At half past nine in the morning, Chen Mu woke up from his slumber. The bed at home was incredibly comfortable, with the pillows just right. After a restful sleep, Chen Mu felt energized from head to toe. After brushing his teeth and washing his face, Chen Mu grabbed a piece of bread from the fridge, nibbling on it as he contemplated his plans for the day.
At this early stage of the eerie apocalypse, many hidden props in the eerie scenes remained untouched. People avoided these scenes like the plague, let alone voluntarily entering them to search for hidden items. It was only after a year when people realized that without these items and abilities, survival was uncertain, that many risked their lives to explore the eerie scenes for hidden props.
Chen Mu, being a latecomer to this realization in his previous life, had started exploring the eerie scenes two years into the apocalypse. However, by then, most of the rare props had already been looted by others. Reborn into this world, Chen Mu couldn't afford to repeat past mistakes!
At this moment, as the number of eerie scenes gradually increased, and the items within remained untouched, treasures lay hidden everywhere! And as a reincarnate, Chen Mu naturally knew the locations and acquisition methods of these treasures.
If he didn't plunder all the "Eerie King" level items, it would be a waste of his second chance at life!
Therefore, Chen Mu's top priority was to seize the opportunity, before others realized, to proactively enter the eerie scenes and acquire rare items, enhancing his own strength!
"Now, which eerie scene should I go to first?"
Chen Mu carefully recalled which eerie scene in his city housed a "Eerie King" level item that he urgently needed. After a moment of contemplation, he suddenly thought of a place—
The Mist Museum!
Originally a city museum, it had transformed into an eerie scene known as the Mist Museum after the onset of the apocalypse. The Eerie Duke and his family resided within. Each member possessed formidable strength, even their servants were of the Eerie Soldier level, and the butler's strength reached that of an Eerie Commander!
As for the Duke himself, he was a powerful Eerie General!
Apart from the Eerie King, an Eerie General was the most formidable presence in the eerie apocalypse. Many small cities' strongest eerie entities were at the level of an Eerie General.
The risks were high, but so were the opportunities. Within the Mist Museum lay another "Eerie General" level item—
The Death Heavy Armor! According to the description of the eerie scene, the Duke was once a mighty general, engaged in countless battles. Now retired from the battlefield, he resided within the museum.
The Death Heavy Armor was the armor worn by the Duke in his prime—a formidable defense indeed!
This armor came with the extraordinary ability to resist eerie damage! It was a rare item because, regardless of how sturdy human-made items were, they couldn't withstand eerie attacks. Many powerful individuals, even at the level of an Eerie Commander, lacked any defensive items. Without defense, even an Eerie Commander-level human, when ambushed by wandering spirits, often fell victim.
In the eerie apocalypse, due to the existence of rules, defensive items were more important than offensive ones!
Once worn, this armor would render Chen Mu immune to the attacks of Eerie Civilians and Eerie Soldiers, and most of the attacks from Eerie Commanders—meaning ordinary eerie entities would find it difficult to harm him! Unless he violated the rules within the eerie scene, Chen Mu would no longer fear being ambushed by wandering spirits.
Moreover, the Death Heavy Armor possessed an incredible effect—it could withstand one violation of the rules! With a cooldown of one month!
In the eerie scenes, where rules abound, even the strongest individuals were unable to remain vigilant at all times. There would inevitably be moments of rule-breaking.
At such times, the Death Heavy Armor could save one's life, shielding them from the consequences of breaking a rule.
It was this effect that made the armor highly sought after by countless powerful individuals!
A year and a half into the eerie apocalypse, countless powerful individuals came seeking to obtain it from the Mist Museum. However, despite their intelligence and ability to complete tasks, the rewards they received were ordinary, far from the Death Heavy Armor!
Some attempted riskier tasks within the museum, endangering their lives. Yet, even after completing these tasks, the Duke refused to award them the Death Heavy Armor.
In the end, some resorted to theft or robbery.
However, as a formidable Eerie General, the Duke was not to be trifled with. None of those who attempted to deceive him returned alive.
Ultimately, someone managed to obtain the Death Heavy Armor.
The method by which this individual obtained it astonished everyone!
Upon encountering the Duke while completing an eerie task, this person directly proposed buying the Death Heavy Armor from him using underworld coins!
Only then did everyone wake up to reality—
The Duke was actually a fallen aristocrat, in dire need of money!
Upon re-reading the introduction to the Mist Museum, some exclaimed in realization that even within the eerie scene's description, there was a hint—
The Duke was once a general, now retired and in seclusion.
These descriptions subtly hinted that the Duke had once been glorious but was now impoverished—a fallen noble!
A fallen noble was in dire need of money!
This individual had directly purchased an "Eerie General" level item with underworld coins, hailed as the most fortuitous deal of the year!
Subsequently, the price of "Eerie General" level items soared, with some items fetching up to a billion underworld coins and still remaining unpurchased!
Chen Mu immediately decided that his next target would be the Mist Museum!
Returning to the present, he realized that the Duchess was actually quite beautiful; she retained her charm even in middle age. Chen Mu had previously undertaken eerie tasks at the Mist Museum and had seen her once.
With this in mind, Chen Mu decided to make a quick trip to the mall first to buy some gifts. It was said that flattery would get you everywhere. If he arrived empty-handed, they wouldn't give him a warm reception. But with some gifts in hand, their attitudes were sure to change, making it easier to purchase the Death Heavy Armor later.
When buying gifts for the eerie, one couldn't just go to an ordinary mall—it had to be one transformed into an eerie scene.
As for where to find such a mall...
Chen Mu pondered for a while, feeling a bit perplexed. He had no memories of such places from his previous life.
This was normal; Chen Mu had been so short of money in his previous life, like most people, he had barely managed to survive in the eerie apocalypse, let alone had the money to go shopping in eerie scenes. Naturally, he had no idea where to find eerie scene malls.
However, it wasn't a big deal; once the driver arrived, he could simply ask it. It was out and about in the city every day and would surely know.