Chapter 1: The Future World

  Looking up at the towering skyscrapers that pierced the clouds, as well as the hovering cars zipping through the sky and virtual screens visible everywhere, Muxin was stunned by the futuristic city's technology for a good while.

  But the dark sky also showed how terrible the environment of this world was, and what did that have to do with him? Anyway, Muxu Xing was just a passerby in this world, he thought so and couldn't help but laugh.

  Looking around at the crowded and narrow streets, Mochizuki Aoi tidied up her coat and began waiting for the appearance of Yamazaki Kousuke on this street.

  It seems that because of Mudan Xing's clothing style, which looks extremely outdated in this world, people keep casting curious glances at him, taking him for a person who has just come from a remote mountainous area.

  Before long, the sound of "Let's go... Let's go..." came from the sky, two small hoverboards were whizzing over the crowd, and two young people kept shouting.

  At that moment, people on the street had to dodge and avoid them one after another, while loudly scolding and cursing these young people who lacked public morals.

  Two young people didn't care about the accusations of the crowd at all, and stepped on the hoverboard to stop beside Mudanxing.

  All I saw was a young man with a broom-like hairstyle complaining, just as he had passed by that holographic beauty image which suddenly changed to another advertisement. At this time, his friend beside him was urging him to leave quickly. Because the two of them had already exceeded the speed limit, if they didn't leave soon, the police would come after them.

  "It's really delivered to my doorstep! That saves me a lot of trouble." Looking at the hoverboard under Shan Zhi Guang and his friend, Mu Chen Xing didn't hesitate to take out a very small tracking device from his pocket. Taking advantage of their conversation, he quickly flicked the tracker onto the hoverboard.

  And Shan Guang and his friend didn't know anything about Mochen Xing's actions until they restarted the hoverboard and left again.

  Looking at the quickly departing back silhouettes of Shan Zhi Guang and the other, Mu Chen Xing couldn't help but shake his head. In his current view, this young master Shan Zhi Guang, apart from inheriting his father's divine fist path and being highly skilled in martial arts, was really too lacking in vigilance.

  If Mudan Xing is willing, he can easily take him down at any time with the various tools in his bag. Of course, this is just a thought.

  "Ugh... Kid, if I wasn't afraid of killing you, there's no way to get the Divine Fist. And someone has to deal with that madman War Twenty-One anyway... Forget it, first let's exchange some currency in this world and talk later!" Mu Chen Xing shook his head and immediately turned around to walk in another direction.

  For this action, Mucun Star had made sufficient preparations to prevent the occurrence of a similar embarrassing situation like "a hero being defeated by a small amount of money". He had already carried a 500-gram gold bar on him beforehand, because no matter what era it is, gold is always the most valuable and reliable currency. (Of course, this excludes some movies set in space age, you can't expect aliens to be interested in investing in gold either.)

  Stopping a passerby dressed in office attire, Muxin Xing asked very politely: "Excuse me, sir, could you tell me how to get to the nearest gold shop?"

  The commuter who was stopped to ask for directions saw that Mu Chen Xing, although dressed in old-fashioned clothes and carrying a travel bag, was young and polite. So he kindly told Mu Chen Xing the exact location of the gold shop and how to get there by taking what bus.

  Because of the enormous population pressure in the future world, the usable land space is extremely limited. Therefore, all buildings here are developed into the air.

  Skyscrapers of two or three hundred stories are common. The skyscrapers in the real world are not worth looking at in this world.

  Here is the translation:

  Compared with here, transportation tools are mostly flying hover cars except for some rail trams.

  Of course, the Golden Plaza is still quite far from here, and taking a taxi is the most convenient way. Because all large regular stores are located on the middle to upper floors of various buildings. However, Mochi Xing has now discovered a troublesome matter - she doesn't have a single penny on her, so how can she take a taxi? Should she use her electronic stealth suit to hitch a ride?

  Just as Mudan Star was worried about the car money, a strange laugh came from behind him: "Take a look at this countryman, dressed so old-fashioned, it's really rare!"

  Mudan Xing heard the mocking laughter behind him, slowly turned around, and saw three thugs dressed guys loudly ridiculing himself.

  Just in time for Mudanxing, who was worried about not having money to take a taxi, an idea came up. Aren't there three human "ATMs" right in front of him? So the gaze towards the three thugs also changed.

  "What are you looking at, country bumpkin? Want a fight?" Seeing Mudan Xing's gaze towards them, the three thugs immediately looked displeased and shouted out in threat.

  The passersby around saw that the situation was not right, and immediately distanced themselves from this place of trouble to avoid being drawn in. Mu Chen Xing looked around and found a small alleyway not far away across the street, and immediately made a classic provocative gesture universally understood internationally towards the three thugs, raising his middle finger on his right hand. Then, without even giving them a glance, he walked into the alleyway.

  As expected, under the internationally common provocative action, the three mixed-race men who were originally good-tempered immediately became furious and followed him, ready to teach this ignorant country bumpkin a lesson.

  The onlookers who witnessed the scene couldn't help but sigh for Mu Chenxing. In their opinion, this young man from the countryside would soon be beaten to a pulp by these thugs.

  About ten minutes later, the boss of a nearby business found that the young man who was dressed very old-fashioned came out of the alley unscathed, then hailed a floating taxi and left. Curious, the boss went into the alley to see what had happened, only to find that the three thugs were now hanging on the wall like dead dogs in an extremely exaggerated pose.

  Mudan Xing used the money he had just extorted from the thugs to hail a taxi, and immediately told the driver to take him to the gold shop they had just inquired about.

  On this road, Mo Xing couldn't help but sigh in admiration at the advanced technology of this highly developed future world.

  Towering skyscrapers completely block out the sunlight from reaching the city floor, while the sky is filled with all sorts of hovering cars zipping by nonstop. Huge virtual electronic screens are visible everywhere in mid-air, constantly playing various news and advertisements. Occasionally, a balloon-like machine floats by in the air, used by the government to release all sorts of information.

  Everything seen here is far beyond what can be compared in the world of the previous two films, and the level of technological advancement is much higher.

  Just as Mudanxing was marveling at everything in front of him like a country bumpkin, the driver looked back through the rearview mirror and couldn't help but laugh. "Young man, is this your first time coming to the big city?"

  Hearing the driver's question, Muxunxing smiled and said: "Yes! This is my first time coming to a big city. I didn't expect the buildings here to be so tall and grand, and there are so many cars. We've never seen anything like this in our countryside."

  "Haha... This is the truth, the buildings here are indeed very tall and there are many cars. However, the air quality is not good and the housing prices are too expensive. The housing prices in the countryside shouldn't be as expensive as here, right?" The driver smiled and casually said to Muxin Xing, it seems that his life pressure is also not small, so when he meets someone, he can't help but complain a bit.

  "It's fine, where can I buy a computer around here? It's rare for me to come to the big city, I want to buy one to take back. Are there any hotels nearby?" Mu Chen Xing saw that he was being treated as a country bumpkin again, so he simply didn't explain and instead asked about the intelligence on the items he wanted to snatch this time.

  "Computer! You can buy it at the mall you're going to now. As for the hotel, it's just upstairs from the mall. It seems like this is your first time here!" The driver kindly explained to Muxingxing in detail, thinking that helping this young outsider was a good deed.

  The driver was very talkative, and along the way, Muxin Xing learned about the general situation of the city from his mouth. This special zone government is obviously a replica of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the real world, but with a much larger population, and also manages the surrounding areas.

  After learning about this specific intelligence, Muxin Xing thanked the driver and began to appreciate the scenery of the future world outside his car window.

  "Hey kid, we're here!" Along with the taxi driver's shout, Mo Xing brought back to reality from his tranquil gaze at the scenery along the way.

  Mudan Xing quickly discovered that she was now on the rooftop of a high-rise building, surrounded by many people waiting for taxis. The taxi she had just gotten out of had already picked up another passenger and left.

  It seems that this is the future world's major shopping mall square, without much delay, Mu Xing followed the crowd of people who came to shop into the interior of the building.

  After entering, Muxun Star found that the inside and outside of the building were two completely different worlds. The shopping mall area inside the building was very large, and the air was extremely fresh and completely different from the outside. Apparently, the air filtration system here is very advanced, making people feel like they are in a forest.

  And in the mall, all kinds of facilities are very complete, and there are various virtual screens in the air displaying product information of various stores.

  Mudanxing immediately found the specific location of a gold shop through the information on the screen.

  Without saying a word, Mu Xingma immediately went in and found that the place was indeed filled with all sorts of golden utensils. Under the light, they shone brightly. Before long, he walked out with a smile on his face. Gold is indeed the most valuable currency, it's really worth its value. The gold bar he carried with him just sold for over 100,000 yuan, it seems that he won't have to worry about money for a while.

  After glancing down at the clothes he was wearing, Muxu Xing headed towards a floor that specialized in selling clothing. This outfit was really too eye-catching; it would be better to buy some clothes from this era as soon as possible.

  It wasn't long before Mudan Xing reappeared in front of the hotel counter on the upper floor of the skyscraper. He had changed into a trendy casual outfit from head to toe, and he was no longer as eye-catching as before, which met his requirements for being low-key.

  As soon as Mo Dun Xing entered the room he had booked, he immediately took out all sorts of tools from his bag and opened a laptop.

  Dust Star immediately discovered that the tracker he had placed on Shan Zhi Guang's floating car earlier was stationary in one place for a long time. According to the plot development, Shan Zhi Guang and his group should have returned home by now.

  I'll go take a look there tomorrow if I have the chance, and even Mudan Xing doesn't mind getting the "Divine Fist" that I've been admiring. If it's not possible, then it's no big deal, after all this future world still has many other high-tech things waiting for me, like that small virtual display computer I just saw. Compared to it, this latest notebook computer from the real world is simply outdated...