area51novel Chapter 49 Successful Negotiation
Chapter 49 Successful Negotiation
"Disgusting bugs!"
In the corner, Zhao Yingkong's face was dark, and she exuded a gloomy aura.
That damned bastard clearly knew about her condition and was deliberately mocking her! He's absolutely despicable!
Her face flushed red with anger, which Ming Yanwei, seeing this, said with a smile, "Why is your face so red? Are you jealous? Can't stand him flirting with other women?"
"Shut up!"
Zhao Yingkong's murderous gaze swept over Ming Yanwei's neck, but strangely, this murderous aura, which could scare away a tiger, didn't even make the woman blink.
Ming Yanwei casually smoothed her hair, puffed out her cheeks with a malicious grin, and smiled seductively: "Oh! What a terrifying look! Are you going to kill me, little sister?"
Zhao Yingkong was then shocked to realize: What a strange woman!
This God Space is indeed very strange; none of these people are easy to deal with.
She took a deep breath, snorted coldly, and turned her head away.
Inside the temple, Zhang Jie, the guy who used to hypnotize others with suggestive eyes all day, had severely deteriorated his thinking abilities. He was successfully led astray by the beautiful dream described by Wang Lu in just a few words.
His expression softened considerably, and his gaze towards Wang Lu was no longer so hostile.
Zhang Jie: "Your intelligence has been accurate so far. After my return, it will be easy to verify whether the next episode will be a 'Legend of the Gods and Demons.' But how can I be sure that the Golden Book of the Sun can resurrect me? Even if it can, will you really resurrect me?"
Wang Lu: "How can you expect me to be sure? How can anyone know if we don't try? What I mean is: with the scriptures, even if you die, at least you have a backup plan—a way to try to be resurrected."
Chu Xuan knew. From Wang Lu's words, he was certain that the Golden Scripture of the Sun could not revive Zhang Jie, but Chu Xuan chose to remain silent.
Wang Lu was still trying to convince him: "With a safety net in place, we'll figure out a better way to save you. You agree, right, Lao Jie?"
Zhang Jie was silent for a moment, then said, "What you said is very true, but you... I really can't trust you."
At this moment, Chu Xuan spoke up: "Then let's all act as witnesses. With so many people in front of us, I don't think Wang Lu would break his promise for a B-level side quest, right?"
The newcomer was bewildered and didn't know what had happened.
The senior members pondered for a moment, but didn't rush to speak. Their relationship with Zhang Jie was rather ordinary; they didn't have a deep friendship.
In particular, Zhan Lan, though she didn't say anything on the surface, felt a deep resentment towards Zhang Jie, this guy who treated human life like dirt, and wished that Wang Lu would not revive Zhang Jie.
The only person Zhang Jie trusted was Chu Xuan, whom he repeatedly hypnotized with mental suggestions.
Chu Xuan continued, "In front of everyone, please have Captain Wang Lu make a promise: that he will use the 'Golden Sutra of the Sun' to revive Zhang Jie in the future, and that Wang Lu will bear the costs of the side quests and reward points required to revive Zhang Jie."
Wang Lu said, "Okay, I agree. In front of so many people, how could I, Wang Lu, be such a despicable person? Zhang Jie, are you satisfied now?"
"…………Okay." Zhang Jie breathed a sigh of relief and gave Chu Xuan a subtle look of appreciation.
"Is that all? I made such a huge sacrifice, a B-level side quest, and you're not even going to show your appreciation?" Wang Lu chuckled.
"What do you want me to do?" Zhang Jie asked.
"It's simple. Remember the punitive difficulty increase we encountered in the Alien instance last time?"
"!!!"
Zhang Jie's expression changed. Seriously? They want to do it again? The God of War will kill me!
"No!! Haven't you noticed that the God's punishments against me are becoming more and more frequent? You're trying to send me to my death."
"So, I gave you the Book of the Sun, this resurrection item, as a backup plan. Otherwise, do you think the chance to survive would just fall from the sky?"
"……I."
Zhang Jie panicked and quickly looked at Chu Xuan.
Chu Xuan understood and immediately said, "Wang Lu, the accounts can't be calculated like that. If we increase the difficulty and rewards according to your idea, then Zhang Jie should at least get a share of the reward."
"Give him an A-level side quest to use for purchasing items that solve his problem; otherwise, the risk to Zhang Jie is too great."
Zhang Jie felt something was off, yet it also seemed reasonable.
In particular, Chu Xuan's mention of an A-level side quest excited him greatly, as if the path to survival was right before his eyes.
He slapped his thigh and yelled, "Let's do it! Damn it, life and death are predestined, wealth and honor are determined by fate. If we don't take this chance, are we going to live our whole lives in the shadow of God, just a cowardly maggot trying to survive?!"
"Tell me what you want me to do?!"
Wang Lu chuckled wickedly: "As the saying goes, the bigger the storm, the more valuable the fish. Look at Kayako, killing her only gives you a B-rank side quest. It's tasteless, but a pity to throw her away. How about..."
Zhan Lan's vision went black: "They're going to increase the difficulty?!"
Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes: "The difficulty needs to be increased strategically, otherwise it's easy to be wiped out. If you all trust me, why not leave this match to me to plan?"
“…………”
Upon hearing that Chu Xuan was planning something, Wang Lu immediately panicked.
"No, let Zheng Zha enjoy your strategy. I, the captain, will personally handle this one."
"You can even strategize?" Zheng Zha was greatly shocked.
Aren't you only good at dealing with Feng, the God of Heavenly Grass? Why are you setting up a scheme now?
Wang Lu chuckled: "No one understands strategy better than me. Chu Xuan, you have a lot of talent. Watch this match closely and learn a lot."
Chu Xuan: "…………Understood."
"After it's over, you'll be given at least one B-level side quest and points to fulfill your wish."
"I understand."
A cold glint flashed in Chu Xuan's glasses once more, his mind already calculating what materials he could buy with a B-level side quest...
Chu Xuan's mind was freed, but Zhang Jie panicked.
"Feed? Are you sure you know how to plan this? Don't end up killing everyone here."
"Isn't that exactly what you wanted?"
"…………That’s true.” Zhang Jie awkwardly touched his nose.
Wang Lu continued, "Kayako will be resurrected, so let's use up her first few resurrection opportunities and clear all the B-level side quests."
"During the final resurrection, Zhang Jie deliberately triggered a bug in the main god. This caused the main god to issue punitive tasks, increasing the difficulty."
"This way we can complete both the basic tasks and the penalty tasks. It's like doing two jobs in one dungeon."
"And then what? How do we control the difficulty of Kayako? What if the main god gets angry..." Zhan Lan asked.
"Not at all. The God's goal is to cultivate talent, not destroy it. Besides, with Zheng Zha, a god-like figure who can unlock two locks in one dungeon run, the God will treasure our Central Continent team. Relax, and watch how my amazing wisdom unfolds!"