Since the Lu and Mo families believed that Lu Mingtao and Mo Hai had been kidnapped, Lin Yun thought about it and decided to do as they thought.

He customized several advanced robots on the cosmic trading system. Two of the robots looked like Lu Mingtao and Mo Hai, while some others were "kidnappers."

One dark night, Lin Yun used special equipment to conceal his appearance and came to a deserted place in Shenzhen.

With a wave of his hand, Lin Yun released a multi-functional flying car.

Three minutes later, Lin Yun sat down to eat at Qingyun Restaurant and ate for two hours. Afterward, Lin Yun went to some crowded places with surveillance cameras.

Meanwhile, a flying car, concealed by various stealth devices, sped towards other cities.

An hour later, they arrived at a place a thousand kilometers away from Shenzhen, where "Lu Mingtao" and "Mo Hai" were "unintentionally" exposed to some surveillance equipment.

Afterwards, Lin Yun sent the multi-functional flying car to a deep mountain to begin contacting the Lu and Mo families.

The ransom is $100 million for each person.

Under Lin Yun's "deliberate" actions, the Lu and Mo families acted swiftly, discovering the "traces" of "Lu Mingtao" and "Mo Hai" within hours.

The two forces that had been investigating the reasons for Lu Mingtao and Mo Hai's disappearance quickly withdrew and began to relocate to the area where "Lu Mingtao" and "Mo Hai" were located.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. While the Lu and Mo families were dealing with the "kidnappers" and sending a large number of people to search for the whereabouts of "Lu Mingtao" and "Mo Hai",

Lu Mingtao and Mo Hai reappeared two thousand kilometers away from the place they had searched with a large number of people. It was still deep in the mountains, but it was already on the border of China, a place with a diverse population.

Originally, the two parties were trying to determine which force was behind the attack, but this incident disrupted their plans once again.

Perhaps because Qingyun Company has been targeted by the Lu and Mo families, no other forces have come knocking on its door recently.

Neither the Lu family nor the Mo family sent anyone else, seemingly preoccupied with the kidnapping case.

Lin Yun made steady progress this week.

"Haha! If I sell the resources in this piece of floating soil, I can get about five thousand spirit crystals!"

On this day, Lin Yun was "watching" the balance on the cosmic trading system and thinking about things when Xing Lan's loud laughter suddenly came.

"Congratulations, Brother Xinglan, on another achievement!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yun smiled slightly and said.

When Xinglan discovered this piece of floating soil, a message came in: it's time to report the harvest data. The resources on this piece of floating soil are worth five thousand spirit crystals, which is indeed a considerable harvest among Xinglan's many harvests.

After speaking with Xing Lan, Lin Yun closed the Cosmic Trading System, closed his eyes, and said softly, "Now, the range of the Cosmic Trading System for absorbing and refining spiritual energy has expanded to a radius of 11,000 meters. It can obtain 350 spiritual crystals every day. The densely populated areas of Shenzhen have been almost covered. Expanding further outwards is not very cost-effective in the short term. In addition, the current situation is special, so I have been saving spiritual crystals and have not expanded the range of the Cosmic Trading System for absorbing and refining spiritual energy."

"Now, I have accumulated seven thousand spirit crystals. How should I spend these seven thousand spirit crystals..."

Seven thousand spirit crystals—not a small amount, but not a large amount either—enough to purchase a large amount of super-powerful forces on the cosmic trading system. In other words, he was no longer without any strength.

However, this strength is still far from enough to contend with a country, especially a large country like China.

In particular, his discovery of three spiritual beings at the Sanqing Palace in Xianyuan County, and the knowledge that two of them were created by the same person, made him realize that the world was not as simple as he had imagined.

Moreover, he is currently in a period of rapid development. As the scope of the cosmic trading system for absorbing and refining spiritual energy expands, his reliance on exchanging Earth's resources for spiritual crystals is decreasing.

If he were to purchase specialized equipment for absorbing and refining spiritual energy at this time, his development speed would be much faster.

Now, using these spiritual crystals to buy items that increase his strength would be too wasteful, and he was reluctant to do so.

"Brother, no matter what you choose, just remember this golden advice: safety first. Don't be too hasty. As long as we're alive, no one can stop our development..." Lin Yun opened the Cosmic Trading System and briefly explained his current situation to Xing Lan. Xing Lan said solemnly.

"Yes, thank you for your concern, Brother Xinglan. I'm confident in my abilities." Lin Yun nodded slightly.

“The average price of this level two spiritual essence on the cosmic trading system is over 1,150 spiritual crystals. Because you are a novice, I can only offer you a discount of 30%, so I'll sell it to you for 800 spiritual crystals,” Xinglan nodded.

Lin Yun had already chosen to purchase professional equipment for absorbing and refining spiritual energy, so he naturally wanted to buy back the spiritual energy that had been sold to him earlier.

He bought it for 1,500 spirit crystals, and now he's selling it back to Lin Yun for 800 spirit crystals. In one transaction, he's lost 700 spirit crystals, which is a significant amount.

If it were any other master of the Cosmic Trading System, relying on the special benefits this spirituality brings to Lin Yun, Lin Yun might not be able to buy it back even if he spent two thousand spiritual crystals. Such a bargain is hard to come by.

In fact, such things happen quite often on the cosmic trading system.

"Thank you so much, Brother Xinglan..."

Lin Yun was deeply moved. If he didn't really need the spiritual crystals right now, he would feel embarrassed to take such a big benefit. He secretly vowed that when he had a large number of spiritual crystals, he would definitely repay them many times over.

The transaction was completed quickly.

The number of spiritual crystals on Lin Yun's cosmic trading system decreased by eight hundred, but he regained the second-level spiritual crystal.

"Since I'm a good Samaritan, I happen to have a piece of professional equipment here that I bought a few years ago to absorb and refine spiritual energy. I've had it for a long time and never sold it, so I'll sell it to you!" Xinglan said with a smile.

"Huh?" Lin Yun was taken aback.

What a coincidence?

“In the early years, the civilization I lived in had scattered human settlements, so I would buy one of these devices. Later, when the population became more concentrated, I bought another spiritual entity on the cosmic trading system. I no longer needed one of them, but since I bought it at a high price, I couldn’t bear to sell it at a low price, so I never sold it…” Xinglan explained.

“This is the cheapest equipment, capable of absorbing and refining the spiritual energy of ten million people. I hope you won’t mind. I’ll give you three thousand two hundred spiritual crystals.” Xinglan then smiled.

"Brother Xinglan..." Lin Yun was so moved that he didn't know what to say.

On the cosmic trading system, even a second-hand device like this costs around 4,500 spirit crystals. Clearly, Star Blue is still offering the lowest price of 3,200 spirit crystals.

This time, Xinglan gave him a huge advantage.

"Alright, stop being so touched. Hurry up and make the deal. The more spiritual crystals you have left, the more weapons you can buy to protect yourself. That's the biggest reward you can give me. If you die one day, all my previous investments will be for nothing!" Xinglan waved her hand and said in the video.

In the end, Lin Yun only spent four thousand spirit crystals to buy the professional equipment for absorbing and refining spiritual energy, as well as the level two spiritual energy.