Meanwhile…
Bai Ye had just left the Wish Mission area, daydreaming about a bright future, and then…
Bai Ye was headshot!
A crate suddenly fell from the sky, smashing Bai Ye to the ground.
"Damn it!"
Bai Ye cursed and looked up at the sky, sure enough, it was the Big Mouth Gull Express again.
Bai Ye opened the crate and saw that it was indeed the gene cell modification fluid.
Bai Ye should have received this item earlier. At that time, Bai Ye had accepted the Mechanical Reconstruction and Undying Flame, and the gene modification cell fluid was part of the final payment.
Gao Ming should have already opened the restricted zone, but the Big Mouth Gull Express could not deliver items into the Wish Mission area, so it had to wait until Bai Ye came out.
Intermediate Gene Cell Modification Fluid (Item) (Black) x3: A gene potion that can strengthen the body by altering gene sequences. After consumption, all physical attributes will randomly increase by 10-50 points. There is a 100% chance to unlock the first gene gate, a 70% chance to unlock the second gene gate, and a 35% chance to unlock the third gene gate. If the gene gate unlocking fails, there will be side effects from gene sequence recombination modification.
Bai Ye had actually obtained gene cell modification fluid before, but it was the initial, blue-quality version, which could only unlock the first gene gate.
The intermediate version given by Gao Ming could unlock up to three gene gates, and the random attribute increase ranged from "5-30" to "10-50".
The rather tragic part was that the side effects still existed; failure to unlock a gene gate meant facing the side effects.
However, Gao Ming also provided a bottle of Gene Modification Restoration Fluid, which could negate one side effect.
Strengthening the body was, of course, nothing to complain about; for anyone, it was a dream-come-true way to increase strength.
But using this item was somewhat painful. Last time, Bai Ye had simply passed out by the roadside and was picked up by Mulan.
This time, Bai Ye naturally learned his lesson and decided to find a neutral area to use it.
As Bai Ye was thinking, the Den Den Mushi suddenly rang.
Bai Ye smiled and answered, "Gao Ming, are you very idle? Staring at me all day to see if I'm back, then calling me?"
"No, I've been trying to call you for two or three days, but I couldn't get through," Gao Ming said with a hint of anxiety. "Something's happened."
"Hmm?" Bai Ye frowned. "Is there a problem with the restricted zone intel I gave you?"
Gao Ming replied, "No, otherwise I wouldn't have sent the items."
"Then what are you looking for me for?" Bai Ye pouted. "I only provide intel. If you can't handle it, that's your own capability issue, it has nothing to do with me."
Bai Ye was responsible for starting the trouble but not for finishing it, and the logic was sound.
Bai Ye sold intel; as long as the intel was correct, it was fine. It was like buying a movie; even if you wanted one with a beautiful actress, and they sent you one with a cross-dresser, you couldn't deny it was still a movie.
Gao Ming said, "Bai Ye, I'm not trying to hold you accountable, and if it were just about not being able to handle the restricted zone, I wouldn't dare to bother you. The current situation is a bit complicated."
Bai Ye asked curiously, "How complicated?"
Gao Ming replied, "We had a collision."
Bai Ye asked, "What do you mean?"
Gao Ming said, "We ran into people from the Hidden Dragon Society."
"Ah?" Bai Ye was stunned, then asked, "The Primordial Domain?"
"No, the Primordial Domain is going smoothly; we should be able to secure it in about half a month," Gao Ming said. "Something happened in the virtual game restricted zone. The Hidden Dragon Society also found that place and entered the virtual game. There have already been two conflicts, and we… we… didn't fare well."
Gao Ming's thick skin still needed practice; his face turned red as he said this.
Because it wasn't that they didn't fare well, they were directly crushed by the Hidden Dragon Society.
Bai Ye was not a fool and naturally understood the meaning behind his words, but he didn't find it surprising.
The Evil Spirit Group was the type to build up gradually. In his previous life, it took them about two years from their inception to become equals with the Hidden Dragon Society. They rose from the early to the mid-to-late stages of the world battlefield, only then gaining the qualifications to contend with the Hidden Dragon Society.
Furthermore, at that time, there were a series of internal conflicts within the Hidden Dragon Society, which gave the Evil Spirit Group an opportunity.
With Bai Ye's intervention in this life, the Evil Spirit Group had less time for initial accumulation, and the number of members in the Evil Spirit Group was increasing rapidly.
However, in terms of hard power, they still couldn't compare with the Hidden Dragon Society.
Especially in terms of the number of experts, the two sides were not on the same level. To put it bluntly, the people willing to join the Evil Spirit Group now were of two types.
The first type were those with insufficient strength who wanted to find a patron.
The second type were those who had been bullied by the Hidden Dragon Society and were thus attracted to the Evil Spirit Group's ideology of banding together to resist the Hidden Dragon Society.
The commonality of both types could be summarized as: weak!
And the Evil Spirit Group was in a period of rapid development, with the main objective being to recruit more members, so they accepted anyone who came.
Therefore, the Evil Spirit Group seemed to be doing very well recently, with a membership that even rivaled the Hidden Dragon Society.
But it was like two towers; although they were the same height, one was made of wood, and the other was made of paper. Could their nature be the same?
Harvey Stenson, as the leader of the Evil Spirit Group, did have some skill.
This facade of a castle in the air did not delude Stenson, hence the transaction for the Primordial Domain.
On one hand, it was the old rule: collect the rewards from the restricted zone and the God Stone fragments from other chosen ones. But on the other hand, there was a hidden meaning: to discard the dross and keep the essence.
Cruel as it was, Stenson knew that his foundation was not solid, and he was using this method to screen for elites. Otherwise, with their current overall strength, the Evil Spirit Group would not have the qualifications to contend for the Primordial Domain.
But even though Stenson was moving in this direction, he was still far from having the qualifications to confront the Hidden Dragon Society head-on.
Therefore, it was normal for the Evil Spirit Group to get beaten up when they clashed with the Hidden Dragon Society; it would be strange if they weren't.
Gao Ming said, "This matter is very serious. We have already raised our banner and gained some reputation, but if we are defeated by the Hidden Dragon Society this time, it will be a huge blow."
"Although we have gained some initial fame, we are far from having the capital to recruit experts. After this battle, no more experts will be willing to join us; they will think we have no right to compete with the Hidden Dragon Society."
"There is also a more important matter: our main forces are in the Primordial Domain, and those sent to climb the towers in the virtual game are the experts within the group. If they are trapped and die in the virtual game, it will undoubtedly be a severe blow to the Evil Spirit Group."
Gao Ming had actually wondered if Bai Ye was setting him up, crippling the experts of the Evil Spirit Group, or even if Bai Ye was actually a member of the Hidden Dragon Society.
But the leader, Stenson, had not made a statement, only asking Gao Ming to seek help from Bai Ye.
The logic was actually very simple.
If Bai Ye made a move, it would mean Bai Ye was not a member of the Hidden Dragon Society, and future cooperation could be deeper.
If Bai Ye refused, then whether Bai Ye was a member of the Hidden Dragon Society would no longer matter. This time, the Evil Spirit Group would suffer a severe blow, and they would inevitably need a long period of recuperation before they could recover.
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