Chapter 65

Chen Shicheng hesitated a moment, took out four kinds of Spiritual Medicine from the ten in front of him, which exactly added up to one point of essence attribute, and pushed them toward Little Sheep Girl.

These four Spiritual Medicines can increase one point of essence attribute, if you agree.

I agree!

Before Chen Shicheng could finish speaking, Little Sheep Girl, at breakneck speed, stuffed the Spiritual Medicines into her storage slot, making the others' eyes turn red with envy.

Unfortunately, the elders were just here for show, and they didn't have anything valuable on them.

Although the newcomers had indeed brought some things on their first visit, the attribute‑increasing Spiritual Medicines were too precious; compared to that, their little bits of stuff seemed too shabby to bring out, so they hesitated whether to produce them and embarrass themselves.

Chen Shicheng scanned everyone's expressions, sighed inwardly, and according to Chen Long's information, the underground palace of Bu Xian Shan will open tomorrow morning; if he wants to get a share of the soup inside, he must make up for his shortcomings at this gathering.

Although his Attack Power had already reached the peak of the second batch of players in others' eyes, and he had earned their admiring gazes, he felt that continuing this way would likely become a deviant path.

Chinese cultivators are not like Western mages who stand still and output; although they may have some biases in their techniques, in actual combat they are extraordinarily well‑rounded—whether in defense, offense, or movement, any single aspect may not be top‑tier, but overall they are extremely balanced.

Even the strongest sword cultivator in Combat Power can only maintain the top Attack Power of his realm through all‑round development.

Like him, a glass cannon, if the enemy can survive his first wave of attack, they will surely find his weakness and then target him for suppression.

So Chen Shicheng intends to maliciously lower the price!

"Since you all call me 'Big Boss', I can't be stingy; Chen Long shared information for free, so I'll do a favor as well."

He spread out the remaining six kinds of Spiritual Medicine one by one and said generously, "I am currently collecting defensive skills and movement skills; except for Body Refining skills, any of these two types can be exchanged for a Spiritual Medicine with me."

Upon hearing this, everyone hurriedly rummaged through their storage slots for supplies, not wanting to miss this rare opportunity.

Unfortunately, the game's drop rate is less than ideal, so after luckily obtaining a Skill, players usually just learn it on the spot; aside from repeatedly acquired Skills, basically no one keeps extra Skills.

"Zi Shu Da Da is generous, but sadly I only have a Healing skill and nothing else—I don't know if you need it," Wu Ma said hopefully.

"Sorry, I already have a Healing skill."

After politely refusing Wu Ma's exchange request, Chen Shicheng, feeling a bit unwilling, continued asking, "Really, no one can produce the Skill I need?"

"That."

Yin Hu hesitated, raised his hand, looked around at everyone, then gathered courage and said, "I previously took on a task whose reward is a Defensive Skill, said to be one of the Eight Great Divine Spells of the Dao, the Golden Light Spell; this... can it be exchanged?"

As he spoke, Yin Hu's voice grew softer and softer, he gradually lowered his head, obviously thinking he had no hope.

Although others don't have the Skill that Zi Shu Da Da needs, they at least keep it on hand and can produce it anytime, but his Skill, while meeting the requirement, is not even visible as a shadow.

Moreover, that Task is also very difficult; he doesn't know if he can complete it, which is hardly different from a scam. "The task reward is the Golden Light Divine Spell?!" Chen Long exclaimed in disbelief beside Yin Hu, his face full of incredulity.

"Yeah, it's quite a coincidence to receive such a Task; I don't know if I can complete it." Yin Hu smiled wryly in his heart; an unfinished Task also wanted to trade for attribute‑increasing Spiritual Medicine, so he couldn't blame others for reacting so strongly.

"Your luck!!!"

Chen Long glanced at Yin Hu, then at Chen Shicheng, and said nothing more.

Although this Skill is still a mere flower in the mirror, moon in the water, it is nonetheless one of the Dao's Eight Great Divine Spells; even if there is only a slight possibility, I estimate Zi Shu Da Da would agree to the exchange.

"How likely do you think this Task is to succeed, and how long would it take?" After a moment's thought, Chen Shicheng asked.

"The chance is about fifty percent; the time is not certain yet, but after the underground palace ends, I will immediately go do this Task."

Yin Hu cautiously looked at Chen Shicheng and said, "If possible, could we first exchange the Spiritual Medicine? If my Attribute increases, the chance of completing the Task will also increase; I will definitely bring the Skill to the next gathering."

Chen Shicheng hesitated a bit; although these Spiritual Medicines were obtained by exchanging a few worthless Reverence‑God Incense, and Hui Siye still has more Spiritual Medicine waiting for him to exploit.

But after all, these Spiritual Medicines are absolutely valuable to players; they are essential preparations for everyone before a major realm advancement.

Using such precious items to gamble on whether a first‑time acquaintance will keep his promise left him undecided for a moment.

Seeing Chen Shicheng silent, Yin Hu hurriedly continued, "If you don't believe me, I can offer my Relic as collateral."

"No need, I can give you the Spiritual Medicine, but you must finish the Task as soon as possible!"

Chen Shicheng finally decided to take the chance—just a few stalks of Spiritual Medicine; at worst, he could spend a few taels of silver to buy a few more Reverence‑God Incense, and as long as Hui Siye still has demand for this, those Spiritual Medicines in his hand are merely being kept for him.

Moreover, wagering a few useless Spiritual Medicines for a Dao Eight Great Divine Spell‑level Skill is still worthwhile for him.

Yin Hu had thought there was no hope, but he never expected Zi Shu Da Da to really agree to his absurd decision; he immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Yes, rest assured, I will definitely complete this Task as soon as possible."

Chen Shicheng nodded and handed the Spiritual Medicine to Yin Hu.

At this point, the trading of this gathering was basically complete; those who failed to trade could only hope that at the next gathering, Zi Shu Da Da would still have Spiritual Medicine to offer.

Meanwhile, everyone secretly resolved in their hearts that after the underground palace ends, even if they had to dig three feet deep, they would find defensive and movement skills.

Now the time is still early; even after the trading ends, nobody wants to leave, and they all chatted idly in the tent for a while.

This is also Chen Long's time to shine; he directly pulled a log and sat beside Mao Tu, beginning to boast and brag, and altogether nobody else spoke as much as he did.

As for Chen Shicheng, he completely turned into a listener, smiling as if he didn't care, but in fact he listened more attentively than anyone, striving to collect useful information.

(End of chapter)