Sequence Beyond: My Wife is a Mysterious Boss

Outside the city, deep in the wilderness.

The gale whipped up sand and gravel, which pelted the rusty metal debris with a crackling sound.

A small team of scavengers is struggling to make their way through a vast wasteland.

This place was once a glorious symbol of the old era—Cloud City.

Today, it is just a huge corpse lying on the horizon, exuding the smell of decay and death.

"Boss, what are we doing in this godforsaken place?"

A young scavenger kicked away the pebbles at his feet, his face full of displeasure:

"This Cloud City has been destroyed for over a thousand years. Even the bones have been sucked clean. What's left for us?"

The scarred man at the front stopped.

She turned around and glared at him, her eyes fierce.

"Shut up! Just look for it!"

The scarred man lowered his voice, his tone revealing the madness of a gambler:

"Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse! This is the source of the great catastrophe!"

"Even after a thousand years, as long as we can dig something out from under there, we can go back to the inner city and live a life of luxury, sleeping with the softest women!"

"Especially those..."

Before he could finish speaking...

The scarred man's voice abruptly stopped, as if someone had grabbed him by the neck.

He saw the younger brother complaining and suddenly froze.

The younger brother stared intently at a broken wall to the side, his mouth agape, but he couldn't utter a sound.

"Hey, what's wrong with you...?"

Om-!

A strange, eerie purple light suddenly burst forth from the crack in the broken wall.

The light was as viscous as some kind of living liquid, carrying the smell of overripe fruit, so sweet it was nauseating.

"ah--!"

The scream was cut off just as it began.

The three unlucky guys at the very front didn't even have time to struggle before they were swallowed up by the purple light like noodles.

Everything happened so fast that it made my brain shut down.

In the blink of an eye, the purple light receded and solidified into a semi-transparent rippled light gate.

Through the shimmering membrane of light, one could vaguely see that the interior was not ruins at all, but a brightly lit, gleaming skyscraper.

The remaining scavengers stood frozen in place, trembling all over.

"Strange... Strange Realm..." The scarred man's teeth chattered.

After extreme fear comes a kind of ecstasy that can overwhelm reason.

The Wilderness Beyond the City!

If this were inside the city, it would be a deadly disaster;

But outside the city... this is an unlocked vault, filled with extraordinary materials, a ladder to the upper class!

"We've struck it rich...this time we've really struck it rich!"

The scarred man shakily pulled out the signal gun, hesitated for a second, and then shoved it back into his arms with a menacing shove.

"Listen up, all of you! Stay here! Anyone who dares to come near, kill them on sight!"

"I'm going back to Blackrock City right now to find a buyer!" His eyes were practically overflowing with greed.

"Anyone who dares to leak this information, I'll skin them alive and use their skin as lanterns!"

......

Blackrock City, outer city, Lin Bai's apartment.

The heavy curtains kept out the midday sun, making the room as dark as a basement.

Ah Ya stood like an iron tower blocking the entrance, while opposite him stood another thin figure.

Blood II.

After the recent intensive "rat extermination campaign".

Lin Bai not only harvested a considerable number of rat brains.

The blood gauge inside the ring finally filled up again, releasing a new [Crimson Blood Seed].

This blood servant was an unlucky thief in life who was beaten to death for stealing, and his body was still relatively fresh.

Although its combat ability is not as good as Ah Ya's, it is more agile and short, which makes it perfect for guarding and... hiding as a blood pack.

At this moment, Lin Bai was sitting at the wooden table, his expression focused.

His hands were very steady.

The tungsten steel engraving knife, its tip soaked in the core catalyst, moved swiftly across the golden bullet at the fingertip.

Without activating the [Trickster]'s body control, this kind of micro-sculpting operation on curved surfaces is enough to make any novice collapse on the spot.

But in Lin Bai's hands, it was as natural as breathing.

Nourishes—

As the final closed-loop pattern was completed, the pattern on the bullet's surface glowed slightly before disappearing.

"call--"

Lin Bai threw down the carving knife and rubbed his sore wrist.

On the table, twelve bullets engraved with intricate patterns were neatly arranged, radiating a cold metallic luster.

Results of this period: [Big Rat No. 1 - Spirit-Breaking Bullet].

Lin Bai picked up a bullet, twirling it between his fingers, a capitalist smile playing on his lips.

"The cost is 50 silver coins, which is half a gold coin."

"Not counting my labor costs, this is practically robbery..."

Keep in mind that the cost of an authentic Spirit Breaker is 100 gold coins!

Although the effect was reduced by 10%, the cost was reduced by a full 200 times!

What does this mean?

This is turning luxury goods into roadside merchandise, selling a Rolls-Royce like a Wuling Hongguang!

Anyone with a normal mind knows which one to choose.

But now, Lin Bai faces a very real problem—sales channels.

"How to sell it is a skill."

Lin Bai leaned back in his chair, his fingers rhythmically tapping on the table.

Setting up a stall directly on the black market is definitely not an option.

Not to mention that it's easy for various forces to target it, just pricing this thing would be very difficult.

The poor people in the outer city couldn't afford it, and even ordinary people in the inner city weren't his sales targets.

After all, low cost doesn't mean he has to sell it cheaply.

Only powerful forces can afford to consume this stuff.

They need this to arm themselves and increase their deterrent effect against lower-level superhumans.

"We need to find a sucker... no, a powerful partner."

Lin Bai was about to summon the parchment to ask who the biggest arms dealer in Blackrock City was.

Boom, boom, boom.

The knocking on the door suddenly rang out.

He stopped after three polite, unhurried calls.

Lin Bai's fingers, which were tapping on the table, suddenly stopped.

He has lived here for so long, and no "guests" have ever visited him.

Even Iron Fist and Xie Qingtang had never been here before.

Who is it?

Lin Bai's eyes turned slightly cold as he waved to "Blood Two" beside him.

Blood Two immediately and silently slid under the bed.

Lin Bai adjusted his sitting posture, put his right hand in his pocket, and pressed it on the [Famous Actress's Broken Mask].

"Ah-ya, open the door."

squeak-

The old door was pulled open.

The light from outside cut into the dimly lit room, illuminating the three people standing at the door.

The leader was a young man.

She was twenty-four or twenty-five years old, wearing a well-tailored beige handmade suit, with one button casually undone at the collar, revealing her delicate collarbone.

In this outer city filled with oil stains and stench, he was as clean as a white lotus blooming in a garbage dump.

The two bodyguards in black suits behind him exuded a terrifying sense of oppression just by standing there.

These are the true elite.

The door opened, but the young nobleman did not step inside immediately.

Instead, he stood outside the threshold, a warm smile on his face, and bowed slightly.

"Hello, is this Mr. Bai's home?"

His voice was gentle and his manners were impeccable.

Lin Bai remained seated, first activating his malicious perception to confirm there was nothing unusual before giving a faint nod.

"it's me."

"My name is Ji Yun. I apologize for disturbing you, but I would like to discuss a business deal with Mr. Bai."

Ji Yun's smile widened: "Would it be convenient for me to come in and have a glass of water?"

Lin Bai raised an eyebrow.

Ji Yun? Never heard of him.

But this behavior... is interesting.

"Come in."

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