Chapter 48: Heavy Water Core! (810 burst update, seeking reads!)

There are many sighting posts like Qin Chuan's that were previously temporarily blocked and have now been unblocked.

To others, it seemed as if sightings had appeared everywhere overnight.

The entire Dream World Forum was bustling, with many people leaving comments under Qin Chuan's post asking for the specific sighting location and other details.

Qin Chuan glanced over it hastily and did not respond.

He opened other apps and found that nearly all social media had pinned this announcement, and the news kept replaying it.

Even when Blue Star 2.2 was just updated, there had never been such a massive mobilization; the last time this happened was when the Blue Star 2.1 update announcement appeared, at the time of the descent of supernatural power into reality.

The reason is also simple: the mutation of animals poses a great threat to human social order.

Originally it was only a problem among superhumans, but now it has directly become a problem between humans and animals.

As for how to handle it specifically, the Special Affairs Group is probably still feeling its way.

Unlike regular transactions where money is used for shopping, at this stage over ninety percent of trades on the Dream World Exchange are barter, with even fewer people willing to sell low-level resources for money.

One only needs to input the required resources and the resources offered; the Dream World Forum will automatically filter them, completing multi-party trade matching in a manner similar to train transfers.

A search for the Purifying Water Stone yielded nothing, but the Heavy Water Core matched two trade routes.

He saw a post unrelated to mutated animals.

For example, after browsing, Qin Chuan found that both the Purifying Water Stone and the Heavy Water Core needed for Shui Hua's advancement were available, but the providers did not need the Scorching Flame Forehead Bone; instead they wanted other resources in exchange.

Such situations are very common on the Dream World Exchange.

No matter what, only by strengthening one's own power can one better cope with various sudden situations.

The most bizarre was a mutated octopus; just one glance made Qin Chuan's sanity plummet.

If this method still fails to find the desired resource, Qin Chuan can only put the Scorching Flame Forehead Bone up for trade and wait for someone else to match with him.

To solve this problem, the Dream World Forum has a highly intelligent trade-filtering function.

Fortunately, Qin Chuan's luck is quite good.

After initiating the trade, Qin Chuan quickly washed up, got dressed, sat at the head of the bed, and absentmindedly scrolled through forum posts while waiting for the courier to arrive.

Given that the signs of mutation have just appeared, it is already excellent that they can react so promptly.

Barter has a drawback: it is difficult for both parties to be satisfied with the trade.

Although it has only been online for one day, the Dream World Exchange's functions are extremely complete.

For example, A's resources go to B, B's to C, and C's to A, to compensate for the limitations of barter.

Posts on the forum are sorted by the latest comments; most are related to sightings of mutated animals, and compared to the bizarre forms of other mutated animals, the black cat Qin Chuan discovered could actually be considered normal.

However, soon Qin Chuan's finger scrolling the screen paused in midair.

Qin Chuan did not hesitate, immediately selected this option, chose home as the delivery location, and selected immediate pickup for the delivery time.

In one of the routes, the holder of the Heavy Water Core is in the neighboring city, and delivery is expected the same day after the trade begins.

Qin Chuan secretly lamented the turbulent times, then opened the Dream World Forum again and entered the Dream World Exchange.

But the post's title was especially eye-catching.

"Zone 2819, the first Growth Tier Spirit Beast has appeared!"

This fast?!

Qin Chuan's eyes narrowed, and he quickly clicked in to check.

The poster is a player from Zone 2819; according to him, the first place on Zone 2819's Spirit Beast Ranking (Juvenile Tier) had suddenly disappeared, and he had thought the other party had died accidentally and deleted their account, but he never expected to see them on the Spirit Beast Ranking (Growth Tier) list.

Many other players from Zone 2819 chimed in below, confirming this.

Qin Chuan couldn't help but sigh.

With billions of players, there are indeed no shortage of formidable individuals.

Yesterday's trade could at most bring back one low-level resource, which means that the already-advanced individual must have previously obtained two advanced resources.

It is unknown whether the other party is lucky or strong, or perhaps both.

The appearance of a Growth Tier Spirit Beast has added a sense of urgency to Qin Chuan's mind.

It is foreseeable that after today, Growth Tier Spirit Beasts will become increasingly numerous.

He grew ever more eager to obtain the Heavy Water Core as soon as possible.

Not long after, a man in a courier uniform knocked on Qin Chuan's door, first producing the Superhuman Affairs Group's credentials to prove his identity, then carefully verifying Qin Chuan's identity, confirming it was correct before taking away the Scorching Flame Forehead Bone.

Seeing the Scorching Flame Forehead Bone's status change to 'In Transit' on the trade page, Qin Chuan silently prayed for everything to go smoothly, then shouldered his bag and left home.

Breakfast, as usual, was at the breakfast shop near the residential complex's gate.

Unlike before, when he wore a worried frown fearing the disaster brought by the descent of superhuman power, now the breakfast shop owner is in a good mood every day and greets Qin Chuan, this old customer, proactively.

The reason is also simple: he too has contracted a Spirit Beast in the Dream World and become a superhuman.

Moreover, he is of the fire attribute.

Because his control over flame temperature is more adept, his cooking skills have improved beyond before, and regular customers praise him unanimously.

It is said that he is already preparing to increase his lunchtime and evening fast-food business.

Becoming a superhuman does not mean one must go to heaven and earth to stir up trouble.

There are also ordinary people who are content and happy.

As usual, he ordered two buns and a bowl of soy milk, Qin Chuan enjoyed it heartily, but not far away a dog's bark and several cries suddenly rang out.

Turning his head, he saw a husky the size of a calf, its eyes blood-red, charging at him like a madman; its canine teeth were far larger than those of normal dogs, unable to be hidden even when its mouth was closed, and its body bore strange stripes.

The customers eating breakfast on the temporary tables and chairs set up at the shop's entrance stared agape.

Just moments ago they had been discussing mutated animals, and even now the television screen hanging at the shop's entrance was still playing related reports—yet a mutated animal had appeared before them like this?

Qin Chuan raised his eyebrows, about to stand up, but someone was faster than him.

At the position nearest the mutated husky, two male superhumans rose and attacked directly, while other superhumans in the seats also reacted and came forward to help.

The newly mutated animal's strength was still within controllable limits; even an intermittently intelligent house-wrecking maniac could not withstand the combined effort of several superhumans.

When the Special Affairs Group that had rushed over upon hearing the news arrived, the husky had already been tightly bound and lost its combat ability.

The Special Affairs Group took away the mutated husky, and also taken along was the husky's owner, who had just arrived.

The few superhumans who had just made a move, amidst a chorus of cheers, sat back down in their respective seats, chatting and laughing, completely not taking the earlier little incident to heart.

He picked up the sugared soy milk and took a sip; Qin Chuan's mood inexplicably improved.

At this moment he suddenly understood the true meaning of everything the Special Affairs Group had done since the Blue Star's update.

(End of chapter)