Chapter 13: 13 Chapter 13: The Divine Summer Empire Exchange "Xiao Xue!" Xia Dongyang’s voice brought Xia Xue back to reality. "Dad, why are you here?" Xia Xue approached Xia Dongyang, calling him obediently. At this moment, Xia Xue showed no trace of arrogance. Xia Dongyang’s eyes were full of affection, "Let’s go home." Xia Dongyang had driven here, so they didn’t need to take the school bus back. Xia Xue got into the car with her father, but her eyes kept drifting towards Lin Moyu. She really wanted to see through Lin Moyu, to know how he had reached level 7. Xia Dongyang noticed his daughter’s gaze, "Are you competing with Lin Moyu?" Xia Xue deflated like a balloon, "Yes, I lost again. That guy is too annoying." Xia Dongyang laughed, "Do you want dad to step in and..." "No!" Before Xia Dongyang could finish, Xia Xue firmly refused. "I’ll handle my own affairs. I won’t always lose to that dummy." Xia Xue snorted, her eyes burning with fighting spirit. Xia Dongyang smiled even more happily, "Good, then dad won’t interfere. But I should tell you, Lin Moyu came out after just 10 hours, and he cleared all the level 8 monsters in the novice dungeon." Xia Xue was stunned again... Cleared all the level 8 monsters... She realized she had only just reached the area with level 7 monsters and hadn’t even seen what level 8 monsters looked like. She thought she was amazing for being able to solo level 7 monsters at level 5. But Lin Moyu had cleared all the level 8 monsters and come out two hours early. This meant that if there were more level 8 monsters, he might have directly reached level 8. "Is the gap between us really that big?" Even though Xia Xue was unwilling to admit defeat, she felt a bit discouraged now. Xia Dongyang said, "Every career has its own specialties. Some are strong at low levels, while others shine later. Temporary victory or defeat doesn’t mean much. Compared to him, you have advantages." Xia Xue understood what her father meant. Her advantage was her family background, with plenty of money and resources. She didn’t lack for items, equipment, skills, or tools. While someone like Lin Moyu, without money or influence, would lack money, equipment, skills, and items later on. "Anyway, I won’t admit defeat. Even if you’re ahead now, I’ll surpass you in the future." Xia Xue was only dejected for two minutes before reigniting her fighting spirit. Xia Dongyang was satisfied; this was how his daughter should be. On the school bus, Gao Yang sat next to Lin Moyu, "I’m already level 4, impressive, right? Grinding monsters with girls is so much fun, way more interesting than your solo play." Lin Moyu looked at this fool, wondering where he wouldn’t find joy. "Wait, I didn’t notice earlier, you’re already level 7? How did you train?" "Did you clear all the monsters in the dungeon?" "I fought tooth and nail to reach level 4, how did you get to level 7? Are you some kind of god?" Gao Yang’s voice was so loud that the entire bus could hear. That’s when everyone noticed that Lin Moyu was really at level 7. When most were around level 3, with level 4 considered impressive, Lin Moyu had already reached level 7. The bus suddenly became lively. Although many were still afraid of Lin Moyu and his summoned skeleton warriors, being close to a strong person was also a normal psychological desire for many. Some wanted to talk to Lin Moyu, to build some classmate rapport. But Lin Moyu’s silent demeanor, coupled with the terrifying skeleton warriors, made them hesitate. "Quiet!" Lu Yun’s low shout immediately silenced the noisy bus. Gao Yang scratched his head, "I got too excited earlier. Boss, can you take me leveling?" Lin Moyu said, "If there’s a chance, we can." Gao Yang was overjoyed, "Then it’s settled!" 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖 The next morning, Gao Yang couldn’t find Lin Moyu at the school gate. "Teacher Lu, where’s Lin Moyu?" Lu Yun said, "He went to the outskirts of West Sea City." What? Gao Yang realized he had been tricked by Lin Moyu, no wonder he agreed so readily yesterday. He couldn’t help but cry out, "Lin Moyu, you tricked me!" "I offered my heart to the bright moon, but the moon only shines on the gutter. This isn’t over, I challenge you to a duel!" Lin Moyu had already taken a car to the southern part of West Sea City. A tall city wall stood here, separating the human living area from the monster area. Leaving the city wall meant entering the wild monster area, where the weakest monsters were level 10. Compared to the monsters in the novice dungeon, the ones here were much stronger. Similarly, fighting monsters here provided more experience and various materials. With good luck, some monsters might even drop weapons and equipment. These items could be used personally or sold for money. The streets near the city wall’s exit were lined with various shops. There were blacksmiths, weapon shops, jewelry stores, armor shops, and more. The most important among them was the Divine Summer Empire Exchange. The Exchange was officially established by the Divine Summer Empire, spread across large, medium, and small cities nationwide. In the Exchange, one could freely buy and sell equipment, materials, and all kinds of items. One could sell items directly to the Exchange or consign them for sale. Besides buying and selling equipment, various tasks could be accepted at the Exchange. This was Lin Moyu’s first time at the Exchange; he had only seen it in books before. Inside the Divine Summer Empire Exchange stood hundreds of waist-high stone pillars. Each pillar was topped with a magic crystal, through which all the Exchange’s functions could be accessed. The Exchange was also known as the highest manifestation of god-tier alchemy. Lin Moyu found an empty spot and placed his hand on the magic crystal. [Beginning identity verification.] [Verification successful, Divine Summer Empire citizen, Lin Moyu.] [Access to Divine Summer Empire Exchange granted.] [Contribution points: 0] [Authority level: One]