I went berserk in the game of gods.

Chapter 103 I've struck it rich!

Three minutes later.

An Li drank a bottle of mental recovery potion to replenish her gradually accumulating energy.

Although her superpower has the effect of "spirit control", this move is used on the undead, and can directly turn the undead into spirit puppets.

Once the refining is complete, she won't need to keep controlling it.

When it came to Xiao Chen, she couldn't go too deep into refining him, lest she kill him. She could only maintain the effect of restraint and control, manipulating Xiao Chen's mind.

This is very energy-consuming.

Fortunately, she has now obtained all the information she wanted to know.

Cao Yu stood aside, both guarding against any unexpected events and listening in.

When he heard that Xiao Chen's personal player assets alone amounted to hundreds of thousands of evolution points, he couldn't help but sigh... This trip was definitely worthwhile!
Under An Li's control, Xiao Chen, like a puppet, stretched out his arm and touched it with Cao Yu's arm, thus transferring evolution points.

This turn lasted for a full half minute without any movement.

Xiao Chen felt a desire to resist every now and then, but he quickly suppressed it with An Li's spirit control effect, repeating this back and forth.

Cao was annoyed by this and unleashed all three spells at once, annihilating the future.

He soon received the transfer of evolution points.

Under An Li's control, Xiao Chen removed his equipment and took out the items and potions from his storage space, handing them all to Cao Yu.

Cao Yu accepted it without any hesitation.

Hard work leads to wealth.

After settling the property issue, An Li no longer held back and fully activated her superpowers, gradually refining Xiao Chen's spiritual body and his physical body.

Half a minute later, she received a notification from the evolution game:

Player "Annie" killed player "Federal Sword God".

[...Items that can be inherited...No items found, inheritance failed]

An Li stopped using her superpowers.

She acquired an extremely powerful puppet.

She could feel that she was mentally exhausted, but she couldn't muster the motivation to take out the psychiatric medicine, drink it, and recover.

Her mind was in turmoil.

It felt very fulfilling.

It also seems empty.

The path of revenge, which she had originally planned to pursue for a lifetime, was completed in less than two weeks... Thinking of the heavy things she had experienced before, compared to this light and fleeting result... she felt a heavy, indescribable emotion, and had no idea how to adjust it...

Just then, a hand appeared before them—it was Cao Yu handing over a bottle of mental recovery potion.

An Li took it instinctively.

"Your face is pale," Cao Yu reminded him. "Let it recover first."

An Li lowered her gaze, staring blankly at the medicine.

Seeing this, Cao raised his right hand and placed it on An Li's shoulder, intending to pat her gently to comfort her... Midway, he changed his mind, moving his right hand to cover the top of An Li's head, rubbing it gently, and said:
"Cry if you want to."

“…I only cried out of infantile instinct before I was three years old.” An Li felt the warmth on her head and momentarily didn’t want to look away. She replied, “After I could remember, I didn’t have the habit of crying.”

"Oh, then I shall call you the Uncrying Death God."

Cao withdrew his hand after An Li returned to normal.

What kind of weird name is this... An Li's gloomy mood was immediately dispelled a little.

Her gaze shifted downwards, subtly glancing at Cao Yu's right hand... Her fellow enthusiasts rarely showed such concern... The temperature just now felt quite nice... Yes, she still had fellow enthusiasts; she wasn't entirely alone.

An Li subconsciously said:
"Could I touch it again?"

Cao Yu: "?"

Something's not right with An Li...

“Oh, just kidding,” An Li said calmly.

You'd better… Cao Yu said with a rather regretful tone:
"I just checked the player panel... I didn't expect that Xiao Chen was telling the truth. He only carried 5 evolution points with him, and the rest were in the evolution bank... I thought that the kind of person he was, would only trust himself, but I didn't expect him to deposit money there."

Xiao Chen, a top-tier C-level player, only managed to get 5 points... What a pity.

“Evolution Bank’s reputation is still quite reliable,” An Li said. “Besides, he’s not in the strongest tier. If he were carrying a huge sum of money…”

She didn't continue.

However, Cao Yu understood what she meant.

"A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime." The existence of the Evolution Bank can be seen as indirectly reducing the crime rate of murder and robbery.

Cao Yu felt only a slight regret, but quickly stopped dwelling on it.

5 evolution points is a bit low, but it's still enough for him to use for a while.

In addition, he also obtained one C-grade item, "Mother and Child Substitute Soul Puppet," and five D-grade items.

Of the six props, Cao Yu only took a liking to one.

[D-Rank Item: Hundred-Mile Soul Lock]

Perhaps due to age-related illnesses, Dr. Lai frequently gets lost, loses things, and can't remember where he puts something.

To solve these problems, he began researching technology that allowed him to track the location of objects with his mind.

[Effect: Any object you have ever seen, whether living or dead, as long as you can recall the details, as long as the distance between you and the object does not exceed 100 li, and as long as the object still exists, you can find the object by following the guidance of your innate senses.]

This prop is very interesting.

It's the kind of thing that's useless when you don't need it, but becomes a magical artifact when you do... He plans to keep it.

The remaining items are of little use to him... Oh no, he can keep that C-rank item for now. Although he doesn't need it, it is still a C-rank item, so he has to give it some face.

'The difference between me and other players is still too big. Others prefer attack/defense types, while I prefer support types… Sigh, Xiao Chen is, in a way, a penniless wretch too.'

Cao Yu inwardly scorned him.

A C-rank player only has one C-rank item equipped in their item slot, while the rest are D-rank items... This clearly indicates that their dungeon-running ability is too poor, preventing them from achieving a B rating and thus hindering their ability to acquire items of the corresponding rank.

Are C-rank dungeons difficult?

What a disgrace!
After composing himself, Cao Yu looked at An Li and asked:
"A D-grade item, do you want it?"

"...Selling them again?" An Li reminded her, "Props are hard currency. Keep them in your possession; you'll need them sooner or later."

“I’m selling items that I don’t need,” Cao Yu sighed. “Attack and defense items are basically useless to me. I’m not building any faction right now, and I don’t need to win people’s hearts. I’d rather exchange them for evolution points and improve myself.”

"How many pieces do you want to sell?" An Li asked.

“Four D-grade items,” Cao Yu replied.

"Give it to me first," An Li said. "I'll take it and sell it to the company later."

Cao Yu handed the newly acquired item to An Li. An Li then transferred 2 points to him.

"...Just how many evolution points do you have?" Cao Yu couldn't help but ask. "How come I feel like you...have an inexhaustible supply?"

“We share the same interests,” An Li reminded her.

"You...you don't think I'm planning to rob you again, do you? You said we're kindred spirits, why are you treating me like a robber?" Cao Yu said seriously, "I'll say it again, I'm not that kind of person."

“I just heard you say that you’re going to rob the Evolution Bank in the future,” An Li helped Cao Yu recall.

“…That was just a joke to tease Xiao Chen,” Cao Yu explained. “I never had that thought in my mind.”

At most, he'll try to rob the three major families.

Robbing a bank and running off with other players' money... that's a bit unethical.

After all, evolution points are not like regular currency; they can't be produced by simply turning on a printing press.

If it's gone, it's really gone.

An Li did not argue with Cao Yu.

Her friend is great in every way, except that he loves to tell little lies and pretend to be a positive role model.

Occasionally, he would steal glances at her legs… An Li said:
"That 2 was the last batch of evolution points I had. I can't afford the final payment for your murder business right now. I'll transfer the money to you after I withdraw it from the bank. How much do you want?"

"Do you have a lot of money left?" Cao Yu asked.

"I used the savings my brother had made. Besides several D-grade items, I still have 6 evolution points left."

An Li replied:
"I can't access the assets of the Cangyu Group for the time being. Ordinary wealth, though... Do you want a villa? I'll send you a few first."

"Are there any in Meishan District?" Cao Yu asked. "I really need a place of my own."

Moving out is something that must be considered.

It's not that he wants to leave home or anything, but as his evolution level increases, his physical abilities are getting better and better, and his hearing is becoming more and more acute... Currently, his second brother and sister-in-law are sleeping in separate rooms... In short, to avoid hearing some embarrassing sounds in the future, this matter needs to be considered in advance.

"Yes," An Li said. "How about evolution points? How many do you need?"

Cao Yu thought for a moment and replied, "3."

"That's too little," An Li said, proactively raising the price. "How about I give you the entire 6..."

"This is a business based on personal relationships and mutual benefit."

Cao Yu interrupted An Li and laughed:
“If we weren’t familiar with each other, I definitely wouldn’t have been so polite. But we’re friends now, and tonight I was able to get the money from Xiao Chen thanks to you.”

Otherwise, if he refuses to yield even unto death, I will have no choice but to kill him, and at most I will inherit one item.

Let's leave it at that.

He changed the subject:
"By the way, is Xiao Chen's player assets of over 100,000 yuan considered a lot or a little?"

"It depends on who you're comparing yourself to."

An Li replied:

"Among the C-level players in the Federation, Xiao Chen is considered relatively wealthy."

The money in Cangyu Group should be shared by everyone. Xiao Chen can take the lion's share, but he can't keep it all.

Moreover, he's only been in control of the Cangyu Group for six months. He needs to improve his own evolution level and buy items; it would be a lot if he managed to save a few hundred thousand. I suspect he's been squeezing the company dry.

“I see that the ‘Xiao Chen puppet’ you created retains its original appearance… Is this an attempt to temporarily conceal his death?” Cao Yu asked.

"Yes. The conditions you've created are too good; I'm going to make use of them first."

An Li replied:
"Xiao Chen, that wolf, is dead, but Zhang Lichuan, that tiger, is still here... no, you can't really call him a tiger. He did provide me with a week of protection after all."

Without him, I might have chosen to buy a large number of dungeon invitations in advance, run the dungeons continuously at the designated opening times, and escape Xiao Chen's troubles in this way, and grow stronger quickly... This would have worked, but the risk was too great.

So… I'm still grateful to him. However, I only promised him benefits, but he tried to force me into a marriage alliance, which I refused.

She glanced at the "Xiao Chen puppet" and continued:
"We can only keep it a secret for a while. Once my evolution level increases, we can start negotiating."

At this point, she looked at Cao Yu with a rather envious expression.

If it were her fellow enthusiast in this situation, they would probably just renege on their debt.

She's not very good at it... her moral compass is a bit too high.

Although Zhang Lichuan had no good intentions towards her, she herself had proposed seeking his protection. Since he had accomplished this, she naturally had to fulfill her promise and give him sufficient benefits in return.

However, everything will have to wait until she takes control of the group.

If Zhang Lichuan knew Xiao Chen was dead now, he probably wouldn't be putting on any more harmonious act with her.

There's a high probability they'll use harsh measures to force her to comply.

So... let's use the "Xiao Chen puppet" to fool them for now and buy some time.

This approach can also minimize the impact.

Now, both she and Cao Yu need to keep a low profile.

On the other side, Cao Yu felt a little uncomfortable under An Li's envious gaze.

He always felt that this young girl was thinking of things that were not very polite to him, using her peculiar thought process.

He asked, "Are you sure you can get away with it using puppets?"

"Xiao Chen presents himself to the outside world as irritable and reckless, so if he doesn't show his face, no one will come looking for him. He only needs to show his face on certain key occasions."

An Li replied:
"Moreover, my current evolution level is 30%, which means I can control the puppet remotely. I can operate it from behind the scenes without ever appearing in the same place as it, so basically no one will suspect anything."

"Can your puppet fool the bank?" Cao Yu asked.

“…Puppets are inanimate objects,” An Li reminded her. “The Evolution Bank has a very sophisticated identity verification system.”

"It seems I'm out of luck with that deposit for now."

Cao Yu had no choice but to abandon his crooked schemes.

He glanced at the balance on the player panel—[Evolution Points: 70000].

Great, we've become wealthy again.

He immediately sent a telepathic message to Xiao Qi, who was playing in the distance, and had her teleport back. He then began to evolve her.

As evolution points are consumed, Xiao Qi continues to grow stronger, and he receives feedback, with his mental strength and physical attributes both increasing.

The Superman path is the simplest way to evolve.

Therefore, it is also the fastest.

"Let's leave here first," An Li said. "Although the fight just now wasn't very loud, it still made a commotion, which must have attracted the attention of others."

Cao Yu did not object.

He enhanced Xiao Qi as he walked.

An Li left behind the "Xiao Chen puppet" to deal with the people who were about to arrive, and also to spread the information that "Xiao Chen is fine".

(End of this chapter)