Looking at the attribute window in front of me, my head buzzed.
How many years have passed? How many times have I not been deceived?
Since the second year I started playing online games, I have never been deceived again, no matter how ingenious the scam was, I could always spot it.
But today, I was actually deceived by an NPC!
A lesson, "When a person thinks they are smart, it is the easiest time to be deceived." Many people have said this, and I have also taught others this way countless times.
Standing there dumbly, thinking that 500,000 world coins had just slipped away from me, my heart was bleeding.
Two voices came from my ears: "Hey, someone else has been deceived by Jenofonte again. Why can such an easily detectable scam always deceive people?" "Yes, his noble clothing looks like something from decades ago that has become outdated."
I looked up at Jenofonte, my mouth twitched a few times, and after a long moment, I said, "You, you really have no other skills?"
Jenofonte still nodded very gracefully: "Yes, Lord, I only have this one skill."
I pitifully asked, "Me, can we have a discussion? Look, I don't need you to follow me and give me your freedom. Could you return half the money to me?"
Jenofonte frowned: "Absolutely not. I have very high professional ethics. How could I take the money and not do anything for the master? Of course, if Lord really doesn't like me and wants to terminate the contract, I will accept it with regret."
I sighed. How could I terminate the contract? The penalty for breach of contract is 100,000! This guy must have calculated it all in advance.
I gritted my teeth, "I don't want you to return the money or the penalty. Can we terminate the contract like this? You can continue... continue to earn money from others, follow me, and you'll have to endure hardship."
Jenofonte's eyes showed sadness and melancholy: "No, I have traveled all over the world, only to find a clear-minded master who can allow me to exert my abilities. Money is not important to me at all!"
I was shocked. I wanted to kill him. I wanted...
I stumbled out of the talent market, just about to go out when Jenofonte kindly reminded me from behind: "Lord, don't you want to visit the intelligence market? I think the lord seems to like collecting some special talents. There should be intelligence information there."
Damn it, you think I "like" collecting your kind of "special" talents!
However, this guy's words still reminded me. It was really a good idea.
Slowly searching for "talent intelligence" in the intelligence market, the cheapest intelligence was worth 10 gold coins, and the high-end ones cost 1,000 gold coins. Of course, I didn't want to buy the high-end ones, and I had already spent 10,000 when I just spent 300 gold coins.
With 300 gold coins, I bought six intelligence reports on management and finance talents.
The intelligence was really too expensive. Among the talents in these reports, none of them were particularly outstanding in terms of experience.
Suddenly, a thought struck me, and I shouted loudly: "I want to hire a professional spy. Is there anyone here applying?"
Just because Jenofonte was 10 levels higher than me earlier, I had simply investigated and didn't find his level. If I had a spy by my side, it wouldn't have happened!
At the same time, my territory construction also needed a lot of economic, resource, and political intelligence.
The market was quiet for a moment, and then several black-clad masked men raised their hands and walked towards me.
I checked their information one by one. Some were assassins, and some were tea house staff, with prices ranging from 5 gold coins to 100 gold coins per day.
Just as I was about to make a decision, suddenly I heard Jenofonte shout: "Lord, there's still one raising their hand here."
I looked in his direction, but saw a thin young man sitting at a table, lazily raising his left hand. Hey, this is really a big shot! Sitting here and talking to me, he must be someone with some substance.
I walked over there myself. Strange, all the other black-clad people sat back down quietly. Could it be that they all had self-awareness and couldn't defeat this young man?
I cast a scouting spell. This young man had already opened his attribute panel.
"Pathfinder, hidden profession: Spy, level 100. Strength 1, Constitution 1, Agility 1000, Willpower 1, HP 10... Scouting skill: Master level. Hidden skill: Master level."
Oh my god, except for agility, all his attributes are exactly like I was back then. A sense of closeness welled up inside me.
I don't know how much such a talent is worth. I carefully said, "Young man, how much are you asking for?"
The young man raised his head. His eyes gave me the first impression of "melancholy". The eyeballs were dark gray, the eyelids were light gray, and even the gaze was gray.
The young man said calmly, "1 gold coin per day, and you can terminate the contract at any time."
I let out a sigh, stood there blankly, no way!
I repeatedly looked at that attribute panel clearly. It was true, it was indeed a hidden profession, it was indeed 1000 agility, and it was indeed a master-level skill! This time, I would definitely not be deceived!
It seems that God still has his own mercy for me! I shouted, "Sign the contract!"
Jenofonte coughed beside me, "How can you terminate the contract at any time? What if the Lord we have here needs you, but you run away? Or add a clause, the defaulter pays a penalty of 10,000 gold coins."
I nodded, immediately adding the penalty clause to the contract.
The young man didn't even look at the contract and signed it.
My mood improved greatly in an instant and smiled, "Pathfinder? Come on, let's go."
Suddenly, my body froze.
I saw the Pathfinder slowly leaving behind the table. The chair he was sitting on was not an ordinary one, but - a wheelchair!
This spy was actually disabled!
I stood there stupidly, couldn't it be that I was cheated twice in one day!
Fortunately, this time the loss was only 1 gold coin per day, but my mental loss fee!
Jenofonte coughed, "Actually, fate was once the best spy on the continent, but due to an accident..."
I screamed, "Enough! I'm fed up with this!"
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"Even when crying, I forgot how to cry with my eyes; even when regretting, I forgot how to regret in my heart.
The无形 pressure made me so tired. I began to feel a little difficult to breathe. I slowly began to lower my defense, slowly regret, slowly cry.
Men cry, cry, cry, it's not a sin..."
Listening to this old song that Zhao Xue'er played for me, I felt even more sad.
So sad, why did I greedily take the 50,000 bonus and fight with the holy demon Shexue? Why couldn't I see through that fraudster's scheme? 555555, so regretful!
It's already the second day since I was deceived, a total of 30 hours. I'm still in pain over my 10,000 gold coins. This song playing, it brings up countless sad memories for me. It's so uncomfortable!
Suddenly, Zhao Xue'er's startled cry rang in my ears, "Oh my god, you, you're crying, you, did you really hear this song? 555555, doctor! Doctor! Come quickly!"
I froze. Really? I really cried!
Then, there were countless footsteps, various examinations.
However, this time, it was just a very simple examination, and the doctor announced, "The patient's condition has not improved significantly. Being in a vegetative state and crying is not a rare thing. Because their brain has not necrosed, certain nerves are active, which is normal. However, this does not allow them to wake up. Everyone, go back."
Zhao Xue'er argued anxiously with the doctor, but it was of no use. Soon, the surrounding area became quiet again. Zhao Xue'er's voice carried a mixture of anger and sadness: "Chen Jun, I believe you must have improved compared to before. I trust my intuition! If you hear me, please try to move your eyelids, okay?"
I desperately tried to move my eyelids, but my soul couldn't break through the black space. It only made me bounce back, and my soul was about to disintegrate. I didn't know under what circumstances I had shed those tears earlier.
Zhao Xue'er firmly said: "I must find some more skilled doctors to treat you. Well, ask my former teacher to help me inquire. You should also strive harder, okay?"
55555, I wanted to cry again, but it seemed that the life support system didn't replenish enough water for me, so the tears wouldn't come out.
With an excited mood, I returned to the game. Senorita sent a message: "The application was successful. 14:00 - 15:00."
Oh, my mood improved a lot. I sat up from the bed and saw Jenofonte sitting quietly reading in front of the table. I nodded repeatedly: "A good teacher can be a good influence."
I walked to the table, and I was stunned. Jenofonte was drooling.
I heavily shook him awake: "Look at how you look like!"
Jenofonte woke up with a cry and kept blaming himself: "Oh, yes, this way of behaving doesn't match my noble status. Well, sir, are you not using the bed now? Can I let you lie down for a while?"
I angrily said: "You have no skills at all. You just eat my food shamelessly and don't feel ashamed? Keep reading!"
Jenofonte sighed: "I've been reading for a whole day and night. Although I'm very studious, I'm not indestructible. Well, Lord, you don't need the bed now, right? Let me lie down for a while?"
I said angrily: "You have no skills at all. You just eat my food shamelessly and don't feel ashamed? Keep reading!"
Jenofonte thought for a moment and finally decided with determination: "Actually, there's one thing I've been too ashamed to mention. Well, I, I can't read..."
I fainted to the ground.
14:00, I arrived at the game field outside the Sunset City game hall on time. Looking at the banner hanging at the entrance of the game hall and the several times more crowded crowd than usual, I smiled on my face.
The banner read: "To commemorate the 162nd anniversary of the birth of the great XXX Doctor, the Sea Sky Group is holding a prize game event at the Sunset City game hall. The event time is 14:00 - 15:00 on September 6, 2050. All players are free during the event period."
I entered the game hall and immediately heard Senorita's clear and melodious singing, it was "Fairy Tales". Senorita's expert-level third-grade singing technique was achieved thanks to my teaching her the methods, and it took me only a short time to learn the entire "Fairy Tale Melody".
It's just a pity that the "Fairy Tale Melody" I discovered couldn't be sung by me yet. It was because my skills were too poor.
I walked to the podium: "Miss, I want to claim my prize."
"Oh, congratulations, sir... Um, sir, there's no information about you winning a prize?"
"It's like this, the prizes I won here before, I'm taking them out today as well."
"Well, sir, I'm afraid that's not possible... Um, we don't know either. We need to ask the manager."
I made a gesture, and Senorita immediately jumped off the stage: "During this time, I am the highest responsible person here. Please ask sir what you need help with?"
"That is,..." ,... "Understood? I just want to extract the reward."
"Oh, this is a small matter, dear sister. You know that you all have to follow my instructions during this period, right?"
"Yes, that's true. The higher-ups have given the notice. You have the highest control over the game area for this hour. So, let's do it according to your wishes."
One minute later, I equipped the "Tiger God Set" and slowly admired its attributes.
"Tiger God Set, a growth equipment, currently at the gold level. It includes the Tiger God Helmet, Tiger God Armor, Tiger God Boots, Tiger God Left and Right Wrist Guards."
"Increases physical defense by 150, magic defense by 90, strength by 30, constitution by 20, agility by 30, HP by 60.
Resists physical attacks by 15%, can automatically generate an intermediate protective shield, partially resisting Paralysis, hypnotism and other abnormal state attacks."
"Charge Technique", "Impact Technique", "Earthquake Technique", "Domestication Technique", "Tear Slash" skills are upgraded to level one.
Self-borne spells: "Tiger Roar of the World" available at level 40, the rest of the skills are unknown.
I laughed loudly several times, I'm so happy! This wasn't enough to satisfy me, huh? Isn't there a ready-made skill for this?
"Tiger Roar of the World!" "Roar -!" "Roar -!" "Roar -!"
A team of knights rushed over quickly and shouted loudly: "You, stop immediately, you have caused the highest level of noise pollution! A fine of 1000 gold coins will be imposed!" ...