Chapter 332
Yu Xunge continued, “Since you can’t provide an S-level skill and don’t have the liquid funds to acquire one, you could have temporarily settled for just 50 bottles, or even 10. Yet, you insist on 100 bottles and even added… special mahjong to the quote.”
She sighed deeply, unable to pinpoint whether her feelings towards Dinghai were disappointment or something else entirely.
Logically speaking, as the current leading power, the more cunning and resourceful Dinghai became, the more stable Zai Jiu would be. She didn’t have to worry about Zai Jiu being consumed by internal strife like in her previous life.
She viewed Dinghai as an ally; an ally with more cunning than a lotus root was definitely better than an ally who was a naïve fool. After all, a “naïve fool” can sometimes be as troublesome as a “pig teammate.”
But emotionally, she felt let down…
Here I am, the grand heroine, making a heartfelt deal with you, and you’re playing tricks on me!
Yu Xunge slammed the table. “I’m not selling anymore!!”
Zhao Shuying quickly softened her tone, saying, “Let me sit for a bit longer… just to fish a little, and if there’s food, I can solve my lunch problem here. Tu Lan, could you get me something to eat?”
Yu Xunge, feeling annoyed, directly pulled out several dishes and a large portion of rice from her backpack. It just so happened that she and Tu Lan hadn’t eaten yet, but she had turned off the effect of the Food God.
Tu Lan set down the sketchbook to help arrange the bowls and chopsticks, then brought over a few bottles of ice-cold cola, shaking her head and clicking her tongue. “Looks like you messed up.”
Zhao Shuying wasn’t embarrassed at all. “I voted against it anyway.”
Yu Xunge asked, “Are the leaders over there so idle?”
Zhao Shuying replied, “Not at all! Most of the time, everyone is busy playing while holding meetings.”
Yu Xunge silently gave a thumbs up. “Sounds like the workload isn’t saturated enough.”
Zhao Shuying, who hadn’t gotten off work on time for days: “…”
However, when Zhao Shuying left, Yu Xunge still sold 52 bottles of [This Skill I Don’t Like I] to Dinghai.
After deducting 175 gold coins, she made a tidy profit of 20,000 gold coins.
She was already at the top of the wealth leaderboard, so she didn’t mind this little bit. She packed everything up, patted her game backpack, and revealed a wealthy smile.
After Zhao Shuying paid, she waited for a while, and even after Yu Xunge had sent her to the gate of the villa, there was still no movement from Yu Xunge. Zhao Shuying had to reach out herself. “Where’s the goods?”
Yu Xunge replied, “I haven’t made them yet.”
It was hilarious; she hadn’t even had the chance to buy the materials yet.
After encountering a wild wallet, she had returned. Those few sample bottles were still being made at the Hufflepuff alchemy shop.
Zhao Shuying asked, “Are you blushing?”
Yu Xunge touched her slightly warm cheeks. “Am I coming down with a cold?”
Tu Lan reached out to check. “Oh, you are a bit warm. Let’s go, go, go, you need to take some medicine.”
The two of them just left Zhao Shuying behind.
Zhao Shuying had no choice but to shout, “...Send the goods to my email when they’re ready!”
From behind the lightning net, Yu Xunge’s voice came, “Got it.”
For the next two weeks after the deal, Yu Xunge was busy, making sure to send all the potions owed to Dinghai by the last day of March.
Then it was the same old routine: igniting her wings, practicing [Cheers], researching potions and gems.
From March 15 to May 15, there were 51 days, and coincidentally, the game time for [Kart Racing] was only 12 hours. She went and returned on the same day.
This meant that if she didn’t want to lose her gaming qualification, she had to participate in the divine game on May 1 at the latest.
She planned to set off for the other world on April 25, giving her nearly five days to gather information or steal attributes, which was more than enough and not a waste.
Yu Xunge was busy, and so was Tu Lan. She was busy playing with cars at her racetrack.
With all sorts of strange divine talents, the racetrack near the villa was completed in just three days. The three racing cars Tu Lan wanted were delivered, and Dinghai generously sent over five small go-karts as well.
Dinghai was indeed cunning, but they weren’t stingy.
After receiving 52 bottles of [This Skill I Don’t Like I], Dinghai sent over 10,000 gold to buy 5 bottles of [This Skill I Don’t Like II]. Considering the premium on the racing cars and [This Skill I Don’t Like I], Yu Xunge didn’t really mind; why not make some money?
But she took the opportunity to discuss something with Dinghai.
She wanted to borrow Dinghai’s team to enter the arena and explore other worlds on the 25th.
She couldn’t just ignore the impending arrival of the beast BOSS.
Zhao Shuying asked, “Will you be able to come back?”
Yu Xunge replied, “Yes.”
Zhao Shuying continued, “Is there a level requirement for the dungeon?”
Yu Xunge said, “No.”
Zhao Shuying said, “Good, dear friend of Dinghai, rest assured to leave these small matters to us!”
Yu Xunge asked, “What if I can’t come back? Or if I need to open a level 15 dungeon?”
Zhao Shuying replied, “Then I’ll pretend I didn’t hear anything.”
Yu Xunge: “…”
…
On the night of April 24.
Yu Xunge looked at the A-level [Cheers] that appeared on her skill panel, feeling a sense of relief. The pain of igniting her orange-red wings had finally paid off at this moment.
Just the entry-level skill was already A-level!
She could even condense and explode a single lightning cup, and that was already A-level.
What level was the complete version of Maple Sugar’s [Cheers]?
She glanced at her wings, which had a wingspan of 4.2 meters. At the moment all the light feathers were ignited by the power of lightning, the feathers made of light particles seemed to come alive, resembling the feathers of a golden crow or the surface of the sun.
But what was even more dazzling were the wing bones of the light wings. She didn’t even need to turn on the lights when walking around her house at night…
In the past week, both she and Tu Lan had been sleeping with eye masks; otherwise, they couldn’t sleep at all…
The best thing about the orange-red wings was that they had no physical form. Otherwise, all her upper garments and chest armor would have to be custom-made. They couldn’t just have two holes; they would need two slits, or else they wouldn’t fit at all.
In the last years at Senhai, their clothes were all made by Fengmu, and they had to have two long slits in the back.
**Chapter 431: Mai Mang - Underwater World**
On the morning of April 25, Yu Xunge, transformed into an orange-and-white cat, jumped onto Zhao Shuying’s motorcycle, with a little hamster perched on her head.
Once settled, she stretched out her paw, which held a cup of iced Americano.
Zhao Shuying didn’t hold back. “What if you turn back into your original form once we get in?”
Yu Xunge meowed, “Let’s give it a try. If I turn back, I’ll just go back. If there’s a public uproar, I’ll count on you guys to help explain.”
As the leader of Zai Jiu, her influence was nearly global, and her every move could potentially cause chaos.
If news of her entering the other world got exaggerated or misunderstood, it would definitely shake the players’ confidence.
The higher-ups at Dinghai hadn’t told anyone about her plan to enter the other world through the dungeon’s light curtain. When they were close to their destination, Zhao Shuying would use her invisibility skill to make Yu Xunge invisible.
Zhao Shuying revved the motorcycle towards their destination, which was nearby, so there was no need to use a teleportation array. “Do you have any intel you can sell us?”
Yu Xunge genuinely couldn’t think of anything, but then she remembered what she wanted to buy. “If you can find the languages of the myriad races and sell them to me, I can give you 5 bottles of [This Skill I Don’t Like II] for each one.”
“The myriad races? You mean those spectators in the arena?”
“Exactly.”
“So you’re representing Zai Jiu to play mahjong with them?”
“We don’t play mahjong; we play Ludo, checkers, and handkerchief toss.”
“...That sounds tough for you.”
“It’s not tough; it’s what I should do. I’m a peace ambassador.”
Zhao Shuying couldn’t take it anymore. She cranked the motorcycle to full speed, trying to shake the cat off the back.
Tu Lan clung tightly to the cat’s fur. “Is it fun to make her angry?!!”
Yu Xunge clung desperately to Zhao Shuying’s leather armor, her fur blowing almost parallel to the ground. She shouted, “It’s super fun!”
…
By the time they reached their destination, both the cat and the mouse had their fur blown into shape, glaring at Zhao Shuying with resentment.
After giving them a fake smile, Zhao Shuying used her skill to make them invisible.
After locking up the motorcycle, they walked a few dozen meters forward and saw a dungeon light curtain, along with 15 players already waiting there.
This was a level 3 dungeon light curtain, and the BOSS that would appear in the arena would be level 15. With Zhao Shuying, who was already level 14, leading the charge, there was no way they would lose.
When the group saw Zhao Shuying, they greeted her respectfully. After she returned their greetings, she took out a radiant offering to activate the arena.
The light curtain, which was a light purple, turned red.
Dinghai players entered one after another, and Zhao Shuying walked in last. As she walked, she felt a weight on both her shoulders, with cat fur and mouse fur flying around her face.
Once they entered the arena, the cat and hamster jumped off her shoulders.
Zhao Shuying, feeling used and discarded: “…”
Soon, she saw a ripple appear beneath the giant light curtain that divided the arena in half.
Since learning that the arena could lead to other worlds, Dinghai hadn’t even discussed whether to send someone to check it out.
Zelan was already dangerous enough; they had only scratched the surface of its resources and knowledge, so there was no need to explore a new world so soon.
A few seconds later, a dungeon light curtain slowly unfolded on the opposite side, and a massive amount of seawater surged through the curtain, followed by a giant shark.
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