Bai Ye pondered for a moment and said, "You want me to go in and help you bring the person out?"
Gao Ming nodded, "Yes."
Bai Ye asked, "What benefits will you give me?"
Gao Ming was stunned, "Huh?"
Bai Ye stated, "As I said, this matter has nothing to do with me. I provide information, and the information is correct. Whether you can't handle the restricted area is your problem. Whether you can't defeat the Cang Long Association is also your problem. If you want me to work, you need to show sincerity."
Gao Ming scratched his head. This answer...
It was a bit unexpected.
From Bai Ye's words, it seemed he was willing to act, but he wanted something in return.
Gao Ming cautiously asked, "Aren't you at odds with the people from the Cang Long Association?"
"Yes," Bai Ye replied, "but that's no reason for me to be your scapegoat."
Gao Ming thought for a moment, considering it half good news and half bad news.
Bai Ye's willingness to act meant he wasn't part of the Cang Long Association, and this was indeed an accident. Secondly, this was the first time Bai Ye had directly admitted to having a feud with the Cang Long Association.
The bad news was that Gao Ming didn't know what benefits to offer, as his leader hadn't specified.
Gao Ming thought for a moment, "I need to report to our leader."
Bai Ye smiled, "Alright!"
Having interacted more, Bai Ye had a good understanding of Gao Ming.
Gao Ming was capable, pragmatic, and not stupid, but he had a weakness: he wouldn't take action on his own if there was any hesitation.
In simple terms, Gao Ming lacked the ability to make independent decisions. If there was any doubt, he had to go find Stenson.
Such people could achieve things, but not great things.
"By the way," Bai Ye added, "tell your leader that if I act, it won't just be about bringing the person back."
Gao Ming looked confused, "What do you mean?"
Bai Ye replied, "I'll clear all three layers."
Gao Ming was surprised, "Are you serious?"
The virtual game restricted area that Bai Ye provided was a dungeon-like game mode. The first layer offered blue-quality items, the second layer yielded black-quality items, and the third layer offered red-quality items.
Furthermore, defeating the boss of each layer counted as clearing the layer, and each person could bring back three items.
The boss of the third layer was already difficult. Bai Ye had previously warned Gao Ming. Now, clearing it meant not only defeating the boss but also confronting the Cang Long Association, which significantly increased the difficulty.
Bai Ye stated, " I never go into a restricted area empty-handed. Do you think I'm going there for sightseeing?"
"This..." Gao Ming hesitated, "Wait a moment!"
Bai Ye nodded, "Go ahead!"
After hanging up the call, Bai Ye hummed a tune and started heading towards the area he had told Gao Ming about.
Bai Ye was absolutely confident that Stenson would agree.
If the Cang Long Association was also aiming for the third layer, they would definitely send their experts.
Therefore, if it was a matter of sacrificing a pawn to save the king, Stenson might not be willing to pay a huge price.
However, if the entire third layer was cleared, not only would each person get three blue, three black, and three red items, boosting their strength, but they could also strike a blow against the Cang Long Association. Stenson would definitely spare no effort.
The current question was what price Stenson could afford and how much courage he possessed.
About fifteen minutes later, the phone bug rang again.
"Hello!" Bai Ye answered the communication and asked, "Have you thought it through?"
Gao Ming replied, "First, there are currently seven people from our side in the virtual game. Our leader's intention is to add four more people to you, making a total of twelve. This is the maximum team size for clearing the third layer boss."
"Second, regarding the reward, our leader has provided three options. The first option is that after clearing the third layer, excluding the items you personally obtain, you will receive half of the total items we acquire."
"The second option is that if you provide information, the Evil Spirit Group will spare no effort to find an item for you."
"The third option is that our leader expressed willingness to increase the price."
Bai Ye said, "I'm not interested in the first or second. What does the third mean?"
A pile of red-quality items was quite tempting. Bai Ye had to admit that Stenson was willing to pay a lot. However, Bai Ye knew that the Evil Spirit Group was in a dire situation.
Seven people?
Were they kidding?
Bai Ye had told Gao Ming the maximum team size for each layer. If the Evil Spirit Group sent people, they would definitely enter in groups of twelve.
Having only seven people meant that five had been eliminated by the Cang Long Association. In such a situation, let alone obtaining that item, it would be a struggle for the remaining seven to even clear the third layer. Moreover, they might even encounter the Cang Long Association again.
So, as a last resort, if Bai Ye managed to succeed, he could at least take half of the items.
The problem was that red-quality items were no longer that appealing to Bai Ye.
Here, "appealing" did not mean that red-quality items would not improve Bai Ye's strength.
In the current environment, where everyone was happy to obtain a single black-quality item, and having red-quality items could help one reach the ranks of experts, red-quality items still offered improvement for Bai Ye.
However, this improvement was not significant. Bai Ye's strength was enough to bully most people, and in battles between experts, the focus was on top-tier combat power.
For example, if Bai Ye and Li Jiayi were to fight, would the outcome be determined by who had more red-quality items?
Of course not. It would depend on whose main combat items and abilities were stronger.
Was Li Jiayi's Infinite Void more terrifying, or was Bai Ye's Goro Goro no Mi more earth-shattering?
To put it more directly...
A pile of red-quality items could significantly raise Bai Ye's floor.
However, Bai Ye's floor was already quite high, so what difference would it make if it was raised further?
Bai Ye wanted to raise his ceiling!
As for the second option, it was also tempting but felt like an empty promise. Regardless of whether the Evil Spirit Group would go back on their word, with Bai Ye's pragmatic nature, anything he couldn't obtain was classified as trash, let alone something he couldn't even see.
Gao Ming didn't waste any more words, implying that they would choose the third option.
"Our leader has an item called..."
"Holy hell!" Bai Ye's pupils dilated instantly, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Are you kidding me? You guys actually managed to get your hands on something like this?"
Gao Ming stated, "Wish tasks!"
Bai Ye scoffed, "Are you trying to fool me? Current wish tasks can't yield this kind of item. If a wish task yields gold-quality rewards, you wouldn't be able to complete it."
Gao Ming replied, "That's right. So, we used a Wish Stone."
Bai Ye was taken aback. This was plausible. Wish Stones relied on luck, as they randomly generated wish task content. If one was lucky, they could indeed randomly get a wish task with a very high reward limit.
Bai Ye continued, "But it's still very difficult. You can't directly wish for this item."
"Correct. So, it requires another gamble with luck," Gao Ming explained. "First, use a Wish Stone to wish for content that provides wish task rewards without quality restrictions. However, you generally can't directly wish for gold-quality or even super-quality items, as there are limitations on wishes. This is where a little trick comes in."
Bai Ye asked curiously, "What trick?"
Bai Ye was genuinely curious. He had spent ten years in his previous life and participated in countless wish tasks. Were there still tricks he didn't know about?