Apocalypse Gachapon - Chapter 1835: Persuade

Jie Kui didn’t casually said what he did.

This female life form, after selling many potions, had obtained nearly one hundred and fifty points. Even if she had not gained a single point before, she could still rank within the top two thousand. And was it possible she had gained no points at all? Obviously not. Even if she only had seventy points—the score of the tenth from last to be eliminated—her total points now would still reach over two hundred twenty, more than fifty points higher than Ye Zhongming’s. This score was already within the top five hundred.

You said “follow me” to someone with more points and a higher ranking than you? This level of confidence or shamelessness was simply outrageous.

This female life form had long, blue hair and exquisite, beautiful features. Even with a red symbol mark on her forehead, she still very much conformed to human aesthetic standards.

Only her torso was a bit unconventional.

The metal armor was designed very femininely, covering only the chest and the important areas below the waist. Yes, this lingerie-like design was very exquisite and highlighted the female life form’s figure was close to perfect. The sheer fabric naturally hanging from the bra and pants added a touch of allure and seduction.

The unconventional part was that her wrists, ankles, and thighs all had a circle of exquisite blue patterns, almost the same color as her hair.

The female life form laughed upon hearing Ye Zhongming’s words, then shook her head. Her attitude could be described as very good. She didn’t answer, just continued packing her things.

“Your points are very high, but they are basically all from selling medicine, right? Before, you only had ninety points, ranking at the bottom.”

Ye Zhongming continued speaking. Upon hearing this, Jie Kui had already put away his previous expression and was looking thoughtfully at this impossibly beautiful female life form.

The female life form paused her packing, then raised her head and looked at Ye Zhongming very seriously.

“It’s not strange to guess that. Currently, everyone’s points are in a relatively stable state. Leaving aside those whose points decreased from buying things, those who increased did so by selling things. Only two people could increase by such a large amount at once. By paying just a little attention to the changes in points, one can easily tell who is who. So…”

Ye Zhongming shrugged and didn’t continue.

The female life form showed an appreciative look and spoke in her very soft voice: “Well, everything you said is correct. But is this the reason you want me to follow you?”

Ye Zhongming didn’t understand lip reading, but he was, after all, a top-level evolved, and this female life form’s features were similar to humans’. From the shape of her mouth, the Cloud Peak King could understand most of the meaning. Coupled with Jie Kui’s assistance on the side, communication wasn’t too difficult.

“Of course not. Saying all this is just to let you know I’m not acting on impulse or recklessly.”

Ye Zhongming gestured and continued: “According to the rules of the novice battlefield, there are two ways to get more points faster: one is cooperation, using the bonus rules; the other is killing people, using the plunder rules.”

“The first method, cooperation, the more people the better, the more races the better. One can imagine that in the later stages of the novice battlefield, those powerful, group-living prey on the list will gradually become targets. Every hunt might produce thousands or even tens of thousands of points. Those participating will gain many dividends.”

“Look around. The novices are communicating with each other very, very much. They are all preparing to take this path. Perhaps in not too long, maybe after one or two more cycles, large-scale temporary novice teams will form on a large scale.”

The female evolved looked at Ye Zhongming with great interest. Even though she always gave people a feeling of being calm, there was still a bit of teasing.

Ye Zhongming didn’t care and continued: “The second method, using the plunder rules to kill people—this is already happening now. To be honest, the risk is very high. In the early stages, the cost-effectiveness isn’t high.”

Hearing this, Jie Kui rolled his eyes.

Big brother, you’ve already killed four.

“The truly terrifying part is in the later stages. By then, everyone will have a lot of points. Just killing one person could equal a day or even several days of hard work for others. Taking shortcuts is the nature of all life. The last two cycles will be very crazy.”

Ye Zhongming stated his judgment of the situation.

Regarding this point, both Jie Kui, who was doing nothing on the side, and this female life form, who had not been very impressed with Ye Zhongming, agreed.

They were all nine-star evolved. Beings who could reach this level could no longer be described merely as ruthless; they were existences on another level. For interests, they could become heroes, they could become overlords, or they could even become cowards.

For points, they could unite to form the most solid team, fighting for one another. For points, they could also show no mercy and wield the butcher’s knife against those around them, just to go higher and farther.

“What you said is correct, but does it have anything to do with me?”

The female life form chuckled. If Ye Zhongming couldn’t say anything substantial, she was prepared to leave.

“Of course it does.”

This time, the female life form’s words were shorter, and Ye Zhongming read them.

“To gain points, what kind of person yields a lot when killed? Naturally, someone like you with high points.”

“But I will spend them. I’m prepared to spend them right now.”

“But you won’t spend them all. You always need to keep some to get up the leaderboard. And if I am guessing correctly, your points will become more and more. Sooner or later, you will become a fat piece of meat in everyone’s eyes.”

If Jie Kui didn’t know that Ye Zhongming really couldn’t hear, he wouldn’t believe this guy was deaf.

“What do you mean?” The female life form showed impatience and displeasure for the first time.

“What I mean is…” Ye Zhongming took a deep breath. He knew the next words were key. If he moved this life form, he would naturally gain an ideal teammate. But if not, his subsequent trials would be much more difficult.

“A person like you, who is not suited for combat, needs someone skilled in combat as a partner. Moreover, I can provide you with the necessary help, for example… materials from aquatic life. For example… the necessary plants required for medicine making.”

This sentence made the female life form lose her composure. Even though she quickly adjusted, it indirectly confirmed that Ye Zhongming had guessed correctly.

He struck while the iron was hot: “You are a medicine-making job with weak combat ability. You are also a job that must use materials from aquatic life to make medicine, yet you also need certain herbal plants from the land. Your way of obtaining points isn’t the usual hunting and killing, but rather hunting relatively weak marine life to obtain necessary materials, then gathering ground plants to process into medicine, and selling them to obtain points!”

“And I can help you hunt high-level marine life, help you obtain vegetation materials that are difficult to find on the ground, allowing you to refine higher-level potions, sell them for more points, and additionally… protect your safety until the novice battlefield ends.”