Chapter 350
Yu Xunge just happened to know the language of the Zhu Man, a skill she picked up from Feng Ran. She immediately deflected the blame in Zhu Man: “The Mist Blade Moon Empress forced me!”
Fei E was so amused by Yu Xunge's shamelessness that he almost laughed, but halfway through, he found himself staring at her wings for a moment, then glanced back at Feng Tang, who had been silently observing them. Suddenly, Fei E understood.
He was aware of what was happening in the tower. Looking at those orange-red wings... could it be that Feng Ran had come out?
Thinking of Feng Tang's lightning spear and hammer, he cleared his throat and lowered his voice: “She forced you? Then why are you still selling your curse quota? And letting her act as your agent?!”
Yu Xunge sighed, “Well, that’s just how it is. Do you want to kill me or not?”
Fei E was taken aback, his eyes wide. “...You’re quite the character, aren’t you?”
Yu Xunge couldn’t help but laugh; he was the most down-to-earth member of the Ze Lan royal family she had ever met. “Thanks! Do you have any food? I can buy it with the World’s Tomb.”
She only had the water manipulation skill, and once she got out, she planned to buy a skill that could create magical food.
She hadn’t considered using precious ore to buy food; that would be too humiliating for Fei E, who was at least a level 15 powerhouse. So she offered the most valuable thing she had.
To her surprise, it still felt like an insult. One of the flames at the tip of Fei E’s feather floated up, pointing at himself as he exclaimed, “Me? A level 15 Abyss-level player? Do I need that little bit of World’s Tomb?!”
Yu Xunge couldn’t help but glance at Feng Tang, and their eyes met. After forcing a smile, she quickly looked away.
She added, “I’m offering this price because it’s the most valuable thing I have on me.”
Fei E replied, “That’s not true! You still have curses. If you help me curse the Mist Blade, I’ll give you ten roasted geese.”
Isn’t that putting me in a tough spot? Yu Xunge sighed. She had only just entered and was already feeling a bit faint, her body weak and her head spinning, as if she had returned to her days as an ordinary person.
This heightened her sense of crisis. She looked around at the mechanical beings, noticing they were huddled together, occasionally sparking with electricity.
She said to Fei E, “Can we switch it for something else? Something I can actually do? I want to buy food and information about the 1211 special district.”
Fei E pondered for a moment, then spread his arms in front of his chest. In the blink of an eye, a fragrant roasted goose appeared, catching the attention of several players. He directly handed the roasted goose hovering in his palm to Yu Xunge. “Are you a Hufflepuff apprentice?”
Yu Xunge took the roasted goose but didn’t rush to eat it. Although it looked like an ordinary [Roasted Goose] and the item description was fine, she planned to refresh all the roasted geese at once before eating.
She wasn’t surprised that Fei E knew about her connection to Hufflepuff. If the Fei E she had cursed didn’t know this information, she would have found it odd.
Yu Xunge replied, “Yes.”
Fei E asked, “The recipe for [I Don’t Like This Skill II]?”
Yu Xunge said, “...You can’t afford the price for betraying Hufflepuff.”
Fei E countered, “1000 bottles of [I Don’t Like This Skill II].”
Yu Xunge replied, “I could starve and then go back to make a fortune with those 1000 bottles of [I Don’t Like This Skill II].”
Fei E exclaimed, “That’s amazing! I’m starting to suspect you’re the child of the Mist Blade and Feng Tang.”
Yu Xunge asked, “Does the Mist Blade also love to drink? If she does, then it’s not impossible.”
Fei E: !!!
Feng Tang, who had been eavesdropping intently: ???
Other dozens of players who understood Zhu Man: Oh my god?!!
Feng Tang shouted in perfect Zhu Man, “I understand Zhu Man!”
Yu Xunge shouted back, “Okay, I’m not that child!”
In the next moment, she immediately turned to mist, dodging the lightning ball that Feng Tang hurled at her.
Once she reformed into her human shape, Yu Xunge felt even hungrier. She quickly raised her hand, “I’m sorry! I won’t be so cheeky anymore!”
Fei E trembled with excitement, letting out a satisfied sigh, “I knew it... I just knew it!!”
**Chapter 455: Abandoned Zone 2**
In the next second, Fei E also used a skill to dodge the lightning ball thrown by Feng Tang.
Fei E said, “Alright, let’s get down to business. Let’s move away from them.”
He practically beamed as he pulled Yu Xunge a little further away.
Yu Xunge almost blurted out “sister” in excitement.
But as she stood still, she nearly lost her balance. Her legs felt weak, and she took out the roasted goose from earlier, using [Refresh] right in front of Fei E.
The roasted goose looked fine, so she pulled out the cheapest precious ore she had and stuffed it into the goose’s mouth.
This was one of the few usable items she had left; only by adding new material could she reconstitute the roasted goose and change its item information.
And since the mechanical beings could use precious ore as energy, it meant this stuff had power.
In less than a minute, the ordinary item transformed.
[Cyber Roasted Goose] C-grade: Restores 40 energy immediately upon consumption, and for the next hour, restores 5 energy every 15 minutes. (Only the first bite is effective)
Energy?
She couldn’t see that value at all.
But instead of searching for where the energy value was, Yu Xunge immediately took a bite of the [Cyber Roasted Goose]. Getting it into her stomach was the safest bet.
Fei E watched the process of Yu Xunge using her skill, and seeing her expression, he noticed, “What did you do? Did it change? Did it level up?”
After swallowing a mouthful of goose leg, Yu Xunge instantly felt different. The dizziness and weakness faded away, and now she had the energy to deal with Fei E. She glanced at the players in the distance.
In less than two seconds of hesitating between making a fortune from this business and directly cutting off the survival path of other players, Yu Xunge chose the latter.
While the former could be profitable, it was too dangerous. She preferred to let these players starve until they had no fighting power; that would make her feel secure.
She said to Fei E, “Yes, it can restore energy. I can synthesize food and precious ore. Do you want it? You give me one food and one precious ore, and I’ll help you synthesize once. But this skill has limitations; aside from what I need for myself, I can only help you synthesize two more times, and I’ll need ten roasted geese and five precious ores as synthesis fees.”
Fei E immediately handed over 12 roasted geese and 7 precious ores.
Fei E was straightforward, and Yu Xunge wouldn’t be stingy.
She stored the uneaten roasted geese, washed her hands and face with her water manipulation skill, and then, right in front of Fei E, helped synthesize the roasted geese with the two best precious ores into two A-grade [Cyber Roasted Geese].
Eating them would restore 80 energy and, for the next hour, restore 5 energy every 5 minutes.
Fei E’s eyes lit up as he took the two [Cyber Roasted Geese].
After Yu Xunge collected all the geese and precious ores, she didn’t move again. She didn’t plan to continue using [Refresh] in front of Fei E.
She intended to find a secluded spot later to quietly refresh all the roasted geese and precious ores.
Yu Xunge said, “How about exchanging information? I’ll trade information about the 8017 special district for information about the 1211 special district.”
Fei E nodded, munching on a roasted goose, “Sure!”
Fei E was very straightforward in his speech and actions, always showing sincerity first. As he busily chewed on the roasted goose, Yu Xunge began to talk about the 8017 special district. However, since her entry was so timely, all she could share was the task regarding the mechanical beings’ rebellion.
After she finished, Fei E had also finished his roasted goose. After washing his hands and face, he began to share information about the 1211 special district as promised.
He recounted everything from when he entered the district up to the [Inspector’s Arrival].
“I was lucky at the time, part of the players who weren’t judged, but later the Inspector suddenly said that players who had been judged could transfer their criminal marks by killing those who hadn’t been judged, and I sensed something was off.
“How could you transfer a criminal mark after being killed and leaving the scene?
“But at that time, most of the players who had been judged had lost their sanity.
“Because the penalties you see in the chat channel are still mild; some players suffered losses you can’t even imagine—some lost SSS-level skills, some had a soul-bound item confiscated, some had their World Tomb Forest keys taken away, and some permanently lost a divine talent skill…”
Yu Xunge listened, her heart racing. She couldn’t bear any of those losses.
Fei E’s expression was also complex as he continued, “So when the Inspector said players could kill others to transfer their criminal marks and penalties, I knew it was out of control.
“Even if I, as the strongest player, stood up and said this was strange, no one would believe me; everyone had gone mad.
“Later, when the number of players left was down to just over a thousand, the mechanical beings officially rebelled. That’s when we learned that the so-called Inspector had actually been killed by the mechanical beings halfway through the inspection, and the Inspector that appeared in the second half was a disguise by the mechanical beings.
“Because the mechanical beings couldn’t punish players through judgment, they issued tasks in the second half, forcing players to kill each other.
“But by the time we realized it, it was already too late... The rebellion lasted for an hour, and by the end, there were fewer than 100 players left in our special district, while the number of mechanical beings that died was less than 10.
“And those players who died couldn’t transfer their penalties either.”
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