Qi Xu nodded. "I need the 'Five Elements Spiritual Source.' I got reliable information that if you spend a total of 10,000 with the monster merchants, you have a chance to obtain it."
Qi Xu didn't want his relationship with the monster merchants to sour too much either; the favorability was already in the negative thirties...
Unexpectedly, after Qi Xu finished speaking, the three monster merchants looked at him strangely. "That's it? Nothing else?"
"That's all."
In an instant, the favorability values of the three monster merchants directly reset to zero. Qi Xu clicked his tongue.
Ah Green immediately rubbed his hands together, putting on an enthusiastic smile. "You should have said so earlier! If I'd known, I wouldn't have hidden. Come buy from me first; the probability of triggering the 'Five Elements Spiritual Source' appearance is highest with me."
"You're talking nonsense! How many times have you triggered it? The highest probability is clearly by spending with me." Ah Red also began vigorously recommending himself.
Ah Purple was even more exaggerated, directly pulling out his product panel. "Come on, freebie fiend. Everything's 50% off. As long as your final spending reaches 10,000, I absolutely won't have any complaints. Every item can be purchased three times."
Holding the "Good Luck" talisman, Qi Xu began looking at the goods. After the discount, the Vehicle Upgrade Card Blind Box, originally worth 500 Survival Coins, he bought three directly. There was a chance to open 1 to 999 Vehicle Upgrade Cards inside.
Was there any need to hesitate? After buying them, he immediately forwarded them to Bian. With a lucky charm like her around, probability-based puzzles were no problem at all.
Besides that, Qi Xu spotted another good item. Even at 50% off, it still cost 5,000 Survival Coins.
'Life Skill Package': "After use, you can arbitrarily master one life skill, such as cooking, tailoring, auto repair, carpentry, etc."
He decisively bought this one too. One more skill is never a burden. Whatever it turned out to be, it was better than nothing. As for Survival Coins, he had two or three hundred thousand lying in his account.
With Laicai around, Survival Coins would only increase, not decrease, in the future.
Finally, Qi Xu also bought three Full Self-Driving Systems and three Full-Auto Retrieval Mechanical Arms.
Although he had owned these things for a long time himself, it seemed some players in the golden group chat card didn't have them yet.
If his own people didn't need them, he could also have Laicai sell them. Good stuff was never hard to sell for a good price.
The total came to exactly 11,500.
After paying the fee, Qi Xu looked at Ah Purple expectantly. Ah Purple paused for two seconds, awkwardly grinning. "Sorry, didn't trigger it."
Ah Red and Ah Green were waiting for just that. They immediately squeezed forward. Ah Red was a step faster, being the first to open his product panel. The purchase rules were the same as Ah Purple's; each item could be bought up to three times.
"Come on, come on. The trigger rule: you get one item for free, and the rest need to add up to 10,000, okay?" Ah Red happily planted his hands on his hips, feeling for the first time that this freebie fiend was quite adorable.
There were five items in total: 'Universal Screwdriver,' 'Karaoke Family Bucket,' 'Seasoning Gift Pack,' 'Netherworld Chest,' and 'Dungeon Lethality Protection Card.'
Qi Xu calculated the prices and found that if he took the most expensive 'Netherworld Chest' for free, even if he bought all the rest, it still wouldn't reach 10,000. That was frustrating.
But there was no other way. He could only take the cheapest 'Universal Screwdriver' for free, then buy all the remaining items at full price, purchasing three of each, to successfully reach exactly 10,000 Survival Coins.
After a two-second pause, Qi Xu almost crushed the "Good Luck" talisman in his hand, but the opportunity to purchase the 'Five Elements Spiritual Source' still hadn't triggered.
He could only turn his gaze to Ah Green.
"Haha, come on! I told you, the trigger probability is highest with me. I'll allow you to buy one item at a 90% discount, the rest at normal price. The first item is limited to one purchase, the others can be bought three times each."
Qi Xu nodded helplessly. This was the last chance.
But the moment he saw Ah Green's product panel, Qi Xu got excited. Good grief, finally some top-tier loot! A Service Area Fragment had actually appeared!
Although only one could be purchased, it was at a 90% discount!
Its price was 1,000,000 Survival Coins. Even after the 90% discount, it still cost 100,000.
Qi Xu quickly scanned the other items. They were all unnecessary extras, useless to have and fine to go without, so he ignored them directly. Having money didn't mean he could spend it recklessly; thrift is a traditional virtue, after all.
So he only bought this single Service Area Fragment.
Ah Green was instantly shocked to the point of wanting to vomit blood. 100,000! Even after a 90% discount, it was still 100,000 Survival Coins! How long has this game been running? Why does a player have 100,000 Survival Coins saved up, and is willing to spend it on a single fragment!
This is a huge loss! If only he hadn't come to grab this opportunity! He was truly on the verge of tears, his heart bleeding with sorrow.
"The other items... are you sure you don't want them?"
Qi Xu was originally sure, but now he hesitated. Looking at Ah Green's gritted-teeth expression, Qi Xu felt that if he said no, Ah Green might just throw himself into the black fog and commit suicide.
"Well... I'll take them too. Pack them all up for me, three of each."
Only then did Ah Green, with trembling hands, calculate the total price.
"That will be 127,400 Survival Coins."
Even though Ah Green had the highest sales total, he was the only sad monster on the scene. Ah Red and Ah Purple were stifling their laughter beside him, their stomachs hurting from the effort.
Right after paying the bill, a light screen broadcast was directly triggered.
'Wow, I actually encountered a tycoon player! I have something good here that only tycoon players have a chance to encounter. Its name is Five Elements Spiritual Source. The cost is 80,000 Survival Coins. Do you need it?'
Qi Xu felt a twinge in his gums. It was really expensive. Making that special egg hatch was truly difficult! Luckily it fell into his hands. If it were with someone else, it might take years before they even had a chance to make it hatch successfully.
"Yes! Buy it!"
'Haha hehehe hmm, good! Congratulations, player, on successfully obtaining the Five Elements Spiritual Source!'
Finally, he got it! Although the process was a bit tortuous, it didn't matter. The special egg could hatch successfully soon.
Qi Xu didn't even have time to chat with the three monster merchants in front of him to boost favorability. "Please, enjoy the food. I have urgent matters to attend to. Sorry for the poor hospitality."
After speaking, he instantly dashed back to his vehicle, took out the 1,000 energy stones and all the various materials the special egg needed. The special egg instantly absorbed everything around it into its body.
Then the light screen prompted: [Time remaining until the top-tier pet egg hatches successfully: 100 hours.]
Qi Xu's excitement was for nothing. He thought he was about to meet the little guy. He let out a heavy sigh.
After settling the special egg properly, Qi Xu walked back down. The crayfish did smell quite delicious, freshly stir-fried. It would be a shame not to have a few bites.
The three monster merchants saw Qi Xu come out again and smiled unnaturally. "Well, you don't need to keep us company."
There was only so much crayfish. An extra mouth meant more competition for food! That human chef's cooking was really getting better and better! It was laughable, really. Coming here for survival, his strength hadn't increased much, but his culinary skills were skyrocketing. Truly magical.
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