Bai Ye asked strangely, "Is there a problem?"
Seth replied, "My identity as a proxy Shinigami only proves I'm not an infiltrator, but how do I explain placing the markers? Therefore, revealing myself as a proxy Shinigami offers me no benefit whatsoever. On the contrary, if I can maintain my proxy Shinigami identity and escape successfully, I'll have hope of continuing the mission later."
Bai Ye nodded and said, "So, is the mission still ongoing?"
Seth nodded.
Bai Ye then stated, "Alright, then it's time to discuss our problem. If I help you escape from here, what benefits do you plan to give me?"
Seth was angry with Bai Ye for tricking him earlier, but he didn't get angry at this question.
There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
If Bai Ye had offered help directly, Seth would have suspected that Bai Ye intended to trick him again.
Seth asked, "What do you want?"
Bai Ye replied, "That depends on what you have."
Seth began to think. He did have some good items, but this wasn't a simple exchange. The ultimate goal of completing the mission was the reward, and there was only one reward, which couldn't be split in half. Moreover, Seth couldn't offer something better than the reward, otherwise, he would appear foolish.
And this was the crux of the problem…
Seth didn't know how powerful Kidō #63 was.
Kidō was a type of magic mastered by Shinigami, with varying strengths. To know its power, one either had to obtain it or witness it firsthand. Kūkaku hadn't shown Seth Kidō #63.
After thinking for a while, Seth said, "I have a Zanpakutō."
Bai Ye asked, "What quality is it?"
Seth replied, "White."
"Isn't that trash?" Bai Ye rolled his eyes. "This is a hidden mission. Are you asking for my help with trash? Does that make any sense?"
Seth asked, "How do you know it's a hidden mission?"
Wasn't that obvious?
Seireitei was a restricted area, but having entered Seireitei now, it had nothing to do with the restricted area, nor were there any restricted area missions. It was clear it could only be a hidden mission.
Bai Ye asked, "Just tell me, is it or not?"
Seth nodded helplessly, "It's a hidden mission, but what does a hidden mission mean? No one knows what the reward will be until it's in hand…"
Bai Ye directly interrupted, "Do you believe that yourself when you say it? It's a hidden mission, and apart from not having God's Stone fragments, many hidden mission rewards are better than restricted area missions."
Seth hesitated for a moment, then said, "Give me a definite answer, what kind of benefits do you want?"
Bai Ye stated, "No less than blue quality. The type of item doesn't matter, nor does whether I can use it. In short, the quality must be at least blue. How about that?"
Seth looked at Bai Ye with a strange expression. "You don't want to take the Golden Thread Robe back and get my Black Order uniform for free, do you?"
Bai Ye replied, "You can use the Golden Thread Robe for trade, but I don't really want it right now. I can't wear a robe over it, can I? Do you think I'm wearing leggings!"
Seth shook his head. "Your demands are too high. My reward might only be blue quality as well."
"But that's a Shinigami's Kidō, a technique, not an item," Bai Ye said with a smile. "You seem to have some strength and quite a few good items. You should know that in the World Battlefield, directly enhancing oneself is the top priority. Weapons, items, equipment, these are secondary because they can be accidentally damaged, lost, or there are various possibilities that can cause them to disappear suddenly, or no longer be yours. Therefore, only things that directly affect oneself can permanently make oneself stronger and are truly one's own."
After Seth thought for a moment, he asked, "Are you sure you can really help me complete the mission?"
Bai Ye replied, "I'm sure."
Seth asked, "You'll give me the item afterward?"
"That won't do," Bai Ye said. "What if you run away?"
"What if you run away?" Seth looked at Bai Ye with disdain. "Besides, you ran away once before."
Bai Ye explained, "The situation is different. We are currently imprisoned together. How could I take the item and run? Moreover, if I were to run, you could run with me, wouldn't that also get you out?"
As Bai Ye spoke, he walked to the cage door and looked outside. "You have twenty-four hours to consider. It's almost dawn now, and we can't break out during the day. We have to wait for nightfall again."
Seth didn't respond but truly fell into thought. After about half an hour, Seth seemed to have made up his mind and took out a Zanpakutō.
"A blue quality Zanpakutō!" Seth said. "But just escaping here isn't enough. You must ensure I complete the mission."
Bai Ye replied, "Alright, it's just a simple matter!"
Seth was also decisive. Since he had made up his mind, he no longer hesitated and directly threw the Zanpakutō in his hand to Bai Ye.
Bai Ye casually took the Zanpakutō, and a light screen appeared before his eyes.
Senbonzakura (Zanpakutō) (Blue): A broad-bladed assault-type Zanpakutō. Depending on the strength of spiritual power, it can achieve Shikai, incomplete Bankai, and Bankai. Effects: Shikai (transforms into a serpentine broad blade with a narrow edge, which can extend and retract freely to attack enemies). Incomplete Bankai (named Gabimaru Zerenpou, a giant viper blade shaped like a baboon's head, with a body of over a hundred segments, each of which can be freely detached and reconnected). Bankai (named Souou Zerenpou, the right hand transforms into a snake-head bone-biting blade, with a giant snake tail coiled around the waist, and the left arm can transform into the giant left arm of the baboon king).
Bai Ye glanced at the description of the Zanpakutō and exclaimed inwardly, "Good stuff!"
After his exclamation, Bai Ye looked at Seth again, thinking that this guy didn't know his stuff!
But Bai Ye quickly felt that the words "didn't know his stuff" weren't entirely accurate.
The correct way to put it would be that many things are understood gradually with time. The World Battlefield has only been open for a full two months at most, so even those who have spent a long time in the Rukongai are not sufficiently familiar with Zanpakutō.
But Bai Ye knew very well that within this area, the most valuable thing was the Zanpakutō.
Judging the quality of a Zanpakutō involved looking at its quality, and on the other hand, its Shikai and Bankai.
Trash Zanpakutō only had Shikai, and their power and effects after release were relatively poor. Powerful Zanpakutō possessed Bankai, and their power and effects after release were exceptionally strong.
This Zanpakutō, although only blue quality, had incomplete Bankai and a complete Bankai, clearly belonging to the top-tier blue quality Zanpakutō, an advanced item that could infinitely approach black quality!
But Seth clearly didn't know these details.
Therefore, if it were an ordinary blue quality item, exchanging it for a hidden mission reward that could improve one's strength would definitely be a profitable deal.
However, exchanging this Zanpakutō, it was hard to say whether Seth had made a profit or not.
But…
What did that have to do with Bai Ye?
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