Chapter 425 Everything Has a Price

Lu Yao returned to the temple and asked about Puxi and Zhi Chong.

Butterfly said: "Master God, Zhi Chong and the Duke of Black Heart have cooperated in the past. When the Duke sent someone to contact Zhi Chong, it didn't immediately inform us."

"It took about a year to contact the Duke before it informed Mayor Botu of the matter. The reason for the delay was that it said it needed to further observe the Duke's movements to determine their true intentions and avoid abusing others."

"This is also the reason why I have some doubts about it, so I asked the intelligent insects to participate in this front-line battle to prove my loyalty."

Yan Wang continued: "Sifang City has been mixed with people from various forces on the fifth floor. This is something we have always known. Considering the cumbersome and laborious investigation of these people one by one, it will also affect the vagrants and extraordinary people who really want to migrate. Therefore, we choose to loosen the outside and tighten the inside, and carry out special tracking of key suspicious persons."

"If they can be used properly, these spies from various forces on the fifth floor and scattered crossovers will help the Quartet Kingdom carry out propaganda on the fifth floor and further absorb the population of all parties on the fifth floor."

Lu Yao thinks this idea is okay.

The four countries do not engage in closed-door policy, and the display of comprehensive strength is also a deterrent.

Due to the regional environmental differences in the abyss, the planting and animal husbandry on the fourth floor cannot be copied to the fifth floor at all, which also makes the grain of the Four Kingdoms a long-term export advantage industry.

This strategy ultimately proved to be successful.

The mountain golem said proudly: "The population of the Sifang Kingdom continues to grow, and the vast majority of them are immigrants. They heard about the development of the Sifang Kingdom on the fifth floor, came here through the crack with curiosity, and then chose to settle for a long time .

"According to the natural reproduction of the Sifang Kingdom, the population growth is very slow. The fertility rate of the Transcendents is generally low, and the fifth-tier population accounts for the largest proportion of ordinary people, such as the abyss wanderers."

"The vagrants near the passageway on the fifth floor came to the Sifang Kingdom one after another. What hinders the further growth of the population of the Sifang Kingdom is the restriction of the region itself. Because there is a mage's tower on one side of the crack, and chicken king Dalia and bone king Nidia on the other. These demigods who have territories will also rob people, and it is difficult for homeless people to escape from their territories..."

"Sorry, my lord, talking about government affairs is far-reaching, but it's okay not to talk about it."

Yan Wang brought the topic back: "Stoke, the Duke of Black Heart, wants to understand the real strength of the Sifang Kingdom through the intelligent insects, and also determine the attitude of the intelligent insects themselves."

"The intelligent insects have also clearly told the other party about these two points. It is your follower and a member of the Sifang Kingdom. However, Stoke doesn't seem to believe it. He suspects that the intelligent insects may be Noland's internal agents..."

Lu Yao said in his heart that this doubt is normal.

Zhi Chong and Noland are also old acquaintances.

Speaking of which, Zhi Chong is indeed good at managing interpersonal relationships.

Although it is a member of the Cursed Worm, all forces give it more face.

"Later, Stoke got into trouble in Puxi. To be precise, Puxi's [Golden Plate Ceremony] had the greatest impact on Stoke, because among the three demigod lords on the fifth floor, only Stoke was extremely Relying on export commodities to obtain resource supplies."

Stoke's plight starts with the spectacle [Nitang Garan].

There are two halls in this spectacle: public hall and dining hall.

The hall is the place where monks gather to practice. The Garan monks here will meditate in their respective positions and learn about practice from the statue of Garan Dharma Protector.

The cafeteria is a place where monks donate food to the outside world. It is said to be a cafeteria, but it is more like a charity hall for the outside world.

These two places have to run non-stop, Stoke needs to give alms every day, and has to try to attract more people to become monks to meditate.

In order to even out more food, Stoke always added grass roots, leaves and silt to the food he gave... Later, for better results, he ground all the food with these ingredients into powder and boiled it into thick Soup.

Aside from the abyss wanderers, there are all kinds of wild animals who accept the donation, and there are many extraordinary creatures among them. When they were hungry, they could only pinch their noses and drink the canteen soup.

The nickname of the Black Duke of Stoke also partly comes from this.

However, it is rewarding to work hard to maintain Ertang Jialan.

This spectacle can call out the powerful Garan Guardian to join the battle, and it can also allow the monks to condense the Almighty Stone through meditation and practice. After the monks sit and die, they will be cremated, and the Almighty Stone will be separated from the corpse.

"...But this is just what Stoker said to the outside world. Based on the number of monks who died, it is not enough to support the sale of the Omnipotence Stone in large quantities. There must be other ways for Nitang Jialan to produce or collect the Omnipotence Stone."

King Yan paused for a moment: "According to the information obtained by the Sifang Kingdom, the number of monks in Ertang Jialan is now around 2,000."

"To become a monk, you must complete meditation practice day after day and participate in giving. Most people cannot endure this kind of ascetic life for a long time. But monks must practice in line with their words and deeds. If you can't persist, Eventually the name of the monk will also disappear."

"The total population of Stoke Territory is around 100,000, of which at least 50,000 are serving Ertang Jialan, participating in trade exchanges with the outside world, and looking for monk candidates."

Lu Yao understood.

Black-hearted Duke Stoke wants to maintain the operation of Ertang Jialan, not only to fool people into becoming monks, but also to stabilize the team of monks, and consider the issue of the cafeteria giving to the outside world.

It can only be said that he got started with a spectacle with a high upper limit but extremely difficult operation.

Demigod Puxi led gold plate merchants to scam everywhere, causing huge damage to the trading ecology of the fifth floor of the abyss. The demigods, who are far from trusting each other, have further tightened trade, which is a major blow to Stoke, which needs to import a lot of food.

That's why he sent the businessman Pitts to discuss with Zhi Chong.

Stoke hopes to reach an official level of cooperation with the Four Kingdoms as soon as possible, to obtain a stable supply of food imports, and to further crack down on scams in Puxi.

The whereabouts of ghosts in Puxi are mostly represented by [Golden Plate Ceremony] businessmen, but it is difficult to pinpoint his location.

However, there is no such a number one person in the world encyclopedia, and there is no way to find it.

Just when Lu Yao was troubled, Noland, who had just joined the group, volunteered.

"Master God, I have a way to find Puxi."

The No. 11 apostle said: "In my [Spell Bag], there is a high-level spell called [Looking for Objects]. As long as I use this golden dice that I have never touched since I bought it from Pusina, I can Find traces of him."

The mouth of the masked koala showed a hint of complacency: "I originally wanted to sanction this guy at a critical moment, but now it will come in handy."

Lu Yao told him to hurry up.

The only problem is that the spells drawn from Noland's [Spell Bag] are random.

When using it, it summed up some practical tips, such as adjusting the mana consumption to filter out the spell level.

For example, if Norland only wanted a simple [Lighting], then he only needed to invest 10 points of mana. It is randomly selected from a bunch of low-level spells, and the probability of taking out [Illumination] is relatively high.

In other words, as long as you have drawn out a spell, you will know its mana consumption, and the next time you adjust your mana, the possibility of taking out the same spell will be greatly increased.

"[Looking for Objects] is an advanced spell, so the mana consumption is adjusted to about 850."

Koala said in his mouth, grabbing his claws into the pouch on his stomach.

It picks and chooses, and grabs a ball of light.

The ball of light bloomed suddenly, turning into many pink bubbles, covering almost half of the temple.

Slender goblins flew out of the bubbles. They were hard to distinguish between men and women, but they were all handsome. These goblins sang light songs and danced around the koala, rubbing its ears and shoulders.

Lu Yao saw that an entry appeared behind Noland's [Spell Bag].

[Fairy Township]: Summon a group of legendary fairies, let them stay here for a short time, and dedicate their singing, dancing, flattery and praise to the user.

Summon a fairy idol group?

Lu Yao looked at the koala suspiciously.

What kind of spells does this guy usually study? The God of Darkness commented that Noland was not doing his job properly. At first, Lu Yao thought it was a difference in the training route, but now he is a little suspicious.

"Listen to me... This is purely a mistake, a mistake."

The koala wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his paw: "It's a random question from the spell bag."

It waved its claws, and the surrounding pink bubbles immediately dissipated.

Noland put his claws into his pocket again.

It grabs a second sphere of light.

The ball of light burst, and countless lightning bolts burst out of it. Noland quickly grabbed it and threw it into the air, before lying down on the ground...

After experiencing uncontrollable spells such as burning fire, flooding golden mountains, and poisonous fog, Noland, who was in a panic, finally grabbed a scroll from the ball of light.

"This is it!"

The koala said excitedly: "My lord, this is the one. Just wait a moment, and I will mark Puxi for you to find it."

It carefully took out a crystal box, and threw the golden dice inside on the scroll.

A picture slowly emerged on the scroll.

On the screen, there is a traveler holding a pole.

His body was completely covered by a robe, with a brass mask on his face, brass armor on his exposed arms and legs, and a backpack larger than a human being on his back. The golden disc behind the backpack shone with metallic luster .

He was at the entrance of a forest, and he was talking to a wanderer passing by here.

"This is...Duel Forest."

Noland recognized it at a glance: "It turns out that this guy ran there to deceive people. Recently, Hu Yizi's centaur cavalry is attacking a demigod over there, and Puxi always appears in turbulent places."

Lu Yao suddenly noticed that Puxi opened his hand to the vagrant, raised his brass index finger and pointed to the sky.

The vagrant raised his head in a daze, and looked at a round of gold plates floating above his head. His eyes were coated with a layer of gold, and then returned to normal.

At this time, a very satisfied smile appeared on the homeless man's face. He kissed Puxi's metal hand, as if swearing in his mouth, his eyes became wild and sick.

Noland said: "My lord, this is the Golden Plate Ceremony. Puxi has turned many homeless people into his gold plate merchants through bewitching and deceitful methods... These gold plate merchants usually look normal, and they can only hold the Golden Plate Ceremony. Only then will it be crazy."

Lu Yao could feel that time was running out.

While the body is still usable, this cancer must be dealt with as soon as possible.

Duel Forest is located in the southeast corner of the fifth floor, adjacent to the mage's tower to the west, and Hu Yizi's territory to the north.

Fortunately, Norland built a portal with a specific spell, which is enough to traverse a large area of territory in a short time and reach the outskirts of the forest.

Lu Yao stood not far from this spectacle.

It is said to be a forest, but it is a bunch of low trees less than a person's height.

They are close to each other, the texture of the leaves and trunks is close to plastic, and there is a sense of self-confidence and falsehood, just like some kind of garden scenery.

Lu Yao was not surprised. The Duel Forest is also a part of the [Miniature Empire], and the [Inherited Mage Tower] is a miniature model, and the style here remains the same.

The dueling forest is one of the four great wonders on the fifth floor. Although it is occupied by the first and last worms, anyone can use the ability of this wonder: a fight to the death.

If two or more people walk into the dueling forest together, they will get lost and wander in it. Only when there is only one person left alive, can they find the way out of the forest.

Lu Yao stared at the plastic forest ahead.

Duel Forest:

A forest originally used by people to fight duels, but after shrinking for unknown reasons, a special curse was attached. Those who enter the forest will also be shrunk synchronously, and will be prompted with a mark. If they cannot complete the duel, they will never be able to leave.

Duel Curse

Those who enter it will trigger the curse, and the curse will be released only when there is only one survivor left in the same batch of entrants. If only one living person enters, the living person will be lost in the forest until the next living person enters, triggering the dueling curse together.

Survivor Reward

If there is only the last survivor left in the entire forest, he will be able to share the power absorbed by the curse in the duel forest until the second survivor enters.

Duel Mori's ability is a curse system, similar to battle royale, the competition is who can survive in the end. Strength is as important as brains in this game of survival.

The first and last worms occupy here, obviously to monopolize the [Survivor Reward], wait for work in it, and hunt and kill people who enter it for various reasons.

And it can squeeze away the crickets, sojourners, and intelligent worms, monopolizing this place, and its strength is stronger than other curse worms. Only by solving it can we win this spectacle, that is to say, send the apostles into the dueling forest?

Lu Yao suddenly realized that he didn't need to trouble himself at all.

The wonders on the fifth floor are all ownerless. As long as you use the power of faith to transform it, all demigods will be unable to use itthey can't use the fire of faith to take it back.

That is to say, as long as you want, you can easily take these four wonders and piece them together into an incomplete version of [Miniature Empire].

However, Puxi has to be dealt with first, and it is not appropriate to startle the snake.

Lu Yao walked towards the plastic forest. As he got closer, the low trees became taller and stronger with the naked eye, and the scale of the forest seemed to suddenly expand.

He knew that it was not that the tree became taller, but that he himself was shrunk.

At the entrance outside the forest, the smartly dressed Puxi is still there.

He is like a classic businessman in various game copies, standing there quietly, waiting for adventurers who come to buy various props at high prices.

Lu Yao looked at the demigod who could not find him, but only saw a string of garbled characters.

Sure enough, there is a problem.

He called out [Curse of True Sight], and the opponent's data panel slowly appeared on his pupils.

[Wine Worshiper LV97] Tiger Yizi

HP: 86559/86559

Mana: 12561/19002

Damage: 268

Defense: 198

Speed: 14

Wisdom LV22

Thick skin

Family

A race transformed by the God of Greed.

Gold Plate Ceremony

By holding this ceremony, other individuals are endowed with the [Bewitching] ability. Participants in the ceremony can pray through this ceremony and be guided by the ability holder.

Alcoholism

By drinking all kinds of alcohol, you can temporarily slightly improve your own attributes.

Critical Attack Mastery LV30

When attacking, there is a chance to cause additional damage and make the opponent fall into [Stiffness] state.

Drunk Tiger LV4

[Exclusive ability of Hu Yizi] Hu Yizi drank a lot of spirits and transformed into a drunk tiger. He was not affected by any negative status and was in a state of continuous speed change, making it impossible for the enemy to judge the attack method and frequency.

Lu Yao suddenly realized.

It turned out that the so-called Puxi was a vest made by Hu Yizi.

He holds some unknown props that can change his appearance to hide his identity.

Moreover, this guy is also a member of the [God of Greed].

Lu Yao looked through the background of the world.

The God of Darkness has only one line to comment on Hu Yizi.

"Idiots who bet against themselves".

Both Norland and Butterfly rated Hu Yizi as a belligerent.

Hu Yizi is the one who fights the most among the three demigods, and has been fighting and conquering other demigods all year round.

Contrary to Noland, who is steady and steady, Hu Yizi's men are all cavalry, who plunder in the wild all the year round. Due to his ferocious and domineering style, the demigods adjacent to his territory formed a group to resist Hu Yizi.

Puxi, who is extremely advocating attack and Hu Yizi, and likes to hide in the dark to conduct fraudulent trade, it is difficult to associate these two characters together.

Lu Yao is not interested in what motive or conspiracy he has.

Today I mainly came here to teach him a lesson.

Pu Xi must know that coming to Yao God's land to be cheated and abducted has no good fruit to eat.

Lu Yao stood in front of Hu Yizi.

The other party was stunned for a moment, and a dull voice came from under the brass mask: "This customer, do you need any help? Whether you need a certain prop or someone, Puxi will do everything for you .

Lu Yao said, "I'll buy something from you."

"What do you want to buy?"

"Any epic props?"

Hu Yizi was stunned: "That kind of thing doesn't exist in the abyss."

"A spectacle is fine."

sorry, no.

Lu Yao nodded: "The goods are not all in stock, this kind of business is not good."

Hu Yizi grasped his cane tightly, and seemed to be enduring his anger.

"Then I'll give you something, and you estimate the price."

"Please take it out and have a look."

Lu Yao raised his hand to grab it, and there was an extra [Flavor Tank LV3] in his hand.

Hu Yizi observed it for a while: "The tinder props are low-level and of poor quality. I can give you 120 omnipotent stones."

Lu Yao sneered.

This lower price is indeed like a profiteer.

He put away the Taoist soldiers, and took out another [Paper Soldier Daoist LV7].

The other party looked at it for a while: "The tinder props are of middle or lower level, and the quality is average. I can give you 240 omnipotent stones."

Lu Yao took out another shiny stone.

"And this one?"

Seeing the glowing stone on his paw, Hu Yizi froze suddenly, as if he couldn't believe it: "This is...Godhead?"

"You are not a sapient, and a sapient cannot hold a godhead!"

"Who are you?"

Facing this problem, Lu Yao just played with the godhead in his hand: "You don't know who I am, but I know who you are. But identity is not really important."

"I'm here today to do business with you."

Lu Yao said: "I respect the rules of merchants, and everything has a price. So, I want you to measure now, how much is your own worth?"

Hu Yizi was silent for a while: "I can't measure my own price."

"So, what is the price that the God of Greed gave you?"

"who are you?"

He took a step back, looking extra vigilant and nervous.

Lu Yao smiled slightly: "I am your customer, you need to give me a satisfactory price to buy your right to survive here. Then, please quote me a price first."

Hu Yizi seemed to have finally realized something. He held the cane with both hands, and his voice was a little trembling: "Enter and exit the abyss, descend on behalf of you, hold the godhead... You have inherited the legacy of the God of Darkness!"

His tone also became a little excited.

"If I can become your word of God, I will know everything, tell you everything I know, and offer you all my strength!"

Hu Yizi set a high price for himself.

It's a pity that Lu Yao doesn't like bargaining.

"I've estimated the price for you."

Lu Yao said: "The conclusion is that it is not worth buying."

He raised his hand, and the god-born giant walked out of the white mist, covering Hu Yizi who was trying to escape in its huge figure...

(end of this chapter)