I Don't Agree to the Terms-Chapter 599 - 325: How Do You Also Have Child Skill?_2

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"Is this the power of a Saint?"

The Plane Merchant seed and his Saint identity resonated, reviving him from a stillborn-like state.

"With such power, if I advance further, I could create things out of thin air, transform matter."

Gu Shanhai understood that in the terms of fantasy, his current state should be considered a Half-step God, as he truly was only half a step away from becoming divine.

The Saint identity combined with the divine gel fluid used to create the Plane Merchant Spirit Plant meant he had already become half-divine.

"This is an unexpected pleasure," Gu Shanhai realized that his Past Life World Tree Form, thanks to his Half-step God physique, had also restored a trace of the World Tree’s might, no longer a mere shell like before.

"Too bad, I’m not planning on following the path of the World Tree anymore."

If it hadn’t been for those words Sulu said with a smile, the seed might not have been the Plane Merchant, but the Universal World Tree, which could match his World Tree Form and wouldn’t require him to find a leaf of the World Tree to regain its power.

"In the end, it’s still incomplete." Gu Shanhai sighed, knowing that the so-called Half-step held no logic; it was either success or failure, there was no staying in the middle.

Not being a deity, even if by just a hair’s breadth, was still worlds apart.

However, from within the Plane Merchant Immortal Root Spiritual Plant, Gu Shanhai could glimpse a trace of divine might.

The might of a deity at its peak was absolutely powerful, the mere ability to create was enough to match a deity’s status.

Of course, these deities’ powers were limited to the Adventure World; leaving this world might mean a significant reduction.

But Gu Shanhai did not, therefore, look down upon the divinities; they were powerful within the world, and was Gu Shanhai not also in the Adventure World?

Geographical advantage is still an advantage, otherwise, why would there be such a term as "home-ground advantage."

While observing the wasteland, perfecting the Plane Merchant seed, and experimenting with future Spirit Plants, five days passed quietly.

Fortunately, the Four Saints Beasts System reminded him it was time to deliver goods; otherwise, Gu Shanhai would not have noticed he had accepted two orders.

"A life of hard work, I wonder what I could pluck from Shura and that bizarre character this time." After packing up, Gu Shanhai directly teleported there.

Shura and the bizarre character had long been there, waiting for Gu Shanhai.

"Why come so early? Couldn’t you have timed it like I did..." Gu Shanhai felt these two were ridiculously industrious; fortunately, he was even more so, or he would have been overwhelmed by them.

"We just arrived, coincidence." Shura smiled, responding to Gu Shanhai.

"Check the attributes of your suits yourselves; if there’s anything you’re not satisfied with, just speak up, and I’ll modify it on the spot." Gu Shanhai handed over the two sets of equipment.

Both men did not hesitate and began examining and inspecting the attributes of the entire set.

To do this, one used text reminders while the other ran simulations, of course, not on Gu Shanhai—his treats had no enhancements, making them utterly ineffective on him.

Then both men’s faces brightened.

"I’m quite satisfied; these properties and effects must be Grandmaster skills, right?" the bizarre one queried tentatively.

"Interested in learning? This isn’t just one Grandmaster skill, but an entire system." Gu Shanhai responded with a smile, dismissing the question with a casual comment.

Hearing this, the bizarre one lost interest, an entire system skill highlighted two words: money burner.

Shura wasn’t vague either, subsequently producing a heap of items, clearly very satisfied with the set of equipment Gu Shanhai had crafted, then said, "The equipment is of great value, pick whatever you like."

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Seeing this, the brightly clad Li Ye knew that it was time to settle the account.

Skipping out on the bill was out of the question, as this was a transaction for them as well, and merely the first of many they hoped to have with Gu Shanhai. A grandmaster-level player focused on crafting was of immense value to these combat-class players.

Especially since he could custom-make equipment, he certainly possessed other skills, such as appraisal and enhancement, among others.

Every combat class needed to learn from the crafting class, didn’t they? Otherwise, how could they make complete equipment if they didn’t even recognize ores or know how to enchant?

Gu Shanhai started to pick and choose, taking all the plant seeds without a word from either party.

Among these seeds were indeed some rare items, which after being turned into Spirit Plants, could boost his cooking and Alchemy skills a lot. His strength would benefit too, although without a lot of variety, it was more about bolstering raw power.

"I have a question... where did you guys get so many Child Skills?" Gu Shanhai felt a twitch inside. There was a heap of Child Skill manuals on each of their stalls, ones he had never seen before.

He flipped through a few at random. They all included the Golden Bell Shield Iron Cloth Shirt. Gu Shanhai started to suspect that these two had hoodwinked the leader of the Holy God Sect; otherwise, such a coincidence would be unlikely.

"Oh, we killed a professional merchant yesterday and looted these from him," explained Shura.

"What was that bastard’s name? He sold me a ton of Child Skills with that Traveling Frog game. Next time I see him, I’m going to chop him to pieces!" Gu Shanhai’s tone was a bit harsh. If it weren’t for that guy, he would be practicing a myriad of Child Skills.

"Ah... I think his name was Fu Hu. Just a kid, might be a second-generation player. But it’s also strange, what kind of luck is that? We killed him, and he dropped Child Skills all over the place." Li Ye was puzzled as well. They had killed other players but rarely did they drop items, and if they did, it was only one or two, nothing like this guy’s entire spread.

As to why they killed him, Gu Shanhai didn’t ask, that was their private business.

"..." Gu Shanhai suspected the victim had scammed too many others, and that’s why he dropped so much loot when killed.

He counted, and together, they had over a hundred copies of Child Skill. Gu Shanhai had no clue how someone could have amassed such a collection.

’Wait a second, if he dropped over a hundred copies, how many more did he have in his inventory...’ Gu Shanhai’s eyes twitched at the thought. This couldn’t possibly be from some small-time fence or perhaps purchased from a Plane Merchant.

He vaguely remembered there was a Plane Merchant named Sulu known for selling all kinds of Flash Technique skills. His Flash Technique, much like his healing spells, was excessively powerful despite its seemingly weaker name functionality.

So, he suspected this player must have encountered a similarly bizarre Plane Merchant and made significant purchases, for there was no other explanation for the multitude of Child Skill versions.

"I’ll take these Child Skills off your hands. As for the rest—just make up the difference as you see fit."

"But let’s get one thing straight, it’s going to be hard for you to sell these Child Skills, so let’s settle at 80% of the value."

Gu Shanhai wasn’t foolish; he knew their value would depreciate.

Shura and Li Ye exchanged glances, then nodded, each pulling out another thirty or so copies of Child Skill.

"Here, I’ve got quite a few higher-level Child Skills. Let’s call it even, shall we?" Shura stuffed the Child Skills into Gu Shanhai’s arms as he spoke.

Gu Shanhai ended up with more than seventy additional Child Skills, totaling over two hundred.

This set of Child Skills, merged with the Golden Bell Shield Iron Cloth Shirt, would probably rival the highest-level strategy manuals he had.

"We’re even. Next time we trade, let’s avoid Child Skills..." Gu Shanhai felt somewhat weary. He longed for techniques like the Beiming Divine Skill or Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, not Child Skills.

Continuing like this, he’d retain his Child Body for his entire life.

The thought itself was rather depressing.

After being single all of his past life, he surely didn’t want to continue the pattern... Well, perhaps he would indeed have to continue, with the batch-like supply of Child Skills keeping him perennially single.