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Join the Server“I’ll handle this. Anyone have any objections?” I held the purple-glowing stone and looked around at the group.
“How are you going to handle it?” Expert Pooper stared at me suspiciously.
“Auction, of course,” I said matter-of-factly. “Only the big guilds could afford something like this, right? As soon as we put it up for auction and let a few rumors slip, they’ll be like fish smelling bait—they’ll swarm in, fighting each other for it. The price will skyrocket, and we’ll get the maximum profit. Isn’t that right?”
Everyone understood the logic, but trust was an issue. After all, with something so valuable, it wasn’t impossible for someone to just pocket the money and run.
“You’re not thinking of using it yourself, are you? I’m warning you, that thing belongs to all of us! You—”
“Shut up!” Qingyu glared at Expert Pooper, cutting him off. Then he turned to me and apologized repeatedly. “Sorry, Yaya, this kid doesn’t know any better…”
“It’s fine, it’s fine. Just a brat, I understand.” I narrowed my eyes, feeling that this fun plan was getting more and more interesting.
“Yaya, it’s up to you how to handle this. You contributed the most to taking down that boss; you have the right to decide its fate. It belongs to you. No matter how you distribute it, we won’t say a word against it,” Qingyu said solemnly. I knew what he meant.
Even if I decided to keep it all for myself, he wouldn’t object. That made me view this former shop assistant who had once confessed to me in a whole new light. It seemed that the earlier blue equipment hadn’t gone to a thankless wretch. Having such a loyal vice president was Yingning’s good fortune.
After all, this thing was worth at least fifty thousand gold, which was equivalent to fifty thousand dollars. Splitting it equally would give each person ten thousand. To resist greed in the face of such a huge sum and not show an ugly, covetous side—that was truly rare.
I sent Qingyu a private message: [Qingyu, how did you meet Expert Pooper?]
Qingyu was taken aback, his expression complicated. He thought I was angry and quickly replied: [Sister Yaya, don’t be mad… I met him while doing a quest in the wild. We happened to be farming the same mobs, and since he was really enthusiastic, I added him as a friend to play together.]
Enthusiastic? I hadn’t noticed.
All I could feel was a faint hostility.
When we fought the first boss, at a critical moment he used a fire blast that pushed the boss into its third phase, almost killing Yingning and me. I remembered that clearly. But what I remembered even more was his lightning-fast reaction right after that fire blast.
He hadn’t been distracted at all! If he had been, he wouldn’t have been able to jump almost immediately after the fire blast, with no delay. When the boss entered the third phase, you had to jump right away to avoid the full-field poison. There was almost no interval… How could a distracted person react that quickly?
Yingning and the others hadn’t thought much of it, but I was suspicious by nature—maybe it was a professional habit. I kept an eye on him after that.
He did often make it look like he was typing in chat, but for some reason, I always sensed a faint hostility from him.
Aside from that one ‘mistake,’ I had no evidence to support my suspicion. Everything I perceived came from instinct… but I trusted my instinct. I always had.
No instinct appears without reason; it’s just that people fail to notice the underlying causes. If you pay close attention and distinguish between instinct and imagination, life becomes strangely smooth, as if you could foresee the future and avoid misfortune.
This time, I trusted my instinct again: this man was a spy.
No matter who was monitoring Yingning, under that premise, a fun plan took shape.
“It’s a pity, though. If we auction it off, it might end up in the hands of Sword Sweeping the World or their allied guilds… Wouldn’t that be supplying the enemy?” Cannon Fairy sighed.
Hearing that, I was overjoyed. ‘Perfect, Fairy Sister! I was just wondering how to bring it up, and you gave me the perfect assist!’
I kept my eyes fixed on Expert Pooper’s expression. I clearly saw a flash of sudden realization on his face. It was only for an instant, but I caught it… Seeing that look, I felt reassured.
‘What great teammates! They’re lining up to give me assists!’
“This belongs to everyone, so it should be divided evenly. Don’t worry about me taking it—it’s in the team loot. If you don’t approve the distribution, it can’t end up in my pocket. If anyone keeps making trouble, they can leave the party and get nothing.” I spoke coldly, putting on the aura of a top player to shut Expert Pooper up for now.
Hearing that, Expert Pooper suddenly became much more docile. He had been blinded by the sudden jackpot, but now he remembered that the four of us were a group. We could always vote to kick him out with a 4-to-1 majority, and then he’d get nothing. The fact that we hadn’t kicked him already was the height of magnanimity. Any other team would have tossed him out without a second thought.
“We could try a different sales method. Contact the big guilds directly and express our intention to sell, choosing only trustworthy guilds. That way, we won’t accidentally aid Sword Sweeping the World…” Yingning frowned. She hated Sword Sweeping the World the most and wouldn’t help them even the slightest bit. “But pricing is a problem. Without an auction channel, we can’t determine the true value of this item or the purchase limits of those big guilds. If we don’t know the market, we might get taken advantage of.”
“I can contact an appraiser. I know someone trustworthy… But who do we sell to?” Cannon Fairy suddenly chimed in.
Everything was ready; all that was missing was the fish taking the bait.
Hearing Cannon Fairy’s words, a glint of light clearly flashed in Expert Pooper’s eyes. “It’s best not to sell to the Pantheon, Arcane Radiance, or the Berserker Association. Their relationship with our Gunfire Rose is complicated, and we might not get a good price. I can contact a guild! Have you heard of the Lingyun Pavilion? They’re also an enemy of Sword Sweeping the World! We can sell it to the Lingyun Pavilion! I can get in touch with their high-ups and negotiate a deal! We’ll definitely get a good price!”
I barely stopped myself from laughing out loud.
‘What a good guy! So eager to hand me an assist! Truly a kind soul!’
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