Scourge Messenger

Chapter 390 Sell, Sell, Sell

Yan Qing didn't have any strange obsession with 'tasks can only be done by oneself'. In order to reduce the difficulty of the task, he used alt accounts to take shortcuts in the past, so he was naturally not embarrassed to pay someone to help him now.

In "The Messenger", money is the blue bar, the token, the potential for immortality, and a part of the player's own strength!

You win by buying equipment with money, and you also win by hiring a powerful player to help you defeat your enemies!

All kinds of martial arts skills, this is a gamble that will determine the fate of the world!
"I'm sorry, it's not about the price." Master Suolong shook his head.

The pharmacist lowered her eyelids, unable to hide her disappointment. The crushing defeat that Suolong Zhenren had inflicted on Dongshou Zhenren that day was still vivid in her mind. In her opinion, Suolong Zhenren could easily suppress a fourth-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. If Suolong Zhenren were willing to help, even if the mission failed, they would definitely be able to escape unscathed.

But it's understandable that Master Suolong is unwilling, since it involves risking his life against other Foundation Establishment cultivators...

"It's not what you think. It's not that I'm unwilling, but that I can't." Master Suolong shrugged. "My way of moving is too conspicuous."

“Unless you conceal your identity and sneak across the border, as soon as I leave Chang’an, information about my whereabouts will immediately be sent to you Foundation Establishment cultivators.” She said with some helplessness, “So no matter how much you offer, it won’t work, because as soon as I enter the enemy country’s territory, the enemy’s Foundation Establishment cultivators will immediately come to intercept and stop me. Compared to assassinating the emperor, what might break out first is the Central Plains War.”

Master Suolong thought the conversation was basically over, but after a brief silence, the Bunny Girl asked again:
"In other words, if we have a way to get you to your destination, would you be willing to accept our employment?"

Master Suolong was taken aback, while Pharmacist Yuan stared wide-eyed at the Rabbit Girl.

"The Return Order?" Master Suolong immediately thought of this magical item: "You're so willing to part with it."

“It’s not a return order, but… that’s not the point. The point is, are you willing to act with us?” Bunny Girl said slowly, “This is not a simple hiring, because my brother and the others’ karma will become bigger and bigger. Auntie, if you help this time, you may be regarded as our comrade, so it’s better to just act with us in the future.”

Master Suolong found it amusing: "You think you can just drag me onto this boat?"

“Aunt Yue, of course you can help us just this once, and my brother will definitely give you enough reward,” said the bunny girl. “But you might be in a little danger afterward.”

What level of danger?

"I don't know." Bunny Girl shook her head. "I don't know who my brother and the others will offend in the future."

……

...

When they left Lancui Manor, the sun was shining brightly outside. Although they hadn't fought for the full twelve hours, it had taken them almost a whole day, and it was already noon on the second day.

"Sister, you should go back and rest. I'll teleport back to Sister Jiang Shi right now," said the bunny girl.

"No."

The pharmacist unexpectedly shook his head and said seriously, "I need to wait until the effects of your Foundation Establishment Demon Core wear off."

Yan Qing knew that she was still worried about the safety of the bunny girl who had fallen from the Foundation Establishment stage, so she didn't disturb them and entrusted the bunny girl to someone else, switching to Jiang Shi's account.

Opening the public warehouse, one finds a dazzling array of tokens, materials, manuals of secret arts, beginner's guides for masters, and repair tools. Yan Qing counts them and lists all the spoils:

More than two hundred foundation-building materials;
Repair items: 27 portions of 'Thunder Heart Blood', 1 'Heavenly Reincarnation Nourishing Box', and 1 portion of 'Auspicious Beast Blood';
The Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends are divided into nine parts, including rare Heavenly Gang items such as the Star Shifting and Dipper Changing;

The rare items 'Thunder Spirit Orb' and 'Mysterious Bird's Heart Blood';
Twenty rare level 4 Thunder Cutter Flying Knives, nineteen Palm Beads, ten Night Pendants, one Cloud-Stepping Boots, and two Howling Moon Bracelets;
Five pieces of the fourth-grade rare treasure "Thunder Pearl in the Palm" and one piece of the fourth-grade rare treasure "Double Brightness Robe";
One legendary item, "Double Bright Eyes," at the fourth tier;
Two copies of "The Great Wind Soars", one copy of "The Dance of the Beauty and the Blood-Spitting Scroll", one copy of "The Tribulation of the Mad Thunder", and thirty books on mastering secret techniques;
20821 pieces of true spiritual jade.

This is what getting rich overnight is all about.

Yan Qing felt that his view of wealth had been completely destroyed. The diligent player Yan Qing who would farm the second-tier dungeon every day had disappeared at this moment.

I can’t go back, I really can’t go back.

He has no interest in fighting anything other than the fourth-tier dungeons.

He's seen the world; the second-tier secret realm can no longer support him.

Let alone the second-tier secret realm, the maximum profit from the third-tier secret realm is only one million spirit jades, which is equivalent to ten true spirit jades, a drop in the ocean of his current assets.

No wonder Foundation Establishment cultivators never attempt to enter the third-tier secret realm. It all costs spirit essence anyway, and the returns from spending it in the fourth-tier secret realm are over a hundred times greater than those in the third. The battlefield is like a marketplace; every battle is an investment. The difference in returns between the fourth and third-tier secret realms is like the arms trade versus a breakfast shop. If you had a sum of money, which business would you invest in?
But everything must be converted into real strength to stay with you forever. The question now is, how should Yan Qing be sold?
Because of Jubaoge, Yan Qing didn't need to worry about the sellers at all; he only needed to state his own needs.

Without a doubt, he needs Foundation Establishment Pills now, the more the better!

But how much does the Foundation Building Pill cost in this world?

Yan Qing couldn't find any information. Even Lian Suolong Zhenren only knew that Foundation Establishment Pills seemed to circulate in the outer regions, but they were never sold to outsiders; they were all produced and sold internally by sect forces.

Moreover, having experienced the Foundation Establishment process with the Bunny Girl, Yan Qing knew that at least rare Foundation Establishment Pills combined with the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends were needed to guarantee a 100% success rate in Foundation Establishment.

If it were replaced with a rare Foundation Establishment Pill, there would be a 20% chance of failing to establish the foundation. This wouldn't matter for a low-level character, but for a real person, it would be equivalent to a 20% chance of sudden death. This is not a hurdle that talent, ability, or willpower can overcome. The system says there is a 20% chance of failure, which is a predetermined 20%. Talent and temperament can only allow a local to reach the upper limit of the probability. If one is unlucky enough to hit the probability of failure, even the Primordial Dao Venerable would have to admit defeat.

Although the epitaph can save their lives, who knows what side effects it might have? If it can be successful the first time, then it's a success.

Besides the Foundation Establishment Pill, Yan Qing also needs many masters who are proficient in books.

Not just him, everyone in the Thieves' House needs it.

During the process of a messenger progressing from the third to the fourth job advancement, upgrading to the Master level can maximize the probability of obtaining a legendary fourth job. If you rely on secret methods to grind to the top, the fourth job will basically be a rare job. For example, the Bunny Girl, who is forced to grow her skills too quickly, has all three of her jobs being blue rare jobs.

As for the token, although it is also important, it's not something that Yan Qing can just buy whenever he wants. This world is too poor, and in addition, Foundation Establishment requires refining tokens to achieve supernatural powers. Therefore, any good tokens are either family heirlooms or have already been consumed by Foundation Establishment cultivators. It's not something Yan Qing can buy just because he wants to in a short time.

After a brief moment of thought, Yan Qing posted ten orders:

Two hundred Thunder Carving Foundation Building Materials can be exchanged for a Sword Master Beginner's Book, a Spear Master Beginner's Book, and a Master's Proficiency Book.

Ten copies of "Lei Xin Xue" can be exchanged for a Master's Guide to Step Mastery + a Step Master's Beginner's Guide;
Ten "Lightning Blade Throwing Knives" can be exchanged for a Master's Guide to Footwork and a Beginner's Guide to Footwork.
Ten "Palm Beads" can be exchanged for the Master's Guide to Steps and the Beginner's Guide to Steps.
Two copies of "The Great Wind Soars" can be exchanged for one book by a master.

Two Earthly Fiends can be exchanged for the Earthly Fiend Sword Technique Bamboo Slip;

Three fourth-tier rare treasures, "Thunder Pearl in the Palm," can each be exchanged for three rare Foundation Building Pills;
For the last order, Yan Qing surprisingly included "Double Bright Eyes".

The fourth-tier legendary item "Double Bright Eyes" has all its attributes as question marks. Price: 10 points of gold attribute!
What is the nature of metal?
The final step of the Sixth Stage Foundation Establishment is the Golden Ascension, and the most crucial step is to condense one's own Golden Nature! The Golden Core represents eternity and perfection. Without the guidance of Golden Nature, the messenger's perfect Dao Foundation will eventually collapse. Conversely, by condensing Golden Nature, one can completely break free from the shackles. In a game, this means the character cannot be deleted; even if the player stops playing, the Golden Core character will still exist in the game until someone seizes their Golden Core position!

Seeking gold is incredibly difficult; besides divine intervention, there are also human threats. The simplest way to maximize the success rate is to acquire the gold essence of others and burn that essence to accelerate one's own gold essence condensation. However, as the background information states, only those at the Golden Core stage can condense gold essence. How can Foundation Establishment players obtain gold essence?

It's very simple. Challenging the bosses in the Sixth Rebirth Desperate Dungeon gives you a chance to obtain Gold-type items, because these bosses ascend to the Golden Core stage in the final phase, which is exactly the limit that Foundation Establishment players can handle. And the boss with the highest drop rate, and also the most famous one in the Sixth Rebirth Desperate Dungeon, is none other than "Lord Yama," who is ranked number one on various must-eat lists in videos!
Yan Qing priced "Double Bright Eyes" at 10 gold points, clearly not for sale, but to share this good news with everyone.

While I'm at it, I'll also take a peek at all the Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Sigh, I'm just putting it up for sale, I'm not selling it, it's just tempting people.

If some fool were to actually spend ten points of Gold attribute to buy it, Yan Qing would be laughing in his sleep. Besides seeking gold, Gold attribute has many other wonderful uses, and its enhancement for Yan Qing far surpasses that of a fourth-tier legendary character. Let alone ten points, even exchanging for just one point of Gold attribute would be a huge profit for Yan Qing.

A notification popped up in the game. Yan Qing switched to the Bunny Girl's account and found that the Foundation Establishment Demon Core time had expired, and the Bunny Girl's level had dropped to... level 33.

I was level 31 before, and now I've actually leveled up 2 times.

Yan Qing immediately realized that the experience gained by the Bunny Girl in her demon core state would be settled after the level drop. After killing the 'Extreme·Raging Eclipse Double Bright Bird', she comprehended the level 1 Flame Dao Master realm, so of course she would level up.

The pharmacist was relieved to see the Bunny Girl's aura quickly fade, the red dot between her brows and the two red eyebrows lose their color, but her expression remained normal without any discomfort.

She crouched down and hugged the bunny girl: "Don't be discouraged, I will help you find the Foundation Establishment Pill in the future."

"My brother will help me prepare."

"Okay, okay, we'll help you prepare."

After saying goodbye, the Rabbit Girl activated [Immortal Travel] and returned to Jiang Shi's side. Actually, it would have been fine for the Rabbit Girl to stay in Zhou Kingdom, but one should always be wary of others. There was no need for Master Suolong to discover that the Rabbit Girl had fallen from the Foundation Establishment stage.

Yan Qing realized something, put down the game console, wrapped bandages around her neck, changed her clothes, and just as she opened the door, she saw Yao Shiyuan standing outside, about to knock.

(End of this chapter)