Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 768 - 691 Information on the Decay Bead

"Is there something you need?"

Su Ran’s voice crackled huskily, a stark contrast to how it sounded over the phone before.

"I wanted to get to know you, to understand what the legendary Overturning Water is really like."

With her coquettish demeanor, she proceeded to seduce Su Ran, her voice sultry and enticing, causing goosebumps to crawl up his skin.

"You alright in the head?"

"Cough cough, I see now that Overturning Water is indeed as reserved as the rumors portray him to be. I came to you because I have a question."

Su Ran’s blunt comment almost choked her. She initially planned to gradually reel him in. However, he wasn’t biting, forcing her to pull in her line sooner. "Overturning Water, I am serious about this. First off, I want to be friends with you, and second, I want to ask if you’re willing to sell the walkthrough guide for Cloud City with an 85% completion rate?"

Upon hearing this, Su Ran swallowed hard. As expected, Yu Jing had not told her elder sister about the secret. It was just his paranoia earlier on.

"Selling a walkthrough guide? Ha ha."

With a hoarse laugh, Su Ran sounded as if gravel was grinding together, giving an unsettling sensation. "You’re friends with Little Miss Lush Stick, why don’t you ask her?"

"She sent me to ask you, saying that you hold the rights to sell the guide."

"Not for sale, feel free to do as you please."

Su Ran promptly showed her the door, without a moment’s hesitation. For the Little Miss Lush Stick to push all this onto him, freeing herself from the responsibility, was plain unfair!

"Did I happen to hear that Miss Lush Stick mention you were looking for a Decay Bead?"

The tone of her voice was captivating with a dash of temptation, so potent that it aroused one’s curiosity and invited exploration.

Unfortunately, the individual she was dealing with was Su Ran, clueless with all things related to women.

Would she be mortified to find out that the man she was trying to seduce was her sister’s husband?

"Do you have the Decay Bead?"

As soon as this topic was broached, Su Ran’s spirit immediately perked up. Now he recognized the good intentions behind Miss Lush Stick’s actions and why she passed the initiative to him.

"Of course not, it is one of the Ten Great Ancient Beads. They are not so easily acquired. How about we meet up for negotiation?"

She was confident she could lure this mysterious Overturning Water out. When dealing with men, she was always full of confidence. All men in the world were the same. A glimpse of vulnerability and desperation, and they would kneel and fall at her feet.

"It’s too much trouble to meet. We can talk here."

Su Ran was not aware of the cunning manipulations she was playing. He asked in confusion, "You guys have already cleared the instance, why do you need my guide? You’re making a meal out of it!"

Her courage faltered at Su Ran’s comments, and she found it hard to keep her cool.

After a while, she finally recovered from the shock of his words, took a deep breath, and resumed communication, "Our clearance of the instance was only by chance, and we even had to stop halfway at 50%. But we were lucky enough to get intel about the Decay Bead from the one and only Wishing Bead we found. So, would you be interested in exchanging information?"

"How can I be sure this information is authentic?"

Immediately after hearing this, she was so enraged she could’ve exploded.

She, as the head of a major guild, was lacking credibility? This Overturning Water was indeed a strange creature!

"I swear on my character that this information is absolutely true."

Sighing, she patiently explained herself again. Her sincerity was palpable.

"Who knows if you have any character? I don’t even know you."

Su Ran came back with a killer blow, giving her no face at all.

She was in chaos.

"Alright then. Let’s make a system contract."

"That sounds more like it. When doing business, honesty is essential, especially with strangers."

Su Ran deliberately stressed the word "stranger." He did this to distance himself from his real identity as he once told her that half of the jurisdiction belonged to his Human Race identity.

However, Su Ran didn’t expect the awkward situation that would ensue when she found out...

"The system contract is signed. Tell me, how did you make it to 85%?"

She didn’t want to talk any more than necessary now. She didn’t even have the desire to carry on with the conversation. If it went on any longer, she might go crazy!

"First, tell me about your process of clearing the instance and let me see where you could’ve gone wrong."

"Of course, we started with the Cloud Mud Monster Boss, then..."

She began talking about her experience of clearing the Cloud City instance, and just as she got to the part about the Magic Sky Snake, Su Ran interjected.

"Did you check out the Magic Sky Snake’s den?"

"Den? There was no den. We looked everywhere at the bottom of the pool, but we found nothing."

"Uh, didn’t you notice that large boulder?"

"We did, but it wasn’t anything interesting. It was just an old rock with no value."

"......"

"The Life Core and Secret Realm Horn of the dragon are hidden inside it. And you just treat it like an old rock?"

"The Secret Realm Horn was hidden inside the rock? No wonder we couldn’t find it! So that’s the way it is~!"

She was surprised and found herself seeing the Cloud City instance from a fresh perspective. Her field of vision expanded.

"I really don’t know how you guys managed to clear the instance..."

Su Ran was perplexed. They managed to clear the instance without the Secret Realm Horn? Was the system going easy on them?

"We sought the Master of the City’s help. He was the one who found it."

She treated it as a matter of course, as this was, to her, the normal storyline.

"....."

Could Su Ran tell her that he’d even killed the Master of the City? As he saw it, there was a deeper secret in Cloud City that he hadn’t uncovered, especially regarding the Golden Ant and others. They were all variables, and who would end up as the Master of the City was uncertain to Su Ran.

Only when the instance was completely cleared and the truth revealed, would he be sure.

"But... we don’t have any miners who can work in fight..."

She looked troubled. While she had excellent miners, they didn’t have any gamers capable enough for combat, "My miners are all lifestyle-focused, with low levels. They can’t even enter the instance. What should we do?"

"That’s your problem. I’ve given you the walkthrough guide, so hurry up and tell me about the Decay Bead. I’m busy."

Suddenly, she lost all her confidence.

"Is there anyone in your team with strong mining skills? I could borrow them and return them after clearing the instance, would that work?"

"No, I don’t have time. Hurry up and send me the information about the Decay Bead. We have the system as a witness, you can’t go back on your word!"

"......"