LWGP - Chapter 107
Chapter 107: A Transaction
Not all BOSSes have a period of weakness after entering an evolutionary phase. However, creatures like the Ogre, which possess a low-grade bloodline and rely on devouring the flesh and brains of others to accumulate energy, have their drawbacks. Once it enters an evolutionary phase, all its energy is influenced by the rules of evolution and absorbed by it in an attempt to break through its bottleneck. But this also results in the weakness of its main body.
This was supposed to be a secret, but the Tribal Chief knew. And not only did he know, but he also secretly told the Mountain Bear and the other exploited "slaves," which in turn was learned by Wang Jiu.
And then she used it.
From the very beginning, as she coldly watched Zhang Qihan and the others get up only to be killed and devoured, she had activated her x-ray vision to observe the Ogre's internal state. She saw that its energy core was increasing in luminosity, but there were still empty shadows, so she knew it couldn't evolve.
But even if the dozen or so people here could fill its energy reserves, it wouldn't get to eat them. She would have shot the last few people in advance, ensuring it would never be satisfied, forever stuck in a state of being on the verge of evolution but never succeeding.
And then it became weak.
Since it was weak, it could be fought.
The Ogre naturally sensed Wang Jiu's intentions and had a sudden realization—it seemed it had also fallen into a trap!
She had used the altar to provoke the Tribal Chief, making him panic and rush right to her.
Then she used her own powerful threat to provoke it, causing it to frantically and indiscriminately devour these outsiders, forgetting to calculate its energy deficit.
So treacherous!
Amidst its panic, the Ogre's ferocity surged. "You think you've won? Foolish human, your Spirit Power is almost depleted, isn't it!"
It wasn't ignorant. It could certainly tell that the skill this outsider used to finish off the Tribal Chief was incredible, but it must have also consumed a great deal of Spirit Power. There was no helping it; it was an ironclad rule of the game world—Spirit Power was king.
She was low-level, not even level 20, so her Spirit Power couldn't be that high. After such intense consumption, she surely didn't have much left!
The Ogre's point was actually quite valid, and Wang Jiu didn't even deny it. "Yeah, so to kill you, I have to think of some unorthodox methods."
As she spoke, Wang Jiu flickered and used Shadow Step to leap onto its head.
The Ogre truly hadn't expected this person to get so close!
Arrogant! Courting death!
Stunned, the Ogre raised its hand to grab the person on its head, but before it could, Wang Jiu had already pulled out a wooden bucket and violently slammed it down!
A large splash of liquid from the bucket cascaded over the Ogre's head.
Sulfuric acid? A chemical agent? An alchemical elixir?
No, it was none of those. It was just a clear liquid.
Water.
The moment the water landed on the Ogre, it let out a piercing shriek, a mixture of a pig being slaughtered and a groundhog screaming. The shredded meat on its body sizzled as if undergoing a chemical reaction, emitting white steam.
Oh ho!
Wang Jiu leaped far away, landing on a rock, and quickly unleashed a continuous barrage of skills.
Once a BOSS entered a continuous negative state like being frozen, burned, or damaged by the altar like the Tribal Chief, the damage it suffered was magnified, not to mention Wang Jiu also had skills that dealt explosive damage.
The Ogre had already lost a good chunk of its health from the Tribal Chief's counterattack, and now its HP was dropping even faster.
Roar! The Ogre roared and charged at Wang Jiu. Wang Jiu dodged backward, not engaging head-on, maintaining distance and systematically kiting it with skills like Flowing Light.
When it came to fighting a BOSS, one could take an unconventional, fiercely fatal approach, but that was very risky.
With three BOSSes present, she had no choice but to take such risks.
But now, with only one left, she began to play it safe, not advancing recklessly in the slightest.
40%, 30%, 20%…
The Ogre's health bar was like a water bottle with a hole poked in it, gurgling out as its HP steadily decreased.
However, depleting just as quickly as its health bar was Wang Jiu's Spirit Power.
She had already spent a lot to kill the Tribal Chief and the Octopus King, bringing her Spirit Power down to 350. Now, with her frantic skill spamming, it was continuously shrinking, soon dropping to 180.
When the Ogre's health bar hit 10%, it was about to go berserk!
Weapon Release!
Did the Ogre have a hidden weakness? Originally, no. But as the water sizzled on its body, seeping into its writhing, distorted flesh, Wang Jiu used her x-ray vision and saw the part of its body that reacted most strongly—the bottom-left stomach among its many stomachs.
It was completely contorted and squirming within the mass of flesh, as if trying to avoid the pervasive liquid.
Wang Jiu locked onto it with Weapon Release and detonated it!
Spirit Power -100!
Its true core stomach ruptured. The Ogre howled in agony, its entire body twisting and bursting. All its shredded flesh and body parts writhed and trembled, emitting a powerful, foul stench.
20% HP Blood Wrath + Heavy Strike + Flowing Light!
Annihilation!
The moment the Ogre was about to go berserk, its 10% health bar was blown away.
10% to 0%. Bang!
Game over!
The Ogre exploded into countless pieces of flesh, leaving only a twisted, half-human-sized ugly corpse to collapse on the ground.
Wang Jiu, who had jumped back, flicked off a few pieces of flesh that had splattered onto her pants and kicked the plump corpse at her feet.
"Stop playing dead."
"Right away, Master!"
Wang Shu scrambled to his feet, patted the dust off his bottom, and scurried over to the nearest Octopus King corpse to start looting.
Wang Jiu, however, stood where she was, paying no mind to the looting Wang Shu. She was observing her surroundings.
Since the altar's destruction, the tribal warriors had long since suffered the backlash and died en masse, their bodies littering the area.
Here, only Wang Shu and she remained.
Mei Qinghe and the others had already revived and gone back, but Wang Jiu seemed somewhat puzzled.
"Master, how did you know this Ogre was afraid of water?"
"The Mountain Bear side quest mentioned that the Ogre had it block the water outlet above the pool."
"Ah, so that's enough to prove it's afraid of water? Could it be… could it be that the water from that outlet flows back here?"
While looting, Wang Shu craned his neck to survey the entire Rock Beach.
He noticed another stone mountain in the deepest part of the area.
It seemed… to have an opening as well.
A thought flashed through his mind. "Ah! I get it! In the Nightmare Dungeon, if the Mountain Bear failed to block the outlet, water would have rushed out and flooded the entire pool area, turning it into a water zone. If the water level got too high, it would either flood this place or there's an underground water system that flows back to this Rock Beach area. No wonder the rocks here are so smooth. Many years ago, at least historically, this place must have also been a water zone. For the Ogre to live here and be so wary of water, it's naturally possible that it's afraid of it."
It wasn't just a possibility. One also had to consider the significance of the clue, as well as the fact that the Ogre had never gone into the water to hunt the Octopus King. The combined evidence pointed to its fear of water.
Just as the Octopus King was vulnerable without water.
Both Silver BOSSes actually had weaknesses, just as the Tribal Chief's weakness was the altar.
This early-stage Nightmare Dungeon, which seemed like an absolute deathtrap, had actually left a sliver of hope.
Wang Shu was ecstatic, thinking he had finally caught up with his Master's line of thinking—even though the dungeon was basically cleared.
He was thrilled, but to his dismay, his Master was very aloof and had already walked off on her own.
"Hey, Master, where are you going?" Wang Shu couldn't contact Dao Dao and the others in the tribe, and his mouth couldn't stay idle. Seeing Wang Jiu walk off in a certain direction, he asked.
"To raid its nest," Wang Jiu answered concisely and quickly found the Ogre's lair, the cave where it had previously lurked.
The stench inside the cave was overwhelming. This kind of smell was actually a type of toxin, but Wang Jiu's Stamina was high enough to withstand this level of poison gas, so she continued her search inside.
System: "What are you looking for?"
Wang Jiu: "Just now, when Mei Qinghe and the others were eaten by it, they must have chosen to revive. But the interesting thing is, it could still gain energy from their disappearing corpses. Yet it's not a bloodthirsty creature like the Tribal Chief. I reckon it has a special ability or a special item that allows it to absorb energy from their bodies the moment it kills them. If there is an item, it's either on its body or hidden somewhere in its lair. In any case, it doesn't hurt to look."
If this item wasn't among the loot Wang Shu found, it was almost certainly in the lair.
Since she had nothing better to do, she decided to look for it in advance. She was going to raid the lair anyway.
The System had long known how meticulous she was and didn't say much, just grumbled, "I've never seen you take a loss."
Wang Jiu ignored it. After reaching the Ogre's resting place, she saw no skeletons—after all, the beast often swallowed its prey whole—nor did she see any other treasures.
Oh, so stingy?
Wang Jiu scanned the area, then suddenly flipped over the large, foul-smelling stone slab the Ogre used as a bed.
Underneath the slab was a sticky, head-sized chunk of flesh. Growing from the flesh was a plant that resembled a blood jade, looking like a single bean sprout.
It had a sour smell.
But it emanated a strange, bloody aura.
Wang Jiu turned the slab over and saw that its back had been deeply penetrated by tendrils of blood energy, forming a blood-red totem.
"What is this thing? Do I have the clearance to get an answer?"
The System was a bit more lenient with someone who had cleared a Nightmare Dungeon. "Of course. Since you've discovered it, I am obligated to unlock some information about the Ogre race for you—the Abomination is a type of Ogre, born from resentment and sustained by devouring flesh and blood. However, unlike bloodthirsty creatures that naturally possess the ability to permanently devour the lives of others, the Ogre's devouring is flawed, especially against player entities who rely on the game program for HP and revival chances. After countless years of struggle, their race finally found a way to counter players to a certain extent. That is this special spirit plant—the Spirit Severing Jade Sprout. The Spirit Severing Jade Sprout is a special, precious, and rare spirit plant. The Ogre shamans used its existence to create the Ogre's Spirit Severing Totem, and with this totem, they created the Ogre's special ability, Spirit Severing. This ability allows them to absorb a certain amount of energy and flesh essence from players' corpses the moment they are killed, to nourish themselves and evolve."
This long passage contained a lot of key information.
For example, the Ogre race and the player community were adversaries, and this struggle had a long history.
Of course, the most important thing was that this Spirit Severing Jade Sprout seemed very valuable.
"So, can I use it to derive this ability?"
Wang Jiu showed no hesitation about such an evil method, but the System said, "You cannot. This is a special spirit plant found by Ogre shamans utilizing their racial characteristics. It is not applicable to all races. However, its value is very high. It's generally a high-level resource that can only be gathered in level 40 dungeons. But Nightmare Dungeons are resource hunting grounds that transcend levels, so it's not out of line for you to obtain it."
"High value, but I can't use it myself. So I either sell it or trade it later? It seems you systems don't have a corresponding exchange system. So it can only be used for alchemy, I suppose."
System: "The System doesn't have one, but there are related channels. For example, the game pawnshop that will appear after you build a territory, the traveling Goblin Traders, and if you encounter alchemist grandmasters in various dungeons or other places in the future, you can also trade with them for what you want. There are even some item magic boxes that have their own value exchange systems. Anyway, in my opinion, its value is higher than a Silver growth accessory—provided you can trade it for a treasure that is truly useful to you."
Oh ho, what a load of information. Various shops would appear in the later stages of territory development? NPCs would also appear?
Were the alchemist grandmasters from other places players or NPCs, and were they dangerous?
As Wang Jiu absorbed this information, she also heard Wang Shu's private message.
"Master, Master, I've unlocked all three BOSSes. Where are you?"
His tone was full of excitement. It seemed the unlocked resources were quite good?
When Wang Jiu came out, Wang Shu was sitting on a rock drinking water. Seeing her emerge, he tried to act composed, but he couldn't suppress the smile at the corners of his mouth.
Wang Jiu glanced at him and began to check the items in the team inventory.
Combined, the three BOSSes had dropped at least three hundred items.
But Wang Jiu skipped over the low and mid-tier resources. The summary was as follows.
Octopus King:
One Puppet Card (Silver Puppet BOSS Octopus Guard, duration 10 days.)
Special Status Card (Sea Spirit Card)
Three Class Skill Books (「Water Breathing」, 「Sea Shadow」, 「Spirit Tentacle」)
Invisibility Color-Changing Cloak (Special Item, Permanent)
5 Experience Pills (Randomly draw from the Octopus King's level experience to reward oneself)
Also, 4 pieces of Silver equipment, a Silver growth jade pendant, 2 medium puppets, 6 small treasure chests, 10 small HP potions, and a recipe for underwater movement gear.
Tribal Chief:
One Puppet Card (Silver Puppet BOSS Bloodthirsty Tribal Chief, duration 10 days.)
Special Status Card (Bloodline Covering Card)
Four Class Skill Books (「Dismemberment」, 「Dark Curse」, 「Hunting Cage」, 「Flame Explosion」)
Mysterious Pot (Special Item, food cooked in this pot converts to Stamina at twice the normal recovery rate.)
Goblin Trader's Invite (Special Item, can summon a Goblin Trader to appear for 10 minutes)
Territory Gift Pack (Lucky Bag, only a Lord has the right to open)
Demon's Eye (Gold Badge)
Secret Records of the Race Book (Knowledge Book)
Equipment Upgrade Scroll.
Weeping Blood (Gold Grade Weapon), 8 pieces of Silver equipment, a Silver growth amulet, a Witch Race Alchemy Set, 8 small treasure chests, 10 small HP potions, and an HP potion recipe.
Ogre:
One Puppet Card (Silver Puppet BOSS Ogre, duration 10 days.)
Special Skill Card (Rockfall Meteor, group attack spell, one-time use, lasts 30 seconds)
Five Class Skill Books (「Spirit Recovery Array」, 「Thorn Bind」, 「Weapon Poisoning」, 「Earth Pulse」, 「Mountain Ghost's Night March」)
Vehicle Gift Pack (Can randomly draw one permanent game vehicle)
Equipment Upgrade Scroll.
A bag of Spirit Severing Jade Sprout seeds (ten seeds)
Ogre's Treasure (Medium Treasure Gift Pack)
Nightmare Descent (Gold Badge)
Demon Banner (Gold Grade Offhand), 8 pieces of Silver equipment, 10 small treasure chests, 10 small HP potions, a bundle of Tactical Bandages (10 pieces), and a Tactical Bandage crafting recipe.
After looking through all this, Wang Jiu looked up at Wang Shu. "What do you want?"
Wang Shu was taken aback. "Master, are you rewarding me?"
Wang Jiu sat down on a large rock, crossed her legs, and flicked off some bits of flesh stuck to her clothes. "Aside from asking me to have your baby, you can ask for anything," she said nonchalantly.
Not have a baby, so that means… hmm… the scope seems quite large?
Holy crap!
Master, your words have such depth! They're so thought-provoking! So fraught with peril!
Wang Shu's excitement quickly subsided. With the unwavering loyalty of a die-hard fan, he declared righteously, "Serving you, Master, is the second greatest honor of my life!"
Wang Jiu raised an eyebrow. "Then what's the first greatest honor?"
Wang Shu: "That would be my service satisfying you and making you happy."
Oh ho! This damn fatty sure knows how to talk.
Even the System was speechless. This master and disciple pair were both such dogs, one more than the other.
Wang Jiu was indeed amused. From the 85% participation she had monopolized in this dungeon, she allocated 5% to Wang Shu and another 10% to be split between Dao Dao and Qiao Xuejing.
Throughout the entire dungeon, the ownership rights to all the BOSSes belonged to her. Even Mei Qinghe's freeze, which had played a significant role, was ultimately useless.
Dao Dao and the others weren't here, so there was no need to wait for them to choose. In fact, Wang Jiu didn't need to wait for them at all. She directly took everything she wanted based on her participation share and randomly distributed the rest that she didn't care much about. They could tell her later if they wanted to claim them or trade for something else; it could be reallocated.
The good stuff left for them included three Puppet Cards, the Sea Spirit Card, three experience pills, 10 small treasure chests, 10 small HP potions, three intermediate recipes, 「Hunting Cage」, 「Flame Explosion」, the Mysterious Pot, 「Thorn Bind」, 「Earth Pulse」, and 12 pieces of Silver equipment.
In total, they had obtained 22 pieces of Silver equipment. Wang Jiu took 10 pieces that formed a set. The remaining pieces could also be assembled into a set, but that would be up to them to distribute. Wang Jiu didn't bother with it. After the random distribution, besides most of the top-tier resources from the list above, she also had a huge pile of low and mid-tier resources. Her inventory was almost full again.
She didn't take Wang Shu back to the village. Instead, she led him to the seaside, the place where they had come ashore before.
Clearly, she was going to raid the Octopus King's lair next.
But this time, Wang Jiu had Wang Shu go down and raid it with her.
Although the Spirit Severing Jade Sprout was a good item, the entire Ogre's lair had only yielded a single bean sprout, which left Wang Jiu feeling a bit dissatisfied.
This damn fatty had good luck; maybe he could find something good.
While the two of them were searching for treasure, Wang Jiu's mailbox kept dinging. She glanced at it, expecting a bunch of private messages, but found they were from the auction house.
They had sold.
Both the two skill books and the Silver growth accessory.
780 gold coins arrived in her account.
And a few basic active skill books.
At a price of 2 gold, some people had sold them to exchange for resources, but more than half of her buy order was still unfulfilled, indicating that most people were reluctant to sell active skill books for 2 gold.
And her active skill books listed at 5 gold had yet to attract any buyers.
Wang Jiu glanced at the skill book sales window and instantly bought out all the Mastery and Heavy Strike books listed for 2 or 3 gold.
720 gold coins vanished in an instant, for a total of 260 skill books.
With the remaining 60 gold, she placed a new buy order for active skills at 4 gold.
System: "…"
What a disgusting person.
The disgusting Wang Jiu maxed out her basic skills.
All four Masteries and Heavy Strike were now level 6.
She still had over a hundred basic skill books left, but not enough to level any single skill to 7.
After all, leveling from 6 to 7 required 64 books.
A while later, before Wang Jiu had found anything, 5 medium treasure chests appeared in the team inventory, and Wang Shu was holding something in his arms.
"What's this?"
"I don't know, Master. It was in a spot you passed by three times just now. I walked past, and it just jumped into my arms. The system notified me that I can't put it in my inventory, said it's an Arcane Sprite… I don't know what it is."
Wang Jiu: "Shut up."
Wang Shu: "Yes, Master."
Red-Braised Little Octopus (Infant Arcane Sprite)
Attributes: A matching sprite for Fire/Water Arcane Casters, can continuously restore their Spirit Power. An extremely rare sprite.
Usage: A spiritual creature that chooses its own master. It is worth noting that this particular sprite seems to place great importance on luck—because it is an aquatic sprite that can also assist a Fire Arcane Caster. Being dual-natured in water and fire is extremely lucky. It had sealed itself away out of fear of the Octopus King and the Ogre. After they were eliminated, it finally mustered the courage to come out.
"This kind of Arcane Sprite is generally a monster-grinding tool for the mid to late game, essential for elite mages. To get one this early, he has the potential to become a top-tier mage."
The System couldn't help but butt in again. "I think the existence of this disciple of yours will constantly test your self-restraint."
Do you feel like exploding on the spot? Do you feel like smashing his head in with a brick? Do you feel like stringing him up and beating him!
Wang Jiu replied expressionlessly that she didn't, but Wang Shu offered the little sprite to her.
"Master, you can have this."
Wang Shu didn't know if his Master would believe he was being sincere. Although he was reluctant to part with it… he was indeed being sincere.
But Wang Jiu didn't take it.
"It's not for me. Get lost."
Then she gave Wang Shu a deep look.
"Next time, find me a dark-type one, or I'll red-braise you and this little octopus together."
"…"
Wang Shu let out a bubble underwater, shivering as he hugged the little octopus.
After they went ashore, on the way to the village, the little octopus floated in the air, blowing bubbles and playing with its tentacles, drifting around Wang Shu.
Wang Shu thought for a moment and put it away, lest his Master really stew it.
"Master, I just activated a title, and after bonding with the little sprite, I also unlocked a sprite space."
Wang Shu said his title was something like "Hoof of the RNG God, Lucky Little Cutie."
"How much Spirit does it add?" Wang Jiu asked casually.
"300."
"…"
The poor rely on mutation and hard work, the rich rely on money and technology, and then there's the kind of person who can get rich just by looting corpses and accumulating RNG points.
Wang Shu felt the surrounding air turn a few degrees colder. He rubbed his chubby arms and remained quiet.
The village was quiet; everyone was below.
However, as soon as Wang Jiu led Wang Shu down into the cavern, she noticed a strange atmosphere inside.
Of course, after Wang Jiu arrived, the atmosphere became even stranger.
After their initial shock, the members of Mei Qinghe's two teams had complex expressions. They subconsciously wanted to put away their weapons but felt that doing so would be too obvious and shameful.
But before they could formulate their diplomatic words, Liao Luo, whose longsword was resting on the ground, spoke up.
"You're finally here. While you were away, this group of people claimed they also contributed to taking down the altar and had a share in the whole dungeon. Because you kicked them all out, they can't get any participation points or rewards, so they want to search this altar to find other loot to compensate for their losses."
After Liao Luo finished, Dao Dao followed up, pointing a pig trotter at Mei Qinghe and his group. "Yesterday, you were the ones begging our captain to take you through the dungeon. You didn't listen, insisted on being self-righteous, and ruined our captain's plan, nearly destroying the entire dungeon. And now you have the nerve to ask for rewards? How shameless!"
Mei Qinghe and his group were put on the spot, but they were also annoyed. This group had been silent when Wang Jiu wasn't here, just drawing their weapons in a standoff. Now that Wang Jiu was back, they were exploding like firecrackers!
"That's not how it works, Captain Wang. We didn't intentionally mean to go against you. Your abilities are heaven-defying, and we genuinely wanted to follow you through the dungeon. But your order not to attack the Octopus King midway was really unreasonable… You know, you also killed the Tribal Chief early later on, and we didn't see the Ogre swallow any corpses. It's clear that rule didn't exist. Since that's the case, your deliberate words inevitably made us think you were intentionally luring us into disobeying your orders so you could kick us from the team…"
Mei Qinghe's reasoning was sound. In fact, even Wang Shu and the others felt that Wang Jiu had used that tactic.
However, Wang Jiu, standing on the steps with her sword in hand, bathed in the candlelight of the cavern, responded faintly.
"So much talk. Are you trying to have a logical debate with me, or a moral discussion?"
Her attitude was mild, her eyes held no killing intent, and her aura wasn't overpowering, but seeing the blood covering her, everyone felt an inexplicable sense of shame and terror.
Mei Qinghe's mouth moved, but for a moment he didn't know what to say. He had to be careful when facing this person. After all, he was in the wrong in some aspects and was just trying to seize on a point where she might also be in the wrong to regain some ground.
But he hadn't expected Wang Jiu to be so mild, while someone else was not.
"If we're talking logic, if our captain had known that rule in advance, why wouldn't she have just killed the Octopus King herself? Could you have out-sniped her? It's clear she wasn't certain. She was just giving an order from a captain's cautious perspective. For a team member to disobey is a mistake, a violation of team spirit. Why can't she kick them? Or is this how the two of you captains usually manage your teams? Or perhaps you don't understand what logic is at all and just want to measure all reasoning by your own personal gains and losses."
"If we're talking morality, your teams were missing six people, trapped here and raised as food. Without our captain, how would they have died? You know that in your hearts. Even if Captain Mei didn't care about their lives, what about your own lives? If she didn't kick you, how could she kill you? And if she didn't kill you, how could you have avoided the Tribal Chief's HP damage? How can you turn around and blame her for harming your interests? Are your interests more important than your lives?"
"Neither argument holds up. So we should talk this through properly. But you didn't talk. You were eager to strike first. The few of us stopped you, and even though you had the advantage, you didn't attack. It seems you are still rational."
"Since you're rational, you should do the most sensible thing."
Qiao Xuejing had spoken. Her words were methodical, neither gentle nor aggressive, but her content was complete, her framework stable, and her argument unassailable, leaving Captain Mei and the others speechless.
If they wanted to accuse her of being too harsh, she had already given them a way out.
For example, by pointing out their fear of Wang Jiu, which had kept them from attacking directly.
It was a good thing they hadn't attacked, because the little cockroach puppet had returned to Wang Jiu's hand. She glanced at them and said slowly, "I think I only feel pity for people on my operating table or in my bed."
She had no interest in bickering with these people about their petty squabbles or their schemes to team up and kill her to turn the tables.
Whether moral posturing or violent action was the true path depended on the balance of power.
Everyone: "…"
Alright, they got it instantly—if they kept yapping, she was going to start killing.
Captain Mei and the others had mixed feelings, but they still managed to squeeze out a smile and thank Wang Jiu for saving their lives.
"You're welcome. A doctor's heart is like a parent's."
"…"
Everyone deeply analyzed the meaning of that sentence—I'm your daddy, and you'll never beat me.
Aside from those who had been rescued by Wang Jiu, both of Mei Qinghe's teams were extremely dejected and were about to leave. "By the way, you three slaves, do you want to get some Reputation?"
Huh? What was that?
Mei Qinghe and the other captain exchanged a look, both stopping in their tracks and turning to look at the trio of slaves who had been called out.
Zhao Shanxiao reacted sharply. "What do you mean by that?"
"I just asked around. The top ten members of a team that clears a Nightmare Dungeon can get a quarter of the Reputation, which is 40 points. I think Reputation is easiest to get in the early stages, because Easy and Normal difficulties aren't that high. As long as you can find decent people, you can clear them, and there isn't much competition. But as time goes on and the mid-to-low-tier players rise, there will be too many monks and not enough porridge. The competition for Easy and Normal difficulties will be as tough as climbing the Great Wall during National Day. And Dangerous and Nightmare are too hard to beat. If you want to gather 100 Reputation for a small territory, 40 points is a significant chunk. But you'll still need to spend several more days to get it—especially with the current lack of convenient transportation. Many dungeons in the nearby mountains have been destroyed because of the Eternal Night, so there probably aren't any Easy or Normal ones left to run. You'll have to go further, which is not only dangerous but also time-consuming, and you might even die in fights with others."
"So, are you interested in my 40 Reputation?"
Could I say I'm not interested?
Zhao Shanxiao, who had some understanding of Wang Jiu, spoke on behalf of himself and Jiang Kaikai. "What must we give you in exchange?"
"One week's time. 300 gold from each of you."
The three, Zhao Shanxiao included: "!"
What an exorbitant price!
But none of the three completely refused.
Reputation, Territory.
For people who didn't have a homestead but had witnessed the absolute importance of Spirit Power, a territory was a perfect substitute.
They were tempted, and then…
"Fine! I agree!" Liao Luo was surprisingly the first to agree.
Afterward, Zhao Shanxiao and Jiang Kaikai also agreed.
This wasn't a losing deal. In the long run, gold could buy resources, but it would infinitely depreciate. However, the timing of obtaining a territory meant an early increase in Spirit Power and limitless resources, which would only appreciate infinitely.
They could do the math on this kind of transaction.
Only now did Qiao Xuejing and the others understand why Wang Jiu had brought these three along.
Did you think she wanted slaves for free labor? No, she was planning to sell spots on her team!
And she probably wasn't just selling three.
There were still three spots left.
Qiao Xuejing saw Mei Qinghe and Zhou Guican, in the midst of extreme struggle, filled with the feeling of being exploited and extorted, unable to control their bodies…
Here they come, here they come. They were walking back.
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