300: Reaching an agreement

“Reward, ah, that’s easy to talk about, that’s easy to talk about!”

Upon hearing Xiao Yun’s words, Shi Erzhu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

So it was about the reward being too little; in that case, there was still room for negotiation.

“Boss Xiao, name your price! No matter how much it is, as long as you’re willing to help, I’ll sell everything I have to gather it for you!”

“Let’s not talk about that for now. Are you really just one step away from the Diamond rank?”

Xiao Yun asked.

“Yes, look.”

With that, Shi Erzhu handed his phone to Xiao Yun.

Xiao Yun bent down to take it, and saw that it displayed Shi Erzhu’s information.

“Name: Shi Erzhu

Affiliation: Dragon Country, Yunhai Province, Haibei City Branch

Total Matches: 58831

Extraction Rate: 17.38%

Value Extracted: 133921.42 k

Match History: Omitted

Rank: Diamond 1”

When he saw the information on the panel, Xiao Yun was immediately somewhat surprised.

This Boss Shi in front of him was actually an old veteran of the Forbidden Zone!

With nearly sixty thousand matches, even if he entered the Forbidden Zone twenty times a day, which is equivalent to spending six hours a day, it would still take nearly ten years to complete!

Moreover, the total value he had extracted from the Forbidden Zone had already exceeded one hundred million.

Not to mention, a large portion of this value was probably extracted when he was young, fifteen or twenty years ago, when people’s understanding of the Forbidden Zone was certainly not at the same level as now, making the difficulty imaginable.

However, the reason he had remained at the Diamond 1 rank and couldn’t advance to the Diamond rank was twofold.

One possibility was his physical condition, and the other reason was his extremely low extraction rate.

At this rank, each match not only grants points for successful extraction but also deducts points for failure.

Many people, after reaching the Diamond rank, seem to be just one step away from the Diamond rank, yet they might spend ten or even decades going in circles before they can successfully break through.

And this Shi Erzhu, he clearly no longer had the ability to extract stably.

Even if he paid to hire two bodyguards to escort him into the Forbidden Zone, he would probably be finished if he encountered any Asala Soldier on the way.

Unless the two bodyguards provided constant close protection, but in that case, they wouldn’t be able to search for any supplies, and extracting wouldn’t earn points.

“Boss Shi, why did you have both your legs amputated?”

Xiao Yun still asked.

“This is a bit embarrassing to talk about. About fifteen years ago, I contracted a special mental illness,” Shi Erzhu said.

“This disease caused my nervous system to go haywire, making me unable to feel the presence of my legs. At first, they just felt a bit numb. I didn’t pay attention at the time, but then one day I suddenly couldn’t stand up. What’s even stranger is that ever since that day, my legs atrophied very quickly, so I had no choice but to have them amputated. The doctor said it might be related to my long hours of staying up late. However, I thought back carefully, and in the match before my legs started feeling numb, I seemed to have been attacked by a Rocket Soldier in the Forbidden Zone, and my legs were blown off there. But doesn’t the Forbidden Zone restore everything? I asked the doctor, and he also said it had nothing to do with the Forbidden Zone. I often wonder if this is just a coincidence, as the doctor said, or if it’s truly related to the Forbidden Zone.”

Listening to Shi Erzhu’s description, Xiao Yun’s brows furrowed.

He hadn’t expected that Shi Erzhu’s disability was actually related to the Forbidden Zone.

Logically speaking, no matter how severe the injury sustained in the Forbidden Zone, it should fully recover upon returning to reality.

At that time, Shi Erzhu’s body had obviously recovered, but his legs just felt a bit numb, which a normal person wouldn’t take to heart.

As a result, he contracted some kind of special mental illness, and that was the most terrifying part.

After all, if it were other illnesses, like a stroke or paralysis, then it could certainly be determined that there was a problem in reality.

But in terms of mental illness, it’s indeed very easy to associate it with the Forbidden Zone.

Many people have suffered after-effects after entering the Forbidden Zone, but most of them were not as severe as Shi Erzhu.

“I’ll remember this matter. I’ll help you investigate it if I get the chance,” Xiao Yun nodded silently.

“Then, Boss Xiao, you agree to help me?”

Xiao Yun smiled faintly and nodded silently.

“But before that, bring me sixteen Rolex watches first.”

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Back in the shop.

Liu Shihhan saw Boss Shi’s happy and excited expression and was immediately very puzzled.

“This boss, why is he so happy after taking you to the restroom?”

Liu Shihhan asked softly, leaning close to Xiao Yun’s ear, somewhat confused.

“Probably because a big deal just closed.”

“I see. I thought he had some special Hobbies.”

Hearing Liu Shihhan’s words, Xiao Yun was somewhat amused.

He did intend to discuss Shi Erzhu’s situation with Liu Shihhan, but now was not the time.

The most urgent task now was to upgrade his family heirloom first!

And because Xiao Yun had agreed to Shi Erzhu’s request, from now on, all the materials he needed would be free of charge.

“Hello? Help me bring that box of old, damaged Rolex watches again. Yes, yes, yes, those valuable mechanical watches. Remember to be quick!”

At this moment, having learned of Xiao Yun’s needs, Shi Erzhu also made a phone call.

Then, in less than ten minutes, the muscular uncle drove his small car to the shop entrance again, carrying a cardboard box which he dropped at Xiao Yun’s feet, and then drove off without another word.

“Boss, since your name is Shi Erzhu, is your older brother named Dazhu?”

“Yes, yes, yes! Boss Xiao, you’re so smart! You could even guess that. Come, come, come, are you satisfied with these goods?”

Xiao Yun opened the cardboard box and saw that it was full of damaged valuable mechanical watches.

“Material: Valuable Mechanical Watch

Rarity: Red

Price: 212479

Evaluation: Rolex!”

Although these mechanical watches were tattered, some missing straps, some with broken dials, they were all fine for Xiao Yun.

And since the boss was giving them away for free, Xiao Yun didn’t say a word, directly picked out sixteen mechanical watches at random, and then put them into the bag he had just used.

“Xiao Yun, you’re taking so many at once?”

Seeing Xiao Yun’s actions, Liu Shihhan was also a little surprised.

Although she also guessed that Xiao Yun had the ability to repair materials, she was not yet certain.

“By the way, Liu Miss, do you want to buy anything? I’m in a good mood today, so feel free to pick anything you want from the whole store, I’ll give you one for free!”

“Really? Then I’m going to pick something!”

Liu Shihhan didn’t know about the agreement Xiao Yun had reached with the boss, and immediately became excited and started browsing.

“Oh, I’m going to the restroom.”

Xiao Yun said, and also carried the bag, walking towards the restroom again.