What? You opened a resort on the battlefield of all races?

Chapter 221

"Brother Fish, open your mouth!"

Standing on the beach in the resort's Canghai area, Liu Bo threw thousands of freshly cooked lamb skewers with all his might, sending them flying in a beautiful parabola into the mouth of a bluefin whale.

Liu Bo clasped his hands together, rubbed the cumin powder between his palms, and put on a flattering smile, leaning forward slightly.

"Brother Fish, is the taste alright?"

"I was blind to your abilities before and misunderstood you. Your ability to find fish in the sea so accurately is simply the number one divine skill on the battlefield of all heavens!"

Over the past ten days or so, their six-person demon-hunting team had thoroughly searched the B-level areas of the Battlefield of the Heavens.

They did kill quite a few alien races, and their storage artifacts were filled with materials from low-level alien races.

But what about the royal family? Not a single trace of them was seen!

It wasn't until then that Liu Bo suddenly realized just how much of a cheat code he had used to easily collect the essence and soul fire of hundreds of alien royals at Haixin Rock, relying on this blue-finned whale with its sea pattern.

Those foreign royal families were scattered haphazardly and hidden very well.

Unless faced with a crisis concerning the survival of their race, they are rarely seen.

Trying to get lucky on foot is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

In desperation, Liu Bo decided to run back for help.

"Um, Brother Yu..."

Liu Bo leaned forward, lowered his voice, and tentatively asked.

"Look how well-connected you are in the sea, how many friends you have. I just don't know..."

"Do you have any familiar, rather gluttonous, oh no, I mean, food-loving, terrestrial alien friends?"

Liu Bo rubbed his hands together, his eyes shining.

"Introduce me to a few? I'll treat them to lamb skewers!"

Upon hearing this, the bluefin whale stopped slapping its pectoral fins on the surface of the water.

Its huge eyes rolled downwards, staring at Liu Bo.

Then, it proudly raised its big head, and the water jet on its head sprayed out three jets of water in succession with a "puff puff puff".

That expression clearly said: Now you know I didn't eat your lamb skewers for nothing, right?

Then, the giant whale shook its enormous head.

It raised its translucent blue pectoral fins, pointed to the seawater beneath its feet, and then to the land in the distance.

Its two pectoral fins crossed in mid-air, forming a "fork" shape, before plunging headfirst into the sea, leaving behind only a trail of churning bubbles.

Liu Bo's lips twitched; he understood.

Fish says: I only live in the sea; I'm not familiar with the world of land.

"Ugh."

Liu Bo sighed and plopped back down on the wooden plank of the dock.

A series of light footsteps came from behind.

Luo Yurou, Rong Jing, Wei Xiaoran and the others walked along the pebble path.

"How is it?"

Luo Yurou walked to Liu Bo's side, looked at the calm sea, and asked.

Liu Bo turned around, spread his hands, and slumped his shoulders.

"There's nothing we can do. Brother Fish is a true sea king; he doesn't take on business on land."

Liu Bo stood up and patted the dust off his pants.

"So what do we do next? We can't just keep going back to the B-level area to try our luck, can we?"

Liu Bo scratched his head, his face full of worry. "Even if we run ourselves ragged, when will we ever find a member of the royal family?"

The supply of action figures needs to be replenished, and the antidote for Li Junshan's poison also needs to be tested with royal blood and flesh.

Haichuan Prefecture is like a time bomb; nobody knows when it will explode.

Time waits for no one.

Rong Jing crossed her arms, tapped her fingers on her arm twice, and pondered for a moment.

"How about we let Yu Rou open the jar?"

Rong Jing turned to look at Luo Yurou, "Don't they have directional jars in the All-Heavens Jar Shop?"

"Spend some credits and see if you can get some useful clues directly, such as the coordinates of the royal territory."

Upon hearing this, Liu Bo's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh.

"Oh right! How could I have forgotten that!"

"Yu Rou has such good luck, she can open any directional can with a single shot!" Liu Bo rubbed his hands excitedly, but then frowned.

"However, the resort is overcrowded right now, and the All-Heavens Jar Shop is incredibly popular. The number of directional jars is limited, so we'll probably have to scramble to get them, and it'll cost us a lot of money."

Liu Bo raised his personal terminal and glanced at the time.

"Perfect timing! Today's the day the jar shop refreshes its inventory, let's hurry over and line up!"

Without further ado, the group turned and headed towards the specialty products section.

A dozen minutes later.

Outside the Zhutian Jar Shop.

Liu Bo stopped and peered inside, his brows furrowing in a frown.

"That's strange?"

Liu Bo turned to look at Luo Yurou and the others, pointing to the store entrance.

"Why are there only a few people?"

The group entered the store, but the expected crowds and booming sales were nowhere to be found.

In the spacious store hall, only a few dozen people stood in front of the counter, waiting idly for the jars to be refreshed.

And—a group of onlookers waiting to see the can be opened.

Something's not right.

Luo Yurou also looked around with a puzzled expression.

"Logically speaking, the Heavenly Jar, which can yield all sorts of miraculous techniques and items, should be extremely attractive to martial artists."

"Shouldn't the threshold be overcrowded with people every time it refreshes?"

Standing to the side, Qingshan's face was dark, his thick fingers cracking as he snorted heavily.

"Don't even mention it."

Qingshan cursed in a muffled voice.

"Some people have lined up here specifically to book the entire venue!"

"These people don't cultivate either. They take turns in pairs and just wait here for the jar to refresh."

"If the owner hadn't given a strict order not to lay a hand on anyone in the resort, I would have slapped that old man to death!"

"An old man?"

Rong Jing turned her head and looked in the direction Qing Shan was looking.

"No, the one with the goatee," Qingshan nodded.

Everyone followed Qingshan's gaze.

It is located at the very front of the All-Heavens Jar Shop, in the core position closest to the counter.

An old man with a goatee and wearing a gray silk robe was hunched over, rubbing his hands together in front of him, and smiling with a face full of wrinkles at Li Xin.

"Young Master Li, you've come at the perfect time!"

The old man with the goatee had a fawning expression on his face and spoke in a flattering tone.

"The next batch of jars is about to refresh. I've prepared all the targeted jars, as well as those guaranteed jars with high drop rates for rare items, for you!"

The old man pointed to the row of martial artists standing straight behind him, occupying the best positions.

"According to the shopkeeper's rules, the jars here, apart from the most common jars which require martial artists to earn battle points in the Myriad Races Chess and Card Room to exchange for, are all on a first-come, first-served basis for targeted jars and advanced jars."

"I've had people stationed here day and night in shifts to keep a firm grip on the position."

The old man lowered his voice and chuckled slyly.

"For each jar, Young Master Li, you only need to pay this old man a tiny, insignificant handling fee!"

The old man with the goatee was named Qiu Chen.

He was originally the president of a medium-sized merchant guild in Wuyue Prefecture. He was of average ability, but quick-witted.

Upon arriving at the resort as part of the first group, he quickly identified business opportunities thanks to his keen business sense.

Without violating Xu Tianlin's rules such as "no private fights and no forced buying and selling," he used his martial artists to develop a huge "scalper" business in the resort.

He offers services like queuing for hotel rooms, queuing for the "Heavenly Jars" game, points-based gameplay at the "Myriad Races Chess and Card Room," and reselling battlefield scrolls at inflated prices. He even takes on jobs like buying lamb skewers from a snack stall or reserving seats at the "Life-Giving Dew Hot Spring"!

As long as you have credit points, Qiu Chen can provide comprehensive agency services.

This business made him a fortune.

However, this also resulted in him monopolizing almost all scarce resources like the Heavenly Jar.

Ordinary individual martial artists simply cannot snag a good spot at the front; they have no choice but to reluctantly pay exorbitant prices to buy a place in line from him.

At that moment, Qiu Chen was laughing so hard that her eyes were almost closed.

The young master Li from Haichuan Prefecture in front of him is currently his biggest client!

This young master's spending is outrageously extravagant. Not long after arriving at the resort, he bought every single guaranteed can of wine that Qiu Chen had, even if it was double the price. He's already opened hundreds of them.

He swept all the directional cans away with a single wave of his hand.

It's practically a walking money tree!

"Um."

Li Xin stood with his hands behind his back, chin slightly raised, and didn't even glance at Qiu Chen, only nodding slightly.

"How much? Let's calculate the amount. The credits will be transferred directly to you from Wanzu Bank."

"Oh! Thank you, Young Master Li! You're so generous!"

Qiu Chen was so excited that he bowed repeatedly. Then he turned around abruptly, gave a wink to the line of martial artists behind him, and waved his hands forcefully in mid-air.

"Everyone, best wishes to Young Master Li!"

The dozens of martial artists queuing in front of the Zhutian Jar Shop had clearly rehearsed countless times.

They all turned around in unison, facing Li Xin, standing ramrod straight, and shouted at the top of their lungs in unison.

The sound reverberated throughout the hall.

"Young Master Li opens the jar, shaking the entire world! A divine item is hidden inside!"

"A golden light shines forth, shaking the heavens! All opportunities accompany you!"