WTYTIAAN Chapter 80

Chapter 80

Feeling the room descend, Rocco visibly shuddered, but he didn’t make a sound. Yan Yunqing only sensed his slightly trembling hand.

Yan Yunqing subtly lowered his arm, grasped Rocco’s hand that was clutching his sleeve, and squeezed it reassuringly. At the same time, he sent Rocco a message in the chat system.

[Good Day (Private)]: Act appropriately uneasy, a little capricious.

Rocco didn’t know why Yan Yunqing was telling him to do this, but he silently brewed some emotions and said, “Brother, is this really the Mantiper you were talking about? It’s so dark. Are we being scammed? How could there be a legendary Dragon Bone Sword here! Should we go back!”

The delivery of the lines was a bit lacking, but it would be too much to ask a child actor to be as good as him. Yan Yunqing was already satisfied that Rocco’s voice didn’t tremble.

After all, the kid’s hand holding his was shaking non-stop, like he had Parkinson’s.

Yan Yunqing snorted, “I told you not to follow me. You should have stayed at home. You just had to sneak onto my carriage. I’m not Mom, spoiling you every day. Just stay put and don’t bother me.”

Rocco pouted. Even though it was pitch black, he was still diligently performing. This was what Yan Yunqing had told him to say in advance. “It’s all because you were bragging, Brother, saying you’d get a sword made of dragon bones right away. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have hidden it from Mom and secretly followed you.”

“And what kind of broken place did you bring us to, Brother?” Rocco said with great disdain. “I can’t even sleep on the beds here. Can’t you buy a bigger house? I feel like the hotel room was so small I couldn’t turn around.”

Yan Yunqing chuckled, “Is there a difference between this broken house and the hotel? Alright, if you keep nagging, I’ll throw you out and leave you to fend for yourself.”

The performance ended, and Rocco shut his mouth.

Yan Yunqing grudgingly gave this segment a score of 60. The main reason was that Rocco recited his lines so dryly, like he was reciting a textbook. If it were Nika, the effect might have been better.

It was a pity that the [Steal] skill belonged to Rocco, and Nika’s physical condition didn’t allow her to come and adventure with him. He was worried that before he could take care of the enemy, Nika would be scared half to death first.

But it was okay. This little exchange had basically revealed his and Rocco’s identities, and justified the fact that he was accompanied by a child. He just didn’t know if the receptionist had already started to think in the direction that Yan Yunqing had set.

Yan Yunqing subtly glanced at the receptionist, who hadn’t said a word during Yan Yunqing and Rocco’s performance. He just stood there quietly, his eyes fixed on Yan Yunqing and Rocco’s direction.

Yan Yunqing wondered in his heart: Could this person have night vision? How could he accurately locate him in such a dark environment?

The ground jolted, and this dark space came to a halt. The door in front of Yan Yunqing and his party slowly opened, revealing the golden splendor behind it.

What entered their eyes was an extremely dazzling, golden high wall built with wealth. Various gemstones were used to sculpt a breathtaking relief mural on it.

From bottom to top, it depicted two armies riding warhorses in battle, the struggles between different races, six-winged angels swooping into the center of the battlefield, giant dragons roaring at the sky, countless arrows aimed at pointed-ear elves standing beneath a giant tree, and the gods above raising their glasses to cheer for their brief victory…

—And in the very center, a goddess sadly lowered her head to look at everyone who entered Mantiper.

Yan Yunqing’s gaze lingered on this relief mural for a while. The facial features of the people on the mural weren’t detailed, but Yan Yunqing could still accurately identify the Elf King Silf, the Dragon siblings Isabel and Divic, Archangel Theodore, and many other gods he had once killed.

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But who are you?

Yan Yunqing looked at the goddess at the very top with a complex expression. He was familiar with everyone around the goddess. Who was this goddess? Only one of the six upper gods, the God of Light, wasn’t on the mural. Could you be the Goddess of Light?

The person who sculpted this mural must be a follower of the New Church of Light, right? He’s directly retconned the old God of Light and replaced him with the Goddess of Light?

Such a scandalous operation. If the God of Light knew, he would be so angry that he’d revive.

You have to know that this guy valued his reputation the most. He was petty and kept grudges. The Demon King had a fight with him in the beginning. No one won, and no one lost, but this guy could hold a grudge for several years. He even insisted on a one-on-one duel with the Demon King in the final battle.

If it weren’t for that, the Demon King wouldn’t have found a chance to kill the God of Light.

Yan Yunqing twitched his lips and couldn’t help but glance at the Goddess of Light again. Putting aside everything else, just looking at this mural, it really felt like the God of Light had undergone a sex change.

How strange.

Just as strange as Silf suddenly becoming a girl.

These thoughts were fleeting. Yan Yunqing didn’t even show it. The receptionist simply thought that he was just like everyone else who entered Mantiper, shocked by this magnificent mural.

“Guests, please follow me.”

The receptionist walked ahead, and Yan Yunqing and Rocco followed behind him, bypassing the relief wall. Music started playing from somewhere, soft and soothing, making this golden place seem less like a casino and more like a five-star hotel on Blue Star.

Before Yan Yunqing could express his amazement, a burst of noise shattered the soothing atmosphere.

“No—I still have it! I still have money! Let me in—I still have money! I have things I can mortgage! I’m about to win money! Let me in!”

The voice was hoarse and unpleasant, but it sounded strangely sharp in Yan Yunqing’s ears. Yan Yunqing looked in the direction of the voice. A short, fat man was clinging to the counter, refusing to leave. Two black-robed men were beside him, holding his legs and trying to forcibly drag him away.

“Sir, everything you had has already been mortgaged. You are now penniless.” The bunny-eared girl standing in front of him smiled sweetly, but the words she spoke were chilling, “Even you yourself have become the property of Mantiper. I’m sorry, but we cannot continue to process your mortgage.”

The bunny-eared girl waved her hand, and the two black-robed men pulled the man, who was clinging to the counter, down with a single forceful tug.

“Sir, please enjoy your last bit of freedom,” the bunny-eared girl said sadly. “Next, you will only become one of the master’s many collections.”

Yan Yunqing’s steps faltered. How could these words be so meaningful?

The man seemed to have finally realized the danger. Fear had just climbed onto his face, “No, I—”

However, before he could say a complete sentence, the black-robed men had already covered his mouth and dragged him away. The man struggled desperately, but to no avail. In the end, he could only stare at the dazzling crystal chandelier above his head with bloodshot eyes, and was dragged away like a dead dog, awaiting his unknown fate.

The faces of the people around him, dressed in black and white waiter uniforms, were expressionless, as if they were used to this scene.

This was indeed a very cold and ruthless place.

The bunny-eared girl, who was standing at the counter with an elegant smile, also saw Yan Yunqing and Rocco, who were being led over by the receptionist. The smile on her face widened a bit, and she said very kindly to Yan Yunqing, “Sir, welcome to Mantiper.”

As he got closer, Yan Yunqing realized that this bunny-eared girl wasn’t wearing fake ears. The pair of fluffy, long ears on top of her head were her own, and they even swayed slightly with her movements, attracting attention.

She was a bunny-eared beastman.

Yan Yunqing looked at her ears a few more times. The bunny-eared girl didn’t care at all, and still smiled rigidly.

“I want to participate in your ‘Golden Touch’ competition.” Yan Yunqing still used the image of an ignorant young master, and arrogantly raised his chin at the bunny-eared girl. “Tell me how to participate.”

The bunny-eared girl’s expression didn’t change. It seemed that she had heard too many such remarks recently. She said with a smile, “Sir, if you want to participate in our ‘Golden Touch’ competition, you must first become a ‘Golden Touch’ of Mantiper.”

“Would you like me to briefly explain how to become a ‘Golden Touch’?”

Yan Yunqing glanced at the task list. The [NPC is under attack, health is decreasing!] prompt had disappeared, and the number was still 11. It seemed that there was no immediate danger to life, so Yan Yunqing wasn’t in a hurry.

“Hmph, a Golden Touch, what’s so difficult about that?” Yan Yunqing waved his hand. “I don’t want to hear any of that nonsense. I just need to know the fastest way to become a Golden Touch here.”

His arrogant words seemed very ridiculous and ignorant in Mantiper, but the bunny-eared girl didn’t laugh at him. Her eyes swept over a magic gemstone button on his collar. After confirming its authenticity, she wasn’t polite and directly started from the highest level of games.

“Sir, if you want to quickly become a ‘Golden Touch’, you can enter Mantiper’s top-level venues. There, you can quickly win the honor of Lucky Star. If you get the honor of Lucky Star for three consecutive days, you can become Mantiper’s ‘Golden Touch’.”

“However, Mantiper’s top-level venues also have entry requirements. Of course, I believe with your strength, sir…”

Yan Yunqing impatiently interrupted her long speech, “Don’t say those nonsense words, just tell me how many gold coins it takes to qualify to enter.”

“Having exchanged assets of more than ten million gold coins is the qualification to enter the top-level venues, sir.”

Yan Yunqing almost choked on the ten million gold coins. It was so easy to become a Lucky Star in the top-level venues, but the entry requirement was ten million gold coins. To become a Lucky Star, you only needed to win thirty million gold coins.

It seemed that the entry threshold for each bet in the top-level venues wasn’t low.

Yan Yunqing looked at his backpack. To be honest, he could take out ten million gold coins, but thinking about what he had to do later, he suspected that he wouldn’t be able to get those ten million gold coins back.

It was like throwing ten million gold coins into the water. Even if Yan Yunqing regarded money as dirt, he would feel a little heartache at this time.

He was silent, considering whether the ten million was worth it. The air was quiet for a while, making it extremely awkward.

The bunny-eared girl didn’t notice the awkward atmosphere at all. She still smiled appropriately, and seemed to see Yan Yunqing’s unwillingness. She changed her tone, “If it’s difficult for you, sir, you can also enter the high-level and mid-level venues, which require one million and five hundred thousand gold coins respectively.”

When Yan Yunqing heard this, compared to ten million, one million seemed acceptable?

He was about to say “Then let’s go to the high-level venue,” but Rocco subtly tugged on his sleeve. Then, a private message from Rocco came through the chat system.

[Rocco (Private)]: Xiao Ai is in the beginner’s venue, Brother. Let’s go to the beginner’s venue to find Xiao Ai first.

[Rocco (Private)]: She was the first one to enter Mantiper and is more familiar with it here.

Yan Yunqing, who was about to say “Then let’s go to the high-level venue,” immediately changed it to: “Oh, what about the beginner’s venue? One hundred thousand gold coins, right? I’ll go to the beginner’s venue.”

Bunny-eared girl:……?

The bunny-eared girl couldn’t help but look at the magic gemstone on Yan Yunqing’s collar again, feeling extremely confused: He could bring such an expensive magic gemstone as an ornament, so why was he being so stingy and choosing the low-level venue?

Her smile froze for a moment, and the way she looked at Yan Yunqing wasn’t as enthusiastic as before, but she still smiled and nodded, “Yes, the threshold for the beginner’s venue is only one hundred thousand gold coins.”

Seeing that the other party kept looking at the collar on his chest, Yan Yunqing looked down. This was a set of costumes he had purchased when he was playing “Demon King.” Although it was a dress suit, the cut was more inclined to everyday wear, so Yan Yunqing chose this set to wear in.

What was this thing on the chest? Oh, it seemed to be a useless magic gemstone? He vaguely remembered that this kind of gemstone could be embedded on weapons to enchant them and add stats, but it also depended on the quality of the gemstone.

However, the costumes sold by “Demon King” were all beautiful garbage, with no stat-adding effects, so Yan Yunqing was sure that the magic gemstone on the clothes was just looked rare and expensive, but it was actually useless.

Could there really be a fool who has taken a fancy to this ornament of his?

Yan Yunqing tentatively took off the magic gemstone and said to the bunny-eared girl, “I didn’t bring too many gold coins on this trip. I’ll use this as collateral, okay?”

The bunny-eared girl looked at the somewhat bare collar after Yan Yunqing took it off, feeling really uncomfortable. This scene was simply a fatal blow to those with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

She smiled: “Of course, the value of magic gemstones has always been very high. If you want to mortgage this gemstone, we can give you a price of 800,000 gold coins. What do you think?”

Yan Yunqing didn’t quite understand the market price of this magic gemstone, but it was said that it was collateral, so it must be below the market price. Besides, his gemstone was just an ornament, which was about the same as a plastic product to Yan Yunqing. It was an unexpected surprise to be able to mortgage 800,000 gold coins.

“Okay, then let’s mortgage it for 800,000.” Yan Yunqing threw it casually and threw the magic gemstone into the bunny-eared girl’s hand. The bunny-eared girl hurriedly caught it, almost letting the gemstone slip out of her hand.

Her smile almost couldn’t hold on this time, and she looked at Yan Yunqing in shock. She really couldn’t understand the ways of this noble young master.

He looked very rich, but he couldn’t even enter the top-level venues. Even if he couldn’t go to the top-level venues, he would at least choose a high-level or mid-level venue, right? Why did he choose a beginner’s venue? But looking at his attitude towards this magic gemstone, he didn’t seem to be attracted to gold coins at all.

He was truly a contradictory person.

The bunny-eared girl put the magic gemstone away properly, took out a blue bracelet from a small basket, operated it a few times, and put it on the tray in front of her, “Sir, this is your identity certificate. It supports all your spending in Mantiper, including the chips on the gambling table. Please do not take off this bracelet in Mantiper.”

“Of course, we also have physical chips here. If you prefer this kind, sir, you can also go to the counter to exchange them before using them.”

The bunny-eared girl looked at Rocco beside Yan Yunqing, “Is this young sir also going in with you?”

Yan Yunqing nodded, “My younger brother, does he also need to wear a bracelet?”

The bunny-eared girl nodded, took out a smaller blue bracelet, and put it on the tray after operating it a few times: “Everyone who enters Mantiper needs to wear a bracelet. This is an important basis for our waiters to better serve all guests. Please do not take it off.”