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Join the ServerThe person who came to meet us was named Qingcang. On his chest, he wore a guild logo painted in an ink-wash style; if you focused on it, the name ‘Lingyun Pavilion’ would appear.
The logo emitted a faint green glow, marking Qingcang as a Fragrance Master of Lingyun Pavilion—a very minor official.
“850,000! Let’s trade now!” Qingcang was a fair-skinned, tall Divine Descendant Warrior. He seemed easygoing and had been all smiles since meeting us. “You all are riding high right now—your exploits are today’s headline news! 850,000, I won’t even haggle. Consider it a gesture of friendship!”
Qingcang was a smooth talker. He soon had us feeling pretty pleased with ourselves. But true to his word, he didn’t bargain and readily completed the transaction for 850,000.
Because the trade went through with our entire team, the money was split five ways and transferred to each of our accounts. Looking at the 170,000 gold in my pet’s inventory, a wave of accomplishment washed over me—when had I last felt the joy of earning that first pot of gold?
Yingning was clearly even more excited. She had never seen so much money in her life! Before today, we had been scraping by on student loans and part-time jobs.
After Qingcang finished the trade and left, Yingning’s cheeks flushed. She stared at the gold amount in her inventory for a long time, still feeling a sense of unreality.
[Master, you should take the money. It’s of no use to me here.]
[No, that’s your share. Keep it.] Yingning refused without any hesitation, not an ounce of reluctance.
[That doesn’t seem right… I mean, I’d like to keep some money too, but after all, I am a game pet…]
But Yingning frowned, grabbed my shoulders, and said seriously, [Xiaoya, remember this: you are a level-3 intelligent being. You are not my pet. You have the right to control your own life.]
[Well, if Master commands…]
[It’s an order!]
[Alright… alright…]
[Anyway, that’s settled! Your money is yours to manage—it’s what you deserve. But Xiaoya, what do you think I should buy for my brother?]
Hearing Yingning’s question, I was a bit stunned, then a warmth spread through my heart. This silly girl, having suddenly earned such a large sum, her first thought was of me.
“Brother has always taken good care of me. Because we didn’t have much, he would always leave the best food for me, pretending he had already sneaked a bite… Later, he even got into a conflict with the brother and sister from the Xiang family to protect me, and suffered such a great injustice. I’ve always felt so sorry for him. But now that I truly have the means to repay him, I suddenly realize I don’t know him at all—I don’t even know what gift to give him…”
Yingning’s lips curved into a bitter smile. She sighed. “I’ve been such a terrible sister…”
I couldn’t help but laugh. “How can you say you’ve been a terrible sister!”
“In any case, I want to give him some gifts. Xiaoya, do you have any recommendations?”
We were chatting in the private channel when a discordant voice suddenly interrupted our conversation.
“A bunch of idiots. I finally don’t have to pretend anymore…”
Expert Pooper sneered.
“What do you mean?” Qingyu frowned, sensing something wrong.
“Thanks for fighting so hard for me. This time, I got the guild leader’s approval—you all deserve the credit!”
“What guild?”
Expert Pooper didn’t answer. “So what if you’re skilled? Big shots? Hah? So what? Weren’t you all still dancing to my tune? Empty skill, no brains—you’re just women after all! See ya, idiots!”
Having said his piece, Expert Pooper logged off without a moment’s hesitation.
“What’s wrong with this guy… Qingyu, your friend should at least have some basic decency, right?” Cannon Fairy looked at Qingyu with displeasure.
This behavior—taking advantage, leaving, and then insulting others before leaving—was simply too vile!
Qingyu’s face darkened. He sent messages through his contact list. Communication messages could be sent outside the game, so even after logging off, they could be received through certain devices… But soon, Qingyu’s face stiffened. “He blocked me.”
Should I say I expected it? I grinned, hugging my big tail, and rubbed my face against the tip of my tail with narrowed eyes. The game had finally begun.
Silly little thing. Did you really think you could stay in this team, even get a share of 170,000, because I was too shy to ask the leader to kick you? The mere thought of having someone of your caliber in the team for even a second longer disgusts me! I didn’t kick you only because you were still useful…
You’ll soon find out that those 170,000 gold were your coffin money for selling your future.
I sat on a stone pillar, my eyes narrowing into thin slits. “If you don’t want to aid the enemy, let’s go clear the final boss before you all log off. Then, during your offline time, study your own development paths. When you come back online, head straight to the auction house and use that 170,000 to boost your strength.”
“Wait, wait, wait… I don’t quite follow. Aid the enemy? I can kind of guess that… But why are you in such a rush to clear the dungeon and improve strength?” Cannon Fairy vaguely suspected something, but instantly dismissed that suspicion because no matter how she thought about it, it was impossible!
“If you don’t want Sword Sweeping the World to claim the first kill on Hell difficulty, then we need to move now. There’s no time to waste.” With those words, I offered no explanation and stepped directly into the dungeon.
Cannon Fairy was stunned, then her expression turned extremely sour. “Why those scumbags from Sword Sweeping the World?!”
Watching my smug back disappear into the cave, Yingning smiled wryly, wondering if she had spoiled me too much. Then she explained, “Expert Pooper should be a mole planted by Lihuanhuan. That woman has had a grudge against my Gunfire Rose for a long time and has always wanted to see us make fools of ourselves. The reason it’s Lihuanhuan and not someone else is because Qingyu didn’t meet Expert Pooper after today’s dungeon event, but long before that. So in that earlier time period, the only enemy I can think of is Lihuanhuan. Only she would have had a motive to arrange a spy back then, and Lihuanhuan is a member of Sword Sweeping the World.”
“Arranged a spy? What kind of deep grudge is that…?” Cannon Fairy was thoroughly bewildered. Qingyu also sighed, feeling deeply disheartened, since this wolf had been brought in by him.
“Xiaoya… um… I’m not entirely sure what Sister Yaya is thinking, but for now, doing what she says is the best course.”
Yingning guessed that we were going to clear the dungeon together and compete with Sword Sweeping the World’s elite team… Unfortunately, her guess wasn’t crazy enough.
The plan I had in mind was insane. Even I thought it was too crazy—maybe I was too confident.
After all, this isn’t reality. Creatures here have much more complex attack methods, and I have to follow this world’s power system. Most importantly, humans who die from a headshot are far weaker than these monsters! When facing a boss, a quick victory is impossible.
So, can I really, during the time everyone is offline, secure the first kill on Hard difficulty alone, and then, after they come back, lead them to the first kill on Hell difficulty?
What a headache…
I’m a healer, after all.
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