The next day.
Bai Ge and Ye Shuangluo stood beside Xiao Chenyu, waiting for her to activate the teleportation to send them to Xia City.
Huo Ling and Ye Buxie stood silently by, bidding them farewell with their eyes.
As for Lu Feiyang, he was probably still sulking and didn’t come out.
Ye Shuangluo was magnanimous and didn’t plan to hold it against him.
After all, he was almost done for; there was no need to argue with a dead man.
Ye Shuangluo always believed in "let bygones be bygones." Once you’re dead, all grudges and feuds naturally disappear.
"Are you ready? We’re leaving now."
Xiao Chenyu’s gentle voice echoed in their ears.
The next moment, the map in her hand shone brightly, and the three of them vanished simultaneously.
"I wonder if Ah Luo will come back safely this time."
Huo Ling looked worried. Among the group, he had spent the most time with Ye Shuangluo and had the deepest bond with him.
"Don’t worry, senior. Senior Shuangluo is so strong; he’ll definitely come back safely."
Ye Buxie comforted him, but his eyes turned complicated, as if he was anticipating something.
…
Xia City.
It took Ye Shuangluo a while to recover from the dizziness of the spatial jump.
Bai Ge seemed more accustomed to it. Although he was also a bit dizzy, it wasn’t as severe as Ye Shuangluo’s.
"You go handle your business first. I’ll wait for you at the training ground."
After saying that, Bai Ge left alone. As for Xiao Chenyu, she teleported back immediately after bringing them to Xia City.
Ye Shuangluo shrugged and decided to find the faction shop first.
He opened the faction channel, found the faction shop, and clicked on track.
A golden dot appeared on the map instantly.
Ye Shuangluo strode towards the dot and soon arrived at the faction shop.
The faction shop was located in a storeroom. An old woman with reading glasses, surrounded by various odds and ends, sat at a shabby table.
When Ye Shuangluo pushed the door open, she slowly raised her head and smiled, asking:
"Young man, what do you need?"
A list of items from the faction shop immediately popped up in front of him.
[Bone Soup Handcrafted by Granny Tang]
[Quality: Green]
[Type: Food (Potion)]
[Effect: Increases bone defense by 15 after consumption, with a small chance to awaken a special skill]
[Consumption Requirement: Constitution greater than 15]
[Description: One of the few ghost stories beneficial to humans: "Granny Tang" spent three days crafting this bone soup, filled with her love. Don’t forget to thank Granny Tang after drinking it~]
[Exchange Price: 500]
[Remaining Quantity: 2/3]
…
[Hundred Refined Stone]
[Type: Rare Item]
[Effect: Slightly enhances equipment, strengthens equipment effects]
[Exchange Price: 50]
[Remaining Quantity: 5/10]
…
[Divine Weapon Ability Card]
[Quality: Blue]
[Effect: Generates a special divine weapon based on the player’s data after use. Note that once this card is used, your spiritual power will convert into Nightmare Index]
[Description: The Divine Weapon series is the most unique among the three types of abilities. Even if the owner dies, the divine weapon will not disappear with them. However, their growth will stop forever, and they will no longer possess various special abilities, becoming merely slightly sharper weapons. Until one day, an intern at the research institute had a sudden idea: if these divine weapons, whose owners had died, were re-implanted into humans, could they be revived? The result was a success, and this card is his final achievement.]
[Exchange Price: 1000]
[Remaining Quantity: 1/1]
…
Only these three items were left in the faction shop; the rest had been exchanged by other players.
With enough merit points, Ye Shuangluo waved his hand and emptied the faction shop.
He definitely wouldn’t use the "Divine Weapon Ability Card" himself, as once used, spiritual power would convert into Nightmare Index.
He knew well how troublesome the Nightmare Index in this world could be.
Although he couldn’t use the card, he could certainly sell it.
Just as Ye Shuangluo finished exchanging the items and was about to leave, the storeroom door was pushed open.
"Granny, I’m here to see you~"
A girl in a white princess dress and round glasses walked in.
When she saw Ye Shuangluo, fear instantly surged in her heart.
"Pl…Player! Help!"
With the girl’s panic, an extremely dangerous aura emanated from her.
But this feeling came quickly and went just as fast.
"Wait, there’s a coordinate dot for you on the map… Are you my teammate?"
Ye Shuangluo: Why do you look so clueless?
"Are you the 'Poor Enchanter'?"
Hearing this nickname, the girl felt a bit embarrassed, as if her online name had been called out in person.
"Yes, that’s me. You are…"
The girl originally wanted to call out his "online name," but then she remembered.
The teammate from Luo City always seemed aloof and never spoke in the faction channel, so she didn’t know his codename.
"…I’m Ye Shuangluo."
"Oh, hello, hello, I’m Cai’er. Nice to meet you."
Ye Shuangluo stepped aside and said:
"I’ve finished exchanging. Do you need anything?"
Cai’er shook her head repeatedly and walked in small steps behind the granny in charge of the faction shop, hugging her tightly.
"Granny~"
Listening to the girl’s sugary sweet voice, Ye Shuangluo got goosebumps.
"You little girl, always so clingy."
The granny smiled dotingly, took out a candy, skillfully unwrapped it, and put it in the girl’s mouth.
[Spiritual Resonance Candy]
[Quality: Green]
[Effect: Increases spiritual power limit by 10 for each candy consumed. Note that only the first ten candies are useful to players]
[Description: A gift from "Granny Tang" to her favorite children]
…
Does acting cute have such benefits?
Ye Shuangluo was tempted, though not to act cute himself.
He was just thinking if he could get this kind of candy by slaying the ghost story known as "Granny Tang."
After all, he was a member of "Dawn’s" combat action team. Seeing a ghost story wandering right under his nose, it would be perfectly reasonable to draw his sword and slash it.
On the other side, "Granny Tang" suddenly felt a strong sense of unease.
As a ghost story, her perception was much stronger than that of ordinary humans.
So at first glance, she knew Ye Shuangluo was definitely a ruthless killer.
Originally, they had no quarrel, and this killer was about to leave.
Who knew that after Cai’er came in, the killer suddenly had murderous intent.
"Granny Tang’s" mind raced. Thinking of the scene where she fed Cai’er candy, she immediately understood what Ye Shuangluo wanted.
"Ahem, young man, although this is our first meeting, I feel a connection with you. This is for you."
Before she finished speaking, "Granny Tang" hurriedly took out a handful of "Spiritual Resonance Candy" and handed them to Ye Shuangluo.
Cai’er was dumbfounded at this scene.
She had been coming here every day to build rapport and had only received eight candies.
Yet Ye Shuangluo, meeting "Granny Tang" for the first time, was given a whole handful of candies.
Although she didn’t count, that handful had at least thirty or forty candies.
How high must his charisma attribute be for a storyline character to give him items upon first meeting?
Ye Shuangluo was also surprised. With all the bizarre experiences he had encountered, this "Granny Tang" being so nice to him for no reason was definitely suspicious!
"Granny Tang" felt the killer’s murderous intent not only didn’t decrease but grew stronger.
She was confused. She had given him the candies he wanted, so why was he still so murderous?
After thinking it over, she painfully took out her most treasured item.
"Young man, I really feel a connection with you. This is for you; please accept it."
[Granny Tang’s Specially Crafted Secret Bone Soup]
[Quality: Green+]
[Type: Food (Potion)]
[Effect: Increases bone defense by 50 after consumption, with a high chance of comprehending a special skill]
[Usage Requirement: None]
[Evaluation: This is a secret bone soup crafted by Granny Tang using special creature bones. Generally, unless her favorability is maxed out, there’s no chance of obtaining it.]
Cai’er, standing nearby, could also see the attributes of "Granny Tang’s Specially Crafted Secret Bone Soup," and she fell into deep doubt.
(How high is his charisma attribute? Has it reached an extraordinary level? Although this guy is indeed handsome, he shouldn’t be that handsome… Am I seeing things?)
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