Gao Ming honestly replied, "Randomly drawing items from white to gold quality."
Bai Ye was stunned for a moment, nearly spitting out a mouthful of old blood.
The Evil Spirit Group were all gamblers!
Wish tasks were structured such that the rewards had an upper limit. Therefore, one must first select wish tasks that had the highest potential to yield gold-quality items.
For instance, Bai Ye had just completed a wish task, wishing for an item that could currently enhance his abilities.
This type of wish covered the range from white to gold quality.
However, if Bai Ye had wished for a gold-quality item that could currently enhance his abilities, it would not have been permissible. While the reward could potentially include such an item, the wish itself had restrictions.
Furthermore, for tasks with an upper limit of red quality, it was even more out of the question; random draws would not yield those items.
Bai Ye had exploited a loophole that wasn't quite a bug. Both the Phoenix Feather and the Mechanical Heart were gold-quality items, meaning there was no quality randomization, only item randomization.
The Evil Spirit Group played the game this way: they found wish tasks with an upper limit of gold quality but imposed restrictions on the wish. The quality of the reward would decrease based on the content of the wish.
Therefore, the Evil Spirit Group did not specify the wish content and instead directly requested a random draw of items from white to gold quality. This allowed them to reach the gold-quality reward cap.
So, first, they gambled on the upper limit with wish stones, and then they gambled on gold quality with the wish rewards...
Bai Ye felt this was a completely insane approach, and this method of wishing was likely to ruin the wish task altogether.
Yet, they not only did it but also succeeded.
Bai Ye took a deep breath and said, "Tell me, how do you want to increase the price?"
Gao Ming replied, "Add intelligence on three forbidden zones, and try to trap the people of the Hidden Dragon Association within them. Well, at least trap them for a while, or force the Hidden Dragon Association to deploy other experts for rescue. Also, there's a place called Ghost Tower on the third level, and a Boss there that I'll need you to deal with."
Bai Ye stated, "So, I'll have to kill at least half of them."
Gao Ming responded, "That's for you to judge."
Bai Ye mused, "There will be conflict anyway, so naturally, I'll kill them. As for the Ghost Tower, it's not a big problem."
Gao Ming asked, "You know about the Ghost Tower? It's a hidden location. I was planning to tell you about it."
Bai Ye replied, "Kill the Earth Spider from the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade, right?"
Gao Ming nodded, "After defeating the Boss, there's a treasure chest. One of our members has a hidden quest. The rewards from the treasure chest will be randomly distributed then; everyone gets what they get, depending on their luck."
"Agreed!" Bai Ye said, "Additionally, I require you to let me see everything you have in the virtual game."
Gao Ming was taken aback, "Huh?"
Bai Ye clarified, "Just a look."
Gao Ming was puzzled, "Why do you need to see it?"
Bai Ye pursed his lips. Why see it? Because he was going to exploit another bug, but that was difficult to say.
So, Bai Ye thought for a moment and said, "I'll pick three items you don't want from each level. After all, since I'm going in there, I can't come out empty-handed, right? I don't want to waste time collecting things. You can only bring three items per level anyway. If I pick the items you don't want, it saves time, doesn't it?"
Gao Ming replied, "That's not a problem."
Gao Ming didn't need to ask for approval for this. Items that couldn't be brought out were worthless anyway. If Bai Ye wanted them, he could have them.
Gao Ming continued, "However, the red-quality items on the third level might not be enough. Of course, the Hidden Dragon Association doesn't have enough either. So, there's a struggle centered around the third level, but no one has touched the Boss on the third level yet."
"Alright, I understand," Bai Ye said. "By the way, I'm quite far from that area, about a ten-day journey. Can you hold out? Or will the Hidden Dragon Association complete the third-level Boss strategy and leave before I arrive?"
Gao Ming responded, "I'll send you some things via Big Mouth Gull delivery."
Bai Ye nodded, "Good!"
...
Bai Ye hung up the phone and continued his journey.
After about half a day, Bai Ye entered a cultivation area and found a place called Leizhou at the foot of a mountain.
Leizhou was a neutral zone because it housed a cultivation sect called the Thunderclap Hall.
The name was somewhat vulgar, very much like a martial arts sect in a wuxia world, and the kind that was considered third-rate, appearing only to be beaten up by minor characters.
However, the Thunderclap Hall was indeed a genuine cultivation sect. Its sect leader, Luo Rulie, was a rare master of Earth Path cultivation.
Therefore, Bai Ye found an inn and locked himself in his room.
Bai Ye's objective was, of course, the Intermediate Gene Modification Cell Fluid.
He took out a syringe and injected it. A violent pain then swept through Bai Ye's entire body. His pores widened continuously, and blood seeped out.
The skin-tearing sensation lasted for nearly ten minutes before gradually subsiding.
Then...
Regarding the random attributes, Strength increased by 22 points, the lowest. Speed increased by 30 points, Constitution by 28 points, and Spirit attributes exploded, reaching the maximum of 50 points.
Of course, the most important thing was the opening of the second gene gate.
However, there was no surprise or particular joy. The probability of opening the second gene gate was 70%. Bai Ye felt that no matter how unlucky he was, he couldn't possibly fail at such a probability.
The reality proved that Bai Ye was somewhat unlucky, but not completely so.
Next, he injected the second dose of the fluid, and then...
Facts once again proved that Bai Ye was somewhat unlucky, but not completely so.
Because the second injection failed.
Bai Ye did not hesitate and immediately injected the restorative fluid, restoring his genetic cells to their pre-injection state.
Then there was the last dose of the fluid, but no restorative fluid left.
The 35% chance made Bai Ye a little nervous, but...
Can a person fall twice in the same place?
Moreover, theoretically, since he had already failed once, wouldn't the principle of 'padding the blade' mean it should succeed?
Bai Ye gritted his teeth and pointed the syringe at his arm again.
As the fluid was injected into his body, the painful sensation returned. And because it was the third gene gate, the tearing, intense pain was clearly stronger than the feeling when opening the first two gene gates.
Bai Ye knelt on the ground, and then...
Bang, bang, bang!
Bai Ye repeatedly banged his forehead against the ground, gritting his teeth. In fact, due to the excessive force, blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
However, Bai Ye knew this was good news.
It was about to succeed!
If it failed, the pain during body modification would not last as long; it would end quickly, and then the side effects would kick in, still causing pain.
But the absence of intermittent relief indicated that the modification was ongoing!
"You have successfully used Intermediate Gene Modification Cell Fluid. The third gene gate has been opened."
"Your Strength attribute has increased by 41 points, Speed by 33 points, Constitution by 26 points, and Spirit by 48 points."
Bai Ye vaguely saw the words appearing on the light screen, then with satisfaction...
He passed out!
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