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Chapter 273 - 251: We Didn’t Lose, We Gained (Requesting Monthly Votes)

Chapter 273: Chapter 251: We Didn’t Lose, We Gained (Requesting Monthly Votes)

The ground was gray, with several dilapidated buildings standing tall, vegetation growing in front of the buildings, most of which had already withered. Farther on was a dense fog, like towering city walls, slowly drifting.

Matissa opened her eyes groggily, her sight a little shaky. She squinted instinctively and raised her hand to shield her forehead.

The next second, her eyes widened.

"There’s light!"

"It’s sunlight!"

Switching from the dim and gloomy fog-filled environment to sunlight all at once, Matissa was somewhat unaccustomed, yet she still lifted her head. There was no sun in the sky here, but there were beams of warm light falling from high above.

It landed on her cheeks, warm and comforting, as if the life energy inside her body was recovering faster.

She was stunned for a moment.

The previous images gradually flooded her mind—the frenzied followers of the heretical cult, the Mysterious Evil that leaped towards her, and the person wearing the dark red armor with the broadsword!

That was surely an Awakener from the Non-human Realm!

A terrifying fellow who believed in the Crimson Moon!

But wait, had they managed to escape?

Matissa saw Perrie, Anna, and Cen Jing also lying on the ground, with some face down, some landing on their backsides, and two in a 69 position, hugging each other.

Only Shi Yunxi, one of the top powerhouses from Blue Star, had not fallen. She was half-squatting, maintaining her balance with one hand on the ground.

As expected of someone who stands at the pinnacle of a world, she was more graceful than I.

Beside them stood a huge stele more than two meters high, engraved with the Flame and blade, seemingly the gateway to this place. Looking inside, one could see some watchtowers with people standing guard and, further away, indistinct figures moving about.

This was a camp.

Without a doubt, they had come back; they had really escaped.

Thanks to the azure light from just a moment ago.

She turned her head, looking at Shi Yunxi with surprise, and asked, "Was that some kind of teleportation Strange Implement? You actually have such a treasure?!"

Matissa was no stranger to them.

There were many types of teleportation items. Like when she ’descended’ from Rose Academy to the outer world, it was through a special teleportation facility, which was ritualistic in nature. Besides that, there were Strange Implement teleportations, and instant teleportations.

The teleportation light just now was undoubtedly the latter.

A precious item for saving one’s life.

Her Rose Academy probably had some too, but those were not something she could possess.

Hearing Matissa’s words, Shi Yunxi also came back from the experience of her first teleportation and nodded slightly, "It’s a one-time-use teleportation Strange Implement, very valuable."

She also showed a pained expression.

She continued to speak to Matissa, "This is our organization’s camp, but Miss Matissa, given your unique identity, please wait here for a moment without wandering off, to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."

"I understand this, our Rose Academy came with the intention of cooperating."

Matissa spoke up.

They were an order-oriented force, ’descending’ to a bordering world to seek cooperation with local powers to procure resources.

Based on their assessment of the current world’s powers, Rose Academy had various collaborative models.

And the Blue Star World, in Matissa’s view, was a nascent force with great potential, well worth cooperating with.

Firstly, their strength was formidable.

The battle just now was intense, but because of it, Matissa witnessed the true strength of Anna’s group. They were all quite strong, especially team leader Shi Yunxi, whose Ability to control water was extremely precise. In addition to her fluid control, Shi Yunxi also had freezing abilities. What her Awakened Ability actually was, Matissa could not comprehend.

But she could tell that Shi Yunxi’s combat power was not below hers.

No, it might even be stronger.

Stronger than her—an elite from Rose Academy who had gone through systematic inheritance and training, and who had also immersed herself in the academy for years during her third Awakening.

This was inconceivable.

Matissa could only marvel at how, in times when the world was on the brink of destruction, true heroes were indeed born to rise to the challenge. Shi Yunxi was the Celestial Grace of the Blue Star World.

Gifted with extraordinary talent.

And stronger than most world heroes. Among the ’world pioneers’ recorded by Rose Academy, Miss Shi Yunxi’s combat power could rank among the top.

Secondly, they were affluent.

Along the way, she saw the squad collecting many mysterious materials, and also the Awakener weapons and armor on Perrie and the others.

This represented their level of technology, as well as their level of affluence.

What these Oasis forces desired most in a collaborator was undoubtedly a wealthy partner.

Thirdly, the impression.

Having fought side by side with Shi Yunxi and her team and being saved by them once again, Matissa’s impression of the Blue Star force had soared.

This was a very promising force.

If they could support this force as an ally for Rose Academy, that would be even more wonderful.

With this in mind, Matissa felt she should throw out some bait, "Our Rose Academy is a large Oasis force that has been established for over 170 years. We know many secrets of the Ghastly Realm and hold numerous mysteries that are beyond the third Awakening."

"As long as you from Blue Star cooperate with us, you can save a lot of time from taking detours, become stronger faster, and establish a real Oasis force."

"This is a win-win cooperation!"

There was earnestness in her eyes as she looked into Shi Yunxi’s.

Her eyes held a fiery passion, which Shi Yunxi could feel. All she could do was give a wry smile, thinking for a moment before replying, "Regarding this matter, I can ask for guidance from my mentor."

"Ask for guidance?"

These words surprised Matissa.

The implication behind them was immense. Could it be that Shi Yunxi was not the leader of the Blue Star force?

She was shocked, and pleasantly surprised; the influence of Blue Star in her mind had climbed up several notches.

Collecting her thoughts, she said, "I see... Then I’ll leave this matter to you."

"I was going to report it anyway, including the incident where we encountered an attack from the Evil God’s minions."

As she spoke, a trace of concern flickered across Shi Yunxi’s face.

She looked at Anna and the others, and immediately said, "You stay here to accompany the guests, I’ll go back to report the situation and hand over the mission."

Perrie and the others nodded their heads.

It was at this moment, upon hearing the word ’mission,’ Perrie seemed to spring into action as if a mechanism had been triggered, suddenly bouncing up from the ground, "Mission, our Teleportation Rune Stone...?"

She looked hopefully at Shi Yunxi.

However, reality struck like a bolt of lightning from a clear sky.

"It’s been used up. That was a one-time treasure, and we’ll have to replace that rune stone when we hand in the mission."

Boom—

Perrie’s face immediately went pale.

She clearly remembered that the price tag for a ’Teleportation Rune Stone’ was a steep 500 contribution points! If a round trip was completed without any incidents, and the rune stone was not used, a mere 10 contribution points would be paid as a rental fee, but they had used it!

Surviving a brush with death was indeed a cause for celebration, however, the thought of a debt of 500 contribution points made Perrie’s head spin.

Even if the debt was shared among the four of them, each person would have to shoulder 125 contribution points, which was more than her total outstanding debt.

The debt was a mountain pressing down on her, leaving Perrie breathless, her petite body tottering as if she could hardly stand.

Matissa, who possessed abilities such as ’Linguistic Comprehension,’ understood the gist of their conversation.

The teleportation treasure was not theirs; they had only borrowed it, originally intended for emergencies, and unexpectedly, it had been used.

As a result, they had accumulated a large debt.

She could understand, and she could sympathize. Just as she was thinking, she suddenly saw Perrie glancing her way.

A bad feeling welled up inside her.

"The Teleportation Rune Stone was used for the five of us, so I think it’s fair that the cost should be shared by all five of us. What do you think, Miss Matissa?"

What Miss Perrie said made sense.

Considering the high status and position of Perrie and her group, starting cooperation through them could effectively promote collaboration, and partnering with a new power with great potential had endless benefits.

This expense was absolutely worth it!

With that in mind, Matissa said with a smile, "This is something that I should pay, and I haven’t yet thanked you all for the rescue."

As she spoke, she stepped back, placed her hand on her chest, and bowed slightly as a gesture of thanks.

Then she took out various mysterious materials from her backpack—unlike Shi Yunxi and the others, who could find materials just a few steps away, but she had also traversed the shallow regions of the Ghastly Realm for most of the day.

Even though she had nothing on her hands when she landed, she was still able to present some valuables.

There was no need to pawn the clothes off her back—that was impossible, as her garments were her life. At most, she would owe a debt and settle it with intelligence during their collaboration.

"Are these enough? If not, I can only owe you for now."

Upon seeing these mysterious materials, Perrie’s eyes immediately turned into the shape of dollar signs; she leaned in for a closer look, examining them for a long while.

Serious, silent, stunned.

Emmmmm, she looked to Anna for help.

Anna glanced at the items and said, "This is Green Copper Ore, one unit is worth 6–8 contribution points; this is Bloodgrass, valued at 9–10 contribution points; this is Dew Stone, worth 60 contribution points..."

Anna listed them as if they were treasures from her own home.

Not just Perrie, whose eyes shone with admiration, but even Matissa was filled with surprise.

The value of these items was undoubtedly sufficient.

Shi Yunxi packed up the items and took them away, while Perrie and the others continued to entertain (crossed out) hosted Matissa.

After not too long,

"Ding-dong~"

A notification sounded in the minds of both Perrie and Cen Jing.

Their expressions unchanged, they checked the message.

The mission had already been settled, and rewards had been distributed to the team’s account.

’Submission of various mysterious materials: earned a total of 286 contribution points.’

’Submission of mission materials "Rift Stone": earned a total of 900 contribution points.’

Perrie’s eyes widened.

’Emergency mission "Attack by the Evil God’s Minions", submitting intelligence: earned a total of 400 contribution points.’

’Special mission "Distant Guest" triggered: earned a total of 100 contribution points.’

’Notice: Deducting the cost of "Detection Radar", "Teleportation Rune Stone" compensation, etc., the team earned a total of 1064 contribution points.’

The large numbers were presented in her mind.

Perrie’s eyes opened even wider, sparkling with light, her legs no longer weak, her head no longer dizzy.

Not only had they not lost anything, they had made a huge profit!

Wuwu, all praise to the great mentor!

At that moment,

another immediate mission flashed in her mind.

’Ding!’

’Mission "Friendly Exchange": Host our guests (activities may take place on the periphery of the camp), and probe to gather information about them, with rewards depending on the extent of intelligence acquired.’