Chapter 40

In the commercial district of the City of Divine Protection, there is a large tavern with a Western architectural style. The tavern is mainly set up to provide players with a place to rest, with many seats. Although the virtual drinks don't give the same feeling as real drinks, the bar's environment is quite nice, and there is an NPC pianist who continuously plays emotional music. After leveling up, coming here to rest is also a good choice.

Of course, because the server has just opened, people are all crazily leveling up, so there are very few people in the tavern now. Only some casual players, who don't care much about their levels, would be here. Li Huailin and Ye Hang had agreed to meet here.

"Huailin, first of all, congratulations on clearing the Abyss-level dungeon," Ye Hang said with a smile as he saw Li Huailin sit down. "How was it? I heard that the drop rate for the first clear of a dungeon is usually a bit higher. Did you get good loot?"

"Loot? I got a skill book, but it's a pretty good skill," Li Huailin said straightforwardly. "A 20-level gold piece of equipment dropped, but it's a healing staff."

"A 20-level gold weapon..." Ye Hang drew in a sharp breath. "That's the first gold piece of equipment in the entire server."

"Um, probably," Li Huailin wasn't too concerned about it. He was still in the leveling phase, and weapons wouldn't last long. Whether he had one or not didn't make much difference. He didn't need to kill monsters to level up, and a good weapon wouldn't help him level faster. Plus, if he died, he would drop his items, so it was completely useless. If a warrior's weapon had dropped, he might have sold it for health potions.

"Is the weapon still with you? Do you plan to sell it? We in the Spirit World have money to spend," Ye Hang thought the other people in the party were just there to fill numbers, and the equipment should belong to Li Huailin.

"Uh, I gave the weapon to someone else," Li Huailin scratched his head. "I only got a skill book, nothing else."

"Huh?" Ye Hang was taken aback, then thought about the few women who had come out with Li Huailin and suddenly realized something, smiling mischievously. "Oh, I see, I understand, I understand."

"Cough, cough..." Li Huailin didn't know what Ye Hang understood, but from his smile, he knew it wasn't good. However, he didn't bother to explain. "By the way, Ye Hang, besides the equipment, is there anything else?"

"Um..." Ye Hang thought for a moment. "How about this, can I ask if you're willing to sell the dungeon guide for the Viper Cave?"

"Guide?" Li Huailin was taken aback but then thought about what he had. If the Spirit World people knew how he cleared the dungeon, they might report a bug to the guild. "Uh... that's a bit complicated... I used some of my special skills... others might not be able to do it even if they followed my method."

"Oh?" Ye Hang thought for a moment and nodded. It seemed Li Huailin meant that he had special skills or items to use the bug, or he was politely saying he didn't want to sell. "If that's the case, then never mind."

"But I can provide you with all the information about the monsters and the skills of all the bosses," Li Huailin said after some thought. After all, he had already taken 10 gold from them, so it wouldn't be right to give nothing in return.

"Oh? Really?" Ye Hang's eyes lit up. This was also good. Even without the bug, knowing all the skills and numbers of the monsters in the dungeon would save a lot of trouble. Usually, these skills had to be tested by dying, which wasted time and experience points. Now, this information would give the guild a significant advantage.

"Um, including the hidden boss's skills," Li Huailin said.

"Really? There's a hidden boss in an Abyss-level dungeon?" Ye Hang was surprised, as he had only heard about it but never cleared an Abyss-level dungeon.

"Yes, the hidden boss is the Shadow of the Snake God Dikemus. His skills..." Li Huailin thought for a moment. There was a lot to say, and it was almost dinner time. "It's getting late, I need to log off. How about this, give me your email, and I'll write a document with everything I can think of and send it to you tonight."

"Okay, no problem," Ye Hang nodded and gave his email address. Then he thought for a moment and said, "Huailin, how much do you plan to sell the guide for?"

"Money?" Li Huailin was taken aback. He really needed money, but this time he didn't want to. "Forget it, it's a gift. Thanks for helping me last time; that 10 gold was a big help."

"Not taking money isn't good. Our guild leader specifically asked me to befriend you and make you owe us a favor. If he finds out that not only did I not make you owe us a favor, but I also let you repay the favor from last time, he'll strangle me," Ye Hang said very sincerely. Since Li Huailin had been honest from the start, Ye Hang knew he didn't like beating around the bush, so he spoke directly.

"Is that so?" Li Huailin nodded, then felt a bit strange. "Why does your guild leader want to befriend me?"

"Don't you know how popular you are now? I bet not just our Spirit World guild, but other major guilds are probably looking for you," Ye Hang smiled. "Think about it, you're the one who cleared the Abyss-level dungeon. Which guild wouldn't value you? Of course, some might want to settle scores with you."

"Settle scores?" Li Huailin's eyes lit up. He was more than happy for all the guilds to chase him.

"Yes, those guilds that were about to clear the Hell-level dungeon, but you stole the spotlight. They must hate you," Ye Hang smiled. In fact, many people in the Spirit World also wanted to strangle Li Huailin. "How about it, if you need help, just say the word. We in the Spirit World aren't afraid of offending any guild."

"Absolutely not," Li Huailin quickly said. He had finally found a few guilds to chase him, and he couldn't let the Spirit World block them. He quickly made up a reason. "I have a lot of confidence in myself. Please don't help, or it will hurt my self-esteem."

"Oh, I see?" Ye Hang smiled. "Let's get back to the topic. How much do you plan to sell the information for?"

"Um..." Li Huailin thought for a moment, then had an idea. "Right, your guild has many alchemists, right?"

"Oh, of course. We have about 50 people specializing in alchemy in the logistics team. What's up?" Ye Hang asked.

"Then you must have made a lot of health potions, the slow-recovery kind, not the instant ones," Li Huailin asked.

"Oh? Medium Health Potions? Yes, we have a lot, too many to store. Do you need them?" Ye Hang was a bit surprised.

"Yes, I need them badly," Li Huailin was overjoyed. "Just give me as many as you can. I'll take all of them."

"Why do you need so many health potions..."

"Uh... I took a quest that requires a lot of health potions," Li Huailin thought for a moment and made up a reason.

"Okay, no problem. I'll have someone send them to you. Of course, we need to keep some for ourselves. I'll discuss the exact number with the logistics department and get back to you tomorrow. You're not in a hurry, right?" Ye Hang asked.

"Not at all, really not in a hurry," Li Huailin's health buff still had 5 days left. Drinking health potions now would be ineffective, so he planned to save them for when the 5 days were over and then level up crazily.

"Alright, in any case, I want to represent the Spirit World guild and show our sincerity in befriending you. I won't disturb your dinner." After finishing the discussion, Ye Hang was quite satisfied. Although he didn't get the bug, he had completed the basic task of befriending Li Huailin and got the dungeon information as a bonus. Checking the time, and since Li Huailin said he was logging off, he stood up and said, "That's it. In any case, I want to represent the Spirit World guild and show our sincerity in befriending you. I won't disturb your dinner."

"Okay, see you tomorrow," Li Huailin nodded.

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