Origin Paradise!

Chapter 74 Bargaining

A few minutes later, the message arrived.

[Lemon King: Rare items are generally worth between 1000 and 3000 game coins, you know that, right? This sword has medium sturdiness and sharpness, which is a fairly standard and commonly used main weapon, but the flash spell it contains doesn't have a description of saving the user from damage. To maximize its effect, you'll have to invest in light protection.]

[At the same time, it doesn't deal extra damage or have any offensive active skills, so it doesn't reach the top tier. I can only offer 1500 game coins.]

[Mo Ke: Intense Flash ≠ Flash Spell. The increased attack speed helps with initiating the attack, and Flash Spell has extremely low energy consumption. These three advantages each cost 300 and 2400 game coins. Hint: One round is over.]

[Lemon King: You can't treat me like a pig to be slaughtered! If a white-grade rare item is worth 1000 points, even according to your calculation, it's only worth 1900 at most. Plus, the flash effect affects your own value. I'm asking for 1800 game coins.]

[Mo Ke: Not all rare items have two intermediate skill modifiers; they need at least 300. I'll compromise and give you 2000 game coins. (End of Round Two)]

On a snow-capped mountain, countless miles away.

Si Ning lay in the snow pit, her delicate brows slightly furrowed. She stared at the friends list on the panel, while outside, the biting wind seemed to be scraping away at her flesh and bones.

After two rounds of bidding, according to the other party, if a third round of negotiations fails, the deal will be off.

The problem is that it's her turn to make the offer next, and if the other party isn't satisfied, she'll lose the sword.

Si Ning took a bite of lemon. The previous two rounds of negotiation were sunk costs. The fact that she was able to finish the negotiation itself showed that she was interested in "Flying Light". Therefore, Mo Ke seemed fearless and took the initiative by playing the second move. Another key point was that the Order Bureau really accepted all kinds of junk and was very wealthy, which together formed a transaction trap.

[Lemon King: 2100 game coins, let's play a game with the extra 100]

[Mo Ke: Speaking]

[Lemon King: Re-traded, but the transaction price remains unchanged]

The other party shamelessly copied and pasted it.

[Mo Ke: Name your price if you want it. We'll only negotiate for three rounds. After that, no matter what the price is, I'll sell the sword to the Bureau of Order.]

[Lemon King: Then I won't buy it. Let's change the terms. Thanks.]

[Mo Ke: ?]

Si Ning chuckled twice, then stood up and was nearly knocked over by the wind and snow, immediately turning into a worried expression.

……

Shops in Lieden East District, half collapsed.

Jiang He remained expressionless. The other party quickly found the flaw in the transaction trap. Since he chose to sell, it meant that it was not essential to him, and the Bureau of Order did not expect it to be the top priority. If he was rejected first, he might try to "make concessions in exchange for higher prices" and then enter into a long negotiation.

[Mo Ke: How do we trade? Should we arrange a time to meet here, or do we discuss it after the mission is completed?]

[Lemon King: No need, just keep clicking "Yes"]

Jiang He waited patiently upon hearing this.

[Hint: Have you reached a consensus with the logistics experts?]

"Yes."

[Hint: Is the item being transported named "Flying Knight Sword"?]

"Yes."

[Tip: Are you the sender of this shipment?]

"Yes."

One by one, the prompts for questions rang out.

Jiang He carefully browsed through the list and selected "Yes" for each option.

After thoroughly checking the transportation process, intricate patterns appeared on the ground in front of me. A lemon, about half my height, gradually rose from the patterns. With a bang, the crack in the middle of the lemon split open, revealing an empty shell without any pulp inside.

Wuhe circled the giant lemon twice, his eyes turning pitch black, and then said, "Si Ning is a logistics expert among players with privileges. She has the authority to send and receive items in the mission world, with a limit of about three to five times. In the real world, the limit would become a cooldown period."

Jiang He thought to himself that the executive officer's authority and ability were probably limited to hunting down violators and obtaining corresponding rewards, while the intelligence officer's authority was probably related to the scope and depth of intelligence gathering.

The Flying Knight Sword was placed into the empty shell, the giant lemon closed up and down, and finally slowly sank into the intricate patterns on the ground.

[Notification: You have received a payment of 2100 game coins]

[Game Coins: 2315]

Jiang He chose to spend what he had as soon as he got it, turning it into real combat power.

[Name: Energy Trait - Corrosion - LV12]

[Category: Energy]

[Quality: Rare]

[Effect: Deals an additional 22% corrosion damage]

[Note: You have spent 2000 game coins]

[Hint: Energy Trait LV12→LV32, deals an additional 42% corrosion damage]

[Game Coins: 315]

Jiang He stretched out his arm and touched the brick wall on the second floor of the shop. A blue-red light surged, and after a moment, a hole the size of a human head was corroded in front of him. The rare-level corrosive power gave him a 42% damage increase, which was very effective.

Night was approaching outside the cave entrance.

Tommy, who was not far away, lit a cigarette. He saw a giant lemon suddenly appear and then disappear in the blink of an eye. The world might be crazy, but given his family's agency relationship with the Red Knight and the life-or-death bond between them, he decided not to say anything or ask.

"Do you two eat individual soldier rations?" Jiang He asked.

"Good crow, good crow," Wuhe said openly and honestly.

Tommy nodded as if it were common sense. "You don't smoke, you can give me the cigarette pack inside."

Jiang He took out three rations from his bag. Although hundreds of thousands of British soldiers died in the Somme, the quality of the special rations was impeccable. They included not only sugar, but also black tea and vitamin tablets.

……

At dawn.

The group of four left the second-floor shop.

Without the cover of night, this advance was a forced march.

The ruined city of Leden harbors countless soldiers from both sides, waiting for their chance to strike. Slowing down and moving for too long will only result in being surrounded by more and more enemies and getting caught up in the chaos of battle.

As the scenery on both sides receded into the distance, Jiang He took a step forward and leaped from the broken roof beam. A bullet shattered the wood chips on the spot, but he didn't even look back. He turned around and circled around to the other side of the building to continue his advance.

A dozen meters away, the porcupine was shot in the back. The porcupine quills in the opposite position shattered, absorbing most of the impact, and its thick skin immediately turned purplish-red.

In the shadow of the building on his right, Tommy had a sudden inspiration. He lunged forward and lay prone on the ground. A burst of rifle bullets hit the wall, sending debris flying. He crawled forward a short distance before getting up and sprinting.

Among the group, the Gray Knight Rayman, as the captain, is the most dashing. His twenty-meter lightning sensing range and strong reaction ability allow him to always dodge bullets.

"Take the street on the left."

Jiang He relayed Wuhe's intelligence: the route they had chosen was the one with the fewest enemy troops. Parkour on the battlefield, even with an agility stat of 12, would have already taken more than one bullet.

The four men crossed the street to the left. Ahead was a bridge spanning two high slopes. The East End Railway Station was faintly visible on the other side. As a key location, British intelligence personnel had died there, and the Cheetah Rider had also appeared here many times. For the action team, the first priority at present was to find out what exactly the intelligence personnel had risked their lives to bring out from the heart of Prussia, and where it was hidden.

Chapter 75 Peak

Leden East, the area around the train station.

In the line of sight, firing positions guarded both sides of the bridge. For such an important facility as the railway station, Prussia had stationed two machine gun squads here. The cold muzzles of the Maxim heavy machine guns were enough to kill any enemy soldiers who stepped onto the bridge.

There were twenty-four people in total.

Grey Knight Rayman lowered his binoculars. "We can't stay here for too long. The forced march has already attracted the attention of the surrounding enemy forces. We must break through by force."

Tommy, catching his breath from the strenuous movement, said, "I feel there's danger ahead, no less than the previous church ambush."

“We still have to go. We don’t even know the details of Prussia’s plan yet. Regarding Otto the Great’s awakening, the enemy is ahead of us,” Porcupine said resolutely.

Jiang He observed the opposite bank and said, "I can snipe two machine gunners. Who of you will take the bullets and go up?"

The question silenced the room for a moment. Tommy, as a wildebeest rider, had little offensive or defensive capabilities. The porcupine, with its quills and thick hide, could withstand one or two shots, but that was its limit. At this point, there was really no choice in the answer.

“I’ll handle this,” Grey Knight Rayman replied. At this distance, the “Landmine Serpent” couldn’t paralyze the soldiers on the opposite side, so it could only charge quickly.

Tommy picked up his rifle, and the porcupine bent down, ready to fire all its spikes.

Jiang He loaded ammunition into the Crimson Baptism. Except for the second to last round, which was an alchemical piercing round, the other nine rounds were ordinary bullets.

After loading, Jiang He crouched down, his aiming scope clearly showing the machine gunner on the position. Having been tempered by the fires of war, his current accurate shooting range was close to 700 meters, much better than his initial level as a private.

As the trigger was pulled, the bullet flew from the muzzle, and Grey Knight Rayman took a step almost simultaneously, his whole body immersed in a bright white light, with lightning crackling. His speed, which was clearly superior to that of the Cheetah Knight, allowed him to cover half the distance in the blink of an eye.

The bullet killed the machine gunner on the left, and the Prussian garrison officer immediately shouted, and the others took cover.

Jiang He fired again, this time the muzzle flashed with a scarlet light, the piercing bullet streaked through the air, carrying a strong corrosive force, shattering the machine gun protective steel plate on the right side of the position, and blowing the head off the machine gunner hiding behind it.

After the two sniper kills, under the officer's command, all the soldiers suddenly popped up and counterattacked, unleashing all their firepower in the direction of a certain person.

Jiang He was forced to turn around and hide behind the cover next to him. Immediately afterwards, the enemy's firepower turned and focused on the gray knight Rayman, who had turned into white light. For officers, when it comes to their own safety, suppressing snipers with firepower is the first priority, especially the sniper who had just shot a third shot after killing two machine gunners. However, he had obviously underestimated the power of the monochrome knight.

A sharp hiss of lightning rang out, and Jiang He emerged from his cover. Through the scope, white light flashed between the two positions. With each slight pause, the screams of soldiers could be heard. The Gray Knight had developed the electric eel ability to a very high level. In close combat, ordinary people had no chance to fight back.

Upon seeing this, Wuhe said, "His life level has reached the peak of the Bronze Age humans, even higher than the elites. In ancient times without magic, he would definitely be famous. To kill him, we would have to kill a thousand or eight hundred armored soldiers to deplete the lightning energy, and that's assuming he doesn't retreat halfway."

Jiang He asked, "What is the boundary between elite and peak?"

Wuhe replied, "Not counting equipment and title bonuses, apart from charm, all four basic stats need to break through 11. Ordinary players would have to wait until around LV20 to have that opportunity. If it were the most standard person, with all stats at 5, then it would take 24 points to add them."

Jiang He pondered, "I had a mission in ancient times before..."

"Don't take your gun seriously, I'm envious just looking at it." Wuhe said helplessly, "Superior-grade main weapons are usually the configuration of Silver Age powerhouses, and only a very few superior-grade components can be obtained in advance."

Jiang He nodded slowly. He roughly understood why the half-dragon in the sea had such intense hatred. He hadn't even finished enjoying this benefit yet. According to the notes on the item, the half-dragon might have encountered his insignificant human tribulation after experiencing two tribulations of heaven and earth. However, the abundant resources of the border also played a significant role in the forging of the Everlasting Hatred Spear.

In just a few minutes, Grey Knight Rayman used his lightning hand chop to kill all the soldiers stationed on the other side of the bridge.

Upon receiving the signal, the three quickly crossed the long bridge, and on the top of the factory in the distance, a Prussian sniper aimed and fired.

The alchemical bullet struck someone in the back, shattering the invisible defenses provided by the equipment, tearing flesh and embedding itself in the lung, leaving the surrounding area in a state of carnage.

Jiang He's face darkened, and he rolled on the ground a few times, forcibly swallowing the blood and fragments of internal organs churning in his throat. He got up and continued forward without stopping. The Blood Bat Knight's self-healing ability, combined with the Garuda Heart, had become advanced self-healing. The shattered internal organs regenerated at a speed visible to the naked eye. In just a few seconds, the bowl-sized wound was completely healed.

Correspondingly, both energy and stamina were slightly depleted.

"Hurry up, I'm going to blow up this bridge."

Grey Knight Rayman took out a grenade box and several mortar shells from the firing position and placed them into the cracks in the bridge.

As the three passed the position, a violent explosion and collapse sound came from behind. Grey Knight Rayman immediately followed, and the action team headed straight for the train station ahead.

……

Meanwhile, the top of the factory overlooking the bridge.

The Prussian sniper patiently organized his equipment. As the second-generation Grey Eagle Knight of this century, he had eyesight seven times that of an average person. Although his shooting skills were not as good as those of his family predecessors who had died recently, they surpassed most snipers.

Gray Eagle slung his sniper rifle over his shoulder and took out a white, ivory-like bone. Elephants can call to each other from a distance, and this treasure, called "Elephant Language," is a communication tool.

"The target team has entered the train station."

"Grey Hawk, who gave you permission to fire!"

An angry voice came from the other side of the language portal, "Do you know how many intelligence agents died behind the scenes of this intercepted intelligence? You are sabotaging their efforts and achievements in Great Britain!"

Gray Eagle sneered, "How could the train station be guarded by only two machine gun teams? Without my shot, they might not have been willing to go in. You should use your extra energy to do your job. Two monochrome knights are not easy to deal with."

"Your task is to obey orders!"

"I can't hear you."

Grey Hawk stopped injecting knight energy, and the Secret Treasure Elephant Language immediately fell silent. He turned and walked down from the factory. In order to deal with the special operations group composed of two monochrome knights, the Reverse Tree Sword temporarily transferred more than a dozen elite knights from the Library Battlefield and also dispatched nine Wolf Shadow Knights from the local Berlin Palace. The person in charge of this plan was the Sea Anemone Knight. This guy was the nephew and successor of the Insect Sword, but he lacked the caution and composure of the Insect Sword.

Chapter 76 Ambush

Leden train station.

The surrounding area was devastated. British fighter planes had flown overhead in formation. The waiting hall was in ruins. Although the Prussian engineers spent a lot of effort to repair it, they could not withstand the bombings and eventually had to abandon it.

Above the platform, a complete shell was stuck in the iron shed, a sight that made one's heart tremble. The bodies of many Lieden civilians lay around the four main railway tracks, all killed by bullets. Before the war, the citizens fled in panic, but the priority of transferring the wounded was clearly higher.

Looking around, Jiang He saw that among the wrecked trains, only the armored train in the middle of the tracks still had a chance of being used, although the last few carriages had overturned and fallen to the ground.

The main control console is built on the platform. It is a two-story building with countless shards of glass scattered around it.