The giant's stature returned to normal as he bowed towards the camera, "My friends, I am 'King Tianshen', and as you have seen, I possess the power of the 'Heavenly Body,' which is not Gigantification, by the way."
"Gigantification only makes one bigger, but the divine body I've trained is impervious to knives and spears, and all evil forces cannot invade it."
"I am now representing my family clan in recruiting warriors from all over the world. No matter your ability or age, as long as you are selected, a monthly salary of one million will be yours, along with a villa, a luxury car, and a beautiful woman to take care of your daily life."
"If you are interested, please record an Ability Video and send it to this email address. If you pass, someone will contact you personally."
Xiao Mu shook his head. This 'King Tianshen', just like 'Emperor Qin', was a spokesperson for a major force, now openly recruiting on the internet, boldly opposing the relevant department. This indicated that the control of the relevant department was indeed much weaker than before.
Afterward, he browsed through a few more forum posts and found either recruitment, purchase of various strange resources, or buying various Secret Manuals at high prices.
"Having money really is great!"
Seeing the purchase prices, Xiao Mu sighed inwardly. The high buying prices almost tempted him to use Mutation Technique to mutate various materials for sale.
However, this was just a thought. He was low on Energy Points, and even if he wanted to mutate materials for sale, objective conditions did not allow it.
Speaking of which, even if he had spare Energy Points, he wouldn't mutate materials for sale. Exchanging Energy Points for worldly money was a quite foolish act.
Closing the forum, Xiao Mu opened several local forums and communities. He was looking for beneficial information, preferably the kind involving strange happenings, where he could earn Energy Points.
Suddenly, a publicly posted piece of information caught his attention.
Help wanted:
Friends in Nanke City with evolved abilities, the Spirit Tablet of our ancestors in my house suddenly fell over yesterday and can't be lifted. If lifted, it falls again. The child cries at night, and my elderly mother suddenly fell ill – the doctor can't diagnose any illness. We had an old dog that has been barking nonstop since last night.
Could anyone tell me what's going on?
Has my family clan been targeted by some evil forces?
Friends in Nanke City with special abilities, please help my family. As long as you can solve the problem, I will definitely offer a reward of one hundred thousand cash!
Contact number: 133XXXX. Contact person: Mr. Zhao.
The post was made about ten minutes ago.
"Hm!"
Seeing this information, Xiao Mu was immediately delighted.
Currently, he was not only low on Energy Points but also short on money. This plea for help was like a godsend for him.
As for the content mentioned in the information, the Spirit Tablet of the ancestor suddenly falling down might not indicate a problem, but the fact that it couldn't be lifted afterward suggested a serious issue.
This meant that his ancestors were being greatly disturbed underground and were in the midst of a crisis.
As for the baby's night crying, the old person's illness, and the loyal dog's incessant barking, they all pointed to a similar issue.
Clearly, this family was in danger, entangled by some extremely terrifying evil absurdity.
Without delay, he dialed the phone number immediately.
Unexpectedly, the call went through, indicating the line was busy.
Xiao Mu frowned.
Were other people also eyeing this matter?
It was understandable, after all, from the various pieces of information posted online, Xiao Mu gathered that most people probably knew that slaying evil absurdities could yield an Energy Crystal.
Besides, such matters could hardly be hidden.
It was likely for this reason that other Mutants, after seeing the plea for help, also wanted to obtain Energy Crystals and had already contacted the individual asking for help.
Wait.
After one minute, he dialed again.
This time, the call was answered.
"Hello! Good day!"
The voice of a middle-aged man on the phone, carrying a clear tone of exhaustion, replied.
"Hello! I saw a plea for help online about a family's ancestral Spirit Tablet falling over. Did you post it? Your screen name is 'Reminiscing the Wetness of Yesterday', Mr. Zhao, right?"
Xiao Mu asked.
"Uh, that would be me."
Caught off guard, Mr. Zhao immediately guessed Xiao Mu's intention.
Xiao Mu said, "I think I can help you. What's your address?"
However, the man asked Xiao Mu in response, "You're in Nanke City, right?"
Xiao Mu said, "Yes, I'm in Fu'an Community."
"That's good, as long as it's Nanke City."
Mr. Zhao seemed relieved. "If it were another city, too far away, I'm afraid you wouldn't make it to my house in time before something happened. Just now, I received a lot of calls. Um, my address is 19 Camel Ridge Community. You should take a taxi over here, I'll reimburse you for the fare."
"Alright!"
No sooner had Xiao Mu finished speaking than Mr. Zhao hung up the phone.
"What a rush!"
Xiao Mu shook his head. He still had several questions to ask, but Mr. Zhao hung up too quickly.
He thought about it:
What did he mean by saying that he received a lot of calls just now?
Are there already a lot of people paying attention to this matter?
It seems the pressure from resource competition is indeed not small. Although there are many variants, there are also quite a few evolutionaries that appeared during this World Mutation.
As for Mr. Zhao hanging up the phone in a hurry, Xiao Mu guessed that the other party was worried about missing calls from others.
The man probably also wanted to find more helpers, not wanting to put all his eggs in one basket.
Xiao Mu frowned slightly. The pressure of competition had just become greater.
However, soon Xiao Mu's brow relaxed, so what if there was competition? Even if he couldn't get the Mutation Crystal, he could still take the opportunity to gather Energy Points.
Furthermore, he didn't think that, with his strength, he would lose out to others in the competition for resources.
After getting ready, he set out.
Taking everything with him, Xiao Mu left the house and got into a taxi.
Fu'an Community was only a fifteen-minute drive from Camel Ridge Community, but now, it took more than three hours.
Three hours later, Xiao Mu arrived at the entrance of number 19 in Camel Ridge Community.
This was a standalone courtyard house, occupying a not insignificant area of about five or six hundred square meters. In Nanke City, those who could afford such houses were either tycoons or locals.
The Zhao family, clearly locals, could be identified by their home.
A row of red-brick old houses, a two-story small building that was probably over twenty years old, faced the main road with a large iron gate, and there was a willow tree planted at the entrance.
Xiao Mu walked up to it and knocked on the door.
A middle-aged man, looking weary and in his mid-forties, opened the door and scrutinized Xiao Mu with a puzzled look, "Who might you be?"
From the sound of his voice, Xiao Mu knew this man was Mr. Zhao from the phone call, whose online name was 'Reminiscing Yesterday's Rain'.
Smiling, Xiao Mu promptly said, "Hello, you must be Mr. Zhao? My surname is Mu, you can call me Mr. Mu. I've come especially to solve your problem."
Influenced by Emperor Qin and King Tianshen, Xiao Mu used a pseudonym and offered only his surname.
"Mr. Mu?"
Mr. Zhao was momentarily startled, as Xiao Mu had not revealed his full name.
He quickly surmised the reason. With the World Mutation, many Transcendents wanted to hide their tracks for fear of drawing the attention of the relevant department.
It was quite natural for Xiao Mu not to disclose his name.
With a face swiftly covered in a warm smile, Mr. Zhao reached out, welcoming Xiao Mu into the courtyard, "Mr. Mu, hello, I am Zhao Xuewen. Please come in."
Xiao Mu nodded and entered the courtyard, but as soon as he did, his face inevitably darkened.
The courtyard was permeated with a pungent bloodiness that was extremely intense.