Before deciding to make the deal, Sur conducted a careful assessment.
Even if Gou Baopu refused, he could still offer the pendant as an alternative. The prop was precious, but it was ultimately a life-saving service.
If the other party attacks you directly, you can use the stun gun to fight back.
Gou Baopu used his fingertips to twitch the red beads on his wrist, and the speed of rotation became faster and faster. When the beads finally stopped rotating, he narrowed his eyes and made a decision.
"You're very courageous."
Su Er didn't care whether the words contained murderous intent or praise, and secretly thought about how to escape after failure.
Gou Baopu rolled up his sleeves and placed his chubby palms flat in the air. The red light from the beads suddenly lingered around him.
The smiling businessman stopped smiling at this moment, his expression gloomy: "Do you want to do this deal?"
"Why not?" Gou Baopu expressed just the right amount of doubt. "A good middleman shouldn't refuse any reasonable transaction."
The smiling businessman reminded: "The other party is also a ghost king."
Gou Baopu smiled, and the red light around his palm not only did not weaken, but actually showed a tendency to intensify. The moment he suppressed his smile, a sinister look flashed in his eyes, and he said to Su Er, "Kid, watch this."
Even if you want to look, the excessive red light will make it difficult to open your eyes.
"Telekinesis."
The four words resounded loudly, repeating in his ears like an echo. Su Er's heart skipped a beat. Could the Ghost King really be coming at his summons?
Fortunately, Gou Bao Pu didn't have that much power. After the red light disappeared, only a small mountain of red paper remained on the table. Gou Bao Pu took a piece and put it under his nose, sniffing it. He nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, it's full of Yin energy, a great tonic."
The smiling businessman shook his head: "It's not worth it to offend a Ghost King of the same level just for a business deal."
He didn't know if it was due to guilty conscience or an illusion, but when the red paper appeared, Sur felt a strong sense of malice lingering around him, like the resentment transmitted from the skeleton through the air.
He had a lot of debts, but he didn't worry. He and the Ghost King had long harbored a deep hatred, and even after the vote, the Skeleton King wanted to rip one of his arms off to vent his anger. Even if this incident hadn't happened, the other party's murderous intent towards him wouldn't have diminished in the slightest.
Su Er calmed himself down and asked, "How much reward can I get?"
Gou Baopu held up five fingers: "This number."
Su Er made a bold guess: "Five million ghost money?"
Gou Baopu was impressed by the man's shamelessness and said calmly, "Five hundred thousand."
Su Er muttered, "It's only worth this much."
While talking, he drank the water on the table in big gulps and asked, "Can I take it away?"
Gou Baopu shook his head.
Sur ate it all without saying a word.
As he and the host were about to leave, Gou Baopu knocked on the table and said, "Take the marriage contract with you."
Soul stopped and frowned unconsciously.
Gou Bao Pu: "What I took away was its property, not the deity."
Su Er sat back down and asked tentatively, "Can we trade repeatedly?"
Gou Baopu gave him a deep look and said, "...No."
Retrieving the marriage certificate with regret, Su Er finally asked, "Can the bounty be transferred to someone else?"
"Whoever owns the wealth owns it." Gou Bao Pu absorbed the Yin energy from the red paper. "You can pay for others, but the total cannot exceed fifty thousand."
After using four or five pieces of red paper, Gou Baopu was in a good mood and said something more: "Everyone must have their own room, and the same goes for food. Sharing doesn't work in a welfare center."
A purple card appeared out of thin air in Sur's hand.
When he reached the door, Su Er glanced at the unfriendly person beside him and asked, "Do you have a past with my late husband?"
The smiling businessman shook his head indifferently.
"In that case," Su Er wondered, "I traded it, why are you angry?"
Smiling Merchant: "I will be the target of the other Ghost King's wrath."
He has always been smooth in his work and cannot afford to offend any businessmen, but this time he was completely implicated.
The ghost doll came from the end of the corridor, its mouth back to normal, and walked up to Su Er and asked politely, "Do you want to spend money?"
Suer asked about the house prices.
"10,000 a night."
Su Er gave him the card: "I want two rooms."
Ghost Doll was very efficient and returned the card shortly after.
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The other players are now gathered at the corner, monitoring the movements on both sides so that they can escape in time if anything happens.
Hou Kewei came back soon after leaving, so compared to him, Suer was away for a long time.
"I'm afraid it's buried there." Lu Huan said with regret.
"Didn't the host say that he had valuable treasures on him?" The man who had been plotting against Sur with ill intentions was skeptical.
Cai Dou.
Yao Zhi took a special look at the number on the other party's chest badge, his eyes heavy.
"You're back!" Lu Huan suddenly looked ahead, and his surprised voice interrupted everyone's thoughts.
Not only did Suer come back, he also had two door cards in his hand.
Cai Dou couldn't wait to ask: "What did you exchange?"
Soul: "A big baby."
After saying that, he handed Yao Zhi a door card.
Cai Dou looked a little jealous: "Can I borrow..."
Zhu Yanyan interrupted him, glanced at Cai Dou as if he were an idiot, and turned to ask Su Er: "If I want to borrow money from you, what will it cost?"
Su Er shook his head: "I can only help others pay 50,000 yuan in total, and the accommodation fee is 10,000 yuan per night."
He must be using the quota on Yao Zhi.
Zhu Yanyan did not insist and began to think about other ways out, occasionally saying a word or two to Zhao Xue beside her.
Cai Dou turned to look at the smiling businessman: "Will the details of the transaction be made public?"
By this time, Su Er had already been arranged a room. He also said goodnight to Yao Zhihu. Hearing this, he sighed softly: "No trade, no harm."
After he said this, everyone became even more curious.
Yao Zhi had no intention of exploring his student's secrets. Just as he was about to enter the room, he heard the smiling businessman say in an exceptionally cold tone, "He sold part of his late husband's estate. Anyone with the talent is welcome to follow his lead."
Before the host opened his mouth, Sur entered the room. He entered the game twice very close to each other, and the news of his ghost marriage with the Ghost King had not spread yet. The players looked puzzled after hearing it.
Zhao Xue whispered, "Did his lover also enter the game?"
Lu Huan frowned: "Is this child of legal marriage age?"
Cai Dou's focus was different: "Why my late husband?"
He remembered that same-sex marriage had not yet been passed.
No matter what method Sur used, three players have now successfully checked in, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.
Zhao Xue racked her brains to think of what to replace it with, scratching her palm unconsciously with her nails until it was almost bleeding. Zhu Yanyan saw this and said, "Don't be too nervous. More people moving in is a good thing."
Zhao Xue didn't react for a moment: "Huh?"
Lu Huan also nodded. "This room is relatively safe. But a dungeon can't always keep players safe. The night may not be as long as we imagine."
In any case, the game follows the rule of 24 hours a day. If the night takes up 20 hours, then the day only has 4 hours. Once a player exchanges high-level props at the beginning, he can hide in the room most of the time, which is not in line with the game's evil taste of torturing players.
Zhao Xue said with a sad face: "I must find a way to earn the bounty."
When she escaped just now, she saw a bathroom sign on the door, with a note below saying the fee was 500 yuan per use.
The night was not peaceful. They were chased by the chef again. Fortunately, just as Zhu Yanyan had guessed, the dawn broke before their strength was almost exhausted.
Separated by a wall.
Sur slept soundly; everything in the room was included, including the shower. However, there was a reminder next to the mirror: "Unboiled water is not drinkable."
No one would risk their life to test the rules of the game that were clearly stated. Suer took a shower and walked out the door feeling refreshed.
Just then, Yao Zhi came out of the room, and the two of them walked towards the hall together.
"Thanks to you, I had a good sleep." Yao Zhi's voice was a little hoarse because he didn't drink water all night.
Before Su Er could say anything, he saw Yao Zhi adjusting his glasses and said, "I'll make time to tutor you when I get back. Any bit I can pay back is a bit."
"…"
Joking aside, Su Er knew that as his teacher, Yao Zhi had taken good care of him in the game. When danger arose before, Yao Zhi had been the first to pull him away. Touched by the memory, he promised, "Teacher, don't worry. I will never sell you out."
Yao Zhi's eyelids twitched, and when he looked up, he saw the young man giving him a shy smile. He thought that this guy was definitely taking revenge for his suggestion of extra lessons.
While the teacher and students were talking, they walked into the hall and saw that Zhu Yanyan was the only one there.
Soul: "Where are the others?"
Zhu Yanyan: "Do the mission."
If you don't have money for breakfast, you must hurry up and go out to earn bounties.
"and you..."
"They chose relatively simple manual labor," Zhu Yanyan pointed out a few of them and shook her head. "The pay is very low. This will form a vicious cycle if it continues."
Yao Zhi saw through it clearly: "Are you staying here to cooperate with us?"
Zhu Yanyan nodded and looked at the top task, 'Choose any room from 1211, 1233, 1265 to clean'. It looked unremarkable at first glance, but the bounty was the highest.
These three rooms happened to be the ones where Sur and others stayed last night.
Yao Zhiyi narrowed his eyes and said, "The shelter at night might become a death trap during the day."
It effectively prevents players from wanting to hide in their rooms and relax during the day.
Zhu Yanyan told Su Er that she hoped he could pay for her breakfast: "If the task is completed, I will return the money to you, and I can also be the first to enter the room."
Suer looked at Yao Zhi, who nodded slightly.
Zhu Yanyan's fighting power has exceeded the critical point. She can still fight against weaker dirt creatures. Moreover, they don't know what the situation in the guest room is now, so it would be better if someone takes the lead.
Soul: "Okay."
Zhu Yanyan was a very sensible person. She only picked the cheapest bread and asked for a glass of water.
The cheapest dish on the table cost 1,000 yuan, so Su Er didn't dare to be too extravagant and ate simply. After breakfast, they took a short break and stood at the door of room 1233.
Zhu Yanyan walked in front as promised and swiped her card. The moment the door opened, a fishy smell hit her in the face.
Holding onto the door frame tightly, Zhu Yanyan barely suppressed the urge to run away immediately: "It's the thing from last night."
Suer still remembers this thing clearly. He still remembers the strong chill he felt when it appeared, which was far stronger than facing a ghost doll. That was why he did not hesitate to find Gou Baopu to make a deal.
Zhu Yanyan looked up: "It seems that I can't get out."
The strange creature on the ceiling squeezed out a piece of transparent film from the gap and kept trying to extend it outwards, which looked very difficult.
He took a small, tentative step forward, unharmed. The only thing to be wary of was the dripping poison, which was quite corrosive. Zhu Yanyan was quite courageous, running quickly to open all the windows. If there was poisonous gas, ensuring ventilation would be slightly better.
Yao Zhi looked at this scene without any joy: "There is something fishy."
The task seemed too easy.
"Don't go in yet," Yao Zhi said to Su Er, "Perhaps this monster wants to lower our guard so we can kill it together."
Before he could finish his words, he suddenly felt a strong wind behind him and quickly pulled Su Er away. He did avoid it, but because of this dodge, the two of them stepped into the guest room.
Looking closely, I found that there was also a transparent film on the outside, hanging down from the gap and sweeping forward suddenly. The door of the guest room was tightly closed, and the gaps around it were tightly plugged with sticky liquid.
Yao Zhi's glasses almost fell off when he dodged, and he frowned: "Trouble."
Sur: "This monster is huge and intelligent."
It's just that their attacks are not strong, otherwise they wouldn't be trapped in the house in this way.
Seeing what he was thinking, Yao Zhi said helplessly: "If his strength is any stronger, he will become a new Ghost King."
Zhu Yanyan suggested: "Jump out of the window..."
Before Hua could finish his words, he retreated repeatedly, his mucous membrane covering the window, forming a transparent barrier. At this moment, the monster easily slipped out of the gap, proving that what they had seen before was all an illusion.
Dozens of yellow-brown eyes locked onto the players in the guest room. The monster did not attack immediately, as if it had caught a turtle in a jar, and wanted to enjoy their dying struggles for a while longer.
Zhu Yanyan clenched her fists: "Even if the three of them work together, we are still no match for them."
In the game, ghosts and monsters are almost invincible. Although there are exceptions, for them now, they are far from reaching that level.
Soul's hand immediately rested on the shock device, he shook his head and then released it... It's not a good thing to be too dependent on something.
Corrosive liquid continued to drip from above, forcing the three of them to stand back to back, demonstrating the meaning of being imprisoned on a circle.
Sur asked in a low voice, "Do you think its intelligence can be compared with that of humans?"
Zhu Yanyan smiled bitterly: "Not as good as it could be, but not far behind."
After all, he is not the Ghost King.
Soul: "What is the probability that it can understand human speech?"
No one can answer this question.
By now the monster had had enough of its fun, and its mucus membranes were sweeping in from all directions simultaneously, ready to kill with one strike.
Su Er suddenly looked up and asked, "Do you know who your parents are?"
The monster remained unmoved, so Soul continued, "You actually have a very remarkable background!"
Whether it is a human or a monster, the essence is to pursue strength and uniqueness. Upon hearing this, the mucous membrane stopped ten feet in front of him.
Su Er breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he seemed to understand what he was saying. After calming his heartbeat, he asked, "What would happen if I knocked over a glass of water here?"
The monster naturally didn't answer. Sur answered himself, "I'm afraid I'll have to pay several times the price, and look here..."
The bed and cabinets in the guest room had long been destroyed, with dense holes corroded in the middle, not to mention the floor.
Soul: "When you showed up last night, you destroyed a valuable carpet. The ghost doll can serve guests in the castle, and the chef is responsible for cooking. They each have their own responsibilities. Why did the Ghost King allow you to stay here... to cause trouble?"
Even Yao Zhi and Zhu Yanyan were stunned by his words. Although they had only met once, Gou Baopu was clearly a businessman. How could he allow a monster to run rampant on his territory?
Sur patted his horse's beard without changing his expression. "Besides, your strength is still growing. One day you might evolve into a ghost king and become the new master of this place. Why did he allow you to grow?"
Dozens of yellow-brown eyes also revealed a hint of doubt.
Su Er said firmly: "So you are a second-generation ghost, and you have a powerful backer behind you."
Several tentacles extended from the monster's forehead. It couldn't speak, and Su Er couldn't understand what it was trying to convey. To seize the initiative, he said sternly, "You can ask Gou Bao Pu yourself. He may not tell the truth... Why don't you help me complete a few tasks and earn bounties? I'll help you exchange money for information."
A few drops of slime fell from the side of Su Er's clothes, corroding his sleeves immediately. Su Er said in a deep voice: "Gou Bao Pu is a businessman, and her late husband is the Ghost King. He dares to do such a business, let alone other things."
As a middleman, Gou Baopu cannot just buy without selling.
Zhu Yanyan couldn't help but look at Su Er, only to see that he was sincere. "The task is only posted for customers like us. You won't get paid if you do it. It's a win-win for both of us. I'll just pass on the message and earn some errand fees."
The monster didn't make a decision immediately. Its poisonous mucous membrane moved closer and farther away, clearly considering the situation.
At this moment, Zhu Yanyan suddenly felt that compared with Sul, Gou Baopu, the middleman, was really weak.