44: Chapter 44 The fourth female corpse, the ancestor of the Sakura Country, Queen Himiko!
After seeing Queen Jingjue's attributes, Lin Mo's understanding of attribute values was once again refreshed.
Her Strength, Agility, and Spirit all exceeded 100 million.
Queen Jingjue truly lived up to her title as the empress who unified the Western Regions in ancient times, born with immense power.
As she continuously advanced with her realm, he hadn't expected her to reach such a monstrous level.
He recalled the three Ghost Servants.
Wen Cai was stunned; he had just spoken so grandly, yet he, a dignified Ghost Emperor, was now expected to kowtow to a Netherworld Envoy?
This was too humiliating... Lin Mo didn't make things difficult for him, because he wasn't the type of person who enjoyed playing the pig to eat the tiger.
After dealing with these matters... Lin Mo returned to his rented room to tidy up and, while he was at it, retrieved the [Corpse Binding Rope] and [Shining Radiance] he had purchased from the national treasury.
After that, he opened the second-hand recycling app and recycled all the items he had on him.
It had been a long time since he had recycled anything, and his inventory was already overflowing.
This recycling spree lasted a full day.
In total, he exchanged them for 12,965,831 Soul Coins.
Adding his existing Soul Coins, he now had a total of 131,186,877 Soul Coins.
He might not be as rich as a nation.
But he could at least make it onto the Forbes list.
After finishing these tasks, the delivery man responsible for the settlement took off the blue helmet and blue windbreaker he was wearing.
A short, middle-aged man with a bowl cut revealed a smile.
Lin Mo glanced at him and was instantly astonished.
Because this person was the middle-aged man known nationwide, whom everyone called 'Father Ma'.
He founded an e-commerce empire and was the richest man in the entire Dragon Country.
Ma Yun!!!
"Mr. Ma? How could it be you?"
"Don't call me Mr. Ma, just call me Little Ma."
"You claim to be busier than the president every day, so how do you have time to find me?"
Father Ma poured out his grievances.
"Lin Mo, student, to do business with you, a significant portion of the entire group's available cash flow has been siphoned off by you."
Lin Mo: "..."
Indeed, Lin Mo currently had over 13 million Soul Coins, worth over 130 billion.
"So, since you've earned so much money from us, I hope you'll attend our auction tomorrow and show your support."
As the saying goes, 'one who takes a bribe has his hands tied,' so Lin Mo nodded in agreement.
The next day... Lin Mo was invited to the most luxurious auction center in Handong Province.
He took his seat.
At this moment, a young woman, supporting an old man, also took a seat.
The newcomers were Li Yunlong, who had also been invited by Mr. Ma.
As a soldier, he had no respect for businessmen, but he heard Lin Mo was coming, so he forcibly called his granddaughter over to introduce her to Lin Mo.
"Little Mo, this is Li Ruonan, the future wife I told you about!"
Li Ruonan had shoulder-length hair, with neat, flowing ends that accentuated her rosy little face, making her look incredibly adorable.
Her ear-length bob swept across her jawline with her movements, the upturned ends curving like a high schooler's pouting lips in a fit of pique, yet her figure, encased in a cream-colored turtleneck sweater, had matured into ripe, full berries.
Li Yunlong secretly poked Lin Mo's lower back.
"How is it? My granddaughter isn't bad, is she?"
"Grandpa! What are you saying!"
Li Ruonan's face turned crimson.
"Lin Mo, thank you for saving my grandpa this time..."
The auction quickly officially began.
"The first item up for bid, the National Fortune Plunder Token! 50 billion!"
The host unveiled the black cloth, and a blood-colored token made of uranium ore reflected a phantom image of Mount Fuji.
Li Yunlong's fists clenched audibly: "To plunder ten thousand roosters from our country, this item can invade their National Fortune Dungeon!"
The host called out the price.
"Grandpa, the price is too high. We only brought 30 billion..."
"That damn Ma kid, setting such a high price. Although we are the founding Li family, we are not super business magnates. There's nothing we can do; we won't force it..."
Li Yunlong sighed.
Li Yunlong had also intended to bid on this item.
The reason was that the Great Wall Watch Dungeon had been invaded this time, and according to his inside investigation, it was the work of Sakura Country's old adversary, Yamamoto Kazuo.
Originally, he wanted to buy this item and send a team of experts to launch a sneak attack on Sakura Country's National Fortune Dungeon.
To avenge the loss of those 10,000 roosters!
He hadn't expected the price to be so high.
Lin Mo also clicked his tongue: "Why is a challenge token so expensive?"
Li Ruonan explained: "This item is made from hundreds of tons of rare uranium ore, so its price is inherently rare, and there's radiation during the manufacturing process, making the cost very high."
"We wanted to bid on it, but the asking price was too high..."
Lin Mo stroked his chin... "50 billion, I'll take it."
Everyone present was in an uproar!!!
Mr. Ma was also excited; he was just trying his luck, but he didn't expect someone to actually pay such a high price for this item.
Li Yunlong didn't know what to say, and he gave his granddaughter a look.
"Brother Lin, this is too precious. If you buy it, our family..."
Lin Mo scratched the back of his head.
"Hmm, it is quite expensive, so I'm going to make a good profit there."
Li Yunlong: "..."
Li Ruonan: "..."
Good kid, so you didn't buy it to curry favor with me, but to use it yourself to fight the devils.
What courage!
Li Yunlong praised him silently.
"Ruonan, what do you think? Didn't I say Lin Mo has guts? I'm giving you a mission: you must win him over today!"
"Grandpa~"
Li Ruonan clutched the hem of her skirt, already prepared to offer herself... Lin Mo's thoughts were actually very simple: to legally kill and improve the proficiency of his Eye of the God of Death.
He really wanted to see what lay beyond the Ghost Emperor realm.
With this proof, he could challenge imperial dungeons on his own without Son of Heaven Zhou's permission.
Under the heavens, who else had a grudge against him?
That would definitely be Sakura Country.
As the event ended, Li Ruonan tugged at Lin Mo's sleeve:
"I heard Lin, student, hasn't had any exams recently. Be my student, and you'll be directly recommended to the Royal Academy in Imperial Dragon City upon graduation."
"Oh? Alright then, I've been skipping classes a lot recently anyway, so I probably won't get good grades at school..."
"But I'll be your proctor, and I must test your dungeon-clearing skills!"
Huh!?
Before Lin Mo could figure out what was going on.
Mr. Ma rushed out of the auction house's main entrance in a hurry.
"Lin Mo, thank you for driving up the price so much for the first item. Our group has recovered a lot of capital this time."
"Take this, don't be polite."
Mr. Ma respectfully presented a "Koi Card" with both hands from his inner pocket.
He patted Lin Mo's shoulder and whispered in his ear:
"This is 30% of our group's shares. From now on, our company will handle all good items."
And he flashed Ma Yun's signature smile.
"Lin Mo, stop dawdling, let's go!"
Li Ruonan had already conjured a flying Drought Demon in the air.
This Drought Demon corpse was over 5 meters long... "Get on! As long as you clear one dungeon in Sakura Country, you'll fully qualify to be my student! (You'll fully qualify, and be worthy of being my husband)!"
Lin Mo didn't stand on ceremony either, he got on, wrapping his arms around Li Ruonan's slender waist, and the two of them, one in front and one behind, arrived at the border of Sakura Country.
Li Ruonan's objective was naturally also for her grandpa... "This time, when we go in, just don't disturb Sakura Country's national guardian female corpse, Himiko. She was the queen of ancient Sakura Country, cruel and bloody, and she loved to torture enemies with tools."
Lin Mo: "Oh? So powerful, who controls her exactly?"
Li Ruonan shook her head.
"No one controls her; she is a female ghost who autonomously awakened from her coffin."
"She's a national-level boss! No one in Sakura Country has subdued her; even the current king bows at her feet, and they've transformed the dungeon into her palace..."
Lin Mo's eyes lit up.
"There's such a good thing?"
"Hmm?"
"No, I mean, there's such a thing?"
If she was strong enough, then the Corpse Binding Rope he had acquired from the national treasury would have a use.
The stronger the female corpse, the more Lin Mo liked her.
Upon entering the dungeon... both suddenly felt their legs heavy.
Lin Mo opened his attributes and saw.
"[You are affected by the dungeon's negative buff 'Foot Binding', movement speed decreased by 60%, disappears after leaving the dungeon]"
"Be careful, this is a unique negative buff of Sakura Country. You can't avoid it, and no skills or potions can remove it."
Li Ruonan nervously summoned her several corpses.
Giggle, giggle, giggle... Suddenly, clumps of hair hatched from the wells on both sides, instantly killing a mountain demon ghost corpse that Li Ruonan had sent ahead to scout!
— 9.66 million
...— 10.21 million
Immediately following, groups of Sadako continuously crawled out of the wells... [Eerie Name: Sadako]
[Realm: Mystic Corpse (obsidian)]
[Level: LV340]
[Strength: 8.65 million]
[Agility: 7.96 million]
[Spirit: 9.55 million]
[Health: 75 million]
[Skills: Hair Binding Curse, Video Tape Horror, Crawl Out of Coffin, Grudge Eye Gaze, Netherwell Soul Reaping]
[Description: Originally imprisoned in a dry well, her resentment transformed her into a powerful Mystic Corpse. Her long hair covers her face, her eyes are filled with venomous hatred, and the scene of her crawling out of a television is a classic of horror. She is closely linked to a mysterious video tape, and those who watch it are often targeted for their lives. She can drag people into endless darkness with terrifying power, leaving them in despair]
"Lin Mo, don't just stand there, run back!!!"
"I know you're in a hurry, but don't be."
Lin Mo took out a bottle of happy water from his box.
He handed it to Li Ruonan.
Li Ruonan: ?????
No,
In this situation, it was clear that Sakura Country already knew that Dragon Country might retaliate, and the enemies they had prepared were clearly several times stronger than what the original intelligence suggested!
Why are you giving me happy water?
"Come out, Queen Jingjue!"
Yellow sand directly sealed all the cave entrances andNegativewater wells, burying all the Sadako under the yellow sand.
The Queen appeared... her left hand crushed the sand... — 130 million
— 160 million
...— 130 million
The yellow sand enveloping the Sadako was also compressed, and these ghosts, along with their flesh and blood, were compressed into dregs... instantly annihilated...