Chapter 100: Midnight Foraging

For Shi Ji, today had been the happiest and most joyful day since arriving in Yinshuang City. It wasn’t for anything else, just that he was one step closer to his dream.

What was Shi Ji’s dream? Of course, it was to become wealthy, to completely escape poverty, and reach the pinnacle of life.

By his calculations, he only needed to defeat about five more people to reach the threshold of 150 credits for selling.

At ten thousand yuan per credit, just thinking about it was thrilling.

After returning to his dorm, Shi Ji spent a long time going crazy with excitement. He then turned on his computer and started watching an unknown movie.

The movie played on, but Shi Ji’s mind wasn’t focused on the screen. He was still too excited to relax. Later, when his mood finally settled, the movie, which had been playing for over an hour, ended.

It was already dark, but Shi Ji was still full of energy.

So, he started another movie and began munching on the snacks he had brought back at noon.

Tonight was destined to be anything but ordinary.

***

Shi Ji couldn’t remember when he fell asleep, but he woke up at two in the morning.

Tossing and turning in bed, he tried to force himself to sleep, but the more he tried, the more awake he felt.

Gurgle.

His stomach grumbled.

“Damn it, I suspect those snacks were fake. How can I still be hungry at this hour?”

Rubbing his stomach, Shi Ji finally stood up.

It turned out he had woken up because of hunger.

He turned on the light and scanned the room, which wasn’t exactly empty. Besides some daily necessities, there was nothing to eat.

For a moment, Shi Ji regretted not bringing more snacks back.

“Can you eat toothpaste? Uh… better not. If it upsets my stomach, that would be a disaster.”

Now, with his stomach growling incessantly, Shi Ji knew that just going to sleep was unrealistic.

He rolled out of bed, pulled on a light shirt, slipped into his slippers, opened the window, and jumped outside. As the cool breeze brushed past him, he disappeared into the darkness.

He planned to head to the supermarket to see if he could find something to eat.

The night was pitch black and silent. The silence was far from peaceful.

***

The Anomaly Detection Center and the Star Alliance were equipped with specialized anomaly detection devices to facilitate effective emergency responses when anomalies appear. Hero academies across the regions were also equipped with such devices, as they were the primary training grounds for Star Alliance heroes.

Previously, Yinshuang Academy received notifications from the Anomaly Detection Center and the Star Alliance, warning that the energy fluctuations in the Yinshuang area had been frequent recently. This meant the potential appearance of numerous anomalies. The academy was advised to exercise extra caution in anomaly detection.

Yinshuang Academy took this seriously and added more staff to the detection room for enhanced monitoring.

It was already late at night, but the staff remained focused and dedicated in the detection room.

Suddenly, everyone’s eyes widened.

Beep~ Beep~ Beep~

The alarm in the detection room went off.

“What! An anomaly… Nether-class… an anomaly at this time?” one man was dumbfounded.

“What are you standing around for? Confirm the location immediately,” another man shouted.

“Location confirmed. Near the academy supermarket,” a woman quickly responded.

“The supermarket? That’s close to the student dormitories. Quickly. Sound the alarm! Lockdown! Notify all the instructors.”

***

“What the heck is this thing? Is that a giant frog?”

At this moment, Shi Ji stood in the plaza in front of the supermarket.

In front of him was a strange creature, standing two meters tall. It resembled a frog, but he had never seen one so large.

“Whatever. I don’t care what you are. If I can’t get into the supermarket, I’ll just use you to fill my stomach.”