I Don't Agree to the Terms

Chapter 851 452: With This Aura Amplification, I’d Hype You as the Number One Player Too!

The two of them briefly introduced themselves and then proposed a custom equipment trade.

Of course, they had inquired about it from Shura and Guai Lu Li, since this involved commissions, naturally they had to ask.

Upon learning that Gu Shanhai was a big-shot in life skills, how could they let this opportunity slip away?

Gu Shanhai naturally welcomed them, and the three began discussing equipment plans at the village entrance, taking almost an hour to finalize the plan.

Afterward, they leisurely entered the village.

For Base Station Old Liu, he has a faction named the Mechanical Realm under his command; an invitation letter is no big deal, losing one can be replaced easily.

The invitation letter he held was just a normal one; otherwise, Gu Shanhai wouldn't have joined the squad. It's not as precious as the one Guai Lu Li gave earlier, so he didn't mind much about task failure. Instead, if he could procure equipment from Gu Shanhai, it wouldn't be a wasted trip.

Lan Qiushui naturally shared the same idea; he also has a faction named Stadium under his command, but it's not as large as Base Station Old Liu's, and it only includes players with sports skills. Compared to mechanical skills, sports players are as rare as phoenix feathers.

The three entered the village, peacefully.

"These NPCs have ridiculously high combat power, even if they haven't cultivated, their power is around level 100. I suspect they were born with several special talents," Base Station Old Liu said with a serious tone.

This indicated that the task difficulty was very high.

"With NPCs, there's no need to worry too much. They can't match us," Lan Qiushui was rather indifferent.

He knew Base Station Old Liu had energy detectors and could analyze power through his intelligent brain.

As for task difficulty, none of their experiences had been easy.

"We still need to be cautious; after all, the main task is to prevent the Black Stone Demon. However, it seems like a fast-paced mission; it should be resolved within three to five days," Gu Shanhai added.

At this moment, the three were using a mind connection, though it wasn't initiated by Gu Shanhai; Lan Qiushui and Base Station Old Liu both had similar skills.

"As of now, the level of the Black Stone Demon is estimated to be around 600, otherwise the mission wouldn't be about prevention; there'd surely be a part asking us to kill it."

"Thus, only when we are unable to defeat the Black Stone Demon, will the focus be on prevention."

Base Station Old Liu had identified the issue from the mission.

"Therefore, there are only two possibilities — either someone from Zhen Shi Village is being manipulated to unlock the sealing, or the seal is gradually failing due to time; the worst would be both scenarios happening concurrently, meaning the Black Stone Demon has already taken control of some NPCs."

"So, our upcoming problems will be huge; my detector tells me there are several high-energy reactions here."

Gu Shanhai agreed with Base Station Old Liu, though he guessed wrong on one point — the Black Stone Demon wasn't level 600, but level 1000.

As for high-energy reactions, it referred to the village leader, who had considerable strength after cultivation.

Gu Shanhai could confirm that humans in this world were not typical; they likely were descendants of God Demons or Primordial Spirits, being more robust than ordinary creatures from the moment they were born.

Upon adulthood, they trained to have immense power, of course, everything else became sturdier too — whether birds or beasts, flowers or trees, and were far stronger than those of normal worlds.

Gu Shanhai also found related information about Transcendent systems here, particularly from the village leader's mind, suggesting an inclination towards the Martial Arts realm.

The intelligence the village leader knew was limited; he cultivated "Mighty Bull Force," which could be trained to the level of strength refining, and he was at the Refining Internal stage.

The realm was initially divided into Skin Training, Refining Meat, Bone Refining, Blood Refining, Refining Internal, and consolidated into strength refining.

His talent wasn't sufficient, halting at Refining Internal, yet he was the top expert in Zhen Shi Village.

Regarding this realm, Gu Shanhai examined "Mighty Bull Force," which had only one foundational realm, consolidated into the Body Refining Realm. Beyond that lied the Ning Mai Realm, "Mighty Bull Force" mentioned integrating force into the vital energy to control one's energy flow, thus condensing into energy vessels, achieving breakthrough as a result.

Regrettably, it was merely a small concept, with no detailed descriptions.

This world was indeed gifted; merely crude body training and refining could build such strong power.

Naturally, this also led to cultivators facing difficulties in breakthroughs, needing extremely high talent to advance further.

Although the village leader of Zhen Shi Village had high attributes, his growth was very limited, his lifetime halted there.

He had no hope for further progress, as age reduced the effectiveness of training in maintaining his body's peak. Attempting to breakthrough to strength refining held no promise; failed attempts might lead to backlash on his organs, possibly resulting in his demise.

Ultimately, it heavily relied on potential.

Of course, for players, it meant excessive resources required for talent and skill upgrades.

"Should we act separately to investigate then?" asked Lan Qiushui directly.