Chapter 11 Errors Are Inevitable

Okay, people make mistakes. Suppose Crowbar panicked and misjudged the situation, only realizing after the attack that he couldn't kill the mountain monster alone. That's plausible. But Crowbar dying after releasing the vampire Edward feels rather bizarre.

Vampire Edward was acquired by Metal Mentor at considerable cost from a Contractor who had just left the "Blade" world several worlds ago. Although he had been imprisoned for seven years and two months, weakened and unable to use many of his abilities, his strength was still that of a bona fide Tier 2 Legendary creature. His power was definitely formidable. Of course, unless a Contractor with extremely high Charisma and taming skills could make him a pet, his inclusion in battle would "contaminate" the loot and reduce its quality.

This was also the main reason Metal Mentor was willing to entrust the crucifix imprisoning Edward to Crowbar.

Vampires are known for their high regeneration, high agility, and high evasion, completely countering the mountain monster's clumsiness in terms of attributes. Even though Edward was very weak and unable to use most of his abilities, it was hard to imagine Crowbar being killed by the slow-moving mountain monster under the vampire's watchful protection. This was simply too outrageous.

Therefore, Metal Mentor's biggest suspicion was: someone might have been secretly watching the battle, using a weapon with explosive attack power similar to a sniper rifle to kill Crowbar in one fell swoop! Otherwise, even if a melee-specialized Contractor could kill Crowbar, they wouldn't be able to escape the vampire Edward's subsequent pursuit.

Even a seasoned schemer like him hadn't anticipated the appearance of a freak like Fang Senyan. This was also due to Fang Senyan's talent, Perseverance. With it, Fang Senyan could withstand the Tier 2 Legendary creature's onslaught for more than ten minutes. However, it was somewhat amusing that if the enemy had been a mountain monster, a lower-tier creature than the vampire, Fang Senyan would have had no choice but to flee.

Since he had already formed a preconceived notion, Metal Mentor's biggest suspicion naturally fell on Das.

However, Metal Mentor wouldn't directly voice his suspicions. After a moment of silence, he said:

"I understand. Thank you both for your support."

After he finished speaking, he signaled Grieg to trade with Fang Senyan and Das, selling them the detailed process of the "Omnipotence" title quest series. Both of them breathed a sigh of relief, because facing this seemingly young Metal Mentor, they always felt a sense of oppression that was quite uncomfortable. The sooner they stopped dealing with him, the better. But half a minute later, Fang Senyan and Das immediately frowned, tilting their heads wordlessly to look at Grieg and said coldly:

"Excuse me, what does this mean?"

In the request transmitted by the Nightmare Mark, the required purchase amount was a shocking "10,000 Universal Points!"

Metal Mentor smiled, his voice having a metallic clang:

"According to the agreement between you and Grieg, as compensation for your staying behind, we are selling you the detailed process of the Omnipotence title quest series. Is there a problem?"

Das stepped forward, his eyes filled with the anger of being deceived:

"It was a cheap sale to us! Cheap!"

Metal Mentor said indifferently:

"Do you know how much effort and cost we put into this detailed process? In the Nightmare Space, we wouldn't even sell this kind of secret to outsiders. Even if someone wanted to buy it, it would definitely not be less than 30,000 Universal Points! A selling price of 10,000 Universal Points is indeed quite cheap, and you must also sign a confidentiality agreement when you buy it, only for your own use."

Das still wanted to say something, but when his gaze met Metal Mentor's seemingly gentle but actually cold as iron eyes, he couldn't speak. After stomping his foot, he said:

"Fine, fine! I'm leaving."

Metal Mentor smiled and said:

"Young people are just impatient. Let me finish speaking. Grieg just mentioned many times: he has a deep friendship with you after going through life and death together, especially you, Das, who alone caused extremely terrifying damage to the mountain monster. And the sailor was able to lure the mountain monster into the trap independently, showing both courage and personal strength! Actually, I also know that the price of 10,000 Universal Points is a bit high, and it is indeed a difficult price for solo Contractors to bear."

Speaking of this, Metal Mentor's gaze swept across Fang Senyan and Das' faces:

"But there is another way, as long as you nod, you can directly share this detailed process for free. I wonder if you want to hear it?"

"As expected." Fang Senyan sneered in his heart, but on the surface, he "oh" in surprise and said, "What way?"

Metal Mentor stared into Das' eyes and said:

"Join us!"

Grieg also said sincerely:

"You two have also seen that our Symbiosis Society has suffered heavy casualties of melee combat personnel due to the traitor Crowbar. We now urgently need strong people like you to join! Moreover, the Symbiosis Society is currently preparing for a major operation! Once successful before the Banks Gang, we can also obtain a lot of benefits!"

Hearing this, Fang Senyan still had a hesitant look on his face, but he seemed to be tempted. Grieg immediately said again:

"You should know that new members of other organizations must have a three-world probationary period, and most of the income from those three worlds will be confiscated. Because we have gone through life and death together, I am willing to be your guarantor, and you will be formal members as soon as you enter. Sailor, aren't you

working on a milestone to feed fifty Bowtruckles? After joining the society, you can exchange or give Universal Points to ask someone to help. In addition, as far as I know, there are four people who are doing this series of "Omnipotence" title quests! Naturally, everyone working together on that series of quests can get twice the result with half the effort!"

Hearing this, Fang Senyan was already rubbing his hands and couldn't help but say in surprise:

"If I join, what are the conditions?"

Metal Mentor's focus was not originally on him, but he was indeed very short of melee combat Contractors, so he was about to say that no additional conditions were required, but he was also a suspicious person. A thought flashed in his mind and he said:

"I have already seen the personal attribute information you gave Crowbar to me before, but I require you to open all your basic abilities for me to see - I will definitely keep it confidential for you - but remember one thing, any concealment is ineffective in front of me!"

Fang Senyan said very simply:

"No problem!"

The reason why Metal Mentor made this request was very simple. He suspected that the person who killed Crowbar had very strong long-range attack ability, which allowed him to kill Crowbar without being killed by the vampire. As far as he knew, there were only two ways to have strong long-range attack ability: firearms and magic. In the Nightmare Space, mastering these two attack methods would inevitably focus on basic abilities.

There is a saying in reality that a tall building starts from the ground, and the Space also pays great attention to basic abilities. Metal Mentor had seen the scroll of the top attack spell in Harry Potter: Avada Kedavra. Simply using this magic scroll requires Basic Prayer lv12, Basic Meditation lv12, Advanced Magic Mastery lv10, and Black Magic Proficiency lv7 or higher! What about the basic abilities required to master this spell?

Therefore, in Metal Mentor's heart, if Fang Senyan was the person who killed Crowbar and was still here pretending to be weak, then his basic ranged, basic prayer, and basic meditation abilities, which he mastered with his powerful ranged attack ability, must be outstanding and reach lv7 or higher!

When Fang Senyan designated Metal Mentor and opened his basic abilities to him, Metal Mentor was not in a hurry to watch. Instead, he took out a wand! He chanted incantations, and at the same time, his right hand suddenly threw a ball of glittering powder into the air. This powder was a spellcasting material, made of bat guano, dead teeth, ten grams of silicon dioxide, and three grams of metronidazole ground together. When the powder formed a large puff in the air, Metal Mentor pointed his wand at the powder!

The powder immediately made a "poof" sound, like fireworks exploding in the air. However, the difference was that the explosion of fireworks spread in all directions, while this powder aggregated inward at the same time. It quickly formed a strange-shaped eyeball.

This eyeball was about the size of a fist, with extremely large black pupils and only a small circle of white around it. It slowly flew in front of Fang Senyan and began to view the basic ability information he shared.

Metal Mentor said coldly:

"The perception of the Eye of Truth is currently limited to 50 points in this world, so even if you have any disguises, you should cancel them as soon as possible, otherwise, it is absolutely impossible to escape the search of the Eye of Truth!"

Fang Senyan looked innocent and stunned and said:

"Why should I disguise myself?"

Indeed, Fang Senyan's secret lies in his personal attributes, talents, and personal equipment. And his basic abilities do not need to be hidden, so his upright and straightforward answer further dispelled Metal Mentor's suspicion.

Although he had already determined that it was unlikely that Fang Senyan had any disguises, Metal Mentor still beckoned the Eye of Truth to lead it in front of him, and then looked into the Eye of Truth, carefully reading the basic ability information about Fang Senyan sent back by the Eye of Truth.

"Well, Basic Melee lv2, Basic Footwork lv4, Basic Stamina lv2. Oh! There is also a rare advanced ability, Grappling Combat Expertise lv2, no wonder you can survive under the mountain monster."

Metal Mentor revealed a look of both understanding and admiration. Because of Crowbar's betrayal, the Symbiosis Society now has a very high casualty rate of Contractors who are good at melee combat. And the Grappling Combat Expertise advanced ability that Fang Senyan learned is quite good, and it can be said that it greatly strengthens Fang Senyan's survivability.