Tyrant originally thought: since the priceless S-rank skill book was already in hand, and he had even saved fifty thousand in commission, a guild wipe was just a wipe, levels could always be farmed back.
But what he never expected was that the S-rank skill book he had painstakingly schemed for and finally obtained… got dropped the moment it changed hands.
"Bastard!"
"Damn it!"
Tyrant immediately opened his friend list and, gritting his teeth, sent a message to [Black Night]: ["Give me the skill book back!"]
Ding!
Before long, Black Night replied: ["Give me my commission."]
Losing a skill book worth at least a million over a mere fifty thousand was absolutely not worth it.
So even though Tyrant was full of unwillingness, he could only suppress his anger: ["Send me your account number."]
Black Night didn't hesitate and immediately sent over his bank card number.
Following the account number Black Night sent, Tyrant gritted his teeth and transferred fifty thousand.
"Still, this idiot is easy to deal with! He probably doesn't even know the value of this customizable S-rank skill book, right? Otherwise, how could he give up a skill book worth a million just for fifty thousand in commission?"
"Just a brute with strength but no brains."
Thinking this, Tyrant suddenly felt much better.
After transferring the money, he waited for a long time, but no mail came from Black Night.
Tyrant sent another message to urge him: ["I've transferred the money. Where's the skill book?"]
[Ding~ Player Black Night has blocked you. Message cannot be sent!]
Buzz!
Seeing the system notification, Tyrant felt his vision go dark.
"Damn it! You dare play me!"
Tyrant immediately grabbed a random subordinate, searched for Black Night's ID, and sent him a temporary message, ["You dare trick me?"]
Black Night: ["I never said that after you paid, I would give you the skill book."]
["This is the commission I deserve for helping you hold off Chaotic World. As for that book, it's punishment for you breaking your promise. If you want it back, you'll have to pay for it."]
'Damn it!'
'Shit!'
Tyrant's veins bulged across his face, his gaze sharp like a murderer.
"Black Night! Just you wait!"
"If I don't kill you until you're banned, I'll write my name backward!"
"I mean what I say!"
———
On the other side—
For Black Night, compared to being killed until his account was banned, he was more worried about his daughter losing her life because they had no money for treatment.
After dealing with the spoils, Black Night looked at the S-rank skill book in his hand and murmured, "So this is what you were really after this time."
"All the things dropped by the Storm Guild can sell for quite a bit, but it's still probably far from enough for Nannan's medical expenses."
"I'll have to sell this skill book too and exchange it for more money."
Thinking this, Black Night originally planned to return to the city and put the skill book up in the auction house.
But then he realized he was currently in a red-name state and couldn't enter the safe zone.
"So how am I supposed to deal with this skill book?"
Just as Black Night frowned and hesitated, a sudden flash of inspiration struck him, and he thought of someone.
That person was: the one who had contacted him offline before and told him to come to Inferno City, [Mo].
Back then, the other party said that as long as he came to Inferno City, they would be willing to fund his daughter's treatment for free.
Black Night didn't believe in free lunches.
But for his daughter Nannan, he still chose to come to Inferno City.
So Black Night followed that earlier message and, through the corresponding offline account, sent a message to [Mo]: ["I have an S-rank skill book. If you're willing to fund my daughter's treatment, I'll give it to you. Is that okay?"]
———
[Inferno City, Blacksmith Shop]
By gathering large amounts of materials and spending reputation, Ning Xi was crafting a level 50, tier-4 Magic Knight belt with the blacksmith master Zhong Liang.
In one morning, Ning Xi had already crafted five belts in a row.
But the highest quality among them was only purple, not a single one above orange.
"Tier-4 purple isn't even as good as tier-3 gold. We have to make at least orange or higher to increase Ling Xiao's HP…"
"Farming equipment like this is way too time-consuming and exhausting."
Just as Lin Mo was starting to lose patience, suddenly—
Ding!
His offline account [Mo] received a message from Black Night.
Lin Mo opened the message, and when he saw the skill book illustration sent along with it, he immediately became happy.
"A customizable S-rank skill book?"
"Isn't this exactly what Ling Xiao needs right now?"
You have to know, Ling Xiao currently only had D-rank and C-rank skills, yet his HP had already reached 220,000.
If he used this S-rank customizable skill book to define an S-rank HP-boosting passive for a Magic Knight, and then let Ling Xiao learn it,
his HP cap would easily exceed 255,000, reaching the Blood Emperor's execution threshold.
That way, they could go kill the boss of the third hall of the Hall of Yama, the Blood Emperor, and obtain the Incubated Clone Scroll.
Over the past few days in Inferno City, Lin Mo had wanted to contact Black Night, Ember, and Zhao Ling'er to carry out his recruitment plan, but he held back.
Because his clone wasn't ready yet, he couldn't act for the time being.
Right now, Lin Mo faced the same issue.
The clone still hadn't been created.
He couldn't use [Rulebound] to negotiate with Black Night either.
So Lin Mo came up with a plan and said to Black Night through the [Mo] account, ["Alright, put the book up in the auction house. I'll take it from there."]
This way, it avoided a direct trade.
At that time, Lin Mo could hide the buyer information, and Black Night wouldn't know who the buyer was.
That way, his identity as Rulebound wouldn't be exposed.
Unexpectedly, Black Night replied, ["Can't. I'm red-named right now, can't enter the main city."]
Now that was a problem.
Because Lin Mo knew that red-name players faced not only severe penalties but also many restrictions.
They couldn't enter safe zones, and they couldn't use mail or teleportation.
Which meant there was only one way to get the skill book from Black Night: face-to-face trading.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Mo said to Black Night through the [Mo] account, ["Send me your location. I'll have someone come trade with you. Also, send me your account number."]
Black Night was straightforward, ["Wait until we meet. You get the skill book first, then pay me."]
Trust went both ways.
Lin Mo also showed his sincerity, ["It's fine. Payment first, then goods. After all, I already said that as long as you came to Inferno City, I'd help treat your daughter for free until she recovers."]
Black Night hesitated for a moment, then sent over his account number.
Without another word, Lin Mo directly transferred five million to the account.
A father who would sacrifice everything, even his life, for his daughter was worthy of Lin Mo's trust.
———
On the other side, when Black Night received the massive transfer of five million, his breathing quickened, his heart raced, and he was completely stunned.
["I checked. The market value of this skill book is at most around 1.5 million. You paid too much."]
[Mo: "It's fine. One point five is for the book. The rest is for the promise to help your daughter. If there's anything left over, use it to buy her some good food when she recovers and leaves the hospital. Help her regain her strength."]
They hadn't even met, yet Lin Mo's message made this man, who had never easily shed tears for anything, feel his eyes well up.
He firmly remembered the ID [Mo].
["Thank you, Mo! Thank you for giving Nannan a second life."]
["In the future, in the world of Divine Oracle, no matter what you need, I'm willing to go through fire and water, even die a thousand deaths without regret."]
["Small matter,"] Lin Mo said, ["No need to go through fire and water. I only have one condition. When I create a guild in the future, I want to invite you to join. Will you agree?"]
["Alright,"] Black Night said, ["As long as you don't mind, from now on in Divine Oracle, I'll only serve your guild."]
Hearing this, Lin Mo felt at ease.
["Send me your location. I'll have someone come meet you."]
["Okay."]
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