To Xu Youyou, unsolvable specters could be exchanged for Contribution points.
And Contribution points had many uses!
The most important of which was gaining another opportunity to enter Sin Hunter City to acquire a second rule.
Secondly, they could be used to purchase many precious items in the system's mall, such as Rule Sublimation Stones.
They could even be exchanged for money!
One point could be exchanged for one million.
“It's fine if we kill fewer players in the early stages, as long as we can get more unsolvable specters to exchange for Contribution.”
“Once our dungeon is promoted to a Two-Star dungeon, we'll get five Contribution points every time we wipe out a team of players. That's a fivefold increase compared to now!”
“Additionally, we can set path of survival quests. When that time comes, we can keep the living players and turn them into dungeon puppets, and we can sell those puppets to earn Contribution points...”
Zuo Lin'an naturally knew all of this, but knowing it didn't mean it was easy to achieve.
“The first step is always the hardest.”
Feng Xingyun was a bit puzzled upon hearing this. “The difficulty level of a dungeon can be upgraded?”
“I remember that the difficulty level of a dungeon is related to the number of rules the specters possess, as well as the number of specters themselves?”
Zuo Lin'an gave a brief reply, “Only those like Youyou and me can do it. In most cases, the dungeon difficulty is fixed.”
Hearing this, Feng Xingyun was still somewhat confused.
“Could you explain?”
Zuo Lin'an thought for a moment. “You want to know? It's not impossible, but now is not the time. I'll explain it to you in detail once we get back.”
After all, in the future, he would need Feng Xingyun to act as an NPC in his dungeon, so he would eventually have to let him know everything.
Feng Xingyun didn't press further. “Alright.”
In truth, there were still many things he didn't understand.
For instance, the specters in Daily Dungeons seemed to be vastly different from those in National War Dungeons.
For example, the specters in National War Dungeons didn't seem to have any specific Death Rules; they simply went on a killing spree the moment they entered the Scarlet Dream.
On the other hand, the specters in Daily Dungeons had numerous restrictions.
Xu Youyou nudged Zuo Lin'an with his elbow.
“Brother An, didn't you kill Zhang Shenli earlier? I remember there was a bounty on him on the forum. There was also one on Ming Ruofeng... oh, wait, I mean Feng Xingyun.”
Zuo Lin'an nodded.
“Yes. Killing Zhang Shenli grants five Contribution points. If he could have been traded alive, it would have been ten Contribution points. Too bad he's already dead.”
He had thought of the bounty when he killed Zhang Shenli, but at the time, he hadn't known the principal would let them choose a player to take away.
Xu Youyou's gaze landed on Feng Xingyun.
“This guy is still alive. Trading him alive should yield ten Contribution points, right?”
Feng Xingyun looked at Zuo Lin'an, calmly waiting for his response.
Zuo Lin'an shook his head. “No need. I'm not that desperate for Contribution points.”
“But as for you... since you remembered the bounties, why didn't you choose Gu Hedao? Zhang Shenli is dead, but he isn't.”
“If you had chosen him, you could have traded him alive to the dungeon boss who posted the bounty and received fifteen Contribution points. He's the one with the highest value.”
Five Contribution points higher than a living Feng Xingyun!
Xu Youyou spread his hands and sighed.
“At the time, I was thinking of snatching him up quickly to make a free fifteen Contribution points, but who would've thought I'd still end up a step too late.”
As they spoke, the two of them happened to walk near the bus platform and spotted other dungeon bosses who were also waiting for the bus. The most conspicuous among them was...
A woman standing on the edge of the non-motorized vehicle lane behind the platform. Behind her was a somewhat disheveled Gu Hedao, and she was currently speaking to a middle-aged man.
This woman was none other than An Mu.
Zuo Lin'an turned to look at Xu Youyou. “So, she beat you to it?”
Xu Youyou was green with envy.
Zuo Lin'an found it hard to believe.
“I remember An Mu was assigned to a different dungeon line. Gu Hedao is also in his youthful appearance right now, so there's no way she could have recognized his identity instantly.”
“Even so, she still beat you to it?”
Xu Youyou gritted his teeth. He didn't know what to say. But getting beaten to the punch was a fact. No matter how unwilling he felt, he had no choice but to accept this outcome.
Yet, despite his anger, his curiosity got the better of him, and he dragged Zuo Lin'an over.
“We agreed on fifteen Contribution points for trading the living player Gu Hedao. What? Are you trying to back out now?”
The middle-aged man replied, “No, it's just that I feel this one is a bit too young. It looks a little strange.”
Seeing that the other party wasn't trying to back out of the deal, An Mu's expression softened slightly.
“Of course he's young!”
“He was previously chosen for the Lingyang First High School dungeon. You know that all players entering this dungeon are forced to take on the appearance of a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old.”
“Now that he failed to clear it and has become a puppet, he will always remain in this state from now on.”
An Mu turned to look at them. First, she greeted Zuo Lin'an in a normal tone, and then she looked at Xu Youyou with a smile, her expression filled with a hint of teasing.
“Oh, look who it is.”
“Isn't this Student Xu, whom I beat to the punch?”
Xu Youyou instantly flared up in anger.
“You have the nerve to say that? It was clearly me who first—”
With a smug, irritating grin, An Mu waved her hand impatiently. “Alright, alright, I still need to complete my transaction. Go cool off somewhere else.”
“Wait for me, I'll treat you guys to a meal later.”
Xu Youyou was about to rush forward to duel An Mu on the spot, but fortunately, Zuo Lin'an held him back.
An Mu turned back to look at the middle-aged man.
“Well?”
“Are the Contribution points ready? Fifteen points, not a single one less.”
After confirming Gu Hedao's identity, the middle-aged man paid the fifteen Contribution points without hesitation and led away the somewhat dazed Gu Hedao.
Feng Xingyun had been watching closely from the very beginning.
He had probably never imagined in his life that...
...Gu Hedao, a Xiantian Rank martial artist of noble status and highly respected position who had accompanied the Great Xuan Dynasty's Emperor, Xuan Jingyuan, for decades, would actually be reduced to a commodity that could be traded at will.
As for himself...
He had also heard just now that his living self seemed to be worth ten Contribution points.
At this moment, he felt somewhat fortunate that he had taken the initiative to follow Zuo Lin'an, because this person valued his temperament and ability.
If he had been taken by anyone else...
For example, the woman named An Mu in front of him.
Even though she clearly knew Gu Hedao's capabilities, she still traded him away without any hesitation.
An Mu checked her Contribution points on her phone, unable to hide the massive grin on her face. Seeing this, Xu Youyou was absolutely furious.
Deciding that out of sight meant out of mind, he dragged Zuo Lin'an toward the bus platform.
An Mu waved at them. “Hey, don't go! I still want to treat you guys to a meal!”
Xu Youyou yelled back, “Eat my foot! I'm going back!”
Zuo Lin'an also found it rather amusing.
However, now was indeed not the time to go to dinner with An Mu, as their bus had arrived.
The specter bus slowly pulled up to the platform. Only those who had purchased bus tickets could board, and at this hour, only Zuo Lin'an's group of four had bought tickets.
Thus, after picking them up, the vehicle slowly started and drove away from the school.
Rate on N.U.
