"It's not that easy,"

Qing Songzi sighed deeply, "Even within burial grounds, there is a distinction between those that are 'worldly' and those that are not. For ordinary people's burial sites, it's fine, but the more powerful the figure's burial site is, the harder it is to gain access to. Everyone knows where Emperor Qin Shi Huang's burial site is, but now, who can actually enter?"

Hearing this, Xiao Mu went silent, pondering thoughtfully.

Qing Songzi was right, the biggest change in this world mutation is the transformation of various burial grounds and ruins. The more powerful these burial grounds and ruins are, the more hidden their secrets and the more challenging they are to excavate.

The tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang is now completely sealed. At least for now, mutated beings cannot enter it at all, and even approaching it means death.

Most burial grounds and ruins have turned into deadly zones that neither mutated beings, evil ghosts, nor zombies can enter.

Not long ago, an evil ghost discovered an ancient tomb housing a fire dragon vehicle in the Qiwu mountain area, but needed the power of human detectors to excavate it. Otherwise, it could not be unearthed, as can be seen by such an example.

"But then, how are we supposed to find ancient treasures?"

Xiao Mu frowned deeply.

"Mr. Mu, are you looking for ancient treasures?"

Qing Songzi curiously inquired.

Xiao Mu then shared his intentions.

"So, Mr. Mu, you're planning to forge magic treasures."

After listening to Xiao Mu's words, Qing Songzi finally understood what he was planning to do and offered some advice, "Now, it is indeed becoming increasingly difficult to find ancient treasures. The more powerful they are, the quicker they disappear. They cannot be hidden and will vanish even if they are locked in a box. The ones that haven't disappeared are basically ordinary items. Those that last a few dozen years, and more rarely, over a hundred years."

Xiao Mu agreed with this, "Yes, I specifically checked the local forum to see if I could buy ancient treasures, but found that although there were a lot of people selling items, they were almost all scammers."

Upon hearing this, Qing Songzi burst into laughter, "Mr. Mu, these special resources cannot be traded online."

Xiao Mu agreed with this too; these special resources could be measured with money to some extent, however without money, it becomes very difficult to trade them.

Having said that, how many people would be willing to sell these special resources for money? They are often exchanged for other mutated materials.

The universal objects are Energy Fruits and Energy Crystals. For mutated beings, they are almost equivalent to money in the past, after all, every mutated being's cultivation requires Energy Fruits and Energy Crystals.

However, most of the time, barter is the main method of transaction.

Clearly noticing Xiao Mu's frustration, Qing Songzi suggested: "Mr. Mu, I suggest you check out the Nanke City Mutated Materials Trading Market."

"Mutated Materials Trading Market?"

Xiao Mu had heard of the Mutated Materials Trading Market, but he had never been there.

Partly because he had no surplus materials to trade, and partly because he was too busy.

"Is Mr. Mu worried about the safety of the trade?"

Qing Songzi laughed again, "If that's the case, you're overthinking it. This trading market is guaranteed by the Alliance, its safety can absolutely be guaranteed. By paying a certain amount of Energy Crystals, which is one-tenth of the trade value, you can even get official assurance, and establish a trade contract."

"There's such a thing?"

Xiao Mu was again surprised.

He never thought there would be a guarantee in the trading market.

As the lord of Nanke City, Xiao Mu's main responsibilities are the Earth Seal and Earth Symbol, controlling Nanke City's mutation authority and ensuring the safety of Nanke City.

As for the governance of Nanke City, it is still managed by the offensive and defensive alliance of the human clans, it has nothing to do with Xiao Mu himself, so these matters do not concern him and hence he would not know about them.

"So as I said, Mr. Mu, you really don't need to worry about the safety of trading."

Qing Songzi still laughed, "With Shi Gui Shangren sitting in Nanke City, who would dare to make trouble in the Mutated Materials Trading Market?"

"Note that as a guarantor, the profits of the Alliance can also be enjoyed by Shi Gui Shangren, who sits in Nanke City. Making trouble in the market directly affects the interests of Shi Gui Shangren. Would he be willing to allow it?"

"So there was such insider information."

Beyond his surprise, Xiao Mu decided to take a look.

Qing Songzi asked if Xiao Mu needed any resources, if he did, Qing Songzi could lend him some Energy Fruits and Energy Crystals, of course, it was to borrow, not to give. As the steward of Nanke City, Qing Songzi has too many things to worry about and his resources are simply not enough.

Xiao Mu expressed his gratitude and politely declined.

Ending the call, he tidied up and headed to the trading market.

Upon leaving his place and getting on a series of transit buses, five to six hours later, Xiao Mu successfully reached the Mutated Materials Trading Market of Nanke City.

This market was large, closed off much like a large-scale shopping mall from the past.

Standing outside the trading market, after watching for a while, Xiao Mu was secretly astonished.

Outside this trading market, a large array method had been set up, encapsulating the entire thousands of acres of the mall.

Judging from the power of the Array, it must have been established by at least a Fourth Realm being. Curse ghosts and corpse generals wouldn't even dare to bulldoze their way in.

At the entrance of the mall, there were even four martial artists standing guard.

The strength of the four martial artists were all in the late Third Realm.

It seemed the strength of the Alliance was definitely not as it appeared before, there was still some hidden power.

The power displayed before was likely only what Xiao Mu had seen, possibly just the forces under Qing Songzi's control.

The strength displayed on this market's side, should belong to the headquarters of the Alliance and not be controlled by Qing Songzi.

After registering, clarifying his identity and filling out a form, the guards let him pass and allowed Xiao Mu to enter.

At the same time, what shocked Xiao Mu was that these guards didn't show any surprise when they saw the 'Mr. Mu' item filled in his form, they didn't even give him an extra glance.

This further surprised Xiao Mu.

Undoubtedly, this trading market must have powerful figures backing it. Otherwise, ordinary mutated beings would not have this attitude towards him, the lord of Nanke City.

However, now that he, the lord of Nanke City, had come to the trading market, he received the same treatment as ordinary mutated beings.

As soon as he entered, a receptionist came up to enquire if Xiao Mu was selling anything or if he wanted to rent a stall.

With a casual glance, Xiao Mu discovered the so-called stalls were actually segregated and small individual booths.

Such trading stalls evidently provided further protection for the traders' interests.

Xiao Mu shook his head, telling the receptionist that he didn't need a stall and planned to have a look first.

The elegant young female receptionist gave Xiao Mu a polite smile, telling him he could contact the staff here at any time if needed before walking away.

As soon as the receptionist left, Xiao Mu walked towards the interior of the market and began to observe.

This observation surprised him tremendously.

The number of traders wasn't large, but it wasn't small either, at least a few hundred people were present. The items traded varied greatly, from secret manuals, mutant fruits, to even different remnants of magic treasure and mutant items.

Soon, Xiao Mu was drawn to a stall: Selling Information and Guided Tours.

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