"Senior, what do you an by that? I risked my life to help you complete the task, why are you scolding ?"
Su Ran imdiately took offense. Being scolded to his face by an NPC, how could he tolerate that? The most important thing was, he just handed in the task, and in the next mont, he got scolded. Even the most patient person would get angry.
"Human, I’m not talking about you, but those few teams who can’t even compare to a single person. If that’s not useless, then what is?!"
Badongng snorted coldly, then said, "Help guard while I restore this demon body!"
"Senior, hold on, before restoring, shouldn’t you reward for the task first?"
Su Ran understood one thing: the reward in hand is the actual reward. This demon is unreliable, so better secure the reward first!
"Human, do you think I would embezzle your reward?!"
Badongng was visibly displeased with Su Ran’s ungratefulness, "Help guard first. Once I restore my demon body, the reward will naturally be yours!"
"Senior, I’m soone who stands by principles; completing the task deserves a reward. This was agreed upon beforehand. I’m not forcing you. Moreover, giving a reward doesn’t take much ti, just a few seconds. Why are you stalling?"
Unyielding, Su Ran made his stance very clear. He was willing to guard, but the reward had to co first. That was the only way to talk!
"Human, your attitude will easily offend people!"
"Asking for the reward I deserve is only right and just. If that’s offending people, then I have nothing to say."
Su Ran stretched out his hand and said loudly, "Senior, this Divine Secret Elixir, you owe ."
"Alright, alright."
The demon Badongng, exasperated, laughed, "Human, since you insist on your reward, I’ll fulfill your wish!"
With a wave of its large hand, ten golden treasure boxes appeared in front of Su Ran, neatly arrayed.
"This..."
Su Ran looked at the ten golden treasure boxes in surprise, feeling a blissful happiness, "Senior, you’re too generous! Just giving a Divine Secret Elixir would have been enough, but to give these ten golden treasure boxes too, it feels excessive!"
"Human, the Divine Secret Elixir is in one of the boxes. You only have one chance to draw... oh wait, I promised you two more chances earlier, so you get three tries. Whether you can get the Divine Secret Elixir depends on your luck."
Demon Badongng didn’t expect this human to be so greedy, wanting all the boxes. How could all the good things belong to him?
"Huh? These boxes aren’t all mine?"
Only then did Su Ran realize the problem and imdiately voiced his concern, "Senior, this isn’t right. Before the task, you clearly said the reward was the Divine Secret Elixir, so why has it beco a lucky draw now?"
"The reward is inside, take it or leave it. If not, I’ll take it back."
"No, I’ll open them!"
Seeing this demon unwilling to be reasonable, Su Ran couldn’t let this guy reclaim the golden treasure boxes. Though the odds were only three out of ten, it was better than nothing.
If only he had signed a proper agreent with the demon beforehand, now he had to accept the oversight even if reluctantly.
At this mont, he understood why the demon gave him two additional chances for a special reward. It was lying in wait for him here!
Darn it!
What a sly bastard!
Su Ran found himself under the authority of another, with no ans of complaint. He had to accept the situation, calm his mind, and focus on the ten golden treasure boxes in front of him.
With only three chances, he couldn’t squander them lightly!
His eyes swept over the boxes several tis and finally locked onto the one in the center, drawn by nothing more than a certain visual appeal.
"Crack."
The box opened, revealing a robe glowing with golden light before him.
Su Ran pouted in frustration, having wasted one precious chance to open sothing like this.
"Human, not bad luck to get a golden robe on the first try. Continue, you still have two more chances."
Demon Badongng’s eyes flickered, "Hurry and open the boxes, don’t delay my restoration!"
"..."
Su Ran remained silent, curiously glancing at the demon. He sensed so nervousness in its tone. Could it be that Badongng knew what was inside the boxes?
Thinking of this, Su Ran instinctively reached for a nearby box while observing the demon’s face, hoping to glean so insight.
Indeed.
His hand had barely touched the box when Badongng’s gaze noticeably tightened before quickly looking away, afraid of being discovered.
Unfortunately, the demon resembled a statue, showing no facial changes, which affected his judgnt.
"Two more chances, I’m going all in!"
Su Ran trusted his judgnt. Eyes couldn’t lie. At worst, he might fail once more, but he’d still have a final chance!
Opening the box!
The golden treasure box opened, revealing its contents to Su Ran.
A loneso black clay triangle sat in the corner, strangely out of place in the golden box and quite conspicuous.
Oh no.
Su Ran had seen a Divine Secret Elixir before, and the disparity between that and this clay triangle was vast, causing him to wince internally at the wasted attempt. His chances reduced from three-tenths to one-eighth—what a disaster!
"Human, congratulations on obtaining the precious reward, the Divine Secret Elixir!"
Just as Su Ran was feeling regretful, Badongng chid in.
"What?"
Su Ran asked incredulously, "This clay triangle is the Divine Secret Elixir? That’s not funny!"
"Human, do you really think I’d need to deceive you?"
Demon Badongng replied impatiently, "Hurry and open the box, you have ten seconds, or you’ll miss your chance!"
"..."
Seeing the demon’s visible irritation, Su Ran dared not provoke further. He picked up the clay triangle without inspecting its properties and, within the limited ti, opened another box, this ti obtaining a special key.
With his three chances used up, the remaining seven golden treasure boxes disappeared in an instant, reclaid by the demon.
"Human, the reward phase is over, and the guard duty is now yours."
Demon Badongng, without waiting for Su Ran to respond, directly sat on the ground and consud the Heavenly Spirit Liquid, restoring his demon form.
"Darn, we haven’t even discussed the guard duty reward yet, how cunning!"
Before Su Ran could speak, the demon entered its restoration phase, leaving Su Ran quite frustrated. A perfect chance to negotiate lost—what a pity!
However, having acquired three rewards was so consolation.
Taking advantage of the idle ti, Su Ran quickly retrieved the clay triangle to examine its properties. The demon claid it was the Divine Secret Elixir, so it couldn’t be lying. This ant the clay triangle held hidden potential beyond its appearance.
"This is..."
Su Ran discovered that the Detection Technique was ineffective on the clay triangle; he couldn’t see any attributes. Without hesitation, he resorted to forceful dismantling, soon reducing the clay triangle to a mangled state.
After so effort, he peeled away the muddy exterior, revealing the familiar pill inside.
"The Divine Secret Elixir!"
Su Ran held the Divine Secret Elixir in his hand, ecstatic. This mission was fraught with danger and difficulty, where he had to negotiate with four forces, risking his life at any mont in this space.
Fortunately, he erged successfully from thousands of contenders, becoming this mission’s ultimate beneficiary, securing the devil king’s purple severity and this precious Divine Secret Elixir, feeling incredibly thrilled!
"Ding! The mission with Demon Badongng is completed, the mission space will disappear in ten minutes. Players, please leave promptly."
As Su Ran was overwheld with emotion, a system notification startled him.
...
Within the mission space.
The wise square action remained trapped in the round pit, clearly having received the system prompt, his face filled with shock.
"No, this can’t be!"
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