CHAPTER 46: CHAPTER 43: SHARP EDGE

"300,000 bits?"

Lin Qi frowned slightly, his expression a bit grim.

To him right now, 300,000 bits is neither too much nor too little.

Currently, he still has about a ton of Crocodile Rhino Beef left. Selling it directly could easily net him 600,000, but offloading a ton of Crocodile Rhino all at once is too likely to draw the attention of the Phosphorus Fire Gang. Even selling half would still pique their interest.

After all, the quantity is too astonishing, something an individual can’t possibly handle by themselves.

"I told you, just pretend she doesn’t exist." The young man with three eyes said sympathetically, "Luo Qi is indeed a good person, but being caught up in the gang conflicts outside, there’s nothing we ordinary people can do."

For the Cangjing Weapon Shop, 300,000 bits is a small price to pay, but for residents living in Chasing Light City, it is astronomical.

"Gang, huh?" Lin Qi took a deep breath, his gaze becoming more resolute. "If ordinary people can’t do it, then I’ll just not be ordinary."

Even if it means exposing the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, then so be it.

He is determined to save Luo Qi, who is his first life-and-death friend in the world of high martial arts. As for the money, there’s no way he’s giving it unless the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall doesn’t want to survive this winter and isn’t afraid of the White Feather Gang tracing the ransom back to them and coming straight for them.

It’s worth mentioning that the White Feather Gang seems destined to clash with him, demanding 300,000 all at once, as if they aren’t afraid of being choked by it.

Now, he really only has one choice left.

Fight!

He truly doubts that with the Fourth Scourge on his side, he can’t grind down a mere gang from outside!

"Could you do me a favor?"

"What kind of favor?"

"Since you’re aware of this situation, you probably can also contact the White Feather Gang. Just tell them that in three days, it will be a straightforward exchange of people for money. If anything happens to the person, they can forget about the money!"

"You can actually gather 300,000?"

The young man with three eyes looked at Lin Qi, who had several patches on his clothes, bewildered as to how Lin Qi could come up with 300,000 bits.

"Just pass the message, or if you don’t want to, give me the White Feather Gang’s contact info, and I’ll talk to them myself." Lin Qi didn’t bother explaining, glancing over at the Outer Gunman and One Shot Overlord who stood dumbfounded by the big tricycle. "Hurry up and move!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, the two came to their senses, faces filled with excitement and joy.

Big news!

Really big news!

"This outing, truly was the right call," the Outer Gunman said, trembling a bit with excitement as he moved the ore. "I didn’t expect to hear such news. Is this gearing up to battle the White Feather Gang?"

"As expected, just as predicted. The next step should be the battle scenario triggered by the Hall Master’s storyline!" One Shot Overlord was also excited. "I wonder if we’ll have the chance to participate this time."

"I don’t know about the chance, but last time, when Brother Zhen and the others went to the new map, the task clearly required a certain physical standard, so the upcoming battle instance will probably be the same," the Outer Gunman speculated with some urgency. "After this task, we must hurry up and improve our Breathing Technique to quickly boost our physical attributes."

"In that case, I won’t be going offline until the instance opens; I’ll just keep improving the Breathing Technique," One Shot Overlord gritted his teeth.

While the Outer Gunman and One Shot Overlord were frantically moving ore, the young man with three eyes also took out a slip of paper.

"I’m Kro. Here’s my contact info." The young man with three eyes, Kro, looked at Lin Qi, who intended to save people, with some envy. "I’ll reach out to the White Feather Gang. I believe they wouldn’t want to offend the Cangjing Weapon Shop either, and knowing there’s a ransom, they shouldn’t harm Luo Qi."

"I never expected Luo Qi to know a friend like you; she’s truly fortunate."

"Thanks." Lin Qi took the slip, and also gave Kro, the young man with three eyes, an unexpected glance.

Most people would have avoided involvement by now, but Kro was willing to step up and contact the White Feather Gang, proving he’s a decent person.

In less than an hour, Lin Qi delivered all the transported ore to the Cangjing Weapon Shop, obtaining 600 bits.

He also purchased food and water for twenty people and twenty Alloy Shovels, spending a total of 2,000 bits, leaving Lin Qi with barely a thousand bits.

"With less than three days left, during this time, I must crazily boost the strength of the Martial Arts Hall."

The first thing Lin Qi did upon returning to the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall was to have the system start bringing in players—the full twenty slots.

In no time, the official review section of "Descent of High Martial" exploded.

"What’s the situation here? Why are there suddenly so many slots available?"

"Releasing twenty slots all at once? Is the manufacturer planning on bleeding themselves dry?"

"Nearly a hundred thousand people competing for twenty slots, can’t the manufacturer make some more money? Like by opening a VIP channel, where the top ten rechargers could directly enter the game?"

"Dear planner, I am a professional miner with thirty years of experience in digging tunnels. Let me in, and I’ll definitely uncover an underground world for you, and I won’t even ask for any points."

"Oh grand planner! I’m a martial arts genius. As long as you let me in, you can test however you want, satisfaction guaranteed!"

"Friend above, can you do a split?"

"I am ready. I’ve pre-ordered Descent of High Martial for my parents and siblings’ accounts, and even sold a house we barely live in, just waiting to enter the game. Dear planner, seeing how sincere I am, let me in!"

...

In the official review section of Descent of High Martial, despite it being late, the activity level was higher than ever because of the notification about twenty new slots.

"What’s going on with this game?"

Li Ranxing clicked on the review section for Descent of High Martial and felt bewildered for a moment. It didn’t even seem like a game review; it was more like a game forum where players treated reviews as posts. This game situation was something he had never seen since he started playing games.

Moreover, the players of this game were either selling houses or begging the manufacturer to open recharge channels, making Li Ranxing suspect if these people were shills for the game company, deliberately creating hype through scarcity marketing.

"A game costs 4999, and a resurrection during a test costs 198 each time?" Li Ranxing looked at the game introduction and suddenly wondered if Fang Zhen was a shill for the game, intentionally luring him to play.

However, Li Ranxing thought about it and decided to give it a try. After all, he was stuck at a bottleneck, and Fang Zhen was progressing rapidly. Trying wouldn’t make things worse, especially since he wasn’t short on money.

While the pre-ordering players were going crazy, Lin Qi, far away in the High Martial world, brought Luo Wushang and six players with physical fitness reaching apprentice level, driving a big tricycle to the Phosphorus Fire Trading Market.

Xia Ling looked at the six players in uniform carrying a large metal box as they entered, and her eyes glanced at Lin Qi, breaking into an unprecedented smile of warmth and enthusiasm.

"Mr. Lin, I didn’t expect you to come back so soon."

"Doing business with Miss Xia was a pleasure last time, and now there’s a good opportunity, so of course, I quickly thought of Miss Xia."

Lin Qi looked at Xia Ling, who came forward proactively, and responded with equal warmth and dignity.

This time, to deal with the White Feather Gang, he had no choice but to take a risk and sell all of the Crocodile Rhino beef, so he brought all the players he could muster.

Although none of these players were martial artist apprentices, it could indirectly prove that he wasn’t alone but had backing behind him.

As for the size of this force, he left it to Xia Ling’s imagination.

If she imagined big, it would benefit him; if small, it was just a wild gang, which wasn’t a loss since any wild gang generally had more than two hundred members, usually with an apprentice in charge. The Phosphorus Fire Gang wouldn’t deal with a wild gang just over some Crocodile Rhino beef.

And Xia Ling would never have thought that he was just from a small martial arts hall without even an apprentice, with a total of only eleven people, the strongest of whom were all standing here now.

"Is this still the same type of transaction as last time?" Xia Ling asked with even more joy, unable to resist confirming.

"Of course." Lin Qi nodded.

"Great! Please follow me." Xia Ling clapped her hands and then led Lin Qi into the trading room herself.

After she clapped, two Half-Scale men in battle armor who had been with her split, with one distracting the other Half-Scale guards and the other following them inside the trading room, guarding the door to prevent anyone else from entering.

"How much are you planning to sell this time, Mr. Lin?" Xia Ling glanced at the large metal box and didn’t even plan to weigh it, smiling as she asked. "If you’re selling a lot, I can increase the price."

"1282.6 kilograms." Lin Qi reported the total weight without hesitation.

The Crocodile-Toothed Rhinoceros was indeed heavy. Even though a large portion had been consumed by other creatures, the remaining small part exceeded his expectations.

"That much?" Xia Ling’s enchanting face showed surprise.

"Can Miss Xia handle it?" Lin Qi teased as he looked at her. "If not, I can talk to someone else."

"Although the quantity is large, it’s not a problem for me." Xia Ling swayed her tail and smiled lightly. "Since Mr. Lin is selling so much at once, I will make sure Mr. Lin is satisfied. How about 670 Bits per kilogram, totaling 859,342 Bits, but because of the large quantity, I said I would raise the price, so make it 860,000 Bits, okay?"

"Great! As expected, Miss Xia is straightforward!" Lin Qi nodded with approval and then said, "Besides selling the meat this time, I also hope to buy a signal-jamming device, even a second-hand one will do."

Last time, thanks to luck, the six from the White Feather Gang turned off their smart watches. Now, to deal with their people, a signal-jamming device is necessary, or else, if the White Feather Gang calls in reinforcements, his small group wouldn’t even be a match.

"That’s easy. What range of jamming device does Mr. Lin need?" Xia Ling wasn’t surprised by Lin Qi’s need for a jamming device. After all, every gang in Chasing Light City needs them or else many things become difficult to manage. "A one-kilometer range jamming device is 200,000, a three-kilometer range is 500,000, and for ten kilometers, it’s 4 million. These prices are non-negotiable."