What Lin Mo was betting on was the fact that, for now, no one knew that the Heart of Shadow was the key to entering the hidden dungeon, Shadow Holy Hall.
Using a useless broken stone to exchange for five thousand yuan, and at the same time save his own life, in Lin Mo's eyes, this deal was something Wu Gang had no reason to refuse.
However, Lin Mo had seriously underestimated the other party's ambition.
Wu Gang stretched out five fingers and said to Lin Mo with a beaming smile, "I can sell it to you, but five thousand won't do."
"I want five million!"
The moment those words were spoken, even the Chasing Dreams studio players around Wu Gang widened their eyes in disbelief.
"Brother Gang, that useless broken stone dropped by the newbie village boss is worth five million?"
"No way! Brother Gang, are you crazy? How could a broken stone be worth that much money? It's not gold."
"Anyway that stone is useless. Brother Gang, Rulebound offering five thousand is already pretty good. Just sell it to him. We can't afford to offend the Heavenly Rankings number one."
"Yeah! We've still got an order on hand! There's only a little over fifty minutes left. If we fail this order, we'll have to pay three hundred thousand in breach fees."
Wu Gang pushed up his glasses and revealed a wicked smile, "You don't know its value, but I do."
As he spoke, Wu Gang grinned maliciously at Lin Mo, "Looks like you should know too that this Heart of Shadow is the only key to enter the Shadow Holy Hall dungeon."
Lin Mo frowned slightly.
'He actually knows the purpose of the Heart of Shadow?'
"Looks like this is a bit troublesome.'
Wu Gang said calmly, "I just happen to have a friend who works at the Divine Oracle game company. I asked him about it, and he told me."
"You think I don't know?"
"Wang Junjie is raiding Shadow City right now. It won't be long before he discovers this secret. When the time comes and I sell the Heart of Shadow to Wang Junjie, take a guess. With the spending power of Ning'an City's richest man, what price do you think he'd be willing to pay for a Heart of Shadow that lets him enter a hidden dungeon?"
"You're wrong," Lin Mo said, "With Wang Junjie's temperament, if he wants the Heart of Shadow in your hands, he won't need to spend a single cent."
"I'll add a bit more. Fifty thousand. Sell it to me."
"Otherwise, what you'll lose won't just be these fifty thousand, but also the three hundred thousand breach-of-contract fee."
Wu Gang finally understood completely, "So from the very beginning, you planned to use a huge breach-of-contract penalty to threaten me into handing over the Heart of Shadow, huh?"
Lin Mo didn't deny it, "Make your choice."
Wu Gang took off his glasses and suddenly burst into wild laughter, "The more eager you are, the more it proves how valuable this Heart of Shadow is."
"Looks like even five million was an underestimate. I should sell it to Wang Junjie for ten million."
"I'll become a multimillionaire soon. Hahaha! Once I have money, Mengmeng will come back to me. Hahahahaha!"
It seemed that Wu Gang would rather pay the three hundred thousand breach-of-contract fee than sell the Heart of Shadow to Lin Mo.
'Fine, no negotiation then.'
Looking at Wu Gang laughing maniacally, killing intent surged in Lin Mo's eyes.
Since it couldn't be talked through, there was only one way left.
Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Mo raised the Hero's Golden Bow and fired several arrows at Wu Gang in rapid succession, "whoosh! whoosh! whoosh! whoosh!"
So fast that even Wu Gang, an assassin, had no time to react before he was shot full of arrows like a hedgehog.
The full health bar above his head was emptied in an instant.
Wu Gang dropped to his knees with a thud.
Even at the moment of death, he was still laughing loudly.
Whoosh!
As Wu Gang turned into a beam of white light and drifted away, Lin Mo stared intently at the spot where he had died and vanished, but only saw a small pile of copper coins and potions drop on the ground. There was no Heart of Shadow.
At the same time.
Ding!
Lin Mo received a temporary private message from [Chasing Dreams · Pure Heart], [You think I'd carry something that important on me?]
[To tell you the truth, I stored the Heart of Shadow in the main city warehouse! Want to kill me and make it drop? Dream on, genius! Hahahaha!] [T/N: Gasp! Mic drop!]
Provoked by Wu Gang, Lin Mo's fury flared.
The instant he lifted his head, the surrounding Chasing Dreams studio archer players all clenched up in fear.
"Die, all of you!"
With a furious shout, Lin Mo suddenly raised the Hero's Golden Bow.
Ice Snow · Extreme Frost Grasp!
Heaven-Slaying · Seven-Star Volley!
Crash! Crash! Crash!
Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
With his agility as high as 238, arrows poured down from Lin Mo's bow like rain.
Combined with two top-tier SSS-grade skills, he slaughtered the entire field.
Amid waves of screams rising and falling, in just a few seconds, dozens of Chasing Dreams studio players were all shot dead by Lin Mo.
Looking at the equipment, copper coins, and potions scattered all over the ground.
The onlookers at the perimeter were completely dumbfounded.
There was not a single person on the scene who wasn't shaken by Lin Mo's terrifying strength and decisive killing.
Even though Lin Mo had activated full combat mode.
Even though he was clad head to toe in gold gear.
Not a single passing player dared harbor even the slightest ill intent toward Lin Mo.
Not far away, Qin Feng looked at Lin Mo with an excited expression.
From this moment on, his admiration and respect for Lin Mo grew even deeper.
———
At the same time, on the other side.
Blazing Ember City, at the Resurrection Spring—
As beams of white light continuously fell, dozens of Chasing Dreams studio members all gathered in the spring.
They were clearly immersed in the fear of being dominated by the Heavenly Rankings number one, unable to break free.
"Holy shit! That Rulebound is using hacks, right? He's way too damn insane!"
"It's over! We've offended the Heavenly Rankings number one! Looks like we won't have any foothold left in Blazing Ember City!"
For a moment, some people even started thinking about switching studios to make a living.
In contrast, Wu Gang wasn't panicking at all. Instead, he was extremely calm and composed.
"Brothers, don't panic! Once I sell the Heart of Shadow to Wang Junjie, I'll take you all flying."
"When the time comes, we'll also form an alliance with Chaotic World!"
"Even the Heavenly Rankings number one will have to tuck his tail between his legs in front of Ning'an City's richest man, Wang Junjie."
"With Chaotic World backing us, who the hell is Rulebound?"
As he spoke, Wu Gang received an order notification:
[Ding! Please note, your order has forty minutes remaining before timeout. Please assist the client in completing the order as soon as possible, or you will face massive compensation.]
Wu Gang gritted his teeth.
He immediately took out 250,000 yuan in loans from several online lenders, added another 50,000 from the studio's account, and scraped together the full 300,000 yuan.
He directly canceled the order and paid the three hundred thousand breach-of-contract fee.
"Just wait! As long as I wait until Wang Junjie discovers the value of the Heart of Shadow and then sell it to him, I'll have money!"
"This three hundred thousand breach fee, I'll just treat it as feeding the dogs!"
———
On the other side, Qin Feng received the transfer of the three hundred thousand breach-of-contract fee.
He couldn't help but marvel inwardly, "They'd rather pay three hundred thousand in breach fees than hand over that Heart of Shadow?"
"What are they thinking? Those idiots! Offending the Heavenly Rankings number one just for money, isn't that asking for death?"
Lin Mo glanced at Qin Feng, "If they were half as sensible as you, things wouldn't be this messy."
Qin Feng chuckled, "You flatter me, Brother Mo."
"Oh right, Brother Mo, should I give this money to you?"
"No need," Lin Mo said, "Just give me back the hundred thousand from before. You keep the three hundred thousand."
Following Lin Mo meant meat to eat.
Qin Feng was instantly overjoyed, "Thanks, Brother Mo!"
To Lin Mo, three hundred thousand was indeed a lot, but even a fortune couldn't buy loyalty.
Lin Mo became increasingly aware that in Divine Oracle, no matter how strong one person was, they couldn't cover the sky with one hand. And Qin Feng was an ally worth trusting.
After a pause, Qin Feng asked, "Brother Mo, then what about that Heart of Shadow?"
"You don't need to worry about it," Lin Mo said, "I'll think of a way."
"Alright then, Brother Mo. If anything comes up, come find me again. I've got to log off and sleep. Tomorrow morning there's a car show event at the offline store."
"Okay."
Only after Qin Feng turned and left.
Lin Mo fell into deep thought.
He hadn't expected this Wu Gang to be so difficult to deal with.
But Lin Mo's stance never changed.
That was, "No matter what, I must find a way to get the Heart of Shadow in his hands."
Lin Mo temporarily returned to the city as well.
At the same time, the crowd of onlookers gradually dispersed.
Leaving only one person behind, a pair of clear eyes quietly watched Lin Mo's figure fade into the distance.
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