"Why are you blocking the way? Are you an idiot?"
Bai Ye's shoulder was suddenly bumped, and he snapped back to reality.
Bai Ye watched the man walk past him without bothering to argue. He then headed towards the standee of the Evil Spirit Gang.
The Evil Spirit Gang's standee had two main points.
The first was recruitment, and the second was acquisition.
"Young man, are you interested?" A young man, seeing Bai Ye standing in front of the standee, immediately approached him enthusiastically. "Do you know about the Hidden Dragon Society? Have they been chasing you? Those guys are extremely vile..."
"Stop..."
Bai Ye already knew that in the early stages of recruitment, the Evil Spirit Gang used the Hidden Dragon Society as a gimmick.
The general idea was to gather people who had been bullied by the Hidden Dragon Society.
If you hadn't been bullied by the Hidden Dragon Society, it didn't matter.
The members of the Evil Spirit Gang would tell you that the Hidden Dragon Society was a very wicked organization, numerous and powerful, hunting others everywhere, snatching fragments of God Stones, and collectively entering restricted areas to monopolize mission rewards and slaughter other chosen ones within.
So...
You don't want to be bullied by the Hidden Dragon Society, right?
You don't want to be isolated and helpless when besieged by the Hidden Dragon Society, right?
Besides this, there was, of course, a hidden implication...
You also want to bully others like the Hidden Dragon Society, and snatch fragments of God Stones, right?
You also want a group to monopolize restricted areas and get the mission rewards, right?
Very well, we have reached a consensus.
Join the Evil Spirit Gang, and you can have all of this.
Bai Ye knew these things all too well, so he decisively interrupted the other person.
Bai Ye had no interest in joining the Evil Spirit Gang. Moreover, Bai Ye always felt that the Evil Spirit Gang's rise in his previous life was not only because their leader, Harvey, was a smart person, but also because...
The early president of the Hidden Dragon Society was an idiot.
Because the Evil Spirit Gang offered these things, the Hidden Dragon Society could have offered them too.
By joining the Hidden Dragon Society, you naturally wouldn't be bullied by them.
By joining the Hidden Dragon Society, you could also join them in bullying others.
So, why must it be the Evil Spirit Gang?
If Bai Ye were the president of the Hidden Dragon Society, he would recruit with the same conditions.
This was a winning hand, and it could completely curb the development of the Evil Spirit Gang.
Unfortunately, the current president of the Hidden Dragon Society might not have a good head on his shoulders, always focusing on developing his own world's chosen ones as the core.
Initially, they were always consolidating their forces and never considered recruiting, which gave the Evil Spirit Gang an opportunity to develop.
Sometimes, a thoughtful leader is indeed important.
At least in Bai Ye's previous life, the Hidden Dragon Society wasn't considered a complete waste of a good hand, but without comparison, there was no harm.
If you knew about the rise of the Evil Spirit Gang and then compared it to the Hidden Dragon Society, the level of the leaders of the two factions was clearly not on the same tier.
However, what did this have to do with Bai Ye?
Bai Ye had no intention of doing anything about the Hidden Dragon Society. After all, they had a foundation and would definitely develop. But regarding the Evil Spirit Gang, Bai Ye didn't mind giving them a little help.
"I don't plan to join you," Bai Ye said, pointing to the "acquisition" words. "I have something I want to sell, but it's a bit special. I don't think ordinary people can give me a satisfactory reward, but perhaps your Evil Spirit Gang can."
"Oh?" The man didn't mind Bai Ye's refusal. He smiled and said, "I wonder what you plan to sell that needs to be described as 'special'."
Bai Ye said, "Restricted Area!"
The man was stunned. "Restricted Area?"
Could restricted areas be sold?
Bai Ye glanced at the standee. "You really hate the Hidden Dragon Society, don't you?"
The man nodded. "Of course. I almost died at their hands. So, don't I have reason to hate them?"
Bai Ye smiled and said, "Then you should be very clear about the Hidden Dragon Society's modus operandi, right?"
The man said, "Indeed, I know quite a bit."
Bai Ye said, "Then you should know how they deal with restricted areas. When they find a restricted area, they don't enter immediately. Instead, they gather enough people and then activate the restricted area."
The man nodded. "This way, they have enough manpower to slaughter others wantonly within the restricted area and have a high probability of completing the restricted area mission."
Bai Ye said, "So, why can't the restricted area be sold?"
As Bai Ye spoke, he took out a fragment of the Heart of Dawn. "With this item, one can enter the Primordial Domain."
The man looked at the Heart of Dawn, hesitated, and said, "I need to find someone to discuss this with. This is the first time I've encountered someone trying to sell a restricted area."
Bai Ye casually extended his hand. "Please, be my guest."
The man took out a paper crane and handed it to Bai Ye. "I need some time. You can browse around for now. I will contact you with the paper crane later."
Bai Ye nodded.
The man extended his hand. "My name is Gao Ming."
Bai Ye reached out and shook Gao Ming's hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you."
After speaking, Gao Ming asked others to watch the standee and then hurried away.
Bai Ye watched Gao Ming's retreating back. Will the person he needs to discuss with be Harvey Stenson?
The Evil Spirit Gang was not very large at the moment, so Harvey might be personally involved. However, Bai Ye recalled that Harvey Stenson had always frequented the magic regions and later became rooted in the cyberpunk regions.
Therefore, the probability of him appearing here was not very high.
As Bai Ye thought about it, he ambled off to the side.
Bai Ye currently possessed a Bug Breathing technique and two Blood Demon Arts, and...
After obtaining the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, the most frustrating thing for Bai Ye was that...
The Thunder Breathing technique and Instant Transmission were废了! (废了 - rendered useless/废弃 - abandoned)
With the Instant Transmission from the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Bai Ye found the Thunder Breathing technique completely unusable, and even the value of Instant Transmission had diminished.
The Instant Transmission of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit had no time limit and did not require precise positioning. As long as it was within the electrical field, it could be used, requiring almost no other movement abilities to complement it.
However, Bai Ye had already used both, so he couldn't trade them.
Bai Ye walked through the market as he thought.
Suddenly, Bai Ye stopped and looked at a stall on the side, with a standee beside it.
The stall owner was selling a weapon – the Thunderfang Raging Beast.
Bai Ye knew this weapon. It was a black quality weapon, resembling both a knife and a sword, making it difficult to classify as a specific type of weapon due to its lightning-shaped,异形刃 (yìxíng rèn -异形 - deformed/unusual shape, 刃 - blade).
Bai Ye knew about it because he had once drawn it from a gacha machine.
Seeing it unexpectedly now, Bai Ye's eyes lit up.
The effect of the Thunderfang Raging Beast weapon was highly compatible with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!