Super Gene Hunting Ground

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The restaurant fell silent, as everyone's gaze searched around, and a tall young man stood up at the back of the restaurant.

"Hello everyone, I am Gu Beifeng, the King of Wentian City."

Yang Xiao immediately complained inwardly,

"Damn, just to introduce himself in front of everyone, he's willing to spend 20,000 Crystal Coins to snatch a Crystal Cake? Does he need to be such a show-off?"

Hearing the young man claiming to be the King of Wentian City, the dining crowd began to murmur in low voices,

"Gu Beifeng, the King of Wentian City, is said to have broken through to the King Level genes."

"Du Tianxing, the King of Magic City, is also at King Level genes, right? The two should be equally matched."

"A strong dragon does not suppress the local snakes, Gu Beifeng's aggressive move to overshadow Du Tianxing is a bit much, right? I hope they don't come to blows."

Du Tianxing turned his head to look at Gu Beifeng, who was also looking back at him, the atmosphere turning delicate.

Moments later, Du Tianxing gave a slight smile and said to Gu Beifeng with a fist-greeting:

"So you are Gu Beifeng, the esteemed King of Wentian City. I've heard great things. Even though I'm not the one who called for this meeting, I'm pretty much a host here. So, I'll yield this Crystal Cake to you, Brother Gu."

Those who enjoy a spectacle have no fear of things getting out of hand, but with Du Tianxing giving way to Gu Beifeng, while everyone admired Du Tianxing's generosity, they couldn't help feeling a bit disappointed.

Gu Beifeng was taken aback, then burst into laughter and said:

"Brother Du, a strong dragon does not suppress the local snakes, so consider this Crystal Cake as a meeting gift from me to you."

"Hehe, many thanks for the kind gesture, Brother Gu."

Du Tianxing turned to the woman holding the Crystal Cake and asked:

"May I ask if we could have a bit more for tonight? If so, 10,000 Crystal Coins per piece, I'll treat everyone dining here to one each, and I'll foot the bill. Consider it a small token from me, Du Tianxing, as a half-host, to welcome everyone to Magic City."

The beautiful woman did not expect such a turn of events, initially thinking a single Crystal Cake was just to liven up the atmosphere as a prelude to other matters.

Selling a Crystal Cake for 10,000 Crystal Coins was already exorbitantly priced, but she had not anticipated that now she could sell well over a hundred in one go.

"Mr. Du, please wait a moment, I need to check with the management."

The beautiful woman entered a room behind the restaurant. After several minutes, she came back out and said:

"Mr. Du, the management agrees to temporarily increase the number of Crystal Cakes for auction. There are a total of 138 patrons in the restaurant, one for each, the total comes to 1.38 million Crystal Coins."

Du Tianxing nodded, took out a Black Crystal Card, and with a light flick, sent it flying towards the beautiful woman.

The woman stretched out her slender hand to catch the Black Crystal Card, then took out a small black box from her side, inserted the card into it, and pressed a few buttons. A faint light flashed.

She took out the Black Crystal Card and walked over to Du Tianxing, handing it back to him with a smile:

"Thank you, Mr. Du. Here's your card."

Du Tianxing nodded, accepted the card, and glanced at Gu Beifeng. Gu Beifeng gave an awkward smile.

At this time, as the King of Wentian City, if Gu Beifeng had any other comments or actions, it would appear quite graceless, so he could only say:

"Brother Du, thank you so much!"

"Not at all, all who come are guests."

Everyone in the restaurant thanked Du Tianxing with a fist-greeting.

Yang Xiao also joined in with the crowd, saying, "Thank you, Brother Du!"

A moment later, the door to the kitchen adjoining the restaurant opened, and bowls of Crystal Cakes flew out from the kitchen, landing accurately in front of each diner, not one less, not one more.

Finally, all the Crystal Cakes were distributed, and the kitchen's door closed automatically.

Yang Xiao suddenly remembered studying the Conscious Control Technique while playing Go with Gu Bo at the Genetic Store. After training with Gu Bo for a few months, he now managed to control the flight of objects for about a meter, never expecting that a mere chef here would possess such power.

The rumored Wentian City King and Magic City King appeared together, and everyone started to walk over to greet them, trying to get familiar.

Yang Xiao couldn't be bothered to join the commotion, finished his Crystal Cake, and walked out of the buffet restaurant, intending to check on the Flame Horse and the Giant Eagle outside.

Upon checking, he saw the Giant Eagle tearing into a large chunk of fish meat, while the Flame Horse was also Fire Spraying to cook the fish.

The old man guarding the Monsters saw Yang Xiao and said with a smile:

"Your Flame Horse is quite interesting; it even knows how to grill fish to eat. Seems like it's about to become enlightened."

Yang Xiao gave a faint smile and asked:

"Old sir, whose Monsters are these?"

"Some belong to your fellow attendees of the meeting."

"Ah, what about the others?"

The old man smiled at the question and did not answer directly, simply saying:

"Don't worry, as long as the old man is here watching, these Monsters won't run off or fight."

Yang Xiao nodded, thanked him, and turned back.

On the way back, he thought that if he really had to stay in Magic City for a month, he still needed to find something to do, like finding Gong Yu and Zhou Jian among others.

Gong Yu was from Magic City University, Zhou Jian from Dongli College; he needed a map of Magic City.

Yang Xiao arrived at the Genetic Store in the plaza, which was at least ten times larger than the Genetic Store in Nanmu City.

From a distance, Yang Xiao estimated that the Genetic Store was about four stories high and must contain at least three floors.

Entering the store, he noticed many people inside; some were gathered around the counter trading Potions and equipment, while others sat on several sofas in the middle of the hall, intended for rest.

With Yang Xiao's Black Crystal Card status, he could stay in the Genetic Store for several hours without worrying about being suddenly turned out due to insufficient Level.

The Genetic Store had one wall like an LED screen, continuously scrolling and displaying various equipment prices. In the center of the hall, there were about a dozen devices similar to smartphones. With a touch, one could flip through specific equipment information and prices.

Yang Xiao walked over, and a shop assistant immediately came up and politely asked:

"Sir, what do you need? Genetic Potions, equipment, Weapons, or Jewelry?"

"I'll first see what equipment you have here."

"Alright, here's a small terminal display; you can check it out freely. If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me."

Saying that, the shop assistant handed a display to Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao sat on the sofa, picked up the display, touched it, and the screen lit up, showing some equipment information.

The items weren't anything special; compared to the equipment and Weapons exploded from Monsters in the desert, the items here were similar, usually with an added 6 or 7 attribute points, and occasionally, Weapons with more than 8 attribute points were quite expensive, costing thousands of Crystal Coins or even ten thousand.

"Damn it, in the future, equipment exploded in the desert can be directly traded at Magic City's underground market for more profit."

With Yang Xiao's current equipment—the Longquan Spear, Golden Eagle Bow, and pangolin armor—there was no need to exchange for new ones. However, the Jewelry here tempted Yang Xiao.

Be it necklaces or bracelets, all boosted 5 attribute points, and there were also rings, all reasonably priced at 1,000 Crystal Coins each.

"I'll buy a set for myself first, and then buy one for each of Huang Wen and the others when I leave."