It was quite coincidental.

Just a few minutes after Dai Xuan and his team had given up their search, Su Ran teleported into the Ghost City.

"Strange, why is there no one on the streets?"

Su Ran was already prepared to flee, but to his surprise, there wasn’t even a single suspicious player around, which was beyond his expectations.

"Could it be that after dying twice, Dai Xuan has learned his lesson?"

Looking around cautiously, Su Ran still didn’t see any signs of an ambush and couldn’t help scratching his head in confusion as he accepted this fact. However, he didn’t dare stay on the streets for too long. Better safe than sorry, Su Ran immediately used the last chance on the Guidance Stone right on the spot.

"Inquire about the Lamp Soul lost from the Soul Extending Lamp!"

"Ding! The approximate location of the Lamp Soul has been determined: the outskirts of Ghost City."

The system prompt came belatedly after a moment of silence.

"Crack."

After being used three times in a row, the Guidance Stone finally reached the end of its life and disintegrated into powder, scattering on the ground.

"What’s going on, how come the Lamp Soul has run off to the outskirts again? Could it be that the Lamp Soul has a mind of its own, sensed that I was coming, and took off in advance?"

The more Su Ran thought about it, the less likely it seemed, until at last, he was forced to admit that the special item, the Lamp Soul, had been taken by another player.

"Now it’s troublesome. There are so many players, there’s no way to even start looking; it’s like looking for a needle in a haystack!"

Completely deflated, Su Ran watched as the Soul Fire in his eyes gradually dimmed, and he couldn’t help but give a bitter smile. After all, he was still a step too late, and another player had gotten there first—all his previous efforts had been in vain.

Nevertheless, Su Ran wasn’t worried. He believed that even if the Lamp Soul ended up in someone else’s hands, it would be of no use to them, and sooner or later it would come back to him—as the saying goes, "what goes around comes around."

"If it’s not the right time now, there’s no use in forcing it. I might as well sell these powerful Town Recall Scrolls first."

Unexpectedly, Su Ran had underestimated just how in-demand these Town Recall Scrolls were. He had just taken them out, and without even having to advertise them, a guy bought both scrolls for 1000 gold.

"Damn, rich folks sure are generous! Just before, they were going for 300 gold each, and now they’ve shot up to 500 gold apiece! Isn’t money too easy to make?"

Su Ran watched this scene in utter astonishment, feeling like the world had gone mad, and he was struggling to keep up. Good grief, if he had enough Town Recall Scrolls, wouldn’t he make a fortune?

Wait a minute!

Su Ran’s eyes lit up as if he had thought of something, and he hurriedly ran towards the other houses within the Ghost City. He visited all the ghost houses and finally, in the most inconspicuous corner, he found the destination of this trip: the grocery store.

Upon entering the back room, Su Ran first made his identity known to the ghost NPCs and, after receiving VIP treatment, he inquired about the price of the powerful Town Recall Scrolls. When he learned that one scroll cost only 100 Ghost Coins, he immediately perked up; after some bargaining with the NPC, he exchanged two pieces of Ghost Clan golden equipment for twenty-five Town Recall Scrolls, and Su Ran left the grocery store satisfied.

Su Ran’s actions almost drove the grocery store owner crazy, who stared dumbfounded at the gold equipment in his hand, muttering to himself, "When did Town Recall Scrolls become so valuable that they could even be traded for gold equipment? Is he sick?"

...

Back on the street, Su Ran became a secondary trader of Town Recall Scrolls, taking advantage of the high prices that were not dropping. Not making a profit off it seemed like a disservice to himself!

Before long.

The Town Recall Scrolls Su Ran had were bought up by players, some offering as much as 550 gold just to get one. The financial power and enthusiasm displayed by the players were almost too much for Su Ran to handle.

"Whoosh."

After selling out and wrapping up, Su Ran glanced at the increasing crowd of players surrounding him, said nothing, and directly used Instant Movement. His figure vanished within Ghost City as he headed for the hidden teleportation formation, aiming to return to the God-Demon Continent!

"Damn it, that kid escaped again!"

Dai Xuan, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, saw the scene of Su Ran disappearing before he could have his subordinates surround him, and his face twisted with rage.

If only he had known to stay in Ghost City and blockade that accursed Spilt Water Can’t Be Regained, how perfect that would have been!

However, Dai Xuan couldn’t send messages in the Ghost Realm, which made him quite passive, and by the time he learned that Su Ran was selling Town Recall Scrolls in Ghost City, it was already far too late.

If there were regret medicine to be taken, Dai Xuan would probably have swallowed a whole jar by now!

"Guild leader, I have good news for you, I managed to snatch up quite a few Town Recall Scrolls!"

A player squeezed his way to Dai Xuan, smiling obsequiously, intent on claiming credit with the guild leader.

"You bought a lot of Town Recall Scrolls? How much did you spend? Who did you buy them from?"

Dai Xuan’s forehead vein pulsed with each word he uttered, holding back the roaring flames of anger in his heart, his voice was calm, but the slight quiver betrayed him.

"Of course, I bought them from that Spilt Water Can’t Be Regained, I don’t know where the kid got so many, but thankfully the guild leader gave me plenty of funds; I alone snatched up 15 scrolls! And all at 500 gold coins each, that was because I acted fast; the price later rose to 550 gold, sheesh, the price of Town Recall Scrolls really surged aggressively!"

The player, eager to highlight his own achievements, failed to notice the guild leader’s increasingly livid face until after he finished speaking. Dai Xuan, without a word, swiftly struck the player down to the ground with his spear.

"You imbecile! Spending 500 gold coins on a one-use item? And you have the gall to show off about it?!"

Dai Xuan’s whole body shook with fury, his chest heaving violently, his eyes blazing with rage as he hissed, "Why didn’t you report to me the moment you saw Spilt Water Can’t Be Regained? Instead, you foolishly fattened the enemy’s purse, has your brain been kicked by a donkey?"

The loss of a substantial amount of money, especially spent on items from Spilt Water Can’t Be Regained, was enough to drive Dai Xuan nuts! The player in front of him naturally became the vent for Dai Xuan’s fury, who unleashed a torrent of abuse on him.

"Guild leader, I was only thinking of the guild’s welfare. The task you set for me was to buy powerful Town Recall Scrolls, and to snatch up as many as I could. Now that someone is finally selling them, how could I have thought so much? Besides, I didn’t know your whereabouts, how could I have come looking for you?"

The player picked himself up, his face full of grievance, with a barely noticeable flash of resentment in his eyes, "Guild leader, at the very least, I bought so many Town Recall Scrolls and even saved you quite a bit of gold coins. That should be considered an outstanding completion of the task you assigned me. It’s one thing not to praise me for it, but to attack me without so much as an explanation, not being rewarded for my efforts, wouldn’t you say I am wronged?"