Chapter 2622: Refusal and Farewell
"Close, but not quite." Xu Huo emphasized the point, "If it’s just Rank-A Props, I have many."
There’s no need to risk accepting a trade for a flawed Primeval Stone.
"Listen to me before deciding whether to accept." The female player maintained her expression, continuing, "The reason I propose this trade to you is that you’re the right candidate. If I didn’t see the hope of success in you, there’d be no need to waste words."
"My grandfather has a beloved youngest daughter who went missing in a district ten years ago. She should be dead. My grandfather has been deeply concerned about her and his health is deteriorating over the years. His longing for the missing daughter has intensified, thus he made finding her remains a criterion for the family’s heir."
"Although it doesn’t determine the final heir directly, it affects the inheritance distribution. As a junior family member, I hope to maximize my interests, which is why I came to District 001 as an apprentice."
"You want to try if Temporal Evolution is possible?" Xu Huo raised an eyebrow slightly, "You’re from Rank-A Wormhole Points, with a remarkable family background. You still need Temporal Evolution to find your relative’s remains?"
"Temporal Evolution is just a possibility." The female player said, "Before that, I tried Spirit Evolution but failed. And my Spatial Evolution isn’t strong enough to be of much use."
"That’s a Spiritual instance venue." Xu Huo stated.
"That’s how the data shows it. The district has only one instance. You should know how vast a district is, and one person disappearing in it is like finding a needle in the ocean, not easy to find." The female player explained, "Searching a district requires a significant cost, and this is a very special district. Mere longing for the deceased wouldn’t mobilize the family’s vast power."
"Are there no Bounty Hunters in Rank-A Wormhole Points?" Xu Huo turned to another topic.
"Of course there are, but my terms are insufficient to entice them." The female player said with a smile, "I also have to consider the possibility of complete loss after expenses, can’t use up my share of the inheritance in advance."
"I originally planned to go myself, but time waits for no one. If my grandfather dies first, then my efforts would be in vain."
She said, tapping the box, "This is the deposit. I can pay you an S-112 Primeval Stone afterward."
Xu Huo laughed after listening, "High return, high risk. The thing is good, but not worth my risk."
Family that can pay with Primeval Stones speaks for itself. Such a family would have no problem arranging players to search if they wanted. Whether they failed or didn’t send anyone at all is unknown, and the story of "finding remains" may not be true.
The only truth is someone is willing to pay with two Primeval Stones and two Secondary Stones to send someone to handle affairs in that district.
The female player didn’t seem eager to persuade him. She toyed with the Primeval Stone on the Jade Pendant, "There are many Primeval Stones, of course, I’m speaking of non-spatial Primeval Stones. They’re excellent props, instruments, and materials, but limited to that."
"I offer two Primeval Stones because I think this trade only values this much, higher, I won’t go."
"You think the price of two Primeval Stones is high, merely because you’ve seen few Primeval Stones."
"You’re a Psychic Evolver, you fit my needs well, plus you’re lucky enough to have a certain chance to complete the trade alive."
She casually spun the Primeval Stone, her relaxed demeanor suggested it was an insignificant matter.
Yet, her appearance here saying so much already showed an attitude.
"I haven’t seen much of Primeval Stones, but after all, Primeval Stones aren’t ready-made good props." Xu Huo stated, "If you could provide parts of the Feld’s Battle Angel, I might agree to this trade."
"You’re talking about that prop," the female player evidently knew about Feld’s Battle Angel, "That prop has already been destroyed, what use are parts, can they still exert their original power?"
Xu Huo put down the teacup, "Two Primeval Stones are only top-notch Rank-A Props, below Super Props irrelatable."
The female player stood with some regret, "If you’re just probing, I can tell you directly, this trade isn’t worth a Super Prop."
"No thanks."
Once the room door closed again, the smile on Xu Huo’s face faded.
The female player came from Rank-A Wormhole Points; using Primeval Stones as ornaments to a certain extent reveals the family’s power. She’s heard of Feld’s Battle Angel and endorsed its combat strength, yet her attitude was subtle. Even though Feld’s Battle Angel is a top Super Prop, she spoke of it casually. There’s usually one possibility: though Feld’s Battle Angel’s combat power as a prop is very strong, it means little to Rank-A Wormhole Points.
Primeval Stones are top-notch materials for crafting props; unless Rank-A Wormhole Points have an abundance of stones available to everyone, these materials should be used wisely. The power of the female player’s family is one thing, and the combat strength of Rank-A Wormhole Points is another.
Does this imply Rank-A Wormhole Points aren’t as reliant on top-notch props as players imagine?
Rank-A Wormhole Points are the game’s starting point, and they began Evolution earliest, holding the most resources and information. Most people would assume that advanced items and Super Props from Rank-A Wormhole Points are inexhaustible and form a significant part of its combat power—except for the No Ticket Zone, other districts should be this way.
But now it seems Xu Huo underestimated Rank-A Wormhole Points’ worth—the non-ticket zones and even some ticket-reachable Rank-A Wormhole Point districts may not truly rely on props.
Though aware Rank-A Wormhole Points have means to sever players’ connection to the game, decreasing prop reliance implies Rank-A Wormhole Points don’t just use this as an emergency measure but have developed a mature pattern making scarce prop resources to players less significant to them.
No wonder so many players choose to handle tasks in mature instance guides after becoming Rank-A Players—it’s probably not just because the Super Player threshold is unreachable, but also because some high-difficulty Rank-A instance locations are too dangerous for players.
Xu Huo thought this was just an interlude, but unexpectedly, two days later, he encountered the female player again on the train.