LWGP - Chapter 169
Chapter 169: Childish
He knew about Fanlin Village but didn't direct Zhang Jue to conquer it. This meant Wei Yuan's true objective was likely related to Zhang Shen, and he probably couldn't enter Mist Town.
Could it be that grimoire?
Wei Yuan: "I want the experiment grimoire."
It really was.
This experiment grimoire wasn't Zhang Jue's summary, but the core of the experiment compiled by the System based on the two experimental paths of Zhang Shen and Zhang Jue. It was probably for the alienation potion.
"And then?"
Wei Yuan: "I can give you this."
He sent over a trade request.
Wang Jiu had seen plenty of top-tier treasures by now, but this item still stunned her.
She had seen this kind of object before, but it was several dimensions removed, something she could only look up to.
"Is this mechanical equipment from the Eternal Night Race?"
In her view was a pair of simple, archaic-looking assembled metal shuttles.
Wei Yuan: "Not exactly. The Eternal Night Race is a large system with many different beings within it. The lowest level are the mechanical sappers, who can only be considered the combat grunts of the Eternal Night Race. The mechanical sappers can't fly on their own and generally rely on flying devices. What you're seeing now is the simplest type of flying device."
Wang Jiu couldn't help but think of the descender she'd seen during the first Eternal Night. That person's vehicle also seemed to be a flying device, but it was vastly different from this one.
This time it was Wei Yuan's turn to be surprised. "That one is vastly different from this. Based on your description, it must have been a shuttle capable of independent attack. That's no ordinary flying device, but part of a high-level mecha. That member of the Eternal Night Race has a significant identity. I didn't expect you all to have already encountered an Eternal Night of that level."
You all now? Already?
Wang Jiu keenly caught the key information. "So, you belong to an earlier tier of players? You're not from the same era as me."
Moreover, his era had already reached the stage where they could deal with mechanical sappers, so his main questline and difficulty in this dungeon were completely different from theirs.
One couldn't get out, trapped in the town.
One couldn't get in, integrated into the wider world.
A dungeon within a dungeon.
His dungeon was likely still incomplete, and he needed Zhang Shen's experiment grimoire to have any chance of finishing it.
Wei Yuan was silent for a moment, then said helplessly, "Prying for information about me? There are restrictions. Please don't make me break the rules. How about we just focus on the trade?"
Wang Jiu wasn't one to pester endlessly. She glanced at the flying device a couple of times and asked, "It can't be activated directly, can it?"
Wei Yuan: "It needs a power source. Ore crystals containing spirit energy will do. Don't tell me you can't get your hands on those."
Wei Yuan wasn't enthusiastic like an insurance salesman; he gave Wang Jiu time to think.
But Wang Jiu directly canceled the trade, her tone casual. "Two hundred thousand gold plus this flying device for a full buyout. I'm in a hurry. You have one minute to consider."
Wei Yuan laughed in exasperation. "Such a huge demand? This flying device is very useful to you, are you sure?"
Wang Jiu: "I don't know. Anyway, my nightmare is already complete, but yours isn't. The supply and demand relationship depends on who's more desperate, doesn't it? Or you could re-enter the dungeon and start over with the next group of people. Maybe they'll be more obedient than me. Besides, I'm also quite interested in the abilities produced by alienation."
She was willing to forgo the benefits, but he couldn't let go of the losses he would have to bear.
Wei Yuan fell silent, thinking to himself: You are so disobedient.
After the trade was completed, Wang Jiu and Tan Yingzhou left the milk tea shop. As they walked toward the central fountain roundabout in the parking lot, Wang Shu and the others were already waiting.
When the time came, everyone had gathered and was chatting. When Wang Shu and the others saw Wang Jiu, they were all taken aback.
To be honest, once a dungeon started, even a socialite like Luo Sheng became much rougher around the edges, let alone Wang Jiu, who had no celebrity baggage to speak of. But sometimes, they could keenly feel this person's pursuit of comfort and decency.
Perhaps the Old Lady had influenced her. Ever since she brought her out of the village, the former had spared no effort in dressing her up to be beautiful and elegant, thereby building the latter's confident personality.
This had a great impact on Wang Jiu.
And it had a considerable impact on everyone else too.
She was wearing casual resort-style flip-flops and a red halter-neck, open-shouldered beach dress. She walked over with a graceful and enchanting posture, one hand hooked around a bag, the other holding a milk tea, sipping through the straw.
She was both a woman with charm to the bone and possessed a bit of a young girl's simple innocence.
Tan Yingzhou was beside her, chatting and laughing.
It was clear the Demon King was in a good mood. This was usually her posture after successfully extorting a huge sum of money.
Wang Shu couldn't resist and grumbled in the small group chat.
"I think there's another fish in Master's pond."
Liao Luo: "In the mall. I was across from the milk tea shop they were in. I counted. There are 12. The fattest one is trying to find topics to chat with her, walking very slowly."
Wang Shu: "Li Chui seems to be in despair."
Everyone turned to look. Sure enough, Li Chui's face was ashen, as if his father had just died.
It's over, it's over. My world has gone dark.
Not only does my little uncle not love me, he might have even fallen for that Demon King.
"Master, you've got a lot of stuff. Let me carry it for you…" Wang Shu came over cheerfully to take her things. He had just passed the fountain roundabout when Wang Jiu suddenly felt something was off. Her Demon's Eye swept over, freezing on the fountain.
The water in the fountain's basin rippled for no reason, and the spraying fountain suddenly expanded to two or three times its size. The streams of water became fine and hazy, falling softly like fluffy snowflakes.
After seeing this crystal-clear snow-like rain, Wang Jiu's brow twitched slightly, but she quickly looked past it, her gaze landing on a person who had mysteriously appeared not far away.
Holding an umbrella, he stood on the steps at the other end of the fountain. Black trousers, white shirt with the collar slightly open, cleanly dressed, with a gentle and reserved temperament. Red lips, white teeth, a glance that lasts ten thousand years?
He smiled at Wang Jiu.
Revenge? Unhappy about being extorted, so he had to get her wet?
Wang Jiu was lost in thought, but then she saw him holding the umbrella with one hand and lightly flicking his other. Another umbrella flew out, opening naturally in mid-air, and floated down in a graceful, clean curve to land in front of her like a dandelion seed.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Wang Jiu reached out and easily grasped the handle.
The canopy of the umbrella tilted up slightly. She looked at him, but Wei Yuan turned and gave a small wave.
He disappeared.
Everyone was first shocked that this person had Wei Yuan's appearance, and then surprised by what he had just done.
Of course, their faces darkened in belated realization.
Chi Mantou, who had just happily bought and changed into new clothes at the mall, wiped his soaking wet, dripping bald head, wiping from his scalp down to his face. He couldn't help but complain, "What the hell, are they filming an idol drama?"
If you're going to film, fine, but what's the deal with drenching all of us?
Xie Jiang and the others had complicated expressions.
Meanwhile, Tan Yingzhou realized something—he thought he had been chatting with Wang Jiu for forty-five minutes, but in reality, she was still talking to the real Wei Yuan.
Hah, women!
After getting in the car, Wang Jiu casually tossed the umbrella to Wang Shu. Just as the car entered the lane following the System's route guidance, a voice that didn't belong to anyone suddenly sounded from inside the car.
"Ms. Wang, after making so much money off me, you're not going to accept my friend request?"
It came from the umbrella.
Wang Shu felt this thing was cursed and subconsciously handed it to Wang Jiu.
Xie Lu watched as Wang Jiu casually took it and toyed with it. A prop? Didn't seem like it. It was probably an alchemical item.
This Wei Yuan was an alchemist.
She didn't answer directly, retorting, "Is Mr. Wei this childish?"
She was referring to the fountain incident.
Like a child, wanting revenge but carefully controlling the scale of it.
The gentle rain was so beautiful it made her laugh.
Wei Yuan probably heard the mockery in her voice and said helplessly, "This was the largest scale I could choose. Otherwise, the System keeps reminding me not to harass you."
Everyone cursed inwardly: You know that, do you? Ptooey!
Wang Jiu examined the umbrella all over. In the end, she hadn't delved deep into alchemy, so she couldn't figure out its secrets. "Does this umbrella have any other tricks? It's not going to turn into a bomb, is it?" Wei Yuan: "It does, but not a bomb."
In that case… A halo of light flashed, and as everyone watched curiously, the black umbrella in Wang Jiu's hand suddenly transformed into a single, vibrant, blood-red rose, glistening as if with dew.
Everyone: "…"
Is this… really an idol drama?
Wang Shu was fuming, rolling his eyes and muttering: So greasy, hmph!
But Wang Jiu's hands were beautiful—fair, slender, and flawless, like jade-green spring onions. Her fingers held the slightly thorny rose stem, its green leaves fresh and tender, its petals looking as if they were about to drip blood. It was very bewitching.
A very interesting alchemical item.
Her fingers flicked a petal as Wang Jiu asked faintly, "I think I misspoke earlier. It's not that Wei Yuan is beyond your control, but that everything he does is within your permitted range."
Wei Yuan: "That's right. So my judgment is the same as his—you're very dangerous, but also very charming."
Wang Jiu raised an eyebrow. The others all sneered inwardly: Dog.
Is our Demon King so easy to flirt with?
"You're already level forty. I think we'll be able to meet soon."
This statement also gave Xie Lu and the others some information. They had already noticed that this Wei Yuan was special. Lin Guiwan had discussed this topic with Wang Jiu and was the most affected. She glanced at the rose. Is there really another era?
Was he aiming for a romantic interlude, or was this some kind of scheme?
How could someone who could lie low for so long be love-struck?
But Wang Jiu just chuckled lightly. She opened the window, hooked the rose with her finger, and held it outside. Her fingers released, and the rose flew out. As it drifted, its petals scattered, floating past the other cars behind them. Everyone watched as the few petals fell, soon to be crushed by the wheels of car after car, releasing their fresh juices.
Qiao Xuejing glanced at Wang Jiu's shopping bags. They were filled with clothes and items suitable for an elderly woman.
And at the end of the empty road ahead, a vortex appeared.
Swoosh!
Everyone entered it and finally disappeared.
The dungeon ended. All the teams basically went their separate ways. Wang Jiu's harvest wasn't just a pile of resources, but also a pile of friend requests.
Of course, this wasn't unusual. After all, even Wang Shu was constantly being poached.
Everyone emerged from the vortex at the bottom of the lake and immediately sensed the commotion outside.
Someone was lying in wait, and there was that golden python.
It couldn't be that group from before, could it?
"It seems to be those people from the south. Xu Baiyan is out there." Qi Shuanghan was familiar with many faces and directly identified the other party.
Everyone was eager, just about to go up and instantly kill that group, when they suddenly received a system-wide announcement.
"In one hour, the game will be updated. A new expansion will be loaded. During the update, there will be a one-month dungeon lockdown period. During this time, auction house transactions and dungeons will be unavailable. However, to balance resources, a wilderness development period will begin."
"Within one month, currently cleared dungeons will manifest in the real-world wilderness with corresponding difficulty. The barriers between races will also be weakened accordingly, and wilderness field income will be increased by 30%."
"In one hour, all leaderboards will be finalized…"
The message was long, and before everyone could digest it, they discovered that Wang Jiu had already returned to the city.
The others had never been one to worry about her affairs. Instead, they exchanged glances and charged forward together.
One hour, right? Still enough time for a fight.
Fifty people plus that big snake. What a fat haul.
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