“By the way, where did you all get your hearts of immortality from?”

Bai Cheng couldn’t help but become curious, her gaze also falling on Liu San beside her.

She hadn’t seen a heart of immortality since the system reward and the one she stumbled upon after killing a werewolf last time.

It couldn’t be that every Survivor had killed a werewolf carrying a heart of immortality, right?

Liu San, hearing this, showed a hint of embarrassment: “Miss Bai Cheng, you’ve really stumped me. The heart of immortality I have was accidentally obtained from another Survivor the day before yesterday. As for how that guy got it, I have no idea.”

“No way, your luck is too good, isn’t it?” Yu Nian pouted, “How come we never encounter such good fortune!”

Liu San continued with a smile: “Although some of the city’s buildings have already been completed, Miss Bai Cheng should still accept this heart of immortality from me.”

He, of course, understood the importance of this item to Bai Cheng and the others, so he persisted.

Bai Cheng no longer stood on ceremony: “Alright, thank you. However, we won’t take your things for free. I’ll give you a return gift after I’ve dealt with matters in the city.”

Since all the facilities within the stronghold city had already been constructed, the remaining tasks for Bai Cheng, as the City Lord, were simple.

She didn’t pay too much attention to the city’s changes, waiting instead until the contributions on the entire leaderboard almost ceased.

After appointing six Survivors with the highest contributions as managers for each floor, Bai Cheng and her group arrived inside a newly constructed building within the city.

This was a trading market, but unlike the 【Trade】 on the train, the circulation of goods here belonged entirely within Channel #2.

The model was also very similar, with transactions between floors conducted online.

Before coming, Bai Cheng had been pondering a question: wouldn’t the infinite coins previously stored by so many settlers in the stronghold city become useless?

However, after arriving inside this building, she realized she had overthought it.

Aside from encompassing all essential survival buildings and the residents’ shelters, the so-called stronghold city was actually more like a super-large Station.

Perhaps due to the influence of a certain building, automatic vending machines had appeared all over the city, offering a variety of goods like a convenience store, all requiring infinite coins to purchase.

There were even recycling devices through which infinite coins could be obtained, creating a flow.

In other words, currency was still effective here, and perhaps even more so than in the hands of travelers like them.

Bai Cheng directly posted hundreds of trade orders in the exchange, ranging from daily necessities to various items, firearms, and even employee cards, all without exception requiring magic crystals for exchange.

She rubbed her chin: “This way, people in the city can also earn infinite coins through hunting...”

However, the market was not yet operational, and she was unsure of the exact prices, so she temporarily set one magic crystal at 50 infinite coins.

The main reason was that if the price was too high, Bai Cheng wouldn’t have that much money.

“Alright, that’s about it!”

Bai Cheng stretched, as there were still a few hours until dawn, but she no longer intended to stay.

This stronghold would be left to the settlers to live and build themselves from now on.

“I wonder how many Survivors will be left out of the ten million this time,” Yu Nian looked at the brightly lit streets outside, now powered, a hint of nostalgia flashing in her eyes.

For a moment, she thought that staying here and living a normal life didn’t seem so bad.

However, she also understood that this was not the real world; only with strength could one transcend everything.

“But undeniably, the Survivors who remain after this event will all be elites,” Leng Ningxue frowned slightly, understanding that these Survivors would definitely be rivals.

“Liu San, do you have any other plans?” Bai Cheng asked, turning to him.

He shook his head: “No, we’re going to continue traveling anyway. Coming here was mainly out of curiosity, and whether we stay this night or not doesn’t make much difference.”

“Alright, then let’s return to the Seventh Floor.”

After their journey and inquiries, they had basically figured out the special nature of the Seventh Floor.

It was not only an unknown floor, but Bai Cheng also discovered that all the Survivors able to stay here were, «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» without exception, travelers.

In other words, this floor seemed to be set up specifically for people like them, but whether it had other unknown functions was currently unknown.

The group arrived at the Station, and Bai Cheng fulfilled her promise by giving Liu San a large batch of supplies.

These included another Epic-rank employee card, various elemental firearms, and legendary items, as well as fresh food and meat, among other things.

Although the combined value of these items still couldn’t compare to a heart of immortality, Bai Cheng simply didn’t have any spare employee cards left.

Bai Cheng looked at the several hundred white platinum ore remaining on the train; she didn’t hesitate and gave them all to Liu San.

This item was very likely useless to her going forward, and mining in the Nameless Sea was very difficult; a moment of carelessness could lead to an attack by the Merfolk Clan.

Liu San and the others, on the other hand, were all smiles. For them, even if it was a fair trade, exchanging a heart of immortality for so many supplies was considered a great deal.

Most importantly, they had also learned in advance from Bai Cheng about the terrain of the next area, which could greatly help them avoid danger. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

After all, the Merfolk Clan could not be handled by just one Legendary-rank employee whose strength had not yet reached that of a guardian.

The two parties quickly parted ways at the Seventh Floor’s Station. Two trains spiraled down from the mountaintop, heading in different directions.

On the train, Bai Cheng held the heart of immortality, finally fixing her gaze on Lan Xiaoyu, who was currently driving the train.

“Xiaoyu, absorb this heart of immortality. I’ll drive the train from now on.”

“Yes, Miss.”

The reason for giving it to Lan Xiaoyu was not favoritism on Bai Cheng’s part, but rather that she had no other choice.

The three Immortal-grade employees, Scarlet Flame, Zi Yuan, and Lü Duo, were out of the question. Azure Bird was currently still Epic-rank. Giving it to Huang Yu, a support, would result in too small an improvement. Only Lan Xiaoyu remained.

As Lan Xiaoyu began to absorb it, this process would likely take some time.

The scenery outside the window constantly changed, and the group soon returned to the Nameless Sea.

The train continued forward, the triangular curtain in the distance constantly enlarging, then burning, after which the train slowed down and slowly entered it.

“Welcome to Station #6 Desert Temple!”