I Don't Agree to the Terms

Chapter 1012 532: Ghost Survivor's Stronghold (Part 2)

"Let's eat." Gu Shanhai's voice echoed as he casually fished out the braised meat, chopping it up with ease before dropping it back into the soup.

"I thought you had recovered..." Da Tianwei was startled.

"If he had really recovered, what's in the pot wouldn't be the meat of the last level's boss, but his head." Shura quipped.

He knew Gu Shanhai had always been hung up about this, wanting to make use of the head he lost before.

"Not yet... just a bit more." Gu Shanhai's speech was as slow as a snail, it seemed operating was challenging for him.

"Are you sure you're okay? Did you hear what we just said?" Shura asked.

"Heard it, the boss is hard to beat." Gu Shanhai's words were a bit jumbled.

Da Tianwei scrutinized Gu Shanhai, feeling an illusion that the Gu Shanhai before him wasn't a person but a computer occupied by a large portion of computational power, capable of speaking but slow to react.

"Where's your main body?" Da Tianwei abruptly asked.

"Stuck." Gu Shanhai replied with just two words, leaving Shura puzzled.

At that moment, Da Tianwei grasped it immediately: "Damn, you're really not the main body but just an avatar."

"Not exactly an avatar." Gu Shanhai said his situation was more akin to wearing a human skin, not worthy of being called an avatar.

"Wait, your main body isn't stuck in the last level, is it? How do we get it back?" Da Tianwei, upon realizing the truth, was increasingly astonished.

"Keep your voice down, don't wake the boss, you guys can't beat him." Gu Shanhai added quietly.

The slowness wasn't intentional, it was because after entering the fourth level, Gu Shanhai acquired a book titled "The Development of Energy," and he was integrating it with "The Cycle of Civilization" and "When Space No Longer Rests," urgently developing the Peeping Realm formed by the seed of civilization.

Due to the excessive computational power and having two reliable teammates around, Gu Shanhai withdrew all his external focus and energy, hence the state he was in.

He would occasionally pay attention but not too much.

Moreover, in the previous level, Gu Shanhai obtained an iron aura, which he was currently analyzing, and success would accelerate the formation of the Peeping Realm.

Since his two teammates could handle things, Gu Shanhai handed everything over to them.

Once he came back to his senses, he realized that these two might not keep up in strength and could be wiped out by the boss.

Although Shura wielded the Seven-star Whip, his system and various aspects didn't quite align with the whip, limiting its use.

The Seven-star Whip was an artifact on the cultivation side, and no matter how you looked at it, Shura wasn't on the cultivator's side, so he could only use it as a high-powered weapon.

Using the Seven-star Whip in Shura's hands wasn't a waste, as he only needed to get back to the "First Era" and spend a little money to buy some related skills to unleash its full power, even learning without raising skill levels would do, just one level.

Gu Shanhai dared to sell it for a reason.

"So you do know we can't beat it." Da Tianwei retorted, then asked, "When do you think you can recover?"

"I should recover by the time we face the boss in the fifth level." Gu Shanhai answered swiftly this time, specifically sparing a bit of his focus to reply.

"No, it's uncertain if we can even get past the fourth level, let alone the fifth boss..." Though Da Tianwei said this, he inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu Shanhai's confidence suggested he had a way to clear the level.

"I'll let you borrow this fake set, if you want it after using it, you can buy it at a discount after clearing the fourth level." Gu Shanhai said, handing the Purple Gold Gourd, Seven Star Sword, and other items to Shura.

Da Tianwei also eagerly wanted them, but gauging his finances, he really couldn't afford it.

If the whole set was at 10% of the price, Shura could manage to buy it with gritted teeth.

However, first, they'd have to clear the fourth level, otherwise, they'd need to purchase it at 70% of the original price or simply return it to Gu Shanhai.

Da Tianwei desired them but considered the pressure and cost involved, tempering his enthusiasm.

"You can release the Tai Sui Gu; it ate so many zombie corpses that it specializes in clearing zombies, making them easier to kill afterward." Gu Shanhai glanced at Da Tianwei, implying he should stop slacking.

Even if he slacked off, the Tai Sui Gu had to work; it was a tool he created after all, even if sold to Da Tianwei, it had to be used.

It didn't matter who used it.

"Huh? No way, the Tai Sui Gu is only just over level 200, sending it against zombies over level 500 is suicide." Da Tianwei was naturally reluctant.

He'd paid a hefty price for it, and if the city's zombies were around level 200, he'd send it out without hesitation, but with such a level gap, reviving it—even if he had a backup—wouldn't be easy.

More importantly, no one would compensate for the loss.

Shura could risk his life, adorned with top-tier equipment, while sending out the Tai Sui Gu was more likely risking death.

The cost-benefit just wasn't there, so he naturally refused.

Besides, though the Tai Sui Gu specialized against zombies, offering 100% increased attack power and 10% real damage of its attack power, then what?

Even if every attack dealt real damage, it wouldn't make a dent in this city's zombies.

Attacking them wouldn't do enough damage, as they could recover quickly, and the Tai Sui Gu could be wiped out in one hit.

It wasn't worthwhile, so he was naturally against it.

"No problem, I made it after all." Gu Shanhai knew what Da Tianwei was thinking, so he added.

"I trust the 'First Era's' appraisal more." Da Tianwei realized Gu Shanhai was likely right, but the risk wasn't justified.

He hadn't thought of asking Gu Shanhai for more resources, just that sending his permanent summon to its death was unthinkable.

"Alright." Gu Shanhai lowered his gaze, making no further demands.

He understood Da Tianwei's thoughts; if he were in Da Tianwei's place, he wouldn't do it either.

Persuasion wasn't likely; at this stage, all players intrinsically trusted the "First Era," even later on, as "First Era" valued players as their legion with favorable treatment. Just as long as they didn't try to go solo, "First Era" was dependable in terms of protection.

Otherwise, why would players support a platform without direction?

With appropriate treatment, players had the motivation to keep invading other worlds and constantly provide feedback.

Seeing this, Shura didn't coax Da Tianwei into releasing the Tai Sui Gu; he wasn't a moral crusader, binding Da Tianwei into a dilemma, and he also acknowledged the logic of not going against higher-level creatures.

Even if he believed Gu Shanhai might have a hidden plan, it wasn't his place to mention it.

"Without Ghost Survivors this time, I think we..." Shura shifted the topic.

"There are; this place is where the All Ghosts Survival Platform stations those who didn't enter the human survival worlds." Gu Shanhai interrupted Shura and continued, "So, we've arrived at the Ghost Survivor's base."

His words left the two of them visibly surprised.

"But aren't these all zombie-like creatures? How come there are other types of ghosts?" Da Tianwei queried, letting go of the Tai Sui Gu matter.

"That'll depend on Shura's investigation." Gu Shanhai replied, stating he had only deduced it from data and had yet to delve deeply.