Chapter 46

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It took no more than a few minutes for the player army to be completely routed!

The battle happened so suddenly. Although many players tried to escape when they saw the situation was bad, the disparity in combat strength was too great! By the time they realized they had to run, it was already too late. Out of a hundred or so people, not a single one escaped; all lay dead on the road!

After the battle ended, it was naturally time to divide the spoils. It wasn't just the items mentioned earlier; don't forget that death results in drops. Although the items were relatively common, the sheer quantity made up for it. Besides Hong Qingsong, there were over a hundred corpses, all of them experts, and all of them dropped something.

Li Shier gathered up the common drops, and Dugu Fu quickly used his "Empty Hand" technique to sweep up the hidden drops. Bags, manuals, healing potions, materials, currency... all sorts of things, too many to list.

Gathering the items into a pile, Dugu Fu called out, "Come, come, come, let's divide the spoils! Without Brother's persistence, this battle wouldn't have happened; without Senior Gong's intervention, we couldn't have turned the tide and won such a resounding victory! Of course, if it weren't for my 'Empty Hand' technique, even if we won, we wouldn't have gathered so many good things..."

"This is fate! Come, come, Brother, Senior Gong, take whatever you want!" He generously opened the time expansion bag, revealing the four priceless treasures.

In the past, he would have likely handled it like this:

"Senior Gong, you're already a master, with top-notch combat strength and a key role in the story. These things are useless to you, right? Want to give them to Ruo Mei? She's also a key character, does she really need them? Besides, if I hadn't sent San Guang to notify you and deliberately stir up the players' enmity, could you have killed them so easily?"

"Killing is your job, but the credit should be at least half mine, plus the stealing, which makes it more than half. What? You still want them? Alright, I can give them to you, but... you have to teach me the Gong Family's Sixty-Four Hands! Blah, blah..."

"Brother, if it weren't for me, you would have died last night, and there wouldn't be a today for you. Besides, you're already a dark force expert, and you should know that it's very difficult for dark force experts to break through to the master level with external help. Don't you plan to break through? Do you want to stay like this for the rest of your life?"

"I'm really worried you can't resist the temptation. For your own good, I'll keep these items for you. When you advance to the master level... well, you probably won't need them then, so they'll all be mine! Blah, blah..."

Of course, real negotiations wouldn't be so blatant, but the spirit of arguing for what he believed was right would be the same. But now? He had realized that he wouldn't do such things that tarnish his reputation anymore.

Hearing his words, Gong Yutian waved his hand, "No need." As Dugu Fu had guessed, a master-level expert and a key character would disdain even such priceless treasures.

Dugu Fu was secretly pleased when Gong Er tugged at her father's sleeve, "Daddy, I want! Why not? He knows you won't want them, that's why he said that!"

This... it was indeed true, but how did this little girl figure it out? If she were this perceptive, she wouldn't be Gong Er.

Dugu Fu was puzzled, and when he glanced at the little girl's pouting face, he suddenly understood. He slapped his head, "Oh, I almost forgot. Miss Gong has been attracting those player experts and fighting with us on the mountain all night. She deserves a share for her hard work."

"Four items, four people, one for each! Come, come, don't be shy!" He handed the bag over.

Being treated like an adult, Miss Gong felt greatly satisfied and wrinkled her nose at Dugu Fu, "Daddy doesn't want them, and neither do I. I'll give them all to you!"

Done, one down! This reaction and response made Dugu Fu feel he had improved!

Li Shier also laughed, "Brother, I don't want them either. I'm still thinking about advancing to the master level. If I use external help, it will be extremely difficult to break through in the future. You should use them; at the dark force stage, using some external help is fine."

Done, everything was settled so easily and pleasantly!

Hypocritical? It seemed so.

But in this world, the more hypocritical people are, the better they fare. No, saying hypocritical isn't quite right. Not everyone has Dugu Fu's foresight to calculate everything in advance and actively give up, both gaining favor and benefits. This is emotional intelligence, not hypocrisy.

People with high emotional intelligence, even if they don't understand the intricate details, will instinctively make the most beneficial choices. Smooth and adaptable, they make people feel like they're basking in a warm spring breeze...

While summarizing his insights, Dugu Fu heard Li Shier continue, "And these four materials... they look like they're for refining a potion?"

Gong Yutian nodded approvingly, "That's right. They're most likely for a Strength Pill."

"Strength Pill? What a俗 (vulgar) name..." Dugu Fu complained.

Gong Yutian laughed, "Don't judge by the name. The more vulgar the name, the more effective it is! In the martial world, the only person I know who can use these four materials to their full potential is..."

"Could it be... the Thousand-Pound Power King?" Li Shier guessed.

"Yes, that's right, Wang Zeping, the Thousand-Pound Power King." Gong Yutian nodded, "I have some connections with him. After this is over, I'll find him and have him refine a Strength Pill for you. It will greatly reduce the time you spend at the dark force stage."

Wang Zeping, Dugu Fu knew, was one of the ten great masters of the Republic of China era. What was particularly rare was that he was a master of both medicine and martial arts. His martial skills were excellent, and his strength was astonishing, earning him the title of Thousand-Pound Power King. His medical skills were also profound, and he had influential medical books and boxing manuals.

Here it comes again! By taking a step back, he received even better rewards.

Why would Master Gong help him? Was it because he had calculated that saving his daughter, who in turn saved his brother, and then he gathered the spoils while Gong Yutian killed the players... after all these cause and effect relationships, he felt he still owed something and wanted to compensate? Clearly not, this messy account couldn't be settled.

It's just two words: he found him likable! With these connections and opportunities, he just wanted to help. People don't always calculate so much in their interactions. You help me, I help you, that's how it works...

Sigh, in his previous life, he was famous for half his life but ended up abandoned by everyone. At the time, he felt wronged, but now, looking back, he wasn't wronged at all!

Gong Yutian continued, "With such high-quality materials, he definitely won't refuse! Such materials, combined with Wang Zeping's medical skills, hmm... just thinking about it..." He suddenly stopped mid-sentence.

He saw Dugu Fu grab the thousand-year-old radish and take a big bite, juice splattering everywhere. As he chewed, he mumbled, "What's up?"

Gong Yutian: "..."

Li Shier: "..."

Gong Er: "..."

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