I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 66: What? You want to buy a base?

Chapter 66: Chapter 66: What? You want to buy a base?

Nighttime had fallen, and after completing his cultivation, a player knocked on Gu Shanhai’s door, seemingly wanting to discuss something.

"Come in," Gu Shanhai said.

The visitor was capped with an ID that read "Fengxue Pavilion · Donghua Sect" which suggested that he was likely from a professional club or a gaming studio.

"Is there something you need?" Gu Shanhai asked. He actually knew the visitor’s intention; it was nothing more than for the base, which the visitor wanted to control.

"You probably guessed why I am here. Just name your price. We at Fengxue Pavilion would like to buy this base from you. Of course, if there are any related tasks, you can transfer them to us, and we will compensate you additionally," stated Donghua Sect, cutting straight to the chase.

"First off, this base isn’t mine. I just helped set up the foundation. Haven’t you seen that I’m not managing it? If you have the capability to take it over, I won’t stop you."

"There are indeed tasks, but the errand ones are all done, and the only ones left are defending the city and some other minor ones. I’m not selling those, plus the tasks are bound to me; I can’t transfer them."

"Don’t worry, it’s not about ownership of the base or anything like that. But I still have to remind you to be forthright and refrain from taking rash actions. Don’t underestimate He Lingyun; he is not ordinary."

Gu Shanhai made it clear that he didn’t care; after all, when they tried to challenge this celestial figure, it wouldn’t be his problem.

"But your presence makes it difficult for us to take control. What if you exit this world? We at Fengxue Pavilion will compensate you for the remaining loss," said Donghua Sect.

"Compensate? Are you joking? Can you even afford it? He Lingyun helped awaken my supernatural ability in the task. This ability is a talent. Do you think at this stage that Fengxue Pavilion can really afford it?" Gu Shanhai said disdainfully.

Donghua Sect was taken aback. "A supernatural ability is a talent?"

"Yes, and it might even be a high-level talent. How can I leave?"

"However, for you at Fengxue Pavilion, this is a good opportunity. This ability will most likely become common knowledge soon. If you monopolize this base, not to mention others, initially at least you can get ahead of other players by a lot and further increase your income."

Gu Shanhai’s tone was calm but carried a subtly cunning inflection.

"I know this, but what do you want?" Donghua Sect knew all too well that there’s no such thing as a free lunch.

"I don’t want much; just to complete the task and get the high-level talent, so don’t think about any tricks like killing me to take over the base."

"If I die, I’ll immediately post about this on the forums. If you haven’t built a good relationship with the relevant NPC and taken control of the base, you guys will definitely bite off more than you can chew."

"You don’t have to worry about no one believing me. I have a complete chain of failed tasks, and I’ll throw Fengxue Pavilion in there. Then, someone will come and teach you a lesson."

He clearly understood their thoughts; first the soft approach, then the hard.

Upon hearing this, Donghua Sect felt a weight in his heart and then replied, "Don’t worry. We’ll keep to our own paths. We’ll even help you complete the tasks as soon as possible so you can get the high-level talent."

For Donghua Sect, players like individual gamers or amateur players indeed valued these benefits the most. Realizing how things stood, he naturally abandoned any thoughts of forceful measures.

"I was waiting for you to say that. You help me with the tasks, and I won’t try to increase my prestige among the survivors. You’d better hurry up and improve our relations to prevent He Lingyun from returning and your efforts turning futile," Gu Shanhai deliberately said.

If not for Gu Shanhai’s threats, there was a good chance that Fengxue Pavilion would have killed him to forcibly kick him out of the higher-level world.

Other players could resurrect if they died, but not him; hence, he purposefully trapped them.

Messing with a being close to divine, they must be tired of living.

Knowing that in a previous life, He Lingyun had dealt with many players, using a massive amount of irreversible negative passive skills or indispellable DEBUFFs to incapacitate a player.

Or, even more terrifyingly, by using suppressive seals to confine them forever, making them stay confined even if they could log off, they would still be in the same location when logging back on.

Plus, being unable to delete their account, the outcome was predictable.

Players are trouble, but not invincible; each world had plenty of ways to deal with players.

"Alright, that’s settled," said Donghua Sect, though he wasn’t very assured internally. But if what Gu Shanhai said was true, they really couldn’t afford any leaks.

"That’s strange. Why can’t I send a friend request? Why don’t you add me instead?"

Donghua Sect tried and said.

"I can’t add you, my talent restricts it," Gu Shanhai dusted off his usual excuse.

"So how will we contact each other later?" Donghua Sect frowned, feeling that the other party was doing this on purpose.

"Why would we need to contact each other? It seems we have no need for that. You’re not thinking about commanding me, are you?" Gu Shanhai scoffed. There was fundamentally no need for communication between them, as there wasn’t any plan.

"Then how will you cooperate with us later? Without you, we can’t take control of the base at the fastest speed," Donghua Sect said.

"Why should I?" Gu Shanhai asked. "I leave after completing the task without leaking news on the forum, you don’t use any influence to sabotage my task, that’s our deal, not me helping you take control of the base."

Donghua Sect was startled but quickly responded, "Name your price; we can negotiate."

"No negotiations. I’ve spent a long time building up He Lingyun’s favor. I won’t ruin it over this. My task still depends on him to settle; you solve it yourselves." Gu Shanhai was no fool to be spun around by them.

He was here to make Fengxue Pavilion work as scapegoats to build the base, not really for the so-called tasks, and as for the supernatural ability awakening potion, it was destined not to be monopolized.

Really, whoever thought Fengxue Pavilion amounted to something, didn’t even qualify to be remembered by Gu Shanhai. How could it possibly prosper?

Besides, even if they got their hands on it, they wouldn’t be able to keep it. Those major forces had various methods to make them yield.

"Fine, let’s agree on that," Donghua Sect concluded, indirectly achieving his purpose for the visit.

"Okay, I’ve got it. But I must warn you, my task is linked to the base. Don’t think of secretly sabotaging it. If it fails and the base is destroyed...," Gu Shanhai sneered, warning. Envy, after all, was a common emotion among players.