I Don't Agree to the Terms

Chapter 1016 534: Ghost Survivor Sanctuary

Ask for an explanation? Don't be ridiculous. There's no customer service or complaint channel, where would you go to demand an explanation?

You can only silently accept such things and turn the pressure into motivation.

Fortunately, this time the mission reward is very generous and perfectly matches my talent and system.

If the benefits are sufficient, why would Shura cause trouble?

"If you want to find a municipal department, you first have to find a map, otherwise, you won't know where anything is."

"It would be great if Wang Chao were here. Although I don't know what his talent is, he's much better than me at intelligence gathering."

The two had worked together before, and although they didn't know each other's specific talents, they could vaguely sense some aspects of each other's talents through multiple collaborations.

"Luckily, in the modern world, maps aren't rare."

Shura knows that even some bus stops have them, but these are usually regional maps and don't include the entire city's map. More likely, they show the bus routes.

Quickly, through several bus stops, he found the law enforcement bureau.

"The law enforcement bureau? That works too. Let's go in and gather some city-related information first."

On the map, Shura immediately saw the location and symbol of the law enforcement bureau and chose to go there without hesitation.

Municipal department? The law enforcement bureau must have maps, and maybe even more crucial intelligence, like anomalies that might occur before and after a sacrificial ritual.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly noticed something that seemed very familiar.

A massive moving flesh mass, occasionally taking advantage of some zombie's inattention to engulf it.

"Tai Sui Gu? What's this thing doing here? Isn't it a precious treasure for Grand Heaven? Why would they be willing to let it out?" Shura was a bit puzzled, suspecting that during his brief absence, Grand Heaven was coaxed by Gu Shanhai to send Tai Sui Gu out to fight.

"*** probably didn't con him too harshly. Tai Sui Gu's expertise against zombies is unexpectedly high."

Shura was also somewhat surprised. Tai Sui Gu was just over level two hundred, yet it could easily devour zombies over level five hundred in one bite.

Even though he wasn't sure how many summoning-related amplifying skills Grand Heaven had, it's certain that these skills only affect Cui Yingying; Tai Sui Gu doesn't benefit from these boosts, making it a specialized skill.

Even if there are some, they aren't many. Therefore, Tai Sui Gu shouldn't even think about killing higher-level zombies, let alone devour them in one bite.

The powerful ability it possesses should come from its own specialized abilities. Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense.

Of course, it's also possible Gu Shanhai gave Tai Sui Gu something, which made Grand Heaven willing to let it out.

"It's a good thing too." After murmuring a bit, Shura left directly, not intending to engage Tai Sui Gu.

The creature was busy killing and eating to grow stronger. What would be the point of going over there? Besides, it's well-known that Tai Sui Gu is brainless, and Shura didn't have much to talk about with it. Better to chat with Grand Heaven when he gets back.

His time is very tight.

...

"Hey, Tai Sui Gu can actually detect invisibility and see through stealth!" Grand Heaven suddenly spoke up.

Their eyes were bright and spirited, with no issues except for a little excess of spirit, leading to a slight hint of madness.

"Oh, you met—no, Tai Sui Gu met Shura, right?" Gu Shanhai didn't need to think to know what had happened.

In this world, only players can use both the abilities of stealth and invisibility.

Stealth is a skill leaning towards techniques, while invisibility resembles a spell or magic, and the two can overlap for a dual effect.

In his previous life, Gu Shanhai would also use them, but he layered techniques excessively, not only having stealth and invisibility but also added aura concealment, disguise, bone shrinking, and other means, with stability as the focus.

In this life, however, the swift growth made them unnecessary.

Moreover, these abilities are only useful in the early stages. From mid-stage onward, increasingly outrageous detection abilities like cause-and-effect tracing and fate observation emerge, rendering stealth and invisibility ineffective unless you obtain higher-level abilities like fate concealment or existence severance, or continue to advance stealth and invisibility to earn unique prefixes.

For example, Immortal Stealth, Supreme Invisibility, but to elevate a skill to this level is too costly, rarely done.

Instead, it's more cost-effective to change skills directly.

"Yeah, He looked at me and fled right away, surely recognized me." said Grand Heaven.

"Not you, it was Tai Sui Gu. Don't actually develop a mental disorder on me." Gu Shanhai found that Grand Heaven seemed to be getting used to having two bodies.

He worried that if this continued, Grand Heaven might genuinely have problems. After all, they were old acquaintances from youth, and it wouldn't be good if they truly became mentally ill.

"You've been wearing Wang Chao's hat for too long; it easily creates confusion. Haven't you thought of attaching iron will or mental resilience to it?" Grand Heaven quickly reacted and couldn't help but ridicule.

The effect is terrific, but the downside is significant.

"I'm afraid the octopus can't handle it; this thing's still alive, after all." Gu Shanhai couldn't say this was something he spontaneously created, and since most of his mind and energy weren't focused on it, leading to oversight.

If he revealed that, wouldn't it ruin his reputation, compromising future resource-extracting exploits from Grand Heaven?

"That's true, but hang on, why on earth are you using a live octopus for equipment? Can't you use something more legitimate?" With two lines of thought, the first half of Grand Heaven's mind almost got led astray by Gu Shanhai, but quickly caught onto his ploy.

Even though the Wang Chao's hat was lent to him, a living octopus was too far-fetched.

"How do you preserve it? Do you keep it in a tank and feed it occasionally?" Grand Heaven was speechless. While live equipment like Tentacle Armor and Demon Tight-fitting Clothes isn't unheard of, using an octopus as gear was a first for him.

"Yeah, if it wasn't for this timely use, I might have cooked it for dinner." Gu Shanhai had zero guilt, standing firm in his principles, confident that Grand Heaven's current mental state would never suspect the truth as long as he didn't slip.

"Do you have other bizarre equipment? Like a cat pistol or doggy mortar?" Grand Heaven asked curiously.

"No, but if you want, I can customize it. It's quite cheap if power isn't a requirement." Gu Shanhai's expression was quirky, realizing Wang Chao's hat significantly dispersed their attention.

"No, thanks. I just wanted to see, not buy." Grand Heaven struggled to maintain his spouse, a nano-factory, and Tai Sui Gu; he had no mind to maintain a cat gun or doggy mortar, purely curious.

"That's too bad; I thought with your current zest, you'd be liberal enough to directly order a set of animal warmachines." Gu Shanhai was a bit disappointed.

"With my current condition, the best I'd be called is mentally ill. Mentally ill isn't synonymous with being a fool; I'd never fall for your tricks." Grand Heaven was quite clear on his self-assessment.

"Tsk, that makes sense."

"What level is Tai Sui Gu now?"

Gu Shanhai didn't pursue the topic further but asked about Tai Sui Gu.

"Level two hundred thirty. Unfortunately, though specialized for extra damage against zombies, it gets reduced experience from killing them. Otherwise, it would easily be over level three hundred fifty by now." Grand Heaven said, though he was pretty satisfied.

Other specialized abilities likely don't have such side effects, this one has downsides because it allows Tai Sui Gu to consume living zombies for experience and a small chance of gaining skills and talents, a cost for this advantage.