Chapter 2119: Chapter 1696: The System Showed No Respect (Double Chapter)

Su Ran deliberately said in a complaining tone, “Advancing the cauldron is too difficult. A good cauldron soul is extremely rare, and it’s almost impossible to elevate it to the Platinum Level. I’ve given up hope.”

“Overturning Water, don’t pretend to be modest after taking advantage. If you ever think of selling, contact me first. I can afford this dark gold cauldron.”

Bei Diao urged repeatedly, “Now that the NPC hasn’t absorbed all the medicinal pills, hurry and summon your dragon pet, stop dawdling!”

“Overturning Water, don’t worry, we’re all friends here. We won’t spread the screenshot.”

Creamy Young Man knew what Su Ran was worried about. As he spoke, he also reminded Bei Diao and the others about what should and shouldn’t be done.

“…”

Su Ran was cornered like a hero with no choice. It seemed that not revealing the attribute screenshot of the poisonous dragon wouldn’t deceive anyone. The allure of this dragon pet was just too captivating—damn that charm!

But speaking of which, he hadn’t had the chance to look at the attributes of the poisonous dragon yet. After absorbing that round stone, what changes had occurred remained a mystery. His curiosity was no less than that of Bei Diao and others. Given that, he decided to check the relic’s attributes first to see if the Ancient Poisonous Dragon had reached 100 points of favorability. If it had, summoning it for a bit of showing off wouldn’t be too bad either.

However.

When Su Ran took out the Ancient Relic and checked its attributes, he was first stunned, then beamed with joy. After devouring the round stone, the Ancient Poisonous Dragon’s favorability not only increased to 110, but it also entered a state of enhancement!

[Ancient Relic] (Special)

The snake pouch of the Primordial Great Snake, refined by its master before death into a relic, is planted into the body and reveals form at sitting death. It can absorb the essence of the Ancient Poisonous Dragon and gradually increase its favorability. Once the favorability reaches full value, it can be controlled to join battles.

Current status: Favorability 110/100. Ancient Poisonous Dragon is enhancing and cannot be summoned.

Note: The Ancient Poisonous Dragon disappears upon death, and the Ancient Relic drops when the player dies.

Though there was no evolution, Su Ran was already very satisfied. The enhanced Ancient Poisonous Dragon would surely have a significant increase in power!

“Boss Overturning Water, don’t just stand there, quickly summon it, let us feel the dominance of the Divine Dragon!”

The guy pretending to be dead couldn’t help urging, eagerly awaiting the moment Su Ran summoned the Divine Dragon.

“You guys are out of luck; the dragon pet is enhancing and cannot be summoned in the short term.”

Su Ran shrugged helplessly, “I also want to show it to you, but alas, the heavens aren’t on our side. We’ll have to save it for another time.”

“Enhancing? Is it because it swallowed that stone?”

Bei Diao quickly figured out the key, “I just knew that stone was extraordinary—it actually has the effect of enhancing pets!”

“That’s right. This dragon pet is a poisonous dragon, and absorbing toxins is its forte. The more poisonous the stone, the more it helps it.”

Su Ran was about to change the subject when Mengsini, not far to his right, underwent a miraculous transformation that drew the attention of everyone present.

“Shua!”

A dazzling golden light emanated from Mengsini’s body, turning him into a golden bronze statue. Moments later, the golden light gathered above Mengsini’s head, forming a vertical eye reminiscent of the god Erlang, majestic to behold, with only a dog missing at his feet.

Su Ran somewhat wanted Wang Cai to run over and play the role of the Howling Celestial Dog for full effect.

“Look quickly, this guy is about to transform!”

Bei Diao witnessed this scene and said something shocking, “I remember there’s a kind of Ultraman that emits golden light all over when transforming!”

“Boss Bei Diao, how old are you? Watching such old cartoons and still saying it out loud!”

“Pretending to be dead, you misunderstood. I saw a compressed package online labeled ‘How to Enlarge a Man,’ followed by the words ‘you know what it means,’ so I understood.”

Bei Diao paused before continuing, “I didn’t expect that after unzipping, it turned out to be the complete Ultraman collection… Man indeed can grow bigger, this slogan really was not misleading…”

“Hahaha, you’re not worried about viruses when unzipping such packages? I really admire you!”

The guy pretending to be dead laughed heartily, paying no regard to the occasion, showing much sympathy for Bei Diao’s ordeal.

“You’re all the same, dirty-minded creatures!”

Creamy Young Man could hear the underlying meaning, blushing without knowing where his thoughts wandered.

“I feel full of energy—the effect of this pill is indeed remarkable. Human lord, how should I thank you?”

The joy in Mengsini’s eyes was evident, very satisfied with his current state.

“Senior, let’s not beat around the bush; I’d like you to join my territory.”

“Human lord, I’ve already told you, there is currently no way to remove this Sand Prison Mark. Let’s talk about it later.”

Mengsini was somewhat displeased with Su Ran’s words. He had already explained the mark, so why bring it up again?

“I have a way to help you remove it.”

To everyone’s surprise, Su Ran made an outright promise, leaving even Bei Diao and the other two dumbfounded.

“Overturning Water, you shouldn’t speak carelessly, it could offend the NPC!”

Creamy Young Man anxiously waved his hand, urging Su Ran to smooth things over, fearing he might upset this NPC.

Even his brother possessed two forbidden spells. Now that Mengsini had regained his peak strength, it was better not to offend him if possible. Who knows how Overturning Water thought, daring to say anything to recruit this NPC. What if he couldn’t deliver later?

Su Ran gave Creamy Young Man a slight shake of his head, indicating not to worry.

Yet despite this, Creamy Young Man felt a twinge of anxiety for Su Ran, hoping the feared scenario wouldn’t occur.

Even Bei Diao and the guy pretending to be dead looked at Su Ran, perplexed, unsure of what he was planning.

“Human, are you saying you have a way to help me remove the Sand Prison Mark?”

Mengsini looked at Su Ran incredulously, doubting the truth of the matter. After all, he had never heard of anyone being able to break this Sand Prison Mark, even with his power restored.

“I have a way, but there’s a condition.”

Su Ran pretended to be mysterious, holding up a finger, “As long as you assign this task to me and offer joining my territory as the task reward, I can find a way to save you!”

Upon hearing this, the others finally realized that Overturning Water was indirectly asking for a hidden task!

With a task in hand, there’s no worry about not having task hints. With the system as a cheat tool, is there any fear of not completing the task?

They understood how the NPCs in Overturning Water’s territory were recruited. Offering such tempting conditions, how could an NPC refuse?

“Human lord, I assume you wouldn’t dare deceive me. As long as you can free me from this damn mark, joining your territory is an option, but…”

At this point, Mengsini paused, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes, “If you dare deceive me, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

“Rest assured, senior, as long as you assign the task to me, I’m confident I can do it!”

Su Ran looked intently at Mengsini, full of confidence.

“Alright, I’ll be expecting your performance then!”

Mengsini said no more, handing this arduous task to Su Ran.

“Ding! Congratulations to player Skeleton, you’ve obtained a special task: Remove the Sand Prison Mark. Completion reward: Mengsini joins the Skeleton Village territory. Failure penalty: loss of freedom, unable to leave the Ice Hell.”

The system notification sound rang out as expected, but Su Ran’s smile faded from his face.

The entire task panel had just that one line—no task hints or even the slightest clue…

Well, that was a disaster.

Su Ran had expected the system to be lenient and provide some task clues; it turned out he was too naive.

“Human lord, don’t let me down!”

Mengsini sat cross-legged on the ground, revealing a large ‘prison’ character on his back, speaking in a deep voice, “Come, help me get rid of this damn mark!”

“Ah?”