"Do you need something?"
Standing fifteen meters away from the woman in white, Yang Yu asked.
These two sisters were not weak, and they had a powerful background. Plus, their reputation in the past life was quite good.
If possible, Yang Yu didn't want to have any conflict with them.
However, when the sisters saw Yang Yu's emaciated figure and his gaunt face, even the composed elder sister showed a hint of surprise.
The younger sister, who was in stealth mode, involuntarily wavered, almost revealing herself.
Yang Yu remained calm, glancing at the empty space three meters to his right.
There was nothing there.
But from the faint disturbance in the air, Yang Yu understood clearly.
He discreetly moved his steps to increase the distance.
Until he figured out their intentions, Yang Yu wouldn't let himself be in any potential danger.
One was in the open, the other hidden.
If they launched a sudden attack, Yang Yu couldn't guarantee he'd escape unscathed.
After a brief surprise, the elder sister quickly regained her composure and smiled, "I'm Yue Yao, and my sister Yue Ying is in stealth beside me. How should we address you, friend?"
"Kuangge," Yang Yu replied after a brief thought.
"Hello, Kuangge."
Yue Yao nodded slightly and said directly, "To be honest, my sister and I want to make a deal with you. What do you think?"
"What kind of deal?"
"I took on a task that requires collecting 100 Silver Ring Snake venom sacs as soon as possible. Could you sell us these Silver Ring Snake corpses? I'm willing to pay a high price!"
"No." Yang Yu shook his head slightly.
"Uh..."
Yue Yao was a bit surprised by Yang Yu's firm refusal and didn't know how to respond for a moment.
But Yue Ying, still in stealth, spoke bluntly, "Why not? These corpses are useless to you. Why not sell them to us at a high price and make some money? What's the harm?"
"No, I have a use for these corpses."
Yang Yu's tone was gentle, but his stance was clear.
"Do you?"
The sisters didn't doubt Yang Yu's answer but instead pondered a new solution.
After a pause, Yue Yao spoke again, "In that case, we won't take what you need. But I noticed you're quick at killing Silver Ring Snakes. Could we pay you handsomely to help us kill 100 Silver Ring Snakes?"
"Sorry, that's not possible either."
Yang Yu felt helpless.
Given the sisters' family background, looks, and reputation, if he could do them a favor, he wouldn't mind helping them.
Moreover, Yang Yu believed that their reward would be generous.
Perhaps just this one time could cover the cost of his parents' and sister's gaming helmets.
But unfortunately.
Yang Yu's talent limitations prevented him from killing monsters at will.
A level 3 Silver Ring Snake gave 15 experience points, and leveling up from level 3 to 4 required only 750 experience points. Killing just 50 Silver Ring Snakes would be enough for Yang Yu to reach level 4.
Yang Yu often wondered why the experience needed for leveling up was so little.
He had already killed 30 Silver Ring Snakes, leaving only 20 more to reach his limit.
Moreover.
Every Silver Ring Snake he killed was a tonic to enhance his [Bloodfiend Poison Body], so he couldn't hand them over to others.
Only the last Silver Ring Snake corpse that would level him up was of no use to him, but that was just one.
Clearly.
One Silver Ring Snake corpse wouldn't be of much use to the sisters.
If possible, Yang Yu would even want others to kill hundreds or thousands of Silver Ring Snakes for him to absorb the toxins.
As long as he hadn't reached level 4, absorbing Silver Ring Snake toxins should still provide enhancements.
He just didn't know if the enhancement effect would diminish once the quantity reached a certain level.
But he had no money to buy Silver Ring Snake corpses and no trusted companions to help him kill monsters, so he could only kill one and absorb one himself.
"Why are you like this!"
Yue Ying was a bit disgruntled and said to Yang Yu, "It's clearly a win-win situation. We're willing to pay, name your price, can't we just be friends?"
Even the usually composed Yue Yao was silent.
She also thought her sister made sense.
In their view, Yang Yu was here to kill Silver Ring Snakes for experience and equipment.
And they weren't taking any of that.
They were just buying the Silver Ring Snake corpses at a high price.
Since Yang Yu said he had a use for the Silver Ring Snake corpses on the ground, they asked him to kill 100 more Silver Ring Snakes, as they weren't competing for experience and it wouldn't affect Yang Yu's leveling up.
And judging by his efficiency in killing Silver Ring Snakes, killing 100 would only take him a few minutes. This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
They couldn't understand why this man would refuse such a mutually beneficial proposal.
"Sorry, it's really not possible."
Yang Yu sincerely apologized, then bent down to pick up the Silver Ring Snake corpses and the scattered healing potions and copper coins.
He stored the Silver Ring Snake corpses in his inventory.
He didn't absorb them in front of the two.
After all, the storage space in the [Void Quiver] was still ample, so there was no worry about running out of space.
"Ten thousand!"
"I'll pay ten thousand for one Silver Ring Snake corpse. Please, brother, do us this favor!"
Seeing Yang Yu tidying up the battlefield, Yue Yao was unwilling to give up and offered her final bargaining chip.
In reality, she didn't have high hopes for this offer.
Money was certainly useful, but to top-tier gamers, even a million wasn't much.
Given Yang Yu's strong gaming skills, he probably wasn't in financial trouble.
But she didn't want to miss the pharmacy's limited-time task, so she had to try her luck.
Unexpectedly.
Hearing this offer, Yang Yu's hand holding the Silver Ring Snake corpse suddenly paused!
He couldn't move!
He had anticipated the sisters' generosity.
But he hadn't expected them to be this generous!
Ten thousand for one, a hundred would be a million!
The medical expenses that had troubled his family for years were nothing to these sisters!
After a moment of contemplation.
Yang Yu asked, "Do you know how to use a bow and arrow?"
"No."
The sisters honestly shook their heads.
Although novice players could use any type of weapon before class advancement.
Being able to use it didn't mean using it well.
They had never played the archer class, and even if they forced themselves to use a bow, they had no accuracy.
The Silver Ring Snake wasn't large.
Hitting one out of ten arrows would be a miracle.
Hearing this answer, Yang Yu wasn't surprised and asked again, "Actually, I'm an alchemist. I can give you a potion that will allow you to quickly kill Silver Ring Snakes, but I won't do it myself."
"As compensation, I'll only charge you half the price. How about it?"
"You're an alchemist?"
"And you can make a potion to quickly kill Silver Ring Snakes?"
The sisters were both surprised and delighted.
They had lost hope, only to receive an even bigger surprise!
"No wonder he can kill Silver Ring Snakes so quickly; it's because of the potion!" the sisters thought.
Silver Ring Snakes had 600 health points and decent defense.
Even with their strength, it took a lot of time to kill one.
And the snake's venom was fierce, forcing them to dodge while attacking, slowing their attack speed.
In short.
They couldn't possibly complete the task within an hour.
Twenty minutes had already passed, leaving only a little over half an hour.
If they missed this opportunity, there was nothing they could do.
"Alright, no problem!"
Yue Yao was overjoyed and asked, "Kuangge, have you joined a guild? Would you like to join our Mirror Moon Tower? I'll hire you as our guild's chief alchemist with a high salary!"
"No need, I prefer playing games alone."
Yang Yu shook his head and asked, "Do you have bottles?"
"Yes, yes! Glass bottles, is that okay? I bought a lot from the general store!"
"That'll do."
Yue Yao quickly handed over ten glass bottles to Yang Yu, as if worried they weren't enough, she was about to take out more.
"That's enough."
Taking the ten glass bottles, Yang Yu thought for a moment and instructed the sisters, "Stay here, don't move. I'll be back soon."
Without waiting for their reply, Yang Yu quickly finished cleaning the battlefield and ran towards the distant bushes.
Once he was sure he was out of their sight and Yue Ying hadn't followed, Yang Yu swung his blade at himself. This chapter was copied from g.com without permission.
He had considered using urine, avoiding the problem of reduced health.
But thinking of the two young and lovely beauties, Yang Yu dismissed the idea.
Having two beauties use his urine to kill monsters seemed a bit too perverse...
Without further hesitation.
Yang Yu set the glass bottles aside, drew the novice short blade, and slashed at his left wrist.
"-3"
So little?
Yang Yu was slightly stunned, then understood.
When he had just reached level 3, slashing himself with a blade would lose 6 health points.
After killing 30 Silver Ring Snakes, Yang Yu's physical defense increased by 3 points, so now he only lost 3 health points.
After some thought.
Yang Yu put away the novice short blade and drew an unpoisoned Spiritual Qi Arrow.
Although the Spiritual Qi Arrow didn't increase attack power, it dealt 10 true damage, allowing him to take fewer hits.
Yang Yu gripped the Spiritual Qi Arrow in his right hand and stabbed it into his left wrist!
"-11"
"-11..."
Using the Spiritual Qi Arrow alone lost the 2 attack power bonus from the novice wooden bow.
So Yang Yu could only lose 1 health point per stab, akin to forced damage.
If not for the [Level 1 Spiritual Qi Arrow] dealing 10 true damage, Yang Yu couldn't even break his own defense.
After 9 consecutive stabs.
He lost a total of 99 health points.
Adding the 3 points from the blade, he lost a total of 102 health points, all sealed in one glass bottle.
As for the remaining nine glass bottles, Yang Yu stored them in his system backpack.
They might come in handy later.
Checking his health, after losing 102 points, he had 176 left.
To be safe.
Yang Yu first consumed a [Beginner Healing Potion], then waited a couple of minutes until his health was nearly full before heading back.
Just as he was about to leave the bushes, Yang Yu looked at the glass bottle in his hand.
He still felt it wasn't secure.
"This is too red, it doesn't look like a potion. Anyone can tell it's blood."
After some thought.
Yang Yu crouched down, grabbed a handful of fine yellow soil from the ground, tossed it into the bottle, and shook it vigorously.
"Alright, this should do."
Looking at the slightly murky liquid in the bottle, Yang Yu was satisfied.
After confirming there were no flaws, Yang Yu quickly walked towards the sisters Yue Yao and Yue Ying.
Seeing Yang Yu's figure again, the sisters both breathed a sigh of relief.
Yue Ying teased, "If you took any longer, my sister's task would have failed."
"Sorry, making potions takes time, and it's my secret technique, not convenient for others to watch," Yang Yu said casually.
"No worries, we understand. Is the potion ready?"
Yue Yao was a bit nervous, but her gentle demeanor made others feel at ease.
"It's ready, all here."
Yang Yu handed the murky liquid to Yue Yao, instructing, "Use it sparingly. Just a drop on your blade before each attack. Don't use too much, or it won't last."
"How effective is one drop?"
"Are you sure you're not tricking us?"
Yue Ying stood beside Yue Yao, scrutinizing the glass bottle in her sister's hand, somewhat skeptical.
Yang Yu wasn't offended and explained, "This is even better than the potion I used before. As long as the Silver Ring Snake touches this potion, it will lose 129 health points per second. In less than 5 seconds, it will surely die!"
"Remember, don't let this potion touch you. I don't have an antidote; contact means death!"
"Is it really that powerful?"
Yue Ying was skeptical, but Yue Yao trusted him and carefully stored the glass bottle, saying to Yang Yu, "Let's add each other as friends. I'll transfer the money to you."
"You can verify the potion's effect first and confirm there's no problem before transferring the money," Yang Yu reminded.
"No need, I trust you," Yue Yao said confidently.
"Alright."
Yang Yu didn't hesitate and accepted Yueshang Fuyao's friend request.
"Ding!"
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