Absolute Death Game

This Black Dragon King Flag Fragment can certainly fetch a high price, Xiao Buli calculated in his heart. The more fragments collected, the greater the hope of merging the King’s Banner, and the more Zhang Haojie would be willing to spend big money to collect more fragments. If the first fragment could be sold for fifty Gold Coins, selling the second one for a hundred Gold Coins was also possible.

Otherwise, if only one fragment was missing and it couldn’t be merged, wouldn’t all the previous fragments have been collected in vain? Faced with such an awkward situation, anyone would be willing to pay any price to buy it for the merger.

As for the "Nether Fire Orb," it was a decent Skill Book as well, the Undead version of the Fireball Technique. Not only was its power not weaker than the Fireball Technique, it also came with a burning effect. This spell was extremely practical for professions like the Corpse-driving Warlock and Onmyoji.

Selling it for a few dozen Gold Coins should be no problem; it was just a pity that it required Lv3 Necromancy to learn, otherwise, he himself might have considered learning it.

When Xiao Buli returned to the city, the Black Dragon King Flag Fragment that he had listed in the auction house had not yet sold, which he found a bit strange. The Awesome Empire had always been in Nine Dragons City, so if Zhang Haojie was really undertaking this collection task, it standed to reason that he would have someone keeping an eye on the auction house.

But he wasn’t in a hurry. After all, there was plenty of time. Just as he was thinking, suddenly someone behind him said, "As expected, that Black Dragon King Flag Fragment was listed by you, right?"

Xiao Buli turned around and saw it was his old foe, Chen Chuan.

"What’s the matter, is there a problem? Do you have business with me?" Xiao Buli asked.

"Our boss has business with you," Chen Chuan said, without answering his question. He just said, "Step aside to talk. Our boss is waiting for you upstairs in the restaurant." After speaking, he walked out. Xiao Buli wasn’t afraid of the other party playing tricks and directly followed him.

In the restaurant next to the auction house, on the second floor, Xiao Buli met Zhang Haojie. However, there were only him and Chen Chuan present, not a single member of the Awesome Empire was there.

"You wanted to see me for something?"

Zhang Haojie cut straight to the chase, "Sell your Black Dragon King Flag Fragment to me."

"Of course, that’s possible. How much are you offering?" Xiao Buli asked.

"Twenty Gold Coins."

Xiao Buli thought that was so little and shook his head, "Fifty Gold Coins, non-negotiable."

Chen Chuan, who was listening on the side, became angry, "Damn, you’re selling a broken quest item for fifty Gold Coins, are you robbing us?"

Xiao Buli scoffed, "Don’t think I don’t know what the Black Dragon King Flag Fragment really is. If I’m not wrong, after the task is completed, seven Black Dragon King Flag Fragments can be merged into one Black Dragon King Flag. With the King’s Banner, one can attack and found a nation. For such a treasure, fifty Gold Coins is not at all expensive."

Zhang Haojie said, "Indeed, fifty Gold Coins isn’t expensive, but don’t forget, it takes seven pieces to make one King’s Banner. Moreover, have you considered that the Black Dragon King Flag made from these fragments certainly won’t have as good Attributes as the genuine King’s Banner, it’s mostly likely to be an inferior product."

"Of course I know that, which is why I’m selling it for 50 Gold Coins, not 500," Xiao Buli said confidently, leaving Zhang Haojie not knowing how to respond.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly said, "I do have 50 Gold Coins, but even with your fragment, I would only have collected six. I still need one more fragment to complete the task, so I need to save some money to collect the next fragment. Therefore, I can give you at most thirty Gold Coins. If that doesn’t work, then forget it."

Xiao Buli thought to himself that thirty Gold Coins were fine, too. It was just enough for him to buy that Magical Treasure Blueprint.

"Alright then, thirty it is. Considering we’ve fought bosses together before, I’ll give you a favor and sell it to you," Xiao Buli said as if he had made a big decision.

He went back to the auction house to retrieve the Black Dragon King Flag Fragment, completed the transaction, and with thirty more Gold Coins in his bag, Xiao Buli smiled. It was indeed easy money.

After finishing the transaction, Xiao Buli returned to the auction house and listed the freshly acquired Black Dragon King Flag Fragment again, this time for a hundred Gold Coins.

Then he went back to the restaurant and leisurely waited. Enjoy new adventures from NovelBin.Côm

Zhang Haojie found it odd to see him back, "Xiao, are you waiting for someone?"

"Yes, I’m waiting for a big fish to bite," Xiao Buli said.

Zhang Haojie obviously didn’t understand. After a while, Chen Chuan clattered back up the stairs, "Boss, that fragment has appeared in the auction house again, but that fragment—"

After Chen Chuan described what he had seen in the auction house, Zhang Haojie finally understood what Xiao Buli meant by a big fish biting.

"Look, Xiao, this isn’t really fun anymore. Since you have that piece too, let’s stick to the old price, thirty Gold Coins," he said.

But Xiao Buli replied, "How could thirty Gold Coins be enough, it has to be at least a hundred. I’ve already given you a favor to be clear about it, let’s not be greedy."

Speaking with righteous indignation, Xiao Buli managed to infuriate Chen Chuan, "Are you asking for trouble, kid? You dare to play us? Don’t you know how formidable the Awesome Empire is?"

Xiao Buli just laughed out loud with the characters "haha," saying, "It’s precisely because I know how formidable the Awesome Empire is that I’ve set this price. A guild as big as the Awesome Empire can’t be unable to come up with a hundred gold coins, right? Or, could it be that this task isn’t really meant for your guild to handle?"

Chen Chuan defensively said, "What do you mean by that?"

Xiao Buli said, "If I’m not mistaken, you’re collecting King’s Banners in order to establish your own independence, aren’t you?"

As soon as these words were spoken, not only was Chen Chuan stunned, but even Zhang Haojie, who was behind the screen, showed a shocked expression.

After contemplating for a moment, Zhang Haojie typed, "That’s right, I indeed plan to go independent."

"Boss!" Chen Chuan anxiously tried to intervene, seemingly wanting to stop Zhang Haojie from revealing their secret, but Zhang Haojie said, "It’s no use, he already knows. Now that things have been brought to light, let’s just lay it all out."

Having heard this, Chen Chuan stopped saying anything.

Having confirmed his suspicions, Xiao Buli couldn’t help but be amazed. He had only been probing earlier, and although he had this suspicion, he hadn’t been completely certain. To his surprise, it turned out to be true. "I just don’t get it. Why do you want to go independent? Aren’t you a high-ranking member of the Awesome Empire?"

"Heh, your question is kind of funny. Don’t you know that it’s precisely because you guys have set an example that now many great guilds are starting to suffer from internal splits?"

What? There are such things happening? Xiao Buli was taken aback.

"But you’re in the higher-ups, right?"

"In a game like this, what can a high-up do? We’re all expendable pieces. To secure a safe retreat and save our own skins, many are willing to be sacrificed."

To secure a safe retreat and save our own skins? Xiao Buli wondered what that meant, and just as he was about to ask for clarification, Zhang Haojie said, "Tell me your price. To be honest with you, I certainly don’t have a hundred gold coins. As I mentioned before, I only have a little over seventy gold coins left. I gave you thirty just now, and I need to save some for repairs and supplies.

At most, I can only offer another thirty gold coins; oh."

Xiao Buli said, "It’s alright if you don’t have gold coins. I need some high-level materials, which you can use to make up for it."

However, Zhang Haojie shook his head and said, "Our great guild has very clear divisions of labor. Those of us who are combatants are not allowed to learn professional skills. Collection skills are done by dedicated people, so we don’t have any materials on hand either. As for equipment, don’t even think about it. They’re the tools we use to make a living.

If one goes missing, the company will investigate, and we definitely can’t give them to you. Plus, you need to understand that no one but us would buy this thing. If the deal falls through, we’re not the only ones who will lose."

Zhang Haojie’s stance was very firm, and what he said made sense.

Nevertheless, Xiao Buli always felt that there was still room for negotiation, considering all the effort he had put into setting up this situation. If the transaction fell through just like that, he would find it hard to believe. So he said, "That doesn’t bother me either. After all, I’m a solo player, and I’m not concerned about these things."

But Zhang Haojie said, "How about I give you a piece of intelligence instead, one that concerns your safety?"

"What intelligence?"

"Don’t bother asking about that. I just want to know if you agree to trade the Black Dragon King Flag Fragment for this piece of intelligence plus thirty gold coins?"

After long contemplation, Xiao Buli agreed, "Alright, let’s hear it. If it’s as serious as you say, we’ll make the trade. But if the information you give me isn’t satisfactory, then it’s no deal." @@novelbin@@

Zhang Haojie nodded, "It’s a deal!"

"The information is that the Qilin Five are looking for you, and they’re getting close to finding your location."

What! Upon hearing this, Xiao Buli was immediately shocked, "How do you know that?"

"Don’t forget that the northeast is our territory. The intelligence system of the Awesome Empire is stronger than you can imagine."

Xiao Buli’s heart sank as he weighed the truth and falsehood of the other party’s words, "You said they’re close to finding me; does that mean you know my location?"

"I don’t."

"Then how do you know that the Qilin Five will be able to find us?"

Zhang Haojie suddenly laughed, a very strange laugh. "You really don’t know why? Aren’t you from the same guild as Qilin Group?"

Xiao Buli responded, "We are from the same guild, but I’m not very familiar with them. What’s going on?"

Zhang Haojie decided not to keep him in suspense any longer, "I’ve dealt with people from the Qilin Group before. There’s a Curse Master within their ranks who possesses Divination Skills. Although he can’t pinpoint your exact location, he’s able to continually narrow down your whereabouts through constant divinations.

Our intelligence department discovered last week that the Qilin Group had entered Liaoning province, so if I’m not mistaken, you’re also in Liaoning, right?"

Finally running out of responses, Xiao Buli conceded, "Alright, your information is crucial. Let’s make the trade."

Upon receiving thirty gold coins, Xiao Buli handed the Black Dragon King Flag Fragment over to the other party. (