Points went without saying; they were unquestionably good stuff.
The blood race was divided by rank into duke, marquis, earl, viscount, and baron, corresponding to the five ranks A through E.
The Western European District's only blood-race marquis was the Blood Ghost Emperor, ranked third among the world's ten strongest.
If Xu Long chose that offer, he could immediately become part of a blood-race lineage, with the world's third-strongest expert as a backer-and a rock-solid one at that.
That was because the stronger a vampire was, the harder it was to create descendants.
At the Blood Ghost Emperor's level, every First Embrace damaged his vitality.
As for choosing a princess for a wife, that went without saying. It was a little inferior to a marquis's First Embrace, but it still put him at the heart of power.
The title of earl was much the same!
The Second District Western Europe Region was generous, and its terms were extremely attractive. A native of this world would probably have gone wild with delight and rushed up to lick their boots.
But who was Xu Long? He was the kind of man who faced outward while taking a shit in the latrine.
Could a few meager benefits really tempt him?
Well, as a matter of fact, Xu Long really was tempted.
Not by that First Embrace nonsense or the princess, but by the twenty thousand points.
In Xu Long's mind, vampires were an inferior species. Unless he had no other choice, he would never choose that.
Besides, anyone who had played the Resident Evil games knew that the T-virus was a super bug. More than a dozen viruses had been developed from the T-virus, and the monsters that mutated after infection came in all shapes and sizes.
In other words, as long as it was developed properly, the T-virus bloodline far surpassed vampires and werewolves. The latter followed a set path, while the former held infinite possibilities.
He looked through all the paid messages, and they all followed the same pattern.
They either threatened him or tempted him with benefits. But their threats fell short of the North American District's, and their incentives fell short of the Western European District's. Every one of them was a steaming pile of crap.
After thinking it over, Xu Long put all the messages aside, then opened the Xuanming Emperor's message and started a video call.
The Xuanming Emperor was the world's second-ranked expert and the second-strongest expert in the Huaxia District. Above him was the Divine Heavenly Emperor.
His rise had been fantastical. After entering the world of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, he knew neither the plot nor where he was or what he should do.
Down and out, he had ended up a beggar, asking for food on the streets.
When the Xuanming Elders passed by, they casually gave him a few taels of silver. And for some reason, the Deer Staff Guest, one of the two elders, was reminded of his dead son.
Afterward, they discovered that his innate constitution was extraordinary and perfectly suited to cultivating the Xuanming Divine Palm.
When good fortune came, no one could stop it. That was how the world's second-strongest powerhouse rose to prominence.
"You're pretty good. Interested in following me?"
As soon as the video connected, the Xuanming Emperor asked.
In the video, the Xuanming Emperor was in his thirties, with a square face and resolute features.
The image he saw of Xu Long, however, was pitch-black, and even Xu Long's voice had been processed by the Main God.
"Don't try to cozy up to me. Just say what you want and what you can offer."
Xu Long spoke.
"The T-virus, the serum, the Red Queen, and clearance experience. I want everything from Resident Evil 1."
The Xuanming Emperor said, "Thirty thousand points, a place as the personal disciple of the world's number one, the Divine Heavenly Emperor, and access to all the Huaxia District's resources. If you enter the fallen-zone battlefield, you'll start at the rank of major general. That's what I'm offering you."
"Very tempting! But I refuse!"
Xu Long scoffed. Aside from the points, the rest was all garbage.
He knew the plot inside out and could get whatever he wanted. Even points weren't particularly hard to obtain.
The terms the Xuanming Emperor offered were excellent to other people, but in Xu Long's eyes, they were just so-so.
"Then let's do this another way. Name your price for whatever you have."
The Xuanming Emperor thought for a moment before speaking.
"That works! The T-virus, serum, and clearance experience-I have all three. The T-virus isn't for sale. The serum is three thousand, and the clearance experience is five thousand. If you agree, I'll send them to you by mail right away."
Xu Long didn't stand on ceremony and stated his prices outright.
Whether it was the virus, the serum, or the clearance experience, they were all extremely valuable.
The virus could destroy the world, the serum could save lives at a critical moment, and the clearance experience could be used in the subsequent installments of Resident Evil.
"What about the T-virus? How many points for that?"
The Xuanming Emperor asked.
"The T-virus isn't for sale. It's too dangerous to take out of the Reincarnation Temple."
Xu Long's tone was firm and decisive. He had already learned from the Main God that, aside from recruits like him, no one was permitted to take hazardous items out of the Reincarnation Temple.
Certain special items might make it possible, but they weren't something an E-rank reincarnator could possess.
"Quite right. This world can't withstand any more devastation! I'll take one serum and one copy of the clearance experience. Send them by paid mail."
With that, the Xuanming Emperor ended the video call.
Xu Long sent over a vial of serum and the clearance experience he had written up. Within ten seconds, eight thousand points arrived in his account.
The safe he had brought out of the Resident Evil 1 world contained three vials each of the T-virus and serum. Xu Long hadn't needed the serum himself, so he planned to sell it all.
He contacted the Western European District and the North American District separately. Because their earlier messages had differed, Xu Long naturally treated them differently.
For the Western European District, the serum was four thousand and the clearance experience six thousand. For the North American District, the serum was five thousand and the clearance experience ten thousand.
The Western European District agreed to Xu Long's prices and extended another invitation. The North American District, on the other hand, cursed him out before resorting to threats and intimidation.
Xu Long couldn't be bothered with them and promptly sold to the Northern Russia District at the same price he had given the Western European District.
With that, the three vials of serum and the clearance experience had sold for a total of twenty-eight thousand points.
Xu Long planned to continue doing business with the higher-ups of several major districts in the future, so he didn't sell the clearance experience to anyone else.
Trust was a matter of give and take.
Break your word once, and it was hard to win that trust back.
"Enhance all my attributes to 50 points!"
Xu Long called out, and a beam of light immediately descended from the sky, enveloping his entire body.
After 3,600 points were deducted, all of Xu Long's attributes reached the E-rank limit.
Name: Xu Long Nickname: Long Aotian Race: Chinese human Bloodline: T-Virus Enhanced Bloodline Strength: 50 (increases attack power, explosive power, carrying capacity, etc.) Sinew and bone: 50 (increases bodily defense, bone strength, etc.) Constitution: 50 (increases cellular activity, stamina recovery, endurance, etc.) Agility: 50 (increases movement speed, reflexes, dynamic vision, attack speed, etc.) Spirit: 50 (increases danger perception, thinking capacity, mental defense, etc.) Skill: E-Rank Telekinesis
"Reaching the E-rank limit after just one mission world-I'm probably the only person in the whole world who's done it!"
Xu Long let out a gleeful, lewd chuckle. The advantage of knowing the plot was simply too great.
Selling items, selling experience-he had made a killing in one go.
But this sort of thing could only happen once in a while. Items from mission worlds weren't so easy to get, and experience wasn't so easy to sell.
Unless it was a series like Resident Evil, clearance experience was fucking useless.
Once a world was cleared at S-rank, it closed. If nobody could even get in, what use was the experience?