Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 324: Chapter 153 Assistant_2

As a result, Li Yelai had never harvested an enemy’s Mysterious Material; at most, he could break down the enemy’s Spiritual Ability Equipment again.

”Damn it, when you think about it, Mr. Shadow has eaten up so many of my Merit Points.” Li Yelai frowned upon seeing the quote in front of him and couldn’t help but grumble in his mind.

Seeing his frown, the civilian beside him couldn’t help but say, ”Lord Ye, are you dissatisfied with these Mysterious Substances?”

”Then take a look at this, Returning to Zero Path·Starlight Continuous Attack. It allows you to condense Light Spheres in mid-air and continuously launch Light Spears at the enemy. If controlled properly, you can maintain five Light Spheres at the same time, forming a crossfire that persistently shoots at the enemy. In our division, Ye Boshou can maintain thirteen Light Spheres, keeping up thirteen points of firepower! The output capability is simply off the charts!”

”And there’s this, Netherworld Path·Shadow Prison, as long as you control the light source, you can use shadows to lock down the enemy’s movements. In the West City Branch, Ye Boshou once locked down four non-spiritual people and a dozen armed personnel in one fell swoop. A top-notch control ability! Once locked down, the enemy is at your mercy, right?”

Li Yelai glanced at the price, his expression changing unpredictably.

Seeing this, the civilian staff had no choice but to flip the screen again, pointing to another Mysterious Substance.

”If none of these satisfy you, then I recommend this,” the civilian said earnestly, seemingly pulling out the big guns: ”This comes from the Ember Church’s illicit Spiritual Ability User, Divine Protection Path·Molten Rock Giant, as long as you’re on rocky ground, you can use Spiritual Energy to shape and control molten rock creatures, reportedly up to eight meters high. It’s very, very strong!”

Li Yelai glanced at the price; well then, just the Mysterious Substance quote was over two hundred Merit Points. If the Mysterious Material were crafted, its value would be estimated at around three to four hundred Merit Points.

To know, Li Yelai’s C-grade armor was only worth sixty or seventy Merit Points.

Once it’s B-grade, the price goes up several times?

”I have no objections to the Mysterious Substances, but I have a lot of objections to your prices,” Li Yelai complained: ”Just one Mysterious Substance is worth half a bottle of my Four Awakening Potion! The last time I sold you a Mysterious Substance, it was only for thirty Merit Points.”

”Comrade Ye, you can’t say that. The one you sold us last time was a Second Awakening Ability. Now we’re showing you abilities of Four Awakenings or Fifth Sense. Besides, we also have costs when extracting Mysterious Substances from the Spiritual Ability Users’ Soul Well, and we have to share with the front-line Processors. We’re really not making a profit off you.”

The staff explained, ”Think about how much it costs these illegal Spiritual Ability Users to get a Magic Potion to acquire an ability. And you only have to pay less than the price of one potion to utilize their abilities, although there’s a reduction in power, isn’t the cost-effectiveness much higher?”

Li Yelai hesitated for a moment but decided not to buy.

Right now, his Merit Points were exactly two hundred. If he sold the Extraordinary Material he had acquired before, he could possibly buy one Mysterious Substance. And then, there would be no ’then’... No Merit Points left to manufacture B-grade equipment. Not even if he sold the Azure Dragon Halberd would it be enough!

No wonder those Four Awakening Processors hadn’t immediately upgraded their equipment after becoming Four Awakenings; turns out, after buying Magic Potions, they were short on Merit Points.

”I’ll wait until the Magic Potion recipes I brought back from the ark are verified, then sell the potions for enough,” Li Yelai thought to himself.

He had brought out from the ark a total of five Magic Potion Recipes not yet mastered by the officials.

The Delirium Path Four Awakening Potion·Dragon Roar he had obtained went to Cheese.

The remaining four included the True Martial Path Third Awakening Potion·Broken Steel.

Returning to Zero Path Sixth Awakening Potion·Skyfire.

Wanxiang Path Four Awakening Magic Potion·Mimicry·Wings.

Spiritual Eyes Path Four Awakening Potion·Focusing Eye.

For these four potions, after verification, the officials would provide Li Yelai with one bottle each; all of them were worth a fortune.

If he sold them all, it would be enough for Li Yelai’s equipment to be free. However, compared to exchanging these for B-grade equipment, it would be wiser to buy other Extraordinary Materials and trade inside the ark, perhaps earning even more.

Plus, he could consider selling some Magic Potion recipes inside the ark.

Who knows, he might even be able to swap for a B-grade armor.

Li Yelai was pondering this when he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket.

Picking up the phone, Li Yelai realized it was a call from Jing Lin.

After the Disaster Fog ended, he had exchanged contact information with him but, to be safe, they wouldn’t discuss important matters over the phone.

”Hello? Jing Lin?” Li Yelai asked as he answered the call.

”It’s me!” Jing Lin’s voice carried a hint of laughter: ”Congratulations, Lord Ye, on successfully becoming Ye Boshou. How does it feel to be a Four Awakenings?”

It seemed that he had received the news of Li Yelai becoming Ye Boshou, and came over to offer congratulations.

”Thank you. Feels very powerful,” Li Yelai responded.

”Hey, looks like you’ve gained quite a bit,” Jing Lin laughed, ”Hope to see it in action sometime.”

”Easy, I’ll pull you in as a fighter next time we have a mission,” Li Yelai laughed, then recalling Li Yunyan’s words, he asked, ”By the way, why did you all go looking for my sister? Is there something you can’t tell me?”

”What?” Jing Lin was somewhat taken aback, his surprise palpable even through the phone, ”Looking for your sister? Our Jing Family?”

”Isn’t it you guys?” Li Yelai frowned, ”My sister said someone found her online and contacted her wanting to meet. They claimed to be a person from the Yaoqing Jing Family.”

”That’s impossible, we wouldn’t do something so offensive,” Jing Lin said gravely, ”You and I have a cooperative relationship, we’ve battled the Insect Swarm together, even faced the Insect Master head-on. Both officially and privately, we wouldn’t go behind your back to contact your sister. Unless... it’s not someone from our branch.”

Jing Lin indeed was a Jing Family member, but he was not the one in power.

The Supreme Chongwu was the real Family Head of the Jing Family, and his children, having different mothers, each had their own branch.

Jing Lin was a scion of the third branch. Although he held a fair amount of resources and influence, it was not a dominance by one line alone.

”Are you suggesting... your great-aunt, Jing Jing?” Li Yelai’s brows furrowed deeper. He had no fondness for that woman who held inexplicable malice towards him. Now she was contacting his sister, which didn’t seem like it could be anything good.

”I’ll give you an explanation for this; it’s our oversight,” Jing Lin’s brow also furrowed. The Jing Family’s attitude towards Li Yelai was actually quite ambiguous.

At first, his grandfather wanted to win over the Night General, but after the Disaster Fog, he changed his stance, making it clear that he wanted to maintain a good relationship with the Night General.

His sister, Jing Nuo, even wanted to use her abilities to attract him, after all, the Night General was handsome, and she felt he was quite suitable.

But the old man sternly refused, saying that they should approach him as friends and definitely not cross any boundaries.

Although it was a bit odd, this made Jing Lin feel more at ease.

After all, his younger sister probably couldn’t compete with Doll or Cheese.

Plus, this way, he wouldn’t be in a difficult position either.

But now, Jing Jing’s intervention had disrupted their plan.

Originally, Jing Lin had wanted to discuss with Li Yelai whether they should celebrate a bit.

To get the disciples of the third branch to build a good relationship with him.

But now, Li Yelai probably had some opinions about the Jing Family.

”We should meet up sometime, I’ll explain things to you in person,” Jing Lin said.

Li Yelai then looked at the vibrating communicator, it was a message from the group chat with his fellow rookies.

[Heavy Knight: Guys, do you have some time? I need help, it might be related to extraordinary matters.]

It’s actually Heavy Knight?

That really is rare, she’s usually lurking in the group chat, seldom speaking.

Seems like she’s run into some trouble...

Li Yelai pondered for a moment before responding, ”Actually, I also need some help, can you come over?”

”You sure know how to get help,” Jing Lin laughed from the other side of the phone, ”Alright, give me the address. I’ll strive to be there before nightfall.”

”Alright, we’ll talk when we meet,” Li Yelai replied.

After hanging up the phone, he typed on the communicator.

[I’ll bring an unofficial helper with me.]