The man took a sample of Number One Substance and drove off to find the nearby driver, while Lin Ye continued using the Parasitism Network to collect spiritual energy materials from this area and process them into Number One Substance.

The production line for Number One Substance wasn't complicated. Using the Molding rune and the waste materials produced during the manufacturing process, Lin Ye set up several more production lines.

He also updated the production line's version. These new lines were not only more efficient but could also produce Number One Substance with higher purity.

If those Planes wanted the production method for Number One Substance, he could even sell them the production lines directly.

Before long, some drivers came looking for him in their trucks. Afraid that Lin Ye might have some ulterior motive, they arrived together.

"You want to sell this material?"

The lead truck driver was a ruddy-faced old man. He glanced at the running production lines and the Red Frogs controlling them, then spoke very politely.

"Yeah. I want those Planes' research data on this spiritual energy material, or other valuable things. As long as you help me bring them back, I'll give you extra compensation."

Lin Ye wanted to study this spiritual energy material more deeply, and the research data from other Planes would save him a lot of time.

"That's fine, but we need to take some samples to the Planes we're trading with first."

The old man cautiously made his request.

"Fine, but I hope you can get back to me quickly. I won't be staying here long."

Lin Ye handed a small portion of Number One Substance to each driver. He wasn't worried about them taking the samples and running, since these people had already been integrated into the Parasitism Network.

"We'll complete the trade with those Planes as soon as possible."

The old man didn't think those Planes would refuse the deal.

"Good. You can go now."

As Lin Ye conversed with the drivers, he was simultaneously handling issues in the abandoned area—a large Ruins creature had just invaded the Parasitism Network's coverage.

"Sir, I heard you solved that problem with Old Brother Zhang's kid?"

A young driver standing behind the old man suddenly spoke up.

"Yeah. As payment, if any of you have problems, you can come to me too. For example, I could swap that arm of yours for a more stable one."

Lin Ye looked at the young man.

"I'm going right now!"

The young man turned and rushed back to his truck, afraid of missing this opportunity.

The other drivers also hurried back to their vehicles. They were basically old-timers in this area and all knew about Old Zhang's situation. To them, working for Lin Ye was far better than scavenging in the abandoned area.

And even if Lin Ye didn't pay them, at most they'd waste a little time—no major loss.

After the drivers left, Lin Ye fired another shot into the abandoned area, taking down the large Ruins creature that had invaded the Parasitism Network.

He had mostly cleared this area of spiritual energy materials. He planned to move to a new zone and also find a usable portal to collect some supplies.

The Red Frogs loaded the production lines onto the truck, and Lin Ye created a few more Alienated Bodies. Although the Red Frogs could control spiritual energy to drive, manipulating an Alienated Body was more convenient.

Before leaving, Lin Ye left behind his planned route for the next leg. The drivers could follow this route to find his location.

Following the hand-drawn map, Lin Ye quickly found a second unmanned portal. Just like last time, he drove straight through.

The scene on the other side of the portal was similar to the previous unfriendly Plane, except here there were seven or eight factions gathered around the portal.

*'Quite a crowd.'*

This time, Lin Ye didn't need to get his hands dirty—these people would fight each other.

As for the reason to start a fight, there were way too many.

All Lin Ye had to do was give them a little push from behind.

"Hey, put down your stuff and leave this place. Don't make us use force."

A combat squad of high-level spiritual energy users approached the truck, led by a middle-aged man with a fierce expression.

"That's fine with me, but it looks like your people have already started fighting."

Lin Ye replied with a smile.

Under the influence of the parasites, the Berserk rune, and the Fate Rule Fragment, chaos and war quickly erupted.

"What did you do!"

An old man with a kind-looking face barked harshly.

"Me? You guys started fighting yourselves. I'm just a passerby who happened to walk in. Don't blame me."

Lin Ye cheerfully observed the situation through the Parasitism Network. Unfortunately, these factions hadn't been researching the spiritual energy materials here—they had taken them back to their own territories.

"Still lying!"

The old man charged at the truck, but an attack from behind forced him to stop and deal with his teammate first.

"Are you insane?! Attacking me at a time like this?!"

The old man roared angrily at the young man who had ambushed him.

But he soon realized it wasn't just the young man—the rest of his teammates had also turned on each other, and the weakest one was already dead.

"Keep it up. If you take them all out, I'll give you a chance to live."

Lin Ye cheered the old man on from inside the truck. The guy had the strongest will among this group, so he could still maintain normal thinking.

"I'll kill you first!"

The old man punched through the young man's head, then charged at the truck at top speed.

*Thud!*

Lin Ye pulled out Dark Dawn and fired casually. The bullet, after several deflections, struck the old man's right shoulder.

The guy did have ways to block bullets. When the bullet first changed direction, he activated a spiritual energy shield. But when it changed direction a second time, he couldn't react fast enough.

The Number One bullet exploded inside the old man's body. Under the combined effect of Number One Substance and the collapse rune, the old man didn't even last half a second before turning into a pile of rotten flesh.

"Not bad."

Lin Ye put away Dark Dawn, very satisfied with the effect of Number One Substance. As long as the dosage was sufficient, this substance would trigger a deep-level bodily collapse upon hitting an enemy—extremely insidious.

Due to time constraints, Lin Ye didn't use the Parasitism Network to find the factions' experimental bases. Although it was a shame, once the parasites had gathered the necessary supplies, he left this Plane with the Parasitism Network.

The truck passed through the portal, and it automatically closed. Lin Ye began collecting spiritual energy materials from this area.

Before long, some truck drivers found Lin Ye, bringing the trade terms from those Planes.

The drivers dealt with the Planes on the other side frequently, so their terms were all quite reasonable. Lin Ye agreed to the Planes' conditions and handed the trade items directly to the corresponding drivers.