LWGP - Chapter 167
Chapter 167: Hei Hei
Wang Jiu was a person highly sensitive to the long-term big picture. One could see this just by looking at how she had schemed her way up step-by-step from an initial position of weakness, going from far inferior to Xie Jiang and the others to now surpassing them in every aspect.
Now that the function of the Order Book was revealed, she knew she would be willing to pay for it, not just with 40% participation, but even double that.
Of course, she couldn't achieve such a high contribution anyway.
Wang Jiu immediately threw Blood Wrath, Dark Curse, Witch Drain, Black Flame Swamp, Ghost Blade (Basic), Bloodweep Blade, and other Mountain Ghost-style blade arts and witchcraft skills into the book to activate them.
Each activation cost 1,000 Spirit Power, with no special treatment, but the success probabilities varied. Witch Drain cost her a full 8,000 Spirit Power to succeed, while Bloodweep Blade took 7,000.
It was truly a spirit-devouring beast.
After activation, the new limit for Witch Drain was revealed. It had no other abilities, but its lifesteal target cap was upgraded, increasing from 5 to 10.
The HP-based damage ratio of Bloodweep Blade also increased by one-third.
Blood Wrath and the others were similarly enhanced in various ways, either activating abilities like critical damage, burn damage, increased damage, or immunity and armor penetration.
Although the Spirit Power consumption was terrifyingly high, using up all her bananas, the degree of improvement was also terrifying.
Wang Jiu's permanent critical damage had reached 500%, but what was even more insane was the overall power of her skills.
"Half a piece is this powerful. If it were a complete Order Book… Speaking of which, that old Taoist is pretty weak."
Wang Jiu smiled. She had never taken the old man seriously, and now she was even more dismissive.
The System couldn't stand her attitude, feeling as if its game designers were being mocked.
"This dungeon has a very low clear rate. Many people have died in it. By normal standards, the clearance level is around Wei Yuan and Zhang Shen. If it weren't for the fact that too many of you entered with such high strength, which naturally increased the difficulty, plus you actively expanded the side quests and provoked the old Taoist, it would have been over already. And you're still complaining."
"I'm not complaining."
She just felt there was a reason that old Taoist had never made a name for himself. Without this Cloud Travel Book, he probably couldn't have beaten a talent like Wei Yuan.
After Wang Jiu finished tinkering, the others had just finished dividing the loot. In between, there was all sorts of passive-aggressive bickering and infighting, but fortunately, it ended in harmonious celebration because Wang Jiu gave them a look—Still not done? You want to spend New Year's here?
The efficiency of loot distribution skyrocketed, and they were done in no time.
The rest was randomly distributed by Wang Jiu, and then she confirmed the final result of the dungeon.
Personal 12-star, comprehensive 11-star.
Just a little short. Wang Jiu raised an eyebrow; she wouldn't be getting the perfect reward.
Wang Jiu felt a twinge of regret but quickly let it go. After claiming the experience, the light of a level-up descended upon her.
She was level 40.
However, quite a few people had also reached level 40. Of course, they didn't have as much experience as her; they had just been a few levels higher to begin with, so they ended up at the same level.
She had five more chances at the Lucky Wheel, which, added to the two from before, became seven.
With this confirmation, their dungeon status ended, and all restrictions were lifted.
As their attributes were restored, the System also gave a final reward notification.
Wang Jiu's ten-person team received the highest ownership reward for the dungeon. As the captain and leader, Wang Jiu received 1,000 Reputation and a medium-sized Territory. Wang Shu and the others received progressively less, but they all got 250.
Speaking of which, 250?
"As a final clear reward for all players—you can receive 10,000 in funds from this dungeon world to purchase anything you want in this game. After exiting the dungeon, the game will naturally convert these items into game props that can be used freely and are not subject to material destruction. However, your shopping time is limited to three hours. This system can provide you with a free car as a means of transportation."
Almost everyone was delighted, and even Wang Jiu was surprised by the Dog System's sudden generosity.
Except for one person.
Luo Sheng was a bit melancholic. "Ten thousand? I've never known what ten thousand can buy in my life. A single roll of toilet paper at my house costs four figures."
The delighted commoners: "…"
That hurts our pride.
Actually, the damage wasn't great, but the insult was extremely strong.
In the end, it was a casual remark from Wang Jiu that dealt a critical blow to Luo Sheng.
"I remember you looked quite ferocious when you were fighting for that toilet."
Luo Sheng's face darkened.
Since there was a shopping time limit, and it would take two hours to drive to the nearest city, there wasn't much time left to buy things.
At the thought of long-missed items from modern civilization, the group, who had been "roughing it" for several days, didn't have time to process their resources. They hastily searched the ruins. Wang Jiu was a person of extremes—either extremely brutal or extremely generous. She had no intention of hoarding the good stuff from the old lair, which meant it was finders keepers.
After frantically digging three feet deep with their skills, the group found many medium-sized treasure chests. Someone even dug up a precious large treasure chest, while others picked up various skill books, still scorching hot from being buried under the charcoal.
Dao Dao took great advantage of this, finding quite a few things.
After one last harvest festival, the group got into the System's car and headed to the neighboring city.
Ahhh, snacks, clothes, toothbrushes, toothpaste, makeup, here I come!
In the front passenger seat of the car, Bai Bai had already jumped into Wang Jiu's lap, handing her a crystal-like piece of tree root it had been holding.
Wang Jiu inspected it and found it to be the crystallized source of the Old Camphor Tree's poison.
Poison. A bit interesting.
Wang Jiu thought for a moment and asked Bai Bai, "If you eat it, can you digest its abilities?"
Bai Bai: "My god, this is a super poison, and you want to feed it to me?"
Wang Jiu: "You don't want it?"
Bai Bai: "I want it!"
And so, Wang Jiu handed the Old Camphor Poison Crystal, whose value was possibly second only to the Cloud Travel Book, to Bai Bai.
So decisive, so neat.
Bai Bai was moved. "Grandma, even though you're so domineering, heartless, and cold to me, you really do love me after all."
"I don't blame you for turning me black anymore."
It would have been fine if it hadn't brought it up. Now that it had, everyone had to address the issue.
Speaking of which, was it permanently black?
"Can't it be washed white?" Lin Guiwan asked with a smile.
The previously happy Bai Bai immediately became dejected, curling into a large black furball and saying gloomily, "I'm not clean anymore… Wuwu… What kind of little fox covered in coal dust would be named Bai Bai? People will laugh themselves to death when we get out."
Seeing it about to burrow into her chest again, Wang Jiu frowned slightly. She poked its head with a finger to block it and said casually, "Simple. Just change your name. You can be called Hei Hei. What you see is what you get."
Bai Bai: "???"
Grandma, are you a demon?
Everyone burst out laughing.
After the restrictions were lifted, various titles came one after another: attribute breakthrough titles, titles from Wang Jiu's dungeon rating, and the title for unlocking the Order System. They gave hundreds, a thousand, two thousand, three thousand, five thousand, ultimately replenishing her almost-depleted permanent Spirit to fifteen thousand.
The most powerful was the title for unlocking the Order, which directly gave five thousand permanent Spirit.
However, this also raised her Spirit Power cap to twenty-seven thousand.
"Master, I saw you eating so many bananas in the forest just now. Were you hungry? I still have some dry rations, want some?"
"Those bananas weren't for eating. They're special props."
Wang Jiu was in the middle of her seven consecutive Lucky Wheel spins. After saying this, she sensitively detected that the people in the car had gone quiet.
Even the discussions in the nearby cars had quieted down.
Damn losers, are they all eavesdropping?
Wang Jiu rested her cheek on one hand and rapidly spun the wheel with the other, slowly adding, "What are you thinking? I never need props like that. After all, if there's a real need, it's not like I don't have options. Why resort to that?"
It's not like I don't have options. Why resort to that.
This was said with particular restraint and nonchalance, possessing the elegant integrity of a cultured person.
The atmosphere grew even quieter. No one dared to respond. Even Lin Xiaoniang silently posted a "666" in the team chat.
Meanwhile, Wang Jiu had gathered enough Reputation and claimed the large Territory.
As she claimed it, Lin Xiaoniang, who had just posted "666," saw the cool and aloof Boss Cai pop up in their small group chat.
"Wang Jiu claimed a large Territory. The fifth person in the ninth district."
Everyone was shocked and rushed to check.
Jiangdong Er Gouzi: "Amazing."
Qingcheng Sword Cultivator: "Terrifying. She's a solo cultivator with no faction."
"Actually, if she hadn't been in the same dungeon as Xie Jiang, Lin Xiaoniang, and their team, and hadn't run into strong teams from Shanghai and Shenzhen, with Konoe Kenjin's group also involved, and entered late, she might have been even earlier. She probably could have made it into the top three." Boss Cai was cool and aloof, but also very fair, and his admiration for Wang Jiu was obvious.
Everyone could now see the five-person ranking for the ninth district.
1, Qin Feikong. 2, Song Yin. 3, Shenwu Mingduan. 4, Cai Wujun. 5, Wang Jiu.
Indeed, Wang Jiu's luck had been bad. She was the last to enter, yet she managed to counterattack among many experts to clear the dungeon with a personal 12-star rating. The first three dungeons should have been hers for the taking, but she lost to time. Otherwise, she wouldn't have needed to go through a dangerous one; just clearing simple and normal would have been enough to get the large Territory. The time difference was more than a day, which would have secured her a spot in the top three. No wonder Boss Cai felt it was a pity.
Xie Jiang sighed, "The little widow is indeed terrifying. I misjudged her."
Boss Cai: "I think you already misjudged her during the Manure Truck Dungeon. After all, not everyone can make a global C-list debut before even loading in. You're better than me."
Damn it, killing someone is one thing, but you're just twisting the knife, Boss. You're going too far.
Amidst the chorus of "666" from the group of perverts in Cai Market, Xie Jiang was so frustrated he could almost vomit blood.
However, to change the subject, he asked Boss Cai about the fourth-place reward.
"Mine should be the same as hers, a Grand Glory Dual-System Scepter and a 1500-square-meter Homestead. But I know the top three get the Grand Lord's Armament (Purple Gold grade high-tier armament), so the gap is not small."
Everyone gasped in amazement, also feeling it was a great pity.
On the other side, Wang Jiu had also claimed the Grand Lord's reward. There was still a gap between third and fifth place.
She really had only received the Grand Glory Dual-System Scepter and the 1500-square-meter Homestead.
The reward was actually amazing, because the Grand Glory Dual-System Scepter gave her another 100% permanent critical damage and 50% armor penetration.
But the truly powerful item was probably that Purple Gold grade Grand Lord's Armament.
Wang Jiu was a bit helpless. "Is the difference that big?"
System: "You still have one more chance."
Wang Jiu had already opened the Lord Construction Rankings, looking thoughtful. "It's stated above that the final ranking will be set on the last day of the cycle before the next system data patch update. So, you guys are finally going to fix the bugs?"
Her construction progress was currently ranked seventh, lower than her large Territory acquisition rank, but the System had probably calculated that the resources she possessed would allow her territory construction to advance crazily.
After all, she hadn't had time to properly develop her territory, and her resources had piled up into a mountain.
The System remained stubborn. "It's not fixing bugs, it's loading a data patch. It was designed this way from the beginning."
Wang Jiu: "Oh, how do you plan to fix it? Taxing auction house transactions?"
System: "…"
I said it's not fixing bugs! Can you, a vicious woman, show some respect?
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