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Chapter 17: The Capriciousness of Fate Yin Yang City
During a certain period, nearly everyone had about forty minutes of rest, allowing the team led by Lian Yun to fight tirelessly like a machine.
However, even so, the amount of Gray Spirit Coins they accumulated in one session was only around Three Thousand. By morning, after nearly ten sessions of battle, their total Gray Spirit Coin count barely reached thirty thousand. On the other hand, they had collected a substantial amount of Black Spirit Coins, totaling around two to three hundred thousand, filling half a backpack.
After twenty-four sessions, their harvest was approximately seventy thousand Gray Spirit Coins. It wasn't until two days later that Lian Yun finally signed contracts with Shihai Yong and Bai Yuancheng.
Subsequently, Two Ghostly Beasts were directly absorbed into the Ring Ghost Group that Lian Yun wore around his neck and never emerged again.
By the afternoon of the third day, the team that had fought almost continuously for three nights finally ceased to engage with that contact point. They packed their belongings and, after collecting all their Spirit Coins, Lian Yun shouldered a heavy backpack and returned to the village alone.
The harvest of Gray Spirit Coins amounted to about two hundred thousand, with Lian Yun spending nearly one hundred fifty thousand on contracts with Shihai Yong and Bai Yuancheng. The Black Spirit Coin count increased by over two million.
Notably, throughout this endeavor, Lian Yun's team had killed nearly five hundred thousand Grizzly Bears yet did not obtain a single piece of Soul Material.
This clearly demonstrated just how elusive Soul Material could be.
However, Lian Yun did not mind the lack of Soul Material. He initially intended to give all his Black Spirit Coins to Joseph, but Joseph refused them outright and even declined the Gray Spirit Coins as if all their efforts over these three days had been in vain.
In response, Lian Yun merely smiled lightly and accepted Joseph's goodwill.
Upon returning to the novice village, he first encountered Ma Wenlong. Over the past three days, Ma Wenlong had exchanged over ten thousand Black Spirit Coins for nearly two hundred bottles of spirit liquid. While this was a considerable amount, it was still far from sufficient.
It should be noted that Lian Yun's team consisted of six members; even so, they only had around sixty to seventy thousand Gray Spirit Coins at that moment. This illustrated just how daunting a task it would be to gather one hundred thousand Gray Spirit Coins.
Thus, Joseph proactively offered assistance by giving Lian Yun all the nearly five hundred bottles of spirit liquid he had previously collected. He then took his Black Spirit Coins to set up a stall or trade with acquaintances, willing to take losses if necessary.
In just three hours, the novice village itself had hardly changed, but the number of people had shifted dramatically.
Although Lian Yun had not spent much time in the novice village, even a brief glance allowed him to remember many faces of both humans and spirits.
However, in just three hours, Lian Yun did not recognize many familiar faces.
Thinking about it, Lian Yun understood. With one or two groups of people, each consisting of two to three hundred individuals, that could easily amount to five or six hundred. If these newcomers intended to stay in the novice village for three months without leaving, then the village could potentially host fifty to sixty thousand people and spirits. Such a number would make the novice village extremely crowded.
When Lian Yun arrived, there were only a few hundred people, which indicated that many had completed two or three tasks and hurriedly left. Others might have been killed by Chaos Beasts in the wild or robbed and slaughtered by others.
However, considering that this was Yin Yang City, Lian Yun decided not to dwell on those issues.
Song Hansong, Tian Shou, and Ma Wenlong were also setting up stalls, trying to purchase as much spirit liquid as possible.
The reason Lian Yun and the others returned to the village in the afternoon was that during the evening, a new wave of newcomers would arrive. They hoped to exchange for a significant amount of spirit liquid at high prices.
When the new batch of newcomers arrived, Lian Yun received a so-called interception mission.
"Prevent newcomers from entering the novice village. One minute of obstruction rewards ten Black Spirit Coins. Two minutes rewards thirty Black Spirit Coins. Three minutes rewards fifty Black Spirit Coins. Four minutes rewards one hundred Black Spirit Coins. Five minutes rewards two hundred Black Spirit Coins."
Lian Yun calculated that if four to five hundred people obstructed two to three hundred newcomers for five minutes, that would yield one hundred thousand Black Spirit Coins. If those two to three hundred newcomers were blocked for five minutes, it would be nearly impossible for them to complete their first task, resulting in a penalty of Three Thousand Black Spirit Coins.
For two to three hundred people, that meant penalties totaling eight or nine hundred thousand.
Indeed, Yin Yang City knew how to do business.
Lian Yun felt a sense of longing, but he didn't dwell on it. Naturally, he had no intention of participating in the obstruction mission and instead focused on absorbing the Gray Spirit Coin.
He aimed to fill his Yin-Yang Stage, or Dantian space, as much as possible to maximize his strength for an extended period.
As night approached, with less than three minutes remaining before the Old Village Chief assigned the mission, Lian Yun finally regrouped with the others in front of the Old Village Chief.
Ma Wenlong and Joseph handed Lian Yun four backpacks. One was filled with buns, another contained various items like oil lamps and hoes, a third held over two thousand bottles of spirit liquid, and the last contained tens of thousands of Gray Spirit Coins.
Joseph said, "There aren't many places near our novice village where one can earn a hundred thousand Gray Spirit Coins in ten minutes. Even if Mr. White takes us to where you mentioned, we can't quickly kill hundreds of Grizzly Bears due to the large trees blocking our way. So I believe your mission is likely in a Dungeon—a separate area."
"Just in case, we've prepared these items for you. We hope they help!"
"Thank you!" After expressing his gratitude, Lian Yun looked at Ma Wenlong and the others. "While I'm away, please follow Mr. Joseph and report your recent gains to him first before discussing how to divide them."
"Mr. White is being too polite!"
Lian Yun smiled slightly. "I appreciate Joseph's kindness; it's noted in my heart. However, I don't have a habit of letting my friends suffer losses." — Even though I haven't had many friends in my life.
Joseph didn't know what else to say; he simply nodded, feeling a bit disappointed. It seemed he sensed that Mr. Baiyun didn't wish to deepen their friendship.
Lian Yun didn't think much of it and turned to approach the Old Village Chief.
"Do you accept the mission?"
"Yes!"
"Did you really prepare for so long? Could it be that I misjudged you?"
The Old Village Chief's expression changed, and he began to scrutinize Lian Yun with distrust.
What happened to the atmosphere? Lian Yun felt quite strange, even bewildered.
Before Lian Yun could respond, the Old Village Chief suddenly tapped his cane on the ground, and a plain stone door rose from the earth.
"You can enter and exit this stone door at will within ten hours. The Gray Spirit Coins you obtain inside will be forcibly collected until you reach a total of one million."
This...
It seems that cleverness has backfired!
If entry is unrestricted, then Lian Yun probably didn't need to rush to collect Gray Spirit Coins to exchange for so much spirit liquid; he could take his time gathering them over ten hours!
However, Lian Yun wasn't troubled by that. What truly concerned him was the ever-changing rules of Yin Yang City.
(End of Chapter)
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