Warning! The evil god's minions are invading the eerie dungeon.

So, I'm actually from the poor class?

Qi Xie's lips twitched, and he waved his hand:

"Alright, I've got your request. But you don't need to come with me. I have my own things to do, and you'll only get in the way. Go do what you need to do. I'll step in when it counts."

"Um!"

Bai Yiyi nodded, turned and took a few steps, then turned back and hesitated before saying:

"You...you're not just giving me a perfunctory answer, are you? Otherwise, why did you believe me so easily? It was just a verbal promise; aren't you afraid I won't keep my word?"

Bai Yiyi is scared.

External electronic devices have no signal in the eerie instance, but the Traveler System is still usable.

Even if the two become system friends, it is still just another form of online contact and does not provide any guarantee.

But Qi Xie's easy agreement at this moment was inconsistent with his cautious behavior just now.

This made her suspect that the other party was just making up an excuse to get rid of her.

However, Qi Xie tilted his head and revealed a meaningful and eerie smile.

"I'm not worried about you skipping out on the bill, believe me, and you'd better not even think about it."

Qi Xie's white teeth gleamed with a chilling light:

"Otherwise, I'll find you no matter where you are, and then come to collect the debt. As for what kind of debt it is... hehehe."

Bai Yiyi shivered, nodded, and, not daring to ask any more questions, turned and followed the group.

Watching Bai Yiyi disappear down the corridor, Qi Xie's expression finally fell, revealing a miserable look.

Why is he the only one who is poor, overworked, and on the verge of death?

Leaving aside the coercion from the evil god, he had just moved out of his rented apartment and didn't even have a place to live. He had been staying in a budget hotel for the past few days.

Although he theoretically has two million, in reality, based on the information he has seen on the system forum these days, the exchange of Strange Points for real-world assets is extremely rare.

This is not because bizarre points are not valuable; on the contrary, it is because bizarre points are extremely valuable.

For the Weird Walker, every time they enter a Weird Dungeon, it's a gamble with their life.

Therefore, the most important thing is to buy potions, sealing items, and other items that are useful in the strange dungeons, or to upgrade skills.

Therefore, in most cases, it is real assets that are exchanged for Strange Points, and this situation is extremely rare because almost no one sells Strange Points.

Of course, Qi Xie has the backing of the Evil God, which is of unknown value. Relying on the "blessing" method, it seems that the strange points are easier for him to obtain than real assets. After all, the "blessing" that the Evil God casually throws out is a very popular item in the traveler circle.

The problem is, evil gods aren't like cheat codes or cheat codes.

Those "gifts" may seem to come easily, but the price behind them is actually much heavier.

This "gift" forces him to bring back three times the amount of strange energy as last time, and he hasn't even reached half of the target yet.

Furthermore, even if they manage to gather enough indicators this time, as the evil god awakens to a higher level, no one knows whether the evil god will require higher-level strange energy. How will Qi Xie deal with that?

If one uses the methods of an evil god to quickly become stronger, it will also raise the requirements of the evil god again.

Every gift of fate comes with a price already secretly marked on it.

This price is his life.

Like a never-ending race, he was forced to rob Peter to pay Paul, constantly running around, and his final destination might be the stomach of an evil god or death in some bizarre instance.

Therefore, strengthening himself through the Walker System is also important to him, as it slows down the rate at which the evil god's demands increase, giving him time to catch his breath.

The oddity point is also extremely important to him; at most, it's for emergencies, and he would never be foolish enough to exchange it for money casually.

Rubbing his face, Qi Xie let out a long breath.

Bai Yiyi's appearance came at just the right time for him, solving his immediate problem. After all, what he needed most right now was money, and it was really difficult to get by in the human world without it.

He now believes a saying he saw online.

Ninety-nine percent of life's difficulties can be solved with money; the remaining one percent is due to not having enough money.

"At least the money problem is temporarily solved."

Qi Xie composed himself and brought his thoughts back to the instance:

"Then we can focus on meeting our targets."

As he spoke, he went to another door and kicked it!

boom! ! !

The force of the kick broke the door lock, and the door slammed against the wall with a loud bang.

However, the next second, when Qi Xie turned his gaze to the room, his eyes suddenly narrowed.

The room was simply furnished, just like Qi Xie's room on the first floor: a wooden table, a wooden chair, a solid low bed, a flat but slightly moldy sheet, a small cabinet next to the bed, and the toilet to the left of the entrance, with the door open, revealing the sink and toilet.

But precisely because of its simple layout, the whole thing can be seen at a glance.

There's no space here to hide anything strange, unless it's hidden in the toilet.

Qi Xie paused for a moment, then actually lifted the toilet lid to take a look.

As expected, there was nothing there.

"No way..."

Qi Xie's face darkened, and an ominous premonition rose in his heart.

He strode out the door, quickly arrived at another room, and kicked it hard.

This room is equally clear at a glance, with the same layout and the same quietness.

There was nothing strange about it.

"Oh no..."

Qi Xie's face was ashen, and he silently quickened his pace.

As the doors opened one by one, Qi Xie quickly searched the entire second floor. During this time, he did see some objects tainted with strange energy through his [Unconcealed Vision], seemingly caused by the strange things that had once lived in these rooms, but there was still no strange thing present.

"So actually, the commotion just now should have attracted all the tenants on the second floor. The rules say there are tenants on the second floor, but it's not full."

As his thoughts gradually cleared, the gloom in Qi Xie's heart remained.

The strange energy he's currently capturing is far from meeting the criteria for an evil god; the little bit of strange energy he just searched is simply a drop in the ocean.

In the live stream, everyone could see Qi Xie's expressions and actions.

"What's that guy doing? It's like he's sweeping the place up!"

"It seems they're not satisfied with just those, and are actively looking for other strange occurrences?"

"This streamer—no, this guy—is truly an unprecedented oddball. People over there run away as soon as they see something supernatural. But here, he can't find anything to kill, and he's getting really anxious."

"You know... what if this guy has some kind of system that makes him stronger by catching ghosts? Or maybe he's just an employee of the legendary underworld, here to boost his performance quota?"

"Hey upstairs, the most important thing for you right now is to uninstall Tomato Novel."

Qi Xie had already searched the area and confirmed that there was nothing else on the second floor, so he reluctantly headed towards the stairwell.

The first floor was left to be searched by others, the second floor was cleaned up, and what was left was the third floor.

The rules state that the third floor is the living area for Anne's family, but it also says that Anne wanders around the hotel during the day, so it's unclear whether Anne is on the third floor at this time.

Qi Xie picked up the Blood Axe and stepped onto the stairs to the third floor.