As they were talking, Chu Tian heard a knock on the door from the other side.
Then came Qi Xi's voice.
Chu Tian asked Ling Lingqi to switch the video over.
Qi Xi visibly relaxed upon seeing Chu Tian's video.
This was her first time trading with a large sum of money, and Chu Tian had only told her the location.
Seeing Chu Tian, she naturally knew that the fat man in front of her was the one she was supposed to trade with.
However, she hesitated, unsure whether to give the gold first or receive the money.
Chu Tian understood her thoughts when he saw her expression.
He smiled and said, "Sister Xi Xi, just give him the gold coins!"
After their transaction was completed, Chu Tian soon received a transfer notification.
[Ding... System prompt: Your real-world account has received 72,000,000 yuan, and your balance is: 72,002,158.35 yuan.]
He bid farewell to the other party and closed the video.
The reason Chu Tian didn't let Mo Shi directly conduct the transaction was because the "What Have You" chain store was also under his name, and this fact had not yet been revealed.
Very few people knew about it, only a handful of people around him, and he didn't want to make it public for the time being.
With only one minute left until 8 o'clock, Chu Tian logged out of the game directly.
Leaving the star room, the air outside was incredibly fresh.
He stretched his arms out and yawned.
In seven days, the Fortress Conquest would begin.
In his previous life, after the Fortress Conquest began, the real-world currency exchange was integrated into the Heavenly Dao.
He wondered if it would be the same this time.
Or if it would only begin when the time came.
After three months of development in the Heavenly Dao world, the major financial groups had begun to operate.
However, without the currency exchange system integrated, they were unable to invest large sums of money.
Therefore, their development still relied on strength within the game.
As such, the gap between everyone was not too significant.
Once the system was integrated, a large number of casual players would flood the platform, selling their gold coins.
The financial groups could then invest heavily and sweep up the market.
At that time, the price of gold would see a surge.
It was time to accumulate a large amount of gold coins.
He stood in the picturesque small world, his thoughts still in the Heavenly Dao.
Suddenly, a shout pulled his thoughts back.
"Tian Ge... time to eat!"
Chu Tian turned around and saw Ma Ruolin, holding a pot in her hand.
It seemed she had woken up early and prepared breakfast.
The Ma family, despite having Ma Deju, had not entered the Heavenly Dao world.
Moreover, Ma Deju was inconsistent, being active for three days and then inactive for two.
He preferred eating, sleeping, eating, sleeping... an endless cycle.
As Ma Ruolin spoke, the doors of the star tents opened one by one.
The Lin siblings, Gao Kai, and others emerged.
"Holy crap... what's that stench? Did someone relieve themselves here?"
Lin Chi sniffed the air, his face turning green, and covered his mouth as he spoke.
This guy truly had a dog's nose.
Everyone else sniffed the air and confirmed they didn't smell anything.
Chu Tian also pretended not to smell anything and asked everyone to go to the old Ma family house to eat.
During the meal, the疯魔般 (madly devoted) Huang Yaoshi reappeared, grabbed a bowl of congee, and left.
Chu Tian had always been curious about what illness Ma Deju's father suffered from, which caused Huang Yaoshi to actively seek out the Ma family and appear to be stumped.
He seemed to have gone mad researching the other's condition.
Furthermore, the Ma family knew that Chu Tian had the ability to heal, yet they didn't let him see the patient.
After Huang Yaoshi left Chu Tian's sight, he turned his head to Ma Deju and said, "Brother Ma, let's go down the mountain today!"
"Huh?" Ma Deju, not yet fully awake, perked up when Chu Tian mentioned going down the mountain. He glanced at Old Madam Ma.
Seeing that she had no objection, Ma Deju immediately said to Chu Tian, "Sure, I know this area well. I'll be your guide!"
As he spoke, he sneakily glanced at Ma Lingling and Old Madam Ma.
Chu Tian found it amusing. It was likely that they usually didn't let him go out, and he always snuck out.
This time, he finally had a legitimate reason to go out openly.
So he asked Chu Tian, "Tian Ge, what are you going to do?"
"Oh... my game pod is broken, I need to buy a new one, and also..."
Chu Tian said, "I still owe you money, and there's no signal here, so I can't transfer it, right?"
He was referring to the time of the literary duel in the Luo family's small world.
When Ma Deju had promised to cover his first place and asked for money.
Upon hearing Chu Tian say this, Ma Deju waved his hand.
"Forget about that. I wanted the money to purchase equipment for the Ma family."
"Look, you came, and you're providing the power supply system, and you're even building houses for us. So let's forget about the money!"
As he spoke, Old Madam Ma, Ma Lingling, and even Ma Ruolin twitched their fingers.
In recent years, it had indeed been Ma Deju who had been subsidizing the family expenses.
Although he always snuck out, he would always bring back many things.
And then... he would be punished.
But after a while, when the supplies in the small world were running out, he would run away again.
At this moment, someone suddenly stood up and ran out.
It was Ma Deju's mother, who was sitting next to Ma Lingling.
Chu Tian saw tears rolling down her face as she ran out.
Ma Deju naturally saw this scene as well.
His expression changed, he hesitated, put down his chopsticks, and walked out.
Within Chu Tian's divine sense, he saw Ma Deju walk to his mother's side.
Gently patting her back, he comforted her.
Mother Ma affectionately stroked Ma Deju's head, her tears turning into a smile.
Then, she turned and walked towards the adjacent room.
That was where Ma Deju's father lived.
However, it was strange; the house was empty, and no one was there.
As Mother Ma entered the room, Chu Tian naturally felt it inappropriate to spy further.
Although curious, he restrained himself.
He retracted his divine sense.
Ma Deju stood there, staring at the small earthen house, lost in thought for a long time.
Finally, he gave a wry smile, shook his head, and walked back towards them.
Seeing this, Chu Tian suddenly felt that Ma Deju was not as he appeared to everyone.
On the contrary, he seemed to be harboring a great secret.
"Xiao Tian..." Old Madam Ma suddenly called him.
"Hmm? Auntie, what is it?"
Chu Tian looked up at her.
"Have you broken through?" Old Madam Ma's eyes were sharp, and a light flickered within them, as if she wanted to see through him.
But she couldn't, so she opened her mouth to ask Chu Tian.
"Yes!" Chu Tian nodded, he didn't hide it.
"What level are you at?" Old Madam Ma asked again.
Chu Tian was stunned by the question and shook his head.
"I don't know!"
He himself was unsure, so he couldn't answer.
"Come, come out, let's spar!" Old Madam Ma stood up and walked outside.
Chu Tian quickly finished the last mouthful of congee in his bowl and followed Old Madam Ma out.
Everyone else also ran out behind him to watch the fun.
They happened to meet Ma Deju, who was returning.
He was so shocked to hear that his aunt was going to test Chu Tian's strength that his mouth fell open. Then, looking at Chu Tian, his expression was one of pity.
Old Madam Ma stopped, turned, and beckoned to Chu Tian, saying, "You attack!"
As she spoke, she planted her dragon-headed cane into the ground.
Roar...
A dragon-like silhouette floated up from the base of the cane.
It circled her body, forming a shield.
"What is Auntie doing? Using the Dragon Soul to protect herself?" Ma Deju's mouth gaped.
Every time his aunt said she was going to test him, she would simply use the dragon-headed cane to send him flying.
Why was she using the Dragon Soul protection against Tian Ge from the start?
"Auntie, be careful!"
A phantom leopard appeared behind Chu Tian.
An afterimage appeared, and when the crowd saw the afterimage, Chu Tian had already appeared beside Old Madam Ma.
Tear! A tearing sound occurred.
Following that, the afterimage in front of everyone disappeared, and then a series of human figures flashed.
Finally, the shadow overlapped with Chu Tian and then disappeared.
Everyone's eyes were wide open. How fast was that?
Chu Tian stopped attacking after one "Tear!"
He then appeared standing five meters away from Old Madam Ma.
The old lady smiled and said, "Your speed is good, but your power is too weak. Don't hold back!"
Chu Tian nodded. He had also discovered that although his "Tear!" was not a combined skill, its attack was not weak. When it hit the Dragon Soul, it was like hitting cotton.
At the point of his attack, a ripple appeared, dispersing his attack over the entire shield.
The leopard form was primarily about speed, and ultimate skills couldn't be used in reality.
Without ultimate skills, the attack of "Tear!" was not outstanding.
At this moment, Chu Tian directly chose to activate the bear form.
Seeing Chu Tian's form change, Old Madam Ma's eyes also changed.
Chu Tian took a lunge...