Bai Ye was stunned. What was going on?
Jin Sha patted Nian Mei Long's head and said, "This child is very gentle, a little fragile and sensitive. Your words made it mistakenly think you were going to abandon it, so it's very sad right now."
Bai Ye was speechless. "Is raising spirit beasts this troublesome?"
"You'll get used to it." Jin Sha suddenly felt emotional and sighed, "You said before that there can't be companions in the World Battlefield? Perhaps you're right. This is a bloody world where people scheme against each other, are insane and cruel. But spirit beasts are different. No matter where they are, no matter what the situation, as long as you don't abandon them, they are your best companions."
Bai Ye said, "Before you get emotional, can you get it to stand up first?"
Jin Sha shrugged with a smile. "I'm not its master anymore. You are!"
Bai Ye couldn't help but grin, then reached out and petted Nian Mei Long's head. "I was just kidding. I didn't intend to abandon you. It's just that my injuries haven't healed, so I asked you not to hug me."
Although Nian Mei Long couldn't speak human language, it seemed to understand words. It immediately stopped crying and smiled, its eyes turning into smiling slits again. It obediently climbed off Bai Ye and sat beside him.
Bai Ye sat up from the ground, looking at the slime all over himself, and said helplessly, "What should I do about this?"
Jin Sha said helplessly, "So, I wanted to tell you that before releasing this child, you need to be prepared. You released it without listening to me finish. Now we just have to find a way to bathe."
Bai Ye was speechless. "Where am I going to get water?"
Jin Sha smiled. "Actually, it doesn't matter if you don't wash it. Nian Mei Long's slime is very clean. Once it dries, it's equivalent to you having a bath."
Bai Ye wanted to say he felt uncomfortable, but looking at Nian Mei Long beside him, he knew saying it might hurt its fragile and sensitive heart. After thinking about it, he decided not to. He'd just consider it a slime spa.
Jin Sha said, "The transaction is complete. Are you interested in talking about anything else?"
Bai Ye looked confused. "Hmm?"
Jin Sha said, "I know of a large restricted zone..."
"A large restricted zone?" Bai Ye directly interrupted with a laugh. "Impossible."
A large restricted zone, as the name suggests, is huge and has many people. Of course, there are other details, but those aren't important.
What's important is that no one can open a large restricted zone at the moment. The appearance of a large restricted zone signifies that the World Battlefield has progressed beyond its initial phase and officially entered its mid-game. Everyone's current strength is far from enough, and to complete a large restricted zone, individual strength alone is usually not enough; the strength of quite a few people needs to reach a certain standard. Bai Ye clearly remembered that the first large restricted zone to be opened in his previous life was almost two years after the World Battlefield began, and coincidentally, that large restricted zone was called Jing Ling Ting.
Jin Sha said, "It's very large in scale, and it's different from ordinary restricted zones."
Bai Ye still shook his head but said, "You can tell me about it."
Jin Sha said, "The background of the restricted zone is a modern civilization world. The police arrested a major drug lord. Before he was imprisoned, that major drug lord..."
"Wait a minute!" Bai Ye couldn't help but interrupt. "That major drug lord declared to the media that whoever could rescue him would be paid one hundred million. Thus, the entire city descended into chaos, and all the scoundrels wanted to rescue him. On the side of the chosen ones, a total of one hundred chosen ones accepted the mission to open the restricted zone. The mission content was simple: rescue that major drug lord. The reward was that one hundred million. For the chosen ones, this one hundred million was not currency, but rather, after the mission ended, a reward exchange would be opened. Different rewards required different amounts of money."
Jin Sha was surprised. "You know about this restricted zone too?"
Bai Ye said, "This is indeed different from ordinary restricted zones, but it's not a large restricted zone; it's a hidden restricted zone." A large restricted zone couldn't possibly have only a hundred people.
Jin Sha said, "A hidden restricted zone?"
Bai Ye said, "Yes. Ordinary restricted zones are generally found, or conditions are met to enter them. Once inside, it means the restricted zone has been opened, and others within the area are forcibly teleported in. Hidden restricted zones require an item and do not forcibly teleport chosen ones in. If those hundred people can't gather, this restricted zone will never be opened. In comparison, hidden restricted zones are more difficult. No, to be precise, the battles in hidden restricted zones are more intense, the mortality rate is higher, and sometimes, no matter how many people enter the restricted zone, only one can survive in the end. Of course, the rewards are better."
This was quite a coincidence. Bai Ye had participated in the hidden restricted zone Jin Sha was talking about in his previous life. Therefore, Bai Ye not only knew the background story of the restricted zone but also knew that the fragments of the God Stone could be exchanged for three million each. With a hundred million, one could exchange for thirty fragments with some leftover. However, the item for participating in the hidden restricted zone in his previous life was obtained through an accidental trade, so Bai Ye didn't know where to get the item and hadn't considered that hidden restricted zone.
"Since you know, then it's easy to handle," Jin Sha said, taking out two banknotes. "These are the items for participating in the hidden restricted zone. I have two, are you interested in cooperating? I'll give you the items for free, fifty million each."
Bai Ye grinned wickedly. "If I take you down, I get a hundred million."
Jin Sha said, "Although you say there are no companions in the World Battlefield, cooperation for mutual benefit still exists. I believe we can establish this kind of relationship long-term. I have the ability to provide you with some things and information, and there's a very important point: I'm not as strong as you."
Jin Sha's last sentence was a bit strange, but Bai Ye understood. Bai Ye was stronger, so Bai Ye didn't have to share information or things with Jin Sha. However, Jin Sha needed to share information and things with Bai Ye to help him gain benefits, and in return, she would have to share the profits with Bai Ye. Therefore, the potential implication was to establish a mutually beneficial relationship. Bai Ye would lose almost nothing, but he would have the opportunity to gain benefits from Jin Sha, while Jin Sha would be able to leverage Bai Ye's strength.
Jin Sha said, "Are you going to let fifty million gather dust in a safe? Or keep it in the bank and earn interest every month?"
Bai Ye couldn't help but laugh. Jin Sha still had kindness in her heart, but that didn't mean she was a fool. These two words were not interchangeable.
Bai Ye said, "You were willing to weaken yourself and exchange Nian Mei Long for me for this reason, weren't you? If we cooperate, it's equivalent to your strength not being weakened. Afterward, you can use these fifty million to quickly restore your strength and then proceed with resurrecting Aerodactyl."
Jin Sha said, "Do you think that's the reason?"
"Whether it's the reason or not is unimportant to me. The fifty million is important to me," Bai Ye said, extending his hand. "Pleasure cooperating?"
Jin Sha couldn't help but laugh and high-fived Bai Ye. "Pleasure cooperating!"