Chapter 64: Why Is Wujin Shi Paying for It?
Wei Yu didn’t move an inch, standing there elegantly admiring the special-effect appearance of her Light Silk Fan, without even sparing Leng Li a glance.
As for Qing Ning, she was speaking softly to Sha Polang, explaining the equipment that had dropped—how to upgrade the clothes and weapons, what materials were needed—and praising how beautiful the Four Seasons Spring Light Umbrella was.
The two healer girls completely ignored Leng Li’s wailing.
In the end, it was still Sha Polang who silently moved over and revived him.
As soon as Leng Li got back on his feet, he immediately ran over to check the equipment and complained, “It only dropped a necklace that a Taoist Cultivator can use. Our luck is seriously terrible today.”
Wei Yu’s equipment was already almost fully geared out, so she had no need for anything from this dungeon. Qing Ning was an Alchemy Cultivator and didn’t need Medical Cultivator equipment, so the weapon and clothes went directly to Sha Polang.
The Sevenfold Mountain and Sea Gauntlets were melee equipment. Since Qian Yu and Wu Jinshi had no need for them, they ultimately went to the Ghost Cultivator girl.
Ghost Cultivator was a rather unique class, with two types of weapons to choose from. When wielding a crossbow, they were a ranged class; when wielding daggers, they became a melee class. Therefore, Ghost Cultivators needed both melee and ranged equipment. Ghost Cultivator was also the only class that could switch weapons after entering combat mode. This genius piece of game design had earned the class players’ furious complaints for being completely insane. Other players already had to practically go bankrupt upgrading one weapon, while Ghost Cultivators had to upgrade two.
Lin Fengnuan was very happy when she picked up the gauntlets and finally sent a message.
[Party] Lin Fengnuan: Great! I got the equipment without spending any money!
The treasure chest and Fragmented Soul Bones were put away to be divided evenly at the end. Wu Jinshi spoke up, “As for the Ruo Yu Chain, anyone who needs it, roll.”
[System] Player [Qingzhou Yiguo] rolled 28 points. Seems like things aren’t looking too good.
Leng Li saw the result and happily laughed twice. “Handsome guy, I won’t hold back then.”
[System] Player [Leng Li] rolled 27 points. Seems like things aren’t looking too good.
Leng Li was dumbfounded.
[HAHAHAHA]
[For one second, I actually doubted Xiao Chi’s luck. I was wrong.]
[Lucky Emperor Chi teaches you how to be a person.]
Leng Li complained, “Hey, handsome guy, isn’t the necklace you’re wearing better than the Ruo Yu Chain? Why are you competing with me for it?”
Chi Zhen explained, “The Ruo Yu Chain gives more Spiritual Meridian stats and can increase healing effects. I’m experimenting with different builds by pairing different equipment together.”
Leng Li kept going. “But I’m still a big spender in your livestream! I’ve sent you gifts, yet I don’t even get any priority when it comes to choosing equipment? Some game streamers take their big spenders along to rank up after they send gifts. All the drops from this dungeon have been taken by people from your guild.”
This was just being unreasonable.
It was a completely different type of game. How was anyone supposed to carry someone to rank up in an MMORPG? At most, everyone could form a temporary party and play some battlefields together.
Eight members of the Little Vegetable Guild had entered the dungeon, so naturally, there was a high chance the equipment would go to members of the Little Vegetable Guild.
Wu Jinshi turned on his mic. “Boss, you sent gifts to Xiao Chi, but you didn’t send any gifts to us. How about you buy out the whole run? Any Taoist Cultivator equipment that drops will all go to you. A thirty-player dungeon costs 200,000 Spirit Stones at market price. Since this is a Sect Secret Realm, we’ll give you a discount—100,000 Spirit Stones.”
[WHAT THE HELL, A DISCOUNT?]
[100,000 Spirit Stones, HAHAHAHA. He’s saying complete nonsense with such a straight face.]
[Wu Jinshi, you just couldn’t stand seeing your man get bullied again, could you? Tsk tsk.]
Thirty-player dungeons had so many people and so many repeated classes that competition for equipment was fierce, which was why buying out an entire run was a thing. But a ten-player dungeon like the Sect Secret Realm usually had very few duplicate classes in the party. If a class-specific set or class-specific weapon dropped, it naturally belonged to a player of that class. If a generic piece of equipment usable by either melee or ranged classes dropped, everyone rolled for it. That was common sense.
Who would buy out an entire run just for generic equipment?!
And of course, nobody would say something ridiculous like, “I didn’t get the equipment because there are too many of you and you took everything,” simply because they lost a roll.
Leng Li could hear the faint mockery in Wu Jinshi’s voice and became a little flustered. “W-Who would buy out a Sect Secret Realm run?! Besides, I paid for gifts too! Didn’t I pay money?!”
Chi Zhen was especially afraid of encountering this kind of person while livestreaming. Some people believed that once they spent money on gifts, they deserved special privileges and could order the streamer around. It would have been fine if he were playing alone as usual, but the Little Vegetable Guild was doing the dungeon together this time, and he didn’t want to make everyone unhappy.
Chi Zhen said, “It’s fine. Let this boss have the Ruo Yu Chain.”
Sister Gou shouted, “Wow, seriously? Guild Leader, you’re being way too nice! You literally won the roll!”
Chi Zhen wanted to smooth things over. “I just wanted to switch up my build and try a different playstyle. Since this boss wants it so badly, I’ll let him have it. It’s fine. Give it to him.”
Leng Li praised him. “Now that’s my handsome guy!”
The person responsible for distributing the equipment was the party leader, Wu Jinshi. Leng Li waited expectantly, but Wu Jinshi didn’t move.
Leng Li urged him, “Party Leader, it’s just one generic piece of equipment. You’re not really going to be stingy about distributing it, are you?”
Chi Zhen was worried Wu Jinshi might be unhappy. After thinking about it, he opened his friends channel and privately messaged Wu Jinshi.
[Friends] Qingzhou Yiguo: It’s fine, give it to him. It’s just a little generic piece of equipment.
[Friends] Qingzhou Yiguo: What I’m wearing now is better anyway.
About seven or eight seconds later, Wu Jinshi finally moved.
[System] Party Leader [Wu Jinshi] has distributed the item [Ruo Yu Chain] to player [Qingzhou Yiguo].
Leng Li shouted, “Wu Jinshi, what are you doing?!”
Wu Jinshi’s tone was perfectly calm. “Oh? What’s wrong? Didn’t Xiao Chi win the roll?”
Leng Li was furious. “Didn’t he say he was giving it to me?! You did that on purpose, didn’t you?!”
Wu Jinshi slightly raised his voice. “Oh? I just went to get some water. Sorry, I didn’t hear you.”
Equipment dropped in a dungeon becomes bound to the player once the party leader distributes it, making it impossible to trade afterward.
Chi Zhen was dumbfounded.
He felt that Wu Jinshi had done it on purpose…
Was he trying to stand up for him?
Actually, Chi Zhen didn’t feel like he had been bullied at all. Whether at home or at school, he was used to giving in a little and trying his best to keep everyone from getting upset. Even in games, unless someone pushed him to his absolute limit, he wasn’t accustomed to getting into conflicts with others. That was also why he had always preferred playing as a lifestyle player.
Leng Li naturally didn’t believe Wu Jinshi’s explanation and continued making a huge fuss. Wu Jinshi remained perfectly calm and said, “It was indeed my mistake. How about this, Boss? You sent three Fruit Bombs, so I’ll refund them and compensate you for your loss. Would you like me to transfer the Spirit Stones to you in-game, or should you send me your payment details?”
Leng Li could only accept his loss. No matter how much of a fuss he made, there was no way he could get the bound equipment back.
“Transfer 30,000 Spirit Stones. I’ll take the loss.”
Wu Jinshi didn’t waste any words and immediately initiated a trade for 30,000 Spirit Stones.
[Guild] Gou Yao Zou Wo Bu Liu: 0.0
[Guild] Qingtian Wai: 0.0
[Guild] Qing Ning: 0.0
[Guild] Wei Yu Ning Qiu: Heh.
[My head is spinning. Did I just watch a domineering CEO protect his wife?]
[This is so exciting. I love watching this.]
[Why is Wu Jinshi the one paying?]
[Because he’s the husband.]
[But Xiao Chi really does have such a good temper.]
[How could he not? That’s what being a game streamer is like. This is what he gets paid for.]
Chi Zhen immediately clicked on Wu Jinshi’s character to initiate a trade, but Wu Jinshi rejected it.
Wu Jinshi didn’t respond to his private messages either. He simply said, “Alright, don’t waste any more time. There’s still one last boss.”
With that, the Sword Cultivator turned around and immediately started sprinting toward the next area.
Chi Zhen stood there awkwardly for a moment. He didn’t even have time to look at the livestream chat before hurriedly following after him.
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