I Can Traverse Multiple Worlds-Chapter 74 - 73: Codename: 5 Finger Mountain

Qin Mengyun pinched Liu Dongdong’s cheek.

"Liu Dongdong, are you asking for a beating? How dare you tease my master?"

Liu Dongdong yelped in pain and cried out,

"Qin Mengyun, are you trying to murder your stepmom? I just said one thing, and look how worked up you are. Besides, they really do have co-ed baths here."

Qin Mengyun pushed Liu Dongdong away and walked straight out of the combat room.

"If you want to try it, then go ahead. I can’t be bothered with you."

Liu Dongdong hurried to Qin Mengyun’s side and said,

"But I’d rather stick close to you. Did you use that recipe I sent you last time? Let me check if they’ve gotten any bigger."

Qin Mengyun’s annoyed voice shot back,

"Get lost."

Wang Xiao’s lip twitched as he left the combat room by himself.

’Looks like there won’t be any co-ed bathing after all.’

Wang Xiao took a quick shower, changed his clothes, and waited in the club’s lounge.

「Half an hour later.」

Wang Xiao regrouped with Qin Mengyun and Liu Dongdong, and they headed straight for Heaven on Earth.

Heaven on Earth was right next to the club, only a ten-minute walk away.

"Celestial Number One Private Room, 2036."

Qin Mengyun gave the confirmation code.

"Right this way, please."

After verifying the code, the attendant respectfully led Wang Xiao and the others to the top floor.

The minimum charge for one of these Celestial private rooms was 100,000.

The clientele who could afford to dine here were either rich or powerful.

Naturally, the attendant didn’t dare to show the slightest neglect.

Before long, Wang Xiao and his group arrived at a private room at the edge of the top floor.

Pushing the door open, they saw a room of about seventy to eighty square meters.

The first thing that caught their eye was a large, luxurious round table. From the domed ceiling, a crystal chandelier cast a soft, shimmering glow.

Beyond the round table was a massive floor-to-ceiling window that overlooked the entire cityscape of Da Guang City.

At that moment, nine people were already gathered in the room.

Including Wang Xiao’s group, that made exactly twelve people.

Everyone participating in the mission was now present.

Wang Xiao scanned the room. Of the nine people, there were seven men and two women, all of whom looked quite young.

However, in this world, there were many secret formulas for maintaining a youthful appearance.

Someone who looked young could, in reality, be forty or fifty years old.

Take Liu Dongdong, for example. She looked to be in her early twenties but was actually thirty.

Of course, in the Great Cosmic Era, thirty was still considered extremely young.

After all, with genetic leaps and various Life Potions, even ordinary people could easily live to be 120.

Those with greater longevity could live to be 160 or 170!

That lifespan was almost comparable to a Human Immortal who had mastered Refining Acupoints.

Moreover, as one’s Life Tier increased, their lifespan would extend accordingly.

For instance, a Tier Three Life form could live for 300 to 350 years.

Wang Xiao’s gaze swept past the others, finally landing on one person in particular.

This man had a ramrod-straight posture and was dressed in casual wear. He stood before the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing outside.

[Analyzing...]

[Analysis Complete]

[Ying Xu. Age: 26. Tier Four Life. Cultivates the Titan Evolution Path. Third son of the Imperial Capital Ying Family...]

In an instant, Wang Xiao had analyzed Ying Xu’s basic information.

’Another member of a great family. He reached Tier Four Life at just twenty-six, even stronger than Qin Mengyun. It seems he’s the one who organized this mission.’

In the Great Cosmic Era, under the Supreme Federation, there were twelve great families.

Every single one of these great families had produced a Tier Nine Life form.

For example, Gu Xuan, whom he had just met, was the grandson of Gu Tiandu—the creator of the number-one ranked Chaos Evolution Path.

Of course, he wasn’t from the direct lineage, but rather a descendant from Gu Tiandu’s younger brother’s line.

Figures like Gu Tiandu, who had achieved Tier Nine Life in the early days of the Great Cosmic Era, had generally not left behind any descendants.

Then there was Qin Mengyun’s Qin Family, Ying Xu’s Ying Family, and others, all of which belonged to the twelve great families.

These great families controlled the vast majority of Earth’s resources.

Elites within these families naturally emerged one after another.

Of course, the internal competition was also exceptionally fierce.

Everyone wanted to obtain more resources and ascend to a higher tier of life!

"Since everyone’s here, I’ll begin the mission briefing."

Ying Xu turned around. His voice was magnetic, carrying a natural-born authority.

He skipped the pleasantries and walked to the round table. With a flip of his wrist, a coin-sized chip appeared in his hand.

Wang Xiao saw clearly that Ying Xu had retrieved the chip from a watch on his wrist.

’A Subspace Watch. A core tech product of the Ying Group. A watch with just one cubic meter of space is worth 100 million!’ Wang Xiao thought.

These watches were made from a special nano-space material.

Currently, only the Ying Group possessed the technology to manufacture them.

Ying Xu placed the chip on the round table.

BUZZ!

In an instant, the chip emitted a web of light that completely covered the round table.

Immediately after, the light projected outward, forming a three-dimensional island above the table.

It appeared to be a miniature version of Skull Island.

Ying Xu began, "The official codename for this mission is [Five Finger Mountain]. The main objective is, of course, to encircle and annihilate the Titan King Kong in the center of Skull Island, which is about to ascend to a Tier Six Life form. As for us, our job is to support the official operation by clearing out the Tier Three Titans in Area A of Skull Island."

With a light wave of his hands, the image of Skull Island before them rotated, revealing a specific region.

This region was a continuous mountain range, covering an area of several hundred square kilometers.

"According to our intel, these mountains are mostly inhabited by Tier Three Titans, about thirty or forty of them. As long as we’re careful, the risk isn’t too great."

"Of course, I didn’t gather you all here just to help me clear out these Titans. The main purpose is to have you help me find Titanium Ore within Area A."

"Just for participating in this mission with me, each of you will receive a base reward of three million, or two hundred Contribution Points."

"On top of that, for every piece of Titanium Ore you find and give to me, I’ll pay an extra one million."

"What do you all think?"

Hearing Ying Xu’s words, a glint flashed in Wang Xiao’s eyes.

He knew a bit about Titanium Ore. It was a crucial resource necessary for the Titan Evolution Path.

Titanium Ore was also a necessary ingredient for synthesizing the Titan Divine Washing Liquid.

’Ying Xu is collecting Titanium Ore, likely to use the power of the Titan Divine Washing Liquid to advance to a Tier Five Life form. Moreover, the Titan Divine Washing Liquid is only effective for those on the Titan Evolution Path. That’s why, among all the people Ying Xu recruited this time, not a single one besides himself cultivates the Titan Evolution Path.’

This was also to prevent anyone from finding the ore and keeping it for themselves.

"No prob. One million for a piece of Titanium Ore? We’re gonna make a killing on this mission. But Area A is huge, how are we supposed to find the Titanium Ore?"

One of the men, a blond called Huang Mao, spoke up. He had a thick Cantonese accent, clearly a local from Da Guang City.

Ying Xu replied, "It’s simple. Kill a Tier Three Titan and take its heart. When the heart is within one li of Titanium Ore, the ore will glow. That’s how you find it."

He paused for a moment before continuing, "However, I must remind you all, we certainly won’t be the only team looking for Titanium Ore. Once we enter Area A, we’ll split up to search and gather the ore as quickly as possible."

This was also why he had recruited so many people.

After all, the more people he had, the better their chances of securing the Titanium Ore!

"Goddammit, looks like this one million won’t be easy money after all," Huang Mao spat.

Another woman, who had a cute, doll-like appearance, pursed her lips. "I can’t beat the others. If someone tries to rob me, I won’t be able to protect it."

Ying Xu said flatly, "Just focus on searching. Once you find it, report the location to me, and you’ll still get the one million. Of course, that’s on the condition that the ore hasn’t been taken by someone else. Otherwise, the offer is void."

Liu Dongdong puffed out her chest. "So the mission is simple, then. Go to Area A, kill Tier Three Titans, and find Titanium Ore, right?"

"Correct." Ying Xu nodded.

"When does the operation begin?" Qin Mengyun asked.

"Midnight tonight. Get ready. If there are no more questions, we’ll head out immediately."