Chapter 123
Yú Xúngē nodded, realizing that the beggars had indeed arrived. She took the initiative to say, "It's pretty strict. If you don't get into the Special Affairs Bureau, many benefits will cost money to enjoy. And for some core projects, even spending money might not work. Do you have any unique tools or equipment? I can help you make a connection."
Yú Xúnhuān shook his head. He knew that any tools or equipment he obtained through any channel would first have to pass through Sū Yītóng's hands. As long as he violated the contract, Sū Yītóng would sense it immediately.
The party in breach would randomly lose an attribute point to the other party, and if the contract wasn't fulfilled within 24 hours, they would start losing health points.
Yú Xúngē sighed, "Then there's nothing we can do. To be honest, the Special Affairs Bureau actually looks down on potion engineering. They have their own trained professionals... Of course, if you can come up with an irresistible amount of gold coins, that would work too. Do you have any? I can ask around."
Yú Xúnhuān shook his head again and whispered, "I have to report to Sū Yītóng every month about where my money goes. Since she said she couldn't help me get into the training camp, spending money to get in would be like slapping her in the face. She would get angry."
Yú Xúngē slammed her thigh in frustration, barely suppressing a smile. "Why should she be angry? What can she do if she gets angry?"
Yú Xúnhuān lowered his gaze, choking back tears. "She'll whip me. After whipping, she’ll heal me, then continue whipping. She only stops when my health is down to 5%. Once, I couldn't hold on, and it dropped to 3%... Sis! I'm suffering inside!"
Yú Xúngē: …………
Don’t laugh, Yú Xúngē! You can’t laugh!
Think about your past life. How could you find this funny?
【Chapter 158: Wow, Almost Laughed Out Loud!】
It was so painful. Remembering the betrayal and deceit of those closest to him, the humiliation of almost being contracted into slavery, the agony of being hunted for his limbs while on the run, the desperation of hiding under a bridge with only 5% health while all his potions were on cooldown, waiting for his health to slowly recover, and the overwhelming hatred of having his talent stripped away...
So painful! Yú Xúngē, with all this in mind, can you really laugh?!
Yú Xúnhuān lamented, "She even said I bring misfortune to women!"
Yú Xúngē stood up with a serious expression, her voice breaking as she exclaimed, "That's too much!"
Wow, that was close! Almost laughed out loud!
At first, Yú Xúnhuān might have been acting, but as he spoke, it became clear he was genuinely aggrieved.
This life was unbearable!
If it weren't for him hearing Yú Qīngshān talk about how powerful and wealthy the Yú family was in B City since he was a child, how could he have ever yearned for such a life of luxury?
Yú Xúnhuān rambled on about the untold hardships behind the glamorous life of a wealthy son-in-law.
Yú Xúngē: "Huh?!"
Yú Xúngē: "How can this be?!"
Yú Xúngē: "This is too much, too much!!"
Yú Xúngē: "I'm really getting angry!"
Though she said that, she remained firmly seated on the sofa, not budging an inch.
Half an hour later, Yú Xúnhuān smacked his lips and took a sip of water to moisten his throat—his mouth had gone dry from talking...
Yú Xúngē stood up to stretch her legs—her thighs had gone numb from sitting.
Yú Xúnhuān said, "Sis~ You're the only one who can help me. If you step in to help me get into the training camp, Sū Yītóng won't get angry!"
Yú Xúngē didn’t hesitate: "I really don’t have anything impressive to offer, but I can’t not help you. Here’s the deal: you go talk to Sū Yītóng. As long as she can take you to the training camp, every time I fight the Jiao Long, I’ll give her a skill crystal called [Happiness Again]. I signed a contract with the Special Affairs Bureau, so I can’t give it directly, but I can buy it from them. It’s easier for me to buy my own skill crystals than for you guys. I’ll give her one for every fight until you contract the Jiao Long."
Yú Xúnhuān's lips moved, but he was silent for a long time. He felt that Yú Xúngē was probably the best person for him in this world.
Yú Xúngē watched as Yú Xúnhuān's trust level rose back to 87.
Yú Xúnhuān hugged Yú Xúngē. "Thank you, Sis!"
Yú Xúngē patted his back. "I’ll help you with whatever I can. If it really doesn’t work out, just get a divorce. I’ll always stand by your side."
The siblings had dinner together before parting ways. Yú Xúnhuān said he wanted to visit their parents.
Yú Xúngē waved goodbye. "You’ve always been more filial than me since you were little. Go ahead~"
Once he left, Yú Xúngē began plotting how to stir things up. How could she just sit back and watch Yú Xúnhuān and Sū Yītóng struggle to rise against the odds?!
Wouldn’t that make her a mere stepping stone?
She dared to promise Yú Xúnhuān because she was 70% sure she could mess this up. She was already planning to sabotage Sū Yītóng's plans for the training camp, and now it was just a matter of adding Yú Xúnhuān to the mix.
The rent for Yú Xúngē's dungeon would serve as tuition for entering the training camp. She could find Zhào Shūyǐng to buy the skill crystal for [Anonymous Letter] directly, but at this time, the other party would definitely still be busy. Plus, if she kept going to Zhào Shūyǐng, it wouldn’t take long for someone to realize she was up to no good.
After thinking it over, she decided to take matters into her own hands.
Hmm, personally going to find Bāozi...
Bāozi had already started to gain some fame by this time. Her reputation was quite complex, with mixed reviews; people both loved and hated her.
Bāozi was extremely well-informed, and there were even times when people suspected she was the mysterious figure capable of uncovering a person's secrets through their blood. But soon, they realized from her style of operation that she wasn’t...
This person dared to buy and sell any information, and as long as you paid, she was willing to help you dig up news.
However, her credibility had a high ceiling and a low floor. If you paid 5 gold for a piece of information, and the other party offered more, she would turn on you, returning with false information and sincerely apologizing for the betrayal, stating that the news was fake.
Look at that, what an honest information dealer! But she wouldn’t refund your money after giving you false news...
Moreover, she dared to sell the same information to multiple buyers at different prices! It seemed she had the ability to know how much money a person had and how wealthy they were.
At one point, several people who had bought information from Bāozi happened to discuss the same matter and realized they had all gotten their news from her. Upon comparing notes, they found the same information, but one person had paid 1 gold, another 2 gold, another only 30 silver, and yet another had paid 1 gold and 21 silver.
After some analysis, they concluded that Bāozi might possess a divine talent skill called [Big Data], which allowed her to analyze who had money and how much, and then set precise prices.
Since gaining fame, Bāozi had stopped going to the black market, fearing being hunted. But as someone who had once fled with her in a past life, Yú Xúngē knew exactly where her hideout was.
After waiting at home for the cooldown of her disguise skill to end, Yú Xúngē changed into a different outfit, disguising herself as an elderly woman in her seventies or eighties. She shook Túlán awake, handed her a game console, and instructed her to notify her if anyone came to the house.
Thinking of the analysis of Bāozi's skills online, she took out all her gold coins and tossed them into a box, asking Túlán to help guard it.
Guarding wealth was Túlán's hidden talent. Without a word, she enlarged her body a bit and cradled the entire box in her arms, abandoning the game to start counting the coins with shining eyes...
Yú Xúngē glanced at Túlán holding the box with concern, then used her invisibility and phantom movement to head to the black market in S City.
After dispelling her disguise spell, she slowly walked into a McDonald's across from the black market...
According to Bāozi, she didn’t sell information for the money; she wasn’t particularly interested in money. She simply enjoyed the thrill of living on the edge, where she could be discovered at any moment—so she left the black market and took a night shift at the McDonald's across the street, waiting for fateful encounters or old clients to come knocking.
Yú Xúngē asked the server behind the counter, "Is Bāozi here?"
The server looked her up and down and said, "Wait a moment."
Then she walked to the kitchen, and a few seconds later, she led a pretty young girl out.
As soon as the young girl saw Yú Xúngē, she covered her eyes and exclaimed, "Wow! What a flashy rich person!"
With only 50 silver left, Yú Xúngē: …
She remembered that the first time she met Bāozi in her past life, the girl had said, "Wow! How tragic!"
She suspected that Bāozi's skill could not only sense whether someone was rich or poor but could even perceive their actual wealth.
Even if she left her coins with Túlán, it wouldn’t matter, because in a way, they were one entity.
【Chapter 159: Shocked! Why is This Eighty-Year-Old Lady Like This?!】
Her heart tightened immediately, just like how a Hufflepuff could discern whether someone was a Blue Star person in disguise from magical fluctuations. This golden glow of wealth was also a flaw, one that even her disguise skill couldn’t mask.
The anonymity on the wealth leaderboard only concealed her ID; it didn’t mean it helped her hide her wealth in the real world.
Moreover, the amount of gold coins at the top of the wealth leaderboard was far greater than anyone else’s, making it hard to find a second person of the same level... If she were to be seen in person later, wouldn’t that expose her in an instant?
Was this Bāozi's divine talent skill or a prop skill? Did it have limits?
Without hesitation, Yú Xúngē turned off the energy-saving mode on her Soros pocket watch and began to investigate Bāozi's detailed information. She had been in and out quickly during their previous transactions and hadn’t had a proper look yet.
【Character】Bāo Pái Jiǔ (Level 3, 2.783%)
【Race】Human (?)
【Racial Talent】Undead Will┃Consumption
【Health Points】: 100/100
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