Hidden from view, Qin Feng was smirking.
When he first encountered this "Ya Li," he didn't recognize her.
After all, in his past life, he had met countless people; how could he remember them all?
But upon hearing "Da Jiang Industries," Qin Feng remembered.
The young lady before him was Jiang Li, the daughter of the chairman of Da Jiang Industries!
This woman had committed numerous ruthless acts in the past life.
For instance...
She bought tradable lifespans with cash, but once back in reality, she reneged on the deal and even killed her victims under the pretense of paying them.
At least ten people had fallen to her schemes.
By then, society was already in chaos.
Murders in reality were no longer rare.
Jiang Li, leveraging the lifespans she had acquired, coupled with her hidden profession, rose rapidly!
Qin Feng recalled that Jiang Li didn't face her downfall until the fourth or fifth year after the game God's Abandonment descended.
Of course, these events had little to do with him.
In his previous life, he focused on upgrading with Qin Xiaoyou and had no interactions with Jiang Li.
As for now, Qin Feng certainly wouldn't fall for her lies.
One million RMB?
At present, such an amount was still valuable, but only if one could live to spend it.
Currently, while Qin Feng was stronger than everyone else in God's Abandonment, he was still just an ordinary person in reality.
Behind Jiang Li was Da Jiang Industries, which employed a horde of enforcers!
Would Qin Feng dare to accept cash?
Accepting it would be a death sentence!
"Moreover, cash will soon lose its value in this world."
"Soon, the entire world's currency will be — lifespan!"
Hence, Qin Feng maintained his cold demeanor.
He couldn't be bothered to pay attention to Jiang Li!
Qin Feng's attitude left Jiang Li momentarily stunned; she hadn't expected someone to resist the temptation of one million.
Jiang Li frowned, "Shadow, you might be strong in this game, but no one knows what's going on with it. If you stick with me, I promise you a life of luxury — cars, houses, women, anything you want!"
Qin Feng waved her off, "If you're not buying anything, move aside and don't interfere with my business."
"You!"
Jiang Li nearly exploded with anger.
Since childhood, she had been the treasured darling of her family and, in the eyes of others, the cherished daughter of Da Jiang Industries, pampered by the chairman. Who dared to disrespect her?
She had never been treated like this before!
A hint of malice flashed in Jiang Li's eyes, though she quickly masked it.
She smiled, "Alright, if you're not interested, let's leave it at that."
Turning to leave, her expression grew dark again.
Qin Feng watched her retreating figure, unbothered.
"At this point, no one knows that tradable lifespans can be used to extract equipment and skills into reality..."
"No one knows that God's Abandonment will soon shatter the world's order."
"Only personal strength is the foundation of everything..."
As for Jiang Li, the background she prided herself on would soon become utterly meaningless!
...
Leaving Shell Town's central plaza, Jiang Li began plotting how to uncover Qin Feng's true identity.
At that moment, a young man with a tattoo on his arm approached Jiang Li.
"Sister Li, my name's Mao Lijun, but you can call me Old Mao."
The young man grinned, "I'm level 2 now and know a few tricks for leveling up. I can help you level up. Is that one million RMB still on the table?"
Hearing this, Jiang Li arched an eyebrow, "Tricks? What kind of tricks?"
The young man, known as Old Mao, said, "Normally, I wouldn't share this, but since it's you... To show my sincerity, I'll tell you this: to level up now, you must allocate all five initial attribute points to agility."
"This way, we can run just a bit faster than the Crawlers... Do you get it?"
Jiang Li seemed to grasp the concept but soon furrowed her brow.
She had already allocated her initial five points to strength.
Thinking higher damage was everything.
But she didn't expect to be overwhelmed by hordes of Crawlers...
"Fine, you can help me level up."
Jiang Li quickly agreed, "However, you're not as strong as Shadow. I can give you five hundred thousand. Deal? Get me to level 3, and I'll pay you in cash in reality."
Old Mao agreed readily, "No problem."
As he spoke, Old Mao thought to himself, "Shadow may be strong, but he's not very smart. Turning down an easy one million? What an idiot."
Little did he know what kind of person Jiang Li was.
That five hundred thousand...
Was not as easy to earn as it seemed.
...
On Qin Feng's side, he soon sold all his items.
Compared to skill books, equipment was much cheaper.
He had two bronze-level items left, one for warriors and one for priests, both with mediocre attributes, each sold for only thirty to forty days of tradable lifespan.
As for the other low-grade equipment and skill books, the prices were even lower.
After selling all ten items, Qin Feng accumulated nearly three hundred days of tradable lifespan.
[Tradable Lifespan: 546 days!]
"Not bad."
"By now, that Cursed One should have evolved to silver level, right?"
Qin Feng packed up and left Shell Town.
In stealth mode, he swiftly headed towards the Cursed One's location.
On the way, he noticed a young man called Old Mao leading Jiang Li out, seemingly ready to help her level up.
One glance told Qin Feng what fate awaited Old Mao...
But, of course, he had no intention of warning him.
To Qin Feng, as long as no one bothered him, he couldn't care less about other matters.
Ten minutes later.
Qin Feng ventured deep into the Dark Forest!
Arriving at the location where he had previously spotted the Cursed One, sure enough, the boss had evolved to silver level, surrounded by gray mist, still advancing...
"From silver to gold, the evolution will take at least seven or eight hours."
"No need to wait."
Qin Feng decided to act.
Golden bosses would be plentiful later on; there was no need to wait here. Taking down the boss now to grow stronger was the right path!
This area was fraught with danger.
The forest was teeming with monsters.
Only Qin Feng, with his permanent stealth, could reach here.
Without hesitation, he silently approached the Cursed One, which resembled a withered tree, and unleashed his Venomous Dart, hitting the boss directly in the head!
"A silver boss has two to three times the health of a bronze boss."
"Just two or three Venomous Darts."
Qin Feng threw the dart and vanished.
The Cursed One was instantly severely wounded, losing almost a quarter of its health, continuously taking poison damage!
But as it turned...
There was no one in sight!
This enraged the Cursed One, emitting a furious sound. Its skeletal arms rose, gray elemental energy swirling in its hands, gathering, then — expanding!
A massive area-of-effect skill, spanning over twenty meters, erupted, engulfing its surroundings!