Absolute Destiny Game-Chapter 36 - 34 - Dealings - Slaying the Ghost Two-in-One
36: Chapter 34 – Dealings – Slaying the Ghost (Two-in-One Chapter)
36: Chapter 34 – Dealings – Slaying the Ghost (Two-in-One Chapter)
I Want to Be Immortal: “What’s up, Sui Feng?”
Hidden Moon Following Wind: “Are you interested in becoming a Hunter?”
I Want to Be Immortal: “How do I do that?
That Hunter with the surname Yang doesn’t take disciples.
I asked Wang about it, and he said you need hundred-year-old ginseng to become an apprentice.
I’ve seen it at the herb shop, and that stuff just isn’t available.”
Hidden Moon Following Wind: “I have a way for you to become a Hunter, but I need to borrow your Black Wood Sword.
If you want to switch to a Hunter, then let’s team up for this quest.”
I Want to Be Immortal: “I’m on my way.”
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Ye Luo: “Did you need something?”
Hidden Moon Following Wind: “I’m going to do an exorcism quest.
Can you help locate the Ghost Servant for me?”
Ye Luo: “I can do that, but how will you deal with it?
You don’t need me to remind you that physical attacks are ineffective against ghosts.”
Hidden Moon Following Wind: “I have my own ways.
Come to the Hunter’s cabin, and we’ll talk specifics.”
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The village was small, and it didn’t take long for both of them to arrive.
I Want to Be Immortal was startled to see Ye Luo at first but then became happy and greeted him enthusiastically.
Ye Luo, however, was quite cold, seemingly not too keen on making friends.
Xiao Jie wasn’t surprised, as Ye Luo had acted the same way towards him yesterday.
He didn’t mind too much, as everyone has their own way of playing games.
Some players suffer from social anxiety, preferring to play MMOs alone without teaming up—it’s not uncommon.
Xiao Jie introduced the two to each other and then explained the quest he had taken.
“This quest is supposed to be quite difficult to complete, but I’ve calculated that, with our combined abilities and resources, we can definitely solve it.
My Divine Wood Talisman can expel the Ghost Servant from the Hunter’s wife.
Ye Luo can see ghosts.
I Want to Be Immortal’s Black Wood Sword can slay ghosts.
The Ghost Servant seems to have low Blood Volume and combat strength to begin with.
If the three of us cooperate, we can definitely take it down.
Once the Ghost Servant is dead, Yang Baichuan should be able to take disciples normally, and both of us can learn Bow Skill and Dog Training Skill.”
Upon hearing this, I Want to Be Immortal became excited, well aware of the value of being able to have a dog after almost being killed by three wild dogs.
Ye Luo, however, said calmly, “What’s in it for me?
I’m already Yang Baichuan’s apprentice.”
“Do a good deed?
Yang Baichuan is your master, helping his wife should be a given, right?
Besides, if he’s pleased, he might teach you a hidden Skill.”
“I’ve already given three wild ginseng as tribute and learned all the Skills I could.
Besides, this is just a game,” Ye Luo replied coldly.
Xiao Jie felt somewhat helpless.
Aren’t girls supposed to be more emotional?
Yet Ye Luo was so cold.
I Want to Be Immortal said, “Then how about we pay you for your help, 200 Wen?” This one obviously had money and thought of using it to solve problems.
“I don’t need money.”
“500 Wen?”
“Even 1000 Wen is useless, as I said, I don’t need money,” Ye Luo insisted with finality.
“Then what do you want?”
“I’ll help you slay the Ghost Servant, and in return, the sword is mine.”
I Want to Be Immortal hadn’t even spoken when Xiao Jie objected.
“Are you kidding?
This is a Magic Artifact; you’re asking for way too much.”
“That’s right, I went through a lot of trouble to get this sword,” I Want to Be Immortal hastily added.
Ye Luo replied indifferently, “That sword is useless in your hands.
You can’t even see ghosts unless you plan to load up a bunch of attribute points in Perception and go down the Perception path.
Otherwise, the sword is a waste in your hands.
How about this?
I’ll throw in a Skill Book to make up the difference.
You use an axe, right?”
“I…” I Want to Be Immortal wanted to say he used a sword, but he seemed to have not learned any swordsmanship Skills at all, whereas he had learned axe weapon specialization after cutting down trees for two days.
“Sort of.”
“Then that’s settled.
This ‘Splitting Stone Slash’ Skill Book requires only 15 Strength to learn.
You can use it with just a few added attribute points, and it will be much more valuable to you than the Black Wood Sword.”
“But I want to be a Swordsman…” I Want to Be Immortal said weakly.
“There’s no swordsmanship to learn in Ginkgo Village.
You have to go to the Sword Hall in the State Mansion to learn Sword Specialization and then higher-level swordsmanship.
You haven’t even left Newbie Village, so you can’t learn swordsmanship.
Once you leave, there will be plenty of weapons better than the Black Wood Sword.”
Seeing I Want to Be Immortal still hesitating, Ye Luo added, “Look, whatever the Ghost Servant drops, you guys can have it.”
This finally tempted I Want to Be Immortal, who privately messaged Xiao Jie, “Sui Feng, what do you think?”
Xiao Jie hummed noncommittally but fell into deep thought.
He hadn’t taken the Black Wood Sword very seriously at first—it was just early game equipment, how good could it be?
Seeing how eager Ye Luo was to obtain the sword now made him feel that its value might be much greater than it seemed, it wasn’t just an ordinary Top-Grade item.
Its attribute was pretty average; the only unique feature was its Weapon Effect, Soul Slash.
Wang Kai had mentioned before that Magic professions were rare in this game, meaning most players were physical professions, which found it difficult to deal with ghost type monsters.
In this way, the Soul Slash effect of the sword became extremely valuable.
Especially for players following the Perception path, this sword could be a boon for grinding ghosts.
Yet Ye Luo was not wrong; the sword was indeed useless unless one planned to follow the Perception path.
“Are you planning on following the Perception path?” Xiao Jie asked I Want to Be Immortal.
