Chapter 128

Hebrews, sounds a bit familiar.

Chen Shicheng blinked as he looked at the information that had been appraised.

To make you feel familiar is my honor!

The foreigner named Simon smiled obsequiously at him, then placed his left hand on his chest and raised his right hand behind him, performing a foreign salute as he said, "Welcome to East State Port, I am a merchant who has traveled the world; you can browse my goods, guaranteed quality and low price."

Right. As long as there's money to be made, I never care about a customer's identity, whether they're a player or a wanted criminal.

Simon gave a sly wink to the truck beside him, his smile carrying an indescribable meaning.

Chen Shicheng followed his gaze, puzzled, and was instantly stunned.

On the small truck were actually several wanted posters, with his half-body portrait wearing a mask hanging above them, and the bounty reward amount had reached an astonishing 500 gold, equivalent to the system reward he first received.

Damn!

Although he knew he would be wanted, actually seeing the wanted poster still made Chen Shicheng feel as if he had committed a crime.

Moreover, this Simon is no good guy; stopping him was likely an attempt to extort him, to make him spend heavily and bleed some money.

If one's thoughts are dark, this guy might be trying to buy time, while the orthodox cultivators are rushing over.

Bet on the reputation of a world-famous Hebrew? What a joke! "No way, I'm outta here."

Chen Shicheng decisively activated the mask's ability, using the Five Ghosts Transport Technique to return outside the city.

And at the moment he disappeared, in his peripheral vision he indeed saw the cultivator flying over, as well as Simon's regretful expression.

This guy really was trying to stall; Chen Shicheng made a note of this Simon, and when the chance comes he'll definitely take a swipe at him to let him know what cruelty is.

However, now that he's been discovered, if he wants to enter the city again he needs to come up with a plan, at the very least concealing his face and ID to evade the inevitable identification skill.

He dug a hole in the hillside outside the city to hide in, and then he took out La Tiao to have it stand guard.

But as soon as La Tiao came out, Chen Shicheng was surprised to discover that this kid seemed to have changed quite a bit.

【La Tiao: Bloodline Awakening (29%)】

【Level: Lv. 12】

【Essence: 35+29 (Bloodline bonus: for each 1% bloodline awakened, Essence +1, Qi +0.5)】

【Qi: 15+14.5】

【Spirit: 10.5】

【Skills: Tear, Pounce, Blood Flesh Devour (innate divine ability), Heaven-Earth Manifestation (innate divine ability), Indestructible Diamond Body (innate divine ability).】

(Note: When bloodline concentration reaches 50%, the second innate divine ability awakens; at 100%, the third awakens; devouring flesh and blood can increase bloodline concentration, the higher the level the stronger the effect.) Unbeknownst to him, La Tiao's bloodline concentration had already reached 29%, and its Essence had completely surpassed Chen Shicheng's when using the Golden Light Spell!

He immediately used the Golden Light Spell, extending a hand and forcefully pushing La Tiao's head.

But the imagined scene of La Tiao being easily shoved far away did not occur; upon contact, feeling the immense force, La Tiao instinctively exerted strength with its limbs, staying firmly in place.

It seemed to think Chen Shicheng was playing with it, as La Tiao tilted its head and rubbed hard against his hand, nearly toppling him over.

La Tiao looked at Chen Shicheng somewhat blankly, completely unaware of the huge psychological harm it had caused him.

Damn, I also want some special bloodline.

Chen Shicheng looked at La Tiao, wanting to cry but having no tears, his heart filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Of course, that's just talk; he certainly doesn't want some ancient bloodline, lest he turn into a bull-headed, blue-faced, fanged monster or be covered all over in ominous red hair—better dead than that.

Moreover, the corpse of a Golden Core Stage great demon really packs a punch, actually able to boost La Tiao's bloodline by such a huge amount.

It seems after going to the Hundred Thousand Mountains, he'll need to add another job: see if he can kill a few more Golden Core Stage great demons; if he can fully awaken La Tiao's bloodline, then after heading to the capital it might become a major aid for him.

Chen Shicheng nodded, committed this to heart, then logged off and returned to reality.

I'm going out for a stroll, I'll be right back!

Once again, Hui Siye followed Chen Shicheng into reality, immediately bursting out of the mask, without a word turning into an ethereal state, tossing out a sentence before vanishing without a trace.

Chen Shicheng didn't stop him, instead taking out his specially made phone, opening the 'Nine Provinces' software, and began searching for equipment to redeem internally.

Soon, he selected a Primeval Relic from the redemption list.

【Myriad Transformations: a mask-type relic; after use, your shape and appearance can be freely adjusted, effectively concealing your identity, with the added ability: True Name Change, usable once every three days, lasting 24 hours, allowing your name to be freely changed, so any identification technique cannot successfully discover your ID.】

This mask had been listed on the software long ago, priced at 1000 points, but no one had redeemed it.

Only recently, as orthodox cultivators madly hunted players and everyone complained, did they realize the mask's value.

Thus, the points for redemption also began to skyrocket; in just a few days it had risen all the way to three thousand, and the momentum shows no sign of slowing, with an upward trend still continuing.

Chen Shicheng carefully calculated that the mask's value hasn't peaked; as the Breaking Formation Task deadline approaches, this relic still has great room for appreciation, so redeeming it now is absolutely a high-quality investment.

Then, when he sells it later, he could very well make a big profit in points.

Unfortunately, Chen Shicheng doesn't have enough points; after redeeming the Bigu Pill, he has only a little over nine hundred points, and the mask's price has already completely exceeded his purchasing power.

What he currently has that's worth the most is probably the Tiger Demon's corpse and the Golden Core, but compared to a mask that conceals identity, these are better left for La Tiao to maximize their value.

Helpless, he could only start rummaging through his storage, pulling out all the useless junk inside.

Black Iron, put up for sale, valued at 200 points—screw that blacksmith's task!

Carrion Worm Scalp, put up for sale, valued at 100 points; in the underground palace not only he harvested this material, so the price isn't high.

Spider Silk, Spider Venom Sacs, put up for sale, each valued at only about 1 point, pitiful, but the quantity is large; altogether they amount to over 2300 points.

Moreover, the spiders were wiped out by him, so the Cultural Tourism Bureau Logistics Department likely doesn't have much of the same material; this quantity is somewhat exaggerated, and it's unknown if anyone would collect such things.

(End of Chapter)