Jiang Wang had never been particularly comfortable with the enthusiasm of strangers. But after experiencing so much, he wasn’t completely at a loss.

He simply nodded and said, “I need to adjust my condition.”

“Heh! You certainly do!” The man with narrow eyes quickly stepped aside, very considerate.

Without another word, Jiang Wang found a spot on the white stone plaza, sat down cross-legged, and began to adapt to the aura of this floating island and regulate himself.

This process wasn’t difficult, especially since Jiang Wang’s control over his Dao Yuan was far superior to that of other cultivators at his level.

It only took him two hours to bring the abnormal parts of his body back into order.

When he finally finished his adjustment and opened his eyes, he saw that someone was standing in front of him.

It was the man with narrow eyes from before.

He had apparently been waiting nearby all this time.

Jiang Wang’s brow furrowed, but the man smiled and said, “I saw that you just arrived on Dingwei Floating Island, brother, and thought you might not be familiar with the place. So I figured, if you have any questions, I could help answer them. No matter what faction you belong to, here in the Mí Realm, we’re all comrades.”

He was very enthusiastic, a little too enthusiastic.

Offering unsolicited kindness usually hides ulterior motives.

If everyone in the Mí Realm was truly a comrade, and Jiang Wang had any questions, would he be afraid that others wouldn’t pay attention or help answer them?

In the Mí Realm, all humans are comrades, that much is true.

But supporting each other on the battlefield doesn’t mean being overly solicitous on the floating islands. The word “comrade” couldn’t explain why he had waited for two hours just to offer help.

“Thank you for your kindness, but I don’t have any questions,” Jiang Wang said, shaking his head.

“Aiya, little brother, don’t be so wary of people. It’s hurtful. Fighting is not allowed on the floating islands, what could I possibly do to you? I really just want to help, afraid you’re clueless.”

He slapped his forehead and sighed, “Hai! If you’re really uneasy, after you ask your questions and understand the situation here, you can give me a few mí crystals as a fee, we can treat it as a transaction!”

“Mí crystals?” Jiang Wang hadn’t had time to learn much about the common knowledge of the Mí Realm and didn’t know what mí crystals were.

The narrow-eyed man sat down casually, complaining in a familiar tone, “Look at you, how could you be so careless, coming to the Mí Realm without any preparation? If you don’t even know the basic resources here, how will you survive?”

Seeing Jiang Wang’s impatient expression, he quickly explained, “Mí crystals are a good thing, the reason our floating island can be a floating island is because it has enough mí crystals. With enough mí crystals, we can change the rules of the Mí Realm within a certain range, making this place more suitable for humans to live in. Humans build floating islands, the Sea Clan build sea nests, both need it. In the Mí Realm, this is the most reliable currency!”

Jiang Wang casually asked, “If it’s currency, how does the exchange rate between mí crystals and Dao Yuan stones work?”

“Just a little money, no one’s short on that,” the man waved his hand, acting very generous, “Eh, by the way. My name is Chu Mi, I’ve been here for more than a year, brother, what’s your name?”

“Surname Jiang, name Wang,” Jiang Wang pressed, “How much is a little money?”

Chu Mi smiled, “Mí crystals don’t have fixed denominations, they’re calculated by weight. An ounce of mí crystals is about a hundred Yuan stones, not much.”

This person’s cultivation wasn’t that high, but his tone was grand.

He had offered to ask Jiang Wang for a few Qian (a unit of weight) of Mí crystals, which translated to dozens of Yuan stones! One Yuan stone was equal to one Jia-grade Opening Meridian pill, approximately equal to an ordinary storage box.

It was a price that even an Outer Building Realm cultivator would feel a pang of pain over.

If Jiang Wang had agreed to pay, he would probably be too embarrassed to go back on his word. Or Chu Mi might even trick him into signing some kind of contract, making the transaction impossible to cancel.

“It’s not much,” Jiang Wang smiled, standing up, “But I don’t have even one Qian of Mí crystals on me. Brother Chu has waited for the wrong person!”

“What are you saying?” Chu Mi immediately stood up, his face full of smiles, “Just asking a few questions, would I really take your Mí crystals? Just joking!”

He changed his tone, “But ah, little brother Jiang. In the Mí Realm, not having Mí crystals is not good. You need it to buy everything, and to say something you don’t like to hear, if you encounter those Sea Clan you can’t beat, throwing a Mí crystal can buy you time to escape, right? Brother, I happen to know a shop not far ahead that exchanges Mí crystals, the price is the fairest, honest to old and young! Shall I take you to see it?”

Jiang Wang looked at him with a smile that was not a smile, “Brother Chu, what do you see on me that can be exchanged for more Mí crystals?”

“How would I know? It’s all stored on you!” Chu Mi pretended to think, “But ah, little brother Jiang. Water-attribute treasures are more popular in the Mí Realm and can be exchanged for a high price. After all, there are many Sea Clan here!”

Jiang Wang suddenly realized, he must have smelled the faint aura of the Cloud Dusk Zun on him. No wonder he was so enthusiastic!

If he really went to that shop with him, it would be impossible to avoid being fleeced repeatedly inside and out.

“I don’t think so,” Jiang Wang said.

“It’s okay if you don’t want to exchange, it’s all voluntary,” Chu Mi smiled nonchalantly, looking around, he leaned closer mysteriously, “I have a few treasures here, most suitable for newcomers like you to use in the Mí Realm. They can increase your survival rate by at least 50%! Brother Jiang, do you want to take a look?”

Good fellow, he had so many businesses going on, if one didn’t work, he had another. Once he latched onto someone, there was no shortage of opportunities to spend money.

But he wasn’t forcing anyone at all, it was purely for those willing to take the bait.

This was also why Jiang Wang didn’t immediately fall out with him.

But even if he didn’t fall out, it was still annoying.

Just then, a burly man wearing a short, front-buttoned jacket walked by, glanced over here, and laughed, “Chu Mi! Scamming people again?”

“What kind of talk is that!” Chu Mi was very unhappy, “A voluntary thing, helping each other! How can you call it a scam?”

He put his arm around Jiang Wang’s arm, “Don’t pay attention to these gossips, they’re just jealous! Brother, let’s come over here to talk.”

The burly man shouted, “Little brother, protect your storage box! I’ve said all I need to say!”

After saying that, he laughed heartily and walked away.

This was also a wonderful person.

Chu Mi spat twice at his back, “That broken mouth, so annoying!”

He turned his face and looked at Jiang Wang with a smile, “That friend of mine, likes to joke. Isn’t he interesting?”

Jiang Wang also looked at him with a smile, “Brother Chu is from the Liangshang Tower?”

Liangshang Tower was a small sect within Qi Kingdom, not known for good reputation, usually doing sneaky and thieving things. Just now, that burly man specifically reminded him to protect his storage box. The entire Eastern Region only had one extraordinary sect with a reputation for petty theft, and that was Liangshang Tower. After all, petty theft was not a dignified matter even among mortals, let alone among extraordinary cultivators.

It was just that this sect’s cultivation method was unique, and there were no other paths to take.

Back then, Su Qiyun in the Senhai Origin Realm, initially pretended to be from the Liangshang Tower. Jiang Wang had some understanding of this sect.

This Chu Mi said that he had been in the Mí Realm for more than a year, even though he was from Qi, it was normal that he had never heard of Jiang Wang’s name.

“How could that be?” Chu Mi’s face looked unnatural, and he changed his tone, “I, uh, this humble one is… um, since you are from Qi, you should know the Yan family of Bei Prefecture, right?”

Judging that he was from the Qi region based on the knowledge of Liangshang Tower was not wrong.

“Of course!” Jiang Wang nodded, curiously, “Brother Chu, are you from the Yan family?”

“That’s not it!” Chu Mi shook his head, leaned closer and whispered, “I am from Fufeng Prefecture, far away from Liangshang Tower, how could I be from that place? Brother Jiang, don’t misunderstand me.”

As soon as he saw that Jiang Wang seemed to know the Yan family well, he immediately changed his story.

This set of tricks of swindling and deceiving was truly extremely skillful.

Jiang Wang shook his head, at this point his body had completely recovered, he didn’t want to waste any more time, cupped his hands and said, “I still have important matters to attend to, I must take my leave first!”

“Hey, don’t be in such a hurry to leave.” Chu Mi chased after him, “It’s not necessarily about doing business. It’s good to make a friend, more friends mean more paths! Don’t you agree?”

“Oh right,” he asked as he hurried along, “Which team are you following? Let me take you to find them!”

“Lord Yue Leng!” Jiang Wang didn’t say much, took out the green badge and hung it on his waist, and strode forward.

Walking back to the Huabiao stone pillar and looking back, Chu Mi had already slipped away without a trace.