Infinite Terror: I Have a Chat Group

Chapter 221 Envious!

Back at the hotel, everyone rested for a while, and soon it was time for dinner. O'Connor, who was outgoing, was no longer so reserved after a few hours of getting to know each other, and started chatting and laughing loudly with Zheng Zha and the others.

"—That year we received orders to find the legendary City of the Dead, a place of boundless gold—Heh, if I didn't know you hadn't been there, I would have suspected you'd already found the City of the Dead's golden treasure—Anyway, after we'd had our fill of yellow sand, on a day of incredible luck, we saw Hamunaptra, the City of the Dead, the legendary tomb where the Pharaoh rests, with its golden and black holy books, and its priceless gold, the Pharaoh's resting place, Hamunaptra—"

As he drank, O'Connor recounted his experience of trespassing into the city of the dead.

Zheng Zha and the others clapped and cheered loudly, praising O'Connor's bravery. They were about to go to the city of the dead, so they naturally hoped that O'Connor could explain in more detail.

"Not long after the excavation began, we were attacked by a group of men in black. They were numerous and ruthless, killing most of our men. I only managed to escape by sheer luck. I was almost killed by those men in black, but suddenly the ground I was standing on rose up, and a human face emerged from below. Perhaps that was the legendary ghost guarding the tomb..."

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"In short, I escaped by sheer luck, but now I have to face an endless desert. I have no supplies or fresh water, and it takes three days to get from the city of the dead to the nearest oasis. That's a desert, after all. There are no horses or camels. It would take at least five days to walk there. In that temperature and scorching sun, anyone would be dried into a human jerky."

"On the third day, I started eating snakes and scorpions, sucking out their fluids and drinking them, then biting my lips until they bled, letting the blood moisten my throat—at night, I dug through the sand and moistened my mouth with the wettest sand at the bottom—I don't know how I made it to the oasis, I must have looked just like a mummy, haha—"

Although O'Connor said it with a smile, everyone could sense the danger in his words, and Zheng Zha and the others could only offer a few words of silent comfort.

O'Connor suddenly asked, "Why are you going to that city of the dead? It's so dangerous there. Judging from how easily you gave me gold, you must be quite wealthy, right?"

"We certainly don't lack money. What we want are the Book of the Dead and the Book of the Sun in the City of the Dead. If you can lead us to those two items, we can give you wealth that you can never spend in a lifetime."

Zheng Zha was about to come up with a random excuse when Lin Yu suddenly spoke up.

"I see. It seems you have your own unavoidable difficulties... Anyway, I will keep my promise. Let's set off for the City of the Dead together tomorrow—hopefully, this time, I won't have to flee back in such a sorry state."

Hearing Lin Yu say this, O'Connor assumed that Lin Yu and his companions were employed by some wealthy people who didn't care about money. After all, he knew some of the legends about the Book of the Dead and the Book of the Sun. Only those wealthy people who were not short of money but whose lifespans were nearing their end would pay special attention to these items full of mysterious legends.

Dinner soon ended, and everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

But not long after, Zheng Zha, Zhan Lan, and other veterans arrived at Lin Yu's room one after another.

"Lin Yu, you suddenly mentioned the Necromancer's Black Gold and the Golden Book of the Sun. Are these two items also useful to us?"

Zheng Zha was the first to ask a question.

He and the others didn't pay much attention to these two items at first, assuming they were just plot props. But they knew Lin Yu well; if they were just ordinary plot props, Lin Yu would never have suddenly said that he needed these two things.

Since Lin Yu has spoken, it means that these two items are extraordinary. It is very likely that they can use these two items to cast spells, just like the characters in the story. If that's the case, then it's incredible.

"Indeed, they are not only useful, but they may also exceed your expectations. I guess these two items are at least Grade A or higher."

"Grade A?!"

The group was immediately stunned by what they heard.

As seasoned veterans, they would certainly understand the value of A-grade items; any one of them could likely greatly enhance their team's strength.

"Indeed, based on my guess, both the Book of the Dead and the Book of the Sun should contain a large number of high-level spells that can be used directly by the holder."

"Really?"

Zhan Lan's eyes lit up; she couldn't wait to get her hands on the two books.

As a magic network mage, she deeply understands the preciousness of high-level spells. Any high-level spell requires valuable side quests to exchange for. If she had these two books, how many side quests could she save!

Lin Yu could understand Zhan Lan's reaction. It wasn't that he didn't need any spells despite having six or seven thousand reward points left; it was that he couldn't afford them!

Lin Yu could afford to exchange for spells of the third ring or lower, but they were not very useful to him at the moment.

The only useful spells are those at the fifth or sixth ring, or even the seventh or eighth ring. These spells require at least a B-level side quest to start, but Lin Yu doesn't even have a D-level side quest. How can he exchange for them?

Therefore, Lin Yu himself was extremely envious of the Necronomicon and the Book of the Sun, eager to know what spells were contained within them.

"It seems we must obtain these two scriptures."

Zheng Zha said firmly.

Although he was not a mage, he was very clear about the situation of mages and knew how precious high-level spells were. If Lin Yu could obtain these two scriptures, his strength would surely be greatly enhanced.

"Fortunately, we entered first, so obtaining these two scriptures shouldn't be too difficult. However, once the Indian team arrives, they probably won't give up easily."

Zhang Jie spoke first.

"Then let's attack, wipe them out completely, and they'll have no more complaints."

Zheng Zha's tone became even more resolute.

Although Xiao Honglu had analyzed that the two teams were likely to fight to the death, Zheng Zha still harbored a sliver of hope for peace, but that hope was now gone.

These are two A-grade items that are easy to obtain. We can't just give them away. Even if we do, the other party might not give up. So it's better to make up our minds from the beginning and wipe out the other party.

Seeing Zheng Zha's determination, Lin Yu nodded to himself.

Lin Yu could naturally see through Zheng Zha's previous stroke of luck, which is why he revealed the information from the two scriptures, giving Zheng Zha a reason to fight.

Although wiping out the Indian team is inevitable, Lin Yu can't just take action from the start and do everything himself; he definitely needs to give his teammates some room to grow.

Therefore, Lin Yu will not go all out at the beginning. He will wait for everyone to have a big battle, and then clean up the mess at the end. This is the best approach.