[Blazing Ember City]
Outside the tavern—
Wang Junjie watched Ruo Xi's figure disappear around a corner ahead.
He licked his lips and savored the aftertaste, "I've slept with so many women. Other than Xia Wanwan, I've never met one this top tier."
"Damn it, just thinking about it makes my balls ache. Put in so much effort and still didn't get to sleep with Xia Wanwan."
"But this one's even better! Hahaha! Ruo Xi, right? I'll remember you!"
As he spoke, Wang Junjie shifted his focus back to Lin Mo.
A wild grin ignited in his eyes.
"Rulebound, just you wait!"
"I've already grabbed your weakness. This time I swear I'll kill you and make sure you never rise again!"
———
[Venom Swamp]
Roar!
Along with a miserable howl, the massive body of the dungeon boss, Giant Lizard Lord, crashed to the ground.
In the ears of Lin Mo, Ning Xi, Qin Feng, Ling Xiao, and Xia Wanwan, pleasant system notifications rang out one after another—
[Ding~ Congratulations on killing the level 36 tier 2 dungeon boss · Giant Lizard Lord! EXP +1,800,000 (90%), Reputation +50! Divine Artifact Nirvana Luck +1%!]
As Lin Mo bent down beside the corpse of the Giant Lizard Lord and picked up the dropped loot, including the quest item: a Holy Light Staff.
The five quickly rushed to where the human mage Nora was imprisoned and handed the Holy Light Staff to her.
The moment Nora received the staff, it was as if her soul had returned to her body.
She instantly became radiant and full of energy.
"Warriors, thank you for retrieving this staff for me. Now, please accept the rewards you deserve."
As soon as Nora finished speaking, the pleasant system voice sounded again in their ears—
[Ding~ Congratulations on completing the Venom Swamp dungeon quest · Seeking the Light. Rewards: EXP +6,600,000, Reputation +33, Silver Coins +33, Toxic Gas Bottle +10, E-rank Magic Scroll · Poison Resistance! Divine Artifact Nirvana Luck +1%!]
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Golden light rained down.
Under the generous EXP rewards from the dungeon quest, all five leveled up.
Among them, Ning Xi shot straight up to level 29, instantly ranking second on Blazing Ember City's level leaderboard.
As expected, an SSS-rank talent holder and the former national server Empress of Dragon Nation developed at a terrifying speed.
Even though she had previously been killed back to level 0 once by Chaos Guild at the Shadow Gate.
In addition, Lin Mo rose to level 35.
Once he reached level 36 and unlocked a new skill slot, he would have eight slots and be able to equip his fifth SSS-rank skill.
As for Ling Xiao, Qin Feng, and Xia Wanwan, they all reached level 28.
The top tier players of Blazing Ember City had already reached level 29.
Ning Xi was definitely secure.
But if Ling Xiao and the others wanted to grab top ten ranking rewards, they still needed to push harder.
At this moment, the system voice sounded again.
[Ding~ Because your dungeon clear time was 25 minutes 41 seconds, congratulations on obtaining Perfect Rating (Within 24 hours, the drop rate of Toxic Gas Bottles from giant lizards in Venom Swamp will be increased to 100%. After expiration, rating must be re-earned). Divine Artifact Nirvana Luck +1%!]
[System Announcement (Blazing Ember City): "Ding~ Congratulations to players Rulebound, Liuli, Showed of the Wind, Wind Whistling, Evening Breeze for achieving a Perfect Rating clear of the dungeon Venom Swamp. As the first team in Blazing Ember City to clear Venom Swamp, all members receive rewards: Gold +20, Reputation +100, First Clear Gift Pack +1!"]
As soon as the announcement came out, Blazing Ember City exploded once again.
[Tian Ba Dong Ba (Male, Level 27 Knight): "Clearing the dungeon is one thing, but perfect rating too? Freaks! Leave some room for us normal players."]
[Shoot At Me (Female, Level 25 Mage): "Big brother Rulebound, can you carry me through Venom Swamp? I'll give you a reward too."]
[Chen Yuan An Shang (Male, Level 28 Warrior): "Rulebound carrying dungeon? I'll pay 500,000 for one slot! I want four slots."]
[Night Raid Widow Village (Male, Level 26 Assassin): "Damn! I've seen more rich people in one day in this game than in my whole life in reality! Money feels like it's just numbers! Give me that 500,000 instead!"]
This player named [Chen Yuan An Shang] clearly really wanted the second-clear slots and kept sending Lin Mo private messages.
Besides him, many other players also messaged Lin Mo, hoping he would carry them through the dungeon.
Their offers were all over the place.
There were student girls saying, ["Can I give you 500 now to carry me, and after my parents send me next month's allowance I'll give you another 500 and even serve you once for free."]
There were also real tycoons saying, ["Two second-clear slots, packaged for one million RMB."]
Was 500,000 for one dungeon clear slot expensive? Not at all.
The people buying slots were not fools.
Based on the first-clear announcement, second clear rewards would likely be 18 gold + 90 reputation and a second-clear gift pack.
Just 18 gold alone was worth about 150,000 RMB.
Reputation was even more valuable.
Plus the clear gift pack and the basic dungeon quest rewards.
Most importantly, Lin Mo could carry them to a Perfect Rating clear, meaning future runs would have 100% Toxic Gas Bottle drop rate, allowing them to farm huge profits.
All combined, the total value far exceeded 500,000.
Lin Mo originally planned to do what he did with Snake King Islan run the dungeon nine more times to claim all clear rewards, collect Toxic Gas Bottles to upgrade his Venom Set, and also earn carry fees.
However, he did not rush to reply to these players. Instead, he waited calmly, as if expecting someone's message.
Ding!
Right then, the person Lin Mo was waiting for finally sent a message:
[Dragon Soul Aoshi: "Brother, how many dungeon slots left? I'll take all of them."]
'Saved just for you.'
Lin Mo replied, ["There are 36 slots left. You sure you want them all?"]
["Yes!"], Upon hearing the number, Dragon Soul Aoshi was not surprised at all, but excited, ["I'll take them all! Based on second clear 900,000 per slot, third clear 800,000, fourth clear 700,000, decreasing by 10% each time, I'll pay you 18 million total. What do you think?"]
'As expected of a businessman, everything calculated clearly.'
And the price he offered was indeed higher than what other players had offered.
Lin Mo could not find a single flaw.
Of course, Lin Mo had his own plan.
He said to Dragon Soul Aoshi, ["How about this, I'll give you a 50% discount on the commission. Just 9 million."]
["Same as Snake King Island before, I want all the dungeon gift packs."]
That was why Lin Mo waited for Dragon Soul Aoshi instead of others.
Other players might run off after getting carried.
But businessmen valued credit above all.
Lin Mo had zero worries about Dragon Soul Aoshi backing out.
Dragon Soul Aoshi responded just as decisively, ["Deal!"]
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