CHAPTER 7: CHAPTER 7: CRYING COUNTS TOWARD THE TIME

"Forget it, let’s first go to other places to find shops and collect all the Blood Gold we can find there."

Zhou Yingting didn’t hesitate much and immediately figured out what to do next.

With this thought, Zhou Yingting quickly looked down at the map to find nearby shops and went off to search for Blood Gold.

He felt that Song Qingyun and his group likely already found some Blood Gold. As there were many of them, if he didn’t speed up, he really might not find any Blood Gold at all.

After knowing about Blood Gold, Zhou Yingting decided against seeking collaboration with them.

Following the map in hand, Zhou Yingting soon discovered a shopping mall that appeared remarkably large.

Once inside the mall, Zhou Yingting didn’t hesitate and headed straight for the cashier’s counter.

Fortunately, the cashier at this place wasn’t much different from what Zhou Yingting was familiar with. After finding the cashier, Zhou Yingting rummaged through everything there, looking for Blood Gold.

He pulled out each drawer one by one, shaking them slightly. Upon realizing there was no Blood Gold inside, he tossed them aside.

Soon afterward, Zhou Yingting began pulling out the second drawer.

In just a short time, all the drawers in the cashier’s counter were pulled out by Zhou Yingting, but still no Blood Gold was to be seen.

Seeing this, Zhou Yingting furrowed his brows slightly.

"That’s odd; even the small shop had Blood Gold before. There’s no reason a place this large wouldn’t have any Blood Gold, right?"

He recalled that last time when he found Blood Gold, it seemed to be sandwiched between layers.

With this thought, Zhou Yingting turned to look at the cabinet in front of him. After briefly contemplating, he viciously punched the cabinet before him.

"Boom!"

Perhaps because of the erosion from the Plasma, or perhaps due to Zhou Yingting’s current immense Power.

With this punch, the cashier’s counter in front of him shattered instantly into countless pieces.

Satisfied with this, Zhou Yingting stepped forward, flipped over the shattered planks before him, and after carefully sifting through, he found two shiny pieces of gold on the ground.

Having seen this before, Zhou Yingting was immediately delighted and stepped forward quickly.

"Blood Gold!"

Immediately, Zhou Yingting picked up the Blood Gold and inspected it closely, noticing the numbers 1 and 2 written on them.

This should be equivalent to three pieces of Blood Gold.

Together with the two pieces of Blood Gold found earlier, it now totals five pieces of Blood Gold.

As Zhou Yingting placed the three pieces of Blood Gold together and was about to carefully store them, he noticed the three pieces merging in a strange manner.

Then, the number on the Blood Gold turned into 5.

"It can merge like this?"

Seeing the Blood Gold merge, Zhou Yingting froze momentarily, then raised his eyebrows.

This way, the Blood Gold is more convenient to carry.

With this thought, Zhou Yingting immediately headed to the next place to search for Blood Gold.

Zhou Yingting took a moment to glance at his Life Quota, which was now only at 31.

31?

Seeing this number, Zhou Yingting’s face changed rapidly.

He hadn’t expected his Life Value to drop down to only 31.

Bear in mind, it’s been just about five hours since he got off the vehicle.

Five hours, his Life Value was at 34 when he got off, and now it’s down to 31, costing him 3 points of Life Value.

If he calculates it like this, he could stay in this replica for about six days; any longer, and his Life Value would be completely depleted.

"Something’s not right, the Life Value didn’t drop so quickly when I got off earlier. It only significantly dropped when near the Ion Tower’s exit, while elsewhere the drop wasn’t particularly fast."

With this thought, Zhou Yingting suddenly looked at his palm.

At this moment, the number of light dots on his palm had noticeably increased compared to before.

"Hiss, does it have to be this realistic?"

In a moment, Zhou Yingting understood why his Life Value was dropping erratically.

His palm had contacted the cashier’s counter, and the counter had a substantial amount of Plasma adhered to it. After touching it, his Life Value naturally decreased more than usual.

Just like before when Song Qingyun told him that the convenience store’s food here was contaminated; it could be eaten, but eating it would drop Life Value.

There was too much Plasma attached, meaning more contact would decrease more Life Value.

"This won’t do; I’ve only found five pieces of Blood Gold so far. Throughout the day, I need to rest, even if I find one Blood Gold per hour, spending twenty hours searching and four hours sleeping."

"So, to find 168 pieces of Blood Gold, it would require more than eight days, but my lifespan cannot sustain me lasting the full eight days."

It seems he’s in a predicament now.

Zhou Yingting paused in his steps, frowned as he stared at his rapidly diminishing Life Value.

Just then, Zhou Yingting’s ears twitched as he heard arguing not far away.

"This is my found Blood Gold, you can’t take it!"

With an angry shout, a man desperately wrestled the Blood Gold from the other person’s hands, watching two Blood Gold pieces merge into one with a joyful expression, ready to leave.

"Return my Blood Gold!"

The woman who was robbed was currently glaring at the man with anger and indignation.

"Call again, and I’ll rob you once more!"

Listening to this, the man’s face bore a sinister look.

Realizing he needed Blood Gold to purchase a ticket, he had begun frantically searching and robbing Blood Gold from others.

His life span wasn’t much; taking the slow route would leave him without enough Blood Gold when his life span expired!

Being an overbearing type outside, this strange place had made him even more unconstrained.

After throwing those cold words, he prepared to leave but noticed Zhou Yingting not far away.

His gaze swept over Zhou Yingting, and he felt a greedy urge, but soon suppressed his lust.

The woman’s chosen Magic attribute was merely for increasing Defense Power, which posed no offense and allowed him to steal her Blood Gold effortlessly.

Facing Zhou Yingting, he wasn’t aware of what Magic attribute he picked; if it turned out to be an impressive Magic attribute, he might not only fail to overpower but also risk losing his Blood Gold.

Thinking briefly, he decided to suppress his greed and quickly ran away.

The robbed woman beside, sitting on the ground burst into tears.

Seeing this, Zhou Yingting shook his head, unsure of the man’s nature, didn’t dare play the good guy and intervened.

In such a ghostly place, crying... one also needs to calculate their time!

Disregarding the crying woman on the ground, Zhou Yingting turned and headed to the next shop, pondering how to acquire more Blood Gold.