Chapter 68
Even though she had experienced it once in her past life, Yu Xunge couldn't help but marvel at how thorough the Special Affairs Bureau was in their operations. They had effectively prevented the wealthy and powerful from snatching up life-saving items from ordinary people. In her previous life, it was these very items that had helped her survive the most difficult times. Although the health potions were not as effective as the basic healing potions, and the most potent syringes required her to administer them herself for a mere 50 health points, they were still a lifeline.
However, Yu Xunge had no intention of selling anything to the Su family anymore. She had already sold them three thousand vials of potions and a thousand belts. While she had made a profit and swindled the Su family out of gold, deepening her animosity towards them, selling any more would truly aid her enemies! She planned to acquire some parts from Su Yitong or Yu Xunhuan next month to help mend her psychological wounds.
【Yu Xunge】: "I really don’t have any left. Some things are under contract, so I can’t discuss them, but you can try asking someone from the Special Affairs Bureau."
【Su Yitong】: "I heard from Xunhuan that you can brew potions yourself?"
【Yu Xunge】: "Yeah, if you have the materials, I can help you brew them. Eleven portions of materials will yield you ten potions."
【Su Yitong】: "What about equipment? Do you have any left?"
【Yu Xunge】: "I have some stock, but it won’t be much cheaper than the auction house, and I can only find you three or four pieces at most."
Su Yitong fell completely silent.
There were indeed plenty of items at the auction house, but the prices were all over the place. The currency used for transactions was the gold, silver, and copper coins of Zelan Star, just like the one million credits that Yu Qingshan had learned about during the beta testing phase, which could only be exchanged for a single gold coin. Now, everyone was shouting prices, hoping that some wealthy tycoon would place an order.
A piece of low-level green gear that only added a few attribute points was priced at 50 gold coins.
Only a fool would buy it, and those with sense couldn’t afford it.
With that thought, Yu Xunge decided to throw up an F-grade spellbook, 【Mars Technique】, that she had just obtained today, pricing it at 199 gold.
Suddenly, she understood those who were wildly pricing their items; perhaps there really were some big spenders out there?
After all, she didn’t need it anymore.
Once she listed the 【Mars Technique】, her inbox was flooded with private messages from strangers.
Not only that, but her phone also started buzzing with messages from people she had known during her time in the entertainment industry, actors she had collaborated with, and even people from entertainment companies.
Yu Xunge slapped her thigh in realization—oh no, she almost forgot about someone, Liu Zhengliu!
She couldn’t kill him before, but now she could.
People were dying every day; what difference would one more make?
【Chapter 88: Fate】
The beauty of alchemy was that it offered a variety of potions. She took out a vial of intermediate poison, which dealt 10 damage per minute for 10 minutes. She coated her dagger with it and then drank an invisibility potion, using the Phantom Shift to teleport to Liu Zhengliu's home. At that moment, he was on the phone, and she overheard him discussing the purchase of basic healing potions.
She crept up behind him and gently sliced his neck with the poisoned dagger before quickly stepping back.
The dagger was incredibly sharp, but even with a shallow wound, Liu Zhengliu felt a sharp pain. He touched the back of his neck and found his fingers stained with dark purple blood.
Opening his character panel, he was horrified to see a new status.
【Poisoned】: Loses 10 health points per minute, lasting for 10 minutes.
Liu Zhengliu had only just become a player a few days ago, with a total health of 100 points. In a panic, he trembled as he picked up the phone again, frantically seeking to buy basic healing potions, while simultaneously running to the kitchen to grab a knife and flail it around.
Yu Xunge watched quietly; this was her moment of revenge.
Ten minutes passed as she observed Liu Zhengliu's transformation from fear to pleading, then to furious cursing, and finally to despair when he couldn’t find any potions. He searched every corner of the house, trying to find the person hiding in the shadows. However, when he realized that his health was automatically regenerating, even if it was just 5 points per minute, hope ignited within him—he could hold on!
As the ten minutes elapsed, the poison wore off. Liu Zhengliu lay on the floor, drenched in sweat and tears, suddenly bursting into laughter—he had survived! But the next moment, a new wound appeared on his arm, and the blood quickly turned from bright red to dark purple.
He screamed in terror.
Yu Xunge fought the urge to reveal herself. Ah, now she understood why Yu Xunhuan had chosen to show herself at the last moment in her previous life. The thrill of manipulating someone from the shadows while they remained oblivious to your identity was maddening, making one want to step out and reveal the truth!
But she held back; there was no need. What if Liu Zhengliu had also been reborn?
Yu Xunge remained hidden throughout. After Liu Zhengliu died, she tossed his body into a chest and stored it in her game backpack. Then she headed to the seaside, where there was a dungeon. From a distance, she saw a few people approaching but ignored them, entering the dungeon instead. After walking for a few minutes, she casually tossed the chest containing the body into a pile of level 8 monsters before leaving.
On her way back, she stopped by Yu Xunhuan's studio.
There, she found Ye Dong sobbing while clutching his figurine.
She used her inspection ability on the bald, armless figurine.
【God of the Otaku】 (Contract Item) (Incomplete): Born from the owner's love and faith, willing to fight for the owner.
【Owner】: Ye Dong
【Level】: Level 0
【Strength】: 1
【Constitution】: 5
【Intelligence】: 8
Yu Xunge almost burst out laughing. This idiot warrior, who had been so close to Ye Dong in her past life, combined with Ye Dong's ability to communicate with teammates or contract items, made them a formidable duo, rivaling even S-level power. Now, how amusing!
She walked into the bedroom and saw Lin Chengze lying on the bed, his eyes covered with bandages. The bandages around his eye sockets were slightly sunken, empty inside. She wondered if he could still see his own talents despite being blind.
【Breath of Winter】 (S-level)
【Skill 1】 You Are Winter (Passive): All your skills will deal frost damage, with a 10% chance to freeze enemies.
【Skill 2】 Drink of Winter (Passive): Consuming S-level ice dishes gives you a 4% chance to comprehend ice skills; this passive only triggers the first time you consume S-level ice dishes each natural day.
【Skill 3】 Breath of Winter: Upon use, you will release the Breath of Winter, freezing all targets within a ten-meter radius that you wish to freeze. Casting time: 2 seconds, consumes 10% mana, cooldown: 30 minutes.
【Skill 4】 Winter Goes, Spring Comes: Upon use, you can absorb frost energy to restore a certain amount of health. For every 10% health restored, 1% mana is consumed.
This wasn’t the first time Yu Xunge had learned about Lin Chengze's divine talent. After all, in her previous life, his talent had been exposed, and she had been frozen by the Breath of Winter. Lin Chengze had explained that he was always thinking of her, which led to a mistake when using his skill.
As she watched, she felt a twinge of envy. Although the freezing duration could vary based on the target's attributes, level, and resistance, a high-level target might only be frozen for a second, but the power of this skill lay in its ability to ignore level attributes. If the caster wished, they could freeze their opponent, and in a critical moment, a single second could mean life or death.
None of these S-level divine talents were inferior to her own 【Thief God】, and some even had more appealing names...
Yu Xunge hesitated for a moment. Unlike body parts like arms or ears, items that could restore sight were not hard to find. Although A-level magical eyes that could restore sight and grant two precious skills were rare, a mechanical eye could be easily crafted with intermediate engineering skills. This meant that Lin Chengze could potentially regain his sight at any time, and once he did, his S-level talent would ensure his rapid rise.
Better to kill him then.
Just as she thought this, her mind suddenly froze for a second. She stared at Lin Chengze's figure, stepping back half a step to observe him from a distance. This angle... and his blindfolded state.
Suddenly, she recalled the vision she had seen with the divination stone! The person lying in the formation, stripped of their talent by Yu Xunhuan, was none other than Lin Chengze?!
A sense of absurdity washed over her, as if fate were toying with her. If she hadn’t gouged out Lin Chengze’s eyes, with his divine talent and combat skills, he would never have ended up in such a predicament. Thus, she was a crucial part of that tragic scene.
What would happen if she killed Lin Chengze now?
Would Yu Xunhuan choose another target to strip of their talent?
After contemplating, Yu Xunge decided against killing Lin Chengze. Rather than altering fate and leading it into the unknown, it was better to stir up trouble. She needed to investigate what method Yu Xunhuan used to strip others of their divine talents and see if she could set a trap for him.
If that didn’t work, she could always come back to kill Lin Chengze and Yu Xunhuan later.
But as she stepped out of the room, the feeling of being manipulated by fate became even clearer.
In an instant, she felt an impulse to rush back and confront Lin Chengze, defying fate.
Forget it, forget it... Voldemort met his end that way; she shouldn’t be so reckless.
Yu Xunge inspected the divine talents of the other three people in the apartment, all of which were quite ordinary. They would likely be eliminated by Yu Xunhuan soon; she hadn’t seen them in her previous life.
【Chapter 89: ∠(°ゝ°) Salute!】
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