Game Merchants Starting from the Ninja World

New players can grow faster after hunting.

This can be considered a way to interfere with the points leaderboard.

but,

Under normal circumstances, no player is willing to raise their bet.

Because the cost is too high.

When you purchase a polluted monster as a gift for a new player, the game will not adjust the price based on the monster's strength. Instead, the price will be fixed at the highest strength monster the new player has encountered in this trial.

That is,

Even if Terumi wanted to buy the weakest goblin, she would still have to pay the price according to the [contaminated GBL cultist] matched with the Holy Lord.

No one with a sound mind would do something so incredibly wasteful.

But there are exceptions.

Just like it is now.

When a newcomer has enough potential to impress all others, top players from all sides will spare no effort to snatch him up, all in order to gain the right to recruit him first.

Mei Terumi increased her bets to ensure that Ying Zheng, whom she was betting on, would win the championship.

The others increased their stakes in an attempt to prevent Ying Zheng from winning the championship, thus eliminating Zhao Mei's priority recruitment rights.

Mei Terumi said in an icy voice, "Everyone, this black-haired boy is a newcomer whom I, Mei Terumi, bet on first. Do you all want to be enemies with Kirigakure?"

"You Kirigakure are not qualified to be enemies of the Navy Alliance. If it weren't for maintaining the balance between the worlds, the Navy would have executed Kirigakure long ago."

In Akainu's eyes, Ying Zheng was already destined to become a major weapon of the Navy in the future, and he would never hand him over so easily.

Moreover, although the Navy Alliance lost Aokiji, it still has the confidence to look down on the other forces.

Tsunade looked at the busty Mizukage and said sarcastically, "Is it wrong to just support the person you're betting on?"

"very good."

Terumi Meiki's teeth itched, but there was nothing she could do.

This practice of increasing stakes to poach players was not stopped by the game, meaning the game's merchants tacitly approved of it.

Players compete with each other, and the money spent on buying monsters ends up in the pockets of game merchants. Veteran players are well aware of the game's money-grabbing tactics, and even appealing to Fang Yi has no effect.

Having finally encountered such a newcomer, Kirigakure will never let him go.

In that case, let's see who has the most assets.

"The Konoha Hokage's breach of contract gives me the opportunity to shift the internal ninja conflicts of Kirigakure to the front lines and completely control the rear."

Mei Terumi is not afraid to compete with these people in terms of assets.

During this time, with the assistance of Kanjuro, Haku, and Zabuza, Kirigakure had long been an impregnable fortress.

It's no longer the Hidden Mist Village that had to defer to the masters and ninja clans.

As for the other forces

Although the Whitebeard Pirates and their Demon Slayer Corps were united, their overall assets were limited.

Shanks and Aokiji's adventure team is more like a joint venture with various countries in the One Piece world, a fledgling team similar to a joint headquarters, and they don't have enough assets.

Tensions exist between Konoha, the Hokage faction and the ninja clans, and the Mobile Force, all of which are considered strong competitors.

The Navy Alliance has the most abundant assets, but like Konoha, its various naval commanders are not of one mind.

Mei Terumi sneered inwardly, "Hmph, don't think that only the Navy Alliance has an intelligence department. Our Kirigakure's ANBU are not to be trifled with either."

but,

She soon stopped smiling.

Because the other top players actually put aside their differences for the time being, joined forces, and simultaneously increased the stakes for a newcomer, sending monsters into the arena.

There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.

Clearly, the shock brought about by Ying Zheng has enabled various forces to temporarily abandon their hatred.

"Venomous fang piercing..."

The sly snake bit through the throat of a demon, violently injecting its venom.

The demon's body crashed heavily to the ground, revealing a treasure chest.

Another treasure chest?

The rascal was overjoyed, suddenly feeling that the drop rate of treasure chests had increased.

Previously, killing several, or even a dozen, demons was required to obtain a low-level white treasure chest.

Now, it's almost like insiders buying lottery tickets; every demon drops a treasure chest.

"Could it be that even the fallen true dragon is favoring me, knowing that I, the Rascal Snake, am the future ruler of the sea race?"

The rascal felt completely comfortable after absorbing the dragon energy emanating from the treasure chest.

suddenly,

The snake's tail, in its spirit form, revealed thick scales the size of a fingernail.

The rascal snake immediately roared excitedly to the sky.

Its true form is a snake. Even after cultivating for a thousand years, it cannot cross the life level. This is the rule of the sea race world. Only by crossing the Dragon Gate can one become a true dragon.

And now, its snake body has actually grown a scale because it has absorbed the dragon's energy.

Dragon scales!

Each true dragon has its own unique scales.

Just like the former boss of the scoundrel, the fallen true dragon, it possessed five dragon scales.

Bubble's golden dragon scales, seahorse's sapphire blue scales, jellyfish's emerald dragon scales, traitorous green-haired turtle's fiery dragon scales, vine dragon's life-giving dragon scales...

These correspond to the true dragon's power, agility, spirit, fire, and vitality, respectively.

And the dragon scales that grow from the tail of the rascal snake.

For now, they can only be described as ordinary scales containing dragon energy. To grow into true dragon scales, they need even more dragon energy.

However, it can already be foreseen that if the Rascal Snake can evolve into a true dragon, its dragon scale will have the attribute of [venom].

"Even a poisonous dragon is a dragon, a true dragon. You'll regret not choosing me as your successor someday!"

The rascal writhed wildly, swimming deeper into the lava hell.

The desire to absorb dragon energy has reached its peak.

this time,

When Rascal encountered the Demon Captain, a commander-level being, he was almost cleaved in two by the demon's axe. However, Rascal, driven by his desire for Jackie Chan, managed to kill the Demon Captain.

hum.

A treasure chest emitting a blue glow dropped.

The rascal couldn't wait to open it, but instead of dragon energy, it contained a broken piece of dragon crystal.

【Dragon Crystal of a Second-Tier Poison Dragon (Broken)】: A fallen poison dragon. After its death, the essence of its dragon energy condensed into a dragon crystal. After fusion, there is a chance to possess the bloodline of a poison dragon.

"A poisonous dragon... with wings and a big belly, does it even deserve to be called a dragon?"

The rascal's excited expression came to an abrupt halt the moment he touched the Poison Dragon Crystal.

He looked at the precious Poison Dragon Crystal with disdain, a kind of contempt in his eyes.

In the eyes of the scoundrel, the dragon crystal that exudes the aura of a Western dragon can only be called a giant lizard. Only a dragon with a snake-like body like his can be called a true dragon.

Although I aspire to become a dragon, I am not some worthless nobody with even a trace of dragon energy.

In its view,

Western dragons are just like the old vine dragon that stole the scales of the real dragon; they are hybrid dragons and do not deserve to be accepted by them.

boom.

The scoundrel swung its tail, and the iron whip-like tail shattered the dragon crystal.

Instead of merging, it simply absorbed the dragon energy and venom from within.

【Venom Dragon Scale (Lv.1)】: Barely transformed into the core of a dragon scale, it can grant its master the power of venom.

"It's done!"

The rascal snake roared wildly.

Chapter 438 The Newcomer Trial Ends

Obviously,

The top players at Moonlight Tavern eventually placed their bets on Rascal Snake.

Characters like Levi from the world of Attack on Titan, Mumen Rider from an unknown otherworld, and the Holy Lord who attempts to challenge Lotus are not within the scope of top-tier players' considerations.

Originally, everyone thought the Holy Lord was the most likely to compete with Ying Zheng for the championship on the leaderboard.

However, the Holy Lord was determined to confront Lotus.

That was a terrifying monster in a weakened state, enhanced by various seals, and at the peak of the [Second Tier] level. It was no different from courting death.

Therefore, it can only be moved down the order.

Add chips to the second strongest player, the scoundrel.

This also led to a visible increase in the score of the Rascal Snake, like a snowball rolling downhill, constantly opening game items from treasure chests to arm himself and hunt those demon monsters.

The other players were in a more difficult position.

"Damn it, it's a deep-sea monster with seawater abilities stronger than the water demon Basha, and mental attacks surpassing Zhou Lan's..."

The Holy Lord looked somewhat disheveled.

He has opened the treasure chest and obtained the game item that restores his body. Although he has not fully recovered his peak strength, he is at least able to move freely.