Chapter 646: Han Zhixiu: Xu Lang, I Don’t Want to Be Human Anymore!
“I’m back, all those familiar feelings are back!”
Roars continued endlessly outside the dormitory, footsteps like war drums, making it hard to imagine just how many Dark Creatures had arrived. Yet Cao Yaxuan felt nothing but familiarity with it all.
During the Blood Calamity, Mad King Building hadn’t really farmed monsters properly.
How long had it been since the last Intelligence Machinery Crisis dungeon?
Finally, that feeling of cannons firing and gold pouring in had returned again.
Although it was pitch black outside Demon King Castle, eerie and terrifying, the sounds of artillery fire from turrets like the Void Fissioner, Cannons, and Berserk Laser Ray Emitters were so melodious.
The gunfire grew increasingly frenzied, and the assets within Demon King Castle kept piling up.
Funds were skyrocketing!
Copper Coins, Silver Coins, raw materials, blueprints, items, weapons... all kinds of supplies were flooding in.
Cao Yaxuan opened the internal space of the Auspicious Gate, her eyes practically overwhelmed—almost every second, something new came in!
“Even automated restocking isn’t this fast!” Cao Yaxuan’s face was about to split from smiling.
“Yaxuan, what’s wrong?” Chi Qingman asked, confused.
Listening to the earth-shattering gunfire outside, she felt a bit intimidated.
“Just open the internal space of the Auspicious Gate and take a look.” Cao Yaxuan’s eyebrows danced with excitement.
Chi Qingman followed her instructions and was instantly dazzled, her little mouth forming an O shape as she vividly acted out an idiom.
Thunderstruck.
Suddenly, Chi Qingman screamed in surprise.
“Yaxuan, I see a Rare piece of equipment!”
“Th-this is an Uncommon piece of equipment!”
“Oh my god, another Rare piece of equipment!”
“What’s this... the Ogre Chieftain’s Bone Club? This is actually an Excellent weapon!”
Chi Qingman was like a country bumpkin fresh off the farm. Suddenly seeing so many luxury items cycling through, her little heart bounced like a basketball on a court, pounding wildly.
Xu Xiaomeng snickered from the side, feeling that if she put wings on Chi Qingman, the latter would be so excited she’d fly away.
“Xu Lang, the fireplace is burning out a lot of Dark Essence Souls.” Just then, Han Zhixiu tugged at Xu Lang’s sleeve with an unusual expression.
Han Zhixiu didn’t like getting close to Xu Lang when others were around, but as long as no one else was by his side, she’d always sidle up.
It wasn’t that she looked down on the other girls they lived with day and night, but as a martial artist, she had a certain pride in her heart.
During point-farming, Xu Lang tended to favor Han Zhixiu.
First, because her figure was undeniably top-notch.
Second, because her personality gave him something to work with.
“Something to work with?” Xu Lang raised an eyebrow, glanced at the fireplace, and opened its internal space remotely.
A row of cold blue borders appeared in his vision, containing small grids with piles of Ashes, Soul Fragments, and Essence Souls from incinerated corpses.
Among them, a cluster of Dark Essence Souls was very scarce, with only 7 stacked in a single grid. Xu Lang immediately guessed that Han Zhixiu was pointing this out.
Scarcity meant rarity, and only something rare enough would make Han Zhixiu specifically alert him.
[Dark Essence Soul]
[Type: Raw Material]
[Grade: None]
[Rarity: Uncommon]
[Effect: Can repair the durability of Dark-type facilities and enhance the purity of Dark-type Blood Contracts]
[Description: Dark souls, never returning home, eternally fallen to the furnace.]
“This is a type of raw material that can enhance Blood Contract skills.” Han Zhixiu clenched her fists, a sharp glint flashing in her eyes.
Blood Contracts were second only to Sequence in power. One Blood Contract meant an entire power system!
Once a player obtained a Blood Contract skill, they would inevitably build their power system around it—this showed just how precious they were.
“We don’t have any Dark-type Blood Contracts on hand.” Xu Lang knew Han Zhixiu was ambitious, and shook his head. “Except for Sherry’s. These Dark Essence Souls could be used for her.”
“We do!” Han Zhixiu gritted her teeth. “Xu Lang, I don’t want to be human anymore!”
“You want to be an Ogre?” Xu Lang’s expression turned strange.
He’d also been keeping an eye on the drops from the Dark Creatures outside and had indeed found something that could grant an Ogre Blood Contract.
“No!” Han Zhixiu’s mouth twitched. Ogres were hideously ugly and loved to drool. Even with her poor aesthetic taste, there was no way she’d take an Ogre Blood Contract.
“Then what are you thinking?” Xu Lang couldn’t be bothered to use his Nightmare Eye to probe Han Zhixiu and just asked directly.
“Can’t vampires infect others?” Han Zhixiu bit her lip. “Could you use your upgrade skill to upgrade the Dark Essence Souls, raising Sherry’s Blood Contract level? That way, she might unlock the infection ability.”
Xu Lang’s eyes lit up brightly. He pulled Han Zhixiu close and gave her a big kiss. “You’re a genius!”
There were so many incredible minds in Demon King Castle!
Yaxuan, if you don’t start using that imagination of yours, you’re about to be phased out, you know?!
Before Han Zhixiu brought this up, Xu Lang hadn’t even thought of it.
In fact, after so many rounds of games and the constant influx of fresh blood into Mad King Building, Demon King Castle had already collected three types of Blood Contracts.
But all three failed to meet Xu Lang’s standards.
As everyone knew, monsters generally had tragic appearances... Xu Lang was afraid that if Tong Qi and the others fused with them, their Charm would drop instead of rise.
Such examples weren’t rare among players, but most players didn’t care. Charm and appearance were luxuries anyway. Players living on the poverty line couldn’t afford to worry about such things.
But if Tong Qi and the others ended up with an ugly Blood Contract and couldn’t get rid of it later, they’d have no place to cry.
Blood Contracts like the vampire’s, however, were a different story.
Vampires came with a natural Charm aura. They were the nobility of Dark Creatures, known for elegance.
“I just casually thought of it... Can Xu Lang really pull it off?” Han Zhixiu seemed even happier than Xu Lang.
Everyone knew Demon King Castle had stored Blood Contract resources, but Xu Lang wouldn’t let them use them. His reason was simple and domineering.
Demon King Castle doesn’t accept ugly people!
Xu Lang’s standards for appearance were practically harsh, which was obvious from how hard he went on fashion.
“I think so.” Xu Lang nodded. “Let’s get through the Building Wars first. Besides, there might be other Dark Creatures this round.”
“Okay!” Han Zhixiu’s face was full of joy.
She was the one who proposed the idea. If any benefits came from it, she’d definitely get a share.