I finnaly found my missing puzzle piece, it's you.

There comes a time when we have to challenge the very things we believe in...

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..explain yourself, how dare you a mere omega be mated to me " Aliyah spat out, every word fueled with palpable venom

"that's what I'd like to know why am I this unfortunate to be mated to you ?"





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"AH!"
Qiao Liang was taken aback. His eyes involuntarily looked at the black clothes that suddenly appeared but at the same time, the entire mirror broke with a loud bam—!
Qiao Liang was really scared this time. He even leaned back involuntarily and almost toppled onto the bed behind him with the chair.
The mirror inside was already broken when he looked at the screen again, revealing the darkness behind the mirror.
A line of numbers in bright blood-red appeared in the right corner. 10:00.
This line of words quickly became 9:59, which seemed to indicate that the game could only be played again in another 10 minutes.
Qiao Liang was slightly shocked, but he calmed down in no time.
"It seemed like this step is purely to test the psychological quality of a person. You must start at the center of the mirror without drifting away. Otherwise, you'll fail immediately…
"Alright, I'll train hard now and try to succeed in one shot 10 minutes later!"
Qiao Liang was full of motivation at that instant. He realized that all puzzles set by Boss Pei should be successfully solved as long as he passed this test!
… 
One hour later…
Qiao Liang stared at himself in the mirror, and a bloody ghost floating in the air had stretched out its bloody hand and was about to touch his neck…
Qiao Liang felt his heart thumping very loudly, but he still gritted his teeth and stared at his eyes in the mirror, using his will to force his eyes to remain motionless. 
That terrifying ghost, which was always wandering around the mirror, was constantly using all sorts of ways to attract Qiao Liang's attention.
Finally, it seemed to have completely lost his patience, came to the center of the screen, opened its huge mouth, and let out a shriek towards Qiao Liang!
Qiao Liang was pretty smart, he did not turn on the sound of the speaker so he could not hear the sound. However, the scene that appeared in front of him was enough to make his heart race like crazy!
However, a whirlpool suddenly appeared in the mirror, sucking the ghost in!
This ghost seemed to be constantly struggling. However, there was no avail as it quickly disappeared in the mirror.
A line of bloody words appeared in the mirror. "Congratulations, the first guest of Thriller Hostel!"
He clicked randomly with his mouse and exited this program. The invalid buy button lit up on the 'Be Quiet' page which meant that Qiao Liang could finally spend money buying the game!
Qiao Liang was so moved that he was nearly in tears.
That was tough! How could it be so tough to buy a game in this era?!
However, that was all worth it since he was the first player of Be Quiet!
"I have to share this news immediately with others!"
Qiao Liang opened his fan group and shared the solution to the last puzzle excitedly with his fans.
… 
At the same time, Pei Qian spat out two words slowly after sitting in the office for some time.
"The f*ck…" 
A chill ran down Pei Qian's back seeing the eye-catching number '1' on the backend of the Be Quiet purchase counter. It was still solved in the end. A puzzle he thought could last for one month only lasted until the 11th! Not even half a month! 
"Sigh, my previous estimate was still too optimistic. It is really impossible to trap players for a month with a puzzle of this difficulty. However, that did not mean there was no use at all. It's still alright."
Pei Qian knew very well that this puzzle had been completely solved since the first buyer showed up. As long as this person shared his experience, more people would be able to receive the invitation and purchase.
However, even so, there were still barriers to purchase!
Pei Qian set the price of The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer as free and then silently followed the changes in sales. His mode of operating was the most optimal under the strict restrictions of the system.
In layman's terms, the difficulty in solving puzzles and the restrictions of everyone buying the game was different.
Finding clues, solving puzzles, etc., involved the players. Once someone solved the puzzle, everyone could continue to study the next step. The difficulty would naturally be set higher.
The game itself would have a purchase threshold even after knowing and understanding how to solve the puzzle.
The players must drive a car in The Lonely Desert Road for a while, personally reach the 'Game Designer' ending in Game Designer, then go to the TPDb website to search for 'Thriller Hostel', enter one's own account password, enter the dynamic code into the bloody handprint of the game, complete the eye-tracking mirror challenge before one could purchase the game. 
That was the highest threshold allowed by the system and could not be higher.
Of course, Pei Qian had nothing to be dissatisfied with. This threshold could help him to screen out numerous players.
There was also Pei Qian's attempt to make The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer free. It seemed to be creating convenience for the players, but in fact, it was to make less money.
Pei Qian found that the system allowed the games to be completely free, but the requirements were more demanding.
It had to be a standalone game.
It must have been officially on sale for more than 10 months.
The revenue from last month must have fallen to one-fifth of the revenue when the game first went on sale.
The system would only allow the game to be free based on these three conditions. The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer happened to meet this condition so Pei Qian was able to make them free.
He did not even need to consider web games like the Ocean Stronghold.
Repent and be Saved had been released for 10 months, but it was very difficult for its monthly revenue to drop to one-fifth of its starting revenue. This game was more durable, and there seemed to be an endless stream of newcomer players interested in masochism.
In short, the puzzle might be solved, but the purchase threshold was still there. It could help Pei Qian make a lot less money, at least in this settlement cycle.
Pei Qian turned off the platform and thought some time about the sales volume growth and what countermeasures to be taken.
The most important thing right now was…
He would first take a look at the pre-sales situation of the OTTO E1 cell phone before sending money to Lu Mingliang and Chang You!
Two days had passed from the opening of reservations on Thursday. The reservation for OTTO E1 cell phones increased to 4,728. It might still be increasing, but it has been extremely slow.
Pei Qian was very happy that the situation was not that much different from what he had previously estimated to be. The number would be capped at 5,000 by the time they had reached Sunday. It was absolutely impossible to go any higher.
Pei Qian decided to give 5 million yuan to Lu Mingliang to open up more Upwind Courier stations in Lincheng and the remaining 20 million yuan to Chang You to let him stock another 5,000 units from the original 4,000 units.
If the 5,000 cell phones could be sold, the remaining money would be used to stock up. There would then be a backlog of about 13,000 cell phones in the warehouse.
This money would then be staying happily in the warehouse until the next settlement cycle. Perfect!
… 
Pei Qian leaned on the chair and let Assistant Xin arrange everything. He could finally rest a little. He turned on the computer and casually looked at the comments of the netizens towards Be Quiet and the OTTO E1 phone.
The solution to the puzzle had been completely revealed. Posts on how to purchase the game had been spread everywhere. However, there was a clear polarization between players' comments. There were even quarrels online.
"Crazy, you can't even buy the game even if you solve the puzzles. Why did you have to make such a complicated pre-step? Are they crazy?"
"That is, that you even have to bear the brunt of the producers' emotions even though you are paying for the game! Tengda Games is really awesome, ah? They don't even give any face!"
"I still don't quite understand what the purpose of this ARG[1] is. I purely wanted to experience the game, no in solving the puzzle!"
"That's right, I definitely won't buy it. I'll just sit here and wait for this game to fail!"
"…who do you think you are? Do you think Tengda cares about this? They started this ARG and set the purchase threshold to screen out no-brainers like you."
"You can go and play a no-brainer shooting game like Ocean Stronghold. It's not like Tengda Games doesn't have any other games that do not suit you."
"This ARG is very interesting. I might not be able to solve it, but I'm so excited about watching the big boss solve them online every day!"
"This ARG, as well as the last step with the eye-tracking game, really amazed me. I feel that it's really worth it! This is equivalent to a large-scale, multiplayer free brain-burning game. It's equivalent to buy-one-get-free for the Be Quiet game. What's not enough?
"Moreover, Tengda made The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer free, they have a conscience!"
People on both sides argued hard.
Pei Qian was not interested in the content of their argument. He only cared about how many people were dissatisfied with the game Be Quiet, which could reduce the game's revenue this month.
He then saw what the netizens said about the OTTO E1 phone. They were basically in a polarized state as well. However, the people who supported this phone were obviously in a weak position.
The reason was simple, there were too few quantities sold!
Only about 3,000 units of this phone had been sold so far. Even if they were satisfied with the cell phone, there were only 3,000 users. Some of them might not even discuss this online.
A larger proportion of users were actually questioning the brand, quality control, stocks, etc. Many believed that this cell phone was made by speculation and whether the specific value was worth buying or not.
Pei Qian was very satisfied with this. You just wait and see, you have to insist on your own judgment and don't buy it!
Finally, Pei Qian took out his cell phone and glanced at Gou Yan.
On the 18th day of Tomorrow is Beautiful with a box office of 4.184 million yuan today and an estimated box office of 225 million yuan!
Tomorrow is Beautiful ranked second in the box office. The first place was given to the domestic film that was released just two days ago.
Pei Qian held his forehead with this hand, his face full of pain.
Why did the estimated box office increase significantly?! That meant that the stamina of the movie was very strong. People probably went to watch it twice or thrice.
This was very bad news for Pei Qian. Pei Qian would earn a few million yuan more if the box office of this movie improved even a little.
What evil!
Pei Qian swiped to the right subconsciously, wanting to view the lineup tomorrow.
However, under the presale column, Tomorrow is Beautiful which originally occupied the second place, directly squeezed to the third place. The first place was an upcoming American blockbuster!
Pei Qian's eyes lit up.
My savior!
Great, the box office would definitely not reach 225 million yuan! Bro, why didn't you release half a month earlier?
[1] 'ARG' stands for Alternate Reality Game, a game that makes use of the real world as a platform to be altered by the player's choices.


I really just want to lose money! T_T
Best boss ever, prodigy of the business world, genius creator, visionary of the century.
These are the descriptions used for Pei Qian, President of Tengda Corporation.
Ever since his rebirth, Pei Qian finds himself in possession of a system that rewards him if he manages to lose money.
Instantly, a brilliant idea comes to mind — making crappy games!
"If the game flops, all my investment cost will be lost!"
"How difficult can it be to lose money?"
Indeed... how difficult can it be?
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Wei Na came home with a packaged, custom made video game. The game was super expensive, so she expects a lot from it. She was never a video gamer, but her husband -to-be is the ultimate champion.

"Heh, let's see if he could win this one." She checked the time on her watch. 'He should be getting off work now. Ah! I want some dumplings and egg drop soup! Let me message him.'

Text Message to Hubby: 

Wei Na: "Babbbeeeeee, can you stop by the Chinese restaurant on your way home? I want dumplings and egg drop soup!"

Bin Guan: "Sure. Anything else? You have 15 minutes before I reach the restaurant."

Wei Na: "No, no. Just those two dishes are fine."

Bin Guan: "Let's see... Mushroom tofu soup, salted chicken congee, duck Thai salad..."

Wei Na's mouth watered as she texted, "Stop!!!!"

Bin Guan: "What? Mrs. Bin, you've been craving more foods around midnight, so I'm making sure you didn't want other stuff~ I'm doting on my wife~"

Wei Na: "Hmph, I want all of the above dishes plus glass noodles in spicy tofu soup. I'll eat you poor and let you cry a whole mountain for teasing me! I'll make you get fat with me too!"

Bin Guan: "Hahahaha, alright. Your delivery is on its way. (kiss emoticon)"

Wei Na sent him three lines of hearts before rubbing her tummy, "I'm hungry too. Just wait a little bit more."

- Half an hour later -

Wei Na hopped to the entrance and helped carry a bag of food to the dining table. After successfully keeping the food safe and steady on the hard surface, she turned around and hugged him around his nape. "Before the meal, welcome back darling~~ Mwahhhh"

She gave him a peck on the lips and told him to wash up before eating. She too washed her hands with liquid soap before having her meal. Seeing the table full of food, she cupped her cheeks and licked her lips, forgetting about the video game she wanted to make him verse her in. 

Her smile was full of happiness. As she ate, she rubbed her cheeks with her finger that had a bit of sauce on it. He chuckled and wiped the stain off the apple of her cheeks using his thumb, "Aiyo, a grown up already and eating just like a kid. Cute."

She blushed from his remark and continued eating her food. Wei Na finished her meal before Bin Guan did and remembered that she wanted to tell him about the video game that she bought today. "I wanted to show you something~"

She walked towards the wrapped package on the couch and had him open it. Quickly, he finished his last bite and started unwrapping. He stared at the package with a dull face, "Huh?"

She walked over after seeing his weird expression, "What? That's your fav-....." The store messed up her order and replaced the video game with a jigsaw puzzle. He looked at her bewildered face and thought that she was upset that he didn't like the gift, so he acted like he was receiving an Oscar award. 

"Ohh! I love this puzzle! Honey, how did you know I've been into puzzles lately? Hahahaha, let's put these pieces together after cleaning up!" He pulled her on his lap and kissed her lips.

She took the puzzle out of his hands and raised he brows, 'Did I order it wrong? Did I not say I wanted the video game? I even paid for it too!!! No, let me secretly check the receipt and call them if there was a mistake.'

While Bin Guan washed the dishes, she double checked her receipt and felt disappointed to see that the store indeed made a mistake, 'Tch. If this was a regular gift, then it would've been fine. But they messed my plan up! Sigh...I'll give them a call now.'

She stepped out to a balcony and called the company to complain about her order. Since it is rare for a customer to spend so much money on one product, once she told them her name, they recognized her. 

Manager: "I am very sorry about any inconvenience this has caused you. The item that you have received must have been another custom made by another customer. If you wish for a refund, we will deposit the money back to your account."

Wei Na rubbed her temple, feeling irritated, "I already opened the Jigsaw puzzle. Can you check for me what the puzzle says, so this time I can actually continue with my plan smoothly? I would like a refund and make the purchase the puzzle that I have in possession."

Manager: "The puzzle had the same words that you originally wanted for the video game. Since it is out company's mistake, please accept the puzzle as our gift for you. We will execute the refund back to your account and that will take up to three days. Is that alright with you? Once again, I am very sorry for any inconvenience that this has caused you."

Wei Na sighed, "Okay. Thank you for your time and patience. I'll check my account again in a few days to make sure the transaction has processed. Have a good night."

After the call ended, she walked back to the living room where Bin Guan had prepared a platter of sliced fruits for her. She smiled, "How did you know I wanted fruits?"

He fed her a piece of seedless grape, "Because I know. Shall we begin with the puzzle?"

She showed a faint smile and nodded, "Mm.."

Sensing that something felt off, he asked her if she was feeling unwell. She shook her head , "Nothing. It's just that I was expecting something else to be in this package. Anyways, let's continue."

He had his arm around her waist while doing the puzzle, "You know, it doesn't matter if it is a puzzle or knitting or anything else as long as you're the one doing it with me."

Her bright smile appeared, "Sweet talker."
Finally, they reached the last two pieces of the puzzle and she said, "Darling, how about we complete the puzzle at the same time?"

"Sure. Anything you want." As their fingers left the completed puzzle, her eyes teared up slightly. She looked at him as he covered his smile and giggles, "Oh my god... oh my god.. oh my god!!!!" He jumped up from his seat and paced around the living room with a joyous smile that looked like Spring. 

Catching his breath, he knelt down beside her and placed his ears on her lower abdomen. 

"Silly, you can't hear anything just yet. Still early." She laughed at his excited reaction.

"Shhhh.. maybe if we stay quiet enough we can hear a little tiny bit!" Her fingers combed his hair lightly as he listened closely to her tummy. 

On the table, the completed puzzle said, "You're going to be a daddy!"

He couldn't stay calm at all, but then again, this was their first baby.

The warmth of the sunlight that was shining through the window landed on the girl's flawless face. Her eyelashes fluttered rapidly as her hands clenched onto her blanket tightly. She chanted, "No! No! Don't.. please.. I beg you stop! Ahh!!" She gasped for breath as she wiped the layer of cold sweat off her forehead. She looked at her phone and laid in bed after realizing that she was in her apartment. 'I'm safe.. it's alright.. safe..' After calming down, she took a quick shower and looked into the mirror. "Yang Ya Nuo! you got this! New day, new beginning!" She got dressed in a male school uniform and applied her makeup and wig. Within the next 15 minutes, her beautiful jade like face transformed into a handsome young man's face. "Aha! That should do it! Handsome like always. Breakfast time~" 
Since young, Ya Nuo learned how to change her voice to sound like a male's voice in case she needed it one day. Unlike girls at her age who liked to hang out with friends and go shopping, she only loves one thing, food! She works three part time jobs and is attending a famous school on a scholarship that covers full tuition. 
She cheerfully walked to the kitchen to see what's there to make for breakfast. When she opened the fridge, she saw nothing, but a piece of sausage inside. Sigh.. "I paid for rent and ran out of money to restock for grocery."
Ding Dong
"Who is it?" she said in a grumpy tone.
"Yo!" Xu Huan Hei greeted her with a hand wave.
"Is it time already? There's still half an hour before the usual time you come to get me for school." 
"Nope! But I do have something I want to discuss with you." he smiled dazzlingly. He was the school's second most popular guy that every female wished to date. The number one ranked male student was Ya Nuo. These two met each other at a young age, but due to some reason Huan Hei never found out about her female gender. 
"I'm hungry. Let's talk food first."
"Here~ i already prepared a bag of groceries and two bacon, egg, and sausage for you" he winked.
Ya Nuo smirked, "Oh? Seems like it's something important hmm? Alright, let me enjoy my breakfast as we discuss your 'favor.'"
In the middle of enjoying her bacon, egg, and sausage, she suddenly spit out the mouthful of food onto Huan Hei. 
"will you be my girlfriend?" he asked confidently.
"Are you crazy?? I'm a guy! 100% male!"
"But you are so pretty, even girls say you have feminine features. I'm sure with a little makeup you'll look very cute!"
"... what's your reason?"
"A girl keeps pestering me and chasing after me to get into a relationship with her. I told her for the past two years that I'm not interested in any relationships, but she refused to listen. I accidentally slipped out and said I actually have a girlfriend... so she asked to meet her.. and I didn't have anyone that is trustworthy enough for this job."
"No."
"Pretty please"
"No!"
"Come on~ I'll buy you lunch~"
"I'm not that cheap."
"Fine, 3 months worth of lunch and groceries!"
"Deal."
In the meantime, at a luxurious restaurant, a man with gray hair sipped his wine, "Did you guys find her yet?"
"No.. sir"
"Then why are you here? Go! Find her and bring her here! Don't come back and report bullshit to me!"
"Yes!"

*THERE IS NO RAPE OR ANY SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THIS NOVEL. BUT WARNING OF 18+ CONTENT*

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Wei Huo was being washed away by the gushing water. Erosion from the flowing water for years had caused the slopes to become wet and slippery. It became similar to a slide where one could slide down endlessly until they reached the bottom. Wei Huo was shielding his head and adjusting his position in the midst of sliding down, avoiding himself from bumping into sharp stones.
Following the endless gliding, Wei Huo heard the deafening roar of a waterfall.
Wei Huo panicked. "!!!"
Everything happened in the blink of an eye. He could only shield his head and was swept away by the torrent. Seconds later, he saw the sun and the sky.
The cave was in the shape of a vertical shaft and appears to be bottomless. Looking above, one could see the sky with sunlight peeking in through the gaps. Water was running out from countless holes on the wall. Just like that, a waterfall was formed in the middle of the mountain.
Wei Huo was held down firmly by gravity. He could only helplessly fall into the endless pit cave. The view of the sky and sun he saw was momentary. The next second, he had dropped into the waters again. The force of a stronger water current swept Wei Huo into a more cavernous place.
Beneath the pit cave were numerous turbulent flows. Wei Huo had been swept around, and in the end, was washed away into a subterranean river. Sometimes he would bump into a rock while other times he would be hoisted up and dropped down vigorously. Wei Hua felt as though he was riding a roller-coaster.
Without any protective measures, Wei Huo could only embrace himself tightly during such situations. In the midst of this chaos, Wei Huo still managed to spare a tiny bit of time to do some thinking.
'I'm sure something big is hidden in this cave. This roller-coaster-like subterranean river is surely a creation by God himself!'
Boom! Alongside a blaring sound, Wei Huo was wiped into the center of a subterranean lake. The water's surface became much calmer and while he was whirling slowly on the water, Wei Huo saved himself with his athletic body from years of persistent intensive training.
That was why even though he went through such an extreme and thrilling torrent, he only had a few bruises without any severe injury.
However, he still felt slightly dizzy. He fluttered around the water for a bit and was washed ashore.
Wei Huo lifted his head on the shore. Although he still felt a bit light-headed, the scene ahead awed him. In front of him was a moon gate made of white jade. Glowing plants bloomed on both sides of the gate. Purple glows, red glows, blue glows and green glows were radiating from the plants.
All sorts of radiance lightened up the jade gate. Images of red-crowned cranes, phoenixes, spirit apes, and white deers were carved on the jade gate.
"Indeed, I was right!" Wei Huo swayed his head and walked up to the gate. He was prepared to push open the jade gate.
No words were needed, that had to be the cave concealing Qi Cultivation's rare scrolls. Finally, after 10 years, he found it!
He pushed the jade gate hard, but it did not budge.
He pushed again, but still, nothing happened. 
Wei Huo frowned. "Are there any other operations needed to open this gate?"
Right when Wei Huo fell silent, an image appeared on the jade gate. Not long after, a notification bar with the writings 'Power On' popped up.
Wei Huo was speechless. "…"
'This is not a jade gate. It's a laptop, isn't it?'
After the power was turned on, another image appeared on the jade gate. Following, countless thumbnails of red-crowned cranes, phoenixes, spirit apes, and white deers appeared. The thumbnails were all arranged in different orders. He took a closer look. 'What the f*ck…'
'Isn't this sh*t a puzzle game?'
Why would the 'Power On' notification pop up in an ancient Qi Cultivation Master's jade gate? Why did a puzzle game appear after it was turned on?
The notification popped up again.
"Mini-Game commences. Scores of the minigame will determine the player's degree of completion for the inheritance of Qi Cultivation."
Wei Huo was speechless. "…"
Wei Huo almost forgot that Earth was gradually being gamified by God!
Wei Huo closely examined the screen. There was a 'Start Game' option on the game interface. It seemed like he could use some time to look into the early stage of the game.
Wei Huo believed that players would be swarming into that place, scrambling over each other once they discovered it when time recovered. One by one, they would wait for their turn to play the minigame. The gap between players would be pulled apart as the minigame's mark would decide the degree of completion when inheriting Qi Cultivation skills. In turn, the Europeans and Pros would have a wide gap of separation from Africans and Noobs[1]. If the Africans and Noobs do not want to fall behind, they would have to reload cash!
That was the first time Wei Huo felt something's fishy. Was God really the one behind this Earth's gamification? Will those who recovered from the time halt really become players of the game?
It was all Wei Huo's guess at that point as God did not say anything.
No matter what, Wei Huo had to speed up his progress. He tapped the start button, and the puzzle game began!
"The time limit is 60 seconds. Scores accumulated within the time limit will decide on the inheritance completion level for the rare Qi Cultivation Scrolls. The game will start in three seconds. Three... Two... One... Start!"
Wei Huo kept his eye on the ball as the marks accumulated would decide his degree of completion for the inheritance of the Qi Cultivator's Rare Scrolls. Whether he could increase his lifespan would also be dependent on the rare scrolls. Otherwise, when the time halt ends, he might already be dead!
Although he put in all his effort, puzzle games were not his specialty. He only managed to gain a little over 2000 points after 60 seconds.
Soon after, another notification popped up. "According to the Player's accumulated scores, you have been awarded a Qi Cultivator's Rare Scroll inheritance with a 35% completion rate. Would you like to replay the game?"
Wei Huo was speechless. "…"
'You can f*cking replay the game?'
Wei Huo let out a deep breath feeling relieved. 'Do you think I will give up that easily before I reach 100%?'
Wei Huo immediately tapped the 'Replay' button. In the next second, a dialog box popped up on the jade gate.
"Replaying the game requires 90 Magical Stones. You have not met the requirements for replaying the game. Please reload your cash."
Wei Huo was speechless. "…"
'D*mn you! So I have to reload my cash!'
Just then Wei Huo started wondering again, 'What are Magical Stones?'
Another notification popped up on the jade gate. "Are you willing to accept the inheritance? Please take note that the inheritance can only take place once!"
Wei Huo did not have any other better options. 'What can I do? I am very desperate too but I don't have any Magical Stones!'
He tapped on the accept button, and right then the jade door was opened!
The place oozed a mystical and magical aura. Inside the door, rays of light were shining through the colorful fog. The area was occupied by numerous decorated jade palaces. Cries of the red-crowned crane filled his ears every so often, and white deers would hop across streams. Immortals were sitting in their residences.
A magical voice suddenly resounded through the area.
"Pay 49 Magical Stones for a 1% increase of inheritance completion rate, or 81 Magical Stones for a 3% increase of inheritance completion rate."
Wei Huo was speechless. "…"
'What is this? Is this some Daoism chant? No wonder it was always 49 and 81 in Daoism chants[2].'
Wei Huo was dejected. He wanted to purchase the completion rate, but he had no Magical Stones!
It was then that Wei Huo realized the in-game purchase system was not created yet. Players still could not make in-app purchases. This game was not well developed enough!
[1] Europeans - Lucky players were known as "Europeans" among China gamers.
Africans - Unlucky players were known as "Africans" among China gamers.
Pros - Those who have excellent skills in playing games.
Noobs - Those who lack skills in playing games.
[2] Daoist funeral tradition requires family members to mourn for 49 days after the deceased was buried or cremated while the Daoist text has a total of 81 verses.


Wei Huo has been ignored and overlooked by almost everyone his entire life, including God. In a bid to transform the world into a more game-like one, God halted time for all humanity except for Wei Huo, leaving him to fend for himself. The teenager has no choice but to strive for survival whilst waiting for the day humanity’s clock to start ticking again. But wait a minute! What if that wait is longer than a person’s lifespan? Follow Wei Huo on his survival journey in a world infested with mutated beasts and carnivorous plants.

[System prompt: Your Core of Madness has successfully consumed the Core of Flames.]

[System prompt: You are awarded 300000 DP.]

[System prompt: You have unlocked: Level 7 Fire Serpent, Level 15 Flame Horse, Level 20 Fire Golem, Level 25 Blaze, Ember Spirit, Level 28 Draconic Salamander and Level 31 Fire Plume. One monster from each Species is available for summoning]

[System prompt: Due to failing to protect their dungeon core, the following monsters are forcefully recruited: two hundred Flame sisters, the Flame Belle, Slut and the unnamed Mongalla Gazelle. These monsters are now unlocked in the Dungeon Shop.]

[System prompt: You have plundered the following items from the dungeon master: Heart of Fire, Flames of Destruction, Molten Embryo and Puzzle Box.]

All the important monsters and Five were gathered in the meeting room, watching the absorption process of the Core of Madness. It was the first thing they did when the monsters returned; Five was impatient to see his rewards, but he was bound to be disappointed.

Five looked at the list of monsters unlocked and internally sighed. 'No high-level monsters and only the Ember Spirits are societal monsters. There's no Boss Monster either. I suppose I cannot always be lucky.' 

He was hoping to obtain the powerful monsters of the Fire Pit, like the Flame Commander. While he did obtain many monsters that could be implemented in the volcanic biome, none of them were stronger than the Flame Scarab Warrior. It was depressing to think that the volcanic biome would be ruled by a monster coming from a dungeon specializing in insects rather than the monsters coming for a dungeon specializing in Fire Attribute Monsters.

'At least I've got the Flame Belle and the Flame Sisters. They are the equivalent of Harriet and the harpies but are of Fire attribute.' As the thought crossed his mind, Five glanced at the Flame Belle.

Without a word, he opened his dungeon interface and purchased a Renaming Table. When used, they could rename a character. Five had already noticed the name of the Flame Belle. He did not know how she ended up with this name but he could not allow one of his monsters to be called like that.

"Change your name," flatly said Five.

The Flame Belle's lit up. She hurriedly grabbed the Renaming Table and then froze. She hesitantly asked, "What should I call myself?"

"Can't you pick a name yourself?" asked Five.

"No. It is customary for the dungeon master to name their monsters. I held several names during my life; it changed every time I was summoned to a new dungeon," answered the Flame Belle with a pleading expression.

"Alright. Then, your name shall be Ignis. It means Fire! I hope that you live up to your new name."

"Thank you." The Flame Belle silently retreated. She knew she had already disturbed the meeting enough. She would use the Renamine Table later to avoid wasting more time.

Five nodded approvingly and looked at the system prompts again. Things were different this time; he obtained 300 thousand DP for conquering the dungeon. 100 thousand more than he did last time. 

The dungeon core glowed after its meal but soon returned to its usual dull appearance. Nothing happened, it did not upgrade, nor did it provide additional functions. Five had been hoping for something to happen. The stronger its core became, the stronger the dungeon would be.

'It seems that it is just like for everyone else; it will progressively become harder to upgrade the dungeon core. I will need to absorb more dungeon cores...' thought Five.

Not letting this worsen his mood, Five turned his attention to the most interesting part of his loot. This time, he managed to plunder four artifacts from the dungeon master. He took them one after another, starting with the Heart of Fire.

[Heart of Fire(Grade 3)(Upgradable)]
Active effect: Increases all the stats of Fire Attribute Monsters by 3
Passive effect: Increases the reproduction rate of Fire Attribute Monsters by 9%

Conditions for Upgrade: Having 20 floors controlled by Fire Attribute Monsters, Unlocking 60 species of Fire Attribute Monsters.

Cost of Upgrade: 10 million DP

Five looked at interest at the Heart of Fire. It was a rather common item; even he could purchase it with the dungeon shop but the conditions to obtain it were harsh. It could cost him 100 thousand DP to obtain one at Grade 1 and the conditions were to have ten floors controlled by Fire Attribute Monsters with thirty species of Fire Attribute Monsters unlocked.

In fact, there was a similar item for each attribute but he could not even purchase one yet. Even the Heart of Darkness was out of reach. The Nosferatu's floor was the ninth floor with the tenth floor being the crafting department and Tinyland. He still needed to have two more floors dedicated to the Darkness Attribute monsters since the first floor did not count because it did not house any monsters.

Five was impressed that a dungeon had already managed to unlock such an item but again, he expected no less from it since it specialized in only one attribute. The effects of the Heart of Fire were also quite impressive; when active, it would increase the monsters' stats by fifteen.

The Heart of Fire went to Ishan who would take care of it. The artifact would be placed at the highest floor of the Volcanic Biome. 

The second artifact was the Flames of Destruction:

[Flames of Destruction]
When used for forging, increases the chances of success by 10% and have a 10% chance of adding additional effects to weapons in exchange for a decrease in maximum durability of 10%

When used for alchemy, lowers the chances of success by 10% but increases the potency of the products by 20%

When used for cooking, lowers the chances of success by 10% but have a 10% chance of adding additional effects to the dish. The dish might even become poisonous.

'A crafting artifact? And it can be used for different professions,' thought Five. He paused for a moment before nodding to the Elder Dwarf. The dwarves would make the best use out of the artifact.

The third artifact was the Molten Embryo

[Molten Embryo]
Activate at any time to stop the Embryo's development and trigger its growth. The Embryo will turn into a random Fire Attribute Monster. The monster's strength will be proportional to the days of development the embryo had.

Days of development: 32 days
Note: The maximum days of development is 365 days

'Interesting. The longer I let it be, the better the results would be. I guess I will just throw it in my inventory and wait...' Five sent the Molten Embryo back in his inventory. It would not have an impact on the dungeon until much later into the game. Unless he was in danger, Five did not want to lose the opportunity to obtain a powerful monster.

Finally, the Puzzle Box was the last artifact.

[Puzzle Box]
Solve it to obtain the entry rights to the Tomb of Kanzanlak

'Another peculiar artifact,' thought Five. The Puzzle Box looked clean and polished; it did not seem very intimidating but Five knew how treacherous these puzzles could be. People could spend years without successfully opening one; most of the time, opening one would be all due to luck.

"Dreidus. Have you heard of the Tomb of Kanzanlak?" asked Five. Dreidus was an ex-member of Necro Valley. He might have heard of it which would make it easier for Five to estimate the value of the artifact.

"Never. However, I do believe that I heard of Kanzanlak. I think it is a town somewhere in the desert of the Domogo Empire," answered Dreidus after thinking for a moment.

'Hmmm, that does not help me at all.'

Five sent back the Puzzle Box in his inventory. He would give it a try later or ask the other monsters if they were interested in attempting to solve it. For now, the monsters all deserved some rest!

"Let's call it a day. You all worked well. I think you all need some time to recover. Ishan and Dreidus should arrange a floor for Ignis and the Flame Sisters. Harriet and Angela, go and make sure the Mongolla Gazelle has a place to sleep. We won't have any activities for now."

The monsters were delighted but Harriet asked, "Five, will it not be better for us to attack another entity. The more Destruction Points you have the better. There are still a few days before the end of the trial. We can push a little harder."

Five glanced at the harpy queen but shook his head. "Not for now. We can talk about it tomorrow. We cannot attack any random tribe. The situation with the Vicious Rhino Tribe was special. If we target any tribe, we might cause another conflict between them. We don't want another alliance to appear and target the Musclewood Tribe."

"Trust me and just rest. We have more than seven million DP now. Everything is going well, nothing can target us. Even if our reward for the trial is mediocre, we have cleared the region of all competitors."

Harriet paused for a moment with a thoughtful expression and eventually nodded. The monsters were relieved. They left the meeting room one after the other.

Five smiled. Everything was going well but he never expected the situation to change so suddenly. As Five was about to leave the meeting room, a series of system prompts sounded:

[System prompt: You have been selected as the target of the Challenger Gauntlet.]

[System prompt: The player, Farsight has officially challenged you to a duel]

[System prompt: You do not have any items that can counter the Challenger Gauntlet, the challenge has been automatically accepted.]

[System prompt: All the functions of the dungeon core will be temporarily locked. All the entities not belonging to the dungeon will be teleported to the entrance. All entities connected to the dungeon will be teleported back to the dungeon and will have their HP/MP/Durability fully restored.]

[System prompt: Prepare for teleportation, all entities connected to the dungeon will be teleported to a separate realm in one minute.]

Five froze. 'Did I speak too soon?'

After being betrayed, framed and kicked down to the ground, our protagonist was sentenced to life imprisonment. But a few days later, a global disaster occurred, people from all nations migrated to underground refuges.

As a prisoner, he thought his life was over, abandoned by everyone. However, he wakes up, greeted by Gaia, the person responsible for New Earth.

New Earth was a second chance for him, watch as he builds up his own dungeon and become known by all as the Emperor of Madness

Note that this is a slow novel and dungeon building only takes place after 40 chapters

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"I'm just acting with you as you expected. What? Have you decided to stop acting?" The CEO was as steady as a rock. All he did was just to turn to Jessica with an interested look.     

I'm not here to talk about my identity today. I'm here to negotiate with you. Don't get confused." The calmer Edward was, the more she became upset. She wasn't like him who was born with a business talent for negotiations.     

"Negotiation? What negotiation? I don't know that. Do we have any business venture together?" Edward felt more and more interested. Was she telling a joke? Should he remember it right, there was no business between her and himself, let alone any negotiation.     

Don't you know it? I have 60 percent of the MY Mall shares in my hands. What about now? Do you really think that we don't need to talk about something? I'm offering you a chance you may be interested in." Jessica could not help growing proud at the thought of MY Mall's shares. She looked at Edward and scanned his face for any desperation. She wanted to see him frustrated. Unfortunately though, she failed.  

"Oh? Are you qualified to speak on behalf of Kompass Group?" The smile on Edward's face deepened. He wondered what Jessica wanted from him.     

"What do you mean? I don't understand." Jessica narrowed her eyes and glared at CEO. Her expression became dangerous. 'Oh, Edward, Edward. Why can't I just resist your charm and excellence?' sighed her heart as it got flooded with feelings that could almost drown her.     

"Am I not clear enough? Obviously, it is Kompass Group that purchased the shares of MY Mall. Why do you claim that you have the shares? I seriously doubt your words. You are not convincing at all." Edward said in a cold tone. Since when did this woman become so bold? Who did she think she was? Her arrogance and boldness might cost her something really important.     

Well, trust me or not? That's your choice. I won't make you believe me. But this is the fact. I have them. How about we make a deal. I'd like to exchange Lin Group's shares with MY Mall' shares, in the same scale. How do you like my proposal?" Her father was dead because she lost Lin Group. It was her fault. Thus, she would do everything to purchase the Lin Group back. She would still want to get the company regardless that it was small. Shaun Gao was nothing but a stepping stone in her original plan.  

"Ha-ha! Jessica, do you think I'm a three-year-old child who you can fool that easy? Come on, you are not Kompass Group's CEO. Okay, let's pretend that you are, still, you don't and cannot just sell the MY Mall's shares at your will. You know what? I have always known what you have been doing. Do you think I am that stupid to allow you purchase the shares without me doing anything about it?" He thought she had become much smarter. What a shame that she hadn't. She was still as stupid as she had been before. An empty vase would worth nothing without anything in it.     

What did you say? You mean you let us buy the shares on purpose? But why did you do that? You would have nothing beneficial for your company from doing it. Why?" Jessica was anxious now. She was so confused. She had no clue about Edward's purpose at all. If she guessed it wrong, she would have no chip in the negotiation table. What was more, Shaun Gao would be a big concern as well. He would kill her!     

Why? You tell me. What? Don't you always think you are quite smart about everything? How come you didn't expect it? Why didn't you make a plan B?" Edward looked at her with an extremely cold expression that was enough to make her freeze.  

"Did we buy the wrong shares? But they are not supposed to be false shares." Jessica was alarmed and bewildered. If Kompass Group had bought the wrong shares, what could they do to have their money back? They had invested a large amount of money to purchase MY Mall's shares.     

I didn't say that. But if you want to trade the shares of MY Mall for the Lin Group, I'm sorry but I have to reject it. I won't do that." He would be the most stupid businessman should he agree on her suggestion. It would be a piece of cake for him to retrieve the shares of MY Mall back even without dealing with Jessica.     

Why? You are not interested in Lin Group, aren't you? Well, I want to have it. Isn't it a win-win deal for both of us? You can throw away Lin Group to me and I can sell MY Mall to you. We both can have benefits." Jessica looked at him in a puzzle. Her proposal would do good for both of them. It would get them the best of both worlds. Why did he refuse her?  

Yes, you are right. Indeed, I'm not interested in Lin Group. But it doesn't mean that my men are not interested in it. Some of them may be. So I'm thinking of leaving it to someone who wants to take care of it. I'm always a kind-hearted boss. A small company like Lin Group doesn't deserve my management in person." Was she really innocent or whimsical? Edward had difficulty choosing between the two. There were so many businesses in FX International Group. Did he need to take care of everything in person out of interest? Come on! Only those which were highly profitable could call his attention and interest.

You're my wife in name only, on paper only. My heart and love will never be yours.

 Edward made it clear to Daisy that she was nothing to him.
They were both victims of family greed--- the marriage was arranged for them.
 6 yrs. passed she remained quiet, gaining a reputation in the army as a tough as nails colonel. When she walked into his life again, Edward fell inlove with this woman, unlike he had known. She surprised and delighted him.

 But will Daisy take him back?
Can their son keep them together? Can the rift between them be held??

Going into combat against the Undead was not scary because of the carefully designed environment that was meant to scare players out of their wits. It because of the fact that players would never know where their Undead foes lurk. They could remain hidden behind walls and underneath the soil, springing into action to attack unsuspecting players, and eventually overwhelming them with sheer numbers.

Ye Ci immediately summoned Ol' Four. Although the Hunter class excelled in ranged combat, a Hunter was always vulnerable at melee range. After all, there was no information about this dungeon in Ye Ci's last life. It was possible that the player who completed the Epic-tier quest kept the information about the dungeon to himself. There was also a possibility that the player had never managed to explore this dungeon as well. No matter what the case was, Ye Ci could not recall any information about the dungeon. She was exploring this unknown territory for the first time.

As a contrast to Ye Ci's caution, Ol' Four was bold and cheerful.

As an Epic-tier monster, the Dragonia was probably the only life form that was superior to Ol' Four. That was why the beast showed no fear despite the dark and eerie environment as it ran jovially all over the place.

Of course, it was something that Ye Ci was able to use to her advantage. Ol' Four's movement would definitely attract the attention of the Undead in the area. The Undead population within the dungeon, which comprised mainly of semi-transparents ghosts and zombies with semi-decomposed bodies launched ferocious attacks on Ol' Four as a sign of their hatred towards the invader.

Ye Ci and Ol' Four who were around lvl 45 were hard pressed in a battle against lvl 50 opponents. However, as an Epic-tier life form, Ol' Four did have some advantage over the more common monsters. With such an advantage, and with the additional burn damage from Ye Ci's Fire Arrows, they were able to defeat their foes, turning them into experience points for Ye Ci and Ol' Four.

A Solo Dungeon meant that only a single player was required to clear the dungeon. It was the favourite for solo players. In a dungeon like this, players could level up without fearing of going into conflict with other players, and all the loot drops would belong to a single person. That was why solo players would flock to any Solo Dungeon that was discovered and spend days in the dungeon until they were finally fed up with the place.

Ye Ci, of course, was no exception.

It had been a month since she logged into the game. During that window, many of the players had caught up with her in terms of level. Those who were very fanatic about leveling up even surpassed her level. Ye Ci sighed in defeat. There is always someone stronger than you, no matter how strong you are. If Ye Ci did not even have an advantage in terms of level as a reincarnator, it would be an embarrassment for her. This was why she made the decision to kill every single monster she found in this dungeon. The dungeon would serve as her training grounds. In this place, she would earn back all the experience points that she had missed.

Having decided, Ye Ci immediately started to work on it.

Time flies when one is focused on a task at hand. To Ye Ci's delight, the dungeon was rather easy to clear. Other than their high HP, the Undead in the dungeon were no challenge as all. The only opponent that posed a threat to Ye Ci was the Necromancer, which could summon hordes of lesser Undead to its aid. A Necromancer would be able to summon a sea of lesser monsters, if it was not defeated quickly.

As she was unfamiliar with the dungeon, and with the monsters having a level advantage over herself, Ye Ci was very cautious as she explored the dungeon.

Ye Ci depleted half of her Fire Arrows in the span of 4 hours, and was able to raise her level from lvl 45 to lvl 49. As she took a rest, Ye Ci began roasting some meat that she brought along for the trip, feeding the starving Ol' Four and herself. She was satisfied as she glanced at her character window to find that she was halfway to the next level. Her trip to the dungeon was worth it. Her leveling progress alone had been satisfying enough.

After making sure that her Fatigue level was recovered, and that Ol' Four already had its share of meat, Ye Ci immediately went back to work. Before long, her character was enveloped in a golden light, signifying her advance into the realm of lvl 50. Before she had the chance to rejoice, a chilly voice reverberated in the cav.

"I smell fresh meat. The meat of an Elf. It's been a long time since I've tasted something like this…" said the unpleasant voice, that was so distorted that it was impossible to tell the gender of its owner. The voice did not come from a specific direction, and was instead coming from all around Ye Ci.

Just then, she got a system notification: [You have reached the level to explore the dungeon. Good luck. ]

Ye Ci was baffled by the system notification. So that's why I feel like I've been going in circles, and there was nothing on my map! The only thing she could do during her four hours stay was to slay the monsters in the cave. So it is like that…

The system determined that Ye Ci would not be able to clear the dungeon with her level, and transported her to a leveling level. The dungeon was then made available to her when she was at lvl 50. So this is why the monsters in this place yielded such a high amount of experience points, but had little to no loot drops.

With that thought in mind, Ye Ci immediately called up her map. To her delight, the map that was originally empty was once again back to normal. She, on the other hand, was still standing at the entrance to the dungeon.

Although Ye Ci was sure that she would be able to clear the dungeon even at lvl 45. However, the system was programmed to follow the instruction of Fate developers. This meant that Ye Ci's skill level was not taken into account.

Whatever, I am but a mere player, aren't I?

After making a quick inventory check of her remaining arrows and consumables, Ye Ci was certain that she had sufficient supplies to clear the dungeon, and she immediately headed into the dungeon.

Of course, the difficulty in the dungeon was way higher than that of the leveling area. The level of the monsters were all at lvl 55, and the opponents that Ye Ci faced possessed certain level of intelligence. They even employed smart strategies in their fight against Ye Ci. The monsters saw through her method of sending Ol' Four forward to attract aggro while she launched range attacks at the monsters from relative safety. If Ye Ci was not able to clear her opponents away in time, they would began throwing more and more of their numbers at Ol' Four, while some of the monsters with higher amount of HP will rush at Ye Ci.

Ye Ci was caught off guard as it was her first time in such a situation. She was forced to kite the incoming monsters and put great effort into putting them down. Ol' Four nearly lost its life during that encounter.

After that close call, Ye Ci began to exercise caution in her fight against the intelligent monsters. She did not want to die before even reaching the BOSS.

The Undead in the dungeon yielded a huge variety of loot drops from potions to gold coins to various consumables, arrows, and some miscellaneous items. There was also a special item drop, "Spirit Emblem". These items had no clear description, and could not be sold. Since they did not take up much of her inventory space as 1,000 Spirit Emblems could be placed in a single inventory slot, Ye Ci allowed the Spirit Emblems to stack up in her inventory.

In a solo dungeon, every item that was dropped belonged to a single person. It was a boon as well as a curse. A player would have to carry everything alone, and if there was no merchant NPC in sight, the player's inventory would quickly fill up. This was a problem that Ye Ci realized quickly. Even after tidying up her inventory slots before entering the dungeon, and considering the fact that she had not looted much in the leveling area, Ye Ci's inventory was almost full.

It was rare for any merchant NPCs to appear in a solo dungeon like this. In such a situation, players would be forced to throw some of the less valuable items away to make space for items that could fetch a price.

Ye Ci was no stranger to such a method. She was a notorious solo player in her last life. It was something that posed no trouble to Ye Ci. After making a quick inventory of her items, Ye Ci ventured deeper into the dungeon.

The dungeon was made up of 3 deep caves arranged in a triangular pattern. However, there was no BOSS in any of the caves. After defeating all the monsters in the dungeon, Ye Ci discovered that she has cleared the dungeon.

There's no BOSS?

How can there be no BOSS in a dungeon?

It was a very strange situation. Even an experienced player like Ye Ci was baffled by her discovery. She walked around in circles within the dungeon with Ol' Four, and found it empty. There was nothing left in the dungeon.

The BOSS did not appear… I must've missed something, or done something wrong. Thought Ye Ci as she stood at the middle of the map. She then wandered to all corners of the dungeon, carefully inspecting every speck of dust. She found clusters of oddly-shaped rock formation along the way, which were easy to miss with their dull gray color. They were all pointing towards the spot where Ye Ci was nearly defeated by the dungeon monsters.

She found a simple puzzle which revealed the location of the next puzzle after it was solved, which led to yet another puzzle. The third puzzle led Ye Ci back to the middle of the map, where an odd-looking mechanism appeared.

"Oh? You can't wait to be my dinner eh? If that's the case, then so be it…" said a voice immediately after the mechanism was activated.

Even before the voice faded away, the ground trembled. If Ye Ci did not lay flat on the ground, she would definitely have lost her footing.

Before Ye Ci could stand back up on her feet, a strong wind bellowed at her, and a chill crept down her spine. Ye Ci rolled to a side out of reflex, and looked up. A gigantic skeleton in a suit of armor was rushing at her with its long weapon.

The two words "Blade Soul" were engraved on the skeleton's sword. It was the BOSS's name. One must not blindly attack an unknown BOSS. The correct strategy to deal with such a foe was to launch small probing attacks to gauge its strength while finding a way to defeat said foe at the same time. Ye Ci gave the order for Ol' Four to charge at Blade Soul as she sprinted around the cave, firing her skills at the BOSS, and observing the damage they dealt to Blade Soul.

It did not take Ye Ci long to figure out the amount of damage she could deal to Blade Soul with her skills. A strategy began to form in her mind as the battle progressed. A Hunter was undefeated as long as a foe was 8 yards away from the Hunter. Once a Hunter's foe was able to close in, however, the Hunter was doomed. This was why Ye Ci made the decision to stay as far away from Blade Soul as possible.

It was not an easy task for Ye Ci. Blade Soul was a very tall NPC. Despite its low movement speed, each of the BOSS's stride could cover more ground than Ye Ci could manage in a few steps. Keeping a distance away from Blade Soul became Ye Ci's top priority.

Fortunately for Ye Ci, it was relatively easy to defeat the BOSS as it was a bonus reward for the player for clearing the dungeon. Ye Ci kept her distance, kiting the BOSS from afar, and was able to dispatch her opponent in a short time.

Other than a quest item that was dropped by the BOSS, Ye Ci received no loot drops for defeating Blade Soul. Are you kidding me? I get nothing for defeating the BOSS? thought Ye Ci.

After a day of hard work, Ye Ci's level was already at lvl 55. She was 8 levels higher than the player who ranked number 1 in the Players Level Ranking. This filled her heart with joy.

Bella greeted Ye Ci warmly when she left the dungeon, "Hey! My dearest friend! I'm glad that you're able to return safely!"

After having a small talk with Bella, Ye Ci headed to the Doran Thieves Guild to hand the quest item to Andrei. She could only curse at the developers for the seemingly meaningless quest as she was on her way to the Silver Tin Vein.

Andrei was happy to see the blade. After receiving praises from the NPC, Ye Ci's prestige with the Doran Thieves Guild increased.

With her prestige at the Doran Thieves Guild at Intimate, Ye Ci could finally interact with all the NPCs in the bandit encampment. She immediately sold all the miscellaneous items to the merchant that was closest to her. Ye Ci's mood improved when she saw the amount of gold in her inventory.

Before she left the bandit encampment, Ye Ci spotted a weird-looking NPC that she had never seen before during. It was a Gnomish NPC with the name "Special Items Merchant".

When a player had a certain level of prestige with a faction, the player could purchase special items with his or her prestige points. This was a fact known to Ye Ci, who was unable to locate the merchant NPC until now. Could this NPC be the one she was looking for?

Ye Ci was stunned by the items displayed by the merchant NPC. She finally knew the true worth of the solo dungeon.

As expected of an Epic-tier quest. The rewards offered by completing the second stage of the quest was indeed bountiful.

The items sold by the merchant were all lvl 55 and above. The various equipment sets, weapons, jewelleries, enchanted items, and rare Life Skills skill books that were all overpowered.

The currency used by the merchant was not gold. It was the items that Ye Ci has collected earlier in the dungeon: Spirit Emblem.

The prices of the items varied by their rarity, with the most expensive ones at sold at 5,000 Spirit Emblems, while the cheapest items were sold at 1,000 Spirit Emblems.

Holy shit! Is there something more overpowered than these items?

Ye Ci had more than 3,000 Spirit Emblems in her inventory, which was enough to purchase a cape. She immediately bought one without remorse. When Ye Ci stole a glance at the description of the cape, the muscles on her face twitched. It was not out of anger, nor was it because of sadness. At that time, Ye Ci was filled with delight.

The reason was simple: The items were not bound to her after the purchase. It would only be bound to its owner once it was equipped.

Doesn't it means that I'll be able to sell all these equipment if I can earn enough of those Spirit Emblems? mused Ye Ci. When her customer was the entire player population of Fate, money was definitely not a problem.

Ye Ci could feel herself falling into depravity. She was someone who was noble and virtuous, who thought little about money. However, her views changed after the recent incident. She came to realise the power of money. A person with money is like an overpowered character in a game. With her current financial position, she was deeply in need of money.

The items sold by the merchant were like gold falling down from the sky. She had the urge to look up to the sky and shout her thought out, HURRY AND CRUSH ME TO DEATH WITH THESE MONEY!

However, Ye Ci was quick to discover a serious problem in her plans. A quick run in the dungeon yielded only 3,000 Spirit Emblems. She would have to explore the dungeon multiple times to earn more of them. Her road to wealth would depend entirely on the settings of the dungeon.

What if… I can only clear this dungeon once?

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The happiest thing in the world is to be able to amend what you have done wrong. She who acted willfully because of a game, was reincarnated into a time when she still had her parents’ love.

For the sake of her family, she began her life as a pro gamer.

But this time, she was no longer the Human Sorceress that she was familiar with. She was an Elven Huntress. Could she still acquire the power to be the Right Hand of God?
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