Is the person you sculpt as cute as me?

The ritual was interrupted, and the Rust Remover's expression immediately changed from gloomy to bright. "This Chamber of Commerce has a long and shady record, so I'm happy to help you."

"Bad record? You mean human trafficking?"

"Well—you should have noticed before that there are many subhuman species among them."

Yu Man nodded, the rat people in the Shimlabakken Lighthouse, the werewolves that were killed before, or the subhumans on that ship.

The Rust Remover went on to explain, "Human trafficking is a way for their Chamber of Commerce to supplement its personnel. They have a unique method for increasing combat effectiveness, and once they've chosen the right person, they'll implement it to ensure the Chamber of Commerce has sufficient strength."

This is not surprising, as Yu Man also knows many similar secrets.

"Besides that, they've done a lot of looting and forced sales. You must have suffered twice."

This is even less surprising. If Yu Man had not been victimized before, she wouldn't be so busy with this matter now.

Seeing that the Rust Remover didn't continue, Yu Man took over and said, "Speaking of which, do you know the difference between an 'appraiser' and a 'pricer'?"

"Well, the 'Pricers' are the leaders of each branch. They're incredibly powerful... It's said they've steadily reached the Ninth Rank, and they possess abundant combat resources."

"That's a bit troublesome."

"The Appraisers are the deputies of each branch. Their strength is hard to gauge, as some are pure traders with no combat power. But the ones escorting us this time... I'm sure they're all at level seven... or even higher... Can our natural disasters handle it?"

Ah, that's about the same as expected. Yu Man relaxed a little: "I should be able to handle it."

……

The deal was done, and Yu Man had finally established a good relationship with the "Rust Remover" and had received sufficient compensation from Bingzhi.

After drinking a cup of tea and inquiring about how to obtain some high-level magic equipment, she logged off, had a quick meal, and set sail again on the Ice Prison Dragon.

Because - I have to do something else.

Although I can't go to their branch in person to wreak havoc...it's a bit of a pity.

But being able to steal goods worth ten thousand gold coins is not too bad.

After a while, the Ice Prison Dragon landed on the broken ship.

To Yu Man, Xiangxiang was treated like a king, being waited on by all the crew. In just a short while, its rustic treasure chest exterior had been transformed inside and out.

Its blood-stained and stained body had been scrubbed clean until it gleamed. Even its fangs had been cleaned, and now it could even endorse Treasure Chest Toothpaste. But the way it limped to greet its employer remained unchanged.

"Employer, they want me to speak to you and let them go."

"...Is that all you say nicely? Ha."

Yu Man couldn't help laughing, while the crew members behind him were extremely desperate.

But Yu Man decided to give them some hope.

There was still some time until the cargo ship arrived, so she planned to arrange another matter.

"Do you—do you know about the strangers? They've gathered in large numbers on the branch island of the 'Ghost World Chamber of Commerce'. There were tens of thousands before, but now there are probably hundreds of thousands, or even more... Just one island alone can accommodate so many people."

Everyone was listening quietly.

Yu Man continued:

"Therefore, I want each of you to find ten strangers and tell them with sorrowful faces that you have commissions, confusions, wishes you want to resolve... and people you want revenge on."

No one understands the specific meaning, but... it seems to mean survival?

Yu Man just narrated quietly——

"Tell them that the 'Underworld Chamber of Commerce' is rich enough to rival a nation, brimming with treasures and gold, hidden somewhere on their island. Yet, it's utterly wicked, committing no evil. All it takes is a bit of exorcism and death-dealing to expose it. Then, weep about your misery to these strangers, promising them that whatever they plunder is theirs."

After that, the players will take care of themselves.

It will start as a minor annoyance, then turn into an endless harassment... Let the players on that island be happy.

In order to make the mission seem more credible, Yu Man taught the crew a lot of things.

With the power of a high-level ice magician, he created a batch of inmeltable ice sculptures as mission items.

By the way, Yu Man also said that this was a task for the crew members. After telling the information to enough strangers, they can continue to survive. Otherwise, these ice sculptures will freeze to death those who are not diligent enough.

"Then... may I ask... Your Excellency, the Great Ice Mage... how should we carry out your mission and return to that island?"

"Forgive our stupidity, but this ship is destroyed. We...we can't swim back."

In response to their courageous questions, Yu Man simply shook his index finger.

She listened to the waves, and the magic.

"I'll give you the boat later—they're...almost here."

All eyes followed Yu Man, trying to see the other side of the horizon.

As the night gradually fades, the setting sun sinks into the blue sky and blue sea that once existed.

Even mortals can feel that something is approaching from a little further away.

Strong magic and strong vitality.

Two special ships, under the strict escort of several small boats, are carrying cargo worth a huge amount of money, preparing to complete this extraordinary deal with the "Rust Remover".

But, there was a little bit of an accident——

On the way, just before reaching their destination, they discovered a merchant ship also belonging to the "Underworld Chamber of Commerce." However, its fate was different. It was stranded here, surrounded by winter-like ice and snow, even freezing a small area of ​​the sea.

Yu Man looked out——

Their speed dropped significantly and their course became hesitant.

They were obviously arguing and discussing, wanting to choose the safest option: to come over and take a look, or to return... or to go and deliver the goods directly.

If possible, Yu Man wanted to tell them - it doesn't matter.

Their future fate has actually fallen into the hands of others.

130·Through the Flowers

Looking at the fleet parked on the horizon, Yu Man restrained the distracted look in his eyes.

She gently hooked her fingers and called over the familiar Xiang Xiang.

Then, from its open mouth, it took out something.

"After all, this is a big deal, and it concerns the Mage Tower... so let's be a little more serious."

What she took out was a dagger.

This is the spoils of war, captured from the werewolves not long ago, a good sixth-level weapon.

They were supposed to come in pairs, but one was blown up by a werewolf, so only this one was seized.

Xiaolu already has it, and players don't have much money to sell it, so Yu Man originally planned to give it to the "Xiankan" guild. After all, there's a certain relationship between them...

But now, she changed her mind - the sword had a new use.

She observed the fleet's movements, muttering to herself, "The total price is ten thousand gold coins, and this involves a ninth-rank blacksmith. You'll probably need quite a while to discuss this before deciding on your next move... Caution is a good thing."

Therefore, Yu Man had ample time to prepare.

This sixth-level dagger is one of Yu Man’s preparations.

After planning everything in her mind, she took out some fifth- and sixth-level materials, transformed them with the power of an enchanter, and then melted them in the snow water to dye them into ink.

Then—she took out her quill and dipped it in the magical ink.

"Call him—to die."

Long magic runes were written on the sixth-level dagger.

Next, the few pieces of fifth-tier equipment he had on him, which were just for the sake of numbers, were also engraved with "die".

Yu Man didn't wait, but activated them directly.

"Pah—beep..."

Suddenly – the surge of magic power exploded the equipment in a violent manner.

They woke up from their slumber, their full potential was awakened, and the overloaded power written into them was squandering their lifespan.

But it doesn’t matter—the battlefield is right before our eyes.

"besides--"

She invested all her remaining focus points into the Ice Staff.

Relying on her previous crazy dungeon grinding and the expertise gained from killing the seventh-level werewolf, she was able to upgrade this system to the maximum level.

Achieving Success: The First Step You Actually Take

The rainbow-colored handwriting announced that she was now advanced.

"it is good."

If we look at it from the perspective of the locals in the Old World, when a player perfects a certain weapon system, it is equivalent to their eighth-level position.

This is already quite high, and many casual players are not satisfied even after playing for three years.

And if you want to move forward - players must start from scratch and hone a new series of weapons.

Then, hone the powers of both to perfection, creating a new profession with your own style.

Only then can you take another step and reach the final ninth level.

In the later stages of the first week, core players are generally at this level and it is difficult to make further progress.

There's no other way around it. The difficulty of mastering secondary weapon classes is much higher than that of mastering primary classes. Furthermore, players have to spend money on fusion and advancement, which is another major problem.

But on the other hand - the qualitative change after advancement will bring a brand new landscape... and open the door to the final ten levels of advancement.

The fleet is moving.

"Oh? Sending a guard ship to investigate first... makes sense... defensive magic circle—very cautious."

Two large cargo ships were arranged at corresponding positions.

The surrounding escort ships dispersed and the magicians began to construct defensive runes.

At the same time, a carefully arranged small boat began to sail towards this side. Clearly, facing the unknown, they were the vanguard scouts, coming to investigate what had happened to the ship.

Yu Man welcomed their arrival very much.

When the boat finally got closer,

"Let's get started—"

Yu Man hummed the dragon's ballad softly and wrote it into the sky with ice marks.

"This time, don't damage the cargo."

……

The ghost tribe known as the "Three Shadows" is ranked sixth and is a skilled scout.

It received an urgent escort order an hour ago.

The huge business, as festive as the New Year, made the entire southern sea area and the "Youshi Chamber of Commerce" rejoice and cheer.

All those old building materials that were taking up space in the warehouse and couldn’t be sold were actually gotten rid of in one go!

Now, after completing this deal, the entire Chamber of Commerce can even close down for a week without any problem.

Therefore, the "three shadows" who were given this important task were naturally very happy.

The transaction partner was a famous craftsman, and the distance to the craftsman was only two islands away. The surrounding area was calm and there had never been any major threats.

Ah—this is a really great deal.

But along the way... there was a little surprise.

A merchant ship that also belonged to the "Ghost World Chamber of Commerce" was frozen in the sea, broken and blocked their route.

As ghosts with excellent escape capabilities and mobility, the "Three Shadows" were naturally assigned to serve as investigation team leaders.

Can--

The Ice Prison Dragon descended from the sky, bringing with it an unparalleled cold winter, wreaking havoc like a natural disaster.