Chapter 141 Mermaid Cruise
The situation happened so suddenly that Xu Zhiyan didn't even have time to feel sad about the disappearance of the violator.
The blue sea slug looks like a giant colorful slug. Not only does it emit a strange light, but the spikes on its body are also swaying in the wind... What the hell? Isn't this thing from the sea?
Xu Zhiyan had no time to deal with the confused Uncle Yu, and was in a state of extreme embarrassment.
The large sea slug chased him, forcing him to run around the deck several times, dodging it.
Looking at the slugs that were about to stick to his body several times, Xu Zhiyan was a little glad that he had blood vessels implanted to improve his physique before entering the game, otherwise he would have been covered in the face by the big slug when it rushed over just now.
After walking around for a while, he found that he couldn't run fast on flat ground, but he didn't dare to run around, fearing that the slug would kill other innocent NPCs. Xu Zhiyan was forced to climb up.
A few minutes later, he was standing on the visor.
Staring at the slug that was jumping around looking for a climbing point, Xu Zhiyan finally had a chance to catch his breath.
“What the hell…”
how so?
After calming down, Xu Zhiyan looked at the two black spots on the blue sea slug's forehead. He felt as if the other party was staring at him, and his heart began to beat fast.
He could be sure that he had never had any conflicts with the violator evil spirit from beginning to end.
From the moment they met, although it was a coincidence, whether he was dealing with Gabby or arranging for Shanshan to get on the boat, he always appeared as a righteous man. And the violator evil spirit didn't seem to be a bad guy, so why would he release the slug to kill him when he was about to die?
Xu Zhiyan's experiences from childhood to adulthood have enabled him to judge people very accurately. Since entering the game, he rarely fails, whether it is finding teammates or fooling NPCs.
Damn, I hate the Riddler the most. It would be better if the violator was given a hint beforehand!
He stared at the slug that was beginning to change color, and watched it change color and shape and shrink a lot from a huge blue weird thing...
After a moment, a white sea slug that looked like a little rabbit completed its transformation and began to climb up the pole of the parasol.
Yes, kind of cute?
As soon as this thought came to his mind, Xu Zhiyan was shocked and thought again of Azhuo who had been killed by the sticky and soft sea slug.
Cute as hell! No matter how cute this thing is, it's still disgusting when it props up human skin!
But now there is nowhere to go. Just now when he was being chased, he tried to throw some props, but the opponent should be some kind of spirit, which did not cause any harm to him. Now it can even change its form and climb the pole... There is nowhere to escape.
Xu Zhiyan pursed his lips, took out the dagger soaked in mermaid's blood, and kept calculating in his mind.
In the live broadcast room, the audience was so anxious that they wished they could take his place.
[Don’t run! Ahhh, don’t run! ]
[If you don't want any skills, you can give them to me. Look at what Soul Gift has become. It's even deformed! 】
[Put this sea hare in my mouth! Put this sea hare in my mouth! ! ]
[Wow, my fingers are so long, I can eat three in one bite, I feel so sour, I can’t stand it, I can’t watch this live broadcast anymore. ]
[…Is this really a gift from the soul? Can this thing actually change its form? Someone please explain this to me. This is the first time I’ve seen this anchor.]
At this time, everyone realized that since Xu Zhiyan was chased by the soul gift, the number of people in the live broadcast room has increased dramatically, and many people have come to visit.
After all, Soul Gift appears very rarely. The last time it appeared was said to be in a five-star copy two years ago.
[Sea hare? What skills will this gift extend to? Interesting.]
[Ah, this soul gift is so vibrant, much better than the one I encountered before, which was wilted.]
【? ? ?What? ? 】
[A soul gift that is wilted? The one above is the Moon God? Is it the Moon God who is ranked 8th on the leaderboard? Holy shit!! Boss! Lick it! ]
[Fuck, it seems like a lot of big guys have suddenly come to this live broadcast room]
The audience who were screaming just now became much more restrained after they found that a lot of big shots had poured into the live broadcast room, and the live broadcast room instantly became a place for the big shots to chat.
Soul Gifts are too rare, and not much information is currently known.
But the skills given by this thing every time can almost become the core skills of a player, so even the big guys are not immune to it. After getting the news, they immediately came to the live broadcast room of this newcomer and turned it into a place for data analysis.
[Currently, we can confirm that it is a soul gift. Each soul gift is actually related to the NPC's ability. This NPC is grateful to Xu Baiwan from the bottom of his heart. I think it should be a skill like Devouring? ]
[It's unlikely. Devouring is too powerful. This little NPC can't use such a powerful skill.]
[But it won't be a useless transformation skill like turning into a slug. ]
[It’s been a while since I’ve seen such an anxious live broadcast. Damn, this new guy is quite agile. I remember he was a physical loser before, wasn’t he? ]
[@Anonymous, did you get any items to improve the physique of your little Pixiu? It's growing pretty fast.]
[Pfft, god damn Pixiu, yes, this new guy only eats and doesn't spit out, he's really stingy. ]
In the live broadcast room, ordinary audiences were timid and dared not speak. They could only scratch their ears and cheeks anxiously while watching the big guys chatting and laughing.
Inside the Yunshan old house.
The monsters were also watching the live broadcast nervously.
At first they didn't know what the slug was doing, but the comments in the live broadcast room cleared up their confusion.
My mood was like a roller coaster, from being worried to now wishing I could throw that finger-long little sea hare at Xu Zhiyan. The monsters were secretly worried.
Everyone was talking about it, but the safe house system seemed to be working smoothly.
[Don't panic, it's okay.]
It looked like a patriarch and soothed him.
Qu Ji was stunned, a little confused: "Aren't you in a hurry? What if the skill is gone?"
[Urgent... not really urgent! ]
Seeing that everyone looked anxious, the safe house system stopped keeping everyone in suspense.
[Mr. Ghost is not in a hurry, so it must be okay!] It has 300% trust in its owner.
"?"
The monsters looked at each other, and after thinking about it, it seemed to make sense?
Liu Liu couldn't help but lean out of the monster room and quietly watched the hall for a while.
The ghost who almost tore down the hall because of the cannibal banquet a few hours ago was now sitting on the tattered sofa with a leisurely expression.
It retracted its head and nodded to Qu Ji and the other monsters: "Yes, there is no rush!"
Not only was he not in a hurry, there was even a slight curve at the corner of his mouth.
Everyone was watching the tense discussion in the live broadcast room, and thinking about the performance of the ghost master who seemed to know some inside information... Damn, they were even more anxious!
Finally, the monsters couldn't stand it anymore and decided to play rock-paper-scissors to choose one person to ask the cold-faced owner of the safe house.
Unsurprisingly, the system became the loser in the rock-paper-scissors game and was once again entrusted with an important task.
[……]
It doesn't understand why it always has to do this. It seems like it has some BUFF that guarantees it will lose in rock-paper-scissors games, but since it has already lost, it seems like it can't refute it.
In the hall, the ghosts who were watching the live broadcast silently felt the existence of the system.
He looked at Xu Zhiyan's hesitant and conflicted expression on the screen, and in a very good mood, he took the initiative to speak.
"What's up?"
[Yes, there are!]
This is not the first time that the system has been sent to do this, and its psychological quality has improved a lot.
[We are very worried about Mr. Xu. If this spiritual gift is not taken for a long time, will it disappear?] This is why everyone is anxious.
"Yes." The ghost uttered a word and didn't want to pay attention to the system.
[! ! ! ]
The system CPU starts spinning instantly.
[Will it disappear? If Mr. Xu doesn’t get the skill now…]
Damn it, it saw that its owner was in a good mood and thought that this skill would definitely go into its pocket.
The ghosts and gods were a little impatient.
“It will go away, but not now.”
The system was choked by the perfunctory answer from its owner, which was like squeezing toothpaste, and pointed out the core problem.
[But you don’t seem to be in a hurry now.]
"Because he will not throw away what he has. His characteristic is greed."
Perhaps the ghost realized that if he didn't explain clearly, the system would keep asking questions, so he explained a few more sentences for the first time in a good mood.
He knew clearly why Xu Zhiyan had been unable to acquire his own skills.
“He’s been so smooth.”
A flexible mind, a gradually improving team, plus the strong material help provided by the safe house, and the benefits gained from deceiving the slicer.
All of this allowed Xu Zhiyan to go smoothly in the dungeon, and he had a pretty good time along the way, hardly encountering any life-threatening situations.
"There is always a price to pay for becoming stronger."
Unless you are pushed into a desperate situation, your potential will not be stimulated.
As he spoke, the ghost laughed softly.
"If it were him, he would definitely feel extremely regretful after discovering that this slug that was about to disappear was a skill gifted by the soul. In a way, this is also a dead end."
He understands Xu Zhiyan.
The pain from his wounds did not put him in despair. Instead, it made him exceptionally lucid, allowing him to think of the best response plan even in a near-death state.
But many things require you to abandon your rationality in order to feel them.
"If there is anything that can make him lose his mind, it should be doing something that loses money, such as losing a skill."
The gods and ghosts are happy to see this happen.
Compared to letting Xu Zhiyan risk awakening when his life is in danger, this method of stimulating potential by simply losing a skill is more gentle.
[……]The system CPU is about to burn out.
It didn't expect that its owner was thinking about this.
Seeing that the slug had climbed up the railing, was about to approach Xu Zhiyan, and changed its form again, the ghost was a little surprised.
"This Soul Gift is very dynamic. It's already the third skill... Never mind. Even if it can't stimulate potential, it's good to get a skill."
He also liked everything that was beneficial to Xu Zhiyan, and his mood, which had caused him anger due to being sliced, gradually recovered a lot.
[Ah? Three?] The system was very confused.
Seeing that the system had not left yet, the ghost said calmly: "The requirements for the soul gift are very complicated. It is not obtained by simply solving a certain NPC's wish. What he did before affected the development of the entire dungeon. It is a comprehensive reward given by the dungeon world instead of the main system..."
After listening for a long time, the system finally understood.
When the first form skill of Soul Gift is rejected, it will be transformed into the second form skill for the player to choose.
Xu Zhiyan's escape was regarded as a rejection by the Soul Gift, so it changed to the second form. As a result, the second form was also rejected, so it transformed into the third form.
In short, you must give away your skills.
It looked at the slug whose body had begun to turn transparent and its host with a nervous expression, and suddenly understood the ghost's feelings.
Well...let's leave it to fate.
However, why would the master know about the gift of souls?
The safe house system quietly looked at its owner, feeling a little confused.
The copy world bypasses the main system, which means it cannot obtain the corresponding information from here. Even the players don’t know that soul gifts can change skills.
And his master is just a ghost trapped here, without any memory...
On the sun visor, Xu Zhiyan was unaware of his embarrassing escape and was being watched by everyone.
He held the dagger and looked at the sea slug which was gradually turning black.
Just as he was taking an attacking stance and was about to stab the illegal blade into the translucent spirit's body in the next second.
The black sea slug in front of him screamed as if it had used up all its strength.
"Master! You should at least take a look at the skills before you say you are dissatisfied!"
Soul Gift is about to collapse.
Among all the skills that can be transformed, only this form can make a sound. God knows that it was originally trying to use the skill quickly and disappear, but was forced to become conscious.
"What?"
Xu Zhiyan was stunned and almost fell.
Looking at the black sea slug in front of him that was crying loudly and instantly created a large pool of sea water, he frowned, realizing that this little thing didn't seem to be here to kill him.
Thinking of the word "skills", Xu Zhiyan's heart started pounding.
However, what greeted him was bad news.
The slug, which was so weak that it was about to disappear, found that it had just used up too much energy in changing its skills and could hardly maintain its form.
Xu Zhiyan carefully picked up the sea slug that was about to disappear in front of him, and his pupils trembled.
[Skill name: Slug Plague]
[Consumption: Mental Power (1 point)]
[Skill details: A soft, boneless creature that can be found everywhere and penetrate any hole. Players can summon slugs to attack enemies. Slugs of different colors have different damage.]
[Note: Each summoned slug consumes 1 point of spirit, and can be summoned infinitely.]
[Warning: Soul Gift is too weak, the skill cannot be equipped, and the skill disappears after one minute.]
"What!"
Before Xu Zhiyan had time to take a closer look at the skill, all his attention was focused on the warning.
Unable to equip?
Damn it? How could this happen?
Is he going to lose the skill he has been dreaming of because of his own ignorance?
No...no.
Absolutely not!!!
Xu Zhiyan's hand holding the black slug was shaking a little. He told himself to calm down and find a solution first.
"Are you a spirit? Can you replenish some of your strength... I mean, if it's mental power..." His panic made him speak incoherently.
The black sea slug finally got hold of its dream owner.
But it also found that it seemed to have no strength to use its skills anymore.
The soul gift that had been chasing its new owner for half an hour, I don’t know if it’s because it has its own consciousness, but looking at the trembling and terrified appearance of the young man in front of me, suddenly... suddenly I felt a little bit happy.
Damn it, I’ll let you run again!
It even learned to relax without any instruction, just waiting for its strength to be completely exhausted so that it could return to the copy world.
Xu Zhiyan looked at the soul gift which was becoming increasingly pale, his thoughts in confusion.
He took out some things from the prop library, but none of them could be used. The entire awning was cluttered and messy.
The young man slumped on it, holding the sea slug, seemed to have received a serious blow.
How could this be! His skills!
Could it be that... Could it be that his first skill was going to disappear just like that? This was too ridiculous!
In the live broadcast room, the audience saw Xu Zhiyan lose his composure for the first time. Even the big guys who were guessing his skills at the beginning felt a little sympathetic towards him.
[Wow, this should be a good skill, this is a big loss! ]
[Tsk, tsk, tsk, can't really blame him. After all, the appearance of this soul gift is really scary. If I had seen the scene of the slug killing people, I would have run away too.]
[Fortunately, it’s a skill for a four-star dungeon. ]
[@Anonymous, your little Pixiu has suffered a big loss this time. Remember to give him some props to comfort him when you go back.]
[Is the person above trying to poach someone else? We are not blind. 】
[Hahahahahahaha Xu Baiwan is really good. If he wants to change jobs, I welcome him anytime~]
[Pfft, last time Smiling Tiger tried to recruit Xu Baiwan for Old Yan but failed, but Anonymous turned around and gave him new props. I don't think you can poach this guy.]
[Hahaha, I guess Anonymous will definitely give props this time. ]
Compared to ordinary audiences, the big guys were obviously much calmer when talking about the lost skills.
Just as everyone was looking at Xu Zhiyan's distraught appearance and began to guess what kind of compensation Anonymous would give, the other party suddenly spoke in the live broadcast room.
[[Anonymous] Will he really lose money? ]
Before anyone else could refute.
In the picture, Xu Zhiyan moved.
The Soul Gift, who had just relaxed his body and was waiting for the power to completely disappear before returning, suddenly found himself being pinched.
“Gah—”
Its translucent body was held tightly in the hands of the young man in front of him, and the sticky flesh wings overflowed from between his fingers.
Xu Zhiyan lowered his head and looked at the soul gift in his hand with a hint of fierceness.
“That’s ridiculous.”
“This kind of reward that was about to be lost without any warning actually happened to me?”
With the skills in his hands, can he still fly away?
There is absolutely no possibility of this!
It’s better to kill him than to let him use this skill!
"Ga--" The Soul Gift made a duck-like sound and was unable to speak for a while.
But it found that something seemed to have changed about the human in front of it...
A suppressed despair spread.
Soul Gift is a little confused.
Isn't it going to disappear? Isn't it the one that's going to die? Why does the human in front of me look like he's about to die?
The next second, it heard a strange sound.
[Forced trading is enabled.]
"???"
What the hell, it's just a conscious soul gift! Why can I hear this kind of brain broadcast that only players can hear?
Xu Zhiyan frowned and also heard these words.
He regained some of his lost sanity, and new prompts began to pop up in his mind.
[Congratulations to player Xu Zhiyan for awakening the skill [Forced Trade]. This skill has the following limited characteristics: Greed]
Hearing the voice, Xu Zhiyan subconsciously found his own panel.
[Name: Xu Zhiyan]
[Status: Highly nervous]
[Spiritual Threshold: 0-71]
[Current Spirit: 63]
[Features: Greedy]
[Skills: Absolute Safe Time (Elementary) Forced Transaction (Elementary)]
[Title: Ghost Agent, Corpse Fisherman]
He wanted to use his skills, but remembering that the live broadcast was on, he just opened his mouth but said nothing.
Forced transaction?
What skill is this?
Looking at the soul gift that had re-solidified into a physical form in his hand, Xu Zhiyan pursed his lips and clicked on the transaction details.
[Skill name: Forced transaction (primary)]
[Consumption: Points (10000)]
[Feature limitation: Greedy]
[Skill details: The greedy heart is always ready to move, and the player can force dialogue and trade with non-player creatures, and the exchange items are unlimited. ]
[Note: The transaction time limit is set by the player. Once the other party agrees, the transaction will take effect immediately and cannot be revoked. Players cannot cancel the contract after the transaction is established. Non-player creatures will not cancel the contract due to system restrictions. If the player cancels the contract, an additional fine will be imposed.]
[Tip: Regardless of whether the transaction is successful or not, as long as the forced transaction is initiated, the player will consume 10,000 points. ]
After reading it, Xu Zhiyan looked down at the black slug again.
...It seems that if the transaction is opened, it can forcibly prevent the other party from disappearing?
But the fact that the main system takes a cut from this is really disgusting. They won't even let go of 10,000 points? This is really rubbish.
After insulting the main system as usual, Xu Zhiyan whispered to the slug in his palm: "Besides the Slug's Disaster, what other skills do you have?"
“…”
Soul Gift has gone silly.
It found that its weak skill carrier was supplemented by the rules and was refilled.
Xu Zhiyan considered the content of the skill, looked around, and glanced at the puddle of sea water under his feet: "Are you dry on the roof? Do you need some sea water?"
"Ah?" Soul Gift didn't quite understand.
But it was now in the shape of a slug, and its previous crying did make its entire body look a little dry, so it nodded.
“That’s great.”
Xu Zhiyan smiled. He didn’t even go to the deck to ask Uncle Yu for a bucket of sea water. He just soaked the black slug in the pool of sea water on the sun visor.
"Change your form so I can see." Having already paid the reward, he now wanted to see what skills this thing could have after changing its form.
"Ah?" After rolling twice in the sea water, the Soul Gift realized belatedly that the pool of sea water was the tears it had just cried, and the hateful human in front of it soaked it in his own tears!
But the voice in its head that appeared suddenly made it realize that it seemed to be the first soul gift to be forced into a transaction.
[Party A’s compensation: sea water (already paid)]
[Player Xu Zhiyan (Party A) has completed the transaction steps.]
[Party B’s compensation: To be determined (not paid)]
[Soul Gift (Party B) please show the transaction item.]
“…”
Shit! What happened?
The black sea slug has a head full of question marks.
In its impression, players should be eager for skills, and when they see the soul gift, they want to kneel down to receive the skills.
But what the hell is this guy in front of me?
It admitted that it changed so many forms because it wanted to use up its strength as soon as possible and then escape.
After all, the feeling of chasing humans is not very pleasant. Although theoretically it should call the other party master before using skills, this is too outrageous. It still wants to punish the person in front of it.
But how come now this human in front of me has become picky about it?
Without waiting for Soul Gift to figure it out, Xu Zhiyan pinched the elastic body of the sea slug in his palm and urged it on.
"Hurry up, I'm in a hurry."
He hadn't gone to the casino to pick up Little Brittlebone yet, and he still had to finish the rest of his bets, so it would be even better if he could try out his skills before the party started.
Soul Gift is about to pass out.
Why can't such an existence escape forced buying and selling? This is unscientific!
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