PNB Chapter 304 Opening the Box: Lu Chen! A Ruthless Character Who Treats Players Like Tools
Chapter 304 Opening the Box: Lu Chen! A Ruthless Character Who Treats Players Like Tools
[Ding! Repair Pack Purchase Successfully!]
Shen Yu spent 688 million to restore and perfect the Blessing Platform in Tu Miaoling's space.
This thing can guarantee a 100% success rate for prayers, so it's quite useful.
"I spent over 2680 million in one go, feeling great!" He checked his spending records and realized he was just over 1 million short of reaching VIP level 9!
Since Zhu Qingcheng was going to find Luo Hongxi, Shen Yun told Tu Miaoling her location and asked her to take her there.
The rest of the journey went smoothly.
With the exaggerated boost from Tu Miaoling's talismans, the two of them swept through the enemy lines and discovered many valuable items.
On the other hand, Luo Hongxi and her duo had relatively fewer gains.
Because her pills didn't have the same exaggerated effects as Tu Miaoling's, but fortunately her strength was not weak, and Shi Man's combat power was also extremely strong, they did not encounter any danger along the way.
'If only Hongxi's pills had the same multiplier as Miaoling's...' Shen Yun felt a little regretful.
This would undoubtedly greatly enhance Luo Hongxi's strength.
Suddenly his eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh:
'A secondary profession boost?! I almost forgot about Lu Chen!!'
In his previous life, his second role, Lu Chen, was a blacksmith with a magical talent: amplifying the power of items!
This ability is rarely heard of in the Xuan Tian Continent, and Shen Yun suspects that Lu Chen obtained it by completing a role-playing quest.
The reason for the suspicion is that the two people's relationship level was not high at the time, and the characters had a protection mechanism, so the player could not see the notification of the rewards obtained.
Regardless of whether this talent was obtained through a quest, Shen Yun had also helped the other party complete other character quests and used it frequently for daily intelligence.
But Lu Chen only accepts benefits, and his favorability only increases little by little.
'That ingrate! Just thinking about it makes me furious!' Shen Yun's expression turned slightly cold.
He asked himself if he had ever harmed the other party, especially in the early stages of the bond, so how could the player allow the character to take risks?
Otherwise, who will help players find favor items later on?
Therefore, Shen Yun could understand why the other party initially showed little favorability, believing it was due to their strong defensiveness.
But after getting to know him better, I realized he was incredibly cunning; he was actually fishing!
By cultivating a favorable relationship, you gradually get him to help you and gain benefits from it to strengthen yourself.
Shen Yun became alarmed because of one incident: Lu Chen had casually mentioned that he should make contact with the people behind the scenes in real life so that the alliance could benefit from it.
This shows that this person actually knows everything, and his wolfish ambition is just to take advantage of him!
The relationship between Luo Hongxi and him, where they complemented and mutually benefited each other, is fundamentally different.
After that, Shen Yun completely gave up on this guy and let him fend for himself.
However, he was killed by someone later.
In fact, Shen Yun had suspected that Lu Chen had bound himself to other players before him, and might have been tricked, which caused this situation.
He just didn't bother to investigate further at the time.
'At this point in time, has he been bound to someone...?' Thinking of this, Shen Yun opened the [Backstage Information Device] and entered Lu Chen's name.
[Five Mountain Cities of Qingtian Kingdom: Lu Chen]
[The player behind the scenes: Wang Jia, resident of No. 24, Limin Community, Tianshui City]
[Wang Jia's Personal Information: Three-Star Demon Suppressor of Tianshui City]
'As expected! Perhaps Wang Jia tricked him before?' Shen Yun murmured.
'Go and take a look; maybe it will clear up your doubts…'
Seeing that his character was temporarily unharmed, he quickly headed towards Tianshui City...
……
No. 24, Limin Residential Area.
"You're just using me! Using me!!" Wang Jia, inside the bedroom, smashed everything in sight as if she had gone mad.
In order for the character Lu Chen to obtain resources, she even offered herself to a man in his sixties!
But Lu Chen wasn't satisfied yet; he wanted her to meet even more people!
This is clearly a form of psychological manipulation (PUA) on her.
But she couldn't bear to confront Lu Chen, and hated her own weakness, only able to vent her incompetence by caring for herself.
But gradually, the expression on her face calmed down, her eyes became vacant, and she murmured to herself:
"Lu Chen and I met when the game started..."
After Shen Yun, who had controlled her with his divine soul, appeared, he listened carefully to her story, his gaze gradually sharpening:
"You really are cold-hearted by nature..."
As expected, there are all kinds of birds in a big forest. This woman and Lu Chen both have a 56% favorability rating, but she's just a tool for the other party.
“Today I had Grandpa Liu’s virtual character help Lu Chen complete a character quest, but the quest is quite difficult and requires a formation master to break the barrier.” Under hypnosis, Wang Jia slowly explained:
"The old man happened to know a real-life friend who was a cloud-based character who was a formation master. But the old man asked me to spend the night with his friend and even demanded that I wear the uniform of the Demon Suppression Bureau and play a three-person cosplay scene where we were apprehending criminals and being countered by the other two."
“I told Lu Chen I didn’t want to, but he said we were just one step away from getting the reward, and told me to grit my teeth and hold on. I know he’s a blacksmith, and that item with the secondary profession amplification effect is very important to him, but I’m not a tool! I did this because I like him…”
'Three people cosplaying? The old man is really showing off...' Shen Yun twitched the corner of his mouth.
This woman is love-struck; she still won't cut ties with Lu Chen even after all this.
Of course, this is not the point.
The key item is the [Secondary Profession Enhancement Item]!
"Looking at it this way, Lu Chen received this reward before me." Shen Yun finally understood.
He discovered Lu Chen's ability much later on; he had been kept in the dark about it until now.
From another perspective, Lu Chen is still capable.
Not only did they manipulate Wang Jia, but they also kept his talent a secret from him for so long.
bang bang bang! ! !
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door outside the hall.
Shen Yun scanned the area with his divine sense and saw that it was two elderly men in their fifties or sixties wearing hats who had come to visit:
"Wow, he even brought a bag of toys?"
After subduing the two men, the door opened automatically, and once they entered, they revealed their origins:
"After the deal was completed, Lu Chen asked us to kill her because this woman could not bring him any greater benefits."
'Ruthless, quite something…' Shen Yun muttered to himself, rubbing his chin.
'Chronologically speaking, I'm the second player to bind it to him... Since you haven't obtained this enhancement item yet, I guess I'll just have to accept it!'
Such a good prop, it's perfect for Lu Chen to take to the Pearl City of Meng, and for Hong Xi to have!
However, the prerequisite is that this item is not bound to him; he must be able to obtain it.
After learning the locations of the three characters from them, Shen Yun opened the character interface and notified Ling Qingxue, who was consolidating her cultivation:
"Qingxue, go to Danghun Mountain in the Eastern Region's Mengshan Kingdom. There are three cultivators exploring a secret realm there. One of them is named Lu Chen. Find an opportunity to seize his opportunity; it might help Hongxi."
Ling Qingxue slowly opened her eyes, without the slightest doubt:
"I will obey your decree, young master!"
After saying that, she disappeared into the space...
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