Chapter 75
Ye Dongxin, straightforward and candid, directly asked Lin Chengze about his talent. There was nothing wrong with that, and Lin Chengze answered without hesitation. This sparked a lively atmosphere in the studio. With such a powerful divine talent, even if he was half a month late, it was destined that Lin Chengze would be among the top players. The future of their studio was bound to be bright.
Yu Xunhuan patiently celebrated with them all afternoon.
When Lin Chengze returned to the Lin family that night, another round of festivities ensued.
Although he had come to trust Yu Xunhuan and the others more than ever during his blindness, it didn’t mean he was oblivious to the kindness of his family. He understood the sacrifices the Lin family had made for him. To put it another way, he wasn’t the kind of fool who preferred to go solo over leveraging his family background; maintaining a good relationship with his family would benefit his future development.
Once the Lin family learned that his divine talent was rated S-class, they immediately allocated resources, sending someone to help him level up by tackling dungeons to make up for the lost half month. Not only that, but they also provided him with plenty of equipment, potions, and gold coins.
The Lin family knew how to play their cards right. Upon discovering that the eye-catching talent was due to Yu Xunge, they found out that she was not only a mid-level engineering student but also had connections in the Special Affairs Bureau. Even though Lin Chengze repeatedly emphasized that it was Yu Xunhuan who helped him secure these connections and even provided extra funds, the Lin family still sent Yu Xunge a gift—a sports car.
When Lin Chengze learned that the gift from the Lin family was a sports car, he fell silent.
Just like the bed that Yu Xunge had given to Su Yitong and Yu Xunhuan back in the day.
Utterly useless.
But quite impressive.
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**Chapter 80: Do You Know How Many Years Robbery Carries?**
Yu Xunge had been in JL for half a month, occasionally returning to clear out a camp of monsters. Today, she wiped out the undead camp, and tomorrow, she would tackle the troll camp. By fighting monsters above her level and enjoying the exclusive experience, even though Yu Xunge was busy and sometimes didn’t rush back every day, each run could net her 5-5% experience. Her level quickly shot up to 19%, placing her in the top 30 of the leaderboard, with the names of the 29 players ahead of her easily found on the Special Affairs Bureau's official website.
This speed astonished Zhao Shuying, who came to inquire about her secret.
**Zhao Shuying:** "Are you selling your leveling secret?"
**Yu Xunge:** "What kind of relationship do we have? Talking about money feels so crass."
**Zhao Shuying:** "Go on."
**Yu Xunge:** "I don’t think we need to talk about money. After all, I’m considered part of the nation. It’s hurtful to keep bringing up money like that."
**Zhao Shuying:** "Check your email."
Yu Xunge opened her email, casually tossed a handful of silver coins from her pouch, and accepted the 1 silver coin Zhao Shuying sent to avoid raising any suspicions about her wealth.
**Yu Xunge:** "Just buy a group attack skill at the auction house, then you can clear dungeons on your own. You could do it too."
**Zhao Shuying:** "Give me back that 1 silver coin."
**Yu Xunge:** "I’m not lying to you. Can’t you use rocket launchers or something? Clearing monsters should be pretty quick, right?"
**Zhao Shuying:** "We can, but the effect is about the same as a C-class skill."
**Yu Xunge:** "You guys must have researched dungeon-clearing methods more thoroughly than I have. Use short-term attribute-boosting alchemy potions, beneficial cooking dishes, a full set of gear and weapons, traps filled with landmines, and group attack skills. Just find a good terrain to exploit, and it’ll be a breeze."
She felt that these combat strategies were leftovers from the Special Affairs Bureau. Although she herself relied on attributes to solo dungeons, the Bureau had no shortage of firearms. They could solo dungeons if they wanted; they just couldn’t concentrate all resources on one person.
For instance, among the top 100 on the leaderboard, at least 19% were from the Special Affairs Bureau. If each of them were to solo a dungeon, they would level up quickly. But that would mean that 19 dungeons, capable of leveling up 8,500 players, would only benefit 19 individuals... That wasn’t the Bureau’s style.
Even though there were conservatively over a million dungeons, there weren’t many for levels 1-2, and with such a large population, they simply weren’t enough.
**Yu Xunge:** "Are you looking to buy my dungeon spot?"
**Zhao Shuying:** "Yeah."
**Yu Xunge:** "I can rent it to you, but it’s on my private territory. I won’t sell it, and I need 5 hours for myself to clear it. If you want a level 3 dungeon, I can rent it to you."
Yu Xunge had actually considered renting it to the Special Affairs Bureau for a while, especially since she had been using them as a cover. Plus, she didn’t spend 24 hours in the dungeon, so leaving it empty felt wasteful. However, she had been in J Province recently, which made it inconvenient. She didn’t want anyone to know about her ability to use shadow teleportation.
More importantly, she didn’t want to approach Zhao Shuying first. She didn’t trust anyone and had no expectations of anyone’s moral standards. Maybe she was overthinking it, but she felt that offering something up would make it seem too cheap. The more proactive she was, the less others would cherish it, and her demands would inadvertently rise. If she ever had something good, if the first people she thought of weren’t from the Bureau, they might even think she was unpatriotic.
**Zhao Shuying:** "Alright! What’s your price?"
**Yu Xunge:** "For a level 3 dungeon, there are 702 monsters. The total profit from clearing them is about 2 gold, and you can also get 2-3 pieces of equipment. Of course, that’s under the condition that I’ve modified my luck. This dungeon is mine from 7 AM to 7 PM every day; you can use it the rest of the time."
**Yu Xunge:** "I don’t want gold; I want to choose 10 skill crystals from your Bureau each month."
**Yu Xunge:** "After tax."
**Zhao Shuying:** "Do you know how many years robbery carries?"
**Yu Xunge:** "Oh, right, you’ll need to build your own passage. It’s best if it goes directly to my place; I don’t want strangers wandering around my home."
**Zhao Shuying:** "..."
**Yu Xunge:** "Alright, alright, I’ll give you one as a kickback, okay?"
What kind of image did she have in Yu Xunge’s mind...?
**Zhao Shuying:** "3 crystals, any choice; 10 crystals, any choice from B-class and below."
**Yu Xunge:** "The dungeon is mine from 7 AM to noon, and you can use it the rest of the time. I want 7 skill crystals, any choice."
**Zhao Shuying:** "Deal."
Both were familiar with each other’s negotiation rhythm, like a tango, stepping forward and back in unison, then shaking their heads at the same time. The tacit agreement was reached swiftly, emphasizing efficiency.
Yu Xunge asked Zhao Shuying to come to her house at 85 for further discussion.
Taking advantage of the next couple of days before returning to S City, Yu Xunge planned to do a good deed. She intended to let the Liang family discover that their office building’s dungeon had been quietly cleared by the Su family for half a month.
However, the smaller the task, the more careful she had to be. She made a trip to the black market and found someone who made a living selling information. This person was a former escapee from her past life, always caught between being chased and being on the run. Ironically, her talent allowed her to uncover various secrets, and sometimes those big shots really needed him, so he had never been dealt a fatal blow.
She liked people without scruples.
She sold him a tip for 50 silver coins: "There’s a dungeon on the top floor of XX Road’s XX office building." Given his shrewdness, he would not only sell this information to the actual owner of the building but also to others, making a few rounds of profit.
The more people who knew the information, the deeper she could hide. Even if the Liang and Su families traced it back to this informant, once they learned of her talent, they wouldn’t suspect that someone was deliberately guiding them.
Of course, nothing is absolute. Yu Xunge just aimed to do her best with what she could control.
Information has a shelf life, and Yu Xunge was certain that the informant wouldn’t wait too long. Otherwise, if the Liang family discovered the dungeon themselves, the information would be worthless. After waiting for two days, she drove back to S City. She set off at midnight, arriving at her villa in the early hours. Under the cover of darkness, she blew up and leveled the safe house on the rooftop, using a wooden cabinet to block it, and inscribed the teleportation array to Zelan Star beneath her bed.
Then she didn’t sleep, instead organizing her gains from JL in the living room. She certainly wasn’t hiding away; she wasn’t that pathetic. Although she was trying to avoid the Su family pushing the office building dungeon onto her and the Special Affairs Bureau—like how it had been her and the Bureau clearing it before, and now the Su family had helped the Liang family drive them away—her main purpose for going to JL was to buy a specific herb.
After the game invasion, many people felt the world was changing and began urgently selling off their assets.
One such company, specializing in health products, found that nothing in their inventory was mutated and started a massive clearance sale. The owner planned to convert the business into cash to buy equipment and skills.
What Yu Xunge wanted was a raw material they were selling—Changbai Mountain ginseng.
It hadn’t mutated, but when 100g of ginseng was mixed with half a bottle of a basic healing potion and cooked using culinary skills, it became a very special food—ginseng liquid.
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**Chapter 98: Cutting Off the Male Lead’s Financial Path**
The ginseng liquid, while classified as a culinary product, actually straddled the line between alchemy and cooking.
A small vial, when consumed, could instantly restore 80 health points, and then recover 1 health point per second for the next 10 minutes. It might not sound like much, but that effect could last for a full 10 minutes.
That was terrifying; it could truly save lives.
Not only did it restore 80 health points instantly, but it could recover a total of 580 health points over time.
It outperformed basic healing potions and all basic dishes made from Blue Star ingredients!
While she didn’t intend to compete with the nation for profit, she never said she wouldn’t compete with Yu Xunhuan.
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