"Heavenly Blade must have gotten a Mission Escape Voucher... Those things are incredibly rare. They can save your life in certain extremely difficult missions."
"The drawback is... for a long time afterward, at least a year or so, she won't be able to take any missions."
Gui He muttered, "How are these sisters each richer than the other? A Life-Substitution Bamboo Slip, a Mission Escape Voucher... all rare treasures..."
"Didn't you two prepare any backup plans?"
Yang Ling asked.
Gui He sounded indignant. "We did, but ours aren't remotely on the same level as theirs.
"Just what kind of background do they have? Where did they get so many good things?"
Huo Si's expression suddenly grew somewhat grave.
"Heavenly Blade and Heavenly Sword actually have quite a background. An elder in their family entered the game a very, very long time ago, and is suspected to be a First Rank Land Immortal."
"So their resources far exceed ours. Neither Life-Substitution Bamboo Slips nor Mission Escape Vouchers are simple items. Even with Trade Points, you might not be able to buy them."
Gui He was somewhat shocked. "Why didn't you tell me before?"
"They didn't want you to know, so I didn't say anything. I only guessed it after accidentally overhearing their conversation."
Huo Si spoke helplessly.
"To think they had that kind of background..."
Gui He murmured, then suddenly remembered that a murderous fellow was still standing right in front of him. He hurriedly said,
"Don't take it out on us! We didn't do anything!"
Yang Ling was seething with anger as he asked coldly,
"How many Trade Points does a Life-Substitution Bamboo Slip cost?"
"It's not particularly expensive. Ten thousand Trade Points will do, because using one bars you from the Grandmaster Network for three years.
"Otherwise, even ten