I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 568 - 310: You Can Deceive Your Brothers, But Don’t Deceive Yourself

Chapter 568: Chapter 310: You Can Deceive Your Brothers, But Don’t Deceive Yourself

"Wow, where did Rein find so many players to bring here..." Gu Shanhai remarked, realizing that most of the members Rein recruited were players.

Each one had a player ID above their head similar to the levels above adventurers’ heads. These players were all from the same player power, named Lingyun Pavilion, but those who came were not high-level players; they were a bunch of low-level workers.

They clocked in and out at fixed hours and hung out for skewers after work.

Actually, Gu Shanhai didn’t quite understand the formation of this player ecosystem because, for normal players, how much money could working earn?

Of course, they probably weren’t greedy for money.

As players settled in, a massive amount of resources were developed around them, eventually leading to the formation of a new market.

However, in addition to players, adventurers also followed due to Rein’s promotions being confirmed, and everyone knew that there was a Saint here; they were also interested in the top three rewards.

With the increase in population, Gu Shanhai expanded the small town of the Five Elements Sect into the great city of the Five Elements Sect, though the name didn’t quite fit in; after all, all cities in this world were distinguished by colors, and Gu Shanhai was too lazy to deal with that, despite Rein’s reminder, and he didn’t care.

He just wouldn’t change it; what could others do about it?

Boycott together? That would just be ridiculous. Gu Shanhai’s side could bring benefits to low-level adventurers and player teams, so why would they simply command the whole world to become their slaves with just a word? That would be even more effortless.

After seeing the arrival of players, Gu Shanhai’s small Five Elements Sect shop also opened, targeting only players, dealing in barter.

He exchanged various cultivation techniques, rare flowers, and other items from different worlds, and Gu Shanhai reaped substantial benefits.

As for players causing trouble, they were not blind. Gu Shanhai’s level as a Saint was more than enough to signify that his power far exceeded theirs.

In the world of Adventurer King, the ratio of the level of adventurers to that of players was about one to thirty, which means one level of adventurers was about equivalent to thirty levels of players; a Saint was a three-hundred-level existence. So, unless the players were completely irrational, they wouldn’t provoke a level 300 powerhouse, especially when his shop was economically beneficial, and everyone felt they made a huge profit by exchanging goods there.

However, some player powers subtly probed, wanting to ask how Gu Shanhai obtained the title of Dusk Saint. Gu Shanhai was not stingy, plainly saying it was through completing a hidden task of great difficulty.

As for questions about the task process and strategies, Gu Shanhai would just smile and remain silent. Most players would understand there’s too much at stake for Gu Shanhai to reveal, so they didn’t press further.

Still, some oblivious ones continued to persistently inquire, to which Gu Shanhai would reply, "You’ll know when you trigger it."

These people were just thinking about mooching off Gu Shanhai for their own benefit.

During this period, Gu Shanhai also met some major players from his past life, most of whom were either leaders of major forces or powerful lone rangers, coming either to invite Gu Shanhai to join their forces or to test his strength.

After all, everyone was at level 200, and suddenly having someone at level 300 would definitely catch everyone’s attention.

This was the trouble of coming to a popular world, hence why Gu Shanhai had always been rather averse to players annoying him, much like flies.

Fortunately, as the craze subsided, things at Gu Shanhai’s side gradually became less chaotic.

"The harvest hasn’t been small," Gu Shanhai reviewed his gains of the past half-year, quite satisfied with the items obtained, which he used to improve his Magic Domain and "Green Emperor Longevity Scripture."

Besides that, it was the Spirit Plants, those unusual plants brought in from various chaotic worlds, which also enriched the Spirit Plant inside him.

"Speaking of which, I was practically a vegetative person before, can I still barely count as a person now?" Gu Shanhai doubted his existence.

His Spirit Root Ability had reached A-level but could not grow further, not because it maxed out, but just because it couldn’t grow.

The prerequisite for Spirit Root Ability was that Gu Shanhai must still be human, but this morning, the few bones and organs originally inside Gu Shanhai had dissolved completely, leaving him with just a layer of skin.

If cut open, one could see the moving plants underneath.

This made Gu Shanhai somewhat sad; a perfectly good ability had been phased out just like that, requiring further modification for him to use it.

But currently, he had no ideas for modification.

The reason for the change was obviously that he had thoroughly integrated the unique heavenly scenery of the world, and now he had reached the pinnacle of the Heavenly Scenery Stage, only needing the spirit of heaven and earth to break through.

Gu Shanhai was a bit caught off guard by the rapid pace; he hadn’t even developed the Cave Soul Stage cultivation technique, let alone the corresponding breakthrough Divine Skills.

During this half-year, Rein had also progressed the Tower of Destiny to the fortieth level, but he did not plan to push through to the fiftieth level; instead, he shifted his focus to the Sea of Apocalypse.

Rein’s adventure team was uneven in strength, so they needed to bring everyone’s strength up to par first.

Thus, it was better to advance other large adventure areas to the same level of progress before slowly tackling the challenges.