Bai Ye was stunned. What was going on?
Jin Sha patted Nian Mei Long's head and said, "This child is very gentle in nature, and a bit fragile and sensitive. Your words made it mistakenly believe that you were going to abandon it, so it is very sad right now."
Bai Ye was speechless. "Is raising spirit beasts this troublesome?"
"You'll get used to it," Jin Sha suddenly felt a pang of emotion and sighed, "You said before that there couldn't be companions in the world battlefield? Perhaps you were right. This is a bloody world where people scheme against each other, crazy 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 sentimental, can you at least let it get up first?"
Jin Sha shrugged with a smile. "I'm not its owner anymore. You are!"
Bai Ye couldn't help but grin, then reached out and stroked Nian Mei Long's head. "I was just joking. I don't intend to abandon you. It's just that my injuries haven't healed yet, so I asked you not to hug me."
Although Nian Mei Long couldn't speak human language, it seemed to understand. It immediately stopped crying and smiled, its eyes turning into crescent shapes again. It obediently climbed off Bai Ye and sat beside him.
Bai Ye got up from the ground, looking at the slime all over himself, and said helplessly, "What should I do about this?"
Jin Sha said helplessly, "That's why I wanted to tell you to be prepared before letting this child out. You let it out before I finished speaking. Now, we just have to find a way to bathe."
Bai Ye was speechless. "Where am I going to get water?"
Jin Sha laughed. "Actually, it's fine if you don't wash. Nian Mei Long's slime is very clean. When it dries, it'll be like you've had a bath."
Bai Ye wanted to say he felt uncomfortable, but looking at Nian Mei Long beside him, he knew that saying it might hurt its fragile and sensitive heart again. After thinking about it, he decided not to say anything, considering it a slime spa.
Jin Sha said, "The transaction is complete. Are you still interested in discussing other matters?"
Bai Ye looked confused. "Hmm?"
Jin Sha said, "I know of a large-scale forbidden zone..."
"A large-scale forbidden zone?" Bai Ye directly interrupted with a laugh. "Impossible."
A large-scale forbidden zone, as the name suggests, is huge and has many people. Of course, there are other details, but those are not important.
What's important is that no one can currently open a large-scale forbidden zone. The appearance of a large-scale forbidden zone signifies that the world battlefield has passed its initial stage and officially entered its mid-term. Everyone's current strength is far from enough. To complete a large-scale forbidden zone, individual strength alone is usually not enough; the strength of many people needs to reach the standard.
Bai Ye clearly remembered that the first time a large-scale forbidden zone was opened in his previous life was about two years after the world battlefield began. Coincidentally, that large-scale forbidden zone was called the Quiet Spirit Court.
Jin Sha said, "It's very large in scale, and unlike ordinary forbidden zones."
Bai Ye still shook his head, but he said, "You can tell me about it."
Jin Sha said, "The background of the forbidden zone is a modern civilized world. The police arrested a major drug lord. Before he went to prison, 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. As a result, the entire city descended into chaos, and all villains wanted to rescue him. On the side of the chosen ones, a total of one hundred chosen ones accepted the mission to open the forbidden zone. The mission was simple: rescue the drug lord, and the reward was that one hundred million. For the chosen ones, this one hundred million was not currency, but upon completion, a reward exchange would be opened. Different rewards require different amounts of money."
Jin Sha was surprised. "You know about this forbidden zone too?"
Bai Ye said, "This is different from ordinary forbidden zones, but it's not a large-scale forbidden zone. It's a hidden forbidden zone."
How could a large-scale forbidden zone only involve a mere hundred people?
Jin Sha said, "A hidden forbidden zone?"
Bai Ye said, "Yes. Ordinary forbidden zones usually involve finding them or meeting certain conditions to enter. Once you enter, it signifies that the forbidden zone has been opened, and then everyone else within the area is forcibly teleported in. However, hidden forbidden zones require an item and do not forcibly teleport chosen ones into the zone. If those hundred people cannot gather, this forbidden zone can never be opened. In comparison, the difficulty of hidden forbidden zones is higher. No, to be precise, the fighting in hidden forbidden zones is more intense, the mortality rate is higher, and sometimes, no matter how many people enter the forbidden zone, only one can survive in the end. Of course, the rewards are also better."
This was a coincidence. Bai Ye had participated in the hidden forbidden zone that Jin Sha mentioned in his previous life. Therefore, Bai Ye not only knew the background story of the forbidden zone but also knew that a fragment of God's Stone cost three million, and with one hundred million, he could exchange for thirty fragments with some left over.
However, the item to enter the hidden forbidden zone in his previous life was obtained by Bai Ye through a trade under chance circumstances. Therefore, Bai Ye didn't know where to get the item and didn't consider that hidden forbidden zone.
"Since you know, it's easy to handle," Jin Sha took out two banknotes and said, "These are the items for participating in the hidden forbidden 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 kill you, I get one hundred million."
Jin Sha said, "Although you say there are no companions in the world battlefield, cooperation for profit 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. Moreover, there's a very important point: I am 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 could choose not to share information and resources with Jin Sha. However, Jin Sha needed to share information and resources with Bai Ye to help himself gain benefits. In return, he had to share the benefits with Bai Ye.
So, the implicit meaning was to establish a mutually beneficial cooperative relationship. Bai Ye would lose almost nothing, but he would have the opportunity to gain benefits from Jin Sha, while Jin Sha would gain the ability to leverage Bai Ye's strength.
Jin Sha said, "Are you planning 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 equivalent.
Bai Ye said, "You are willing to weaken your own strength and give Nian Mei Long to me for this reason, right? If we cooperate, it's equivalent to not weakening your strength. Afterward, you can use this 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 is or not is not important to me. The fifty million is important to me." Bai Ye extended his hand. "Happy cooperation?"
Jin Sha couldn't help but laugh and high-fived Bai Ye. "Happy cooperation!"
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