novelraw Chapter 125-2: Squeezing Bennett Dry, A Great Windfall! (2)
Chapter 125-2: Squeezing Bennett Dry, A Great Windfall! (2)
“Screw you!”
[You have possessed the shell of the Corrupted Earth Giant!]
[With both feet planted on the earth, you let out a sky-shaking roar and activate Blessing of Mother Earth at full power!]
[In Bennett’s terrified gaze, you raise your weapon the Ancient Dragonfang Greatclub.]
[The Support-Type Maid Doll screams, grabs the black box, and flees up to the second floor of the clinic.]
[You swing the massive club down to crush the owner of this shady clinic…]
[From a corner of the clinic, countless erratic, flickering characters appear out of nowhere. The characters swirl and converge, forming the shape of a massive, grotesque, and familiar beast.]
[The beast is entirely made of chaotic, disordered characters that constantly shift and distort. Just looking at it, you feel a wave of madness and confusion.]
“Damn it! Omniscient True Knowledge, why are you butting in now?!”
Lin Xun was already in full kill mode.No matter what kind of monster it was, he’d kill one if one came, two if two came!
[The Beast of Disordered Knowledge lets out a roar, sending a wave of shifting characters hurtling toward you…]
[You roar in return. The strength of the Tiger Beast King Belt courses through your body, and Blessing of Mother Earth is fully unleashed!]
[Your bulging muscles surge and swell, endless power wells up from within you…]
[With a terrifying shockwave, you bring the massive club down upon the beast that had leapt right in front of you!]
[Your attack triggers the special effect of the Chieftain’s Scepter of the Beastmen Giants!]
[Your next attack will deal double damage!]
[With a thunderous crash, the body of the Beast of Disordered Knowledge is shattered into bits, countless characters explode and scatter…]
[You have defeated the Beast of Disordered Knowledge. You did not gain any experience points.]
[Some of the scattered characters are drawn toward you and fuse into your body…]
[Your Blessing of Knowledge +1 has upgraded to Blessing of Knowledge +2. After overloading your Knowledge stat, your Knowledge cap increases again!]
[The remaining broken characters dim and gradually disappear…]
[You have once again repelled the Beast of Disordered Knowledge!]
[Your crimson eyes now turn toward the trembling Bennett, cowering in the corner behind the counter…]
[Bennett, shaking like a leaf, sees the monster you just reduced to paste. A strange realization seems to hit him. He suddenly leaps up, points at you, and babbles incoherently…]
[You hear only chaotic phrases like Omniscient True Knowledge, Divine Chosen One, True God’s Envoy.]
[Do you wish to kill Bennett?]
Lin Xun frowned.
It seemed Bennett knew some inside story, better to ask first, then kill later.
After clicking ‘No,’ the game text continued.
[Once the excited Bennett calmed down, it dropped to its knees with a thump, kissing the ground at your feet…]
[It claimed it had no idea you were the emissary of Omniscient True Knowledge. Had it known your exalted identity, it would never have tried to swindle you with such petty tricks.]
[It felt deeply ashamed and was willing to pay a great price to soothe your righteous fury and atone for offending your status.]
[Bennett pulled out the Brass Sand Maraca and shook it violently…]
[The Support-Type Maid Doll came down the stairs, holding a copper surgical tray. On the pristine gauze lay a dazzling, massive eyeball.]
[She blinked, gently knelt before you with the gauze in both hands…]
[You obtained: Eyeball of the Pale Dragon of Ancient Sages (Epic+ Grade Item)!]
[Bennett has gifted you the most precious eyeball in the clinic.]
You glance at him suspiciously. The most precious eyeball in the clinic should’ve been the Legendary one listed on the price sheet.
[Bennett gave an awkward smile. That too… was one of those petty tricks.]
[After payment, he’d always give the customer a slightly lower-grade eye.]
[Claiming that the eye needed to adapt to the customer’s body and would eventually regain its true grade over time.]
You listen, falling into a long silence…
Behind the screen, Lin Xun was speechless as well.
This Bennett… truly a god-tier scammer!
[Do you wish to continue demanding compensation from Bennett?]
You can keep pressing him for more?
Then of course you squeeze him dry!
If Lin Xun didn’t extort a whole house out of this guy, he’d be letting down every crash-for-cash scheme he’d ever seen in the news.
He clicked ‘Yes’ without hesitation!
[You withdrew the still-busy Ancient Dragonfang Greatclub and pointed at Bennett, signaling: This is nowhere near enough.]
[With a pained grimace, Bennett reluctantly handed over the Brass Sand Maraca with both hands.]
[You obtained: Brass Sand Maraca (Special Item)!]
[The Support-Type Maid Doll blinked, lifted the black and white hem of her skirt, rose onto tiptoes and bowed slightly toward you, then slowly faded from sight and vanished into thin air…]
[Bennett explained that the maid doll could learn knowledge. She had mastered basic surgical and daily support tasks, but possessed no special functions.]
[If you wanted to upgrade her, you’d have to visit the Doll Factory to find a doll artisan.]
[Bennett had heard that dolls came in all sorts of types: Combat-Type Maid Dolls, Reconnaissance-Type, Self-Destruct-Type… and even Companion-Type Maid Dolls, with very convincing features.]
???
Lin Xun twitched at the corner of his mouth.
Companion-Type? What the hell kind of creepy big-sister doll is this? He’d never seen that kind of adult content.
[Do you wish to continue demanding compensation from Bennett?]
Continue? Of course!
Black-hearted merchant Bennett was obviously filthy rich, definitely still more to squeeze out.
He clicked ‘Yes’ again.
[You heft the Ancient Dragonfang Greatclub once more and keep pressuring Bennett!]
[Groaning and clutching his forehead, Bennett reluctantly continued to pay up…]
[He handed you the ink-printed newspaper again. The item prices marked on it had all been changed.]
[Unknown Creature’s Eyeball (Fine): 1,500 Spirit Essence]
[Unknown Creature’s Eyeball (Fine+): 2,500 Spirit Essence]
[Unknown Creature’s Eyeball (Rare): 5,000 Spirit Essence]
[Unknown Creature’s Eyeball (Rare+): 15,000 Spirit Essence]
[Unknown Creature’s Eyeball (Epic): 25,000 Spirit Essence]
[Unknown Creature’s Eyeball (Epic+): 50,000 Spirit Essence]
[Bennett had dropped all prices to rock-bottom cost and solemnly swore: no more scams, no more downgraded substitutions. What you see is what you get.]
You flipped the newspaper to the back. The surgery fees hadn’t changed at all.
You erupted in rage…
[Do you wish to continue demanding compensation from Bennett?]
Squeeze!
Squeeze more!
[Furious, you brandish your Ancient Dragonfang Greatclub once again!]
[Bennett shed tears of humiliation, then changed all surgery fees on the back of the newspaper to zero.]
[He gave up resisting. As a final gesture, he also removed all carriage ride fees.]
[And from behind the counter, he pulled out several maps as gifts.]
[You obtained: Doll Factory Route Map (Map)]
[You obtained: Refined Copper Smelting Plant Route Map (Map)]
[You obtained: Multivision School Association Route Map (Map)]
[Afterward, he collapsed on the ground, eyes vacant, all hope for life gone.]
[You try to talk to Bennett again, but he just stares blankly at the ceiling of the clinic, tears flowing silently down his face.]
[You understand, he’s temporarily lost the ability to speak. He needs… time.]
Lin Xun licked his lips.
He swiftly opened his inventory, this haul was massive, the loot plentiful.