Chapter 169: Unclaimed Opportunities

Liu Yun’s hand paused when she heard the notification. Coming back to her senses, she suppressed her excitement and accepted the small box.

Looking at Pei Yan, Liu Yun said sincerely, "Thank you, Young Master Pei. I’m currently staying in a small villa in the middle ring area. If you ever need anything, you can ask Pei Rui to find me there."

Hearing this, Pei Yan’s eyes flickered as he thought, ’I made the right decision. Rather than holding on to this hot potato, it’s better to give it to Miss Liu and earn her favor.’

Keeping his thoughts to himself, Pei Yan smiled before turning to Pei Rui. "A Rui, help me see Miss Liu out."

Pei Rui nodded and stood up. Lifting the tent flap, he said, "Miss Liu, let’s go."

"Young Master Pei, I’ll see you next time." Liu Yun gave Pei Yan one last glance before storing the small box in her Dimensional Space and leaving the tent.

"See you next time, Miss Liu."

After the tent flap fell back into place behind them, Pei Yan suddenly collapsed to the floor. Covered in cold sweat, he groaned softly in pain before looking down at his stomach.

Seeing that his bandages were already soaked with blood, he chuckled weakly. Despite his weakened condition, Pei Yan’s eyes remained bright with hope.

’Mother, Father, don’t worry. I won’t let anything happen to A Rui.’

Closing his eyes, Pei Yan slowly succumbed to the darkness. Before long, he lost consciousness from the pain.

Meanwhile, after leaving the Pei brothers’ tent, Liu Yun opened the map and checked the nearest golden dot.

When she saw that the small golden dot had disappeared from the map, she couldn’t help thinking, ’I thought these golden dots would lead me to supplies. It seems I was being too simplistic.’

She studied the map more closely and noticed that there seemed to be fewer golden dots than before. After counting them for a moment, she frowned slightly.

’Three golden dots have disappeared. I wonder if someone has claimed them.’

She pondered for a while before asking, ’System, will scattered opportunities disappear if nobody claims them?’

[Player, some of the opportunities have a time limit. Since they have a time limit, it is only natural for them to disappear once the time limit for claiming them has passed.]

After receiving this answer, Liu Yun’s mind began racing. She focused her attention on her Dimensional Space and examined the small box lying in one corner.

After a long moment of thought, she asked again, ’System, is there a possibility that unclaimed opportunities will appear again in the future if nobody claims them before they disappear?’

[Yes and no. Some opportunities can reappear again in the future, but some will disappear for good.]

Receiving the System’s answer, Liu Yun nodded in understanding.

Although she was a little bit regretful for missing those opportunities, she had found the small box and was quite satisfied with this result. Closing the map, she followed Pei Rui in a good mood.

As they walked, Liu Yun realized they weren’t taking the same route they had used earlier. Curious, she lowered her voice and asked, "Pei Rui, where are we going?"

Pei Rui pulled down the scarf covering the lower half of his face and whispered, "I heard that the black market will open today. A lot of powerful figures will be coming to the slum, so we should take the main street just in case we bump into them."

Walking beside him, Liu Yun asked, "I never knew there was a black market in this base. Isn’t the base controlled by the military? How could they allow a black market to operate here?"

At her question, Pei Rui looked at her in silence.

’This elder sister should come from a wealthy family for her to be so simple-minded. For the black market to be able to operate in this base, it’s obvious that the military also has a share in it.’

Noticing his complicated look, Liu Yun tilted her head slightly. She touched her face and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?"

Staring at Liu Yun’s confused expression, Pei Rui slowly opened his mouth. "Elder Sister, you are a very fortunate person."

Not understanding why he had suddenly said that, Liu Yun blinked twice in confusion. "Thank you."

Knowing that she hadn’t understood what he meant, Pei Rui grabbed her hand and said, "This isn’t a suitable place to talk. Let’s leave first."

With Pei Rui pulling her along, Liu Yun had no choice but to follow him.

They walked for almost an hour before Pei Rui finally let go of her hand. Looking at Liu Yun, he asked, "Elder Sister, where would you like to go next? I can show you the way."

Just as he finished speaking, his stomach suddenly growled. Startled, Pei Rui quickly covered his stomach, his face turning bright red from embarrassment.

Liu Yun glanced up at the sky but couldn’t see the sun because of the gray fog covering the sky.

Since she couldn’t determine the time by the sun’s position, she turned to Pei Rui and said, "Pei Rui, this morning, you told me you had information about the new base commander."

Hearing this, Pei Rui looked up and nodded.

"Good. How about I treat you to lunch, and you tell me what you know?" Liu Yun proposed.

Pei Rui considered her offer for a moment before agreeing. "Deal."

Getting the answer she wanted, Liu Yun smiled. "Perfect! Let’s head back to my place. I will cook something delicious for you."

Hearing this, Pei Rui looked at Liu Yun skeptically. He wasn’t sure whether she could actually cook, but who would turn down a free meal?

After making up his mind, Pei Rui followed Liu Yun. The two of them then made their way back to the villa residential area.

While they were on their way back, Gu Zhenwei slowly opened his eyes in one of the bedrooms inside the small villa.