Chapter 237
Di San pondered for a moment before saying to Tu Lan, “50,000 gold coins, plus a combined skill, [Decisive Moment]. Once you’re in sync, you can fight together in two modes: one led by you, and the other by this human. It’s the one Li Zhou brought back; you know she can’t use it now. Given how you two are conspiring together, you might as well learn it first. I estimate you’ll be using it soon enough.”
Yu Xunge’s heart sank. It was over; she had truly become a jinchuriki!
In the end, Tu Lan chose Di San. Although [Ten Directions Thunderstorm] was indeed impressive, she wanted to play the jinchuriki role, and Di San was offering more gold.
[Decisive Moment] was a skill book, but it required both Yu Xunge and Tu Lan to hold either end to learn it. Once one person and one dragon got their hands on it, they could learn it on the spot.
Meanwhile, after Di San obtained the dragon scales, he turned to Feng Qie and asked, “Rent? 10,000 gold coins a month.”
Feng Qie replied, “...Isn’t your money-grabbing method a bit too aggressive?”
Di San raised the dragon scale high. “Feng Qie, look at you now. This is how you lost to me…”
Feng Qie roared, “Rent! I’ll rent it!!”
Tough as nails, you are.
Feng Qie still forked over the money, reserving the research rights for the dragon scale next month. For a dragon, this amount of gold was nothing, but when he did the math, he realized he was at a huge loss.
Tu Lan said, “Bro, you’re getting anxious.”
Yu Xunge quickly covered Tu Lan’s mouth and smiled at Feng Qie, her expression particularly humble. “Senior, 20,000 gold—are you selling [Ten Directions Thunderstorm]?”
Tu Lan’s eyes lit up, pulling Yu Xunge’s hand away in excitement. “Yes! Feng Qie, sell it for 20,000 gold! At least we can recoup some of our costs!”
In the end, Yu Xunge and Tu Lan were chased out of Dragon Island by Feng Qie, not even having the chance to say goodbye to Sheng Bei Sui.
Actually, there was no need for a special farewell. The two massive dragons were lounging in their respective nests, stretching their necks to watch the commotion, while Sheng Bei Sui was holding a gray coconut and sipping from it, which Tu Lan noticed.
Tu Lan wiped away her tears—blown away by Feng Qie’s wind skills—realizing that the world after dragons grow up was so painful!!
Once they left Dragon Island, they split the money. Yu Xunge held her share of 42,000 gold, contemplating what skills to buy, while Tu Lan wondered if she should rent out a toy store.
At that moment, Yu Xunge finally opened the private chat interface that had been buzzing.
【Zhao Shuying】: Congratulations, Yu Zong, you’re first on the wealth list!
【Chapter 307: Who Will Cut the Moonlight (SS Level)】
It was over. Yu Xunge opened the wealth list and, sure enough, aside from the pet list, level list, and honor list, she was also at the top of the wealth list: Yu Xunge 53,503 gold, 85 silver, 13 copper.
She had 44,000 on her, while the rest belonged to Tu Lan, clearly indicating that Tu Lan’s money was included.
Earlier, after spending 80,000 gold in one go, she had made it into the top hundred of the wealth list a few times, but back then, it was only a couple thousand. She earned quickly but spent just as fast. Anonymity only drew more attention, so after receiving the notification last time, she chose to go public since it wasn’t much money anyway.
However, she hadn’t dropped off the wealth list during this time, and today, with an unexpected influx of 50,000 gold, she shot straight to the top.
【Yu Xunge】: Living off Tu Lan’s soft power.
【Yu Xunge】: Where’s the finance department in Dinghai? It’s been so long, and you still don’t have 50,000 gold?!
【Zhao Shuying】: Did you equip some S-level weapon in your mouth? Your attack power is just too strong!
【Zhao Shuying】: We have a finance department in each city; we’ve been separated for a while.
Yu Xunge patted Tu Lan. “Let’s go! Spend it quickly!”
They didn’t even head to another main city; one person and one dragon went straight into the auction house in Tun Tun Mountain, since the auction houses in all 35 cities were the same.
Tu Lan transformed into a little bear, perched on her head to help her search.
Considering the uniqueness of [Fate is Not Timely], Yu Xunge immediately ruled out skills below S-level.
She prioritized not destructive skills but thieving ones. “Stealing” was easier and more discreet than “destruction.” She was a professional in this area, but unfortunately, no one was selling thieving skills…
Moreover, there were only 85 skills above S-level available in the auction house. Eventually, Yu Xunge spotted a skill that could have a significant impact on their current situation. It had no attack, defense, or escape effects, and only a peculiar description, but it was an SS-level skill.
【Who Will Cut the Moonlight】 (SS Level): Can cut a region’s moonlight, turning it into a moonless land.
This reminded her of the third skill of [Furious Moon], which was also oddly brief and perfectly matched: one skill to cheer it up by removing moonlight, and another to cut the moonlight.
Furthermore, [Who Will Cut the Moonlight] was the most expensive skill she had seen in the auction house—she hadn’t been to any high-end auction venues yet. Its starting bid was 10,000 gold, but the buyout price was as high as 50,000 gold!
This was likely because the seller wasn’t sure how much it was worth but didn’t want to sell it cheap, so they set a high starting price and a lower buyout price to encourage bidding.
Looking at the product image, it wasn’t a skill book or scroll but a skill stone.
This indicated that it wasn’t a skill transfer medium carved from someone’s experience but rather something excavated from an ancient civilization or ruins, a skill consciousness condensed after a powerful being’s death.
If this skill truly worked as described, could she cut the moonlight above the City of Eternal Night after they climbed the tower? Would it benefit their actions?
Yu Xunge patted Tu Lan. “Quick, lend me 16,000!”
Without hesitation, Tu Lan handed over the money, and Yu Xunge immediately bid on the skill. Even though the starting bid and buyout price differed by 50,000 gold, she didn’t want to gamble. The item had only been listed for less than two minutes, with 47 hours and 58 minutes left until it was taken down. She couldn’t wait that long, nor did she dare to.
After paying, Yu Xunge quickly found a corner to hide with Tu Lan. Once she received the stone via email, she shattered it and learned [Who Will Cut the Moonlight].
She drank [Melt Time], changed her clothes and race, sprayed on [I Really Don’t Have Time to Bathe], and told Tu Lan to stop pretending to be a little bear.
A few minutes later, a towering orc over two meters tall was walking down the streets of Tun Tun Mountain, cradling a small cat in one arm.
Tu Lan asked Yu Xunge in her heart, “Is that skill really powerful?”
Yu Xunge replied, “I’m not entirely sure, but I suspect it should be quite powerful. If I hadn’t bought it, I’d regret it for life.”
Just as she finished speaking, Yu Xunge and Tu Lan saw several squads of soldiers rushing out of the auction house: one squad of moon foxes, one of oak owls, one of dark elves, and one of sea sirens.
One of the dark elves grabbed Yu Xunge’s arm and asked, “Have you seen a minotaur named ‘Fa La’? He’s with a bear about this big.”
Yu Xunge shook her head and replied gruffly, “Nope, I just got here.”
The dark elf immediately released her and rushed to the next passerby.
Tu Lan said, “Wow, that’s some good stuff!”
Yu Xunge replied, “Let’s go buy some toys.”
Tu Lan asked, “Aren’t we heading back quickly?”
Yu Xunge said, “Leaving now would raise suspicion. Sometimes, staying at the crime scene helps conceal oneself.”
Tu Lan remarked, “If Sheng Bei Sui knew how much useful knowledge I’ve learned from following you, she’d be so pleased.”
Yu Xunge replied, “...Are you being sarcastic?!”
Tu Lan asked, “Huh?”
The case was cracked; it was revenge.
After walking a few steps, Yu Xunge suddenly stopped. Wait, she hadn’t committed a crime! She had just spent money to buy something legitimately!
Tu Lan clearly realized this too. The two of them stared blankly at each other for a few seconds, then, in unison, decided to act as if nothing had happened.
They wandered around the toy store for a while, then went to the herbal shop to buy the herbs and potion bottles Yu Xunge needed. Finally, they boldly went to the most luxurious restaurant in Tun Tun Mountain and reserved a private room for a meal.
In just three hours, Yu Xunge dropped from the top of the wealth list to 35th place, with only 2,937 gold and 19 silver left—so long as she didn’t buy any top-tier skills, her gold could still withstand some spending.
On the game forum.
Thirty-six hours ago, everyone said she and Tu Lan were the domineering CEO and her domineering dragon.
Thirty-six hours later, everyone suspected she was laundering money for someone.
Yu Xunge realized that saving money required a burst of momentum. If any unexpected event caused her to spend all the hard-earned savings in one go, she’d lose the motivation to save again…
By the time they returned to Blue Star, it was already the early hours of the 20th. After feeding the cats in the backyard, Yu Xunge didn’t touch the cat nest. She wasn’t sure if it was just her imagination, but she always felt that if she waited a little longer before touching the items, they would be of better quality.
But the problem was, these cats wouldn’t go off and trade her items halfway, would they…?
Yu Xunge had asked the cats about the patterns of bringing items back, but every time she brought it up, they acted dumb. After a few times, she stopped asking.
Tu Lan was more persistent. She had followed the cats several times, trying to find out where they sourced their goods, but they always caught her.
After handing the backyard cats over to Tu Lan, Yu Xunge went back into seclusion.
[Fox Shadow] needed to be practiced until she was proficient. If the tower truly was a battlefield, the practicality of this skill would be immense.
[Who Will Cut the Moonlight] also needed to be tested in a secluded, uninhabited place.
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