If it were anyone else, they would definitely not consider this object to be as valuable as gold in the photograph.
Only Chen Yu knows that with just a gentle touch, the gold ore would fall out of the screen and land on the ground.
"This haul is much bigger than the previous three!"
Wiping the screen, Chen Yu couldn't help but feel emotional.
Then, he went to the bathroom, planning to wash up and tidy up his appearance.
Counting up, Chen Yu's age had increased by five years.
Before entering the instance world, Chen Yu was nineteen.
After entering several instance worlds and including the time spent inside, Chen Yu was now twenty-four.
However, thanks to his well-trained body, aside from his face looking a bit more mature, it was hard to tell elsewhere.
Chen Yu knew that this situation of aging due to the instance world needed to be resolved.
Unfortunately, the Land of Light did not have anything to slow down the aging of Earth's humans, otherwise, Chen Yu would definitely get some.
If he went to the instance world too often, he might not even graduate from college before his hair turned white.
Moreover, having the changes in appearance discovered by his classmates would also be troublesome.
"Once I sell these gold ores, I might as well buy a house outside. It would be more convenient that way."
Chen Yu thought to himself.
After all, staying in a hotel sometimes led to accidents.
Like those despicable hidden cameras, Chen Yu always checked for them every time he stayed in a hotel.
Otherwise, if someone filmed a video of a person disappearing mysteriously, wouldn't it become headline news?
Initially, Chen Yu did not want to sell the gold directly, but being in the Land of Light and too far from Earth during his time in the instance world, he had no intention of going to Earth.
Thus, he had to take some risks and find a gold black market in the real world to sell it.
After checking out of the hotel, Chen Yu tidied up his clothes and went to a barbershop to get a haircut before heading to school.
However, Chen Yu forgot that he had only asked for a day off from the academic advisor, and now it was the third day.
So, he could only explain the situation and submit a leave request for an additional day after receiving a notification.
His roommates had grown accustomed to Chen Yu's changes, with his aura changing almost every week.
However, under Chen Yu's generous hospitality, his roommates could only suppress their curiosity and happily call him a dear dad.
The weekend arrived quickly, but the cooldown time for drawing instances had not yet ended.
This cooldown would end next Wednesday.
Chen Yu had already booked a flight ticket in advance and took a plane to Southeast Asia's jade producing area—Kidney Country.
To be honest, Chen Yu was a bit worried about someone targeting his kidneys.
But then he thought, if someone wanted to target his kidneys, he could just turn the tables on them.
After all, with his strength, even firearms were not a concern.
In case his identity was exposed, acting as a patriot wouldn't be a problem.
The flight was smooth without any of the typical protagonist's misfortunes like hijacking or crashes.
After landing at the airport in Kidney Country, Chen Yu didn't need a translator, as he had already mastered all Earth's languages after integrating a translation capsule.
In the bathroom, Chen Yu took out the local currency he had exchanged in advance from his storage space and put it in his pocket.
After leaving the airport, Chen Yu took a taxi directly to the jade trading market he had researched beforehand.
He chose not to trade in Daxia because he didn't want to attract trouble there.
Sunglasses, a mask, and a hat—Chen Yu had already put on these three items to ensure no one could recognize him.
After getting off the taxi, the driver from Kidney Country, noticing that Chen Yu was not a local, charged him extra.
Chen Yu did not refuse, considering it a donation to avoid unnecessary trouble.
It wasn't that Chen Yu was afraid of trouble, but he was concerned about losing his temper and acting impulsively.
The jade trading market was large, and Chen Yu's method of trading was even simpler.
After finding what he needed, he would directly enter the store and exchange gold for it.
The store owner was stunned by the large chunks of pure quality gold.
No one could resist the temptation of such large pieces of gold. According to Chen Yu's method, he would select jade of equivalent value from the store for the trade.
The store owner agreed, but also cheated Chen Yu by not providing jade of equal value to the gold.
Chen Yu knew this but didn't say anything, simply taking the jade pieces to a secluded corner and storing them in his storage space.
The store owner was curious about where Chen Yu took the jade, but assumed he had passed it to an "accomplice."
The process went smoothly. After the exchange, Chen Yu bought a ticket to return home, planning to leave this place of trouble.
However, Chen Yu's act of exchanging gold for jade still attracted significant trouble.
The store owner spread the word, and a group of people set their sights on Chen Yu.
"Driver, to the airport."
Seeing that the direction the driver was taking didn't match the navigation on his phone, Chen Yu spoke calmly.
"Yes, yes, this road can also reach the airport. It won't be as congested as the city!"
The driver quickly replied.
Sitting in the back, Chen Yu sighed softly after hearing the driver's words.
It seemed that a confrontation was inevitable.
Sure enough, the driver stopped the car on a deserted roadside, got out of the car, and took a machete from the trunk.
Opening the back door, Chen Yu got out of the car under the surprised gaze of the driver.
Then, seven or eight accomplices rushed out from the surrounding woods.
One of them sized up Chen Yu, his gaze finally resting on Chen Yu's waist, and said with a lewd smile, "Not bad, good physique. These two goods could fetch a good price."
The "two goods" he referred to were unmistakable.
"Tell me where you hid the jade, and I might spare your life," the driver said, pointing the knife at Chen Yu. "You can join the other Daxians in providing us with more supplies."
"Oh?" Chen Yu understood their intentions upon hearing this. "Since I can survive, then I'll tell you."
The driver was momentarily stunned, not expecting Chen Yu to be so direct.
"Good! After you tell us, we'll go verify. If it's not there, the outcome will be beyond your imagination!"
"Nothing more than a kidney theft and blood draw, I get it," Chen Yu said calmly. "Why don't you take me there first? I'll give you the location of the jade, and my kidneys as well."
"This…"
Chen Yu's words left the group bewildered. After years of doing such deeds, this was the first time they had encountered someone so calmly discussing such