Chapter 1619: Chapter 1619: Plants with Mental Interference Effects
There were more than just these three photographs.
The thick photo album, with six photos per page, was almost completely filled. And it wasn’t just women; about a third were good-looking men.
“That death was too easy for him,” Chi Xian recognized the prop in the photo as the one used by that Rank-B player wrapped in cloth earlier, and said, “Dragging him out to whip the corpse wouldn’t be excessive.”
“What a variety of people,” Tong Qi flipped through a few more pages, frowning, “These people look young, probably in their twenties.”
“What kind of person can’t be found in the game?” Young Master Mo walked over with Scarred Glasses, glanced at the album, “If you’ve seen the Cannibal Player forums, you’d know this is nothing.”
Tong Qi looked at him strangely, “What, so there’s someone more perverted than him and that makes him not perverted? What’s the point of comparing.”
While speaking, he threw the album aside.
Young Master Mo sat down next to them, not interfering with their actions.
After a while, Xu Huo stopped his busy movements, not looking at the two, and said directly, “If you have something to say, just say it.”
Young Master Mo pointed to the covered box, “Can this item be resold to me? I’ll offer thirty million.”
Xu Huo finally raised his head to look at them, “What do you want this for? What’s inside isn’t anything good.”
“It indeed may not be anything good and is of no use to you. Why not sell it to me,” Young Master Mo said, “I won’t beat around the bush. This box looks familiar, so I want to take it back for research.”
“Thirty million is too little,” Tong Qi chimed in beside him, “At least say fifty million.”
“Why don’t you tell me this box’s origin, and I’ll reconsider,” Xu Huo tossed away the ‘junk’ in his hand.
Young Master Mo’s face darkened, “You won’t sell it.”
Xu Huo smiled, “Correct, but you can sell me the information you know.”
Young Master Mo’s face darkened, “There’s no value in continuing this discussion then.”
Xu Huo didn’t say much more and continued to focus on tidying up the items on the ground.
Not long after, there was new information from Beneath the Dimension, it was Yan Jiayu’s reply.
“There’s no problem fitting your items, my luggage compartment is large. Do you have any Rank-A props you can lend me? Since the Demon-Subduing Pestle broke, I haven’t found anything as handy, and the other props are too low level to withstand use.”
Without a second thought, Xu Huo transmitted the metal box to her through Beneath the Dimension, along with three newly acquired Rank-A props, which included the “Miracle of Strength” shaped like a wolf fang club, a metal arm guard that adapts to arm size and perfectly fits for both attack and defense called “Fist of Justice”, and a Willow Blade.
All three props were suitable for close combat, especially for someone like Yan Jiayu who favored violent output. Moreover, she had been trained in martial arts since childhood and knew a bit about sticks, swords, and hand-to-hand techniques. Xu Huo wasn’t particularly skilled at close combat, and these props might take time to adapt to, not being handy enough for him.
“Wolf Fang Club is amazing!” Yan Jiayu quickly replied, “I’ll borrow yours for now, and after I finish this instance, I’ll send you a local specialty. The specialties here are quite interesting.”
Xu Huo closed his personal interface.
Next to him, Young Master Mo, seeing that he had dealt with the metal box, looked displeased but didn’t say anything.
“Actually, it’s not so hard to understand that box.” Chi Xian spoke slowly at this point, “The thorn pattern isn’t unique; even in Beneath the Dimension, you can find plenty of them. What’s unique is the special power emanating from the box, which should give anyone who sees it an oppressive feeling unless they have an empty mind.”
Xu Huo assumed a listening posture.
Chi Xian glanced at Young Master Mo and continued, “The box itself is made of good quality metal, but the thorn pattern seems to be alive.”
“I’ve heard that in a high-risk zone, there appeared a lot of mutant plants capable of disturbing one’s mind, and they are extremely resilient. It’s said that even if you just cut off a part of them, they can survive for a long time, and the mental interference persists.”
“It’s said that many players who went into the high-risk zone for samples ended up killing each other; whether they were mentally deranged or lost in illusions, mistaking allies for enemies, is unknown.”
“The samples brought back weren’t completely without danger either, many unrelated people died when the protection wasn’t sufficient. At the time, these mutant plants were rumored to be godly, and it was said that anyone affected by them would eventually go insane.”
“But later, they were used as decoration and protection on some special items.”
“Simply put, this thing has a certain secrecy function, but it’s not too strong. It’s just unknown if there’s something similar inside.”
“I see,” Xu Huo nodded slightly, “Whoever can obtain these mutant plants and handle them properly must be quite skilled in the game.”
Chi Xian snapped his fingers, “You can further narrow it down. Ultimately, this isn’t something particularly useful; it’s only those bored and extravagantly wasteful wealthy families or nobles who would do something like this.”
As he spoke, he turned to Young Master Mo and asked with a sly smile, “Don’t you agree?”
Young Master Mo remained silent with a composed face, knowing that since the item wouldn’t end up in his hands, there was no point in saying more.
“Who knows what’s in the box? Maybe you’ll hit the jackpot and turn your fortunes around!” Chi Xian teased deliberately.
Anything that can be offered for fifty million must at least be worth something.
Xu Huo ended the topic, taking out the live bacteria sample and compatible breeding manual he had just found, handing a set to Chi Xian, “These things are quite interesting.”
Chi Xian accepted them with great interest.
“Brother Xu, you’re so generous. Can you spare me some things from here?” Tong Qi shamelessly asked, “After all, some things you don’t want, and I’m poor, I won’t refuse anything.”
Most of the sufficiently valuable items had already been taken or sold by Xu Huo; the remaining were low-value personal collections, which wouldn’t fetch a good price even if sold.
Xu Huo made a “go ahead” gesture.
“A Rank-B player’s luggage compartment must be worth some White Notes,” Tong Qi laughed heartily.
While dealing with these things, dozens of pairs of eyes occasionally glanced over, seeing that Xu Huo had no objection to Tong Qi taking a share. A beautiful female player and a dark-faced player discreetly moved closer, rummaging through the items on the side.
Unexpectedly, they managed to find something too; the dark-faced player discovered a ‘Treasure Map’ from a stack of maps.
The map was labeled as a “Treasure Map,” but it was actually a traffic route map of a certain city.
“What’s the point of specifically writing ‘Treasure Map’?” the dark-faced player asked.
The beautiful female player lifted her head to take a look, “There’s no address or marker; it’s unknown where it is. Even if there’s really a treasure, it’s impossible to find it.”
“Any good stuff a player has should be carried with them normally; don’t bother with this stuff.”