No one knew exactly when it started, but Lin Mo and Dragon Soul Aoshi had already formed a long-term partnership.
And Dragon Soul Aoshi was committed to building a top-tier national server guild. When it came to nurturing the people under him, he was never stingy.
Most importantly, as a businessman, he understood value.
Just like before with Snake King Island and the Venom Swamp dungeon.
Dragon Soul Aoshi was just as straightforward this time and directly bought all the dungeon clear slots from Lin Mo.
Because the value of this level 42 dungeon was even higher than the previous level 36 Venom Swamp dungeon, the price was naturally higher as well.
Previously, when Lin Mo helped the players from Dragon Soul Guild clear the Venom Swamp dungeon, the price was calculated like this: the first-clear slot cost 1 million, and the second and third clear slots decreased by 10% each in order.
This time, the starting price for the first-clear slot was directly set at 1.5 million.
And Lin Mo didn't even bring up that price. Dragon Soul Aoshi proposed it himself.
["Based on 1.5 million per first-clear slot, and each following slot decreasing by 10%."]
["From the second clear to the tenth clear, a total of thirty-six slots. Package deal, 27 million. No problem, right?"]
["No problem."]
After receiving Lin Mo's confirmation, just as Dragon Soul Aoshi was about to transfer the money, Lin Mo suddenly said, ["Let's do it the same way as last time. Cut the price in half for you. But I want all the dungeon-clear gift packs."]
Dragon Soul Aoshi hesitated for a moment. Though it pained him a bit, he still agreed.
["No problem."]
After all, at the current stage, aside from Lin Mo and Ning Xi, no one in the entire city of Blazing Ember City could clear the Corrosion City Dungeon.
And even without the dungeon-clear gift packs, the rewards from the level 42 dungeon quest itself, along with the perfect-clear rating, were already enough to give Dragon Soul Guild's players tremendous growth and profits, allowing them to get a huge lead over the other players in Blazing Ember City.
Dragon Soul Aoshi had clearly already tasted that enormous benefit back in the Venom Swamp dungeon.
Otherwise, there was no way he would have offered such a generous price this time.
So without another word, Dragon Soul Aoshi directly transferred 13.5 million to Lin Mo's bank card in one go.
Lin Mo's total assets were now closing in on 120 million.
And in his bag, there were still 3,000 gold coins that hadn't been cashed out yet.
According to the system's exchange rate, that was another 24 million RMB.
But there was no rush to cash out the gold.
Lin Mo planned to save up to five thousand gold coins and upgrade Ning Xi's talent to the third stage.
This once again proved a simple truth: as long as you had the strength, the world of Divine Oracle was full of treasures everywhere.
Only when your strength rose high enough could you uncover more of those treasures and gain greater profits.
Next, Lin Mo and Ning Xi each led a team.
Each team had four players from Dragon Soul Guild, and they entered the dungeon.
The remaining Dragon Soul players waiting outside the dungeon couldn't help but start discussing among themselves.
"A level 42 dungeon, and Rulebound and Liuli are each leading a team to solo it? Can they really clear it like that?"
"Yeah! Even the first clear needed both of them in the same team."
"Since they dare to lead teams like this, it means they're confident. Let's stop worrying over nothing."
"Boss paid such a huge price for this. Once we clear the dungeon, hurry up and raise our levels and strength. While the 24-hour rating buff is active, grind more dungeon materials."
Just as the Dragon Soul players were still somewhat doubtful whether Lin Mo and Ning Xi could clear the dungeon while leading teams separately, more than forty minutes later, a system announcement that echoed through the sky completely erased their doubts.
[System Announcement (Blazing Ember City): "Ding~ Congratulations to players Rulebound, Dragon Soul Muse, Dragon Soul Traveler, Dragon Soul Moonlight, and Dragon Soul Sweetheart for clearing the dungeon Corrosion City! As the second team in Blazing Ember City to clear the Corrosion City dungeon, all members receive rewards: Gold +27, Reputation +90, Dungeon Clear Grand Gift Pack ×1 (players who have already cleared the dungeon will no longer receive rewards)!"]
[System Announcement (Blazing Ember City): "Ding~ Congratulations to players Liuli, Dragon Soul Aoshi, Dragon Soul Whisper, Dragon Soul Blind, and Dragon Soul Angel for clearing the dungeon Corrosion City! As the third team in Blazing Ember City to clear the Corrosion City dungeon, all members receive rewards: Gold +24, Reputation +80, Third-Clear Dungeon Grand Gift Pack ×1!"]
The moment the announcement appeared, the entire city exploded.
[Huo Linfei (Male, Lv30 Second-Class Thief): "Big brother Rulebound, are you planning to take all ten Corrosion City dungeon clear rewards again?"]
[Fenbi Jishu (Male, Lv30 Second-Class Magic Knight): "That's too cruel! Every dungeon, every reward, all swallowed by him alone! Big brother! Leave us ordinary players a way to survive!"]
[Baozao Laoge Zaixian Dui Ren (Male, Lv28 Mage): "WCNM! I haven't even seen what the level 32 Snake King Island dungeon looks like yet! And you're telling me someone is already farming the level 42 dungeon for the second time? Screw this! I'm done playing! I'm deleting my account and quitting!"]
The advantage of Lin Mo and Ning Xi leading separate teams was that each round allowed one extra team slot.
The downside was that they couldn't get a perfect-clear rating.
With just the two of them, each dungeon run took a little over forty minutes on average. Based on that time, the system ultimately judged their clear rating as Excellent.
However, the dungeon rating didn't affect the dungeon rewards at all.
It only meant that when they continued farming the dungeon later, the drop rate for materials wouldn't be as high as with a perfect rating.
So once one team finished, the next team went in.
Every forty-something minutes, another system announcement about clearing the dungeon rang across the sky.
The more than one million players online throughout Blazing Ember City had all become numb to it.
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But there was one person who felt increasingly irritated.
In the northern part of Blazing Ember City, at the level 30 wilderness area Black Bear Ridge.
With the help of dozens of high-level players from the Chaotic World Guild, all level 30 second-class players, Wang Junjie killed one black bear after another that had been reduced to just 1 HP.
Even so, his level had only barely climbed back to level 28.
The dungeon-clear announcements constantly ringing in his ears only made his already agitated mood explode even further.
"These dungeon rewards should've all belonged to me!"
"Rulebound! Not only did you steal everything from me, you even killed me all the way back to level 0! And now I'm only level 28!"
"Damn it! Damn it!"
"Rulebound! You motherfacker!!"
"I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you!"
Wang Junjie's eyes were bloodshot as he let out a roar like a wild beast.
The flames of hatred inside him had already burned to the extreme.
He shouted, "Gather everyone in the guild! We're going to the Corrosion City dungeon to kill Rulebound!"
The moment he finished speaking, the nearby Chaotic World Zhuge quickly tried to stop him.
"Brother Jie! You can't!"
"Our guild has only just recruited two thousand people so far. That's still not enough! Now isn't the best time to deal with Rulebound!"
"You mustn't act rashly! We still need to wait a little longer! Once the guild grows stronger, then we can take revenge on Rulebound!"
"Only two thousand people?", Wang Junjie turned toward Chaotic World Zhuge, completely furious, "You've been recruiting all day and only got two thousand for me?"
"Back then I recruited ten thousand people in just a few hours! What the hell are you, useless?"
Chaotic World Zhuge quickly explained, "Brother Jie, I know you're anxious, but hear me out first."
"This time every single guild member was personally reviewed by me and selected through layers of screening."
"Even though the number isn't that high yet, I can guarantee every person in the guild is at the top-tier level in Blazing Ember City. Their strength is no weaker than the experts in Dragon Soul Guild."
"Brother Jie! I promise you, if we follow my plan, this time we'll definitely cripple Rulebound in one move."
Wang Junjie clenched his teeth, his face twisted with rage.
"I can't wait anymore!"
"I'll give you one more day. By the end of today, I must see Rulebound dead under my feet!"
Chaotic World Zhuge assured him, "Don't worry, Brother Jie. I'll get it done as soon as possible."
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