Su Er: "Noodles worth 16,000 yuan, don't I make them delicious?"
He had a daring guess: the more powerful the ghost, the higher the bounty. For example, in yesterday's mission, the monster and the old woman offered the highest rewards. Unfortunately, the monster was skilled in poison, and while this poison was effective on humans, it would likely be much less effective on its own kind.
In this case, the gardener should be the weakest person in the castle.
Su Er took the doll out of his pocket. The gardener's expression changed slightly, and there was a hint of fear in his eyes: "How come you have something belonging to an old woman?"
Su Er stretched out his hand and waved it in the sunlight, making his skin look even whiter.
"She really likes my hands," Suer said with a smile. "If anyone bullies me, I will use these hands to exchange for justice for my mother-in-law."
Humans have the instinct to survive. The gardener's first reaction was that it was ridiculous, but when he looked down at the greasy meatball soup, he fell silent.
After making sure that he saw a hint of fear in the other party's eyes, Sur curled the corners of his mouth in satisfaction.
As if sensing something, he looked up and met Yao Zhi's gaze. Yao Zhi was staring at the plate in his hand and a bucket of cold meatballs. He suddenly took off his glasses and continued to work on the task at hand.
Through practical actions, he conveyed the meaning of "out of sight, out of mind".
Suer pursed his lips and put down the plate. He clearly heard the gardener put down his knife and fork at the same time. The two sides temporarily reached an agreement.
Having offended him just now, he now complimented him: "Happy birthday! I hope you become the Ghost King in time."
The gardener said coldly, "That's impossible."
Sur couldn't help but look at the doll in his hand.
"The old woman is powerful, but she will never become the Ghost King."
Su Er followed up the conversation and asked, "Why?"
The gardener's words revealed a hint of satisfaction: "There can only be one Ghost King in this place."
The smell of blood was still there, but it had been blown away somewhat by the wind, and the atmosphere was no longer as tense as before. Su Er seized the opportunity and asked, "Will you attend tomorrow's auction?"
The gardener took a bite of the 'cake', and the corner of his mouth was stained with blood: "Everyone will go."
Su Er pretended to be proud: "I have earned a lot of bounties, I am afraid I will be overwhelmed by the choices."
The sound of chewing continued beside his ears. The gardener swallowed his food, licking the excess flesh from his lips. As if sensing his intention, he stood up and used a shovel to loosen the soil for the flowers. "I do have a lot of things, and I'll sell my flowers, but there's only one thing that's worth buying..."
The gardener suddenly looked over and gave a creepy smile: "Admission ticket."
The hands loosened the soil faster and faster. Occasionally, the shovel would be hit by something, and with a strong turn, the bones underneath would be shoveled up.
Knowing that he couldn't get any more useful information, and that no matter how weak the gardener was, killing a player would be just a matter of a shovel, Sur turned around and prepared to leave.
"Wait." The gardener stopped him. "Take your things with you."
Sur walked forward carrying the bucket.
Sixteen thousand for a bowl of noodles wasn't a bad deal, but it was a shame to throw away the longevity noodles for nothing. He looked around. Yao Zhi, who was closest to him and was responsible for carrying the food back and forth, saw Su Er coming towards him and actually took a step back at the same time as the ghost.
"…" My self-esteem was hurt.
Sur looked at them deeply and could only continue walking into the castle without looking around.
As he stepped through the door, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a person standing behind the door, standing there silently, staring at him with his eyes.
Anyone who sees this scene would be frightened, and Sur was no exception. His hand shook and the soup in the bucket spilled out.
The smiling businessman said calmly, "The ground is dirty, you have to pay for it."
Before he finished speaking, the ghost doll appeared in front of him and asked Su Er for the card: "Two thousand."
Su Er handed over the card and gave the smiling businessman a cold look: "Scam?"
Without waiting for the other person to speak, he walked away.
Smiling businessman: "I got the information I wanted. Even if I spend another two thousand, it's still a good deal."
The gardener has the weakest skills and is the easiest to flatter.
Sur slowly stopped.
After being in the dungeon for a while, you already have a basic sense of crisis. When the host takes the initiative to talk to you, it's definitely not because they think highly of you, but because they are trying to set a trap to kill the player.
Now that the rope has been thrown out, it depends on whether you are willing to take it.
Soul sighed and turned half his body to the side: "What is an admission ticket?"
The smiling businessman smiled and shared the information for free: "It can help you know everything you want to know."
Even though he knew this was arousing his curiosity, Soul still couldn't help but ask, "Everything?"
The smiling merchant nodded. "With it, you can enter a dungeon called Nong Xian. You'll find out the details once you get there."
Soul: "Is it dangerous?"
The smiling businessman avoided a direct response: "The rewards will also be great."
After returning the ghost doll card, Su Er didn't take any more missions that day, and stayed in the guest room to ponder the matter. After dinner, he talked to Yao Zhi, who suddenly fell silent.
Soul guessed he knew something.
Several minutes passed, and Yao Zhi's expression was tinged with fatigue. "Before you, a member of Guifen's team died in this dungeon."
Soul's eyes shot up.
He clearly remembered that not long ago, Yao Zhicai mentioned that except for the welfare field, no player had entered the same copy repeatedly.
Yao Zhi lowered his eyes. "Nongxu is a very special dungeon, because everyone who has entered it has died." Finally, he added, "You must get the admission ticket. Various organizations are vying for a medium to Nongxu."
No one would do something that would seek death, unless the copy really has huge benefits.
Su Er: "Even if you know it's a dead end, you still want to enter?"
Yao Zhi's fingers twitched slightly, and he nodded. "It's said that within the Nongxu, there's a method to completely escape the game."
No matter how calm he was, Soul couldn't hide his surprise at this moment. After a moment, he said, "Could it be just a trap to lure players in to hunt them?"
All the players who entered are dead, so where did the news come from?
Yao Zhi: "A player once entered another extremely difficult dungeon and accidentally discovered some clues from it." Before he raised his doubts, he added: "Ji Heng and Qi Yun were also in that dungeon, so they must be right."
Su Er frowned and thought to himself.
"There's an auction tomorrow, go to bed early." Yao Zhi's serious expression faded a little, and he patted his shoulder: "Don't think too much, you're the youngest. Even if you get a ticket, the team won't let you take the risk."
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He tossed and turned all night, the darkness stretching on and on, the sun lingering for a long time. Just as the inexplicable oppression was about to burst through, Su Er's ears suddenly twitched, hearing some trivial sounds. He immediately jumped out of bed and leaned against the window to look out.
The moon was dim, and several figures could be seen in the garden pouring into the castle. One of them was walking at the end, and seemed to sense something. He raised his head and grinned at Sur.
The guest rooms are a relatively safe place, so Sur was not too nervous. He guessed that the ghosts outside entered the castle at the same time mostly for the auction.
Amidst the chaotic thoughts, a glimmer of light finally appeared in the sky.
The hall was filled with a gloomy atmosphere.
Today's dishes are very special. There is a long table, and it is filled with medium-rare meat. There is a red sticky liquid in the wine glass, which makes people doubt the choice of ingredients.
The players all looked unhappy and sat down one by one.
Gou Baopu arrived late. After not seeing him for a few days, he seemed to have gained weight.
Su Er looked at him and suddenly felt pity for the skeleton. It was bad enough that he had lost his flesh, but half of his body had been used as a ballot box. He just wondered what Zhou Linjun must have looked like when he was young.
The auction hosted by the Ghost King didn't have so many rules. Gou Bao Pu stroked the beads on his wrist and said with a smile: "I won't say anything extra. If anyone has something they want to exchange, just take it out and those who are willing to buy can bid."
The rules sound pretty simple.
The gardener first took out a few flowers he had picked earlier: "Thirty thousand."
The petals have withered long ago without the nourishment of the soil, and just from the appearance they don't arouse any desire.
Sure enough, no one in the hall responded.
Gou Baopu asked for him, "It's only 30,000 yuan, are you sure no one wants it?"
Su Er was originally wondering what use these ghosts had for the bounty, but when he saw Gou Baopu absorbing the Yin energy from a piece of red paper, he realized that it was probably related to this.
"I'll buy it." Zhu Yanyan suddenly said.
She only has a bounty of over 30,000, and if she misses it, she might get nothing.
But as soon as he said that, he saw the old woman with wrinkles on her face smiling at him, and he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
The ghost doll was responsible for swiping the card and bringing the flowers to her at the same time.
Zhu Yanyan swallowed her saliva and followed her inner premonition: "Pay the money as usual, I don't want the things."
"That won't do." Gou Baopu, who was sitting on the main seat, waved his hand. "We must ensure fairness for both parties involved in the transaction."
Zhu Yanyan didn't dare to offend him. As soon as her fingers touched the flower stem, it was as if it was stuck with glue and couldn't be pulled out. Looking closely, she saw something wriggling on the surface of the stem, trying to gain new life by absorbing blood from the human body.
Just as she was considering whether to cut off her hand immediately, the flower had absorbed enough blood and took the initiative to separate from her hand.
Zhu Yanyan's face turned pale due to blood loss, and she sat down dizzy.
Learning from the previous experience, when a tall and thin man took out a small blade, no one dared to respond.
"You don't know the value of this." The tall and thin man curled his lips.
In the end, the gardener bought the blade, completing a transaction among the ghosts.
Su Er and Yao Zhi looked at each other and whispered, "Some things are still worth buying."
For example, the doll that the old lady gave him after he completed the task was pretty good.
As she was speaking, the old woman took out a doll and said, "Four hundred thousand."
Everyone looked at Sur one after another. He was the only player present who could afford the price. Unfortunately, although Sur was tempted, he ultimately succumbed to the temptation of the ticket.
The old woman didn't care that no one bought it. She snorted and put it back in her pocket.
The bids after hers also started at at least two hundred thousand. During the auction, a smiling merchant bought a strange button and inlaid it on his clothes. As the auction drew to a close, Gou Baopu sat up slightly, placed a purple card on the table, and glanced at the crowd: "Reserve price... six hundred thousand."
As soon as this thing came out, the atmosphere became much quieter.
The smiling businessman smiled at Suer with ill intention, touched the small hat on his head, and said with his lips: Admission ticket.
Suer looked at Yao Zhi, who nodded and bought it without hesitation.
Gou Baopu turned the purple card and glanced around: "Such a good thing, no one wants to bid for it?"
The gardener laughed awkwardly, "I'm not worthy of it."
Among the players, Lu Huan and Hou Kewei also seemed to know about this thing. One shook his head, and the other showed a gloating smile.
Lu Huan wanted to give Su Er a heads-up, but when he saw Yao Zhi shut up again, he realized that as a seasoned player, Yao Zhi must have given Su Er a pass. Deep down, he admired those who dared to explore, but ultimately, despite his admiration, he would rather be completely lost in the game.
Countless players have been cheated and failed.
Hou Kewei snorted softly and looked at Suer with a look of looking at a dead person.
Sur still remembered the other party's intention to snatch the treasure from him, so he suddenly laughed and threw a punch.
In terms of fighting strength, he was naturally no match for Hou Kewei. Hou Kewei easily caught the punch, and with a sweep of his long legs, Suer was kicked down and hit the table behind him.
Everything happened in a flash, and when Yao Zhi wanted to stop it, it was too late.
"With your insignificant strength, you dare to launch a sneak attack?" Hou Kewei looked at him with contempt.
Unexpectedly, Su Er turned to look at Gou Bao Pu and asked, "What if I get into a fight here and damage some property?"
Gou Baopu was watching the fun and didn't mind the big deal: "Of course, whoever broke it will pay for it."
Hou Kewei's expression changed. During the fight just now, several dishes fell to the ground.
Su Er said "Oh": "Then these..."
Gou Baopu: "Half each."
Hou Kewei couldn't believe it: "It was clearly him who made the first move!"
He realized how foolish it was to think he could reason with a ghost.
Gou Baopu changed the subject and said, "If you can't afford to pay, then stay and pay your debt."
Hou Kewei only had enough money left to buy one of the dishes. He looked at the others with a pleading look, but no one was willing to pay him any attention. He glared at Su Er fiercely and had no choice but to take out a prop to pay off the debt.
Soul smiled: "Let's have another fight, okay?"
After all, there is still a balance to be paid.
Hou Kewei was really afraid of him. He took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, stepped back, and apologized for his behavior that day.
Su Er thought for a moment and said, "How about you give me something and we'll write it off."
Their eyes flashed as they met, their hearts boiling with murderous intent. Now that they were out of the welfare field, players could no longer kill each other. This was the best opportunity. Rather than giving him the item, it would be better to kill him once and for all.
Su Er's actions were faster than his brain could process. In the blink of an eye, he hid behind Yao Zhi and said with a fake face: "He bullied me and wanted to kill me."
It was a fake performance, but Yao Zhi took a step forward, extended his hand to Hou Kewei, and said only one sentence: "Either hand over the things, or leave them here."
He wanted to say something harsh, but thinking of Su Er's shameless behavior just now, Hou Kewei was so angry that he almost vomited blood, so he held his words in his heart. He was also a patient person. In order to get out alive, he took out a small bottle and threw it at him.
Suer raised his eyebrows. This guy has a lot of good things on him.
Yao Zhi unscrewed the bottle and saw the black blood inside. He nodded with satisfaction.
Su Er then decided to keep the peace. If he continued to push the issue, he might really fight to the death.
After watching the spectacle for free, Gou Baopu looked away and clapped his hands, declaring the auction a complete success. Before the smiling merchant sent the player out of the dungeon, he stared at Su Er with a smile: "The red paper is good. I look forward to seeing you again."
"…"
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Standing at the 'transit station' again, we all felt like we had survived a disaster.
"Fortunately, it's only three days." Zhu Yanyan smiled bitterly.
"Yeah." Lu Huan sighed.
Hou Kewei had already run away dejectedly, not joining the discussion. Aside from him, no one else seemed to have any intention of leaving, including Yao Zhi.
Su Er couldn't help but ask, "What are you waiting for?"
"Achievement points." Yao Zhi said calmly, "I heard you can get one for every dungeon you go to."
"…This is a fallacy."
While the sound was still lingering, dark clouds began to roll in the sky.
Su Er suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, and the next moment he heard the world notification sound: [Congratulations to player Su Er for achieving the achievement 'The First Person to Sell Husband to Achieve Truth'.]
He didn't know if it was his illusion, but his badge seemed to have grown bigger.
Yao Zhi understood a lot of information and pointed to the bottom: "Achievement points are actually displayed."
Hearing this, Su Er lowered his head in surprise. A closer look revealed only trivial patterns. He then looked at the other players, but none of them had the same pattern on the edges.
Yao Zhi: "When the characters are infinitely reduced in size, they will appear like this."
In the silence, Zhu Yanyan suddenly smiled and covered her mouth with her hands, "Will there be too many achievement points in the future, and your chest plate will not be able to engrave enough, and it will eventually evolve into a shield?"
Everyone couldn't help but laugh out loud, and as they laughed, they gradually became stiff.
...Is it really impossible?!
All eyes were focused on Sur, and the players fell silent as they recalled his cruel behavior in the game.