Chapter 112: 【Thou Shalt Not Die】 (3k First Update)

Liechangren and Conspiracy are both lone-wolf type Reincarnators, and specifically, the type of rare few who have successfully survived a multitude of missions to become well-known veteran Reincarnators.

Rumor has it that many Gatherings have taken a fancy to them, wanting to recruit them under their banners, but the two have consistently maintained their lone-wolf mission style.

Bai Cangshu even guesses that both of these individuals have likely had performances with S-rank mission ratings, and thus know the method for hiding the forging of Tese.

In a certain sense, the three of them are very similar Reincarnators.

"A quote is certainly fine; that has no downsides for me."

Bai Cangshu holds excellent forging materials that possess both Rare options and Rare options; since both of them want them, he does not care who he trades with.

Although Conspiracy wears a crow mask and gives a very gloomy first impression, in reality, he belongs to a very rational type who is good at weighing gains and losses.

He does not waste time on useless complaints and speaks directly.

"I can treat that material as the price of two C-rank Singularities to trade with you."

Bai Cangshu glances at the items on the other party's Stall again; overall, this price is quite sincere. Bai Cangshu's internal price for this material is roughly Liechangren's previous quote: one C-rank Singularity plus a certain amount of Dimension Points.

After realizing the hidden functions of the Training Institute and other various functional areas, Bai Cangshu increasingly realizes that things like Singularities and Dimension Points are never enough to spend, no matter how many one has.

A Reincarnator can entirely rely on massive resources to convert into their own abilities, growing rapidly and engaging in a virtuous cycle.

Especially someone like himself who has good learning ability.

Liechangren puts away her long blade, looks at Conspiracy's unhesitating quote, and clicks her tongue.

"I know a very valuable piece of news; I want to trade that news for your material."

"It is a piece of news that would make any Reincarnator's heart race upon hearing it."

Bai Cangshu raises an eyebrow; Liechangren's phrasing has a strong sense of déjà vu, and he happens to see Black Butler appearing to walk over from a distance.

"The valuable news you speak of—could it be related to Cards?"

Liechangren frowns at this moment as well; the two exchange a look, both feeling they have been played by an Information Broker.

The reason why things like intelligence are valuable lies in their timeliness and scarcity.

If a piece of news is spread everywhere, then it is clearly worthless.

"Let that fool have that head; I think I need to go demand an explanation."

Liechangren flicks her cloak, revealing a large expanse of fair, tender skin. She is dressed provocatively, yet it fails to give one a feeling of sexiness; on the contrary, one only feels that this woman is extremely dangerous.

Black Butler happens to have walked over at this moment; seeing Liechangren leave with a gloomy expression after interacting with Tao Baibai, he guesses the gist of it.

"That news is being sold by about three parties in the East District."

"The one who gave the information to Liechangren is likely that 'Informer'; you should understand that guy's reputation."

Seeing Bai Cangshu still staring at him with undisguised malice in his eyes, Black Butler continues to explain.

"About a hundred people know the loose intelligence now, but there are fewer than 10 pointers that can track the target's information."

"The promise I can give you is that the one I give you is the pointer for the person I believe has the highest probability of holding a Card, and at the same time, including the one in your hand, there are no more than three such pointers."

Conspiracy sees it clearly: some kind of Magic light is flickering on Black Butler. This guy is not as calm as he appears; he is likewise afraid of Tao Baibai.

Although they did not interact much, Conspiracy did indeed sense an evil aura from Tao Baibai; this guy is radiating a certain aggressiveness at every moment.

Just like when he interacts with you, his gaze is always unconsciously sizing up the vital parts of the human body; perhaps even Tao Baibai himself has not noticed this detail.

But this kind of behavior is precisely one of the sources of the aggressiveness that the other party constantly exudes.

Getting along with a guy like this would likely be very uncomfortable.

Bai Cangshu suddenly laughs and reaches out his hand as if wanting to pat Black Butler on the shoulder; seeing the other party subconsciously dodge, Bai Cangshu's smile becomes even more pronounced.

"Black Butler, you are just too suspicious."

"I am different from that woman; I am not the type to hold a grudge against others so easily."

Black Butler hardly needs the monocle on his right eye to judge that Tao Baibai is absolutely lying.

If he had indeed provided problematic news, then this terrifying guy who, immediately upon coming out of the Demon Slayer World, spread news of Vincent far and wide and finally killed him in the real world, would definitely start targeting him.

Black Butler uses his ability a few more times to keep himself calm before speaking.

"The stall over at Destiny is about to open soon. If you haven't bought that item yet, I can introduce you to it; it counts as... compensating for the loss of not having informed you of that part of the content earlier."

He makes a concession once again.

A human, while having no need to be overly afraid of a beast, also has no need to provoke the other party.

This is Black Butler's philosophy of life. He does not approve of the Informer's style of conduct—excessively grabbing benefits will sooner or later attract enemies that cannot be dealt with easily, such as... that Liechangren.

Bai Cangshu appreciates Black Butler more and more. He then examines Conspiracy's Stall and points to one of the items.

"Let's go with this one, how about it? You marked it at two C-rank Singularities; I imagine that is just right."

Conspiracy follows Bai Cangshu's finger and sees that it is a tattered poetry collection, with almost nothing left but the book cover.

【Poetry Collection: Thou Shalt Not Die (Fragment)】

【Quality: Silver Plot Equipment】

【Description: A book from a certain world that harbors special abilities and messages】

【Equipment Requirement: Spirit > 8】 【Effect 1: This item is a Consumable, current available uses: 2/3】

【Effect 2: Tear off a fragment of the poetry collection and stick it on the target; if the target is in a near-death state, it can heal the target; otherwise, it is ineffective】

【Effect 3: The torn-off poetry collection fragments cannot be restored】

This is a very special Consumable.

The quality reaches the level of Silver Plot Equipment, and the effect is quite powerful, but it happens to be a Consumable, and there are currently only two chances to use it left.

If it were a complete poetry collection, or the ability itself, the price would likely be extremely high, far exceeding ordinary Bloodline Items.

Conspiracy marked this item at two C-rank Singularities; the price is actually not expensive. Bai Cangshu guesses that Conspiracy himself likely possesses some kind of healing-type ability, which is why he has a low need for this item and is selling it.

Perhaps the other party might even possess this special ability of "Thou Shalt Not Die" themselves.

This ability clearly originates from the Derivative World of Bungo Stray Dogs.

"Thou Shalt Not Die," or "Please, Do Not Die," is a quite special Yinneng that can heal a target in a near-death state, but has no effect on targets not in a near-death state.

Therefore, to bring this ability to its maximum effect, one needs to master the technique of bringing a person to the brink of death.

!

If a moderate injury cannot be healed, then just add two more stabs to bring the opponent to a near-death state, and the effect of this Yinneng can be unleashed.

"Agreed."

Conspiracy only thought for a moment before agreeing to the trade.

Although his item was of a higher grade, it was a Consumable, while the materials provided by Tao Baibai could give a Reincarnator a permanent bonus; both got what they needed, and both were strengthening themselves.

【xx53562211 (Tao Baibai) has initiated a trade with you】

【You have lost the item: Jun Si Gei Wu】

【You have obtained the Special Item: Head of the Heartless Ghost】

The two completed the trade, and Bai Cangshu left with Black Butler, winding through the massive streets of the Shanty Town until they finally found a row of Stalls in a very inconspicuous location.

Because this place was very far from institutions like the 【Training Institute】, few Reincarnators passed by, and rarely would anyone choose to set up a Stall in such a place.

Yet, in front of this group's Stalls, there was no shortage of customers at all.

Bai Cangshu roughly understood that the 【Destiny】 organization choosing to set up their Stalls in such a remote place was not because of cheap prices, but a sense of Arrogance.

This group had the mindset that no matter where they set up their Stalls, other Reincarnators would definitely come looking for them.

"Tsk, that really is Arrogance."

Black Butler nodded; the Arrogance of the 【Chosen Ones】 was known to all Reincarnators, but this group was, just like their status implied, truly the darlings of the space.

As long as they did not actively trigger particularly high-risk missions, the difficulty of their Main Mission was almost never particularly high.

Even if they encountered dangerous missions, the world in question was almost always arranged with quite powerful Reincarnators.

"But this group does indeed possess the capital for Arrogance."

He led Bai Cangshu straight to the second row of Stalls, where a man wearing a white cloak was fiddling with a stone slab fragment in his hand with some boredom; only upon seeing Black Butler appear did he raise an eyebrow and put away the item.

"Is this the dangerous customer you spoke of?"

The man's Avatar had short golden hair, eyes the color of emeralds, and fair skin; Bai Cangshu guessed this person likely had an extremely narcissistic personality.

"Ha, Mr. Black Butler might have misunderstood me; I have always been a law-abiding, good citizen."

Bai Cangshu took the opportunity to glance at the Stall in front of the other party.

【Directional Anchor】

【Quality: Blue】

【Description: A Special Item crafted by the Alchemist Youse, possessing powerful special effects】

【Effect 1: When paired with a Recording Pointer, it can anchor a target mission world and follow into it】

【Effect 2: This item is a one-time use item and disappears after use】

【Effect 3: This item has a low priority and can be exempted from tracking by Permission of medium priority or higher】

【Youse】 watched that ugly-faced fellow sizing up his item, the corners of his mouth curling up.

He loved watching the look of amazement on these Common Reincarnators whenever they saw items created by the 【Chosen Ones】.

The so-called 【Chosen Ones】 were those beloved by the space, who were already treated specially by the space in terms of rules.

For example, mission difficulty, or the mutation effects of abilities.

Based on this, the Chosen Ones discovered that they could interfere with the space's rules to a certain extent, thus opening the history of the Chosen Ones' Gathering, the 【Destiny】 organization, crafting various items.

Youse suppressed his discomfort and looked at Bai Cangshu, anticipating what expression this newly rising newcomer would show.

"You are very useful."

Youse was stunned; what he saw was a smile that looked as if it were seeing a handy tool.

(End of chapter)