Legend: One corpse-picking message per day

Chapter 171 The Heaven-Defying Special Apprentice Recruitment System!
In a private room of a hotel in the sixth-tier city of Beech...

He Sheng, Yu Jie, Qing Hong, and Bu Mie Qian Qian are gathered here.

He Sheng ran away, and the three women, who originally didn't want to associate with the domineering princess and the Holy Maiden of Wind and Cloud, also found an excuse to run back.

He Sheng made a wasted trip and almost got into a fight with the domineering princess and her group...

To express her apology, Yu Jie invited He Sheng over for dinner.

The Corpse King's Palace hadn't been refreshed yet, so He Sheng, who had nothing else to do, naturally went to the appointment.

As for the undiscovered treasure monster, there's no rush. As long as it exists, it won't run away.

"Second brother, I'm sorry, I didn't know it would turn out like this, please don't take it to heart," Yu Jie apologized again.

He Sheng shook his head. "Big sister, this has nothing to do with you. It's mainly because Binzi didn't explain things to them clearly beforehand."

By the way, what level is required to wear a level 3 costume?

His level 2 fashion items, excluding a weapon, belt, and shoes, are almost maxed out.

Naturally, I was thinking of creating level 3 fashion items.

Qinghong said, "Level 45 can wear it, but it requires too many materials. One level 3 costume requires three level 2 costumes to synthesize. If it's jewelry..."
A level 2 outfit requires 60 outfit fragments, while a level 3 outfit requires 180 outfit fragments; you have to accumulate them slowly.

My brother is level 47 and still hasn't collected all the level 3 costumes.

"Really? You can have as much of this as you want?" He Sheng asked in surprise.

Seeing that Yu Jie and the others had reached level 40 and had a full set of level 2 costumes, He Sheng felt that they could have them anytime they wanted.

Immortal Qianqian then interjected:
"Hehe, second brother, how many times have I told you? The elders need these things more. If we have them, they should use them first, understand?"

"Ah, don't tell me even your most powerful elders need fashion fragments?" He Sheng's eyes widened.

Undying Qianqian laughed, showing off her knowledge, "Of course, this thing is like it has no end. There's more behind the shimmering cover:"

Flowing Flame Set, Dawn Set, Blazing Sun Set, Spirit Wind Set, Mystic Ice Set, etc..."

"I'm dizzy!!!"

He Sheng was completely dumbfounded!

Leaving aside the later ones, just these five sets...

Each set is made by combining three items from the previous set, and combining them requires a lot of gold coins...

This is too difficult...

It's simply unimaginable for the average player...

No wonder there's no more information about the outfits online after a few.

Ordinary players will only feel despair upon seeing this...

With so many sets, how powerful must the fashion items be later on?
He didn't ask about the attributes of those fashion items...

No need!
Seeing too much of this will only lead to despair.

However, He Sheng finally understood.

This world has been developed for hundreds of years, and the real world has long been controlled by the players.

The top players are also the most competitive!
If you're not strong, you'll definitely get beaten up!

For example, other countries have level 100 players, while your country only has level 50 players.

Everyone else has level 100 equipment and level 5 fashion sets, while you're still stuck with a level 2 fashion set. If you don't get attacked, who will?

After all, in any era, backwardness invites aggression!
This is an eternal truth!

Just like in the world of the past, without a strong motherland, we would not have a stable living environment.

While more than a dozen countries around us are engaged in fierce battles, we are still able to enjoy peace and prosperity...

This is the benefit of a strong motherland!

Therefore, if you don't want to get beaten up, you have to become strong yourself.

In this world, the competition at the forefront will be even more intense.

Therefore, resources will be allocated to them first.

After all, the deterrent power of a top-tier player is absolutely comparable to that of nuclear weapons in the past.

You can choose not to use it, but you can't be without it!
That's the power of deterrence!

Yu Jie also laughed and said, "Yes, as the younger generation, we can make do with a level 2 set. We can accumulate the rest slowly, but if we can get good stuff, we'll be rewarded by the higher-ups."

For example, if you get your hands on something like the Ten-Thousand-Year Black Iron, you can exchange just one piece for a lot of good stuff.

Of course, if we level up to a certain stage, our home will also provide various corresponding resources.

But it may not be the top-of-the-line model.

Those who possess top-tier resources are extremely pampered at home and also need a certain level of combat talent.

Yu Jie used two words,
Favored! A natural talent for combat!
He Sheng nodded slightly upon hearing this.

In this world where you level up by defeating monsters and become powerful with equipment, if you are well-liked by your family, giving them more resources will naturally bring great benefits.

As for combat talent...

Don't be fooled by the fact that many things in this world can be acquired through equipment; fighting does require a certain level of understanding.

Some people blindly fight head-on, while others are flexible and adaptable in their fighting style.

If there's a significant difference in level and equipment, you can still overpower someone with higher level and better equipment.

If everyone is roughly equal, then it will definitely come down to talent in the fight.

Therefore, Yu Jie's meaning is quite clear: in large guilds like theirs, there are quite a few children of the guild's big shots.

To have top-tier resources at every stage, one needs to be favored and possess exceptional combat talent.

After a moment of silence, He Sheng smiled and said:

"So, the Night King must be quite favored, with two sets of memory armor and a teleportation ring."

“Everyone’s family environment is different. This world… the preference for sons over daughters is too serious…” Qinghong said with a bitter smile.

Yu Jie and Bu Mie Qian Qian also gave wry smiles.

He Sheng nodded knowingly.

He's not some greenhorn; he figured it out after a little thought.

In this world, players have such long lifespans that raising dozens or even hundreds of children is normal.

And equipment is extremely important here.

Women have to get married sooner or later...

After all these factors are combined, women will receive significantly fewer resources than men.

Yu Jie, Bu Mie Qian Qian, and Qing Hong are, after all, little princesses of a level twelve guild.

But I don't have any memory sleeves or anything like that on hand.

On the contrary, there are people like Bin, who are both literate and martial, and the Dark Night Emperor.

Although the Saintess of Wind and Cloud also has an invisibility ring when her level is very low, this is still relatively rare.

"Come on, come on, drink!"

Seeing that the topic was getting a bit heavy, Mr. He raised his glass.

Cheers, everyone!

Then, He Sheng took out the mythical memory helmet and asked Immortal Qianqian if she wanted it.
"Of course I want it, the stats are pretty good. But honestly, I don't really need it," Immortal Qianqian said with a grin as she looked at the helmet.

"Uh, you have something better?"

He Sheng glanced at the helmet the other person was wearing, a legendary holy war helmet.

Undying Qianqian nodded: "Yeah, my family gave me the Mythical Black Iron Helmet, but I can wear it while leveling up, not while fighting, haha."

"So stingy?"

"It's not about being stingy. Losing legendary equipment is no big deal, but mythical equipment can have its attributes refined. There will be experts watching it, which will be troublesome," Immortal Qianqian explained again.

"Wouldn't that mean we wouldn't dare wear mythical equipment even if we had it? That would be so boring," He Sheng sighed.

"There's nothing we can do; it's an important resource. We can only bring a few pieces at most, so that the chance of getting a Mythic item after we're killed is smaller."

He Sheng looked at the three women carefully and indeed, each of them only carried a few mythical items.

"What kind of hat do you want to change to?" Yu Jie asked at this moment.

He Sheng: "I want to get a different Mythic Woma equipment, or even just some fashion fragments."

"I don't actually recommend you switch to other mythic equipment. You already have several mythic pieces. Wearing too many will only draw attention to you, and sooner or later someone will target you," Yu Jie advised again.

"It's okay, I'm measured."

"Okay, I'll ask."

After some questioning, Yu Jie finally helped He Sheng obtain a Mythical Sibeier bracelet.

The attributes are also a bit abnormal.

Magic and defense were each increased by about 7 points.

It's a bit better than the original mythical ebony bracelet.

While they were chatting, Yu Jie suddenly said gloatingly:

"They haven't finished fighting the boss yet."

"What? It's not finished yet? It's been almost an hour." He Sheng asked in surprise.

"Yes, the Dark Night King and his group went there, and they're still fighting over it."

"Luckily we escaped quickly, otherwise we would have stayed and been killed by them. Hehe." Yu Jie said thankfully.

"Ok?"

"If any evil players are involved, and the Holy Dragon Guild is involved, we must cooperate with them to fight against the evil players," Qinghong explained.

He Sheng nodded knowingly.

The Holy Dragon Guild is a combination of former government officials and top-tier players, essentially functioning as a national institution.

Evil players are the enemy of everyone!
We definitely need to unite against external forces.

"Even without your three major guilds, there are still so many other guilds. Surely we can handle this?" He Sheng still felt that the arguing had gone on for an hour and was getting a bit too much...

Yu Jie rolled her eyes at him, "Do you think the Evil Players only have one guild, Evil Dynasty? If it were that easy, would they have been able to develop?"
Moreover, because of their ruthless killing, they are often better equipped.

He Sheng agreed with this point; otherwise, the Dark King wouldn't have possessed three divine rings.

He asked curiously, "So what does this mean now? Does Binzi want you guys to help him?"

"No, someone just told me. We've already had such a big fight with the domineering princess and the others, he won't call us if he wants to send reinforcements."

Come on, let's continue...

After a while, everyone dispersed.

Yu Jie and her friends changed routes and continued digging for treasure... As for He Sheng...

I checked the time, and the Corpse King's Palace hasn't spawned yet...

After thinking about it, he decided to go and do the "waiting for the rabbit to run into the tree stump" quest...

Although during this period, most of the time I picked up some excellent or perfect equipment.

But what if we encounter another Saintess of the Wind and Cloud, who drops a divine ring?

Therefore, He Sheng would do the daily routine of waiting for the rabbit to run into the tree stump.

However, when he opened the "Waiting for a Rabbit to Fall into a Trap" app, he immediately frowned.

This turns out we're going to wait in the sixth-tier Woma Forest.

This is the first time in days that I've returned to the wilderness to wait...

Are you waiting for a newbie?
It should be impossible.

After so long, He Sheng understood that this "waiting for the rabbit to run into the tree stump" strategy meant that as his level increased, the level of the corpse he was waiting for also increased.

If his level is around ten, then he will often be waiting for the corpses of players who are also around ten levels high.

Then now...

He Sheng suddenly thought of Bin, who was both literate and skilled in martial arts, and his beloved Sky, who were still fighting the Evil Dynasty on the third floor of the Sixth Line Woma Temple. Could it be that one of them had been killed?

This is very possible!
After all, the main hall on the third floor of the Woma Temple cannot use random teleportation scrolls.

If you encounter danger, you can either use a return scroll to return to town.

Alternatively, you can use a dungeon escape scroll to escape.

Another possibility is that they could use a teleportation ring to move freely and escape.

If you want to quickly return to the fight after running away, the fastest way is naturally to use a dungeon escape scroll.

Using the dungeon escape scroll on the third floor of the Woma Temple will return you to the Woma Forest.

It's very close to Woma Temple from Woma Forest.

The system only gave us fifteen minutes this time.

Previously, it would take more than half an hour or an hour.

The fact that time is so tight this time is probably still related to this treasure-stealing monster.

If we were to fly there randomly like before, it might not even take fifteen minutes to get there.

Fortunately, He Sheng now has a teleportation ring.

You can randomly fly to a corner outside, and when no one is paying attention, you can use the teleportation skill to fly to the Woma Forest.

You can just uninstall it.

Soon, He Sheng arrived at the destination.

I glanced around and saw that there were quite a few new players leveling up.

Their eyes lit up when they saw He Sheng.

They swarmed around them in a flash.

Men and women chattered away...

Flaming Peanut: "Wow! Bro, that's awesome gear! Do you have any junk? Give me some!"

Xiao Mengtian: "Holy crap! Big brother's entire set of legendary and mythical equipment!"
So cool!
"Any trash? Could you give me some? Thanks!"

Holding a scalpel: "Brother, do you need someone to run errands?"

Please take me with you!!

The tiger fell in love with the cow: "Boss! Give me some trash, please!"

Qiao'er: "Big brother, please take me under your wing, I can do anything..."

Looking at the group of newcomers in front of him, He Sheng was at his wit's end.

He also stated bluntly:

"Don't bother me, I'm a real nuisance. Here's 10,000 gold coins each, go play by yourselves."

He didn't want these people getting in the way or even stealing his things when others flew over with their corpses.

After losing over 100,000 gold coins, almost all of these newcomers ran away.

Only Qiao'er originally wanted to leave, but seeing He Sheng take out wine and sit under the tree, she gritted her teeth and smiled, saying:
"Brother, something's on your mind? Shall I have a drink with you?"

He Sheng looked at her carefully. She was a level 7 Taoist priest, quite pretty, and had a good figure.

But compared to Yu Jie and the others, they are still somewhat lacking.

Her temperament and looks are slightly inferior.

Overall, she's a pretty girl.
However, there was still a hint of naivety in her eyes, and He Sheng could clearly see that she was very nervous.

But she still came closer.

"Do you drink alcohol?" He Sheng asked with amusement, shaking a can of beer in his hand.

"No," Qiao'er shook her head.

"Then why will you drink with me?"

"I can learn."

"Why do you want to drink with me?"

"Because I feel like you're a good person... I've asked at least a dozen people for things before."

"They either refuse to give it to me, or they make some unreasonable demands." Qiao'er said, her face slightly flushed.

There was one more thing she didn't say.

He Sheng is so handsome...

Handsome, generous, and seemingly preoccupied, Qiao'er naturally wanted to help him.

Perhaps 10,000 gold coins are nothing to others.

But in her eyes, it was a lot; 10,000 gold coins was equivalent to 30 dragon coins.

For someone from a poor family like her, who was a newcomer to the industry, this was truly a pleasant surprise.

"Okay, sit down."

With about ten minutes left, He Sheng also felt rather bored.

He took out a can of beer and tossed it to Qiao'er.

Qiao'er awkwardly opened the beer.
The two touched each other.
Cough cough cough...

After only one sip, Qiao'er coughed and vomited all over the floor...

"Hahaha... If you can't drink it, then don't force yourself." He Sheng laughed heartily.

Qiao'er remained silent, but took another large gulp, and spat it all over the floor again...

He started coughing...

But she stubbornly drank a few more sips, each time causing her to cough uncontrollably and spray the floor with phlegm...

This amused Mr. He greatly...

After He Sheng finished laughing, Qiao'er forced a smile:
"How are you feeling? Are you feeling better?"

"Uh, much better." He Sheng paused for a moment.

It seems this girl was trying to cheer herself up by forcing herself to drink.

He took out a bottle of Coke and tossed it over.
"Stop drinking, drink this instead."

After drinking a few sips of cola, Qiao'er finally recovered.

"Thank you."

"Go level up, I'm fine now. Here, take this." He Sheng waved his hand and tossed her 100,000 gold coins.

"Ah, that's too much, I can't accept it." Qiao'er shook her head when she saw the 100,000 gold coins.

"If you don't want it, just let it disappear. I've already given it away anyway."

"Okay, thank you. Um, do you take on apprentices? I don't need you to take me under your wing, and I don't need anything from you." Qiao'er said through gritted teeth, her face flushed.

"Taking on apprentices? Sure, but I really don't have time to train you." He Sheng became interested when it came to taking on apprentices.

He also wanted to experience what it was like to take on apprentices here, but he really didn't have time to train anyone.

"I told you, I don't need you to guide me. I'll work hard to level up," Qiao'er reiterated... She added in her mind: "Hmm, it would be great if I could take on apprentices. I could talk to handsome guys every day..."

He Sheng is indeed too handsome...

There is no doubt about that...

"Alright, how do I take on apprentices? Let me think."

He asked Yu Jie and then he understood.

He and Qiao'er stood facing each other, and then He Sheng invited her to become his apprentice.

Qiao'er agreed.

"Apprentice accepted successfully."

A notification sound rang out.

Just as He Sheng was pondering how to arrange things for the other party, suddenly, another clear and melodious voice rang out:

"Congratulations, host, on successfully taking on a disciple. The disciple will never betray you."

"Never betray? What does that mean, host?"

Is this a system notification I received?
Just as He Sheng was wondering, a detailed explanation echoed in his mind.

He Sheng immediately understood what was going on, and then a look of wild joy appeared on his face.

It turns out that once he takes on a disciple, with the support of his own system, that disciple will never betray him!

What does it mean to never betray?

She simply wouldn't do anything to betray him.

She can't say anything, she can't say anything!

Strangely, the apprentice himself was unaware of this.

The system simply implanted this concept of never being able to betray into the disciple's soul.

Doesn't this mean you have an absolutely trustworthy helper?

What He Sheng lacks most right now is a trustworthy partner!
So, how could he not be overjoyed?

I got a lecture from my wife today, it affected me. I need to calm myself down first.

(End of this chapter)