The Most Unusual Global Announcement

On the way back to the Gama Holy City, Yun Yun brought up the matter with Yang Shan:

"Yang Shan, thank you so much for this trip. What reward would you like?"

Yang Shan: "It's alright. Don't you owe me two favors? Add the Amethyst Spirit Crystal, that makes three."

Yun Yun's attitude was firm. "No, you have to order something. Don't you need anything?"

Yang Shan pretended to be deep in thought, and then began to count:

"Cultivation techniques, high-level Xuan rank; Dou Technique, high-level Xuan rank; a whole bunch of Mystic Rank Middle-Level; weapons, top-grade; clothes, top-grade; boots, the ones you gave me last time; pills, I'm Fifth Grade Alchemist; oh, I also refined some strange lightning not long ago."

Yun Yun felt increasingly distressed the more she listened.

She genuinely wanted to give Yang Shan something, but the things Yang Shan rattled off like a menu were no less impressive than hers.

If we were to say what she has that surpasses Yang Shan's besides her cultivation level, it would probably be the Misty Cloud Sect's Sect's Secret Manual and the spiritual weapon-level sword in her hand.

However, the sect's secret scriptures could only be studied by the Acting Sect Leader.

Yun Yun was even willing to give her sword to Yang Shan.

After all, what Yang Shan paid for this trip to the Magical Beast Mountain Range was far more valuable than the price of a single Amethyst Spirit Crystal! But Yang Shan didn't use a sword.

Yun Yun: "I owe you so many favors, and it makes me feel terrible."

Yun Yun knew from a young age that money is easy to lose, but favors are hard to repay.

Therefore, over the years, whenever Yun Yun asked someone for help, she would always discuss in advance what to give as a thank-you gift.

As a result, Yang Shan refused to mention what he wanted no matter what! And now look what's happened!

In Yun Yun's view, Yang Shan first saved her life, then fought off the demonic beasts for her, almost losing his own life, and then took the Amethyst Spirit Crystal, Deadly Poison him.

Then he used the Amethyst Spirit Crystal to cure her of the Deadly Poison.

Yang Shan then handed over the Amethyst Spirit Crystal he had prepared for himself to her as well.

When will this debt of gratitude ever be repaid? Yang Shan: "I actually also obtained the Accompanying Amethyst Source that the Amethyst Winged Lion King only has a very small chance of conceiving after giving birth."

Yun Yun was greatly surprised:

"Accompanying Amethyst Source? You... you've completely looted the Amethyst Winged Lion King's lair?"

Yang Shan: "Of course, the effects of the Accompanying Amethyst Source and the Amethyst Spirit Crystal don't conflict. Give it to your precious disciple, and he can kick open the door to becoming Dou Wang with one kick. Do you want it?"

Yun Yun smiled bitterly:

"I dare not accept it."

Yang Shan: "Since we already owe so much, why would we care about owing a little more?"

Yun Yun didn't know how to respond to Yang Shan's words.

Yang Shan refused to offer any "repayment," wanting Yun Yun to figure out how to repay him herself.

Yang Shan offered to bring it, so Yun Yun only needed to bring the items.

Yun Yun figured it out herself, there would be countless possibilities!

Before she repays the debt of gratitude, Yun Yun is likely to have several more proactive interactions with Yang Shan!

To have a story unfold with NPCs, the NPCs have to take the initiative!

Then, through interaction, take the opportunity to increase favorability, and ideally trigger new interaction possibilities.

OK, the loop is complete! Yun Yun was still debating whether she should really listen to Yang Shan. She figured that the more debts she had, the better, so she might as well take on more and settle her disciple's affairs first, and pay them back slowly later.

Meanwhile, Yang Shan was already planning how much favorability he could gain from his next interaction with Yun Yun! The two returned to Gama Holy City and chatted a lot along the way, but Yun Yun's favorability did not increase for the time being.

However, with four major favors owed, Yang Shan wasn't worried about anything.

Halfway through the journey, Yun Yun stopped traveling with Yang Shan.

She had to go back to the Misty Cloud Sect; Nalan Yanran was still waiting for her.

Yang Shan returned to his courtyard and brought up the player Auction House platform.

On the Auction House, the item with the highest auction price in the entire server is the Earth Rank Low-Level Technique "Blood Devouring Scripture" with Purple Word Seal Yang Shan previously listed.

Transaction price: 3,258,000 RMB!

Now, the Purple Word Seal top-quality equipment that was originally ranked second has been surpassed by "Amethyst Winged Lion King - Juvenile".

After returning to the Chuyun Empire, Lucky Poison Hand immediately listed the cub on the Auction House.

The current bid is 1,352,500.

With one hour left before the auction closes, the bidding prices are still slowly rising, but they are mostly increasing by one or two thousand at a time.

Based on this situation, the final transaction price of the cub should not exceed 1.4 million.

It's clear that the big spenders are relatively restrained, or rather, quite rational.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King, a sixth-tier Thousand Beast King, indeed has considerable potential.

However, raising cubs requires a lot of resources.

Version 1.3, "Blood Pact Magical Beast" is now fully available to players.

Many players try to raise Blood Pact Magical Beast to fight for them.

However, precisely because of this, the cost of raising Blood Pact Magical Beast has become a problem that every player has to consider.

Of course, players can also choose to directly tame adult monsters.

However, taming is much more difficult than raising a cub, and if the beast is much stronger than the player, then it's probably not the player taming the monster, but rather the player becoming the monster's delicious lunch.

Therefore, compared to raising monster cubs, Earth Rank Technique are clearly not much better! There is a very clear dividing line between Profound-rank and Earth-rank techniques.

The cultivation requirements, difficulty, and time required to reach mastery of Earth Rank Technique are completely different from those of Profound-rank techniques! Yang Shan's "Three Thousand Thunder Movement" can be used as a reference in this regard.

If it weren't for the special opportunity of refining the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning, Yang Shan would probably have to wait until the end of this version to cultivate the "Three Thousand Thunder Movement" to perfection, even with good luck.

If there are fewer rainy days, then the update will have to be postponed to the next version!

"I wonder how that super-rich player who bought the Blood Devouring Scripture is doing now? He didn't even go to the forums to complain about the difficulty of cultivating Earth Rank Technique?"

It wasn't just the top-tier items that Yang Shan obtained that he couldn't use.

Yang Shan's "elixir industry" is also developing in a very healthy manner.

The collaboration with Xiao Aotian on pills has temporarily come to an end, as the number of Tier-4 Alchemist capable of refining Body Tempering Pill has begun to increase significantly.

But Yang Shan now monopolizes even more types of elixirs than before!

Dou Ling Pill, Ascension Spirit Pill, Spirit Marrow Pill, Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill!

Apart from the Spirit Marrow Pill, the formulas for the other three pills are all in Little Yao Xi's hands.

Near the end of the previous version, Little Yao Xi became Fifth Grade Alchemist with the help of "Yao Lao Ji Yuan".

The Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill can provide a large amount of experience points to Dou Ling.

The Ascension Spirit Pill reduces the difficulty of breaking through to the Dou Wang.

If we could obtain two pills, the speed at which we break through to the Dou Wang would be significantly faster! As for the Dou Ling Pill, it's a top-tier rank 5 Experience Pill that can reliably raise a Dou Wang's level by one star!

At this stage, Top Player are all still striving to become Battle Dou Wang, so there's no rush to release them; we're just stockpiling medicinal herbs in advance.

Little Yao Xi's current focus in refining is still on the Ascension Spirit Pill and the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill.

Especially the former.

Because the rules for refining the Ascension Spirit Pill are "Advanced Alchemy Gameplay".

The difficulty of the mini-games skyrockets, but as long as you pass, the pills will definitely be made! So Little Yao Xi has refined a total of ten batches of Ascension Spirit Pill, and eight of them have been successful.

The success rate is 80%.

The main problem is that Little Yao Xi's Cauldron and Beast Flame are still somewhat lacking.

But this success rate is ridiculously high! During this period, Little Yao Xi brought Yang Shan nearly three million in net profit!

And ten-year-old Little Yao Xi has brought in 1.2 million yuan in income for her ordinary family! A few days ago, Little Yao Xi called Yang Shan Shantong and happily said that her parents had quit their jobs and returned home to find work locally, so they would no longer have to come home once a year.

Yang Shan needs to quickly forge the Scarlet Spirit Gold in his hands into Cauldron.

After all, he would really need Little Yao Xi to help him refine the Dou Ling Pill to accelerate his leveling up.

After closing the Auction House, Yang Shan returned to the house, closed the door, and then waved his hand, illuminating the entire room with purple light.

This is the biggest gain from this trip, besides Yun Yun!

Accompanying Amethyst Source! Yang Shan prepared Jade Bottle to hold the source liquid and then took out a piece of Amethyst Spirit Crystal.

To be honest, Yang Shan didn't actually know how much of the Accompanying Amethyst Source was inside that purple sphere.

If you're unlucky, you might only get a couple hundred milliliters, or if you're lucky, you might get far more than you expected. This is somewhat similar to the thrill of gambling on jade, which made Yang Shan unconsciously rub his hands together.

Yang Shan still seemed a little uneasy, so he put down the Amethyst Spirit Crystal, washed his hands thoroughly, lit three incense sticks for the AI Nüwa, and then returned.

Holding the Amethyst Spirit Crystal, Yang Shan carefully and gently drilled into the lower part of the purple sphere.

Sure enough, the Amethyst Spirit Crystal had a special effect on the purple sphere, and Yang Shan easily drilled a small hole!

A purple liquid emitting white steam began to flow from the small hole.

Yang Shan quickly used the mouth of the Jade Bottle to plug the small hole.

This Jade Bottle can hold two liters of liquid, so the Accompanying Amethyst Source contained in this purple sphere couldn't possibly be that much.

After no more drops could be squeezed out of the purple sphere, Yang Shan shook the Jade Bottle and could clearly feel its weight! Yang Shan then took out a large stack of small Jade Bottle that could hold ten milliliters of liquid and began to dispense the Accompanying Amethyst Source.

One or two bottles, fifteen or twenty!

In the end, Yang Shan filled a total of sixty-five bottles!

Each bottle is equivalent to the Heart Blood Meat of a fifth-tier Thousand Beast King! Fifteen more bottles than expected—we're really lucky this time!

Yang Shan brought up his friends list and sent screenshots of the Accompanying Amethyst Source and Amethyst Spirit Crystal to Jin Shankao, Xiao Aotian, and Lucky Poison Hand!

Yang Shan had previously acquired a total of thirteen Amethyst Spirit Crystal. He gave one to Xiao Yi Xian, one to Yun Yun, and had eleven left.

Even if you have to leave a portion for your own company's employees, there's still quite a bit left.

When it comes to doing business, it doesn't matter who you do it with.

It's also good for maintaining relationships.

Especially Xiao Aotian and Lucky Poison Hand.

One of them latched onto Xiao Mei's coattails, and the other got involved with Xiao Yi Xian.

There will inevitably be times when we need to cooperate in the future.

Just like when they collaborated with Lucky Poison Hand before.

These days, if you want to live comfortably, you need to have more friends and fewer enemies.

Because the best way to deal with an enemy is to kill them directly!

If there are too many enemies, you have to kill this one and slaughter that one. How can you possibly manage?

Besides, only the NPCs will be killed. Yang Shan bluntly stated that the price would be calculated at 90% of the transaction price in the Auction House, as a favor.

However, at most, each of them can only have one serving.

Lucky Poison Hand: "Wow! Brother Yang is awesome! But I probably won't need the Companion Source. If you could give me a portion of Amethyst Spirit Crystal, that would be so kind of you!"

Xiao Aotian: "I've always admired Boss Yang's vision. There's no need for a contract; I'll just transfer the money directly!"

Jin Shankao, "Brother Yang, we've known each other for a long time, could you give me a little more?"

Yang Shan kept switching between his friend list while communicating with the three parties simultaneously.

A short while later, a knock sounded at the door, "Young Master Yang! Are you there?"

Yang Shan Yang Shan had just finished dealing with the three people's business when he got up and opened the courtyard gate.

Today, Ya Fei wore a purple dress, which looked absolutely stunning.

Ya Fei was carrying a basket covered with a cloth.

Yang Shan smiled and said, "Let's go inside."

The relationship between Yang Shan and Ya Fei is so close that Yang Shan doesn't even need to mention their names anymore.

Just three simple words!

After entering the courtyard, Ya Fei walked skillfully to the stone table and took out the dishes from the basket one by one.

"Young Master Yang, I know you just got back and may not have eaten yet, so I brought you some."

Yang Shan had actually just logged off and eaten something, but he would naturally reply:

"That's perfect. I'm a little hungry. Have you eaten?"

Ya Fei: "With you."

Ya Fei really knows how to flirt.

Whether she had eaten it or not was unimportant; what mattered was eating it with Yang Shan!

Yang Shan now acts like a busy boss, frequently traveling for work and rarely returning home.

Therefore, Ya Fei cherished it all the more.

"I brought back some good stuff this time."

Yang Shan placed a bottle of Accompanying Amethyst Source on the table and explained its function in detail.

"A treasure comparable to the Heart Blood Meat of a fifth-tier Thousand Beast King!"

Ya Fei carefully took the Jade Bottle and said solemnly:

"Young Master Yang, rest assured, I will definitely get a good price!"

Ya Fei didn't even open the bottle to check if the contents were genuine! This shows just how much she trusted Yang Shan.

Yang Shan waved his hand. "This bottle of Accompanying Amethyst Source is just to pave the way for your position as the young master of the family. You will receive the normal commission. You definitely know more than I do about how to use this to gain more credit for yourself."

Consort Ya Fei rested her chin on her hand, her gaze towards Yang Shan carrying a hint of provocation. "Although Young Master Yang is surrounded by beauties, there is still a place for me in his heart."

Yang Shan asked in surprise, "You're so confident?"

Ya Fei's eyes seemed to have a captivating quality:

"I'm not entirely confident either. How about we take a gamble?"

Yang Shan: "I won't bet with you, otherwise I'll lose right away."

Ya Fei: "Why?"

Yang Shan took out a Storage Ring: "Give me your hand."

Ya Fei was taken aback, her cheeks flushed, but she still mustered her courage and reached out her hand.

They even spread their fingers wider so that the ring could be easily slipped onto their ring finger.

The culture of the Jia Ma Empire has some Western characteristics, so rings can be considered as tokens of love.

Seeing Ya Fei's shy expression, Yang Shan said helplessly:

"How are you going to carry it with your hands behind your back?"

Yang Shan reached out and turned Ya Fei's hand over, placing the Storage Ring in Ya Fei's palm.

Ya Fei felt wronged. "Young Master Yang, you're bullying me."

Yang Shan: "How do you know I'm bullying you if you don't check the items first?"

Ya Fei glanced at the contents of the Storage Ring and her heart skipped a beat. "Young Master Yang, you..."

There aren't actually many things in this Storage Ring.

One Accompanying Amethyst Source, two pieces of Amethyst Spirit Crystal, one Spirit Marrow Pill, two Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill, and one Body Tempering Pill.

After Ya Fei became the new director of the Mittel Family, she naturally had access to more resources.

Despite her average talent, Ya Fei raised her cultivation level to Eight Star Dou Shi thanks to abundant resources.

The things Yang Shan gave to Ya Fei were things that Ya Fei could use after she broke through to the Da Dou Shi.

The Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill can be taken by both Da Dou Shi and Dou Ling.

Although the effect of the Amethyst Spirit Crystal would be halved after a second use, Yang Shan was still willing to splurge on Ya Fei! "Young Master Yang, I... I am not devoted to cultivation, these things are too precious."

Yang Shan: "The higher the cultivation level, the longer the lifespan. Dou Wang for two hundred years, Dou Emperor for three hundred years, Dou Zong for five hundred years, and it is said that Dou Zun can live for a thousand years. Ya Fei, do you think you have enough time to fulfill your long-cherished wish?"

Yang Shan's words silenced Ya Fei.

Ya Fei's wish was actually very simple.

She simply wanted to know how high she could climb by fully utilizing her business acumen and climbing the ladder of success. In the original story, Ya Fei, relying on the foundation of the Yan Alliance, expanded her business to the entire Northwest Continent! Her intelligence system was capable of thoroughly investigating everything that anyone who entered the Northwest Continent did.

She is known as the "Golden Empress" by the people of the Northwest Continent! Therefore, being the head of the Mittel Family is not the end point that Ya Fei considers to be.

Ya Fei looked at the ring in her palm, her expression complicated:

"Being able to participate in the clan's Clan Leader test is already a great effort. This long-cherished wish was so hidden that even I had almost forgotten it, but I couldn't hide it from Young Master Yang."

Yang Shan took Ya Fei 'Ya Fei bowl, ladled some soup for her, and said leisurely:

"Now that you have a bowl and a spoon, are you really going to let this soup go without tasting it?"

Hearing Yang Shan's pointed remark, Ya Fei smiled.

This smile is quite special; her charming eyes conceal a shrewdness.

It was just like the expression on Ya Fei Ya Fei Yang Shan first met her and signed the contract.

Ya Fei's gaze towards Yang Shan turned provocative again. "In front of Young Master Yang, these clothes of mine are just for show; Young Master Yang can see right through them!"

Yang Shan replied almost immediately, "Then you still have to wear them, and wear them in different styles."

"I used to think that Young Master Yang was not interested in me, which almost made me doubt my own looks. But today I heard Young Master Yang say such things. My grandfather was right. What man is not lustful? It's just a matter of controlling one's lust or being controlled by it."

Ya Fei silently put away her Storage Ring, then took a sip of soup with a spoon. "The soup served by Young Master Yang is truly delicious."

[Ding! Player, please note that your actions have had a significant impact on Ya Fei. Ya Fei's affection for you has increased even further, with her favorability rating increasing by 2. Current favorability rating: 70!]

[I only wish your heart were like mine, then my love would never be in vain! Congratulations to the player who has become the beloved chosen by Ya Fei!]

[Players please note that the "Friendship Between Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya's Friendship System has not yet been implemented, and special actions will affect NPC favorability. Please be patient.]

Yang Shan wasn't overly excited about the system message.

Having been with Ya Fei since the game's launch until now, until the last time, when Ya Fei kissed Yang Shan in front of many important figures in the Mittel Family, it was destined that this outcome would occur.

After three versions of effort, we finally managed to win over Ya Fei in this fourth major version!

Yang Shan was still quite pleased with himself.

But he kept encouraging himself.

70 points of favorability is not the end.

This is the beginning! You need 80 points to get married, and 90 points of favorability, Ya Fei is even willing to help Yang Shan arrange for a concubine! Things that don't conform to the "rules" in the real world can be achieved through the game!

Of course, men and women are equal, so female players, as long as they have the ability, can also have all kinds of male NPCs! But what Yang Shan didn't expect was...

The system also sent him a message.

To be precise, it wasn't specifically sent to him, but rather:

[Global Announcement: Congratulations to player "Yang Shan" for successfully capturing the heart of "Ya Fei," an important character from the original novel! System reward: +20 Good Fortune!]

[Attention all players: From now on, players who are not of the same gender or NPCs will be unable to gain more than 69 points of favorability with Ya Fei. This rule will be lifted when player "Yang Shan's " favorability with Ya Fei drops below 70.]

Yang Shan: "???"

Wait a minute! What's going on? "In my previous life, the game had been running for three years, and there was never an announcement like this before!"

At this moment, Yang Shan really panicked.

His friend's message notification ringtone kept beeping.

Chao Bafang: "Holy shit! Holy shit!"

Zhu Tianpeng: "Brother Yang! Godfather! I beg you, please teach me how to pick up girls, I'll kneel down for you!"

Su Yitang: "Wow! Wow! Boss, Ya Fei is now really in your shape!!!"

The group chat was lively, but Yang Shan was not the only player among them.

Ye Suifeng: "???"

Jin Shankao, "Brother Yang, I'm speechless. You're really something! How about you share your experience with me sometime?"

Lucky Poison Hand: "Holy crap, Brother Yang, you were working on Yun Yun's favorability yesterday, and today you've already won over Ya Fei? Damn, I'm impressed. Can I pay you tuition? Teach me, really, teach me! Xiao Yi Xian's favorability is so hard to raise!"

Xiao Aotian was even more direct:

"How much money would it take for you to slap Ya Fei and lower her favorability rating to below 70?"

Yang Shan replied sincerely:

"It's no use. If I slap Ya Fei now, she might ask if I did something to upset her."

Xiao Aotian broke down:

"Damn it! I know we're partners now and I shouldn't say this, but I still have to say it! Yang Shan, you deserve to die!"

At this moment, Su Yitang secretly sent Yang Shan another voice message: "Boss, congratulations! You got it! Hehe. But I just checked the forum, wow, it's so scary. Boss, you'd better wear a pig head mask when you go out in the future, so that people don't recognize you."

Yang Shan: "I had no idea this thing even had Global Announcement!"

Su Yitang: "Hmm, boss, do you also have a pretty high favorability rating with Xiao Xun'er, Yun Yun, and Nalan Yanran?"

Yang Shan: "It's so-so. Maybe it's because Ya Fei's strength isn't that great, so it's relatively easier to raise her favorability. The others are much worse."

Su Yitang: "Far behind? So that means it won't be bad in the future? Wow, boss, you should check out the forum, it's terrifying!"

Yang Shan's fingers trembled as if he had Parkinson's syndrome.

Open the forum.

Half of the posts that caught my eye had the same title. "Yang Shan deserves to die!"

Xiao Yi Xian will stop flirting for now.

It's impossible to take them all in; we'd be too busy.

Yang Shan can't spend all his time chasing girls.

Oh, and if you're a fan of Xiao Yi Xian, don't worry.

There will be more episodes featuring Xiao Yi Xian, as Xiao Yi Xian has her own main storyline.