Chapter 429: Exchanging Source Stones for food

"Be sure to be cautious of the natives, each one of them seems to be formidable. One small mistake, and it could lead to a disaster!" Waldo thought to himself.

Next, Waldo continued to pay attention to various messages. At the same time, he occasionally added his own comments, exchanging information about the discoveries in the dark land and sharing his views on monsters. In short, Waldo gained a lot from the interactions with others.

Most of those who became challengers were the strongest in various major trial grounds, excelling in strength, talent, and intelligence. The insights and understanding shared by many align with Waldo’s own observations.

"Is anyone there? I haven’t eaten anything for a day and am almost at my limit! I have a super Source Stone here and hope to exchange it for food!" Suddenly, someone posted this message in the chat channel.

"Is this for real? Exchanging a super Source Stone for food? Is this kind of deal possible? Give it to me! I’ll trade with you!"

"Me! Me! Trade with me! I’m just short of a super Source Stone! Trade with me, and you won’t be at a loss!"

This message immediately caught the attention of many people, all expressing their willingness. Super Source Stones are extremely precious and have significant importance. Challengers use them to enhance their strength and evolve their abilities, but obtaining them is not easy.

Typically, they can only be obtained from monsters, and not every monster carries one. Usually, it takes three or four monsters to yield one super Source Stone.

However, with their current strength, dealing with monsters is extremely challenging. Each person has only a few super Source Stones.

"Exchanging super Source Stones for food?" Waldo was also surprised at this turn of events.

The importance of super Source Stones is self-evident, even more precious than food. After all, food sources are diverse and not too difficult to come by. However, obtaining super Source Stones is not as easy.

If it were him, even if he had to use a hundred kilograms of food, obtaining a super Source Stone would be worth it.

"One super Source Stone means I can elevate an ability to the level six! Before, level six abilities were considered maxed out! However, now that I’m in the dark land, it seems there’s room for further enhancement." Waldo thought to himself.

"I have ten major abilities, and aside from ’Stop the world,’ which can’t be upgraded, the other nine abilities can be upgraded. Currently, five of my abilities haven’t reached their maximum level. I have a premonition that once all my abilities are upgraded to level six, the upper limit of abilities will be lifted, allowing me to continue upgrading. I really need super Source Stones!"

However, despite Waldo’s strong desire for super Source Stones, when he saw many people scrambling for that particular super Source Stone in the chat channel, he shook his head. He felt that this matter was not as simple as it seemed.

If the other person possessed a super Source Stone, it meant they had previously killed monsters, possibly more than one. Their food supply must be plentiful, and hunger was not an issue for them. The other person’s actions were likely deliberate, waiting for someone to take the bait.

Shaking his head, Waldo didn’t pay much attention. However, just as he was about to shift his focus, he suddenly noticed that the challenger who had posted about wanting to exchange super Source Stones for food had sent him a private message.

Alfred: "Hello, brother. Do you have any food? I can exchange it with super Source Stones!"

Without hesitation, Waldo replied: "Not interested!"

After saying that, a cold smile appeared on Waldo’s face. Did the other person think he was that easy to deceive? He expected that after receiving his reply, the other person would choose to give up. However, to his surprise, the other person was relentless:

"Good brother! I know you must have food! Please, help me out, okay? Brother, I haven’t replenished my energy for a long time. It won’t be long before I starve to death! To be honest, I have a total of three super Source Stones here. I don’t need a lot of food, I’ll give you one Source Stone in exchange for just ten kilograms of food. What do you think!?"

After finishing the message, the challenger named Alfred, seemingly concerned that Waldo wouldn’t believe him, also sent a short video.

In the video, three super Source Stones emitting a purple aura appeared extremely noble and beautiful, dazzling and captivating. Seeing this, Waldo’s breath caught. Three super Source Stones!

At this moment, Waldo felt a spark of excitement. Currently, he only had two super Source Stones, which was already quite a substantial amount. However, to his surprise, there was someone with even more!

"I currently have two super Source Stones. If I can obtain these three, does that mean I’ll have completed half of the progress to become a Level 3 challenger?" Waldo couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement at the thought.

However, amidst the excitement, Waldo’s vigilance grew. Why would this challenger named Alfred suddenly approach him and offer him super Source Stones? If he could obtain three super Source Stones, it indicated that his strength was not weak, and he likely had no shortage of food.

What was his motive?

There was probably a trap involved. If Waldo got greedy, he might fall into a trap designed by the other party and meet a gruesome end. Despite the potential traps, Waldo felt confident in his abilities.

"Now, in the dark land with over three thousand challengers, there are only ten Level 2 challengers, and I happen to be one of them!" Waldo sneered. "Wealth and danger go hand in hand! I want to see what conspiracies and tricks you have!"

With a cold laugh, Waldo decided to play along with the other party’s intentions. Since the focus was on him, he would turn the tables and see what schemes the other party had in mind. Regardless, he was determined to acquire those three super Source Stones!

Waldo took a moment to organize his thoughts and contemplate how to respond.

After a moment, Waldo replied, "Why are you so short on food? In theory, you shouldn’t be lacking in food!"

The other party seemed to have anticipated Waldo’s response and quickly replied, "To be honest, these three super Source Stones are not mine alone, they were obtained collectively by our group of brothers. It took all five of us everything we had in the past four days to acquire them."

"However, several of my brothers are severely injured as a result, and their need for food is immense. In just three or four days, our food supplies have been depleted, and without replenishment, death is imminent! We are well aware of the importance of super Source Stones. If it weren’t for desperation, we wouldn’t even consider using them to exchange for food. Now, we’re truly left with no other options, brother! Can you understand our situation?"

Observing this, Waldo couldn’t help but find it amusing. His high level of vigilance allowed him to see through the essence of the situation.

Otherwise, he might have actually believed the other party’s tall tale and ended up being devoured, leaving nothing but bones in the end.