Chapter 53: Eternal Life Exchange

"Respected Lord."

A fervent look surged in Orochimaru's eyes as he said, "Forgive my bluntness, but although you have said that Reward Points can exchange for everything, does that include even eternal life?"

Although the Game Mall claimed to exchange for everything, he could obtain most items from Yakushi Kabuto's intelligence.

He had not seen any exchangeable item that could grant eternal life.

Others might not have noticed, but as a researcher in a certain sense, Orochimaru had keenly recorded the changes in the Game Mall after several game updates.

The number of exchangeable items was slowly decreasing.

"So that's how it is. Truly keen observation—a Data Stream Player, are you?"

Fang Yi looked at Orochimaru's feminine, delicate face with surprise.

Data Stream Players,

refers to that type of player who studies equipment stats, item functions, the pros and cons of professions, and even calculates attribute bonuses with absolute clarity.

He had an intentional plan to gradually fade the Game Mall out of the players' purchasing horizon; given enough time, those with keen eyes would certainly see the clues.

It was just unexpected that the first to see through it was not the think tanks of the various Ninja Villages.

Instead, it was discovered by Orochimaru, who was not even a player.

Life Players, Resource Maps, and the appearance of various material points like forests, mineral veins, and streams were enough to maintain the game's internal circulation.

The expensive Mall items were vaguely being shelved by the majority of players.

This was the result Fang Yi wanted to see.

After all,

selling finished products directly was absolutely the least profitable method; only by shifting the profit channels behind the scenes could one silently and stealthily fleece the players.

Likewise, the changes to the Game Mall involved an important link for the next game update.

It was to prepare the players in advance.

Once the Pirate World was also able to hunt down a Lord-level Boss, the revamp of the Game Mall would be unveiled.

"The exchangeable items haven't disappeared; they have just been placed in a higher-tier Mall, visible only after breaking through your level."

Fang Yi waved his palm, and a light screen panel of the Game Mall appeared.

Revealing a hint of information to Orochimaru in advance would let him rest a little easier, provided it did not affect the big picture.

There was no help for it;

the alluring woman before his eyes was the product of Orochimaru abandoning his original body, which was enough to show his pursuit of immortality.

Developing Living Corpse Reincarnation, a Forbidden Jutsu that could transfer a soul into another's body, had weakened his spirit to the point where he couldn't even resist some Genjutsu, and his soul had suffered damage.

A player with such strong obsession, once they grasped the hope of what they pursued, could burst forth with tremendous power.

Fang Yi did not mind guiding this power.

【Immortal Cell】: A special cell with super-high-speed regeneration that does not age. After fusion, 75% probability of death, 20% probability of increasing four-dimensional attributes by 100 points, 5% probability of eternal life. 【Price: 500,000 Reward Points】

【Primary Zombie】: Low-level Bloodline. After exchange, Strength increases by 30, Agility decreases by 20. Possesses the passive skill Corpse Armor, significantly increasing Physical Defense. 【Price: 300,000 Reward Points】

【Polluted Tang Monk Meat】: Special flesh. Effect unknown after consumption; has a probability of granting eternal life. 【Price: 1,000,000 Reward Points】

【Night Demon Bloodline】, 【Gargoyle Bloodline】...

The dense array of exchangeable items dazzled Orochimaru.

Since defecting from the village, he had not had such violently fluctuating emotions, but at this moment, his heart pounded fiercely because of these exchanges.

"The Ninja World is too weak. Even Senju Hashirama, known as the God of Shinobi, is merely a Tier 1 Peak life form."

Fang Yi explained, "Excluding items with massive side effects, most exchanges that grant eternal life appear in worlds above Tier 1. With the strength of ninjas, it is fundamentally impossible to exchange for them."

"Therefore, I optimized the Game Mall. Once you complete the 【Breakthrough Task】, you will be able to see the corresponding exchanges."

Simply put,

it meant his master was soon going to cook up some more money-grubbing game events to squeeze you poor wretches.

A Fu, in the carriage, couldn't help but grumble to himself.

"Eternal life... eternal life!"

Orochimaru trembled all over with excitement, his tongue unconsciously licking his chin.

Like a wild grass growing in a crack and nearly parched, finally waiting for the nourishment of sweet rain.

Fang Yi watched Orochimaru's uncomposed state without mocking him, simply waiting quietly for him to finish venting.

No one understood the repressed inner heart of Orochimaru.

Although the Ninja World had all sorts of flashy Ninjutsu, there was no concept of eternal life.

Standing from the perspective of an observer, he knew the Sage of Six Paths was considered an immortal entity and had a clear, defined upgrade path.

But ninjas did not know; the Sage of Six Paths was nothing more than a legend.

Orochimaru was like a drowning person struggling in a deep quagmire, not even knowing if eternal life existed, yet he stepped onto the path of pursuing it without looking back.

This obsession alone was enough to make one admire him.

It was just a pity he had taken the wrong path.

Orochimaru said in a hoarse voice, "Lord, I wish to hand over all my Ninjutsu and knowledge. How many Reward Points can I exchange for?"

Without a doubt, these exchangeable items all required a massive amount of Reward Points.

He could not wait to slowly hunt Pollution Monsters; he only wanted to taste and experience the flavor of eternal life as soon as possible.

Even the cheapest Ghoul Bloodline required 250,000 Reward Points.

A burst of glowing white halo fell upon him.

Orochimaru only felt his entire body, from head to toe, being seen through by this halo, leaving not even a trace of a secret.

After the halo dissipated, Fang Yi spoke, "All your Ninjutsu, as well as your technical knowledge of researching chakra, can exchange for a total of 30,000 Reward Points."

It could not be called little; it could even be called a lot.

The Ninjutsu exchanged by Terumi Mei and Tsunade, who are both Shadow-level, only adds up to be equivalent to Orochimaru's.

Those secret arts and forbidden knowledge he researched account for a considerable portion of his Reward Points.

But there is still a gap compared to the exchange Orochimaru dreams of.

"Orochimaru, you have a good eye."

Fang Yi smiled and said, "Most Bloodline-type exchanges have no level restrictions, unlike equipment and skills, which require hunting Pollution Monsters to level up before they can be worn."

Orochimaru took a deep breath and asked, "My lord, can the Sound Ninja Village be exchanged?"

The Sound Ninja Village is his life's work of many years, but now, for the sake of eternal life, he can only bear the pain and part with it.

Fang Yi said calmly, "It can be exchanged for 50,000 Reward Points."

"It is still far from enough."

Orochimaru made up his mind and said, "My lord, is there anything else I can exchange?"

"Of course there is."

Fang Yi was waiting for these words from him; he chuckled inwardly, but said aloud, "All the Edo Tensei soul samples you have collected can be exchanged for 200,000 Reward Points."

Orochimaru can be considered the person who indirectly incited the Fourth Shinobi World War, although he died too early and left his legacy to Yakushi Kabuto.

But he is not dead yet.

Those collected Edo Tensei samples, which are connected to countless souls in the Pure Land, are judged by the Ninja World Consciousness as 【Root Objects】 that triggered the Fourth Shinobi World War.

This is a massive amount of origin power!

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(End of this chapter)