Free Web NovelAfter Rainy Night Blade was swallowed by the Taleblade Demon Box, it truly felt like he had fallen into a monster's intestines. His body kept plummeting, accompanied by a sensation of being pulled through space.
Suddenly, at some moment, light emerged before his eyes, and he appeared in a Western-style reception hall.
The furniture here was antique, dominated by dark brown tones.
He took a deep breath and observed his surroundings without moving a muscle.
Just then, a black vortex appeared beside him, and a man wearing a wide-brimmed tricorn hat emerged from it.
This guy was dressed like a medieval demon hunter, with a dagger and medicine vials hanging from his waist, his leather jacket luxurious yet exuding an old, worn-out air.
After appearing, he performed an extremely ungraceful roll to the side, then fixed his gaze on Rainy Night Blade and said in a deep voice, "Are you Zero Number?"
"I'm Rainy Night Blade." Rainy Night Blade's lips curled up, giving him the feeling of watching an old friend make a fool of himself. "You're Lone Wanderer, right?"
"Where's Zero Number?" Lone Wanderer asked.
Tap, tap...
An even larger black portal expanded, and Xu Lang, Mary, and Kui Zi stepped out of it.
"Zero Number?" Lone Wanderer stared at Xu Lang, testing the waters.
Seeing Xu Lang and the other two, the tension in his heart instantly shot up to a whole new level.
These three had way too much Charm. Compared to him, it was like the difference between a big-spending player and a free-to-play player in an online game.
"Yeah." Xu Lang nodded and broke into a smile. "Finally get to meet you guys."
This wasn't much different from meeting an online friend in person, was it?
"Damn, I could tell you were handsome from your voice, but I didn't expect you to be this good-looking!" Lone Wanderer gave a compliment, then immediately added, "Do you have the stuff we asked for?"
Xu Lang didn't waste time on pleasantries with the two of them. He gestured to Kui Zi.
Kui Zi took out two drones and said, "Level twenty rare combat units. Exceptional point-kill capability, and they can spray Line of Fire, making them the perfect counter to the Calamity Frogs."
Rainy Night Blade and Lone Wanderer both felt their spirits lift.
This was something that could genuinely save their lives!
A good fighter doesn't boast about his achievements. Xu Lang's actions went a step above just putting out an urgent fire—he directly helped them eliminate the hidden threat.
The two of them had come, and since they saw that Xu Lang had no ill intent, they stopped being paranoid. Otherwise, they wouldn't have shown up at all.
"Thank you!" Rainy Night Blade didn't immediately take the items. After expressing his gratitude, he said, "How are we pricing this?"
"I'm buying individually, so I don't have many Copper Coins," Lone Wanderer said, somewhat embarrassed.
Mary was the grand steward of Demon King Castle, so she spoke up at this point. "I suggest you buy twenty drones. That way, you can have them patrol around the dormitory building and completely solve the problem."
Rainy Night Blade and Lone Wanderer's hearts sank.
They couldn't even afford one, let alone twenty...
At a time like this, Xu Lang would definitely be taking advantage of the situation to jack up the prices. After all, he was selling life-saving items, and it wouldn't be surprising if the price was ten times the actual value.
"I don't need Copper Coins." Xu Lang shook his head. "Give me the specialty items from your dormitory buildings. The rarer, the better. I'll appraise the value."
Having enough variety in items would give the Nightmare Coins room to upgrade. At the very least, the general direction needed to be right.
Rainy Night Blade's heart stirred. He asked, "What kind of items are you most lacking right now?"
"Items or skills that can suppress Sequence outbursts." Xu Lang thought for a moment, then added, "Years' Power, or the Solar Crown's Eye."
"I've never heard of the Solar Crown's Eye, but I do have an item containing Years' Power." Rainy Night Blade pulled out a rune crystal stone.
Xu Lang's face lit up with joy. He hadn't expected Rainy Night Blade to actually have it. Years' Power was one of the conditions for the Annalist of Years profession.
In the last Simulation, he hadn't brought up this matter.
There was always a difference between reality and the Simulation. The biggest reason was that Xu Lang optimized his approach—things he didn't do in the Simulation, he would do in reality, causing a much bigger butterfly effect.
"I can give you ten combat drones," Xu Lang said with a smile.
Without any hesitation, Rainy Night Blade tossed the crystal stone over.
Xu Lang caught it with his hand, rubbed it for a moment, then set it aside. He could access items from the Demon Box World whenever he wanted.
Kui Zi stepped forward, handed over ten combat drones to Rainy Night Blade, and began teaching him how to operate them.
On the other side, Lone Wanderer was going through his supplies, exchanging items with Xu Lang.
Lone Wanderer wasn't as generous or wealthy as Rainy Night Blade. After some haggling, he managed to get seven combat drones.
"Treasures, real treasures! Even if they're not needed to wipe out the Calamity Frogs, I can use them for sentry duty. That'll make future monster hunting way more convenient." Lone Wanderer cradled the combat drones, unable to put them down.
"Weren't you just saying your heart was bleeding? Not bleeding anymore?" Xu Lang teased.
"Hahaha, don't mind me!" Lone Wanderer laughed heartily.
He knew he had gotten the better end of the deal.
Because Xu Lang had every reason to take advantage of the situation and gouge the prices, but he didn't.
If the roles were reversed, he felt he absolutely wouldn't be as generous as Xu Lang.
"Zero Number, I want to exchange for ten more combat drones!" Rainy Night Blade turned to Xu Lang at this point, his tone incredibly firm.
This deal was way too good!
"I want to buy a few more too!" Lone Wanderer gritted his teeth and pulled out a rusted jade slip.
Xu Lang's eyes immediately lit up when he saw this thing.
The Immortal Art: Blazing Heaven Boiling Sea was carried on a jade slip.
"This is the relic of a Sequence Holder. It can suppress Sequence power corruption," Lone Wanderer added.
[Nightmare Eye: Mystic Sovereign's Jade Slip: A jade slip that once recorded an immortal's true words. Now, ninety percent of those true words have been lost. The jade slip's material was nourished by those true words and carries a pure aura, capable of suppressing external evil.]
The true words have been lost?
If I upgrade it, I might be able to restore them!
