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They did not continue to move forward. They had been fighting for nearly 16 hours straight, and even the strongest body could not bear it.
Yao Dongxin and his companions stopped at the rest platform leading from the third floor to the fourth floor. They began to eat and drink aplenty, seizing the opportunity to recover their strength and energy. Furthermore, a lot of their equipment had entered its cooldown period, so they took the opportunity to recover.
Yan Yu wasn't really hungry. She held a cup of mango sago and drank it slowly, listening to the group's jokes.
"Boss's weapon is so useful, it's worthy of being S-rank!"
"Did you see me just now take out a level 40 monster with just three or four strikes? Oh, it's a shame I don't have a phone. It would have been great to take a picture or video. I could brag about it for the rest of my life."
"I really want to take a photo and frame it so I can admire it every day. This is probably the only time in my life that I can combine with so much S-level equipment."
"Look at your little achievements. I'm different. I want to make money and buy S-level equipment from Boss Yan Yu! And I want to buy a few more pieces!"
"Yeah, the boss has been really nice to us, even giving us a 10% discount card for the store. An S-level piece of equipment costs around 800 gold coins, but after the discount, it only costs 720 gold coins. So, it seems like it's not out of our reach."
"I've earned 280 gold coins so far. There are still 6 floors of monsters to fight. I estimate the drop rate of monsters will be 1/1 after that. The higher the level of the monster, the more gold coins you will get. Ahhh, I'm suddenly so excited. A lot of gold coins are waving towards us!"
"What should I do? I don't want to rest anymore. I want to keep working. I don't know if I can scrape together enough money to buy S-class equipment after paying off the rental fees. These S-class equipment on me are now just like my comrades. I really can't bear to part with them."
Hearing this, Yan Yu nodded secretly. This batch of leeks... oh, no, they are high-quality customers, they are stable!
Seeing many of them standing up and preparing to continue their journey, Yan Yu quickly comforted them, "Don't worry about going to the fourth floor. Your health is the most important thing. We can stay in the Nine Refining Tower for nine days. It's been less than a day, and you've already broken through three floors. That's impressive. There's no need to overexert yourself."
"The fourth floor is probably home to a level 45 boss monster. It's too dangerous for you to deal with it alone. I will help and try my best to ensure your safety." After all, she only gets rewards for killing monsters above level 45, and it's all in vain for monsters below level 40.
Although she thought so in her heart, Yan Yu still carefully packaged the words she said to improve the favorability of Yao Dongxin and others.
Sure enough, after hearing Yan Yu’s words, everyone was suddenly moved: Wow, Boss Yan Yu is such a beautiful and kind person.
Not only was she concerned about their health, but she was also worried about them getting hurt or dying in the dungeon, so she was prepared to personally protect them and face those ugly and ferocious monsters. Previously, they had always been the protectors, but now, being the protected was a new and comforting feeling.
Looking at the group of stupid guys who were completely conquered, including Yao Dongxin who claimed to be the smartest guy, Song Fa rubbed his eyebrows speechlessly, then took out a handkerchief from somewhere and silently wiped the Tianlei Sword in his hand.
If nothing unexpected happens, this SS-level Sky Thunder Sword will be his comrade who will fight side by side for a long time to come. He will be a more reliable comrade than those eight stupid idiots on the opposite side.
Song Fa almost acquiesced to Yan Yu's act of poaching people in front of him, which made Yan Yu even more unscrupulous.
Because she not only wanted to dig out the corners of the house, but also wanted to dig out the entire house, including the land and foundation underneath.
Yan Yu casually mentioned, "After we clear the Nine Refining Tower this time, I'm going to officially establish a guild. From now on, I'm afraid only guild members will be able to freely enter the Nine Refining Tower dungeon."
"You all know the power of this A-rank dungeon. Not only does it increase experience points and attribute points, but it also drops gold coins. By then, I'm afraid all the members of our guild will have to queue up. Others..."
Yan Yu deliberately paused for a moment, giving them time to intensify their sense of crisis and anxiety. Then he changed his tone and said, "Of course, you are all subordinates of my savior, Song Fa, and now you can also be considered my friends. If you have any requests, I can temporarily make room for my own team members to make room for you."
This tactic of retreating to advance touched everyone's heart at once.
They looked at each other, then winked desperately at Yao Dongxin and Song Fa, meaning that they should quickly agree to Yan Yu and let them join her guild.
Looking at Yan Yu, who was in favor of the people and looked confident, and then looking at Song Fa who had obviously given up resistance, Yao Dongxin suddenly woke up. A flash of lightning flashed in his mind, and he immediately realized all of Yan Yu's conspiracy.
The scary thing is, he didn't resist at all.
Yao Dongxin suppressed the urge to agree immediately and worked hard to negotiate terms and benefits for his comrades. "I wonder if there are any other benefits for joining besides the opportunity to enter the secret dungeon? I'm not bragging, but every one of the 97 members of our team is a top-notch gamer specializing in combat. I'm afraid there's hardly another team like this on the entire Blue Planet."
"Among the 97 people, there are 32 B-level talents, 62 A-level talents, 2 S-level talents, and 1 SS-level talent. Admiral Song Fa, in particular, is definitely one of the best players on Blue Star. We can guarantee that after you join the guild, we can directly build it into the number one guild on Blue Star."
"Also, no matter what troubles you face in the future, as long as we are still alive, no one will be able to get in your way."
Yao Dongxin presented their advantages one by one to Yan Yu, acting in a formal negotiation style. His usually smiling fox eyes curved into a round arc, his gaze firm, with occasional gleams of brilliance, making him look like a negotiator from a major power, full of momentum.
Hou Shan and others focused their attention on Yao Dongxin and Yan Yu. Even Song Fa, who was polishing his sword next to them, stopped, put away the Tianlei Sword, walked to Yao Dongxin and stood beside him, staring straight at Yan Yu, waiting for her reply.
This is a formal negotiation.
Yan Yu smiled slightly. It seemed that her words today were not in vain. They were indeed moved.
I originally thought that if the policy of appeasement didn't work, I could use force to intimidate them when I attacked the tower later. Now it saves trouble.
However, Yan Yu's face was stern and unmoved at the moment, like a ruthless boss facing an employee's request for a raise. "Excuse me, even if it's an ordinary person with the weakest talent level, after joining my guild, I can guarantee that they will surpass all other players after two or three secret realm dungeons."
"The cooldown period for the Nine Refining Tower Secret Realm dungeon is only seven days. Think about it, while you guys have nothing to do for a month between dungeons, I've been able to lead my guild members through four full power boosts. When we enter a new dungeon in the future, I'm sure you'll be more than aware of the difference."
Upon hearing this, Yao Dongxin and the others all changed their expressions.
These words made them realize instantly that it was they who needed Yan Yu, not Yan Yu who needed them.
Even if it is just a pig, Yan Yu has the ability to train and equip it into a flying divine pig.
After the beating was over, Yan Yu finally burst out laughing: "Okay, seeing how serious you all look, it's really funny. You guys are not taking this seriously, are you?"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but deep down they didn't dare to take what she had just said as a joke.
Because, if they go against her wishes in the future, she is very likely to make the above scenario come true.
In the Infinite Survival Game, strength is respected. Without the secret copy and Yan Yu's support, it is like cutting off their own legs. They can only watch Yan Yu support a new wave of forces, and then watch this new wave of forces catch up with them and surpass them.
No, that's absolutely not possible!
Several people urged Yao Dongxin with their eyes, asking him to stop negotiating conditions and just agree directly.
Yao Dongxin and Song Fa: “…” What a bunch of idiots!
Having achieved his goal, Yan Yu stopped beating around the bush and directly stated the benefits he had planned. "Besides being able to freely form a team and enter the Nine Refining Tower dungeon, there are of course other benefits. For example, I can help you improve the attributes of your treasure chests and perform treasure chest fusion upgrades. Of course, I can also enhance the attributes of your equipment, but there will be a small processing fee."
She overlapped her thumb and index finger, pinching a very small distance with her fingertips, which meant that the processing cost was very low and there was no need to worry about not being able to afford it.
"Also, my shop will prioritize purchasing various materials from guild members from now on, and the purchase price will be 10% higher than other material shops."
"Most importantly, you'll get a 20% discount on any purchases you make at any of my stores. My store not only sells a variety of equipment, but also beginner, intermediate, and advanced skill books, equipment blueprints, various cards, and so on. It's practically everything you could possibly want, and all of these are also sold at a 20% discount."
As Yan Yu proposed more and more follow-up benefits, Yao Dongxin and the others' eyes widened, especially the last one. They could actually buy things in her store at a 20% discount!
In other words, an S-level equipment that originally cost 800 gold coins can be purchased for 640 gold coins as long as you join her guild, saving a full 160 gold coins!
Add! You must join the guild! Anyone who doesn't is a fool!
Not only Hou Shan and the others were excited, but even Yao Dongxin and Song Fa were also very excited. They did not expect that Yan Yu would give up so many benefits.
It’s really not that they lack willpower, it’s just that she gave them too much!
Song Fa and the others said in unison: "Okay, we will apply to join your guild."
Yan Yu nodded reservedly: "Okay." OK, done.
In fact, Song Fa and his men have obvious advantages. They are organized and disciplined, have strong mobility, combat capability and strong will. They used to be members of the Chinese military, have positive values and a strong sense of responsibility. They are a spearhead force that will basically not betray her.
Although she can indeed carry a pig into the sky with her ability, the talent level determines a person's upper limit. Song Fa's team is composed of people with B+ level talents, and they can undoubtedly go higher and further with her and solve more troubles and dangers.
There are at least thousands of races pulled into the infinite survival game. After the Grand Prix, she has obviously been targeted by many races and urgently needs to form her own force to fight the enemy. Song Fa and the others are her best choices known at the moment.
Fortunately, she had successfully conquered them.
The next step is to improve their combat effectiveness and make them her biggest trump card.
Song Fa, who was standing next to him, took out a tent from his storage ring and quietly set it up: "Yan Yu, you sleep here first. When you wake up, we'll go to the fourth floor."
Yao Dongxin and the other eight people had just finished a long battle and were not in very good condition. They needed to sleep to restore their energy. Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood.
It was fine for these rough guys to sleep on the ground, but Yan Yu was different. No matter how powerful she was, she was still a girl, and it was not good for her to sleep on the ground with them.
Who would want to sleep on the cold, hard ground when there is a tent? Yan Yu did not refuse Song Fa's kindness: "Thank you."
Song Fa lay flat on the ground with only his robe spread out, at least three meters away from the tent. He closed his eyes and said, "You're welcome. Go get some rest. We have a tough battle tomorrow."
After Yao Dongxin, Hou Shan and others relaxed, they were instantly overwhelmed by sleepiness. They also simply put a piece of clothing on the ground, closed their eyes, and soon fell into a deep and sweet dream.
The sound of breathing became even, and there was silence in the tower.
Suddenly, the black fog outside the tower gradually condensed into a huge blood-red eyeball. The eyeball gently turned twice, and then swam slowly in the air, dragging out a long blood-red "tail", slowly rising from the outer layer of the Jiulian Tower, like an ugly lizard that had just learned to crawl.
One floor, no.
Second floor, no.
Three layers, with...
The blood-red eyeball looked inside through the small tower window, and the huge body was squeezed in the small stone window. In the end, only the pupil that had shrunk to the extreme stood out from the encirclement.
If Yan Yu and the others were awake, they would see an extremely strange scene: a bloody red ball the size of a millstone, like a hanged ghost with its neck stretched out, poked its entire body in from the window, with the fatter part left outside.
At this moment, it was staring closely at the ten of them, its gaze crawling over them one by one like a poisonous snake.
At this moment, the eyeball suddenly said with regret: "The level is too low, not enough for me to absorb once, let me raise it a little more." Then the blood-red pupil shrank back into the eyeball with a snap, and disappeared in mid-air at a speed unimaginable to ordinary people, leaving only a key-shaped hole with nine connected rings in its original place.
And this gap was soon filled by the black fog, as if it had never appeared.
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