Consuming lifespan to draw rewards, I'm invincible in the apocalypse!

"Is that 'shady shop' over there also owned by that fancy-dressed boy?"

Niu Bawu nodded: "Yes, that should be it. I've seen him go in to collect money, and the shop assistants there all treated him with great respect."

Jiang Yi nodded and then asked, "By the way, if I got ripped off at that store, would anyone take responsibility if I went to the black market management?"

“Ah…” Niu Ba Wu hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, “I’m not sure.”

"The management of the black market is slightly more responsible during the grand event. But outside of the event, they basically treat people differently based on their status."

"For example, someone like me who has no background or power, if I get beaten up or scammed, the management won't care at all."

"But if someone has connections, the management might intervene..."

Fine.

Jiang Yi had a plan in mind, and then asked:

"What happened to all these injuries you're covered in?"

“Uh…” Niu Ba Wu was taken aback by the question, but still answered awkwardly, “It’s nothing, just some competition and quarrels between colleagues.”

His tone was quite calm, as if he were already used to such situations.

Jiang Yi's expression remained unchanged, but he felt a sense of emotion.

This stage for all races is home to geniuses like Ji Chen and Que Yun, who possess both thought and ambition.

They were insightful and constantly calculating the situation and development of all races.

They spend money like water, they live life to the fullest, as if they are always under the spotlight and attracting everyone's attention wherever they go.

however.

The stage of all races is actually mostly made up of unknown people like Niu Bawu, who are at the bottom of society.

They don't seem to consider the changing situation of all races.

I don't think about things in the long term.

All they care about is their immediate livelihood and survival.

And actually...

Jiang Yi's previous life was also like this.

In his past life, he only knew how to make ends meet, and it seems he never really thought about the future of humanity.

After all, he can't even see his own future, so why should he care about the future of humanity?

He had an indifferent attitude towards the so-called six gods of the human race and other high-sounding things.

Only after escaping the hardships of the lower class in this life did he have the opportunity to look forward to the so-called future.

Therefore, a person's thoughts are indeed influenced by their own circumstances.

After a moment of reflection, Jiang Yi slipped away from Niu Bawu's side and left.

After standing there for a moment looking around, Niu Bawu quickly left in the opposite direction, afraid that Jiang Yizhen might cause trouble and affect him.

Jiang Yi didn't directly cause any trouble.

After a moment's thought, he used up one of the golden, time-limited abilities of [Netherworld Phantom].

This ability isn't particularly rare; its main effect is to conceal one's presence.

The invisibility cloak can conceal one's presence, but its level is too low; it can be detected by any simple item.

The effect of [Netherworld Phantom] is very similar to the "Void State" that is added to the [Shadow of Death] on his Zhang San identity after resurrection.

However, the "Void State" attached by [Shadow of Death] is only time-limited and not controllable.

In other words, during the entire 2-hour duration of this state, he will remain in a void state and will be unable to interact with the world.

Compared to Shadow of Death, [Phantom of the Underworld] lacks the resurrection effect.

However, one can obtain a 6-hour "void state" at a time.

Furthermore, a state transition can be performed within these 6 hours.

In other words, during these 6 hours, he can become nothingness at will, or materialize and interact with the world at will, and can also transform into a physical entity at any time.

Overall, it's very convenient.

This is an essential skill for spying on secrets at home or while traveling!

Now that Jiang Yi had used [Netherworld Phantom], he was naturally preparing to spy on them.

He gave Little Filament and Little Silver Dragon some special instructions, then put the two little guys back into their nest space.

He himself then continued to flash towards the direction where the elegantly dressed youth had been.

That richly dressed young man was indeed a wealthy young master who managed several shops.

He went to quite a few shops one after another.

The shop manager and staff all treated him with utmost respect.

I gave a report on the business operations during the grand event.

During the grand event, the black market saw a surge in customers, but management became even stricter, forcing these less-than-clean shops to be more cautious than usual.

Therefore, the overall revenue growth is far less than that of more formally organized promotional stores.

The well-dressed young man listened to the reports from each shop, his expression remaining calm, and he did not get angry even though the sales figures were not as expected.

The burly man next to him, I remember Niu Bawu referring to him directly as "Zang Biao".

Zang Biao bowed and scraped, carefully observing the expression on the face of the richly dressed young man.

Every now and then, he would take advantage of the situation and comment on the store manager's report.

Seeing that the elegantly dressed youth didn't seem offended by his comments, he became even bolder, deliberately trying to curry favor:

"Although the black market is strictly managed during the event, there are still plenty of gullible and wealthy customers waiting to be discovered after the event ends!"

"For example, just an hour ago, I found a sucker for 'Youjian Black Shop'."

"Of course, this is my duty."

"But I want to say that if your store's sales are below target, you should look for the reasons within yourself."

"Over the years, my team has grown to several hundred people, and each of them has a keen eye and can almost never miss a nouveau riche!"

"And you..."

"Hey, I still hope everyone will work harder. 79 billion in revenue is really not much for a store like ours."

Good guy!

79 billion in revenue? Just for one day? That's insanely profitable!

Damn capitalism!!

and……

Zang Biao has also developed a team.

Are you looking for suckers on the street?

If Little Silver Dragon heard these words, he would probably be furious.

Jiang Yi remained calm, watching for a while, and even felt a little tempted—

These black market shops are making way too much money!

Moreover, it's unclear what sourcing channels these shops use.

Net profit should be reduced by costs.

But if it were Jiang Yi instead—

He could easily "purchase" the goods through a lucky draw!

Moreover, the Long-lived Beast doesn't have to consume its lifespan to spin the wheel!

Jiang Yi had always felt that his three servants—

Both the little silver dragon and the little lamp filament are quite powerful and can be of assistance to him.

The immortal beast that everyone coveted became a complete waste in his hands.

It made it seem like he had wasted a servant card.

and so……

Now I've witnessed how black market shops operate.

He couldn't help but have some thoughts about it.