The fact that Shan Shang voluntarily withdrew from the game was certainly good news for Jiang Ran. If he wanted to rejoin, he would really be risking his life.
Given Yamagami's personality, he's unlikely to take any risks, but Jiang Ran still has to be wary of him.
"Let's go to the top floor."
Jiang Ran walked in front, with the big black dog bringing up the rear, and the three of them headed towards the top floor together.
In the room on the first floor, Yamashita sat with his legs crossed in a chair, seemingly having no intention of taking any further action.
"Jiang Ran, you've finally arrived."
After Ye Ye was able to move with difficulty, he dragged himself to the stairwell leading to the top floor. He knew that Jiang Ran would come here sooner or later, so he might as well wait here.
"By the way, Yu Cheng, she..."
Ye Ye first told Jiang Ran about Yu Cheng's situation, and Jiang Ran nodded: "Thanks to you, are you alright?"
"Don't worry." Ye Ye raised his arm and shook it. "There shouldn't be any problem with normal operations."
With the addition of the cross fragment in Ye Ye's hand, they now control a total of three cross fragments. Only the last one is needed to complete the set of four cross fragments.
Jiang Ran looked up at Ye Ye with some surprise: "Your abilities are truly..."
"Oh? Jiang Ran, you found out?"
"Hmm, my ability allows me to see your abilities. Your ability is really..." Jiang Ran was somewhat amused and exasperated. "Copying it over is completely useless to me."
Anyone could see that Jiang Ran's ability this time was copying, and since there was no way to give him a hint, Jiang Ran didn't bother to hide his ability from Ye Ye.
Ye Ye's ability is truly bizarre...
[SS-Rank Talent: Scavenger]
[Effect: After completing a world, the user will permanently gain bonuses to Strength, Physique, and Spirit attributes. The attribute bonuses vary depending on the world's level. Please note that once you lose this ability, all bonuses will disappear.]
Embark on this endless journey and let me see how far you can go.
The positioning of this ability is actually quite awkward. When you first get it, it doesn't provide any bonus. It's like you're going to run a dungeon with no talent at all, and you won't see any significant results for a long time.
That alone is enough to make most people give up on this talent.
However, "mental strength" is a very general concept. For others, increasing this attribute only reduces the probability of being corrupted and eroded, but for Ye Ye, the meaning is quite different!
Initially, Ye Ye only wanted to get an SS-level talent to increase his chances of getting a higher talent. In the second month after he got the talent, he entered a C-level dungeon and successfully cleared it. At this point, he should have replaced it with another SS-level talent, but after clearly sensing the improvement in his internal attributes, Ye Ye ultimately did not choose to do so.
The enhancement of his spiritual power seemed to have awakened something called "Taoist arts" within him from its dormant state! Human spiritual power is too weak, and he was determined to transcend the human realm!
While higher-level dungeons offer greater attribute rewards upon completion, Ye Ye cannot guarantee a successful completion. In comparison, lower-level worlds are more stable, providing a consistent attribute boost every month.
Ye Ye spent nearly a year struggling in low-level worlds, and even participated in more than one supernatural tale world for several months, which is how he achieved his current strength. Therefore, even if he were to unlock an SSS-level talent, he might not necessarily change it.
However, given this effect, copying it now is really useless for Jiang Ran...
"Only three pieces?" Ye Ye sat down again. "Never mind, let's wait. Someone will bring up the last one."
"Do you think the person who had the last fragment won't die inside?"
Who knows?
Jiang Ran opened the notebook and began to read it.
The cathedral is filled with ancient ruins, such as gargoyles, and sometimes a door can be a death trap. If you're not careful while exploring, you might lose your life at any time.
As it turns out, none of those who made it to the cathedral were actually dead; they weren't likely to die at the hands of the gargoyles.
Aransta arrived here cursing and swearing, carrying the last fragment.
"Damn it, you should have told me the other three pieces were here! I wouldn't have had to run all the way down to the first floor to look for them!"
"This isn't my fault, it's yours." Jiang Ran shrugged. "Who told you to keep it to yourself?"
"Forget it." Aransta didn't bother to say more. "Alright, you guys have three pieces of this thing, I have one. Let's just go up and clear the level first, then we, the White Eagles, will take 1/4 of the reward, and you guys will take 3/4. That's settled then, let's just finish this quickly..."
A high-ranking official from the White Eagle Nation scoffed, "If it were me, I'd ask for 50%! Anyway, without us, that kid Jiang Ran wouldn't be able to pass! Alansta still doesn't know how to bargain."
Fortunately, they still got a share, so Jiang Ran didn't take it all.
But after listening to Aransta's request, Jiang Ran closed his notebook and smiled at him.
"What if I refuse?"
"Huh? What did you say?"
Alansta couldn't think of any reason why Jiang Ran would refuse. Didn't he do the same thing before? Wasn't it with Weipus from the North Union?
“I said, I’m not going to accept your offer.” Jiang Ran crossed his arms, with Gwen and the big black dog standing on either side. “I can just take the crucifix fragment from your hand; there’s no need to reason with you.”
"By force? Is that it..." Aransta took a step back, and a crossbow flashed with light. "If you decide to take action, I assure you it won't be a good decision!"
"Aren't you being too confident?"
Jiang Ran threw the soul lamp on the ground, and at the same time raised his hand, he raised the same crossbow and aimed it at Aransta.
"If you try to resist, I will first deploy a shield, then shoot you with an arrow, and finally—"
Jiang Ran also held the shotgun in his hand!
"I'll use this gun to end your life, and then all four crosses will be in Ye Ye's hands. Those who pass the test will still be from our Dragon Kingdom."
"How's this answer? Just because you want a win-win situation doesn't mean I have to agree. Don't forget you've always wanted to kill me." Jiang Ran looked coldly at Aransta. "When did you start thinking we were enemies on equal footing?"
"Jiang Ran—do you want to make a move?"
Aransta tensed instantly. He had to admit that the threat Jiang Ran posed to him had reached its peak, almost making him forget to breathe.
“Of course—we don’t have to do it this way.” Jiang Ran suddenly dropped his serious expression and put on a smile again.
What do you want to do?
"I have a question for you, and if you can't give me a satisfactory answer, I'll kill you right here."
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