In December, the Red Maple City Circle grew colder by the day, with bleak, frigid winds blowing ceaselessly.
Figures on the streets were bundled up in thick down jackets and cotton-padded coats. The wake of passing cars stirred up gusts of wind that felt biting as they scraped against one's face.
Puffs of white breath rose from the crowd, and the glass-walled skyscrapers seemed to be veiled in a thin layer of mist.
"Finally, I have everything."
He paid no mind to the scene outside.
Inside his apartment, Lu Chao stood in a corner of the Cultivation Chamber, his eyes fixed on the open silver briefcase before him.
Two vials of Senior-Level Life Potion and five tubes of mid-level muscle enhancement fluid.
Several days had passed since the incident with Ma Kui.
These were the rewards allocated to him after the mission. He had used his authority to convert all the corresponding contribution points into mid-level nutritional resources.
