Chapter 206 - 205: Guild and Merchant

Chapter 206: Chapter 205: Guild and Merchant

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Hearing Lü You’s name, the tense lines on Gu Su’s face finally relaxed, revealing a hint of a smile.

He opened his mouth, about to ask who the man was, but as the words reached his lips, he decided it was rather rude to be speaking to someone from high up on a wall.

The man had driven all this way, yet here he was, looking down on him. It seemed too arrogant.

"Sorry, give me a second."

With that, Gu Su placed one hand on the edge of the wall and vaulted right over.

It was a drop of over ten meters. Before, he would never have dared to make such a jump. Back then, his Agility Attribute was pitifully low; he’d have to think twice before even jumping from a second-story window.

But after the Dragon Blood Baptism, his agility had already increased to 4.0. What did a number like that mean?

It meant that any height under twenty meters was no big deal for him.

His landing wasn’t exactly graceful. His feet made two dull thuds on the gravelly ground, his knees bent slightly to absorb the impact, and then he stood up steadily.

The whole process was crisp and clean; he didn’t even gasp for breath.

The man standing in the truck bed, however, was stunned.

He stared at Gu Su, sizing him up for several seconds with obvious confusion in his eyes. Only after a good while did he speak, his tone somewhat uncertain:

"Weren’t you supposed to be an Undead Mage? This... doesn’t seem right."

Gu Su was taken aback for a moment, then he realized what the other man was surprised about.

’This body of mine, strengthened by Dragon Blood, still has some healing scars on the surface, but its lean, powerful aura really doesn’t fit the traditional image of an Undead Mage hiding in the back casting Magic. Not to mention the Plague Cutter at my waist. No matter how you look at it, I seem more like a Black Knight.’

He didn’t want to explain too much about the Dragon Blood, so he just smiled and gave a casual reply, "I’m just starting out. The main thing is to survive. You have to be alive to have the right to talk about anything else."

The man listened, nodded, and didn’t press the issue.

He jumped down from the truck bed, stood before Gu Su, and brushed the dust from his charcoal-gray trench coat. Then, he confidently extended a hand.

"Right, I forgot to introduce myself.

I am the Guild Master of the Leaking Oil Undead Guild and the Vice President of the Yellow Springs Toll Collection Office. My name is Yuan Guang.

It’s a pleasure to meet you."

’Leaking Oil Undead Guild? Yellow Springs Toll Collection Office?’

Gu Su shook the offered hand, but his mind was spinning.

’What in the world are these names? Each one is stranger than the last.’

Yuan Guang clearly saw his confusion and began to explain without waiting for him to ask.

The Leaking Oil Undead Guild was a small player Guild.

It wasn’t large, consisting of eleven official players at Level 10 or above, plus over forty members below Level 10.

In a major place like Ring Moon, a Guild of this size could only be considered a micro-guild, one that would barely make a ripple if tossed into the crowd.

As for the Yellow Springs Toll Collection Office, that was another matter entirely.

It was a merchant association that mainly dealt in Undead materials and mercenary recruitment. To put it bluntly, they were middlemen, buying low and selling high for a profit. Occasionally, they would also invest in promising newcomers.

The newcomers in question weren’t players like Gu Su, who had to find his own way, but rather players like Lü You, who were born with a Golden Finger.

Yuan Guang had heard about Gu Su from Lü You.

Although that kid Lü You acted like a rich young master, his judgment was actually quite good. After he returned, he mentioned to Yuan Guang that there was an interesting newcomer on the defensive line.

So, Yuan Guang made a mental note of Gu Su’s name.

When he heard Gu Su had returned, he came over to take a look.

Although Gu Su’s Graveyard Demon currently looked dilapidated—not quite mechanical, not quite Undead, and not quite botanical—

Yuan Guang really liked the crisp, clean way Gu Su had just jumped down.

At this, Gu Su also smiled.

’So he’s here to trade.’

’I thought he was here for the Dragon Blood, or for some other reason. Since it’s just business, this will be easy.’

He immediately began to lay out what he had to offer Yuan Guang.

Of course, he wasn’t foolish enough to reveal everything about his Dragon Blood Baptism and soaring Attributes.

But he didn’t hide any of the tradable goods he had on hand.

For instance, there was the loot he had plundered in the last battle.

The great pincer of that Swamp Rotting Crab was still lying in an open area of the Graveyard Demon. It was taller than a person, its shell pitted and uneven, but mounted on a Mobile City, it would be an absolute offensive weapon.

There were also the detached legs, each as thick as a pillar. They could be used as weapons or broken down into materials.

The massive carapace of the Swamp Rotting Crab was far harder than Gu Su had imagined.

The skull and tailbone of the Crystalized Six-legged Giant Lizard were still around as well. The main issue was that Gu Su had used Communication with the Graveyard Demon, and while these parts could be forcefully installed on it, the effect wouldn’t actually be very good.

’The main problem is that the aesthetic doesn’t quite match. I definitely can’t use them myself, and leaving them lying around just takes up space. It would be better to trade them for useful resources.’

After all, these were bona fide materials from an Undead City perspective. There would certainly be no problem trading them for things he needed.

In addition to all that, there were the basic resources regularly produced within his Graveyard Demon.

Mushrooms, chicken meat, and various poisonous insects.

Previously, nobody wanted the mushrooms, but the chicken meat, poisonous insects, and venom definitely had a market.

Gu Su had relied on selling those to trade for several cannons back in the day.

And this time, under the influence of the Dragon Blood Baptism, the products from the Dark Erosion Cave had just been upgraded. They could now be considered his ace products.

In the mushroom patches of the Dark Erosion Cave, Dragon Blood Mushrooms with faint, blood-colored patterns had already begun to grow. Not only could they replenish a small amount of energy, but they also came with a certain aphrodisiac effect. With an effect like that, there was no way people would turn down the mushrooms now.

Some of the poisonous insects bred in the Poisonous Insect Cave had been tainted with the aura of Dragon Blood, giving them a pure-yang attribute. Whether used for refining poisons or feeding Undead, they were excellent materials.

Even the chicken blood produced in the Five Poison Chicken Coop was tinged with a faint effect from the Dragon Blood. For the Undead, it went from being a great supplement to a massive one.

As Yuan Guang listened, he didn’t react much at first.

But as Gu Su continued, his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

Finally, he grabbed Gu Su’s hand and asked.

"Have you tested the effects of the Dragon Blood Mushroom?"

Gu Su waved his hand. "Where would I have tested them? I’ve been on the front lines for days. The moment I open my eyes, all I see are Undead. Where was I supposed to test them?"

Hearing Gu Su’s words, Yuan Guang realized he had misspoken.

"My bad, brother, I misspoke. Come on, come on.

Let’s go talk somewhere else. Bring some of the Dragon Blood Mushrooms... no, bring the other products too.

We’ll find a place to test out the effects."

"Huh?"

"What ’huh’? Let’s go.

The business here will take another two or three days to wrap up anyway. Don’t worry, it won’t get in the way of your plans."