Chapter 233 White Orchid Rain Festival (XV)
After separating from the High Priest's Palace, the progress on the Gambler's Guild President's side was not very smooth.
The streets are full of vendors hawking their wares, which means they don't have any truly relevant information.
It was not until the eldest lady seemed to have triggered the dragon scale paper side quest that the Gambler's Guild President and his men confirmed the three places: the wood carving shop, the pawn shop, and the lantern shop.
Because the wood carving shop is not far from the High Priest's Mansion, and they haven't seen any trace of the eldest lady and the guild, the Gambler's Guild President guessed that the other party must have encountered Old Man Zhang, which triggered the side quest.
In order to avoid falling behind or having information asymmetry, he brought his men to the pawnshop without much thought, hoping to get there as quickly as possible and get such clues.
The Assassin's Guild President, the Corpse Driver's Guild President, and the Judge's Guild President all agreed with his idea, except for the Miao Jiang's president, who behaved in an odd way. He did not choose to go into the pawnshop with him, but voluntarily stayed outside.
The Gambler's Guild President was naturally aware of how weak their alliance was. If the eldest lady and the players from the same guild camp were present, they could barely form an alliance on the same front. But now, the presidents of each of their guilds wanted to become a saint and obtain the fragments of the faith totem. Under such circumstances, they naturally did not want to transfer the opportunity to obtain information to the other party, so President Miao Jiang seemed a little strange.
But time waits for no one, so the Gambler's Guild President had to instruct his deputy to keep a close eye on Miao Jiang and then enter the pawnshop first. After all, the rules of the pawnshop were there, and the more people who entered, the less beneficial it would be.
The moment they stepped into the pawn shop, everything went dark before their eyes.
When the Assassin's Guild opened his eyes again, he intuitively felt that the green light in front of him was a bit dazzling, and the glowing object seemed to be moving. It was not until his eyes adapted to the green light in the darkness that he could see clearly what was in front of him.
She was a beautiful woman with a seductive look. Even though the Assassin's Guild President had seen all kinds of weird and fantastic human and non-human beauties in the game, he still had to admit that the woman in front of him was too beautiful.
She had skin as smooth as a baby's, a fair face, a seductive smile, and a long green dragon tail hanging from her lower body, floating in the air. She raised her eyelids and looked at him.
The Assassin's Guild President then realized that he was in a very small compartment, which could only accommodate a table and a chair. He was leaning against the chair, facing the other party, and other than that, everything around him was dark and he could not see anything clearly.
"This setting is too stupid," the woman spoke before he could ask. However, her tone did not match her pretty face. She sounded a little impatient and even a little disgusted. "Every time a new person comes, I have to explain it all over again. It's such a waste of time."
These words seemed to be spoken to himself, and the voice was not loud, but it was still caught by the Assassin's Guild President.
"You can make a wish now. Did you understand the rules?" She floated in the air like she was on a swing, her long green tail swinging back and forth as if to keep her balance. "Don't waste time. Make a wish first, and then I'll tell you what you need to pawn for your wish. You only have one chance. Once you make a wish, you can't change it within the scope of my ability to fulfill it. Of course, what I want to take away must be worth your wish."
This should be the most impatient NPC the Assassin's Guild President has ever seen. If compared with a normal person, the beauty in front of him is probably the boss's favorite, just like a Monday morning worker who finds a dog on the road annoying.
Regarding the rules of making a wish, the system had already explained it when entering the pawn shop, but it was not detailed. Now that Yizhihua explained it to him, the Assassin's Guild President realized that he had no choice of bargaining.
After all, the system rules not only require that you cannot disobey the pawnshop owner, but also the important condition of equal value.
The Assassin's Guild Master thought about it and decided to start by trying a few wishes that were more difficult and probably beyond the reach of Yizhihua. This way, he might be able to find out the results bit by bit.
It is not clear whether Yizhihua is already very proficient in the work process or she has some special skills, so when the Assassin's Guild President was about to speak, she took the lead.
"Let me remind you that you haven't made a choice yet. You haven't chosen me to be the real trader, so the wishes related to the withered dragon scale paper are beyond my ability, so there is no need for you to waste each other's time by talking about it."
Is it reasonable that such a big pawnshop has only one owner?
It is a normal mentality to always hate this job during work and equally kill everyone you dislike.
Yizhihua felt that she had tried very hard as she was still able to maintain the semblance of half a human being.
"Forehead……"
The Assassin's Guild Leader expressed his wish without saying a word after waking up again. This was indeed a bit too unnerving for him.
"Can I ask what the range of pawn items is?"
The Assassin Guild Leader considered for a moment before he spoke tentatively, using a gentler voice than he had ever used in his life, fearing that Yizhihua would feel disobeyed. "What if the wish I made is of a relatively high value and I don't have an item of that high value to pawn? What should I do?"
Yizhihua was wagging her tail, and when she heard the words, she acted like a princess who was high above everyone else. She finally heard a question that satisfied her, and she was willing to give a look to the beggar on the street.
"Then it is considered that your wish is beyond my ability?" She stretched out her slender fingers, looking at her thin fingers, and answered nonchalantly, "After all, places like pawnshops have always only provided services to capable people..."
When she said this, she seemed to have thought of something interesting. She withdrew her hand and looked down at the Assassin's Guild President. "As for the scope of the pawn items, as long as it is on you, I can take it once the pawn ticket is issued. Why don't I take a look at the most valuable thing on you first? That way I can evaluate whether it is necessary to waste time with you here..."
The last sentence was muttered by the flower itself, and it seemed to be just a complaint.
Just as she finished her words, before the Assassin Guild Leader could figure out how she was going to look at the most valuable thing on her body, she felt a green light in the air.
The long dragon tail of a flower drew a beautiful arc in the air, and the Assassin President found that there was a green fluorescent bubble in the air, covering his body in a very dreamy way.
In an instant, the Assassin's Guild Leader was ready to attack with a dagger in his hand, but this green bubble did not seem to be dangerous or uncomfortable. He thought of the request that could not be disobeyed and silently put down the dagger in his hand.
Until a few seconds later, Yizhihua's face looked a little ugly. He shook his tail, and the green bubble burst and disappeared in mid-air.
"Tsk, you poor bastard, the most valuable thing you have is your assassin skill. What would a girl like me do with such a skill that only involves fighting and killing?"
Yizhihua rolled her eyes, feeling a little angry that she had wasted so much time here. It was simply increasing her workload in disguise. "It's so boring and a waste of time. Hurry up and make a wish. I'll just take it reluctantly. After all, I've wasted so much time. I have to make up for the cost."
If other people were present, they would definitely understand from Yizhihua's attitude why the system added a rule requiring players not to disobey the boss. After all, with the other party's mouth, if there was no such rule, he would have been put at knifepoint long ago.
However, the Assassin's Guild President did not pay attention to this at this time. He did not expect that personal skills were also within the scope of what could be pawned. After all, he thought that it was at most the five articles in the warehouse of his control panel.
If he really made a wish and the value required him to pay with his personal ability, then after leaving here, he would completely lose his ability. Moreover, judging from Yizhihua's reaction, his personal skills were not outstanding, and the other party even felt that it was a waste of time.
This copy is only temporary. Compared with knowing less information and preserving his personal skills, he still knows which is more important.
At this time, the Assassin's Guild President finally understood why no side quests were triggered immediately after entering the pawnshop. It seems that the process of exchanging pawned items for wishes may just be a screening process.
Just when Yizhihua was getting impatient and was about to count down directly, the Assassin Guild President finally made a decision, "Hello, I know what I want to wish for. I want a glass of water, now, immediately."
Upon hearing this, Yizhihua put away her impatient expression, and a hint of disappointment flashed across her eyes. Then, she seemed to think that everything in front of her was meaningless, "Of course, coward."
She waved her hand, and a pawn ticket and a glass of water appeared in front of the Assassin's Guild President's desk. "The pawn is all the potions in your control panel warehouse. Sign."
Following her voice, the Assassin's Guild Leader discovered that all the potions in his control panel warehouse had been placed on the table, and his finger was also pierced. He breathed a sigh of relief and wrote his name with his bloody finger.
In an instant, the Assassin's Guild Leader's eyes went dark, and something appeared in his hand. At the same time, the system's prompt sounded.
【bite--
Because your wish is not attractive enough to the owner of the pawnshop, you are not invited in. 】
When the Assassin's Guild Leader opened his eyes again, he was back in front of the pawn shop, holding a very expensive glass of water in his hand, and looking at the players in their guild in bewilderment.
It seems that I guessed right. The system does not limit the value of the wish. In other words, players can choose the size of their wish, but they have to pay an equal value accordingly.
Although in the eyes of the Assassin's Guild President, the value of this glass of water is far less than those potions, but in Yizhihua's value system, they are equal.
It is especially obvious that if he really expressed his true wish, his personal skills would most likely be at risk. To be on the safe side, he temporarily gave up the opportunity to trigger a special side quest.
This degree is difficult to grasp. The Assassin's Guild President is not sure what some of the presidents on their side can give up in order to get the opportunity to trigger a side quest.
He had mixed feelings. On the one hand, if other guild masters used the wish pawn, which turned out to be the opponent's skill, it would mean that he would have one less strong opponent in this copy, but the opponent might be able to obtain detailed clues through special side quests.
Before the Assassin's Guild President could figure out how to explain this situation to the players in his guild, another person appeared at the door.
The Inquisitor President stood there with an extra set of heat-insulating equipment in his hands and obvious embarrassment on his face, especially when he saw the Assassin President holding a glass of water.
"It seems that making a wish is just a screening process," President Barbie, who was watching the situation here, quickly came to this conclusion based on the system rules and the two presidents who came out. "No wonder there is no direct triggering of the side quest when entering. It seems that a wish that is too simple will not have the chance to trigger a special side quest."
The Pink President was standing aside and feeling bored. Now that she saw that the fun was coming, she came over and nodded at first, indicating that she fully agreed with President Barbie's opinion. Then she had some questions, "I remember that the Judge President's personal skill can directly judge the right and wrong of certain events. I thought she would be very bold?"
After all, this skill is like having a 100% correct plug-in every time before you make a decision, helping you judge whether this thing is feasible or not.
And if the Judge hadn't used this skill to fool the players in her guild, how could so many players be willing to follow her wholeheartedly.
President Barbie looked at the door of the pawn shop and thought, "Perhaps not everything is within her personal skill set, and she just confirmed the fact that she does not need to be selected."
Yizhihua had signed two pawn tickets with two cowards in a row and was feeling a little unhappy. Naturally, her face was not in a good mood when she entered this space.
After finishing the routine instructions to the Assassin's Guild President, without waiting for the Corpse Driver's Guild President to speak, he threw out a green bubble and checked on the other party's condition.
"It seems that there are some surprises prepared for me today." She looked for a while and found that the number of pawned items on the man in front of her was considerable, and there were even a few things that she was very interested in. "It seems that the first normal order of today can finally start? Hehe..."
She was talking entirely to herself, and after she finished speaking she seemed to have begun to imagine what would happen after the pawn was completed, and she even laughed.
The corpse driver was frightened by her laughter and worried that the green bubble might cause harm, but the bubble did not show any signs of attack and even shattered directly when the opponent's tail swept over.
He looked at the person in front of him without quite understanding. She should be the pawnshop owner's beautiful woman.
"Okay, you can make a wish now." Yizhihua's mood turned from gloomy to bright. "Since you have a lot of pawn items, you can be bolder and make a more valuable wish. After all, the personal skills I'm interested in are not yours. Fundamentally speaking, you actually have nothing to lose."
She stared at the black mark on the corpse driver's collar and said something lightly. It was unknown whether she was deliberately encouraging the other party to make a big bet, or because she was so happy that she got carried away and didn't care whether the other party would notice anything from her words.
The president of the corpse-driving guild was indeed a little surprised. After all, he had not thought that the pawn for wishes could include personal skills, and even the personal skills of his own corpses.
You have to make a wish first, and then the flower will judge your wish and what kind of pawn it is worth, and once the wish is made, it cannot be changed.
"Can you take away all my zombies' personal skills at once?" Seeing that Yizhihua was in a good mood, the corpse driver did not make a wish immediately, but confirmed it again, "Or can you take away my personal skills as well?"
I don't know if it was because I saw something good that I felt more than a little better. I was very happy to answer his question, "Of course I can. As long as the wish you put forward is of great value, I can do it. But I prefer to enjoy the result without any effort. I don't want to be like you, searching for it one by one. So you can choose a wish that is not so valuable but is more valuable. Then we can both get what we want, right?"
When she got excited, she clapped her hands, as if she was very satisfied with her proposal. She had no idea that for the players, this choice of wish was just like opening a blind box. They were completely in the dark.
"Okay, time is running out," Yizhihua's patience could only sustain her for so long. "Your pawn is very interesting, but it's only worth wasting this much time on. The last five seconds countdown, 5, 4..."
The head of the Corpse Chaser always remembered that he could not disobey Yizhihua, so he decided on his wish in just a few seconds and spoke before the countdown ended, "I want to know which of the owners of the woodcarving shop, the pawn shop, and the lantern shop is the real trader? Is that okay?"
He hesitated for a while, but still asked the question, and then added uncertainly, "This shouldn't be related to dragon scale paper, right?"
Strictly speaking, it's not particularly relevant, he took advantage of a loophole, since he couldn't ask about the information about the dragon scale paper, he might as well just ask who the real trader is.
Yizhihua didn't have any special expression. After the Corpse Driver's Guild Leader made his wish, he even smiled with satisfaction. "Of course you can. However, the pawn for this wish is two-thirds of the Corpse Driver's personal skills that you currently possess."
She snapped her fingers and a pawn ticket appeared on the table.
"Sign it. Once you sign, I'll tell you my name and the personal skills of those zombies will belong to me. By the way, you won't be able to use the personal skills of these zombies anymore."
Her tail swung violently, and the president of the corpse chasers subconsciously closed his eyes, thinking he would be attacked. However, he found that Yizhihua's tail only left a tail mark on the pawn ticket.
For the president of the Corpse Drivers Guild, two-thirds would almost empty his family's assets, and the value was much higher than he had expected.
The corpse driver wanted to break up the deal, but he did not forget the rules of the system. He could not disobey Yizhihua and could not go back on his word. Once a wish was made and it was within Yizhihua's ability, he could not go back on his word.
But this is a one-sided deal. He has already said it and can only fulfill it, otherwise it will trigger the death rule.
Compared with triggering the death rule, losing two-thirds of the corpses in exchange for a piece of information can barely be considered a break-even deal.
As he wrote his name on the pawn ticket with his bloody fingers, he could feel the power of the corpses in his body gradually disappearing. At the same time, the voice of a flower and a name rang in his mind. It was the other party's promise to fulfill his wish, telling him who the real trader was.
Finally, accompanied by the familiar system prompt sound, the president of the corpse-driving guild fell into darkness again.
【bite--
Because your wish successfully attracted the owner of the pawnshop, you were invited to enter the real pawnshop. 】
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