novelraw Chapter 857 455: If It Really Doesn't Work, Scam Someone Else—I'm Completely Out of Money
Chapter 857 455: If It Really Doesn't Work, Scam Someone Else—I'm Completely Out of Money
It turns out that everyone loves big yield.
Base Station Old Liu instantly agreed to the idea, and as for why he still had materials, it was naturally because the raw materials for manufacturing weren't very valuable, so they didn't reach a fair trade value for Gu Shanhai.
He's not a fool and definitely wouldn't use those worthless materials as resources for Gu Shanhai.
As for nuclear bombs, that's even worse. His skill to manufacture nuclear bombs is just a small part of his system. Trading nuclear bombs with Gu Shanhai would be a joke since the other is a master in the lifestyle system, with plenty of consumables and various items.
Anyway, there is still no sign of the Demon Race for now.
Gu Shanhai also found it strange. It's already the third day, yet there has been no movement at all.
Lan Qiushui and Base Station Old Liu have almost raised the average favorability in Zhen Shi Village to 80 points now, with a max of 100 points.
Quite a few companion quests have already been triggered; both have completed many, and even the village chief's companion quest has been triggered. The person who triggered it was Base Station Old Liu; Lan Qiushui is still a step behind.
As top-tier elite players, they naturally have their expertise in this area and possess unique experiences.
Whether it's Base Station Old Liu or Lan Qiushui, both have a large companion logistics team in support, otherwise how would they sustain their own expenses?
A faction is a resource channel, and one's companion group is also a source of supply.
Most of the time, the companions they recruit are mainly for logistics and lifestyle, not combat types.
It's because they really can't support too many combat type companions. Their own expenses are already high, so teaming up with other players is better.
Otherwise, Lan Qiushui and Base Station Old Liu wouldn't have formed a team together.
Combat-type companions are more often deployed to the faction for assistance, so they are nurtured by the faction itself. This not only saves costs but also allows them to be nourished with extra resources, spending the faction's communal resources instead of the faction leader's resources.
It's like the difference between the Emperor's private funds and the national treasury; one is private, one is public.
Even as faction leaders, they cannot randomly break rules because they are the rule makers. If they break the rules, their credibility and trust will be lost.
"Huh, a mouse came in?" Gu Shanhai sensed something entering the range of his mana aura and identified it as not human, but rather a mouse.
Yes, the species is literally a mouse.
"Demon, perhaps?" Gu Shanhai observed it and quickly discovered the commonality with the Black Stone Demon.
He hasn't studied the Black Stone Demon currently, because the special genetic fragment inside the villagers hasn't been fully decoded yet, only half completed and monetized to Base Station Old Liu.
Otherwise, he would have already handled the Black Stone Demon.
"So, how does this thing pull it off?" Through Spiritual Sense, Gu Shanhai quickly saw the mouse's body structure clearly.
The structure was 90% similar to an ordinary mouse, except for some specialized organs and limbs, without other differences.
The only thing that puzzled Gu Shanhai was that this mouse's brain hadn't undergone corresponding evolution, at most only mutation, yet it possessed human-level intelligence.
"Because of the special energy called demonic energy?"
Gu Shanhai knew that the Demon Race had demonic energy, which allowed them to enlighten, strengthen, and belonged to core energy.
As for this mouse, it also had demonic energy, but it was weak, just a trace. Yet it was this trace that caused some mutation in it and gave it human-level intelligence.
"Since it's here, might as well come to me." Gu Shanhai casually manipulated it, directly affecting the mouse's thoughts, making it head straight to his door.
Casually used Soul Search on its memories.
The mouse was a normal mouse, only an hour ago it wasn't a demon but was newly enlightened.
It's unclear what the Demon Race that enlightened it looked like, its memory limited and beyond the air wall.
It can be concluded, the other hadn't noticed or ignored the air wall, and sent the mouse to search for the Black Stone Demon's sealed location, not to probe the air wall.
For this world, the air wall is undetectable and is avoided due to various reasons, without feeling any issues.
Unless sending small monsters inside such as this.
"The Demon Race trying to save the Black Stone Demon is really cautious." Gu Shanhai complained.
Through the mouse's memory, he found that the Black Stone Demon not only enlightened the mouse with demonic energy but also created a large number of half-demons.
Half-demon doesn't mean the mix of human and demon, but refers to beasts with demonic energy without enlightenment.
The characteristic of the Demon Race is having intelligence, not power.
Like this mouse, its strength might be inferior to the half-demon created, but it could still be called part of the Demon Race.
As long as one acquires corresponding intelligence and learns to control demonic energy for cultivation, strength will grow eventually.
"A hint of Treasure-seeking Rat bloodline, no wonder it was enlightened by them." Gu Shanhai discovered the mouse was special, carrying a demon race's divine skill named 'Treasure Scent,' enabling it to sniff out the aura of treasures.