I Don't Agree to the Terms-Chapter 1021 - 537: Upgrading Like This—It’s a Miracle You Haven’t Gone Bankrupt

"Corpse King, huh? Didn't expect a third boss to be hidden. I thought all the zombies were just a bunch of guerrilla skirmishers." Da Tianwei was somewhat surprised by the news Shura brought back.

This time the difficulty was indeed too great.

"I've controlled part of the zombies and gathered some intel. See if it's of any use to you." Shura handed the collected materials to Gu Shanhai.

Most of it was intelligence on the Bai Gui Sect, mostly data related to zombies.

"Experiment records related to zombies? I can't believe you managed to get your hands on this; it's a bit unbelievable." Gu Shanhai briefly went over it, not expecting Shura to give him such a surprise.

Unfortunately, this wasn't from the All Ghosts Survival Platform version; it was from the Bai Gui Sect's research.

"Besides zombies, there are also conversion rituals. This Bai Gui Sect really has its tendrils everywhere." Gu Shanhai continued flipping through, finding more obscure related documents.

"But it's kind of strange; this level of secrecy shouldn't be something that would get out, right?"

Gu Shanhai was still somewhat puzzled; it was as absurd as going to the supermarket and buying a nuclear bomb's technology.

"They abandoned it themselves; there weren't even zombies guarding the place where these materials were stored. It was empty and dusty; some of it was even damp and damaged." Shura shook his head, indicating that it was far from being secret, as there were no zombies guarding it at all.

"Alright, either this Corpse King is not the original Sect Hierarch of the Bai Gui Sect, or they think they're invincible, so they don't need this anymore." Gu Shanhai didn't delve too deeply, who knew what the situation was.

The look of this city was actually quite similar to an apocalypse, and it was an apocalypse without official order maintenance, so it was bound to turn into a survival-of-the-fittest mode. Research? It wasn't necessary; as long as you could fight, you were fine.

"With this information, I should be able to create the reverse array before night, but I need enough samples, especially the zombies with significant differences." Gu Shanhai said.

"Don't you feel like you're an NPC, handing out quests to us, making us work, and then giving us some item to slay the monsters?" Da Tianwei gave a strong sense of déjà vu in his eyes."

"Well, it wouldn't be appropriate for me to gather samples. " Gu Shanhai joked back.

Gu Shanhai's response made Da Tianwei somewhat bemused, yet he said nothing more, just nodded. It really wasn't appropriate, after all, he wasn't the one going to collect samples; it was Shura anyway.

"It seems you agree then, so I'll leave it to you." Gu Shanhai patted Da Tianwei's shoulder, speaking earnestly.

"???" Da Tianwei was bewildered. How did it end up being him doing the work?

"You have Tai Sui Gu, so when dealing with zombies, the Grey Mist Boss won't notice." Shura also smiled, amazed that Da Tianwei would actually volunteer for work, which was unbelievable.

"Wait a minute, I almost got confused by you two; does this mean every time I eat a zombie, I need to leave some in the stomach?" Da Tianwei suddenly realized.

"It's Tai Sui Gu, you crazy son of a—your mental illness is flaring up again, isn't it?" Gu Shanhai heard this and knew that the mental illness caused by Wang Chao's hat had again confused Da Tianwei between himself and Tai Sui Gu.

"Oh, right, it's Tai Sui Gu, but controlling it is still my job." Da Tianwei responded after realizing the mistake.

"Don't worry, you won't be working for free."

"The reverse array will extract everything from all the zombies, eventually forming a crystal. When that time comes, give it to Tai Sui to eat; although it's not as good as directly eating the zombies, within ten days, you won't be able to have Tai Sui eat all the zombies in the city."

"And the quality of the crystal depends on how many zombie samples you can gather for me."

"If you can manage to get a sample of the Corpse King, it can turn the Corpse King into a crystal for you."

Working sure requires some motivation, just like Shura, who wouldn't go out to gather intel if he didn't have a counterfeit set of treasure from Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad. He wouldn't do meaningless things.

At first glance, it seemed like Gu Shanhai was at a loss, after all, he provided everything; but on second thought, he wasn't the one doing the work, and he also stood to gain.

Shura's counterfeit treasure set required resources, and Da Tianwei's Tai Sui Gu was bought from Gu Shanhai. Gu Shanhai initially used it to pass the instance as a tool, and now he wanted Da Tianwei to support it, making him part of the tools.

Essentially, Gu Shanhai only paid with research time, but it occupied only a small portion of his energy. Certainly, there was a cost, but he offset it by selling the treasure and Tai Sui Gu.

"Did you plan all of this?" Da Tianwei looked at Gu Shanhai with a strange expression.

"How could that be? You voluntarily bought Tai Sui Gu, remember? You gave a fair price, so I sold it to you, even gave you an octopus as a bonus. How can you say that?" Gu Shanhai quipped back.

Of course, there was a bit of calculation earlier, intentionally showcasing the benefits of Tai Sui Gu to entice Shura and Da Tianwei to buy. If anyone was tempted to offer a price, he would sell it, after all, the cost was low.

Even if they did buy it, it would still be invested into the instance, and even if they were unwilling, Gu Shanhai would have ways to make them willing, given it was a creation from him.

However, the situation in the fourth stage was an accident, he was not aware of it.