Weird Rules Rumor: At The Beginning, He Insisted That He Was Not Dead
Chapter 145: Whispers of Spirits and Wu Fanfan's Friend Request

.【Congratulations Player: Bai Liang, you have successfully cleared the D-level dungeon – Healing Town!】

.【Clear Time: 25 hours, 1 minute, 51 seconds!】

.【Clear Rating: SSS-level!】

.【Clear Rewards:】

Rule Points, Title: Wealth Aura, 1 S-level item!】

As everything that comprised Healing Town vanished before Bai Liang, the clear notification sound echoed in his mind.

Bai Liang stood in the Player Space, feeling a certain emptiness, as if something was missing.

Was it his ten trillion?

Or something else?

“Loss also means gain!” Bai Liang smiled brightly and didn’t dwell on it for long.

In life, one always has to lose much, but at the same time, one can gain much.

The past was already gone; regrets were natural, but dwelling on them was absolutely out of the question.

As was his habit, Bai Liang first opened his character panel to view his stats.

"Player: Bai Liang (New King)"

"Age: 19 years old"

"Profession: Death Lord Level 1 (Unique)!"

"Skills: Basic Genetic Enhancement, Melee Combat Mastery, All Weapon Mastery."

"Pet: Lucky Mouse Level 2 (Click for details)"

"Number of Clears: 10 times"

"Titles: New King (Equipped), Savior, Friend of Anomalies, Speedrun Master, Capitalist, Perfect Escape, Epoch Traveler, Insight Eye, Wealth Aura (Click for details)."

"Rule Points:】

Points!"

His Rule Points had reached 170,000, and his number of clears had already reached 10. According to Li Xin, he still had 5–6 dungeons left to meet the requirements for entering the 'Praying Spirit Dungeon'.

Why 5–6 dungeons?

Because Bai Liang still hadn't figured out one question: should the mutated dungeon, 'Scarlet Night,' be considered a dungeon after Professional Transformation.

The mission content differed, but the map was the same, and even the NPCs were from the same group, making it difficult to determine.

It seemed he still needed to find time to ask that woman... Bai Liang stopped pondering the number of dungeons and focused his attention on the rewards he had just received for the clear.

The first reward was a title; Bai Liang opened the details to view it.

"Title: Wealth Aura (Unequipped, 20% stat increase, 50% effect increase.)"

"Method of Acquisition: The Player obtains this title by achieving an SSS clear rating in the Healing Town dungeon!"

"Effect of Equipping Title: After equipping this title, during each calculation of dungeon clear rewards, there will be a 50% chance for a critical strike, doubling the dungeon clear reward!"

A chance to double dungeon clear rewards, it seems this is an economic title... Bai Liang nodded after looking at the title's attributes.

With the Wealth Aura, his Rule Points would accumulate even faster. A 50% chance meant that clearing two dungeons could net him 60,000 Rule Points!

Although a 50% chance didn't guarantee 100% in two attempts, Bai Liang's luck had always been quite good. In addition, there was a 25-point luck bonus for wealth, so the probability of not even reaching the minimum activation level was low.

The last reward was an S-level item. To be honest, this was what Bai Liang had been looking forward to the most.

Until now, Bai Liang only had the Illusory Book at his disposal – it was practically his primary tool, continuously playing a huge role since the Infinite Prison dungeon.

He wondered what this new S-level item would be. Since it was S-level, even if it couldn't compare to the Illusory Book, it wouldn't be bad, right?

Thinking this, Bai Liang opened his player backpack, reached in, and saw an item calmly resting in one of the slots. Bai Liang took it out and finally saw what it was.

It was a four-leaf clover pendant, with a black chain that shimmered like obsidian, while the clover itself was silver-white, with a violet, precious eye-gem inlaid in its center.

.【Item: Ghastly God's Whisper】

.【Level: S-level】

.【Effect: When this item is used, an invisible field is created around the user. Within this field, all creatures begin to trust the user, the degree of trust depending on the target's mental fortitude!】

“It's similar to the ‘Friend of Anomalies’ function: one lowers IQ, the other increases trust...” Bai Liang looked at the item’s attributes and couldn't help but nod. Although it wasn't as powerful as the Illusory Book and didn’t possess active abilities, it was still pretty good.

Like the 'Friend of Anomalies' title, its effect seemed insignificant, but in reality, it provided great help to Bai Liang in every dungeon. If these two effects could be combined, it would be terrifying. The only regret was that 'Friend of Anomalies' couldn't be used against players.

Beep-beep-beep! As soon as Bai Liang finished checking his rewards, a notification sound rang in his ears – someone had sent him a message.

"Wu Fanfan requests to add you as a friend: Boss, it’s me, your little brother, add me as a friend✌︎( ᐛ )✌︎"

Wu Fanfan? Bai Liang pondered for a moment and recalled: if he wasn't mistaken, it was that little girl who spoke Cantonese, from the Zero Clearing organization's residence.

After thinking it over, Bai Liang decided to agree and added a note: “Wu Fanfan.”

.【Wu Fanfan (Crafty Kamiya): Boss, I finally added you as a friend, it wasn't easy(˘̩̩̩ε˘̩ƪ)!】

.【Bai Liang (New King): What do you want from me?】

.【Wu Fanfan (Crafty Kamiya): ✧٩(ˊωˋ*)و Nothing, I just admire Boss and want to get closer to you. Boss, you won't reject me, right?】

.【Bai Liang (New King): No.】

.【Wu Fanfan (Crafty Kamiya): (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ) Boss, you've teased me a thousand times, I treat you like my first love. Even if you reject me, I still won't hate you!】

“The other party has removed you from their friends list; your message was rejected!”

Wu Fanfan: ......=͟͟͞͞(꒪ᗜ꒪ ‧̣̥̇)???

"Wu Fanfan requests to add you as a friend: Okay, Boss, I have a question I want to ask you!˃ʍ˂"

"Your friend request has been approved, you can start chatting!"

.【Bai Liang (New King): In the future, if you have business, speak up. If not, don't send messages.】

.【Wu Fanfan (Crafty Kamiya): (๑°3°๑) (Obedient) Okay, Boss, are you at the professional trading center right now? I can come to you!】

.【Bai Liang (New King): No need, you'll just be wasting your time. I'd better come, I'll be there soon.】

.【Wu Fanfan (Crafty Kamiya): (ˊ˘ˋ*)♡ I'll await your arrival, the cappuccino is already prepared!】

Closing the chat window, Bai Liang decided to enter the professional trading center. As a white light appeared, a glowing door materialized, and Bai Liang stepped into it, disappearing from the Player Space.

He didn't know what Wu Fanfan wanted from him. Perhaps another organization had started to make a move? No, if that were the case, Li Xin should have sent the message.