Since the Lu and Mo families believed that Lu Mingtao and Mo Hai had been kidnapped, Lin Yun thought about it for a moment and simply did as they thought.
He ordered several high-level robots on the Universal Trading System, two of which looked like Lu Mingtao and Mo Hai, while some others were the 'kidnappers'.
One dark night, Lin Yun used some special equipment to hide his appearance and came to an uninhabited place in Shen City.
With a wave of his hand, Lin Yun released a multi-functional flying car.
Three minutes later, Lin Yun sat in Qingyun Restaurant and ate for two hours. Afterwards, Lin Yun went to a place with a lot of people and surveillance cameras.
Meanwhile, a flying car, equipped with various stealth devices, quickly headed towards another city.
An hour later, it had already reached a place 1,000 kilometres away from Shenzhen City, and there it caused Lu Mingtao and Mo Hai to be 'unintentionally' exposed to some surveillance equipment.
Lin Yun then sent the multi-functional flying car to a deep mountain to start contacting the Lu and Mo families.
One hundred million dollars ransom each.
With Lin Yun's 'deliberate' actions, the Lu and Mo families were very efficient, and within a few hours, they found the 'tracks' of 'Lu Mingtao' and 'Mo Hai'.
The two forces that had been investigating the disappearance of Lu Mingtao and Mo Hai quickly withdrew and began to shift to the area where 'Lu Mingtao' and 'Mo Hai' were located.
In the blink of an eye, three days passed. The Lu and Mo families were fighting the kidnappers while sending a large number of people to search for Lu Mingtao and Mo Hai.
Lu Mingtao and Mo Hai once again appeared 2,000 kilometres away from where the two families had sent a large number of people to search. It was still deep in the mountains, but it was already near the border with Daxia, a place with a mixed population.
Originally, the two families were trying to determine what force was behind it, but this had once again disrupted their various judgments.
Perhaps it was because Qingyun Company had been targeted by the Lu and Mo families that no other forces had come knocking during this period of time.
The Lu and Mo families had also not sent anyone else, as if the two families were being dragged down by the 'kidnapping' case.
This week, Lin Yun's progress had been smooth.
'Haha! If I sell the resources in this piece of floating soil, I can get almost 5,000 spirit crystals!'
That day, Lin Yun was 'watching' his balance on the universal trading system, thinking about things, when Xinglan's loud laughter suddenly came.
'Congratulations, Brother Xinglan, on another gain!'
Upon hearing this, Lin Yun gave a slight smile and said.
When Xinglan discovered this piece of floating soil, he sent a message, and now he is reporting the harvest data. The resources on a piece of floating soil are worth 5,000 spirit crystals. Among Xinglan's repeated harvests, this is indeed a significant gain.
Lin Yun spoke with Xinglan, closed the Universal Trading System, and then closed his eyes as he whispered, 'Now, the range of the Universal Trading System's absorption and refining of spiritual energy has been expanded to a radius of 11,000 kilometres. We can obtain 350 spiritual crystals every day. The densely populated areas of Shen City have almost been covered, and it is not cost-effective to expand further for the time being. Furthermore, the current situation is special, so I have been saving spiritual crystals and have not expanded the range of the Universal Trading System's absorption and refining of spiritual energy.'
'Now, I have saved 7,000 spirit crystals. What should I do with these 7,000 spirit crystals...'
7,000 spirit crystals is not a small amount, but it is not a large amount either. He can use the cosmic trading system to purchase a large amount of super power. It can be said that he is no longer powerless.
However, there is still a long way to go before he can compete with a country, especially a major country.
In particular, he discovered the existence of three spiritual objects in the Sanqing Palace in Xianyuan County, and knowing that two of the spiritual objects were created by a single person made him realise that the world was not as simple as he had imagined.
Moreover, he is currently in a period of rapid development, and as the universe trading system absorbs and refines spiritual energy on an increasingly large scale, his reliance on trading Blue Star resources for spiritual crystals is decreasing.
If he were to purchase a specialised device for absorbing and refining spiritual energy at this time, his development would be much faster.
Now, it would be a waste to use these spiritual crystals to buy items that increase strength, and he is not willing to do so.
'Brother, no matter what choice you make, just remember one golden piece of advice: safety first, don't be too impatient. As long as we are alive, no one can stop our development...' Lin Yun opened the Universal Trading System and briefly told Xinglan about his current situation. Xinglan said with a serious face,
'Well, thanks to Brother Xinglan for your concern, I have a good idea of what's going on.' Lin Yun nodded slightly.
'The average price of this second-level spirituality on the Universal Trading System is more than 1,150 spiritual crystals. Because of your novice status, I can only sell it to you for 800 spiritual crystals, a discount of up to 30%,' Xinglan nodded.
Lin Yun had already chosen to purchase professional equipment for absorbing and refining spiritual energy, and naturally had to buy back the spirituality that had previously been sold to him.
At first, he bought it for 1,500 spirit crystals, and now, he is selling it back to Lin Yun for 800 spirit crystals. A direct loss of 700 spirit crystals is not insignificant.
If he were an owner of the other Cosmic Trading System, relying on the special benefits of this spirit to Lin Yun's side, even if Lin Yun spent 2,000 spirit crystals, he might not be able to buy it back. It's not easy to encounter such a rip-off.
In fact, there are quite a few such things on the Cosmic Trading System.
'Thank you, Brother Xinglan...'
Lin Yun was very moved. If he wasn't in dire need of spiritual crystals right now, he would be embarrassed to take such a big advantage. He vowed secretly that when he had a large amount of spiritual crystals, he would definitely pay it back many times over.
Soon, the transaction was complete.
The number of spiritual crystals on Lin Yun's universal trading system was reduced by 800, and he regained the second-level spirituality.
'Since I'm being a good guy, I just happen to have another professional device for absorbing and refining spiritual energy that I purchased early on. It's been redundant and I haven't sold it, so I'll sell it to you!' Just then, Xing Lan continued with a smile.
'Huh?' Lin Yun was taken aback.
What a coincidence!
'In the early years, the civilization I belonged to had humans living in scattered places, so I bought an extra device of this kind. Later, when the population became concentrated, I bought another spiritual energy on the universal trading system. One of them was no longer needed, but I bought it at a high price and didn't want to sell it at a low price, so I never sold it...' Xing Lan explained.
'This is the cheapest device that can absorb and refine the spiritual energy of ten million people. You just don't mind, and I'll count it as 3,200 spiritual crystals for you,' Xing Lan then said with a smile.
'Brother Xinglan...' Lin Yun was so touched that he didn't know what to say.
On the universal trading system, even second-hand, this kind of equipment is around 4,500 spiritual crystals. Obviously, with 3,200 spiritual crystals, Xinglan is still offering the lowest price.
This time, Xinglan is letting him take too big an advantage.
'Okay, don't be moved, hurry up and trade. The biggest reward you can give me is to save some spiritual crystals and buy some weapons to protect yourself. If you die one day, all my previous investments will be gone!' In the video, Xinglan waved his hand and said.
In the end, Lin Yun only spent 4,000 spiritual crystals to buy the professional equipment for absorbing and refining spiritual energy, as well as the second-level spirit.