Battle Online: My Luck Is So High It's Basically Cheating

"The second condition is that our Chunfeng Restaurant will have the right of first refusal for all food ingredients you find in the secret realm in the future."

For Mia to run such a large restaurant, she certainly possessed sharp judgment.

The other party was only level twenty-two, yet he possessed a full set of silver equipment, as well as a magic artifact and a ghost artifact.

His strength was definitely not to be underestimated; more importantly, he had no backing from any faction.

Although she hadn’t had much contact with the Chosen Ones in reality, she could still see many things clearly.

Since he had no faction yet possessed such equipment, his Luck must be very high.

Trading with such a person would definitely not be a loss for her.

Although this map was extremely precious, one needed the Insight Skill to use it.

However, in the entire Battle Online world, those who knew the Insight Skill were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns; it was even possible that only the person before her possessed it.

She was essentially presenting a gift that cost her nothing. Exchanging something useless to her for the friendship of a future powerhouse was a guaranteed profit.

As for Lucien, these two conditions were not a problem at all.

On the contrary, if he really found any good ingredients in the future, he would already have a reliable market for them.

Moreover, this map truly played a very important role for him.

Battle Online had existed for five years, yet everyone’s exploration of the continent was less than one percent.

Before his rebirth, the exploration progress had only just reached two percent.

The utility of this map for him was absolutely extraordinary.

"Alright, then it’s a deal."

Lucien agreed without any hesitation.

Seeing him agree, Mia nodded.

The two of them chatted for a while longer. Just then, there was a knock at the door.

"Boss, someone ordered a Seven-Colored Fish. What do you think?"

Seeing this, Lucien stood up and said, "Then I’ll take my leave. Once I find the red sophora flower honey, I’ll definitely deliver it to you as soon as possible."

"Good. I happen to have some matters to attend to as well," Mia replied with a nod.

After leaving Chunfeng Restaurant, Lucien did not go to complete the quest immediately; his weakened state had not yet ended.

Leaving the city now would be no different from seeking death.

As someone who had been reborn and valued his life deeply, he would never place himself in unnecessary danger.

Throughout the day, Lucien did not log out of Battle Online. Instead, he spent gold coins to extend his game time and waited for his weakened state to pass.

It wasn’t until the third day that he finally set out on the journey to the Red Miasma Secret Realm.

Fortunately, the Red Miasma Secret Realm was not far from Wing Province City, only about fifty kilometers away.

With Lucien’s current attributes, he arrived in just a few minutes.

When he reached the entrance of the Red Miasma Secret Realm, he found a vast grassland where level ten-plus monsters were grazing leisurely.

In the distance, several players were leveling up.

Aside from that, there was an altar about ten meters high, built from white stone, with strange patterns carved across its surface.

This was the entrance to the Red Miasma Secret Realm. As long as the altar was activated, one would be teleported inside.

However, the true method of entering the Red Miasma Secret Realm had long been lost.

The method shown on the map was, more accurately, a form of smuggling rather than a legitimate entry.

Lucien took out Zhang Qian’s Map and laid it flat on the altar.

He then retrieved five thousand gold coins from his backpack.

Placing the coins onto the map, Lucien stared at it with anticipation.

He was about to enter the Red Miasma Secret Realm.

He wondered what kind of gains awaited him this time.

He was genuinely looking forward to it.

However, after a long while, the map showed no reaction.

"Huh? What’s going on? Didn’t it say that with five thousand gold coins, I could enter the Red Miasma Secret Realm?"

"Could it be that the map has been kept for too long? Has it expired?"

Lucien frowned slightly, confused.

He had clearly followed the instructions, so why was there no response?

He immediately used his Insight Skill on the map.

The moment the skill activated, the map suddenly emitted a beam of light.

Immediately after, the pile of gold coins began to be absorbed at a visible speed.

As the coins disappeared, the light from the map grew stronger and stronger.

This continued until all five thousand gold coins had vanished, and the map began radiating light in all directions.

At the same time, the altar beneath it lit up, emitting a faint glow.

The players leveling nearby quickly noticed the change.

"Boss, look! The altar over there is lighting up!"

"What the hell? Isn’t that altar supposed to be useless? What’s going on today?"

"Could there be a treasure or a BOSS? Let’s go check it out!"

"Wait... shouldn’t we report this to the Gods Guild? They said all treasures and BOSSes belong to humanity, and we must report them to the Nine Great Guilds." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"Are you stupid? If we report it and there’s nothing, we gain nothing. If there is something, they’ll just give us five silver coins and send us away."

"But if we don’t report it, won’t they cause trouble for us later?"

"Alright, let’s go see what’s happening first!"

Because this area was close to Wing Province City, many players were leveling nearby.

Some rushed over, hoping to seize the opportunity for themselves.

Others quickly reported it to the Gods Guild, hoping to receive the five-silver-coin reward.

However, when they approached, they realized that someone was already standing on the altar.

"Who is that guy? He’s so bold, actually daring to keep the treasure for himself?"

"He’s finished. Once the Gods Guild finds out, he’s definitely in trouble."

"Why does that figure look so familiar?"

Just as everyone was discussing, the light on the altar suddenly vanished.

And along with it, the figure on the altar disappeared as well.

"Where is he? Where did he go?"

"Did he just vanish?"

"Could that be... a secret realm?"

"What’s a secret realm?"

"A secret realm is like a dungeon. It’s said to contain many treasures. Our Nine Provinces has one, and there’s even a mineral vein inside."

"Yeah, I’ve heard that people who commit crimes in reality are sent there by the Nine Great Guilds to mine."

"But the mortality rate inside is extremely high. The lowest-level monsters there are already level thirty."

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