Soon, a large pile of gifts was neatly packed, and Chen Mu counted them, feeling satisfied with his purchases. All these items were intended as gifts for others.
"Gold paves the way, jewels explore the path," Chen Mu was adept at playing this game. However, he didn't buy anything for himself.
Firstly, these gifts were all for eerie entities, and Chen Mu had no use for them personally!
Secondly, Chen Mu was a staunch pragmatist. Would items like wine, jewelry, or accessories enhance his strength?
Certainly not!
These items were readily available in the mall, and as long as you had money, you could buy them anytime.
He already had plenty of money; what he lacked was strength!
If it couldn't make him stronger, then what use did he have for them?
Chen Mu was only interested in items that could enhance his strength. If there were any items that could do so, he was willing to spend a large sum to acquire them.
After completing his shopping, Chen Mu had the manager issue him 50 shopping cards, each with a value of 5,000 underworld coins! These cards were intended to motivate the employees at the Midnight Cafeteria. Chen Mu wanted them to know that as long as they worked hard for him, he wouldn't mistreat them.
The manager was generous, stating that for Chen Mu's 50 shopping cards, the mall would cover the cost without requiring Chen Mu to pay anything. Each card with a 5,000 credit would be considered a gift from the mall to Chen Mu.
Of course, the mall manager was eager to please such a high-value customer as Chen Mu.
Chen Mu didn't refuse and accepted the manager's kindness.
The mall manager respectfully saw Chen Mu off, escorting him from the seventh floor all the way to the ground floor.
On the ground floor, the female eerie entity in the red uniform initially wanted to strike up a conversation with Chen Mu as he descended. However, upon seeing the manager following behind Chen Mu with a fawning expression, she dismissed the idea.
She had thought Chen Mu was just a bit wealthy, but she didn't expect his background to be so profound that even the mall manager had to personally see him off.
After all, the mall manager was already at the level of an Eerie Elder, and anything higher was a formidable Eerie General.
The fact that such a high-level eerie entity was personally seeing off Chen Mu indicated just how profound Chen Mu's background was.
Did she come across as too fierce earlier? Did she scare him when Chen Mu first arrived?
The red-dressed female eerie entity regretted it a bit. If she had known earlier, she would have used some feminine charm to tempt Chen Mu.
People like Chen Mu, with both background and wealth, calm demeanor, and a bit of handsomeness, were scarce resources wherever they went. If she could latch onto Chen Mu...
Chen Mu didn't know that just passing by the female eerie entity had triggered such intense thoughts in her.
Outside the Fallen Mall, the driver had been waiting anxiously for a long time.
Seeing Chen Mu still hadn't come out, the driver couldn't help but feel nervous. Had his boss run into trouble? Did he buy too many things and didn't have enough money to pay for them, so they were detained?
Thinking of Chen Mu's generous demeanor, the driver felt it shouldn't be the case, but he still wasn't sure.
Just then, Chen Mu finally emerged from the mall.
Behind Chen Mu, the mall manager, accompanied by a group of salespeople, bowed respectfully to Chen Mu:
"Farewell to the esteemed Ultimate Black Gold, Mr. Chen. We look forward to your next visit."
Hearing the words "Ultimate Black Gold," the driver's heart skipped a beat. As far as he knew, the highest level was Black Gold, and one needed to spend astronomical figures to achieve it.
His previous boss was only at the silver level.
His new boss, on his first visit to the Fallen Mall, after just half a day of shopping, had become an Ultimate Black Gold client!
Clearly, the Ultimate Black Gold was even more prestigious than Black Gold!
What background did his boss have? He was so powerful!
After Chen Mu got into the car, the driver turned to him and asked, "Boss, where to next?"
"Hehe, don't rush. Let me show you something."
Chen Mu reached into his spatial ring and pulled out a small square box, handing it to the driver.
"What's this?" The driver was puzzled.
"Open it and see, it's for you," Chen Mu said with a smile.
The driver opened the box to find a black watch inside. The surface of the watch gleamed with a black sheen, clearly crafted from expensive materials.
The second hand ticked away, and holding it in his hand, the driver could feel the quality of the mechanics inside. It was clearly valuable!
Engraved on the band was a line of small characters: Guisi Green Feathers!
Guisi Green Feathers, a famous luxury brand in the eerie world, was renowned for its exquisite watchmaking.
Of course, the price tag was naturally high. Even the cheapest one would cost over twenty thousand underworld coins!
It could be said that owning a Guisi Green Feathers watch was something many eerie entities dreamed of but never dared to think about.
Coincidentally, he loved watches and could describe various styles of Guisi Green Feathers watches in detail.
However, as a taxi driver, he only earned a monthly salary of just over three thousand, barely enough to cover his expenses, let alone have any savings.
For him, Guisi Green Feathers was an unattainable dream.
On ordinary days, he could only satisfy himself with buying counterfeit goods.
He never expected that his boss, whom he had just met today, on his first visit to the Fallen Mall, would buy him a Guisi Green Feathers watch!
And it wasn't the entry-level model costing twenty thousand, but the mid-range model costing over fifty thousand!
Suddenly, the eerie driver had the urge to cry. As an eerie entity who had lived for decades, he had always been at the bottom of the eerie world. He had to smile and greet people every day, never experiencing the feeling of being respected.
His previous boss had always held a high and mighty attitude, paying him only the minimum wage and often delaying payments for up to half a year. After the eerie apocalypse began, his boss squeezed him even harder, giving him more tasks every month. This forced him to take risks and ask passengers for more underworld coins just to meet his boss's demands.
He knew that his previous boss never respected him.
So, when Chen Mu wanted to recruit him, he agreed without hesitation.
But he never expected that Chen
Mu—his new boss—would, on his first day of work, give him a Guisi Green Feathers watch, a dream he had never dared to think about.
Had his boss been paying attention to him all along? Did he know that he liked watches?
It must be!
His boss had always been calm, observant, and sharp. He must have noticed him!
His boss noticed that he liked watches, which was normal. But his boss actually bought him one, which was something he never expected.
In that moment, the eerie driver felt what it meant to be respected.
With Chen Mu, not only did he receive higher pay, but as an eerie entity who had been at the bottom for decades, he felt respected for the first time.
With such a boss, what else could he ask for?
If he didn't devote himself to his boss, the eerie driver felt he would be a heartless ingrate.
"Th-thank you, boss," the eerie driver controlled his emotions and said in as normal a tone as possible.
"Hehe, as long as you like it," Chen Mu said. "So, next stop, let's go to the city's museum. It's said to have become an eerie scene—the Mist Museum."
"Yes! I pledge to serve my boss with my life!"