Chapter 177: Rush Buying

Sarana's complexion was very poor, especially after seeing those dry bones.

Along with those dry bones were four corpses; two of them belonged to warm-hearted Xiahui People, and the other two were spies from Anaer.

It was evident that one of these two was a witch, and the other was a Believer of the God of Death—a Necromancer.

What gave one a headache was that Sarana had absolutely no idea how to handle the Curse objects these two had brought; just looking at the state of one of the Xiahui People was enough to know that this thing was not simple.

The people from the Wisdom Church arrived the latest, but everyone was waiting for them.

Seeing the situation at the scene, Harriet frowned, then rummaged for a while in the alchemy item box carried with him, and pulled out two pairs of gloves.

"I can use a Sleeping Kangaroo's pouch to contain these things, but I cannot guarantee they won't corrode through."

"Is there no other way?" Sarana knew that a Sleeping Kangaroo's pouch was not expensive, and it was common to use it to seal ordinary Seal Objects.

But these bones were clearly not ordinary Seal Objects.

Those Gannaer people worshipped the God of Death, and their attitude toward life and death was hair-raising; ordinary people were unwilling to accept such doctrines.

They believed that after a person died, the spirit in the body would dissipate, so the body was just an ordinary material, no different from a plant.

"Don't those people use oil to contain these things?" Yun Xiao, who was following behind, said, "Why not try putting them in oil first and then into the pouch?"

This was information provided by two offline players, and Yun Xiao had also heard the reminder from a good brother behind him.

"What you say makes a lot of sense; Wisdom is favoring you." Harriet did not care whether the other party was a Gold Tie of the Wealth Church, as long as the other party was a Xiahui Person.

He even knew that those Xiahui People, as a unified ethnic group, were united on one Store Street, helping each other, yet could believe in different churches; this fact itself showed that these Xiahui People had no real faith.

This was also an inspiration from Wisdom to him.

Soon, the remaining skeletons were placed into nearby oil drums, after which Harriet and Liande, wearing gloves, placed those skeletons into the Sleeping Kangaroo's pouch.

"I think these things should..." Harriet finished packing up and glanced at Sarana, "if you need them."

"We do not need such things; in fact, we lack the ability to study the value of this thing, so it would be better to give it to the Wisdom Church and let you study it." Sarana took a step back; although the people of the Wealth Church had money, they did not have much spare money to invest in researching such evil items.

Only the Wisdom Church had this interest.

Even if such things were handed over to the Wealth Church, they would just find a place and try to seal them away.

Or simply discard them in a place where no one was, pretending they didn't exist.

Of course, Sarana herself was unwilling to do such a thing.

Receiving permission, Harriet packed these things up with satisfaction.

Just because the Wealth Church could not see the benefit of such things did not mean the Wisdom Church could not.

The players standing behind peeked at the situation here, and only started discussing it in whispers after Harriet boarded the carriage with the items.

"Do you think Dao Dao Zhiming and the others need to change their image?"

"It looks like the detective agency they worked so hard to build really has to change."

"Should we help him ask for some benefits or something?"

Seeing Sarana coming out, the player who had been pushed forward pretended to wipe away tears.

His Tana Language was not very good either; he just had a relatively good relationship with Dao Dao Zhiming, and they had met in the same city not long ago.

So the matter of collecting the Inheritance was left to him.

"Are you a relative of those two?" Sarana, who had already heard Yun Xiao mention it, looked at the other party with some pity and said, "I will give them the martyrdom treatment of official members; I will not treat their relatives unfairly."

"It is our honor to be able to contribute to Tana City; we do not want to live a displaced life anymore." The player named Yun Qi Yun Qing remembered this sentence quite clearly; after all, this was a line he had memorized in advance.

Hearing him say this, Sarana felt even more that these Xiahui People were full of the radiance of humanity.

"The God of Wealth will support you." Patting this player on the shoulder, Sarana felt the burden on her own shoulders grow heavier.

What she had to face was not only the exclusion of the Wealth Church by the major churches, but also those truly sinister heretics.

These Gannaer people had really gone too far!

Although the two churches did not say it explicitly, she knew that because the witch and the Necromancer were both let in by her, their attitude toward the Wealth Church would not be very good.

Even after the port opened, they might still take a Ship to Tana City.

That was a matter for the future.

At least for now, those people had transported the evil props via railway.

If it weren't for those Xiahui People sincerely treating Tana City as their hometown, these evil props would likely have already started to have a bad effect in the city.

Just thinking about it made Sarana feel lingering fear.

Therefore, the monetary compensation for these Xiahui People must absolutely not be lacking.

Hearing Sarana's words, Yun Qi Yun Qing could hardly hold back his laughter.

In order to endure, he pretended to be sobbing, while in reality, his mind was full of whether he could get Dao Dao Zhiming to share some of this money with him.

After all, he had also put in the effort.

Bulu, who was behind Sarana, also patted Yun Qi Yun Qing on the shoulder and exclaimed, "You are all heroes of Tana City; rest assured, Tana City will not treat you unfairly."

Yun Qi Yun Qing could not hold it together anymore; his snot even came out as he held it in. It had to be said that the realism of this game was truly a bit frightening.

Even physiological reactions could be simulated.

Several players cast envious glances, while more players followed the patrol soldiers of the War Church and began to inspect the warehouse area.

Regarding this behavior, the Wealth Church had no reason to stop them.

After all, they were the ones who let the problematic people in first.

……

On the forum, players were discussing as enthusiastically as usual.

However, the direction of the discussion was not on the online spy incident.

To everyone, the spy incident was actually a routine mission; ever since signs of War appeared in Tana City, players had already been doing it.

Not only was the bounty posted by Yun Xiao long-term and effective, but players could also receive compensation from the Wealth Church. There were many players willing to do this kind of mission, and quite a few spies had been caught recently, though not many had actually brought Seal Objects with them.

By comparison, players were more willing to discuss the new round of Helmet purchases.

Falling Leaf Autumn: I've already found five friends to help me snatch one. I checked, and this company's server should be local; at least I haven't heard of them renting servers from other companies, but I'm not sure. Does anyone know?

Murong Qingqing: I snatched a mobile phone ten years ago. To be honest, this kind of thing is better sold offline. What era is this to still be doing hunger marketing?

Whiskey to Murong Qingqing: It's probably due to the calculation issues; this game is a bit different from other games.

Murong Qingqing to Whiskey: That's why I really don't understand how such an unfinished semi-finished product could even get approval.

Yes, this game had already been bundled up by Chen Zhi with all sorts of miscellaneous things and sent over for review. Of course, a Helmet was also attached to the submission.

With recommendations from quite a few high-knowledge individuals, the game passed the review very smoothly, which means that even in the internal testing phase, this game can charge fees.

Hui Huahua de Ai Ai: Why couldn't this game get approval? It's completely about having a different life in another world, and it's not for minors to play.

Murong Qingqing to Hui Huahua de Ai Ai: You don't even have an anti-addiction system; could you possibly stop players under 18 from playing? I'm sure there are kids among those snatching it, right?

You'eryuan to Murong Qingqing: Don't even mention it. My cousin's child tried it. Not to mention that the forum wouldn't pass the review, even if you use your parents' Helmet right after unboxing, it's useless; it simply can't be swapped between users.

The follow-up posts below were almost uniform.

Even Falling Leaf Autumn had complained about this matter.

He had originally wanted to share the same Helmet with his grandfather—the old man would use it at night, and he would use it during the day.

But after he put it on, he discovered that the Helmet had long since been bound to the user.

In other words, this Helmet must have a function like facial scanning, at least enough to distinguish who the user is.

That is why he had never been able to enter the game to enjoy a new life.

Falling Leaf Autumn: In any case, I am determined to get one this time.

Maomao Yu Bu Chi Yu: Our boss at work told us all to come and try to snatch one.

Interactive Entertainment: The entire magazine office is snatching them, and we even found friendly companies to help.

Luozhi Peripherals: Even if we can't figure out the principle, we have to get one to see what kind of awesome technology it is.

Chen Zhi didn't expect his first sale to cause such a big stir, yet the snatching was about to begin.

Colleagues had already sent the event page to him, the time was already set, and the server was directly connected to his side to ensure fairness.

He truly had no inside information this time, intending to give those players who hadn't had a chance to play for a long time a little bit of an experience.

However, there were still only 500 Helmets.

He couldn't bring out too many at once, otherwise, it would be too suspicious.

How many people are in the entire Xia Hui is still a question; the population of Tana City wasn't large to begin with. Taking advantage of the increase in the floating population this time to boost the number of players is the only way to cover eyes and ears.

Watching the countdown, Falling Leaf Autumn felt his hands shaking.

Because his grandparents were also playing this game, his parents rarely stopped him from playing.

They even joined him in the state of snatching a Helmet.

Every time they saw the old man's good complexion and the grandmother who often suffered from insomnia sleeping soundly, his parents, who were university teachers, also hoped to own a Helmet.

Watching the time tick by, Falling Leaf Autumn stared fixedly at the screen. Just as one second flashed by, he quickly clicked on the webpage to snatch it.

It was just a pity that he didn't manage to snatch one. Although his hand speed was fast, it was obvious that someone was even faster than him.

Afterward, he looked at his father, who was using a laptop and then revealed a smile.

The excited Falling Leaf Autumn jumped up happily.

"So Dad snatched one, right?" Falling Leaf Autumn calmed his mood. "Can you let me use it when the time comes?"

"Didn't you see what the forum said? This snatching is ID-restricted, which means only the person using my ID can use it," Ye Laoshi said with a smile. "Maybe you aren't suited for gaming. When I was your age, I worked in the lab every day; where would I have time to play?"

"But... I have no interest in scientific research!" Falling Leaf Autumn felt very hurt, although he had long guessed that he, using only an ordinary network, would never be able to compete with others.

But when his father snatched one and he didn't, he felt all wrong.

The feeling was like...

He had to file a complaint!

There were plenty of people like him who wanted to complain.

Everyone certainly knew that the reservation terms were written very clearly during the snatching.

But after failing to snatch one, everyone would still feel disappointed for a long while.

So it was not worth being surprised by whatever they did.

Chen Zhi himself also heard the notification sound of emails. That kind of email flood, like a mountain torrent, completely submerged his Lord of Calamity ID.

He didn't even look at them and directly cleared his private messages. In less than a second, who knew how many more messages came in.

Falling Leaf Autumn: Why did my dad snatch one and I didn't! We were clearly using the same network! I feel like my hand speed was even faster.

Kindergarten to Falling Leaf Autumn: Your feeling might just be your feeling.

Mi'a Mi'a: Is there actually still someone who didn't snatch a Helmet? 【Image】

Jinghong Entertainment: Someone in our company snatched one... envious ing 【Image】

Falling Leaf Autumn: Can you people who are humble-bragging not do it in my post!

Of course, Falling Leaf Autumn's attitude was still considered good.

There were many others whose attitudes were not good, cursing and swearing in the forum.

At this time, the people Chen Zhi hired had their use.

Inside the company, Chen Ai was fighting on the front line with the employees. Whether it was product or design, those in charge of keyboards or Helmets, as well as the customer service staff, were all busy.

Looking at the messages constantly flashing, Chen Ai felt a massive headache. What exactly is going on with her older brother, and why isn't he back yet?

It's such an important matter, yet she has to step in every time the official seal is needed; it's truly too annoying.

"I really can't figure out where the boss made the server; it's not lagging at all."

"Yeah, I'm puzzled too. You say if it were a domestic server, someone should have claimed it by now, right? But no one has. If it were an overseas server, it should have crashed long ago."

Chen Ai looked up and also rubbed her forehead in confusion.

That's right, her older brother really has talent. Not only is it not lagging with so many people snatching at once, but even the content refreshing on the forum hasn't lagged once.

At most, it is just that the computer configuration is poor, causing the screen to skip frames for a second or two.

(End of this chapter)