Chapter 69

In the Nightmare Space, at the square.

When the other party took out a silver-grade item, Juan Tu's eyes immediately showed a newfound respect. He couldn't help but give Zhao Futu a second glance and then said, "The price of silver-grade materials is very high, even a bit more expensive than silver-grade equipment. At the very least, it's 30% higher than the two pieces of equipment I have. I won't take advantage of you. I also have a skill book that dropped during a previous mission, which can make up for the price difference."

After saying this, Juan Tu took out a thin, yellow ancient book and handed it over to Zhao Futu along with the two noble rings.

Zhao Futu traded the meteoric iron to the other party, then picked up the book and saw three words written on it: 'Grass Walking.' Below were the learning requirements, which stated that one must enhance the basic stepping technique to level 5 or above. He casually flipped through the book, and his expression became somewhat peculiar. This was a lightness skill manual, a capability that could be directly learned within the space. However, its name was not at all impressive, and in his memory, it was one of the least notable lightness skills.

Juan Tu put away the meteoric iron, looked up, and saw Zhao Futu's peculiar expression. He immediately rolled his eyes and said, "Don't underestimate this book. Although it's just a lightness skill manual, if you can enhance the skill to its peak and reach the 'Grass Walking' realm, most werewolves won't be able to catch you in a straight race, and you can easily jump onto a three-story building. As long as your energy can hold up, you can even walk across a river that's a hundred meters wide!"

"Don't think that only Western enhancements are powerful! The martial arts manuals that drop in Eastern scenarios are also top-notch when enhanced to their peak!"

"I once saw a freak who had practiced the 'Lingbo Weibu' skill. He could enter and exit a horde of thousands of zombies seven times. Whether it was a Licker or a Tyrant, none could hit him in a direct melee. He could even dodge most bullets!"

Zhao Futu was taken aback and asked, "Does that mean he's faster than bullets?"

Juan Tu rolled his eyes again and said, "Why be faster than bullets? You just need to be faster than human visual reaction time! When you flick a spoon, don't you see the illusion on both sides when it vibrates?"

Zhao Futu was enlightened and fell into deep thought.

"Speak up," Juan Tu took out another cigar, lit it, and took a deep puff. "I'm your guide, so ask any questions you have."

Zhao Futu thought for a moment and asked, "What is a Law Body?"

Juan Tu's expression became quite peculiar, as if he were looking at a monster. He was surprised and said, "How do you even know about this? Newcomers shouldn't know this before their fifth scenario!"

"Forget it. You'll know when your rank improves. It's fine to tell you now." Juan Tu waved his hand and explained, "When one of your attributes reaches 50 points or more, the Nightmare Space will assign you a special mission. The reward for this mission is a Law Body."

Zhao Futu nodded, understanding, and then asked, "Do you know a woman named Ling?"

"Ling?" Juan Tu frowned in thought, then suddenly seemed to remember something. His fingers, holding the cigar, trembled as he exclaimed, "You didn't encounter that witch in a battlefield mission, did you?!"

"Witch?" Zhao Futu looked puzzled.

Juan Tu extinguished the cigar, widened his eyes, and stared at Zhao Futu, saying, "Did you choose a random battlefield? And were you sent to a medium-intensity battlefield?"

Zhao Futu nodded innocently.

"No wonder! I was wondering why you had a silver-grade item! As a newcomer in a high-difficulty scenario world, your drop rate is at least twice as high as ours!" Juan Tu looked enlightened and continued, "You encountered the witch Ling! So you must have entered the Yellow Turban Rebellion battlefield? And you know about the Gold Mainline Mission?"

"Yes," Zhao Futu nodded.

Juan Tu shook his head and sighed, saying, "The Nightmare Space has recently assigned most veterans a task to collect various materials, all to open the Gold Mainline Mission. Unfortunately, my rank is not high, so the information I have is limited."

"This damn thing! Why did I draw a high-level battlefield mission?" Juan Tu cursed.

After saying this, he continued to Zhao Futu, "You'd better stay away from the woman named Ling. She can turn on you in a heartbeat, with moods that change faster than a menstrual cycle! It's best to keep your distance from all women in the space; they're all a bit off."

Juan Tu looked deeply hurt and continued, "Apart from the woman named Ling, if you ever encounter a pair of women called 'Gemini,' run as far as you can. These two are even more deranged. They're twins with completely opposite personalities and often go berserk for no reason. They're too dangerous!"

As he said this, Juan Tu shuddered, as if he had been left with a psychological scar.

Zhao Futu nodded solemnly, indicating that he had taken note.

"Alright, that's enough. My time in the space is almost up," Juan Tu checked the time and continued, "Actually, the space will answer many of your questions later, but you don't have the rank yet to access that information."

"Let me give you one last piece of advice!"

"If you're not afraid of dying, challenge a higher difficulty battlefield mission after each mainline scenario world. Your gains will be greatly increased, whether it's the drop rate of items or the value of mission evaluations, they will be much higher than ours! But if you wait until you've experienced several mainline scenario worlds before challenging, even if you complete the same mission, your gains will decrease by more than 30%!"

After saying this, his body turned into a stream of light and disappeared.

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"Hmm? Law Body, Ling, Gemini, challenge..."

Zhao Futu stood there in deep thought for a long time. He then put on the two noble rings and took out the bandit wrist guard, bandit leg bindings, the fifty-refined ring knife, and the tiger-head chain arm guard he had just taken off, heading towards the trading area. He couldn't use these items now, so he planned to sell them for survival points and use the money to learn and improve his basic skills.

However!

Just as he entered the trading area, the entire space began to vibrate strangely. Two massive stone pillars, each over a hundred meters tall and covered in intricate patterns, rose in the center of the square. Soon, a blood-red light began to gather between the two pillars, quickly forming a massive blood-red portal in the center of the square. When anyone looked at it, a row of information appeared:

"Gold Mainline Mission — Plane Conquest!"

"Mission Target: All Contractors! Mandatory Mission! Must enter, or be eliminated!" [Blood-red text!]

"Mission Objective: Resident Evil! — [Plane Devouring Mode!]"

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Resident Evil Plane Information:

"Mainline Scenario Completion: 95%."

"Hidden Scenario Exploration: 85%."

"Plane Space Exploration: 78%."

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"Time Remaining Until Mission Start: 14 days 23 hours 58 minutes."

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The Nightmare Square was eerily silent, followed by chaos. Many contractors rushed to the trading area, buying recovery items from stalls without even checking the prices. Many others returned to their stalls, took down all their items, and then raised the prices of the items they didn't need by more than 50%, relisting them at fixed prices.

Zhao Futu took a deep breath and muttered, "Gold Mainline Mission!"

"Has it begun?"