Chapter 163: Niu Niu's Dignity (10/10, Autumn Subscription)

Unless... among the kin of the Sheep Void Ghost, there exists a Black Grade intermediate-level entity; that would be a different matter entirely.

While Fang Yue was thinking about this, Divine An Shenyi and the Blood Hunter were excitedly discussing something.

"With our amazing Yeye here, couldn't we just skip the village road and take a shortcut to Mo Cun entirely!"

"That's right! With my Blood Fight, I can get early warnings for any dangers on the road, and combined with Deputy Captain Yeye's strength, as long as it's not a Black Grade intermediate-level ghost like the Heavy Pressure Ghost, we can basically kill anything!"

No, no, no... your ideas are way too dangerous.

Fang Yue wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

If his state were permanent, especially if the terrifying health-recovery effect of Night Breathing could function during the day as well.

Then Fang Yue would naturally have the confidence to take some shortcut.

The problem is, it doesn't exist!

During the day, he wouldn't say he's a cripple, but his strength is indeed nothing special; even with the recent buffs, he's only about on par with an ordinary Captain, and he can't even use the Star Fire Blade Technique!

Fang Yue hurriedly spoke up to stop their dangerous line of thinking, which was like pouring a bucket of cold water over the already excited Niu Niu beside him.

"Why, why, why! Ye Ge, let's go, let's go, let's go! Let's take the shortcut! There must be tons of ghosts to kill, and I can rack up so many assists!"

Fang Yue glanced at him.

"With so much to say, don't you need to go out and take care of your sister?"

Niu Niu immediately wilted.

"This, this isn't because we haven't returned to the team yet? Once we're back, I'll just lie on the horse's back and have Wu Wu or Tail lead my horse while I log out of the game."

"Hmm, right, what do you plan to do about your sister's hospital bills?"

"I'll figure it out tomorrow morning. Actually, I already have an idea, but I need to reach Man Shui Cun first."

After a pause, Niu Niu didn't keep him in suspense and continued sending messages.

"Ye Ge, you should know that the lifespan in our Bronze Life Order can be transferred to players, right? Although each person can only hold one, and the Bronze Life Order's lifespan cap can only store one year of life, and transferring a Bronze Life Order is a disciplinary offense that will get you wanted and banned by the Guard Team. But in the underground market... the price of a Bronze Life Order is incredibly high!"

Fang Yue frowned: "But you can't sell it. This thing isn't just bound; it's one slot per person, and it's closely tied to your character's identity information. You even have to return the Bronze Life Order when you resign from the Guard Team. If you're caught selling a Bronze Life Order, you'll be banned nationwide, and you won't be able to stay in any village! Besides, if someone buys this thing, the buyer will also be wanted and banned nationwide. I asked Lin Ling, and this thing comes with built-in tracking and some countermeasures. Once a transfer is detected, all functions will be locked, and it will become junk. It's not as simple as you think."

"Ah? It has that kind of function? Isn't that too high-tech?"

"Ghosts are running rampant, and you're talking about high-tech... Besides, that was issued by Qing Guo; it belongs to the Qing Guo Government. We're just civil servants, and it's lent to us to use; it doesn't truly belong to us."

"Alright..."

Niu Niu scratched his head; he felt he had thought of things too simply.

The dark web trading pages online didn't mention this either; they probably didn't know.

This kind of information might only be known to Captains; in other words, only someone at Fang Yue's level could access this part of the news, while ordinary people wouldn't understand it at all.

"Then, then I'll just sell my Yang lifespan."

Fang Yue raised an eyebrow.

"You should know that only Yang lifespan obtained from missions or rewards issued by the Guard Team can be stored in the Bronze Life Order, and only that portion of Yang lifespan can be sold."

"If you don't do missions, you have no Yang lifespan to sell. If you do missions and sell the Yang lifespan, it's the same as working for nothing for a day, and you'll eventually exhaust yourself to death."

"Niu Niu, think clearly. This account of yours didn't come easily, and it's even harder to reach a position in the Guard Team."

"Without me to pull strings, taking Gu Yue Cun as an example, according to the normal process, the difficulty for just a Reserve Member has increased by several levels compared to before. If you start a new account and want to get into the Guard Team again, it'll be even harder."

"If you're short on money, I can lend it to you temporarily, as long as you provide an IOU and can repay it on time when the date arrives."

In the past, Fang Yue definitely wouldn't have been this generous.

But now, what is Fang Yue's net worth?

Come on, brother is a multi-millionaire; what's wrong with being a bit generous? Treating an illness would cost a few million at most; like Niu Niu's sister, she was just hit by a car and hospitalized, not some bottomless pit like leukemia or cancer. Fang Yue still has the ability to show some kindness.

Of course, if he really had to lend millions, Fang Yue couldn't handle it either, at most... under one million?

Although he had made a fortune, Fang Yue still had some petty-bourgeois thoughts and hadn't developed the grand air of a multi-millionaire who throws money around.

Fang Yue also knew about this little problem and comforted himself: Take it slow, take it slow. Can the temperament of a nouveau riche be formed all at once? It's something practiced bit by bit!!

"Ye Ge, it's different!"

Niu Niu drooled in a dazed state and shook his head.

"The game is the game, and reality is reality. No matter how you take care of me in the game, that's all a matter of the game. I can't repay you now, but that doesn't mean I won't be able to in the future. With my natural-born strength talent, I'll definitely be able to take off in the future!"

"But reality... it also involves money. If I borrowed money from you, the nature of it would change, and our relationship would never be able to be pure again."

"So, just let me figure it out myself!"

Seeing that Niu Niu's attitude was very firm, Fang Yue didn't say anything more.

Niu Niu had his persistence, his dignity, and his bottom line. Looking at him, unless it reached the point of touching that bottom line, he would never set aside his dignity to beg someone for a loan.

Fang Yue actually thought this was fine.

However, if he encountered this kind of thing, he would probably immediately seek help and borrow money to get his relative's injuries treated first.

There is nothing more important than the life of a family member.

When Fang Yue and Niu Niu finished their private chat, the galloping escort team could already be faintly seen ahead.

They hadn't deviated from the village road, so as long as their speed was faster, it was still easy to catch up.

The four of them looked at each other, all showing joy.

Fang Yue suddenly thought of a question and couldn't help but ask: "Divine An Shenyi, this village road is too dangerous. We haven't even been out of the village for a day, and first we encountered the Black Grade intermediate-level 【Heavy Pressure Ghost】's heavy ghost flower, then we encountered the 【Sheep Void Ghost】. Either one of these two ghosts has the ability to wipe us all out..."

Divine An Shenyi got a bit angry when he heard this.

"You're asking me? I want to ask you guys. Why is the village road near your Gu Yue Cun so dangerous? Around our Mo Cun, there are at most rumors of ghost hunters appearing; I've never even seen one with my own eyes. As for ghosts, unless you deviate too far from the village road, you won't encounter them often, and even if you do, they're all Xiao Guiyi. When you get to your Gu Yue Cun village road, they're all big guys! If I had encountered things like this when I went out to collect medical fees in the past, I would have been dead long ago!"

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