Gao Ming said honestly, "Randomly draw items from white to gold quality."
Bai Ye froze, almost spitting out a mouthful of old blood.
The Evil Spirit group were all gamblers!
Wish tasks worked like this, there was an upper limit to the rewards, so first, one had to pick wish tasks that could yield gold quality items at the highest level.
For example, Bai Ye had just completed a wish task, wishing for items that could enhance his current abilities.
This fell under the category of wishes that encompassed white to gold quality.
However, if Bai Ye wished for gold quality items that could enhance his current abilities, it wouldn't work. While gold quality items could be rewarded, the wish itself had restrictions.
Even for those with an upper limit of red quality, it was out of the question; random draws wouldn't yield them.
Bai Ye had exploited a loophole that wasn't exactly a bug. Both Phoenix Feather and Mechanical Heart were gold quality items, so there was no quality randomness, only item randomness.
The Evil Spirit group played like this. They found wish tasks with an upper limit of gold quality, but they imposed restrictions on the wishes. The quality of the rewarded items would be lowered based on the wish content.
Therefore, the Evil Spirit group didn't set wish content, directly requesting a random draw from white to gold quality items. This allowed them to reach the gold quality reward cap.
So, first, gamble on the upper limit with a Wish Stone, then gamble on gold quality with the Wish reward...
Bai Ye found this entire approach insane, a method that could potentially ruin the wish task.
But they not only did it, they succeeded.
Bai Ye took a deep breath and said, "Tell me, how do you want to sweeten the deal?"
Gao Ming replied, "Add intelligence on three forbidden zones, and try to trap the people from the Crouching Dragon Society within them, for at least a while, or force the Crouching Dragon Society to dispatch other experts for rescue. There's also a place called Ghost Tower on the third level, and there's a boss you'll need to take care of."
Bai Ye stated, "So, at least half of them need to be killed."
Gao Ming said, "That's for you to judge."
Bai Ye considered it. "There will be conflict anyway, so of course, we'll kill them. As for Ghost Tower, it's not a big problem."
Gao Ming inquired, "You know about Ghost Tower? It's a hidden location; I was going to introduce it to you."
Bai Ye asked, "Defeat the Earth Spider from the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade, right?"
Gao Ming nodded. "After defeating the boss, there's a treasure chest. One of our members has a hidden quest, and the treasure chest rewards will be distributed randomly. Whatever people get, they get, based on luck."
"Alright!" Bai Ye responded, "And, I want to see all your items in the virtual game."
Gao Ming was stunned. "Huh?"
Bai Ye clarified, "Just to look."
Gao Ming asked curiously, "Why look at them?"
Bai Ye pouted. Why look at them? Because he was going to exploit another bug, but that wasn't easy to say.
So, Bai Ye thought for a moment. "I'll pick three unwanted items from each floor. After all, I'm going in, I can't come out empty-handed, right? I don't want to waste time collecting things. You can only bring back three items per floor anyway. If I pick the ones you don't want, doesn't that save time?"
Gao Ming agreed, "That's no problem."
Gao Ming didn't need to seek further approval for this. Items that couldn't be brought out had no value. If Bai Ye wanted them, he could have them.
Gao Ming continued, "However, the red quality items on the third floor might not be enough. Of course, the Crouching Dragon Society also doesn't have enough, so the fighting is centered around the third floor. But no one has touched the boss on the third floor yet."
"Okay, I understand," Bai Ye replied. "By the way, I'm quite far from that area, about a ten-day journey. Can you hold on? Or, by the time I arrive, the Crouching Dragon Society might have already cleared the third floor boss and be gone."
Gao Ming suggested, "I'll send you some things via Big Beak Gull express."
Bai Ye nodded. "Good!"
...
Bai Ye hung up the phone and continued his journey.
After about half a day, Bai Ye entered a cultivation region and found a place called Lei Zhou at the foot of a mountain.
Lei Zhou was a neutral area because it was home to a cultivation sect called the Thunderclap Hall.
The name sounded a bit vulgar, very much like a martial arts sect, and one of those third-rate ones, like a nameless extra who gets beaten up three times upon appearing.
But the Thunderclap Hall was indeed a legitimate cultivation sect. Their sect leader, Luo Rulie, was a rare master of earth-elemental dao techniques.
So, Bai Ye found an inn and locked himself in his room.
Bai Ye's objective was, naturally, the Intermediate Gene Modification Cell Fluid.
He took out the injection gun and administered it. Intense pain surged through Bai Ye's entire body, his pores widened, and blood began to seep out.
The skin-tearing sensation lasted for nearly ten minutes before gradually subsiding.
Then...
In terms of random attributes, strength increased by 22 points at the lowest, speed by 30 points, stamina by 28 points, and mental attribute exploded, reaching the full 50 points.
Of course, the most important thing was the opening of the second gene door.
However, there was no shock or surprise. The probability of opening the second gene door was 70%, and Bai Ye felt that even with his bad luck, he couldn't fail at such a probability.
The reality proved that Bai Ye was a bit unlucky, but not completely so.
Next, he injected the second vial, and then...
Reality once again proved that Bai Ye was a bit unlucky, but not completely so.
Because the second vial injection failed.
Without hesitation, Bai Ye immediately injected the restoration fluid, returning his gene cells to their pre-injection state.
He had one vial of the medicine left, but no more restoration fluid.
This 35% probability made Bai Ye a little nervous, but...
Could a person fall twice in the same place?
Moreover, theoretically, after failing once, based on the principle of "padding the blade," it should work, right?
Bai Ye gritted his teeth and pointed the injection gun at his arm again.
As the fluid was injected into his body, the painful sensation returned. And because it was the third gene door, the tearing, intense pain was significantly stronger than during the opening of the previous two gene doors.
Bai Ye knelt on the ground, and then...
Bang, bang, bang!
Bai Ye repeatedly smashed his forehead against the ground, gritting his teeth. In fact, because he was exerting so much force, blood even seeped from the corners of his mouth.
But Bai Ye knew this was good news.
It was about to succeed!
If it failed, the pain of bodily modification wouldn't last as long; it would end quickly, and then the side effects would kick in, still causing pain.
But the lack of intermittent relief meant the modification was ongoing!
"You have successfully used Intermediate Gene Modification Cell Fluid, the third gene door has been opened."
"Your strength attribute has increased by 41 points, speed by 33 points, stamina by 26 points, and mental by 48 points."
Bai Ye vaguely saw the text appearing on the light screen, and then, contentedly...
He fainted!
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