Chapter 8

: Lost and Found Notice

He was unusually energetic tonight, walking with a brisk pace. He was excited at the thought of the upcoming advancement and making money with Kuku, which would truly change his destiny.

Jianghai Boxing Gym is located in the Meilin Department Store area, one of the busiest CBDs in Huanxi Prefecture. It is very lively with many spectators betting every day.

I'll go take a look first. Anyway, I'll just wander around. I still have one more time to enter the timeline today, so I can't use it recklessly. I need to decide before I do anything.

With the Demon Stand in hand, he is invincible, but unfortunately, he only has 54% durability left, and according to the agreement with Ember, he cannot be sold.

"If I could get my hands on another relic, I could probably sell it and make 60,000 yuan. Sigh, I can only dream about it."

As Qiao Yuan walked out of the residential area, he didn't think he would be so lucky; last night was an exception.

The bald man who collects recyclables in the first unit isn't home; he just went to check on him.

Even boxing gyms cannot be 100% certain which matches are fixed.

We can only place our hopes on strangers.

If it weren't for making money, this ability to enter past timelines would be incredibly overpowered, allowing one to easily access previously inaccessible knowledge and secrets.

But now, more than knowledge and secrets, what he lacks most is money. Going to Galaxy University requires money, and becoming a sub-ascended being also requires money.

Of course, exchanging knowledge and secrets for money is a good way, but it's not a stable method.

His favorite time was in the early morning when those two Zero workers lost things.

However, this is not absolutely certain; others might fall, but you might fall directly from the floating city.

Looking at it this way, the future timeline is still the strongest, since the events haven't happened yet.

Never mind, I'll just wander around for a bit. If it doesn't work out, I'll go home and practice the Ape God Stance hard, and then try to reach the next level as soon as possible.

"Old Li, your chess skills are terrible, you're a complete lousy player, hehe, you should just go home and take care of your grandson."

"Again! Dare to play one more round?"

Qiao Yuan glanced past the old man playing chess on the street corner. He wasn't good at chess, and he was even worse at Go. It seemed like they were just playing for fun, and there was no benefit in it.

He stepped onto the sky bridge and headed towards the East Lake Building ahead.

As he passed by Du's General Store, the owner, Mr. Du, spread his hands and said to him, "Xiao Yuan? I'm sorry, we don't have any good quality second-hand flight backpacks at the moment. They all have some hidden dangers. Don't worry, I'll let you know as soon as we have them."

Qiao Yuan nodded and continued walking, listening to the discussions along the way.

"It makes me so angry. I got my bag stolen on the hover subway yesterday. Damn it, it was those Zero-type laborers again. Doesn't anyone care about these scumbags?"

"Shh, keep your voice down. They're all extremists abandoned by Legalist Heavy Industry. I remember many of them have already undergone physical mutation. Have you forgotten that serial killer vampire that Ember is after? He's from the Zero Clan Alliance. I heard he's only interested in the blood of young people."

"Vampires? Oh, I remember. They always suck people dry. The Zero family even issued a statement, not only distancing themselves from the matter but also pointing the finger at Legalist Heavy Industries. Ha, if you ask me, they're all trash!"

Qiao Yuan walked past without making a sound; he knew about the serial vampire incident.

It's been a month already. According to Yan Baobao, she must have been infected after going to the contaminated area. She's been appearing and disappearing mysteriously.

Thankfully, there are now demon stand-ins.

He traveled and stopped frequently, listening to a lot, but most of the information was of poor quality, making it difficult to travel to the past timeline and gain any benefit.

He gazed toward the main city, a habit he had developed since he was in the orphanage.

Now that I'm about to go to university there, I'm even more looking forward to the main city.

Between Huanxi Prefecture and the main city of Yinyue, there is a Haitang District.

It's not much different from here.

However, there is an artificial shallow sea floating high in the sky over there, which is actually quite beautiful.

The main city is just across the sea.

Many people say that it is just a very large artificial lake, because it is only a few tens of meters deep.

It is said that the idea of ​​building a resort originated from a whim of the interstellar giant [Twilight Group] when they came to Silvermoon City to establish a branch.

Ultimately, it was abandoned and turned into a cooling pool for storing backup servers.

Before he knew it, he had wandered into the bustling Meilin Department Store area.

The view was filled with dense, dazzling neon lights and layers of floating buildings, stretching for nearly two or three kilometers, which was extremely spectacular.

The surrounding buildings, some high and some low, are stacked like building blocks, creating a dazzling sight.

It's been a long time. Huanxi Prefecture No. 1 High School is just one kilometer away. When I was in school, I often ate and drank here with my baby and Hutu.

He looked around and eventually went to the Jianghai Boxing Gym, which was not far away.

As soon as you approach the gate, you can hear deafening shouts coming from inside.

As Qiao Yuan walked along the dimly lit corridor of the boxing gym, he gradually arrived at the venue.

There were four huge octagonal cages in front of me, surrounded by thousands of spectators who were betting and shouting all sorts of things. The crowd was so large and noisy that it gave me a headache.

"Adam has won ten straight! A new king of the streets is rising, betting on him to win is definitely the right choice."

"Damn, but I still prefer bullfighters."

Standing nearby, Qiao Yuan briefly learned about the betting rules: the minimum bet was 100 yuan, with no upper limit.

The price wasn't expensive, but he had absolutely no idea which match would be fixed.

As the largest boxing gym in Huanxi, it offers a variety of matches in addition to weekly professional matches, including amateur and casual games.

After watching for a while, he finally left. Now he has to spend money on nutritious meals every day. Once his physique reaches level five, he will also need to buy professional sublimation potions, which cost 10,000 yuan according to the official price.

That makes it 7 short.

Therefore, he must make the most of every timeline opportunity.

"Go back to standing meditation, sigh."

A slightly unexpected disappointment, but that's the reality of ordinary people's lives, and he's gotten used to it.

Oh, right, the lost and found notice!

"Good heavens, how come I didn't think of that?" He gradually had an idea: he could get a reward for helping others find their lost items.

I remember it being available online.

He sat down on a chair, picked up his phone, and quickly started searching. He also turned on GPS and focused on the Meilin Department Store area.

[I lost my blue shorthair cat this afternoon in front of Jianghai Boxing Gym. I can't bear to lose my son. Can anyone help me? I'll offer 3,000 old federal dollars as a reward.]

[I lost a Patek Philippe watch in the lobby of the Merlin Building. Reward: 20,000.]

I just bought a birthday cake and left it at Golden George Pizza. Is there anyone kind enough to help?

Each lost and found notice includes information such as the lost item, location, contact information, and reward details, making it very comprehensive.

The lost and found notices themselves are all officially registered and subject to information collection by Yu Jin, so their safety is guaranteed.

Because Yan Baobao joined Ember, he knew a lot about these things. At this moment, Qiao Yuan's mouth twitched as he looked at it. Jadeite? This is obviously a prank. These guys are really boring.

In fact, it is very difficult to find your belongings on a lost and found platform.

Because most of the rewards are less than the value of the item itself, unless one is kind-hearted.

He's just taking a chance now.

Even if you could travel to the past, there's no way to find a cat, because it will run around everywhere.

He can only look for lost items now, and they can't be too expensive, otherwise they're probably gone.

The worst-case scenario is to go home and practice the Ape God Stance diligently, and after the next stage of sublimation and the opening of the future timeline, he can go to Jianghai Boxing Gym to place bets!

"what?"

Just as Qiao Yuan was about to give up, he saw a message from nearby.

[My wife and I have a wedding ring. It's not worth much, but it's very important to me. I'm willing to offer 2000 yuan as a reward to help you all.]

[Contact: TYY155****3345, Mr. Wang, online, 306 meters away.]

Qiao Yuan's expression hardened. He felt it was worth a try; that was two thousand yuan! Finding a live blue short only paid 3000 yuan. Wow, I can do it.

The three letters in the prefix of the mobile phone number represent T [Apocalypse Federation], Y [Yaoguang Star], and Y [Silver Moon Capital], respectively.

He got up and made a phone call directly on the platform. It wasn't far, so he could go and take a look.

A short while later, based on the actual location provided by Mr. Wang, he arrived at the coffee shop across the street.

The other person was sitting at the entrance of the coffee shop looking at a loss. He was wearing a black suit and looked to be in his early 30s, but he had a high hairline, thinning hair, and black-rimmed glasses on his nose, like a programmer who often stayed up all night.

There was a man with a prosthetic body standing nearby, who shrugged at Mr. Xu and said, "I couldn't find it. It might have been picked up by someone else."

"It's nothing, here's 100, thank you for your help," Mr. Wang said, pushing up his glasses and giving the man a 100-yuan tip with a slight sigh.

Qiao Yuan then walked over: "I just called, do you need to look for me again?"

Mr. Wang looked up and said, "Whether you find it or not, I'll give you a 100 yuan tip if you'd like."

"Hmm, please tell me more details," Qiao Yuan agreed after pondering for a while.

He had been wandering around here for over an hour and hadn't really found anything.

Even when something is lost, not everyone talks about it.

The kind of lucky encounter where you happen to bump into someone who dropped something in the middle of the night, and they're nearby and complaining about it the whole time, depends on luck.

He hasn't encountered it yet, at least not tonight.

Instead of wasting time here, you might as well go home and practice standing meditation.

Reaching level 5 physique sooner allows you to earn money even more easily by unlocking future timelines.

At the same time, Mr. Wang gave him a detailed account of the incident and the location where the ring was lost that night.

Qiao Yuan nodded repeatedly, then said, "I'm going to the restroom, I'll be right back."

After obtaining the information, he went to the public restroom next door.

[Anchor point: The lost wedding ring.]

[Time: 30 minutes ago.]

This trip to the past timeline left him somewhat bewildered, but he returned quickly.

After coming out of the men's restroom, he pretended to look around for a while before finally arriving at the trash can behind the entrance of a closed sushi restaurant across from the mall. He wrinkled his nose and reached out to pick up a pile of dog poop.

Mr. Wang rushed over upon hearing the news and was stunned.

Because inside that pile of dog poop was his wedding ring, which he had been longing for, even though it smelled terrible.

"Oh my god! How did you find it?"

Qiao Yuan made up a reason on the spot: "I used to have a dog that accidentally ate my little golden bean. Plus, you just mentioned that there was a big dog next to me when it went missing. I thought I'd try my luck."

He had just seen this big dog in the past timeline. While eating garbage on the road, it accidentally swallowed the ring, then had a stomachache and grimaced as it defecated.

He could stay in the past timeline for exactly half an hour, almost directly connecting with reality.

Now, faced with Mr. Wang's gratitude and the 2000 yuan transfer, it truly is a case of "searching high and low without finding it, only to have it come to me effortlessly."

Today's work is done perfectly, I feel great.

He turned around and ran to the toilet next door to wash his hands. When he came out, Mr. Wang followed him in with the ring in his hand, and kept thanking him: "Thank you so much, young man. Who would have thought that it would be swallowed by a dog?"

"It's nothing." Qiao Yuan washed his hands with hand sanitizer about 10 times, but they still smelled a bit.

[Beep beep, it's Hu Tu calling.]

He raised his hand and shook it, then blew on the dryer next to him a couple of times before answering the phone.

"Come out and have some fun, it's on me."

Qiao Yuan shook his head slightly as he listened: "Isn't there a class reunion in a couple of days? I want to upgrade to level five physique as soon as possible for the next stage of sublimation. I still have to take the exam to be assigned to a class at Galaxy University on the 20th. I can't let the tuition fees go to waste."

Wow, you're so dedicated! I can't keep up with you in that respect. Guess where I am right now?

"An artificial shallow sea resort in Haitang District?"

"Hehe, yeah, I came with my dad. This place is so beautiful, Qiao Yuan. I really want to sit with you by the sea and look at the Silver Moon City on the other side of the sea. It's breathtaking. Oh my god, we're going there soon."

"Ugh, how cheesy," Qiao Yuan clicked his tongue.

"Damn it! I'm straight, bro. I'm going to confess to Qin Xue at the class reunion, hehe. You absolutely have to come!"

"Okay, see you on the 8th."

Qiao Yuan hung up the phone after speaking. It was time to go home; he'd had good luck today.

"Hey!" Mr. Wang suddenly called out to him.

"What's the matter?"

Seeing Qiao Yuan stop, Mr. Wang quickly smiled and said, "You got into Galaxy University?"

Qiao Yuan nodded slightly: "Mm."

"Wow, that's amazing! Would you be interested in joining our martial arts school? White Crane Spiritual Energy Martial Arts School."

"No, I need to earn money to pay for my tuition."

"Listen to me, the martial arts school is completely free! And we'll provide Ascension Potions for free, if you haven't Ascension yet."