Chapter 228
After dealing with those people, she opened Zhao Shuying's private message. The materials here were mostly incomplete and varied across different fields. She planned to sell some of them to the Special Affairs Bureau.
By the way, this apartment copy wasn’t of much use anymore; she might as well sell it along with the apartment to the Bureau.
She was in dire need of money; it had been a long time since she had been this broke. With just a handful of gold coins in her pocket, she could barely afford to use the teleportation array in Zelan.
【Zhao Shuying】: Congratulations!
【Yu Xunge】: I followed Tu Lan to pick up some bargains.
【Zhao Shuying】: Is there anything good I can buy?
【Yu Xunge】: A few things.
【Zhao Shuying】: Boss, where are you? I’ll come pick you up.
【Yu Xunge】: I sent you my location on V. I’ll be there in half an hour; I need to handle the scene.
【Zhao Shuying】: Don’t worry, I’ll pretend I don’t know anything. Just clean it up, and I’ll come back in an hour.
【Yu Xunge】: ???
Has Zhao Shuying’s work pressure increased again recently?
She and Tu Lan sorted through the items on the ground. During this time, Yu Xunge praised Tu Lan’s performance today, saying that young ones need encouragement, especially such a clever and obedient little darling.
The amount of water that could fill an entire giant whale was astonishing, and none of it seeped into the ground. In the end, it froze into blocks of ice that nearly formed a small mountain. Yu Xunge directly ordered a few water towers online and had them sent to her via mail.
The three-meter-high water tower barely managed to hold four large barrels of water.
Once thawed, the information displayed was: 【Complex seawater composition】.
Yu Xunge pointed at the scattered items and said, “If you like any of these, just take them.”
Tu Lan immediately rolled around on the massive whale hide, asking, “Can I have this?”
Yu Xunge didn’t even blink: “Sure, take it to play with.”
She knew this whale hide was extraordinary; just the fact that Tu Lan had been hitting it for so long without leaving a single scar showed its quality. But she wouldn’t hold back with Tu Lan.
First, Yu Xunge gathered all the herbs and engineering materials. Most of the herbs had lost their effectiveness—some were withered, others charred—but they still had research value, as did the engineering parts.
After checking each item, she placed them in a nearby box. She understood the uses of most of these items; the more she knew, the safer they were to sell—nothing sensitive, so they could be sold off.
The magic runes had dissipated in the water and couldn’t be sold—she wouldn’t sell those crucial for devouring divine gifts even if she could.
As for the leather talismans that carried these magic runes, Yu Xunge didn’t quite understand them, but during the ritual, they hadn’t been of much use, just lying on the ground, occasionally blown around by the water flow. Those could be sold.
In summary, everything was great—all of it could be sold! Just needed to be cleaned first.
Then there were the ashes left behind by Miya Si after his death. Aside from a portion that got wet, Yu Xunge divided the rest into three parts.
One part was placed in a food box, set to disappear after 72 hours; another she kept on her person, planning to toss it into a hidden spot when she used 【Raging Moon】 to return to the past, letting it be lost in the time stream after 48 hours; the last part was scattered in the Pacific Ocean to feed the fish.
If that could still resurrect him, she would be convinced.
Zhao Shuying said she’d come back in an hour, but less than half an hour later, she was already calling her “Boss” on VX.
Yu Xunge brought three boxes of miscellaneous items out of the copy and opened the door for Zhao Shuying. After entering, Zhao Shuying looked at the copy’s light screen in the living room and smiled knowingly: “I knew you were hiding another one.”
She stared at the three large boxes Yu Xunge had placed on the floor, silent for a long time: “Hmm… where did you find these? They look like junk.”
Seeing Zhao Shuying’s expression, Yu Xunge panicked. No way! In the past, you guys would even take D-grade dishes! Now you’re looking down on these? Have your standards gotten so high? Who am I supposed to sell my junk to now?! She immediately stepped forward to promote her items.
Zhao Shuying felt a chill from Yu Xunge’s enthusiasm. She took photos and sent them to the research department. After asking about each item, considering their quality, she spent 300 gold to buy them all.
Although these were indeed precious high-level or top-tier materials, their core value had been exhausted by upgrading divine gifts, so getting 300 was already quite good.
After receiving the 300 gold, Yu Xunge surprisingly counted it several times before putting it back in her bag.
Zhao Shuying felt a pang of sympathy. Goodness, the kid was this broke? She asked, “...Do you want to come to Dinghai? The salary is quite high.”
Yu Xunge quickly waved her hand: “I’m fine picking up trash.”
Finally, there was the apartment and the level 10 copy. Yu Xunge quoted, “500 blank skill crystals, sold to you permanently.”
Zhao Shuying didn’t hesitate for long and agreed. The price was slightly above her psychological bottom line, but it was manageable.
In fact, ever since Yu Xunge half-sold, half-gifted the Legion Order to Dinghai, they owed her a huge favor.
**Chapter 295: Who Says Yi Chang is Human?**
In Huaxia, debts of gratitude are the most expensive, hardest to repay, and most difficult to calculate, making it nearly impossible to determine when they are truly settled.
Now, Zhao Shuying found it hard to bargain with Yu Xunge, and even if she didn’t negotiate this time, it wouldn’t reduce Dinghai’s debt to Yu Xunge by a fraction… Every time she thought about this, she doubted whether she had ever truly seen through Yu Xunge.
This person really is like Shen Yushi said; if you treat her well, she’ll make sure you don’t suffer, right? The internal profile of her in Dinghai emphasizes fairness, so is her “contribution” just a means to get what she wants…
But such doubts couldn’t be voiced. Dinghai’s profits were tangible, while Yu Xunge’s major contributions were either like 【Time Will Always Be There】, a slow trickle, or something heavyweight like the Legion Order, impossible to ignore and always remembered… and also impossible to refuse.
The more she thought about it, the more it seemed like a classic case of a white lotus with a dark side…
While Zhao Shuying was lost in thought, Yu Xunge was happily counting her skill crystals.
Yu Xunge received a large bag of blank skill crystals and felt quite satisfied. Looking at the words “(Creator: Yi Chang)” at the end of the 【Skill Storage Stone (Single Use)】, she couldn’t help but exclaim, “I know this sounds bad, but look, if Yi Chang is a lone wolf, this person could become the wealthiest on the leaderboard just by selling skill crystals. Yet, all this time, I’ve never seen that name on the wealth list.”
Liang Pozhou had been searching for so long without finding out who this person was. What’s their background?
Just a few days ago, in the lone wolf group of the training camp she joined, they were discussing someone who had been refusing to cooperate with any faction and was being suppressed by two factions. That person was considering joining Dinghai and asked for opinions in the group. Another person said they’d think about joining Dinghai when Yi Chang made it onto the wealth list…
Zhao Shuying snapped back to reality and looked at her with a strange expression: “Who says Yi Chang is human?”
Yu Xunge was taken aback. Isn’t he?
Zhao Shuying: “Yi Chang is a panda raised by our commander. Yes, it’s illegal, but fortunately, before the incident, the era changed, and after the game invasion, it mutated. The skill crystals are what it produces after eating bamboo. You won’t find its name on the wealth list; you need to look on the pet list.”
Yu Xunge: !!!
She opened the pet list and scrolled down, and sure enough, she found Yi Chang in seventh place…
Had she bitten any skill crystals? Had she?! Think, think! Ahhh!
No! No, she hadn’t! She had only bitten the escape gem… she had always pinched the skill crystals with her hands…
Zhao Shuying watched as Yu Xunge’s expression shifted from shock to despair, then to pain, and finally to relief, utterly confused.
What happened? Did she drink water infused with skill crystals???
Faced with Zhao Shuying’s concern, Yu Xunge had no words to express her frustration.
After parting ways with Zhao Shuying, Yu Xunge returned to her villa. Looking at the rooftop, she hesitated about whether to sell this level 3 copy as well. After a moment of thought, she decided to wait until she found something that could fully protect her home. For now, having the Bureau’s presence here served as a deterrent and protection.
Actually, she had intended to ask the Bureau to swap the positions of the level 10 copy and this level 3 copy to strengthen the security of the villa. But then she thought it might not be safe; what she wanted was merely the Bureau’s reputation as a deterrent, so that ordinary people wouldn’t dare come when she wasn’t home. She didn’t really need the Bureau’s protection; if someone of a higher level came, she would feel even less secure…
Although the water screen could block prying eyes, preventing anyone from seeing the specific situation inside or hearing the sounds, high-level players inevitably had some strange methods. Moreover, at this stage, anyone who could reach level 10 was no ordinary player.
This day had been too tense and thrilling. Even though it was only noon, Yu Xunge had no desire to do anything else. She and Tu Lan lounged at home, spending two gold coins to order a mountain of takeout, just relaxing.
Tu Lan took out the cleaned whale hide and asked Yu Xunge to use 【Big World, Small Me】 to shrink it a bit. She took it to the backyard to play tunnel with the cats.
Yu Xunge sat on the steps in the backyard, enjoying the rare tranquility, watching Tu Lan, now the size of a kitten, playing hide and seek with the other cats, calling out in a particularly mischievous tone, “Little kitties~ where are you, little kitties~”
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