Mirror space.
The withered tree spirit was surrounded and beaten by forty or fifty mirror clones, but it was not afraid at all. Its turbid eyes were full of excitement and violent emotions.
Withered and emaciated arms, each swing could blast away several clones.
It's like an adult bullying a child; they're not even in the same league.
Every two minutes, it would roar and spit out a large amount of black blood droplets from the cracks in its body, instantly destroying dozens of mirror clones.
If it weren't for the Mirror Image's ability to instantly replicate a large number of clones, and if it weren't for the Gambler's constant use of immobilization spells, this guy would have already broken through the encirclement and attacked the contracted ghosts.
The battle reached a stalemate, and it was difficult to kill it in a short time.
Xia Tianqiong frowned as he realized a problem.
Although there are many strange things about the contract now, the tricks they have mastered are all control-type or auxiliary-type, and there are no offensive tricks.
This is quite awkward, as you have the advantage but can't quickly end the battle.
It seems I need to quickly form a contract with a weirdo who possesses offensive trickery.
More than half an hour later.
After being relentlessly attacked and exhausted by countless mirror clones, the withered tree monster finally ran out of energy and could no longer spit out black blood. Its body was also badly damaged.
He was pinned to the ground by more than a dozen clones and couldn't move at all.
Xia Tianqiong entered the mirror space, intending to try to form a contract with it.
The withered tree ghost's trick is to spray corrosive blood, which is quite powerful. The wild ghost-level waiter couldn't withstand it at all, and his body was burned through with many holes.
If we could form a contract with it, it would make up for the weakness of insufficient attack power.
"Can you understand me? If you make a contract with me, I'll spare your life."
Before leaving, the shopkeeper told Xia Tianqiong that these special strange creatures could not be contracted, but he still wanted to try.
"Roar~"
The only response he received was a series of beast-like roars.
The withered tree spirit cannot understand human speech and cannot communicate normally, so it is naturally unable to sign a contract.
"Kill them!"
Xia Tianqiong reluctantly gave the order.
More than a dozen mirror clones surrounded the helpless withered tree ghost and beat it for another three or four minutes before finally breaking its ghostly form apart.
The Fierce Ghost is different; it's much harder to kill than the Wild Ghost.
The delivery guy, carrying a bunch of glittering gold ingots, ran happily to Xia Tianqiong's side.
"Master, we've made a fortune this time, converting a total of nine hundred and eighty taels of gold."
The Mirror Ghost and the Gambling Ghost were very excited, thinking that with so much gold obtained this time, they should be able to be rewarded with more!
Xia Tianqiong frowned and remained silent, calculating in her mind.
The battle lasted for more than half an hour, during which the Mirror Ghost created a total of more than 630 clones.
Its own nether energy was far from sufficient; it absorbed more than fifty taels of gold to produce this much.
During the battle, five waiters were burned through by the black blood. Although they did not die, their bodies were severely damaged, and it took more than two hundred taels of gold to restore them to their original state.
The gambler's use of the immobilization spell also consumed a considerable amount of energy, costing more than twenty taels.
In total, this battle cost more than 280 taels of gold.
That's all money!
If we kill the withered tree monster quickly, we can save a lot of resources.
We must improve our strength as soon as possible!
Xia Tianqiong remained silent for a moment, then suddenly turned to ask the Mirror Ghost, "How much gold do you need to absorb to reach the Fierce Ghost level? Will your ghostly arts improve after leveling up?"
Since it's not possible to contract with a monster that possesses offensive trickery for the time being, the only option is to upgrade the existing monsters.
The mirror image was taken aback by the question, but quickly recovered and its face lit up with joy.
"Master, I need more than 1,800 taels of gold to upgrade to the Fierce Demon level. At that time, all three of my tricks will be slightly improved. The mirror clones I create will also be stronger and will not be so easily destroyed."
Xia Tianqiong frowned. Including the gold he had just obtained, he only had a little over 1,200 taels of silver in total. He would need to kill another fierce monster to make enough.
He then asked the gambling master, "And you, how much do you need?"
The gambling ghost was somewhat excited, "Master, my cultivation is already close to the peak of the Wild Ghost level. I only need a little over three hundred taels to level up."
The immobilization spell will become stronger; if we encounter another ferocious monster, I guarantee I can immobilize it for at least ten seconds.
Xia Tianqiong was overjoyed. The Gambler's Ghostly Technique could be upgraded right now, and the Mirror Freeze Technique was still very useful.
However, he did not respond immediately, but instead asked eight waiters.
They're similar; each one requires over a thousand taels to upgrade.
As for the takeout service, I didn't even ask; there's no need to improve it for the time being.
Xia Tianqiong directly brought out four hundred taels of gold and rewarded the gambling ghost.
"Absorb it and level up as soon as possible."
"Thank you, master,"
The gambling ghost never expected its master to be so generous, giving it so much gold at once; it was so excited that its body trembled.
This scene made the other contracted monsters extremely envious.
Their eyes turned fiery as they looked at Xia Tianqiong, hoping they would have the same opportunity.
Xia Tianqiong chuckled: "You don't need to rush. Everyone has a chance. As long as there is enough gold, I will help you all level up."
Upon hearing this, all the demons cheered in unison.
The new waiters, in particular, who had been somewhat dissatisfied before, now had no resentment at all and were instead shouting excitedly.
This human is so kind! Why didn't I meet him sooner?
The strange absorption of the Netherworld power from the ghost money also requires a digestion and absorption process; it's impossible to upgrade immediately.
It could take anywhere from a few hours to several days.
Xia Tianqiong planned to go back upstairs, eat while waiting, and if it didn't work out tonight, she would come back another time.
On the other side.
After the shopkeeper left, he went to the seventh floor of the restaurant.
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