Chapter 543: Chapter 258 Time Book: The Closed Crimson Preferred [10,000 words, ask for monthly ticket]_4

He had never expected that such a massive change could occur just after a brief slumber.

“Alright, let’s leave it at that for now. I still have things to deal with. By the way, I might summon the Bloody Train soon to fight a tough battle; you should prepare as well,” Mu Rufeng said.

“Understood, Mr. Mu. I will make the necessary preparations,” the train conductor replied solemnly.

After hanging up the phone, Mu Rufeng went down to the warehouse and found that it had already been emptied.

Immediately, Mu Rufeng headed to the deck and just caught sight of Ye Lin and others carrying a block of ore in an orderly manner down the stairs.

Clearly, this was their last batch of ore.

“Boss Mu, you’re here. The ore has already been moved out,” Zhao Xize, who was also on the deck, hurriedly approached upon seeing Mu Rufeng.

“Hmm, right. How much longer can the Gluttonous Cruise stay here?” inquired Mu Rufeng.

“Boss Mu, the Black Gold Card summons the Gluttonous Cruise to appear in the real world, and it can stay docked for one hour. Once the hour is up, it will be forced to return to the Mysterious World,”

“There’s about twenty minutes left,” Zhao Xize said.

“Twenty minutes is sufficient. I’ll go down for a bit; wait here for me, and then we’ll both go to the Mysterious World together,” Mu Rufeng told him.

“Okay, Boss Mu,” Zhao Xize nodded in response.

After Mu Rufeng disembarked, he saw a large quantity of precious ore on the shore.

Some Contractors were busily transporting it; obviously, it was not possible to just leave these ores here.

Ye Lin took out the ore in his hands and the ones in his backpack, placed them on the ground, and turned around to board the ship again.

As he turned around, he saw Mu Rufeng coming down from above and paused in his step.

“Xiao Mu, I was just about to look for you. Here, this is your identity document. Your information has also been entered into the national system,”

“As long as you present your ID, you can mobilize some social resources,” Ye Lin said as he tossed an identification to Mu Rufeng.

Mu Rufeng caught it and opened it to find his own photo inside, with his position listed as Deputy Director General.

Now, he was essentially the fourth most powerful man in the department, and while he did not manage any affairs, his authority exceeded both the second and third in command.

Mu Rufeng nodded, pocketed the ID, and then approached Ye Lin to say, “Time is pressing. I need to use the Time Book. After I’ve asked, I will take the Gluttonous Cruise to the Mysterious World.”

“There’s no issue using the Time Book, but you can take the Gluttonous Cruise to the Mysterious World?” Ye Lin expressed in surprise.

“Yes, but to return to the real world, I would need to wait for next month’s Black Gold Card privilege summoning,” Mu Rufeng stated.

“Wait, if you enter an instance in the Mysterious World and complete it, couldn’t you also return to the real world by completing the mission?”

“Also, is it possible to trigger the Login Bracelet in the Mysterious World to return to the real world?” Ye Lin bombarded him with a series of questions.

“This is my first time entering the Mysterious World through the Gluttonous Cruise; I don’t know the answers to your questions,” Mu Rufeng replied.

“Can you take other Contractors with you on the Gluttonous Cruise to the Mysterious World?” Ye Lin pondered for a moment before asking again.

“No, only Black Gold Card holders are allowed to travel to the Mysterious World,” Mu Rufeng clarified.

“Okay, go ahead. You already have the authority. You can go ask. I’ve stored a hundred units of Soul Power in the Time Book,”

“You can just go and ask directly,” Ye Lin stated.

“Got it,” Mu Rufeng nodded, and then with a flash of lightning and fire, he soared into the sky.

“Thunder Fire Armor, that’s really good,” Ye Lin remarked admiringly.

…

The Mysterious Affairs Bureau was not far from the relevant department. In just three minutes, Mu Rufeng arrived.

Due to his identity, even as he descended from the sky into the department, none of the alert mechanisms was triggered.

Because time was of the essence, Mu Rufeng went straight to the eighteenth underground level into the Time Book Room.

He reached out and touched the Time Book, initiating his inquiry.

“In the coming period, the greatest crisis Crimson Preferred will face–I need a detailed process of the crisis and the final outcome if I don’t intervene.”

This question was one that Mu Rufeng had carefully pondered.

He was now the second-largest shareholder of Crimson Preferred, and his annual dividends were substantial.

If a plotter were to ruin it, his losses would be huge.

Knowing the adversary’s moves and the outcome without his involvement, Mu Rufeng would be able to mount a targeted counterattack.

[This question requires 10 units of Soul Power; do you wish to pay?]

A prompt sounded from the Time Book.

Another alert surfaced in Mu Rufeng’s mind.

[Do you wish to pay 1000 points of Soul Power?]

It seemed that the payment mentioned above would be deducted directly from the hundred units of Soul Power stored by Ye Lin.

And the latter would be taken from Mu Rufeng’s own supply of Soul Power.

One unit of Soul Power was equivalent to 100 points of Soul Power.

“Pay ten units of Soul Power,” Mu Rufeng chose to pay using the Soul Power units stored by Ye Lin.

The next second, the Time Book burst into a dazzling light, and then slowly opened.

[Payment complete. Answer to the question has been generated; please refer to it directly.]