Chapter 121: Dialogue with Long Ji, an Unexpected Talent!

Long Ji…

Back home, Qin Chuan was still digesting the huge amount of information Ji Huai had brought.

The Special Affairs Group learned of his gaming identity and expressed their goodwill.

And this goodwill seemed to have already surpassed the value of the 'Luo' identity.

Besides raising the confidentiality level of his identity, making it less likely to be exposed to outsiders, this goodwill also included a substantial improvement in treatment.

More importantly, to protect himself from Erikte's threat, the other party directly provided him with a Golden Talent player.

In the eyes of the Special Affairs Group, the other party's identity should be more important than his.

Why is that?

Is breaking through the Elite Tier ahead of time really that important?

"From now on, call me through this."

Hearing this, Qin Chuan was stunned for a moment.

He realized he might have misunderstood something.

Rather than waiting for the Special Affairs Group to continue investigating, it would be better to take the initiative and confine their judgment within the range he hoped for.

After a moment's hesitation, Qin Chuan took out his phone and dialed the number he had just noted down tonight.

"It's me." Qin Chuan took a deep breath. "Can you handle Erikte?"

This talent might not be Golden, but it certainly makes finding rare resources easier.

The voice on the other end of the phone, no longer ambiguous in gender, became a steady yet not elderly voice: "Luo? I am Long Ji, Chang Jinze."

Qin Chuan, who was about to speak, slowly closed his opened mouth.

Compared to luckily obtaining exactly the rare resource he needed, in others' eyes the probability that he himself possessed a special talent was greater.

Thinking this, Qin Chuan's eyes slightly lowered.

He leaned against the headboard, gazing at the moonlight outside the window, momentarily lost in thought.

Soon, the voice on the other end gave instructions; following them, Qin Chuan downloaded an APP via a special link, registered with his name and ID, entered a verification string as long as twenty-five characters, and obtained his account.

After two "beep-beep" sounds, the call connected, and a gender-ambiguous voice from the other side said, "Don't speak yet."

What surprised him even more was what Chang Jinze said next.

He had only thought that a Spirit Beast breaking through the Elite Tier could be explained by luck, which couldn't prove he had a Golden Talent, and hadn't realized that many things in the world don't require proof.

This was somewhat different from what he had imagined.

Indeed, he was cautious; Qin Chuan clearly understood in his mind, and through the encrypted call in the APP, he redialed that number.

After a while, Qin Chuan's gaze gradually focused, and his expression became solemn as well.

"I can't." Chang Jinze said calmly, "But with you, it should be enough."

The call ended.

"I think you must have guessed that my talent is a Golden Talent, right?"

"I really did." Seeing the other party ask so directly, Qin Chuan also spoke frankly: "Your Spirit Beast hasn't reached the Elite Tier, and its strength is comparable to Erikte's. Aside from also having a Golden Talent, I can't think of any other way to counter it."

"You don't seem stupid; I don't really like dealing with stupid people." Chang Jinze's voice relaxed a bit, "Giving you my contact information was arranged by the Special Affairs Group, but it was actually my own suggestion."

"Now I have a question; this will determine whether we have a basis for cooperation."

"Does your talent's effect increase luck, making it easier to find rare resources?"

"Here it comes."

Hearing Chang Jinze's question, Qin Chuan felt certain in his heart, and at the same time he had some speculation about Chang Jinze's proactive suggestion.

It seemed his first secret was about to be exposed before the Special Affairs Group.

"It has nothing to do with luck." Qin Chuan said calmly, "My talent can probe for resources, and rare resources are no exception."

"What an interesting talent." The Chang Jinze on the other end of the phone fell silent for a moment, his voice gaining a hint of amusement, "My talent is the Holy Domain."

"Holy Domain?" Qin Chuan's pupils contracted slightly, his voice tinged with surprise.

As one of the nine Golden Talents, Holy Domain has been the subject of many speculations on the forum.

But after considering each of the top ten liked guesses on the Dream Forum in his mind, he still couldn't figure out how Holy Domain could counter Soul Ascension.

After all, according to the guesses, this should be a domain-type talent that alters terrain.

In terms of strength against a single target, it is no match for an enhancement-type talent.

The only possibility is that Holy Domain's talent is not as outsiders speculate; it likely has a very crucial effect that no one has guessed.

"No need to guess Holy Domain's talent effect." Chang Jinze smiled, "I can directly tell you the reason I can suppress Erikte."

"The third effect of Holy Domain's talent creates a domain that disables all talents; within this domain, including myself, all talent effects become unusable."

Qin Chuan's pupils contracted sharply.

Disable all talents?

If that's truly the case, then Erikte's Soul Ascension would be nothing but a joke.

No wonder Chang Jinze faces Erikte with confidence, yet says he can't deal with Erikte.

Without talents, he and Erikte are roughly equal in strength, likely resulting in a draw.

But add Qin Chuan…

Erikte could have his account deleted on the spot.

Stop arguing which Golden Talent is stronger; nobody should use them!

Who would have thought that among the Golden Talents there is still such a guy who can overturn the table.

"You just said… cooperation?" Qin Chuan suppressed his surging excitement, spoke calmly, "How do we cooperate?"

"First, give me the basics: if I need a rare resource, how long will it take you to supply it?"

Qin Chuan made a rough estimate in his mind.

Yue Li can be found via the second method, without needing the sundial's third talent effect.

Chang Jinze needs rare-type resources; priority is after ice cream, and he must first advance to elite-level player himself.

So, the earliest is after ice cream, when the sundial's third talent cooldown ends.

And he just used the sundial's third talent once.

So…

"Half a month." Qin Chuan spoke slowly.

"Acceptable." Chang Jinze's voice came flat from the other end of the phone, "Help me find a rare-type resource, and I'll help you disable Eric's Soul‑Raising Talent, how about that?"

Qin Chuan showed a thoughtful expression.

Without relying on Chang Jinze, he could defeat Eric with his own strength, but that would require expending one use of the third talent to lock onto Eric, and also consume Time Stop.

Having Chang Jinze help, he doesn't need to consume Time Stop, only needs to use the third talent once to find the resource Chang Jinze needs.

Moreover, Chang Jinze is a member of the Special Affairs Group, and he has a cooperative relationship with the Special Affairs Group.

"Okay." Qin Chuan nodded, agreeing to the cooperation, "After obtaining the rare-type resource, how should I give it to you?"

"No need to give it to me." Chang Jinze smiled, "Obtain either the Fracture Crystal Marrow or the Fantastical Vertical Pupil, and sell it in the Special Affairs Mall."

"The Special Affairs points earned still count as yours."

"Don't worry, I'll reach Zone 3675 before Eric does."

(End of chapter)