"Is there?"
Liu Zhaodi subconsciously wiped her eyes, not even noticing if she had shed tears, and quickly said, "Um, I'm a little drunk, I need to log off and rest!"
After saying that, Liu Zhaodi covered her face and ran out of the bar.
"You got drunk so quickly, and they've only told the outline of the story yet!" Yu Xiaoan said sourly.
"Boss, I've finished my work for today, I'm leaving now!"
Jiang Yuan dropped the cup and immediately chased after her, but he was obviously not as fast as Liu Zhaodi. By the time he got out, Liu Zhaodi had already logged off.
"Zhao Di, I hope you understand my feelings!"
Jiang Yuan didn't chase after her. He could only try his best to explain the situation between himself and Bu Yao. He didn't want to hurt either side, so they could only rely on mutual understanding. Although he knew that what he was doing was a terrible thing to do, it was the only way.
"Why are you in such a hurry to leave? The story isn't finished yet!" Yu Xiaoan expressed her dissatisfaction.
"Maybe next time, I have other things to do here today!"
Jiang Yuan did not forget the purpose of his visit today: he wanted to challenge the arena to improve his Ten Thousand Battles Technique.
"Then be careful!" Yu Xiaoan reminded him.
Jiang Yuan turned around and looked at the unusually quiet Yu Xiaoan, puzzled, "This isn't like the boss at all."
“Your boss has offended some people. Although they wouldn’t dare to lay a hand on me, they can easily bully a lowly employee like you!” Yu Xiaoan said, tossing over a longsword with a metallic attribute. “This is a weapon condensed from fragments of rules. Keep it with you just in case!”
"Why are you being so nice to me all of a sudden? It makes me uneasy!" Jiang Yuan gripped the sword and looked at it suspiciously. There's no such thing as a free lunch, especially not a lunch offered by an inspector. It could bankrupt you and force you to sell yourself into slavery in no time.
"Work hard, and you'll have everything you need in the future!"
Yu Xiaoan didn't care about Jiang Yuan's suspicions at all. After giving him the sword and saying a few words, she went back to the bar to sleep.
"Offend people? Can an inspector really offend people?!"
Jiang Yuan couldn't figure out who Yu Xiaoan had offended, but that wasn't his concern. What he needed to think about now was how to get himself into a few exhilarating battles.
Zhongzhou City, Huangjie's arena.
"Brother, you're new to Zhongzhou City, right? Would you like a battle report from the arena? It only costs ten fragments of artistic conception."
Jiang Yuan was stopped by a very lewd middle-aged man before he even entered the arena area. The man's appearance was too distinctive. Because the face-shaping system in the Apocalypse World is based on the soul, as long as the soul is not as ugly as Jiang Yuan, the appearance can almost be above nine points. The lewdness of the man in front of him is extremely rare.
"Brother, besides arena battle reports, I also sell starting strategies, resource density maps, real-time rankings on the leaderboard, and even opportunities. How about you get some?"
Seeing Jiang Yuan stop, the sleazy middle-aged man became even more excited and stepped forward to start his sales pitch.
"Is it reliable?" Jiang Yuan asked casually.
"Don't worry, I, Huang Pizi, am known throughout Zhongzhou City for my honesty and integrity. I wouldn't stoop to making money that isn't rightfully mine!" The sleazy middle-aged man announced his name and didn't forget to boast about himself.
"What are the prices for the starting strategy and resource density map you mentioned?" Jiang Yuan asked. He wasn't short of Artifact Fragments; after all, he earned several thousand a night, so ten Artifact Fragments were just a drop in the bucket.
"Ten yuan for everything!" the weasel pointed to a number, then assured, "Don't worry, my prices are absolutely fair, and the goods are all genuine!"
One of each, please!
Jiang Yuan laid out a hundred fragments of artistic conception on the table. If he wanted to understand the rules within the Apocalypse World as quickly as possible, it was essential to get in touch with these seasoned veterans.
"The boss is so generous!"
The weasel actually produced ten different strategies. After exchanging money for goods, he smiled and whispered in Jiang Yuan's ear, "Today is my first business deal, and I'll give you a free tip. Recently, the Divine Emperor Family has been trying to gain points in major cities of the Apocalypse World, so it's best not to fight in any arenas these days, or you'll lose badly."
After saying this, the weasel smiled mysteriously.
"That's really good news!" Jiang Yuan nodded, this was exactly what he wanted.
"Brother, don't you know who I, Huang Pizi, am? My channels are absolutely legitimate!" Huang Pizi smiled smugly.
"Okay, thanks!"
Jiang Yuan said goodbye and left. Before entering the arena area, he read through all the so-called strategy guides and gained a general understanding of the situation in Zhongzhou City.
There are four arena zones in Zhongzhou City: Yellow Rank, Profound Rank, Earth Rank, and Heaven Rank. Higher-ranking spirits are not allowed to enter arenas for lower-ranking spirits, but lower-ranking spirits can enter higher-ranking arenas. Furthermore, there's a rule for arena challenges: challenging opponents of a higher rank is mandatory. This means that anyone registered in the arena can forcibly challenge someone of a higher rank. Of course, few lower-ranking individuals would be foolish enough to enter a higher-ranking arena, as that would be utterly humiliating and simply giving away attribute energy. However, it's not uncommon for some powerful individuals to challenge opponents of slightly lower ranks, but these are the minority; most attempts to challenge opponents of higher ranks end in defeat.
Besides the strength restrictions on entering and exiting the arena, the arena's reward and punishment system is also very clear. Each time a loser in the arena loses 10% of their spiritual energy, which is transferred into the opponent's spiritual body, along with the arena wager agreed upon beforehand. Don't even think about refusing to pay, because the Apocalypse World doesn't need your consent; it will arrange everything directly for you. Therefore, every time you participate in an arena challenge, you need to be extremely cautious.
"Interesting, was this tailor-made for me?"
Jiang Yuan put away the strategy guide and then calmly stepped into the Yellow Rank Arena.
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