Sanctuary Paradise

Chapter 561 Commission and Team Building [7.1k words]

God walks in the world...

In the exclusive room, the two of them looked at the skill introduction in front of them and felt their eyes almost popped out.

What is a qualitative improvement? This is a qualitative improvement!

The SSS-level "Spirit Body" seems to have only a higher basic value and a new mechanism compared to the S-level, but it completely changes the purpose of the entire talent.

At S level, the spirit body can only condense a soul shell, and the soul shell itself does not have very high combat power, so this talent can only be used to resist soul damage or explore intelligence.

As for equipping the soul body with a sufficiently powerful alchemical puppet? This is indeed an effective way to improve the combat power of the soul body. The problem is that the cost of an alchemical puppet with strong combat power is often an astronomical figure. Especially with their current strength, if they want to get a powerful alchemical puppet that can help them in battle, they have to spend at least 50 million paradise points to buy it. Otherwise, it is basically just buying a sex toy.

But with the SSS-level Spirit God Body talent, the situation is completely different. Relying on the new talent effect of the Spirit God Body, now as long as they want, they can make a cheap alchemical puppet that may cost less than 50 Paradise Points instantly burst out with combat power comparable to their original bodies. And because the cost is low enough, there is no need for them to feel sorry for the puppets being scrapped. They can just fight as hard as they can, and when the time is running out, they can even drag the enemy with them to self-destruct or something.

It can be said that just by seeing the new talent effect of the Spirit Body, Xin Lailai has come up with several "ways of playing", such as the most classic self-destruction flow, rushing directly to the opponent's home to release the kind of large-scale magic that even oneself will suffer, and then recovering after releasing it and starting the second round, and then the third round, the fourth round... The main goal is to toss the opponent to death or crazy.

Or maybe the main body chooses the turtle shell style in a skirmish, while the "clone" controlled by the soul body desperately uses various methods of exchanging injuries for injuries, and even if the main attack fails, it will bite off a piece of meat from the opponent...

In fact, there are some operations that Xin Lailai had wanted to try with Ling Yuzi a long time ago, which is why he has been committed to studying the production of alchemical dolls. After all, only by allowing Ling Yuzi to get a body that allows him to exert his full strength can their two-in-one advantage be maximized.

The new talent effect of the Spirit Body was equivalent to helping them skip a large number of steps and directly obtain the ultimate result they were pursuing, allowing their two-in-one combat style, which should have been fully realized in the distant future, to become a reality ahead of time. This was simply a huge surprise for them.

"By the way, Lailai, how is the talent you shared with me going?"

Suddenly, Ling Yuzi seemed to think of something, tilted his head and asked Xin Lailai.

"Wait, let me see... I have inherited all the numerical improvements of your talent effect 1, and I can also use the Divine Movement, and the numerical improvements are the same, but I still cannot create a soul shell myself."

Upon hearing this, Xin Lailai opened her talent interface and took a look, then said to Ling Yuzi with a hint of regret in her eyes, but then she felt relieved.

He originally thought that after Ling Yuzi awakened his spiritual body to SSS, he would be able to create his own soul shell, but now it seems that the soul shell ability is most likely related to the part of Ling Yuzi that is not shared with him, just like his complete substitution and sharing with Ling Yuzi only left an effect of improving acting skills. These "differences" are essentially proof that he and Ling Yuzi are still one and the same, rather than one person with two hearts.

Moreover, although he did not share the ability to create a soul shell, the effect of his divine movement in the world was exactly the same as that of Ling Yuzi, without any numerical weakening. In a sense, it could be said that he lost one thing while gaining another, so there was nothing to regret.

[Ding~! You have a new message reminder, sender: promise]

Suddenly, a message notification sounded. Xin Lailai's eyes lit up when he saw the word "promise" behind the notification, and he immediately clicked it:

……

Cheng Yu: "I've already returned to Paradise. Just bring the World Tree Fruit with you. By the way, if possible, could you please invite the two pioneers you know for me? I have something to ask of you."

Commitment: "Oh, and let Xiao Pu come along, I have someone here who wants to see him."

……

Call the deceased and Yamu over as well, and is there anyone else who wants to see Xiao Pu?

When Xin Lailai saw the message sent by Chengnuo, the first thing that flashed through her mind was some of the things that 04296 had revealed to her. Her eyes drooped slightly, and a hint of thought appeared in her pupils.

Finally, he opened his friend list, glanced at Yamuna's name, which showed that he had returned to Paradise, and selected him and the deceased, and sent a message to both of them at the same time:
……

Black Sword: "@Ya Mu, @The Death Bearer, could you please come to a place? I owe you a favor."

The person holding the dead body: "Yes."

Yamu: "Tsk, if you two have something to do, can you not take me with you? I just finished intensive treatment, can you at least let me relax for a day before rolling?"

Black Sword: "The person I met was a master of alchemy and potion, and there might be a master of gems present as well."

Yamu: "Brother Black Sword, you are too polite. What is our relationship? How can I not help you? Tell me, where are we going to meet up?!"

Black Sword: "A shabby hut."

……

……

Ten minutes later, the shabby hut.

Boom boom, boom boom!
"Come in, the door is unlocked."

In the shabby little house filled with the fragrance of ancient wood, a calm voice came from behind the counter. Then the slightly shabby little wooden door opened with a creaking sound, and a black-haired young man with a large backpack led a cold-looking black-haired woman and a blond young man in a suit into the room.

"Promise Boss."

"Well, excuse me, just sit wherever you want. I'll go make some tea."

Chengnuo said this calmly. Xin Lailai nodded slightly when he heard it, then looked at 04296 and the old man wearing a monocle who were sitting on the sofa. His eyes moved slightly, but he didn't say much. Instead, he looked at the Death Carrier and Yamu behind him, exchanged glances, and led the two of them to sit opposite 04296 and the old man.

A few minutes later, Chengnuo brought the tea and gently placed it on the coffee table. He then sat down next to 04296. After looking around at everyone, he fixed his gaze on Xin Lailai and the other two. He lowered his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice:

"I'm sorry to call you guys here at this time. In fact, we originally planned to solve this matter internally, but at the moment, I'm afraid I can only ask you guys for help."

"Of course, considering that there are certain risks involved, I will not force you to agree to anything. However, if it can really be done, I can promise that if you have any needs for medicines or supplies in the future, I will definitely try my best to meet your needs."

Chengnuo said this solemnly, then looked at the reactions of the three people and said:

"If there are no problems, I'll start."

"Ah."

Xin Lailai and the other two nodded slightly when they heard this. Chengmu was silent for a while, then nodded and said:

"In fact, the reason I asked you to come here today is mainly because I have something to ask of you. Considering that you may have heard some relevant information, I will tell you directly."

"Three of you, I would like to ask you to help me find a person in the Dead Sea ruins in your next world progress."

A calm voice, as if suppressing some emotion, rang out from the dilapidated cabin. Xin Lailai looked at the promise in front of him, who looked obviously haggard, and his eyes moved slightly, but he did not speak. The Death Holder listened indifferently, without any change in his eyes. Yamu narrowed his eyes slightly, and a hint of thought appeared in his golden pupils.

"She is my fiancée. She disappeared into the Abyss Erosion Zone along with the Dead Sea ruins 20 years ago. I would like to entrust you to search for her whereabouts, even if it is just to confirm whether she is dead or alive."

Chengnuo said this in a hoarse voice, and after hearing this, Yamu raised his hand, causing several people to turn their eyes over.

"I roughly understand the content of the commission. As for the reward, I believe in the character of Mr. Promise. However, there are a few points I want to confirm first."

"First of all, Mr. Promise, you should know clearly what the words 'Dead Sea Ruins' mean, right?"

"nature."

"I think so. After all, you were one of the witnesses back then. In that case, I'm curious why you think that we will definitely enter a dangerous place like the Dead Sea ruins in the next world?"

"I……"

"Tsk, let me tell them about this. After all, I am the pioneer now. You haven't touched some things for a long time, Arnold, and you don't understand the twists and turns in them anymore."

Without waiting for Chengnuo to speak, 04296 sighed, sat up from the sofa, looked at the three people in front of him, and said:

"You three are all guys I know, so I won't be polite with you and just tell you the conclusion directly--"

"Yamu, the Death Bearer, and Brother Black Sword, the three of you are already on the Paradise's call-up list."

"Not only you, but also the pervert Yan Yi, the swordsman from the Three Thousand Gods Cult, and the two little guys from the Solar Cult and the Mechanicus Cult. All of you third-level pioneers will be forced into the Dead Sea ruins by Paradise in the next world to conquer the three worlds in the center of the Dead Sea ruins."

"Don't ask me how I know this. I haven't received any notice, but I can assure you that this will happen. After all, as long as you three little guys check out what the Pioneers are really supposed to do, you should basically understand what the backdoors that Paradise has opened for you are for you to do."

"That's right. It's the most shitty job of exploring paths. Exploring those hellholes that no one has ever been to, and no one can guarantee whether they can get out alive. Being the unlucky guy who has to die in front of everyone else, even if it means death. This is what a pioneer should do!"

"Yamu, do you think we asked you guys to come here because we want you to take the initiative to go into the Dead Sea ruins again? In fact, we simply want you to take on the task of finding someone after you go in. Do you understand? Yes, by the way, because those three shitty worlds are paradises specially reserved for people like you. If you can't survive them, it can only prove that you don't have the ability to be pioneers and enjoy the treatment of pioneers. Do you understand?"

"To put it bluntly, if the park hadn't forbidden us to touch those three plots of land, and we hadn't found anyone after walking around outside, there would be no need to make so much trouble and throw this old matter onto you little guys."

"My words are indeed a bit harsh, but that's the truth. Besides, you should know this well without me having to explain it, right?"

04296 said, and glanced at Yamu. Hearing this, Yamu fell silent. Finally, he scratched his golden hair in annoyance and sighed:

"Tsk, that's why I said this is a troublesome matter, but I still want to ask, what if the world we enter doesn't have the person you're looking for, Mr. Promise?"

"It doesn't matter. Regardless of whether you can find her whereabouts or not, as long as you are willing to agree to this, these rewards will be yours."

Chengnuo said this and pointed to three small boxes that suddenly appeared on the table. Seeing this, Xin Lailai lowered his head, his eyes penetrated the wooden boxes, and when he saw what was placed inside, his pupils shrank slightly.

"I'll take this commission."

A cold voice sounded, and the deceased, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke and put away the small box in front of him.

"Tsk, since we can't avoid it anyway, there's nothing we can do."

Seeing this, Yamu sighed helplessly, grabbed the small box in front of him and put it away. Xin Lailai also nodded and did the same thing.

"So, now that we've settled the matter, shall we just go ahead?"

Finally, Yamu's gaze stayed on the old man who had not spoken the whole time for a moment, and his expression suddenly moved. A smile flashed across the corner of his mouth. He put away the annoyance on his face and said to Chengnu with a smile.

"Well, walk slowly."

Chengnuo nodded slightly, and after watching Yamu and the deceased leave, he set his sights on Xin Lailai, with a strange look in his eyes. When he was about to speak, Xin Lailai smiled and said,
"Don't be hard on me, Boss Chengnuo. I'm just doing my job. In the end, all I did was call them over. It can't compare to the help you normally give us."

"By the way, Mr. Cheng, I also brought Xiao Pu and the others here. Xiao Pu said he hasn't seen you recently and has been missing you a lot."

"Aww!"

Xin Lailai said with a smile, put the backpack aside on his thighs, unzipped it, and three little heads, two white and one black, immediately popped out of the backpack. Among them, the little wild god, after seeing Chengnuo, jumped into the other's arms with a "ah" and rubbed the other's collar, while the little crab and the little black silkworm looked around curiously.

"Come here, Xiaobai and Xiaogu, this is Uncle Chengnuo, your parents' great benefactor. Come and say hello to him."

"Yeah!"

"Gooji!!"

"Ah~!" As Xin Lailai finished her introduction, Xiaobai and Xiaogu both greeted Chengnu very sensibly, and then looked at the old man wearing a monocle beside them with some curiosity.

"Uh, this person's words are..."

"This is my teacher. Although his title is not very formal, he should be considered Xiao Pu's teacher..."

"What do you mean by not having a proper status? I haven't said anything to you, an unfilial disciple! How can you judge whether the relationship between me and my disciple is proper or not?!"

An old and excited voice sounded, and the old man at the side seemed to be stimulated by Nuo Cheng's words. Without waiting for Nuo Cheng to finish his introduction, he blew his beard and glared, then looked down at Xiao Pu in Nuo Cheng's arms and said:
"Little guy, don't listen to your master's nonsense. I am this guy's master. Come, come to my arms and let my master take a good look at you."

"Aww!"

"Xiaobai and Xiaogu, why don't you go say hello to this grandpa?"

“Guji!!” “Yaaaaa!”

[Ding~ Xiaobai No. 1 Translation: Hello, Grandpa! ]

"Oh, good, you are all good children, good children~! Come, let the master hear more."

“Ahhhh!” “Guji!”

Childish cries could be heard from time to time in the shabby little house. The three little ones would obediently surround the old man with their cheerful cries, coupled with the calls of "grandfather" and "master" from the translation device. The old man was so delighted that his face was full of smiles. He kept stroking the heads of the three little ones, and he couldn't let go of them.

"Good boy, you're pretty good, huh?"

The voice of 04296 rang in Xin Lailai's mind, and he looked at the two little ones in Xin Lailai's arms and secretly gave them a thumbs up.

"No, no, it's all thanks to Brother Ritian's good teaching!"

Upon hearing this, Xin Lailai and 04296 ignored each other and smiled knowingly. Everything was said without words.

Although Chengnuo said in the channel that someone wanted to see Xiao Pu, based on his reaction, how could he not understand that the gem master the other party was talking about wanted to see his apprentice?
——Since the old man has come up with this idea, he should naturally bring the three little ones along to pay his respects to the old man, right?

——As for the benefits? Can that be called a benefit? It was clearly the New Year's money given to the three little ones by their elders. How can you use such an ugly term as a benefit? !
Then, Xin Lailai looked at the scene of "grandfather and grandson getting along well" and said to Cheng Nuo appropriately:

"Then... Mr. Cheng, we have something else to do here, so we'll go back first? Can you take care of Xiao Pu and the others?"

"Well, I'll email it directly after the potion is ready."

"Okay, please promise me, sir!"

After saying that, Xin Lailai stood up without hesitation, looked at each other with 04296, nodded, and they stood up and retreated to the door together, pushed the door open and walked out. Only the three little guys, Chengnuo and the old man were left in the room. The atmosphere was particularly warm.

"call…!"

Only after walking a long distance did Xin Lailai finally heave a sigh of relief, looked at 04296 beside him, and said:

"By the way, Brother Ritian, why are you here too?"

"He told me that this guy had returned to Paradise, so I hurried over to check on the situation. I didn't expect to run into you, so I came over to see how you were doing."

04296 pointed to the scrap copper and iron sitting in the rocking chair in front of him to enjoy the cool air and said.

"Ah, isn't it because Chengnuo is too unreliable? Otherwise, I wouldn't have called you, Ritian, over here."

The rag-and-bone guy sitting on the rocking chair sat up, moved his joints a few times, looked at Xin Lailai beside him, and grinned:

"Good boy, you are still reliable at the critical moment? You actually called the other two pioneers over?"

"Thank you for your compliment, Boss Rag. It was just a coincidence. By the way, Boss Rag, about Yuan Mo's matter..."

Xin Lailai smiled modestly, looked at the scrap metal, and asked tentatively, and then saw the scrap metal shook his head:

"It's impossible to restore it. We can only overwrite it with a new effect. Tell me, what kind of weapon do you want to build this time?"

"I see. For the first weapon, I hope you can help me build one that uses the power of the world as the active weapon. For the second weapon, I hope you can make one that is suitable for blocking. If possible, it would be best if you can also increase the speed of weapon transformation."

After Xin Lailai heard this, he thought for a while and then stated the needs he had thought of a long time ago. At the same time, he poured out all the materials he had specially saved before.

He had long anticipated that Yuan Mo would lose the effect of his equipment. Moreover, with the Gun Master's transformation into a Soul Master, the original divine machine form was indeed no longer suitable for them. This was a good opportunity to replace it with a better one.

Seeing this, the rags and rags laughed out loud at the legendary grade materials in front of them:
"Wow, the inventory is quite large. No problem, I'll take care of it. Just come and pick it up tomorrow."

"Excuse me, Boss Rags. Shall we go first?"

"Go ahead, and remember to invite me to go with you next time you drink, haha!"

"Well, brother, you go back first. I have something else to talk to them about."

Broken Copper and Iron laughed heartily, and 04296 nodded slightly with a look of relief in his eyes. Upon hearing this, Xin Lailai said a simple goodbye, opened the branding interface, selected the coordinates sent by Yamu, and disappeared on the spot.

……

Sanctuary Paradise, Elements Hotel, private room.

[Transmission completed, has arrived at the designated coordinates]

When the scene in front of Xinlailai returned to normal, the first thing he saw was Yamu and the executioner sitting on the left and right sides of the long table.

He looked at the scene in front of him, glanced at the seat specially reserved in the middle, and without saying anything, he sat down on it and said in a deep voice:
"let's start."

"Ah."

"At this point, there's nothing much to hide. Let's get straight to the point. Black Sword, Death Bearer, I hope you can form a team with me. Black Sword, you'll be the captain, and we'll split the profits 30-40. How do you think?"

Yamu looked at the two people who had gathered in front of him and said:

"Let me make it clear in advance. This is not a joke, nor is it a temporary team. This is a permanent team in the true sense. It requires a contract to be signed before it can be established. It will have team bonuses after the team is formed."

"Originally, I wanted to bring Dao Ji in as well, but his progress is a world ahead of ours. He will most likely team up with the two from the Apollo Cult and the Mechanicus, so the only suitable choices are you two. What do you think?"

"can."

"I have no objection."

The man holding the dead man nodded indifferently, and Xin Lailai nodded slightly in agreement.

In fact, regarding the matter of the permanent team, they had already known it to a tacit extent back in the Earthly World.

After all, as pioneers, they all knew very well that starting from the third level, many of the worlds that follow are no longer something that can be handled by one's own strength alone, especially when it comes to worlds related to the abyss. The risks that need to be taken with teammates and without teammates are completely at two different levels.

It has even become an unwritten rule within the Pioneers that Pioneers need to form their own fixed teams starting from the third stage.

This can actually be discovered from the pioneers that Xin Lailai himself has come into contact with. Taking the Lailai Cult as an example, among the current 12 formal members of the Lailai Cult, 04296 and Baihua have formed fixed teammates since the second level, Sanshui Renyun and Hei Se Shanliang are long-term teammates, and the remaining three Lailai members whom he has never met, according to 04296, also formed a fixed team at the third level, and have developed to the seventh level.

Xin Lailai knew very well that even though he had found his own path, teamwork was still an indispensable part for them, or in other words, many of their abilities required the cooperation of strong enough teammates to be maximized.

At the same time, choosing to join a team does not mean that he will become a support or something from now on. On the contrary, it means that he will officially stand on the same stage with Yamu and the Dead Man, each performing his own brilliant performance.

——In the pioneering cooperation, there are no supporting roles or foils, everyone is the 'protagonist' standing in the center of the stage.

This is the team between pioneers. They do not interfere with each other, but can cooperate tacitly. Each one is so strong that he has almost no weaknesses, but when combined together, they can perfectly play their respective strengths.

"In that case, just sign the contract. I have prepared the template. You can take a look at it yourself."

[Hint: Yamu has sent you a virtual contract, do you want to check it? ]

A cold reminder sounded, Xin Lailai clicked on the contract, read it carefully, nodded, and said:

"no problem."

"Same."

"Very good, then there is only one thing left to decide, about the name of the team, what do you think would be a good name?"

"random."

"Guixu?"

"Then let's go back to the ruins."

"can."

"..."

[Reminder: The permanent team "Guixu Team" has been created. You have been appointed as the captain of the "Guixu Team". The team level is being evaluated...]

[Evaluation completed. Based on the comprehensive evaluation and authority level of the current team members, the current team rating is: S level (this is the highest level for the initial rating)]

……

【Guixu Team】

Team Rating: S
Members: 3/3
Captain: Black Sword

Team member: Yamu, the dead

Team Skill 1: (Preconditions not met, temporarily unavailable for unlocking)
Team Skill 2: (Preconditions not met, temporarily unavailable for unlocking)
*Tip: To unlock team skills, team members must experience a world settlement together, and the evaluation must not be lower than the team rating.

……

"So……"

Finally, Xin Lailai looked at Yamu and the deceased in front of him and stretched out his hand:
"Pleasant to work with."

……

(End of this chapter)