Chapter 45

【The book has fallen off the chart, but luckily it squeezed to the edge of the chart. Please continue to click, recommend, and collect! I only realized today that the recommendation I thought would be on Tuesday is actually on Wednesday... which means I have to go without for two more days... rolling on the ground, begging for support and focus!】

In the NPC world, there was such a legend...

This black leather certificate, adorned with strange symbols, was an invitation from the Grim Reaper, a being that bridged the realms of the living and the dead. Using it, you could see and experience a world beyond imagination! But your soul would be trapped in that world, unable to escape...

This was the legend of the world, but Dugu Fu, who knew the truth, shed tears. Although they lived in the same world, the NPC world and the player world were ultimately different.

The Japanese and English text on the black leather book, if translated, should read: "Invitation from the Grim Reaper," more precisely, "Invitation to the Grim Reaper's World." Holding this invitation, one could enter the Grim Reaper's world for an adventure.

It was a world governed by rules, with great risks, testing one's intelligence rather than physical strength. An NPC who entered without knowing the world's rules would certainly meet a dead end.

Such a world was created by humans to enhance control without disrupting the balance of the game's main world, a small recreational space.

In the past, this would have been extremely valuable. Invitations that could transport people to other worlds were exceedingly rare, and the rewards for success were quite practical.

But now?

He only had one life left. In such a high-risk world, if he were to die... there would be no future! After some thought, Dugu Fu sighed and tucked the invitation away.

Continue stealing! Never stop stealing!

The second-generation military brat indeed had many good things. After a few more attempts, he stole an eight-slot weightless backpack; a little later, he found a four-slot time extension pack.

"Damn!" Seeing the time extension pack, Hong Qingsong ground his teeth and spat out a mouthful of blood, "You, you'll pay for this! I'll remember this! I'll definitely come back! I'll definitely find you!" He shouted hoarsely, then there was a muffled sound, and his head drooped, blood flowing from his seven orifices, and he lay still.

"Damn!" It was Dugu Fu's turn to be frustrated.

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Even with all his bones shattered, Hong Qingsong still died, possibly by suicide.

He couldn't be kept after all! Dugu Fu sighed, immediately prying open the man's mouth to check, but found nothing... The most common method of suicide in such situations was to hide a poison sac in the teeth. But Hong Qingsong's teeth were intact, not a single one broken. Moreover, for players, even very low-level ones, almost no poison could directly kill them.

Looking at the blood flowing from Hong Qingsong's seven orifices and recalling the muffled sound before his death, Dugu Fu suddenly had an idea. He looked around and dragged the body into the roadside bushes.

Li Shier had already looted everything from the player and was about to tell his younger brother that it was his turn to perform, but upon seeing Dugu Fu's actions, he instinctively followed. He then saw his younger brother raise his knife and cut off Hong Qingsong's large, fat head: "Younger brother, what are you doing?"

Dugu Fu didn't answer, continuing to swing his knife. In a few cuts, he broke open Hong Qingsong's skull, revealing the inside.

"This, this is..." Li Shier was stunned, "How did it become like this?"

The brain should have been like tofu, but now it was like tofu that had been spun in a washing machine. From the mushy brain, Dugu Fu used the tip of his knife to pick out several metal fragments and said, "Tsk, this is an implanted suicide device, something the Celestials have been researching to allow immortals to escape any situation through suicide..."

Due to the special nature of player characters, their rejection ability was extremely strong, and they would quickly recover from any injury. This seemingly simple device had never been successful. But it was unexpected...

So, Hong Qingsong could have escaped and avoided the subsequent humiliation... He stayed behind to figure out who he really was, didn't he? Dugu Fu broke out in a cold sweat, thankful he hadn't gotten carried away and removed the mask covering his face! Thank goodness!

But why did he commit suicide again? He could have held out longer and continued to look for opportunities. Dugu Fu's mind raced, and he opened the time extension pack.

Sure enough, this was a huge windfall! No wonder he committed suicide; even a second-generation military brat couldn't bear it! He couldn't take it anymore!

He had stolen three items from Hong Qingsong, all of them top-notch. The invitation to the Grim Reaper's world aside, the weightless backpack was the best of its kind, capable of completely eliminating the weight of items, almost as good as the system backpack. The final extension pack was also a type of backpack, but it was not worn on the waist; instead, it was placed inside another backpack, occupying one slot.

Extension packs were even rarer than backpacks because with this item, a player's backpack slots were virtually infinite! Even among players, they were extremely rare.

The only downside to this item was its low security!

The few backpacks Dugu Fu could steal were all in an idle state; backpacks with items inside couldn't be put into other backpacks. The extension pack was different; once obtained, the items inside came with it. It was like stealing a wallet from a handbag, where the money, bank cards, and documents all came with it.

Moreover, this was a time extension pack!

What did a time extension pack mean?

A spatial backpack could ignore spatial constraints; a weightless backpack could negate the effects of gravity; a time extension pack, as the name suggested, could ignore the effects of time. Hot food placed inside would remain hot when taken out; fresh fruits and vegetables would not spoil for years. Because of this characteristic, the focus was not on the bag itself but on what was inside!

What did Hong Qingsong put in the time extension pack?

A fresh, plump, fully intact, and still damp ginseng root; a bundle of twisted, gnarled, and oozing blood-red resin fresh wood; a pile of thick, meaty, and still bloody striped bones; a jar of crystal-clear, finger-sized grains of rice.

As Dugu Fu pulled out each item, even Li Shier was visibly moved: "A thousand-year-old ginseng! A true dragon blood tree! A tiger king's bone! Top-grade kung fu rice! Younger brother... you are truly a lucky general!"

Indeed, the ginseng root was actually a thousand-year-old ginseng. Just this one root was worth a fortune! The other three items in the pack were no less valuable than the thousand-year-old ginseng, as evident from Li Shier's reaction. These were the top-tier materials that could be obtained in the Republic of China's master world.

"Alas, it's just a pity..." Dugu Fu still lamented the escape of Hong Qingsong.

Li Shier patted him on the back: "Younger brother, it's important to know when to be content."

Dugu Fu thought about it and agreed. With these gains, his efforts were not in vain. What more could he ask for?

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