Chapter 78: Mission Scroll

Sasuke thought to himself, a look of gleeful malice appearing on his face.

In reality, you awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan by paying the blood debt of slaughtering your entire clan; I cannot defeat your Susanoo.

But in the game, I am a dignified level 19 Cursed Swordsman; isn't it easy to toy with and slaughter a small character like you who just entered the game?

"Orochimaru?"

Kakashi and Asuma revealed grave expressions, not expecting that the one of the Legendary Sannin who had already defected from Konoha had also become a player.

Uzumaki Naruto asked with some unwillingness: "Is there really no other way?"

It was not just because he liked Haruno Sakura.

He also cared about the bonds of Team 7; although he was thick-headed, he possessed a very powerful and keen intuition.

Because Sakura was not a player, his interactions with Sasuke and her were becoming fewer and fewer, and even the topics of conversation when they were together had become silent.

Precisely because of this, he had taken the initiative to suggest going out for a meal with Teacher Kakashi, wanting to ease this relationship that was gradually being pulled apart.

"Of course there is."

"Since my identity is a game merchant, I will certainly sell game items, just like special characters in a game; if you meet them, there will be surprises."

Fang Yi stretched out his hand, and under the gaze of everyone, a giant cloth bag suddenly appeared.

All the players whose eyes landed on the cloth bag, including those who were not players like Kakashi and Yuhi Kurenai, could see the light screen panel that popped up.

【Game Merchant's Pocket】

After opening it, there was no dazzling array of goods inside, only two lonely items.

【Mission Scroll】*10, 【Trial Token】*10

Fang Yi explained: "Mission Scrolls can only be purchased by players. After purchase, a destiny mission will be triggered in reality. There are five opportunities, and after completion, one can obtain rewards. The price is one thousand Reward Points."

"Trial Tokens can be purchased by anyone. Once a non-player purchases one and clears the trial, they can obtain game qualifications. The price is five thousand Reward Points."

Game Invitations cannot be sold, but trial qualifications can be.

By paying out of pocket to clear the Trial Dungeon, if they fail, Fang Yi not only suffers no losses, but can also net a profit in Reward Points.

If they succeed, he can gain a player who has completed their job advancement.

A business deal that is pure profit without loss.

And the Mission Scroll is the link Fang Yi uses to strengthen the connection between the game and reality.

"Once players get a taste of the benefits of the Mission Scrolls, they will be bound by missions in reality, and the binding force of the Ninja Village will be infinitely weakened."

Fang Yi thought to himself.

This was a thought that had just appeared after he saw Uzumaki Naruto.

That Uchiha Sasuke, who entered the Samsara Game later, now already possesses five pieces of Soul-Certified Purple Equipment that can be worn at will in reality.

Although there is the factor of the Uchiha legacy.

But in terms of "pay-to-win," Uzumaki Naruto has an absolute advantage.

Favored by the destiny of the Ninja World, although Naruto had an unfortunate childhood, the financial luck compensated to him is heaven-defying.

He can win a grand prize just by buying a random lottery ticket.

Even in the Samsara Game, Fang Yi did not deliberately block the World Consciousness's favor toward Naruto in this regard.

Therefore,

Naruto can often explode equipment with top-tier attributes in the game; this is the source inclination of the Ninja World Consciousness toward him.

Fang Yi happens to extract this portion of the source whenever Naruto explodes top-tier equipment.

It is equivalent to the Ninja World's consciousness using its source to exchange for Naruto's good luck in exploding equipment.

However,

Although Naruto is extremely lucky and explodes many pieces of equipment and rare materials, most of them, under the instruction of the Hokage, become subsidies for all the Konoha Troops.

In a situation where Konoha's funding is very scarce, the Konoha Troops are still able to hold on, and a small part of that is inseparable from Uzumaki Naruto.

But,

These merits are all attributed to Hiruzen Sarutobi. Although Asuma tried his best to fight for them, the merits of Uzumaki Naruto were deliberately downplayed by high-level advisors like Shimura Danzou, using the reason of "for the sake of the village."

So much so that up to now, the number of pieces of equipment Uzumaki Naruto has had Soul-Certified is only a handful.

"This kind of Ninja Village binding force certainly has its good points, but it is not the result I want."

Fang Yi thought to himself.

For him, players must be kept in his own hands, which requires strengthening the Samsara Game's influence on reality, and the Mission Scroll is the first move he has made in reality.

Uzumaki Naruto said excitedly: "The Trial Token can let Sakura become a player."

Afterward, seeing the expensive price, he immediately revealed a pained expression.

Compared to when they first entered the game,

They can now hunt higher-level Pollution Monsters, the Blood Wasteland is almost about to be breached, and the Reward Points exploded by monsters have also increased a lot.

But,

Most players' pockets are still empty, and they basically cannot save up Reward Points.

Equipment repair fees, dungeon ticket fees, skill upgrade fees, equipment Soul Certification fees, resurrection fees, potion fees...

The higher the level, the greater these expenses become.

The repair fee for level 1 equipment is only five or six Reward Points.

But the level 15 equipment Uzumaki Naruto is currently wearing requires hundreds of Reward Points for a single repair. If not repaired in time and the durability drops to 0, the equipment will enter a damaged state.

Equipment in a damaged state has no effect from any of its attributes.

And once the equipment is damaged, the player not only needs to pay the repair fee, but also needs to additionally purchase a Furnace Usage Scroll to restore the damaged equipment to its original state.

So much so that most players, in order to avoid equipment damage during battle, are forced to purchase special items sold in the Game Mall.

【Portable Repair Hammer (White)】: Price ten Reward Points.

After purchasing, it can automatically deduct Reward Points from the backpack to repair dropped durability at any time.

The most outrageous part is,

one 【Portable Repair Hammer】 can only be bound to one piece of equipment, meaning binding a full set of equipment requires a total of eleven hammers.

Furthermore, the hammers also have durability; once the durability reaches zero, they will disappear, and players must go to the Game Mall to purchase new hammers.

Last but not least, the hammers also have quality distinctions.

White hammers can only bind white equipment, while Purple Equipment requires binding a purple hammer that costs one hundred Reward Points.

This is merely one part of repairing equipment;

places that consume Reward Points like this are countless in the Samsara Game, to the extent that the Reward Points currently in Uzumaki Naruto's backpack are a pitiful three-digit number.

"I"

Uzumaki Naruto gritted his teeth, thinking about logging into the game to sell two pieces of equipment to scrape together Reward Points.

Sasuke did not pay attention to Haruno Sakura, but instead glanced at Naruto's embarrassed expression, sighed inwardly, and said: "Our Team 7 is a whole; since we need to raise money, we should do it together. Not just Sakura, it would be best if Kakashi-sensei could also become a player."

His thoughts were very clear;

for solo players, whether it is the resources they can obtain or the pollution rewards they can hunt, it will become increasingly difficult as rules like the Family System emerge.

The attitude of the Hokage high-level officials toward the Samsara Game remains in an ambiguous state, unwilling to provide full support.

The various Ninja Clans within the Konoha Troops are also each acting in their own interests.

These Ninja Clans, having gained power and confidence, are likewise restless, beginning to secretly scrape away the benefits of the Konoha Troops to enrich and strengthen themselves.

This posture is even uglier than that of the Uchiha Clan back in the day.

(End of this chapter)