Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 117: Ancient Book Mistakes
Another final offer. As expected of a veteran professional player, he really knows how to bargain! The last time I fought in the "Dark Wind Valley", they had already taken advantage of me. Could it be that they thought I was easy to deceive and wanted to repeat the same trick to cheat me out of my "Blood Transformation"?
At first glance, their offer was reasonable and close to my asking price. However, after careful analysis, the "Soul Black Jade Ring" only has a single attribute of increasing the success rate of the "Soul Contract" by 5%, and is a slightly special mid-level holy artifact. Even today, it is still relatively rare, but it is easier to obtain than high-level holy artifacts. Several top-level undead wizards such as Qiu Shui Chang Tian, Tian Xing, and Qing Wu Fei Yang all have two on their hands. For them, it is not that precious. If I am willing to spend time challenging the Dark Holy Beast a few more times, I believe I will have a chance to obtain it. It's just that in order to maximize the benefits, I chose a simpler method that benefits both others and myself.
The "Undead Cloak" made by a life professional player that increases the upper limit of spiritual power by 20% is also a mid-level holy weapon. Although it is worth a lot of money at the moment and can be considered a rare item, it can only be a transitional equipment. In the future, as my level increases, especially in order to cope with the final showdown between the two major camps of light and darkness, it is estimated that as long as conditions permit, it will at least be replaced with a high-level holy weapon. In the long run, its value, especially its use value, will become lower and lower. At least in my eyes, it is not a worthwhile exchange item. After all, the main reason why I threw out the "Blood Change" twice for trading is that I want to get a high-level holy weapon that increases the upper limit of spiritual power in one go, so as not to have to worry about replacing it in the future.
As for the secret of the "demon spirit" that can help Xiaobai increase the chance of alienation as a compensation condition, I really want to know. After all, unlike the "possession contract" signed by the two of them with the "demon spirit", Xiaobai is my subordinate who has signed a "soul contract". What kind of effect will be achieved after the alienation is successful is still unknown. Maybe the actual effect may be better than theirs. However, these are just assumptions for the best results. Qiu Shui Changtian and Tianxing also said that the so-called secret only increases the chance of success a little bit, and cannot guarantee that Xiaobai will be 100% alienated into a "demon spirit". And as long as I know that the two of them really have this secret, I can pay other prices to exchange. For example, help them subdue the undead in the "bottomless abyss", initially open up the situation in the second forbidden area, or protect them to safely cross the Dragon Bone Mountain. It can even be done privately with a certain person, and it is not necessary to use it as a bargaining chip in such an important transaction to exchange "blood change". Every failure is a learning experience. I have suffered losses many times, so I should be smarter and try my best to get the greatest benefit for myself.
Moreover, this time is different from the last time. The transaction targets are not only Qiushui Changtian and Tianxing, but also several other undead wizards who are also very interested in "Blood Transformation". It is convenient for me to wait for the price and do not need to make the main move in a hurry. I immediately asked Qingwu Feiyang to reject them and continue to contact several other undead wizards to wait for higher offers.
After I was promoted to the eighth level, the mysterious Central Continent was open to me. I had taken time to go in several times to see if I had a chance to complete the sixth level thief promotion task. However, I was alone, facing groups of seventh and eighth level monsters, as well as groups of ninth level monsters, some running on the ground and some flying in the sky. It was like a net of heaven and earth. I could avoid this level, but I couldn't avoid that one. I always ran into trouble from time to time. Relying on my good ability to escape, I followed the coordinates provided by the promotion task and barely found the location of the "Silk Road", but encountered unexpected difficulties. I was frustrated again and again, which made me helpless and unable to make any progress.
The so-called "Silk Road" is actually an underground tunnel, which cannot be crossed from the sky. The tunnel is quite wide. Although it is only 10 to 20 meters high, it is 60 to 70 meters wide. However, it is covered with countless large and small silk nets, which are generally 5 to 6 square meters in size and 30 to 40 square meters in size. This is not an ordinary thing. It is a spider silk spewed out by a type of level 7 intermediate magic beast called black widow. It is not only toxic, but also has the effect of adhesion and hysteresis. Once entangled, it will not only be poisoned, but also bring some inconvenience to the movement. Although for me, the level 7 intermediate magic beast is not to be feared at all, but there are too many of them. A rough estimate is that there are tens of thousands of them. Each black widow spews out one or even several spider webs, which firmly block the "Silk Road". And as long as they are happy or notice something unusual, they will suddenly spit out spider webs at any time, making it even more difficult to guard against. Even if I turned into a bat, my ability of "transfiguration" was of little use in the face of the ubiquitous spider webs. I could only follow step by step and move carefully. If I accidentally touched the spider web and caused too much noise, it would cause a chain reaction, and all the nearby black widows would pounce on me and attack. I dared not be distracted at all during this period, and I couldn't be impatient. I sneaked across several times, but because I was not familiar with the situation, I was intercepted by the spider web without exception and couldn't get through this "Silk Road". I couldn't even see the shadow of the "Pansi Cave", let alone complete the promotion task of the sixth-level thief.
I resolutely rejected Qiushui Changtian and Tianxing's final offer, and after a few more days, two undead wizards had already offered a bracelet that increased the success rate of "Soul Contract" by 2% and a high-level holy artifact "Ghost Ring" that increased the upper limit by 20%, which was very close to my ideal price. I had already asked Qingwu Feiyang to conduct the final stage of negotiations with them to see if I could squeeze out something more. Perhaps because they felt that I had shown signs of loosening up the deal, Qiushui Changtian and Tianxing were still unwilling to give up "Blood Transformation" and finally approached Qingwu Feiyang again and made a new offer.
According to the price I offered, they decided to exchange a "Soul Black Jade Ring" and a "Ghost Ring" for two "Blood Transformations". It seems that they really spared no expense and were determined to win. I was not too greedy. I wanted to agree to the deal with them immediately, but I still listened to Qingwu Feiyang's establishment and tried my best to gain the greatest benefits. I used the excuse that other necromancers were also considering raising their bids. In line with the fair trading principle of the highest bidder wins, I claimed that I would consider it for another two days. Unless they were willing to give up the secret of "Demon Spirit", the deal could be made immediately. Of course, I would not take advantage of them so much for nothing. I could give them the right to pass to Dragon Bone Mountain or help them conquer the undead in the "Abyss". Anyway, they have "teleportation", so these are not difficult for them. Even without my help, they should be able to do it at most in the evening and with more effort. It is better to sell it to them as soon as possible while it still has some value. At the same time, I also promised that I would never make a profit from the secret of "Demon Spirit" and would not pass it on to other players to ensure their exclusive sales rights.
Not long after the price was offered, Qiushui Changtian and Tianxing quickly responded: they could trade with the secret of "Demon Spirit", but they asked me to help them defeat two wandering green bone dragons respectively, and lure them outside Dragon Bone Mountain. Although the purpose was not clearly stated, it should be convenient for them to subdue them. When I first heard the trading conditions, I was shocked immediately - I have the 25% success rate of "Soul Contract" increased by "Death Control" and the 14% basic mental power increased by "Blood Transformation". Now I can only barely subdue the wandering white bone dragon of the ninth intermediate level. Could it be that they have the ability to subdue the green bone dragon after obtaining "Blood Transformation"? They certainly can't surpass me with the basic mental power increased by the Undead Wizard profession alone. The magician of the second profession is only level 5. The effect of improving the basic mental power should not be too exaggerated, right? I almost always complete the most difficult professional promotion tasks! It's incredible that they can be surpassed.
The fact that the difficulty of taming a bone dragon is one level higher than that of other races of ordinary undead, and that they are divided into mountain kings and wandering bone dragons, etc., is not of much value. I did not keep it secret deliberately. I believe that with Qiu Shui Chang Tian and his well-informed level, they must have known it. However, even if it only takes half a level to tame a wandering green bone dragon, at least they need to be able to tame a lower level ninth level undead. If the contract can be successfully signed, it will not be too far away from me. Fortunately, the two of them have already put on the corpse crown, and can no longer go back to put on the bone crown to challenge Santos. Like me, they have lost the opportunity to increase their basic mental strength through this, otherwise they will really catch up with me.
Defeating the four wandering green-bone dragons and making them lose their power to resist completely may be extremely difficult for other undead wizards, but it is easy for me to do it without much effort. Qiushui Changtian and Tianxing only proposed such conditions. As for whether they have the ability to subdue them, it is not included in the terms of the transaction, so I don't need to worry about it. I naturally agreed to their conditions and started the transaction immediately.
Of course, Temur can only use "Blood Transformation" for one person at a time. After recuperating in the "Blood Pool" for a few days, he can use it for the second person. Therefore, helping them defeat the Green Bone Dragon also needs to be done twice. The first person to benefit was Qiu Shui Chang Tian. When I lured the Green Bone Dragon out of Dragon Bone Mountain and made them lose their ability to resist at the designated location, so that he could subdue them, I suddenly found that in addition to the two "Soul Black Jade Rings", he was wearing a pair of gloves. The gloves were emitting three primary colors of holy light, and the style was very similar to the "Death Control" on my right hand. If I guessed correctly, it should be the high-level holy artifact "Soul Control Gloves" that increases the success rate of "Soul Contract" by 15%. So far, only one pair has been heard of dropping in the whole "World". I didn't expect it to appear in his hands. I don't know if it belongs to him or is temporarily borrowed. These three pieces of equipment have increased the success . With the addition of two bracelets, it is estimated that there will be a slight improvement. No wonder he is so confident that he can subdue the wandering Green Bone Dragon.
A few days later, this pair of "Soul Control Gloves" appeared in Tianxing's hands again. Like Qiushui Changtian, he also learned the eighth-level magic "Hand of Darkness", which controlled the Green Bone Dragon to maintain its dying state, making it easier for him to subdue it. However, compared with Qiushui Changtian, Tianxing's ability is still slightly worse. He barely passed the test twice within the fifteen-minute time limit and almost failed. Compared with artifacts, the rental procedures for high-level holy artifacts are simpler, which is convenient for emergency use between different players. If I want to lend "Death Control", I have to wait at least three days before I can return it, and I would rather pay a high handling fee. Even if I don't need to subdue the undead occasionally, I am used to the wider control range and fine control level. Once removed, it will definitely have some adverse effects, so I can't rent it casually.
With the addition of a "Ghost Ring" that increases the upper limit of mental power by 20%, plus "Blood Transformation", I can now summon two bone dragons at a time. As for the "Soul Black Jade Ring", it allows me to subdue the bone dragon that occupies the mountain without using "Blood Transformation". I just need to try a few more times. It is also easier to subdue the wandering bone dragon. Usually, I can successfully subdue one by using "Blood Transformation" twice, and I don't need to cross two days. With such strength, I dare not say that I must be the "number one in the world". After all, the light profession also has equipment to improve the level of summoned angels. At least no one can shake the position of "the world's number one undead wizard".
I already know the secret of the "Demon Spirit". If what they say is true, using it as a reference should be of great help to Xiaobai's transformation, and the possibility of success will be greater. Qingwu Feiyang is also paying attention to Xiaobai's progress. Although she can't get the secret of the "Demon Spirit" directly from me, she knows the inside story. As long as she keeps an eye on Xiaobai, and I don't mind providing convenience for her, she can still see some clues, which will also be of certain help to her transformation into the Demon King.
Just after completing these things, Gu Ben, who had already taken the "Millennium Fire Lotus", finally had no ability to suppress the surging energy in his body, and had to prepare to enter the "Hell Magma Pool" to begin evolving. With the experience of the previous two times, I mobilized more than 10,000 Terror Knights to line up at the foot of the "Hell Volcano" for me to absorb spiritual power. At the same time, I arranged for my bone dragons to pay attention to step up the exploration of the Lost Continent. After I come back, I need to speed up the expansion plan.
Just like the last two times, Hades would never let my subordinates evolve smoothly. Perhaps because he bullied Gu Ben at a lower level, the method he used to deal with Tao Tao last time did not have much effect on me who had the "Touch of Death". This time, he chose the same method he used to plot against Khufu the first time, dragging Gu Ben into the magma turbulence and also into the immersion area of the Hell Dragon, placing himself above the "magma hole", trying to use the overly violent magma energy to burst Gu Ben, causing it to fail to evolve and die halfway.
As a result, Gu Ben's situation can be said to be extremely dangerous. At the beginning, Khufu's level was lower level 8, and he had consciously accumulated energy for hundreds of years, but he could not withstand the energy impact of the "magma hole|mouth". He also dragged me down and I was neither human nor ghost. I suffered inhuman torture for more than ten days and was in a highly nervous state. Gu Ben is only at the middle level of level 7 now. The difficulty of successful evolution may be even greater. I can only hope that the "Millennium Fire Lotus" will have enough potential to dissolve the impact of the violent magma energy on the body. But I have to pity me and endure more than ten days of that hellish life. I feel chilled just thinking about it. In order to gain a foothold in the volcano, I can say that I spared no effort and paid a very painful price.
In the following days, everything developed just like when Khufu evolved. Although Gu Ben's strength was slightly weaker, my ability was significantly improved compared to that time. Not only did I get the basic mental power, but I also got the "Blood Emperor's Robe", which doubled my mental power limit. In addition, I got an additional artifact, "Death Control", which provided more timely and effective support for Gu Ben. It provided an endless supply of mental power to balance the magma energy that kept pouring in, and I finally managed to survive the first few days.
Once again, I experienced the taste of an inhuman life. I frequently went online and offline every day, strictly abided by the time limit, and dared not delay for a moment, which led to me not being able to eat enough and sleeping uneasily. I only knew that the army of horror knights guarding the bottom of the mountain was fully urging the "Touch of Death" to absorb spiritual power, constantly cheering Guben up, inspiring it to strengthen its will and support it. I even used Daxiu and the flying fire ghost king as examples to arouse its fighting spirit - if it can't withstand the impact of the magma energy and collapses first, my efforts will be useless. I have already survived half of the time. If I fail at this time, wouldn't it be a waste of all the suffering I have endured for so many days?
I am not afraid of hard work, and Gu Ben can still bear it, but something big happened to the Tongxin League - the Light Senate led by the Supreme Honor passed a resolution and launched the second "Light Holy War" against the Tongxin League in the name of the Light Church. This time, it was not the Light NPC Corps that were dispatched, but 40,000 Light professional players. Their average combat power is definitely not as good as the 20,000 Light NPCs including the 2,800-level NPCs last time, but the number of people has doubled, and they can use various large-scale auxiliary props, and the tactics will be more flexible. In comparison, the overall strength is definitely not weak.
The timing of launching the "Holy War of Light" was really well chosen. It just happened that I was tired of Gu Ben and couldn't participate. Most of my mental power was quickly absorbed by Gu Ben. Even if I activated the "Touch of Death" to absorb it with all my strength, it would be impossible to accumulate too much, let alone to perform the "Summoning of the Dead". Moreover, in my current state, I was seriously sleep deprived. I spent my days in a daze and could only complete the simplest tasks such as absorbing mental power. How could I have the energy to deal with the "Holy War of Light" three days later?
