It's Settled

Gu Jianbing looked down at the information about the rare item on the 740th floor, his face showing a mixture of shock and complexity.

He gazed at [Spirit Grain] and exclaimed with admiration, "It's already at 740 floors? That's fast!"

The old man looked up at Wang Wen: "When we first met, you hadn't even been inside the tower yet; it feels like just yesterday."

"It's not that exaggerated," Wang Wen laughed. "It's been almost half a year."

"Having not climbed the tower for half a year, reaching the 740th floor isn't exaggerated enough?" The old man shook his head, sighing with a wry smile, "Back then, in the Intelligence Department office of the First Consortium, when you said you would repay the Great Restoration Golden Pill tenfold, I didn't take it seriously."

Gently picking up the [Spirit Grain] and examining it in the midday sun, Gu Jianbing summarized his experience. "Leaving aside the price fluctuations caused by supply and demand due to its effects, just looking at the item tower levels, a rare item on the 300th floor can normally Point over a million points, and on the 400th floor, it should be between a million and ten million."

Wang Wen chimed in, "The higher the price, the less we can calculate. It's all about bartering or exchanging goods; nobody uses Point to buy and sell."

Gu Jianbing glanced at him, disagreeing. "If you really want to calculate it, you can. Back then, I applied to the group for the Great Restoration Golden Pill, and the group wiped out all my shares. Those shares, even if you don't consider the market value, would be worth at least several hundred million. The Great Restoration Golden Pill is a rare healing item, so it can be considered expensive. So, averaging out the rare items from level 500, 100 million Point shouldn't be too low."

The old man pointed to the item in his hand, his expression complex. "All things considered, your rare item from the 740th floor is probably worth more than a hundred times more than the one from the 500th floor!"

"Not that much, not that much." Wang Wen recalled in her mind, "I've traded with the World Tower before, and I remember the price of this [Spirit Grain] was only around 1.5 billion. At most, it would double in market value."

Gu Jianbing was startled again. "We're still struggling to climb the tower, and you've already started trading on equal terms with the World Tower?!"

Upon hearing this...

Look at the expression on the Human Face.

Wang Wen opened her mouth, then stopped speaking.

He suddenly realized.

What I'm saying seems a bit too "avant-garde".

In their previous life, the First Consortium spent over a decade digesting intelligence from the highest levels.

There are still many extraordinary skills whose effects are unclear and remain a mystery.

In this lifetime, only Lu Ci's team and the three old monsters from Tiansheng had reached the 600th floor before me, and there was very little information about the super high-level extraordinary techniques.

It's even quite possible that, without much competitive pressure, Lu Ci and the other six hundred Tower Climber didn't receive much support from the group at all, and might only have a handful of extraordinary skills.

It's not hard to guess that the old man used to work for the Intelligence Department.

I estimate I have less than ten pieces of information on extraordinary techniques.

To avoid leaking information and giving the enemy a clue as to their weaknesses, the intelligence on Lu Ci and the others' main extraordinary skills might not be given in too much detail.

This results in the elderly having very little actual "knowledge" about super high-rise buildings.

The unknown always inspires awe and even fear.

Moreover, he has now left the Intelligence Department of the First Consortium.

The information is now far behind.

The old man in this life is no longer the all-knowing, omniscient figure he was in his previous life, who held all the world's information and talked about everything with a smile.

Looking at Gu Jianbing, who was clearly uneasy but tried his best to remain calm, Wang Wen felt a pang of sadness.

Ultimately, the old man's current predicament is entirely due to the entanglement between the two.

Without him.

Gu Jianbing will not fall out with the First Consortium.

They will not lose their high-ranking position Department Head of the Intelligence Department, which is revered by tens of thousands of people.

Wang Wen thought about the past.

Looking at the elderly man in front of him, who was no longer so strong, he felt extremely guilty.

He thought about it.

He said to Gu Jianbing, "Old man, will you come with me when we go into the tower from now on?"

Gu Jianbing was stunned.

He waved his hands repeatedly in refusal. "At my age, going into the tower? I'm too old to handle the hustle. You young people go and explore, I'll look after the house for you."

An expected answer.

Wang Wen understood the old man's personality very well.

The other party will absolutely not agree to something that is obviously a way to gain an advantage while causing trouble for them.

So after hearing the refusal, Wang Wen seemed to back down, saying, "Just go up five or six hundred floors, it's just a tower, it won't be too tiring. Besides, these days, it's hard to even guard your house without some tower floors!"

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the stubborn old man will likely refuse again this time.

And the tone will be more firm.

Wang Wen looked at Gu Jianbing with a smile.

The old man shook his head firmly, "Forget it. You invited me here to enjoy myself, but I'm too lazy to risk my life in the tower. No matter how easy it is, it's out of the question."

All correct!

Wang Wen cheered inwardly.

He remained outwardly calm and composed.

He then revealed his true intentions. "Not even a shred of room for negotiation? Fine... then I'll give you all the information on extraordinary skills and items from now on. With your experience, you can give me some advice, right? If you refuse again, I'll truly be fighting alone!"

This is the request that Wang Wen truly wanted to make.

Although it was called a request, given Wang Wen's current level, the information she could provide, whether in terms of extraordinary skills or props, would undoubtedly be world-class!

He wanted to single-handedly help the old man stand atop the mountain again and overlook the world.

It will not betray the friendship and understanding that spanned two lifetimes.

Gu Jianbing listened to Wang Wen's words.

He did not speak immediately.

Stand still.

She stared at the [Spirit Grain] in her hand for a long time.

For some reason, he always felt that he and Wang Wen were like old friends who had known each other for many years.

The other party is very familiar with my situation.

Conversely, he also feels a deep sense of familiarity whenever he is with Wang Wen.

It's like your own beloved children and grandchildren.

I can't help but want to do something for the other person.

Even though the two of them had only met a few times back then.

It's not even close enough to be called "familiar"; at best, it's just "acquaintance".

He willingly gave up his shares in exchange for the Great Restoration Golden Pill.

It was only because Wang Wen spoke up.

The elderly themselves couldn't understand why they trusted each other so unconditionally and even without principle.

Later on...

Wang Wen's response was information about a unique and supreme treasure!

Moreover, it's a specially formulated medicine for the elderly!

When Mo Ran personally entered the tower to retrieve the treasure, the group specially dispatched experts from its internal hospital to study it carefully.

It was determined that the props were very effective in matching the elderly person's condition at the time.

Gentle treatment, mild tonics, and significant life-prolonging effects.

If anyone in the group other than the elderly takes it, some of the benefits will be wasted.

This treasure seemed to be a life-saving medicine personally made by God for the old man.

As it turns out...

After taking the treasure, the elderly man's long-standing chest tightness immediately felt much better.

The symptoms that had kept me up all night completely disappeared.

In just a few weeks, without the need for hospital tests, it was clear to the naked eye that the elderly person's mental and physical condition had significantly improved.

In addition, there's this rare item from the 740th floor of the World Tower right in front of us.

Gu Jianbing felt that Wang Wen seemed to care more about her half-broken old life than he did.

What would it feel like to have someone in the world who cares about you more than you care about yourself?

He looked at [Spirit Grain].

For a long while.

He smiled and shook his head.

All the gloom and unease that had been so carefully concealed were swept away.

Instead, I felt a deep sense of warmth and peace.

The old man raised his head and gave Wang Wen a deep look.

He chuckled and said, "Sure, I'll give you some advice."

"It's a deal, right?" Wang Wen grinned widely, smiling like a child who had just received candy.

"Yes." The old man reached out and touched the head of the world's number one Tower Climber, his tone firm. "It's a deal!"