Trade, Developing the Dreamlands
Several flashes of light swept past, and Lu Li's body was sliced into several pieces. Then, Lu Li's body turned into shadows, but it could not be Aggregation no matter what. This was due to the power of a defeated person, which specifically manifested as the inability of the severed parts to recover.
"Is that all? You haven't reached your limit yet." Wu Jianguo felt very disappointed. He had thought that Wu Jianguo was a worthy opponent, but now he had defeated him so easily. It was really boring.
"Then let's end it here. Seven Kills Certain Death." This comes from a once-powerful opponent. Anyone marked by him after seven attacks can activate this ability, causing the opponent's instant death.
Lu Li was attacked exactly seven times by Wu Jianguo's splitting blade light, no more and no less. Then, the ability requirement was met, so it was activated directly. Lu Li's Shadow Body seemed to be irradiated by strong positive energy, and it turned into black smoke and completely dissipated.
"Wait, why hasn't that thing disappeared yet?" Wu Jianguo turned around and saw that the seven eye-shaped cracks were still hanging in the sky, with black tears flowing out continuously.
When Wu Jianguo opened his eyes, they were filled with a glassy luster. This was an ability from an interesting opponent three years ago, called True Vision, which could see through most false appearances and strike at the truth.
Then a furious Wrath at being fooled began to burn within him. He brandished his broadsword and slashed it directly at the ground. An ability he had acquired from some unknown opponent allowed him to become incredibly clear-headed.
This was a rather useless ability, but it came in handy at this moment. Wu Jianguo opened his eyes again, his eyes slightly angry, staring directly at Lu Li standing opposite him, and the seven cracked eyes behind him.
"It actually trapped me in a dream, starting from when those seven eyes opened?" Wu Jianguo, holding his broadsword, felt his spiritual light surging wildly once more, and the wind that had been blowing gently stopped instantly.
Lu Li nodded and recorded the information from the dream bit by bit. All the abilities Wu Jianguo had displayed in the dream were recorded by Lu Li. Although the information on these abilities was incomplete, Lu Li believed that given enough time, he could gradually reconstruct them.
These abilities include, but are not limited to, splitting, automatic tracking, Seven Kills Certain Death, True Vision, and Wu Jianguo's own spiritual weapon ability: All Living Things.
"Should we continue fighting?" Lu Li asked. Not far away, three people were bound by black mist chains. They were the other three teammates from A Team: Dark River, Shadow Demon, Twins, and Zack, who were watching from the side.
"The Dara Forest is one of the company's key development projects. Although I am a high-ranking executive, I cannot stop this project on my own, even with three hostages," Wu Jianguo said, shaking his head. "Especially given the "loss" of so many spirit messengers."
"Whether it's to give the Spirit Envoy Committee an excuse or to make up for the losses, the development plan will not stop," Wu Jianguo said quite seriously.
"So what do you plan to do? Ignore your teammates and continue the attack?" Lu Li didn't seem to care. Instead, he said, "How about we make a deal regarding your previous question and the value of a world?"
"I think some information about the future direction of the world should stop your plans," Lu Li said, squinting. "Furthermore, this is my way of showing my sincerity; I'm extending an invitation to you, using the ID YZ0135, to join the game?"
The next moment, Wu Jianguo's expression changed. He could feel a great being casting its gaze upon him. That being was beyond reason. Wu Jianguo recalled some top-secret information collected by the company, and then he received some information from Lu Li. He glanced at his three teammates who had lost consciousness and were unconscious on the other side.
After a moment's thought, he nodded and said, "I will contact the company soon and try my best to make this deal happen. My three teammates are staying with you. I hope they will be alright when I return."
"I hope that next time, I can truly fight you." After saying that, Wu Jianguo used the ability of a loser, grew a pair of wings, and flew away.
The seven eye slits behind Lu Li also closed. This time, the battle with Wu Jianguo through the dream was not completely decided. Lu Li did not directly summon his true form, and Wu Jianguo also hid a lot of strength. If they really fought, the outcome would be uncertain.
On the one hand, Lu Li used the existence of the game to intimidate Wu Jianguo; on the other hand, he also wanted to give him some tangible benefits. Judging from the way the Cordila Group operated, this company valued structure and interests, and everything else was just a bargaining chip.
However, if greater profits appear before them, it's not impossible for them to swallow their previous losses and abandon the development of the Dara Forest, provided that you have the capability to cooperate with them.
That's why Lu Li didn't propose a deal to Wu Jianguo right away. Instead, he fought a match first to demonstrate his strength before showing Wu Jianguo the promise he had made.
In ancient times, dream wizards were highly sought-after talents by every magical society. The reason for this was that dream magic was undefended and that organizations could establish dream defense systems for their members. These were all empty promises.
Throughout history, there have been other types of magic more powerful than dream magic, but their status in the Dreamlands was not as high as that of dream wizards. The real reason for this was the resources available from the Dreamlands.
Although the Dreamlands is called a dream and its rules are strange and unusual, its realism is not much different from the real world. Except for some items created by special rules, other items can be traded in the real world.
Ordinary people cannot maintain self-awareness in the Dreamlands. Only dream wizards and dream aptitudes can move freely in the dream world. In other words, only dream wizards can become trade envoys between two different worlds.
This is a huge fortune, and no profit-seeker can ignore the business opportunities it presents. Especially after Lu Li gave Wu Jianguo some information from the Dreamlands, he clearly understood how much resources a modern society could acquire from a world with a medieval social structure through "trade".
Although there will be a series of methods to verify the authenticity of the matter, Lu Li knows that once the authenticity of the trade between the two worlds of Dreamlands is confirmed, the Cordila Group will definitely not miss this opportunity. The only thing that needs to be confirmed afterward is who will dominate the situation.
Ten days later, Lu Li reached an agreement with the Cordila Group. Lu Li left behind ten replicas of the masks, and it seems that this deal can be maintained in the long term.
This is the end of the story for now, but only temporarily. There are still many plot points left unresolved in this world, and we'll be back in the future.