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Chapter 350 Xu Shu: What a peaceful and tranquil day (asking for monthly tickets)
The D8B4 Star Tower is still incredibly lively today.

Xu Shu's arrival was not very timely. He waited in a long line for nearly an hour before it was finally his turn to enter.

The purpose this time is to cash in the last few third-level crystals currently in hand.

After careful consideration, Xu Shu thought that it would be too extravagant to directly use purple spell crystals as dog food for upgrading, and there would be a lot of waste. It would be more cost-effective to replace them with third-level blue crystals.

After the last heavy bleeding, Xu Shu only had four pieces of third-level materials left.

Among them, one was spent on the promotion to "Dragon Elephant", leaving three.

They came from the curse crystals of two gods' chosen ones, and one was the erosion crystal of Wang Teng's old enemy Zhuge Weiwo - when he was promoted, he used the curse crystal contributed by Fish Head Su Ji.

They are obviously all curse crystals, why can Xu Shu tell them apart so clearly?

In fact, this is not difficult, because the two "flawless" curse crystals chosen by God have obvious flaws.

One is not yet at the maximum level, and contains 9 spells, belonging to the God-chosen 'Rashiem', and was obtained on the school rooftop.

Although the other one has 18 spells of the maximum level, the entire crystal is slightly damaged. It came from the God-chosen "Edric" and was obtained in the underground sword tomb of the Gu family.

Compared to this, Zhuge Weiwo's third-order crystal is the most valuable. It is also a third-order great perfection, and the crystal is complete and flawless, with excellent quality. This is enough to make up for the handling fee of making the crystal into a "talisman".

After comprehensive consideration, Xu Shu chose to prioritize the two curse crystals chosen by the Demon God.

Zhuge Weiwo's crystallization can be kept for the time being, and used to help the cursed baby's trumpet break through to the third level of "Martial Artist", "Grandmaster". Xu Shu felt that this arrangement was very reasonable in dealing with the posthumous things left by his old enemy. This is called tit for tat.

"Even if it's just two spell crystals, it's the third stage after all. I should be able to earn a small goal this time, right?"

"I have a few extra second-order crystals from the previous upgrade, so I'll sell them this time. Haha, even the smallest mosquito is still meat~"

Xu Shu was quite confident. He took out the prepared goods with confidence, clicked on the trading counter of his old acquaintance 'Pangu Machinery Lao Gang', and began to input information according to the expected plan.

……

Twenty minutes later.

Xu Shu closed the chat interface in a daze, looking at his own panel.

In the new information at the top of the interface, the words [Contribution: 180] are clearly marked under the name of "Gu Pan".

Yes, after a series of exciting transactions, his contribution points not only did not increase than before, and he did not become the "ten thousand yuan household" as he had imagined, but it was even 3 points less than before!
Of course, the money was not really spent, but stayed with Xu Shu in a different form.

They were used to purchase erosion crystals, but the quantity was not much, only 8 pieces.

Rashiem's ​​level 9 spell crystal was sold for 3200 contribution points, while the other level 18 spell crystal, which was obviously of a higher level, should have been sold for 3500 points, right? But Xu Shu failed to sell it.

Because Lao Gang started bargaining as soon as he opened his mouth, saying that this almost damaged curse crystal could not be weighed as a precious item like "material for making a 3rd-level flawless curse seal" and could only be exchanged for money as basic cultivation resources. If Xu Shu sold it, he was willing to pay 1000 points to buy it.

That is because it is of the maximum level of the third order, and its erosion magic power is counted as that of two crystals of the same level. The lowest quality of the third order crystal is also "excellent" level, and the price is four or five hundred points per crystal, so giving one thousand is a high price.

Otherwise, if it is a damaged flawless spell crystal of the second stage, it may only be sold for 2 points, which is less than one-tenth of the original, because the basic material of the second stage is green quality!

This is the truth.

But this made Xu Shu very dissatisfied.

How come there are less than 30% left?

This is too confusing!

The income obtained was far from the expected one, so the business naturally failed.

Xu Shu's idea was very simple. Since you were charging me money based on the price of dog food, what was the point of selling it? I might as well absorb it myself. At least the purple food was more delicious.

In the end, he only chose to sell one curse crystal, and also bought level 3-5 blue crystals from Lao Gang, a total of 8 pieces, all of which were true "third-level primary" with only one strand of fluff.

"I feel like Lao Gang, this businessman, has been led astray recently. He is not as honest as before!"

Xu Shu gritted his teeth in hatred, put the harvest into his bag, then shook his head and smiled bitterly.

This was of course just an angry remark. In fact, he had just secretly compared prices from three different companies. The quote from Pangu Machinery was indeed very sincere, and was nearly 5% higher than that from several other equally well-known organizations, such as Beiyang Heavy Industries, Rock Thor, and even the official Mogong of the Astronomical Society.

It doesn't look like much, but a mosquito leg is still meat, and Xu Shu is not the kind of person who would repay a favor with a grudge, so he naturally just smiled bitterly and passed it off.

What really puzzled him was the price ratio between crystals of different qualities at different levels.

In the first stage, the value difference between purple crystals and blue crystals is more than ten times.

By the second stage, the gap was drastically reduced, even to less than three times - the cheapest blue crystal was 150, and the most expensive purple crystal was only 450.

At the third level, the most expensive purple crystal is about 3300 points, while the cheapest blue crystal is over 450, so the gap is about 8 times.

This phenomenon of not being able to find a mathematical law of change made Xu Shu curious and asked Lao Gang, "How much does a 4th-level crystal cost?"

Lao Gang’s answer was, no comment.

This wasn't because he was being mysterious or a riddle teller, but because his own level was not high enough. He could make decisions within level three, but as for level four and above? He had no authority to know.

Matters involving demigods, or even "half-step demigods", are highly confidential in the supernatural realm and are not something they can get involved in right now.

"Tsk, I'm already at level three. Why is it that the higher I go, the more unknowns there are?"

"Well, I'll pay more attention to it when I get the chance. There is no impenetrable wall in this world. As long as it's knowledge, there will always be a way for me to understand it."

Xu Shu touched his chin, not dwelling on it too much. Instead, he was very open-minded. He thought that things in the future would be dealt with step by step, and the most important thing was to do well in the present.

He chose the B8D9 area where Xie Xiaochan was, paid a few dozen contribution points for the courier fee, wrapped the newly made "Weapon Master" seal in a milk bottle, and sent it out.

Watching a golden light engulf the curse seal before his eyes, then rushing straight into the sky and disappearing without a trace, Xu Shu turned around and opened the private chat channel and sent a message to Xie Xiaochan:
"It costs 65 contribution points to trade at the old place and pick up the goods in time. It's strange, is the shipping fee so high~" - Gu Pan.

He gave a subtle reminder, and after waiting for a moment, he indeed received two hundred contribution points from Xie Xiaochan, along with a word of thanks.

"Okay, got it. I'll get it right away! By the way, I'm recruiting people. We plan to set off for the Death Sea in three days at the earliest. Are you free?" - Xie Xiaochan.

"I'm free, I'm so free! And what are you doing, sister? Why are you so polite? Oh, I'll take it."

The "bride" was very considerate and actually gave a full 200 points. Not only did she reimburse her travel expenses, she even made a profit... After all, the descendants of big sects are rich, and they didn't even blink an eye at 2 million...

Xu Shu pretended to refuse, but he was envious in his heart and accepted it with satisfaction.

As for what Xie Xiaochan said about heading to the special ruins in the Sea of ​​Death in three days at the earliest, Xu Shu was not in a hurry, but it seemed that he might be having difficulties in gathering people?
However, since Xie Xiaochan didn't ask for help, he thought someone must have made a choice, so he didn't think much about it.

After doing all this, Xu Shu immediately left the Star Tower and entered the dark and cramped streets of the downtown area. He found a relatively cheap and convenient hotel nearby that did not require an ID card to check in.

If you are in a relatively high-rise urban area, staying in a hotel requires quite complicated procedures. At least you have to show a proof of residence, which can be forged.

However, the lower the level of the city, the less rigorous the Judgment Department's attitude towards law and order will be.

Even the officials are like this, not to mention the hotels that are supervised by them, where you can stay unconditionally by spending an extra hundred dollars.

Xu Shu locked the door, went into the bathroom, and stuffed the broken flawless curse crystal into his trouser pocket.

"The dog food is level 18, and I'm level 1. I can at least level up to level , right? Level , right?"

Full of anticipation, he began to do sit-ups seriously, sweating and bleeding.

He lay there for eight or nine hours.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Shu appeared at the counter with a pale face and bloodshot eyes.

Under the scrutiny of the receptionist who suspected that he had been scrubbed with steel wool upstairs, he took the deposit and staggered out of the hotel.

Ten minutes later, the eighteen-year-old third-order transcendent squatted in a dark alley where almost no one passed by. He raised his hips to check the drive, and looking back on the short but long day he had just experienced, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"It only increased by 1 level... 1 level..."

Xu Shu looked at the upgrade driver display [Level: 02/20] and sighed speechlessly.

Although I had expected that my upgrade speed would become slower and slower as I possessed a double-entry legendary seal, the only thing I didn't expect was that I only upgraded one level in the time I thought was enough to upgrade three levels.

In addition, the difficulty of absorbing the level 18 curse crystal was much greater than he had imagined.

Although according to some people, this broken curse crystal is only equivalent to two third-level blue curse crystals, it took Xu Shu a full eight hours to devour all of the curse power in it and convert it into his own use.

Let's not talk about this. The most important thing is that absorbing the erosion crystals this time is a huge burden for him.

"Sure enough, the path of cultivation is like sailing against the current. The deeper you go, the more difficult it becomes. I must not be arrogant or lazy at all!"

——Less than a day after his promotion, he not only did not consolidate his realm, but instead upgraded his status to become the "King of Versailles". This is what the grassroots hero thought as he looked around.

He had no idea that what he was doing was something that others wouldn't even dare to dream of. He just thought it was too little and too wasteful.

According to this calculation, each level upgrade now costs more than 10 million, and the subsequent crystals required will only increase. How can this be tolerated?
If you calculate at this rate, to upgrade to the maximum level of level three, you will need nearly 10 billion dollars?
When I think about it this way, it seems that the Astronomy Society only spent 10 billion to hunt down the newly promoted demigod Ning Baishou. Is that a lot of money?

Not much at all! The resources needed to upgrade a person alone would be several hundred million, right? Not to mention the resources consumed to advance to the fourth realm.

Based on a rough estimate that the total value of resources consumed when upgrading from level 2 to level 3 is several percent more than the total value of upgrading from level 2 to level 3, the sprint to becoming a demigod would cost at least tens or even hundreds of billions, right?
Well, in fact, the value of a demigod can no longer be simply measured by adding money...

When I become a demigod, my personal value will be many times higher than Ning Baishou. This is the confidence and pressure that the legendary curse brings me~
Xu Shu encouraged himself a little, then walked to a corner, opened the Taichu Volume, and once again entered the [Legend Mode - Continuation of the Legend].

He had spent more time than allowed on cultivation today, and had intended to finish around twelve o'clock, then go out in the afternoon to do the "Second Legendary Draw" to try out the local Feng Shui.

But it is obviously a little late now, and there is no time left. The number of Taichu volumes will be reset at 6 o'clock. Naturally, I have to hurry up and not waste today's time.

"Time is money!"

"Actually, I don't have that idea. I just want to urge Xie Xiaochan to not let her forget to get Wang Teng's upgrade materials."

Xu Shu inexplicably thought of some embarrassing scenes, and his mind quickly rose to an infinitely high place. His eyes were filled with squeezed cavities, squirming soft flesh, and various hemoglobins like swimming fish.

[On November 11, you continued your past legend and returned to the road mark...]

[On November 11, you become a mama's boy in the ruins, protecting your mother...]

[On December 12, you were successfully promoted to the first-level "Martial Artist"...]

Scenes of light and shadow flashed before his eyes, and Xu Shu experienced his past life again.

It seems fast, but in fact it is content that cannot be skipped. Although he wants to "skip" it over and over again, he actually has to experience it again. After all, skipping the plot here is really equivalent to skipping life.

Fortunately, he had already gotten used to it, so it wasn't that hard to bear.

Time flies, years pass.

Xu Shu soon experienced again the beautiful four days of watching Qi Zhu time fly by, intervened in the 19th life of "reincarnation", turned the tide in the subconscious world wrapped by countless Xie Xiaochan, and also diffracted optics on the nine orifices of the master.

Finally, he arrived at the current time coordinates: afternoon of 12/17.

A fairyland-like cave appeared in front of him. On the jade couch was Xie Xiaochan, who looked in pain. She was trembling all over, her face was purple, she was sweating profusely, her legs were stretched straight, and her tongue was sticking out, like a little frog about to die. "Ah?"

Xu Shu was slightly stunned and almost didn't react.

How come she becomes like this after just not seeing her for a long time?

The Taichu Volume quickly gave the answer.

[…According to the agreement with you, Xie Xiaochan went to the local Star Tower and took away the cursed seal "Weapon Master" you sent.]

[After returning to the cave, she hesitated slightly as she looked at the golden curse seal. The pain she had experienced was still vivid in her mind, and she was a little scared.]

[After some inner struggle, she still chooses to believe you and the mysterious teacher behind you who doesn't exist, and follows the same method, pressing the curse seal on her abdomen. ]

[It merged into Xie Xiaochan's body and began to repel Xie Xiaochan's original second-level curse seal "Seven-Colored Taoist Nun" according to the principle of "PK at the same level".]

[Xie Xiaochan's original curse seal was of the purple flawless grade, while the curse seal you sent was of the epic grade.]

[In a PK of the same level, the winner stays. Her original "Seven-Colored Taoist Nun" curse is naturally no match for it and is about to be defeated and expelled from the body. ]

[If nothing unexpected happens, Xie Xiaochan will die here before 8 o'clock tonight, and her body and soul will disappear...]

Xu Shu's eyes were fixed on her.

Wow, it turns out that when he is not logged in, "Wang Teng" cannot rely on his physical instincts to absorb the curse?
That's not right. The last time Xie Xiaochan was facing the threat of death in that strange 'Siren' ruins, she was saved by the cursed fetus...

Is it because that time he was facing danger passively, but this time it was triggered actively?

It cannot take any initiative and can only respond to stress, so it is unable to respond to Xie Xiaochan's suicidal behavior?
As an unborn fetus, Wang Teng usually lives in the Wa Palace instead of in the stomach, so naturally he cannot absorb the curse seal that was delivered to his door. After all, the curse seal first entered Xie Xiaochan's body, and taking her in was the first priority. It seemed reasonable to think so...

Seeing that Xie Xiaochan was about to die from the conflict between different curses, Xu Shu didn't have time to think too much, and rushed to control his small, empty body and strive upwards to the belly button of her flat belly.

【Bravo! 】

[You open your mouth a little, swallow the water, take away the curse, and successfully break through the second level "Weapon Master". ]

[Your second phase, 'Ya Zi', is completely complete, outlining a fleeting golden pattern of a vicious beast roaring in the middle of Xie Xiaochan's pubic bone.]

[At the same time, you have a hidden feeling and have a preliminary understanding of the third phase of the "Nine Phases Diagram": Mocking the Wind! ]

【Xie Xiaochan's condition stabilized, she lay on her back with sweat dripping down her cheeks, and you also welcomed the sunset and dusk. Your short legend came to an end, waiting for your continuation.】

The fog has dissipated and the chaos has gone away.

Xu Shu broke away from the legend, got down to earth, and returned to the real world coordinates, the D9B3 safe zone.

The Taichu Scroll in front of me shook and a short settlement interface appeared:

"Settling..."

"Final evaluation: You saved your mother's life once again. Although it is difficult to judge who caused the disaster, it does not prevent the status of the mama's boy from being consolidated once again."

"You have achieved the only accomplishment this time: Double-edged sword!"

"You obtain the Mysterious Chapter: Bloodline (Epic)"

"Number of times opened today: 0/3"

……

In Xu Shu's hand, there was another mysterious seal floating in the air that looked like a serum syringe.

He put it into the item column of the Taichu Volume, and looked at the [Bloodline (Epic)*4] displayed on it, and felt a pain in his balls.

The blood relationship seems to be a bit too much!

"What a pity. Without the relevant curse seal, the Xuan Zhang cannot be sold directly. It must be combined with the curse seal to become a double-entry curse seal before it can be sold. This is very troublesome..."

"But compared to this little trouble, perhaps I am more concerned about not wanting the products in the Taichu Volume to be easily circulated on the market. This always makes me feel uneasy, as if I were running naked on the street with my underwear stripped off..."

"Let's wait a little longer... Even if you are short of money, you don't have the strength of a demigod. Don't take risks like this lightly unless you are absolutely sure that you will not be missed."

Xu Shu muttered a few words silently, then firmly adhered to the principle of being cautious and careful and never revealing his own secrets. He stood up and walked out of the alley and returned to his residence at No. 2 Lower Town.

During this time, the orange cat Alice crawled out of his body, moved her hands and feet to climb into the backpack, and yawned, "I'm so sleepy, I don't know why - I feel like I've slept for a century... Where is this place, what did you do today?"

none of your business?

Do I need to report to you what I do?

Xu Shu smiled contemptuously and ignored her at first.

But after thinking about it, he still asked curiously: "Dear Miss Alice, I have a question for you."

"Well..." The orange cat pouted, feeling a little angry.

Haha, he is quite polite when asking for help, but every time he is done with his job he just ignores the person and leaves them aside. Damn bastard!
Xu Shu considered his tone and said, "It must have been quite some time since you became a third-level succubus, right? I just want to ask, how many crystals of the same level do you need to upgrade to the next level?"

Alice counted on her fingers and said, "Generally speaking, a crystal of the same level can be upgraded after being digested for about a week. After level 12, it will increase to two crystals, and one will be added for each subsequent level... Uh, why do you ask?"

"…Nothing, I just asked."

You only need one to level up! It seems you are only at the "Excellent" level?

What a weakling...

Xu Shu rolled his eyes. According to this calculation, he was a legendary curse seal. When practicing, he needed to use twice as many blue crystals as purple ones to achieve the same effect...

Well, it’s right not to sell this purple spell crystal, but if it’s a complete crystal, the value difference is nearly eight times, so it’s more cost-effective to sell it and buy a blue crystal...

Xu Shu secretly complained a few words in his heart, and went upstream amidst the waves of workers leaving get off work and the roar of steam, returning to the "high-end downtown area" where the sun shines directly for more than an hour a day.

The lights were on at home, his family was quietly reading newspapers, and there was delicious food waiting for him when he got home.

After enjoying a pleasant dinner, sister Zhou Shiyu suddenly came over mysteriously, took out a letter and said, "Brother, someone came to see you this afternoon, this is what they left for you."

"Looking for me?"

Xu Shu was slightly stunned, and then he thought of the young neighbor woman who had tried to trick him into having sex with her in the morning.

Could it be that her plan failed and she wanted to come up with another trick?
What a persistent woman. I have to find time to teach her a lesson and let her know who to mess with and who not to mess with...

While thinking, Xu Shu wiped his hands and opened the envelope.

He soon discovered that he had accused the wrong person.

This is an invitation letter, signed by "Lanling Wangsi" and the content is very brief.

The other party revealed his identity. He was the director of the Lanling King's Office. He invited Xu Shu to meet him at the director's office in Shangcheng District on the top floor tomorrow night.

"Invite me to meet? Why are you so enthusiastic? You don't even know each other, right?"

Xu Shu touched his chin and thought for a moment, then discovered that there was an acrostic poem written diagonally between the lines of the letter: "Shoulder to shoulder, swinging a vine"

What does this mean?
While Xu Shu was slightly distracted, the cat next to him poked its head out, took a look and said, "This is slang. They're asking where you came from, trying to find out your background, and want to know the purpose of your coming here."

"Ah?" Xu Shu opened his mouth wide.

Can these few words have so many meanings?

Is this guy a director or a bandit? Why is it still popular to speak in slang?

He was stunned for a long time, and slowly figured out the reason.

As an outsider "senior prosecutor", he suddenly moved to Penglai District and settled in the other party's jurisdiction. It is conceivable that the person who is really troubled is actually the local director.

After all, Xu Shu's identity as a "senior prosecutor" was clearly established in the Adjudication Department.

Although many people knew that he was promoted out of turn when he was in D8B3 area, in this unfamiliar place, as long as he himself did not say it, no one knew that he was actually only at the second level at that time and was not a true "senior prosecutor" of the third level.

There is a saying that goes 'there can't be two tigers in one mountain'.

It is easy to imagine that anyone would feel uncomfortable if a master of the same level with a strange face suddenly came to their territory and settled down there for no apparent reason.

Xu Shu suspected that this "Lanling King" had been thinking behind his back for several days whether he had offended someone or was secretly framed by someone and was looking for someone to cause trouble.

He put himself in the other person's shoes. If it was a person of the same level coming to his territory, he would definitely go there in person that night to find out the truth.

“This person is very patient and magnanimous. He actually waited until now to send the invitation letter... It was my inconsiderateness.

"But you can't blame me for this. I was only at the second level before. How could I have thought that there would be so many tricks?"

Xu Shu shook his head speechlessly.

However, the attitude of "Lanling King" made Xu Shu feel that this person should not be difficult to deal with.

After all, this was a local tyrant who was willing to wait for him for several days before asking.

Therefore, there was no harm in going over and chatting. On the one hand, I had just arrived and the more friends I had, the more paths I would take. On the other hand, I was now a true master of the third realm and fully worthy of the identity of "senior prosecutor" and was not afraid of being envied.

"By the way, why haven't Bai Sanxiang and the others replied to my message yet? They can't really..."

Xu Shu frowned and looked at the upgrade drive for a few times. He found that Tang Ying had replied to him, and the message was from the day before yesterday. He just didn't notice it.

It turned out that she went to District D8B4, and as soon as she arrived there, she went straight to the Adjudication Department and reported the situation for several days before she had some time to reply to the message and ask about Director Xu's recent situation.

"Area D8B4, sounds familiar... Hey, it seems the Gu family moved here, Gu Pan and my aunt went there too."

Xu Shu replied to the message, his thoughts drifting away.

Just then, the doorbell suddenly rang, interrupting Xu Shu's thoughts.

The adoptive father went to open the door. Xu Shu looked back and suddenly looked slightly surprised.

There were several uniformed police officers from the Adjudication Department standing outside the door with serious looks on their faces. They asked Zhou Junjie if he had seen any suspicious persons coming in or out of the area and made records.

While answering the question, Zhou Junjie asked cautiously: "Sir, what happened?"

Next to him, the middle-aged police chief who was observing the corridor raised his eyelids to examine him and said coldly, "There is a homicide case."

"Ah?" Zhou Junjie was stunned.

The middle-aged sheriff pointed to the door opposite and continued, "It's right opposite you."

(End of this chapter)