"Fuck! Who pushed me? Looking for death!"

One of the men in blue clothes who was pushed away flew into a rage, shouting as he turned around, ready to fight with the person who had pushed him.

"Hmm?"

The irritable man suddenly turned around and glared at the man in blue, with two beams of blazing white brilliance shooting out from his eyes directly onto the man in blue.

"Ah~"

The man in blue, upon seeing it was the irritable man, instantly cowered, stammering, "Brother Liang, I didn't know it was you, I really didn't know, I'm sorry, Brother Liang, so sorry!"

With a flash of green light at his feet, the irritable man used the Wood Escape Technique to close in on the man in blue, glaring at him with a twisted smile on his face, "So I pushed you just now, didn't I? Don't panic, I don't eat people. Here's the deal, since we just opened today, I'll give you a discount, a thousand energy fruits for one push."

The man in blue stepped back in panic, his voice trembling, "Brother Liang, I... I don't have that many on me."

The irritable man sneered and took a step forward, with the speed of the Wood Escape Technique, the man in blue couldn't dodge at all and was forced to stand face to face with him.

Sneering, "Then five hundred, or else I'll let you push back. It's your choice, either push back or cough up five hundred energy fruits."

The man in blue struggled with his expression for a while before making up his mind and looking at the irritable man fearfully, "I'll choose the five hundred energy fruits."

"Haha! You are indeed a smart man."

The irritable man burst out laughing and reached out his hand toward the man in blue.

The man in blue reluctantly took out a storage box from his person, and just as he was about to open it, the irritable man snatched it away from him.

The man in blue exclaimed in alarm, "Brother Liang, there are a total of six hundred energy fruits in the box."

"Six hundred? Then I'll push you one more time. This time, I'll give you a bit of a discount, a hundred energy fruits for one push," the irritable man said with a sly smile.

The man in blue shivered on the spot and quickly backed away, "No need, the extra hundred, consider it a tribute to you, Brother Liang."

"You know what's good for you."

While laughing heartily, the irritable man patted the man in blue on the shoulder, "From now on in the Reserve Duty, if anyone bullies you, just drop my name."

"Remember, starting today, you'll tribute me once a week. Don't you ever forget, or I'll come looking for you myself."

"And if I have to come find you, you know the consequences. Haha!"

"Thank... Thank you, Brother Liang, I won't forget."

The man in blue thanked the irritable man, his face full of bitterness.

"Haha!"

The irritable man laughed loudly and turned to walk into the interior of the hall, with the Mutated Beings moving out of his way.

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This bastard is a scoundrel!

Xiao Mu glanced at the back of the irritable man and asked casually, "Who is this guy?"

He Qian shrank his neck and didn't dare to speak, and Shi Meng opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing as well.

Their attitudes made it clear that both were afraid of the irritable man and didn't dare provoke him for fear of trouble.

It was Du Wenzhen who contemptuously curled his lip, disdainfully saying, "That's Sima Liang, the number one scumbag in the Reserve Duty."

"Oh!"

Xiao Mu retracted his gaze from Sima Liang, responding indifferently, "It seems a lot of people are afraid of him."

Du Wenzhen spoke with disdain, "That's because he's strong; naturally, those who are weak don't dare to provoke him. Old Xiao, you're not thinking of standing up for justice, are you?"

Xiao Mu shook his head lightly.

"That's good then!"

Du Wenzhen breathed a sigh of relief, "Although Sima Liang is a scumbag, his strength is real. It's best not to mess with him unless necessary."

Xiao Mu nodded slightly, as someone who doesn't like meddling in others' affairs, he preferred not to ask more about things that didn't concern him.

Unable to resist her curiosity and envy, Shi Meng whispered to Xiao Mu, "Xiao Mu, did you really obtain the Earth Escape Technique Secret Manual?"

He Qian also couldn't help but look towards Xiao Mu upon hearing this.

Xiao Mu nodded and said, "I indeed practiced the Earth Escaping Technique Secret Manual, but you don't need to follow my example, just focus on your tasks."

"The reason I dare to go out on tasks is that I had already practiced the Five Elements Divine Light Scripture before joining the Reserve Duty."

"No wonder!"

Shi Meng murmured softly, looking at Xiao Mu with barely concealed envy.

He Qian shook his head in embarrassment, sighing while looking at Xiao Mu, "Ah! I said I would take care of you, but you've progressed faster than me. Xiao Mu, don't forget to look out for us when you have the strength."

Xiao Mu smiled, "Do I even need to say it?"

After some pleasantries, He Qian and Shi Meng soon took their leave to continue their tasks.

"Du Wenzhen, I heard from Qi Rui that you've started cultivating the Five Elements Power and your Earth Escape Technique even mutated?"

A red-clothed, skinny man approached Xiao Mu and Du Wenzhen, smiling broadly at Du Wenzhen.

Xiao Mu couldn't help but glance at the skinny man in red, secretly guessing the relationship between him and the Qi Rui they had encountered earlier.

The speed of information spread was too fast; he and Du Wenzhen had only just encountered Qi Rui, and the news had already reached the Reserve Duty's Task Hall.

Emitting a cold gaze at the red-clothed, skinny man, Du Wenzhen retorted irritably, "What I cultivate and whether it mutated is none of your business, Qi Shan."

With a greedy smile, Qi Shan looked intently at Du Wenzhen, "Du Wenzhen, you must have gained a lot of benefits from your trip outside, right?"

Angered, Du Wenzhen snapped back, "What benefit I've got has nothing to do with you, Qi Shan!"

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