I Don't Agree to the Terms-Chapter 1022 - 537: Upgrading Like This—It’s a Miracle You Haven’t Gone Bankrupt

"Oh, alright, but forget the octopus, I'll return it to you later." Da Tianwei didn't want Wang Chao's hat. Although Gu Shanhai claimed it was a bonus, he definitely wouldn't give it for free.

More importantly, this thing is too troublesome to take care of and it's really a hassle, plus it's timid.

So for now, I'll just borrow it and return it to Gu Shanhai after clearing the instance. He won't mind missing that little thing.

"I thought you two had developed feelings for each other, and you were giving it to him specially." Gu Shanhai wasn't surprised that Da Tianwei didn't want it.

This thing is still quite dangerous; now it can only multitask to a small extent. As time passes, Wang Chao's hat will grow larger and larger, and by then, it becomes highly multitaskable, with multiple mental faculties. Splitting into two is fine, but splitting into a dozen is too much, even for Da Tianwei.

"How can there be any feelings? It occasionally grips my head, and I'm worried there'll be an imprint of octopus legs on my head if I wear it for too long." Da Tianwei was quite discontent with Wang Chao's hat.

"Alright, as you wish, just don't let it delay the main task." Gu Shanhai didn't really care, as long as the work got done.

"So, even if you figured out the reverse array at night, you can't use it immediately; you still need Da Tianwei's zombie samples?" Shura seized the opportunity to chime in.

Gu Shanhai nodded. "Yes, these zombies are somewhat different from the freshly turned ones. Once they mature, they are different. Thankfully, there are common traits among them, such as having brains, not having brains, possessing special abilities, and not possessing special abilities, etc. Collecting samples is for understanding these common traits."

"Then, by using the reverse array, we'll leverage these common traits as weaknesses, directly creating effects similar to a genetic virus, or a curse of the bloodline."

"Fortunately, the damage to the array isn't significant, and we can fully repair it ourselves. Otherwise, rebuilding it wouldn't have been possible in just ten days."

Listening to Gu Shanhai, Shura nodded and then asked, "How's your recovery going?"

"It's alright, why?" Gu Shanhai mumbled, not wanting to admit he was fine, otherwise he'd be made to work.

"I earlier considered..." Shura shared his prior strategy of king versus king and pawn versus pawn. If Gu Shanhai could return to peak condition, coupled with the Tai Sui Gu which had absorbed a large quantity of zombie crystals, the success rate for passing the fourth level would be very high.

"Well, if it's on the tenth day, I should be able to suppress and there shouldn't be much of a problem eliminating the ghost sanctuary." After deliberation, Gu Shanhai agreed.

Gu Shanhai wasn't concerned about the Corpse King and gray mist, but he did think the ghost sanctuary could yield relevant resources.

His Peeping Realm development had reached a crucial stage, and an extra bit of help could accelerate his progress by thirty percent.

Originally, if there was no progress and those two weren't dead within ten days, Gu Shanhai planned to take action finding an excuse. While those two had no intentions for the fifth level, he did, hoping for the rewards it offered.

Consider it a helping hand to those two, after all, they had been busy throughout the four levels. Even if it was for personal gain, their work was undeniable.

"I always feel you're pretending to be weak to slack off." Da Tianwei remarked from the side.

"You're slandering me, slander!!!" Gu Shanhai felt Da Tianwei must possess some instinctive skills, which harmonized well with his system; otherwise, he wouldn't guess things so accurately at times.

Gu Shanhai's behavior did resemble slacking off; everyone was working together, but he contributed little, acting like a quest NPC just issuing tasks and having those two run errands, and now another one had to protect him.

"He's not that kind of person." Shura spoke up for Gu Shanhai. If he were slackening on purpose, he wouldn't have developed the reverse array so quickly. Also, proceeding negatively through the instance benefited Gu Shanhai in no way—it would only hurt himself.

"Just a casual remark." Da Tianwei quickly backed down, and the matter passed.

"Then how much strength can you muster on the tenth day, and how confident are you about taking down the ghost sanctuary?" Shura needed to clarify this in advance to prepare for the strategy, lest any issues arise with no possible remedy.

"About level 1000, and there shouldn't be any major problem with eliminating it unless the All Ghosts Survival Platform intervenes directly." Gu Shanhai figured such a response was about right.

Of course, level 1000 strength isn't sufficient, but to Gu Shanhai right now, whether it's level 1000 or 10,000, there's not much difference.

"Whoa, your level is over 1000, how did you manage that!" Da Tianwei was somewhat dumbfounded; he had suspected Gu Shanhai had apparently reached level 1000, but now he not only had confirmation but learned the strength was above that—shocking indeed.

"Easy, as long as you have enough luck, encounter enough Plane Merchants, buy enough high-level world invitations from them, endure a few hundred years of torment in those worlds, and come out this level." Gu Shanhai wasn't stingy, casually sharing.

Shura was also secretly astonished. Being lucky enough to find Plane Merchants and able to afford high-level world invitations, not to mention training for hundreds of years inside those worlds and coming out alive, isn't something any average player could accomplish.

Higher-level worlds equate to higher risk; you might not even manage the main quests upon entering, even being beaten to death by minor entities.

Not only failing to become stronger, but you might also lose a significant amount of resources purchasing invitations.

In this regard, he can only acknowledge Gu Shanhai's audacity. If it were him, even possessing the resources to buy high-level world invitations, he wouldn't gamble like that but would purchase what he truly needed from Plane Merchants, not taking such a chance.

More importantly, judging by Gu Shanhai's tone, it wasn't a one-time gamble and had succeeded multiple times.

"Your strategy is quite decent, the only problem is, I lack the luck to find Plane Merchants and the finances to buy high-level invitations." Da Tianwei was slightly disappointed; this sort of thing can't be replicated, not to mention it's just the beginning, and later stands the challenge of clearing high-level worlds.

"High risk yields high reward, otherwise, how did I improve so quickly? Everyone following the standard path wouldn't be too far apart now." Gu Shanhai consoled; the truth is, in his past life, proceeding by the book meant he couldn't even see Shura's silhouette at this stage.

"With your kind of leveling method, I might as well cling to 'First Epoch's' thigh, let Them boost me to level 1000." Da Tianwei knew his situation well and didn't think he'd succeed just because Gu Shanhai did.

Without much awareness, he couldn't have been part of the leading player group.

Shura was naturally similar, never considering replicating Gu Shanhai's approach as he couldn't endure such enormous risk.

Failing once won't lead to complete ruin, but at least it would require exhausting all assets.

Did one really believe high-level world invitations were cheap?

Besides, going into high-level worlds without preparation isn't viable either, as the expenses related to provisions alone represent a big expenditure, not to mention staying for a few hundred years in such perilous worlds.

This duration indirectly points out the immense difficulty of the main missions, so much that even Gu Shanhai had to proceed cautiously with plans.

"You're dreaming, you're not 'First Epoch's' own child." Gu Shanhai jested, mocking Da Tianwei's joke.