Oddity Headlines

"The dining car has more oddities. Heh, I was wrong. Do you think you could leave your contact information?"

Initially, Zhang Xiaojie had intended to advise Mu Rufeng against going to the dining car, believing it would be suicide for him given his strength.

However, he then recalled Mu Rufeng's considerable wealth and the possibility that he might possess unknown trump cards.

"Sure, my number is 177XXXX XXXX," Mu Rufeng immediately gave his number within the Oddity World.

"I'll call you, you can save it," Zhang Xiaojie said, pointing to his phone.

Mu Rufeng soon felt his phone vibrate.

Taking it out from his bandages, he saw a number had called.

Mu Rufeng quickly saved Zhang Xiaojie's number.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing, I almost forgot. Do you know about Scarlet Preferred?" Mu Rufeng suddenly asked.

"Scarlet Preferred? I know it. The things they sell are quite cheap. I buy things there often," Zhang Xiaojie replied.

Just as Mu Rufeng was about to speak, he suddenly noticed the few new players seemed to be slowly waking up.

Zhang Xiaojie immediately understood. His Ghost Power surged, and in an instant, all the passengers in the carriage, including the oddities, new players, and attendants, fell into a deep sleep.

Only Mu Rufeng and Zhang Xiaojie remained awake in the entire carriage.

Mu Rufeng looked at this scene, appearing slightly surprised.

Zhang Xiaojie seemed to notice Mu Rufeng's astonishment and said, "It's just a small trick. They'll wake up after a while."

"Is this Ghost Power?" Mu Rufeng inquired.

"Yes, once you contract your first oddity, Ghost Power will be born within you," Zhang Xiaojie explained.

"Mm," Mu Rufeng nodded.

"Alright, you can talk about the next topic now," Zhang Xiaojie said.

The reason Mu Rufeng brought up Scarlet Preferred was naturally about the pickup point in the real world.

Mu Rufeng explained the matter to Zhang Xiaojie.

"I'm not too sure about this. You need to consider carefully if you want to set up a pickup point in the real world."

"However, I just received a news alert before boarding this morning, which should be helpful to you."

Zhang Xiaojie took out his phone, opened an app, and displayed the news to Mu Rufeng.

Mu Rufeng took it and his gaze sharpened slightly.

It was a news app called Oddity Headlines.

A headline, occupying nearly half the space, was displayed.

[Shocking! Scarlet Preferred Suffers Massive Explosion, Heavy Casualties, Suspected to be Caused by New Contractor.]

Mu Rufeng immediately clicked on the article.

Main text:

[Early this morning, a massive explosion occurred within the Scarlet Logistics Park.

It is suspected that over a dozen employees lost their lives, including a Level 3 Evil Ghost.

According to an insider, this incident was triggered by a Level 1 Contractor from the real world.

The reason cited is that the Scarlet Group could not recruit enough employees and therefore turned to recruiting Contractor employees from the real world.

According to the editor's analysis, the Scarlet Group might also be using this opportunity to expand its market into the real world, thereby breaking the pincer attack from Undead Preferred and Xixi Preferred.

As is widely known, most top groups in the Oddity World have reached their development limits. To break through further, they must either eliminate competitors of the same type and achieve a monopoly, or develop another market in the real world.

With the increasing number of Contractors, this is also a substantial market that cannot be underestimated.

It is a pity that the real world is ultimately two worlds apart from our Oddity World.

And we, the residents of the Oddity World, feed on them, which is a significant reason hindering development.

Some experts have stated that the real world is merging with the Oddity World, which can be seen from the growing number of Contractors.

Many top groups have attempted to place their markets in the real world, but clearly, none have succeeded.

Will Scarlet Preferred be the pioneer leading this era? Let's wait and see!]

Mu Rufeng read this article word by word.

Undeniably, this news provided Mu Rufeng with a significant amount of information.

"I didn't expect the Dorm Manager to be a Level 3 Evil Ghost," Mu Rufeng realized at this moment how much luck was involved in his ability to defeat the Dorm Manager.

Even with the Zombie Template, it would have been extremely difficult for him to kill that low-tier Slippery-Slippery Fruit user.

The slippery, fatty flesh rendered his immense strength useless.

Even when using his zombie fangs to suck blood, he could only bite into the fat, only managing to fill his stomach with oil, completely unable to absorb any blood or energy.

"I didn't expect the Oddity World to have real-time news too," Mu Rufeng couldn't help but feel a bit surprised.

"Thank you. This news article was helpful," Mu Rufeng said, returning the phone.

"As long as it's useful. But I just saw your emotions change. Could it be..."

"Uh, please excuse me. I'm the Level 1 Contractor who caused the disturbance," Mu Rufeng said, scratching his cheek.

"Haha, I didn't expect such a coincidence."

"Wait, no. This incident happened yesterday, and you entered the Bloody Train again?"

Clearly, Zhang Xiaojie also knew that Contractors had a cooldown period before entering instances.

"I almost forgot. The Bloody Train isn't included in that. It's 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 inquired curiously.

"Hmm, although I've seen the Train Conductor, I haven't fought them, so it's hard to gauge their depth."

"But I suspect the Train Conductor's level is no lower than mine, possibly even a Level 7 Ghost General. The Bloody Train should be a Level 8 vehicle," Zhang Xiaojie said.

"Level 7 Ghost General... Level 8 vehicle?" Mu Rufeng suddenly felt a sense of unreality.

He was only Level 1. Moreover, two days ago, he was just a Loader earning a few thousand yuan a month.

To suddenly be exposed to these things did feel a bit unreal.

"Alright, you can head to the dining car. They'll be waking up soon. If you have any more questions, you can call me," Zhang Xiaojie said.

"Okay." Mu Rufeng nodded and took his leave.

He had to admit, getting the friendship of a Level 6 Red-Clothed Vicious Ghost for just ten million yuan was a sure win.

Of course, it was a bit of a shame that they hadn't formed a contract.

Level 5. When Mu Rufeng reached Level 5, he would still need to clear fourteen more instances.

Thank you to Bailan Tianlong for the 500-point reward, and thank you to Qing Zi Nan Luo Mo for the 100-point reward. I have no more drafts saved. Starting tomorrow, I will resume two updates per day. Once the book is officially released, I will start releasing more content.