the news for Mu Rufeng to see.
Mu Rufeng took it and looked it over, his gaze narrowing slightly.
It was a news app called Oddity Headlines.
A headline taking up nearly half the page was displayed on it.
Shocking! Scarlet Preferred Suffers Massive Explosion, Heavy Casualties; Suspected Work of a Newbie Contractor.
Mu Rufeng immediately tapped into the article.
Main text:
In the early hours of today, a massive explosion occurred within Scarlet Logistics Park.
More than a dozen employees were suspected to have died, including a Level 3 Evil Ghost.
According to informed sources, the incident was caused by a Level 1 Contractor from the real world.
The reason was that Scarlet Group had been unable to recruit enough employees, and thus turned to the real world to recruit Contractors as employees.
According to this editor's analysis, Scarlet Group might also use this opportunity to expand its market into the real world, thereby breaking the pincer attack from Undead Preferred and Xixi Preferred.
As everyone knows, most top corporations in the Oddity World have already developed to their limits. To continue breaking through, they must either destroy companies of the same type and achieve a monopoly.
Or they can only develop another market in the real world.
As Contractors grow more and more numerous, they form a massive market that cannot be underestimated.
Unfortunately, the real world and our Oddity World are ultimately two separate worlds.
And we oddity residents feed on them, which is also an important reason development is so difficult.
Experts have once said that the real world is merging with the Oddity World. This can be seen from the ever-increasing number of Contractors.
Many top corporations have attempted to bring their markets into the real world, but clearly, not a single corporation has succeeded.
Will Scarlet Preferred become the pathfinder leading this era? Let us wait and see!
Mu Rufeng read the entire article word by word.
It had to be said that this news brought Mu Rufeng an enormous amount of information.
"I never expected Dorm Manager to be a Level 3 Evil Ghost." Only now did Mu Rufeng realize just how much luck had played a part in his killing the Dorm Manager.
Even with the Zombie Template, Mu Rufeng would have found it absolutely difficult to kill that low-end Slippery-Slippery Fruit ability user.
That slippery, slick fat all over her body had left Mu Rufeng's immense strength with nowhere to be used.
Even if he used zombie fangs to suck blood, he would only bite into fat. Apart from sucking down a bellyful of oil, he could not absorb even a trace of blood or energy.
"I never expected the Oddity World to have real-time news too." Mu Rufeng could not help but feel a little surprised.
"Thanks. This article helped me." Mu Rufeng returned the phone.
"As long as it was useful. But just now, I saw your emotions seemed to change. Could it be...?"
"Well, don't laugh at me. I'm the Level 1 Contractor who caused that disturbance." Mu Rufeng scratched his cheek.
"Haha, I never expected it to be such a coincidence."
"Huh, no, this happened only yesterday, and then you entered the Bloody Train again?"
Clearly, Zhang Xiaojie knew that Contractors had a cooldown period before entering another instance.
"I nearly forgot. The Bloody Train isn't included in that. It's also one of the few special vehicles that can directly enter the real world," Zhang Xiaojie said.
"May I ask how strong the Train Conductor is?" Mu Rufeng asked curiously.
"Mm... I've seen the Train Conductor, but I've never fought him, so it's difficult to gauge his depth."
"But I'd guess that the Train Conductor is definitely no lower level than me. He might even be a Level 7 Ghost General. The Bloody Train should be a Level 8 vehicle," Zhang Xiaojie said.
"A Level 7 Ghost General... a Level 8 vehicle?" Mu Rufeng suddenly felt that it was all a little unreal.
He was only Level 1. Not to mention that two days ago, he had merely been a cargo handler earning a few thousand yuan a month.
Having suddenly come into contact with these things, it truly felt a little unreal.
"Alright, you can go to the Dining Car now. They're about to wake up too. If you have any questions, you can call me," Zhang Xiaojie said.
"Mm." Mu Rufeng nodded, then bade him farewell and left.
It had to be said that obtaining the friendship of a Level 6 Red-Clothed Vicious Ghost for merely ten million was a deal that could only bring profit, never loss.
Of course, it was still somewhat regrettable that he had not contracted him.
Level 5. By the time Mu Rufeng reached Level 5, he would still need to clear fourteen instances.
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