The enraged demon god...
Judging by the strength of its effects, it was definitely red quality.
The problem was that it was a prop!
Everyone knew that the effects of prop enhancements were usually explosive, far beyond what their inherent quality could measure. Their effects were always beyond their quality.
But prop enhancement effects usually had time limits, or to put it more directly, they were consumables.
Gao Ming's card was extremely precious.
Once used, it could completely boost his strength by two tiers, but only for 15 minutes.
In terms of effect, Bai Ye made a huge profit.
In terms of cost-effectiveness, Gao Ming clearly ripped Bai Ye off.
However, a black quality item...
This was what Bai Ye himself said. A black quality prop was also a black item, and there was nothing wrong with that. Besides, Bai Ye wasn't looking to make a profit by trading with Gao Ming.
After receiving the item, Bai Ye said, "The martial arts region I mentioned has a place called Ju Xian Zhuang. Once the forbidden zone is triggered, it becomes Blood Battle at Ju Xian Zhuang."
Gao Ming asked, "What are the trigger conditions?"
Bai Ye replied, "You guys go and lurk at the entrance of Ju Xian Zhuang. Kill any riders who come out of the Zhuang, and you can get Hero Post from them. With the Hero Post, you can trigger the Blood Battle at Ju Xian Zhuang."
Gao Ming nodded, "Is there anything else to pay attention to?"
Bai Ye said, "The quest is dual-sided. You can help the Heroes, or help Qiao Feng. If you want the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, help Qiao Feng. Otherwise, you can stand with the Heroes' faction. The You brothers' dual shields are also considered first-class martial arts, black quality. More importantly, they have a son named You Tanzhi."
Gao Ming asked, "What's the deal with this You Tanzhi?"
"He has nothing to do with this forbidden zone," Bai Ye chuckled. "If you're interested, we can talk about it later. I can tell you that the martial art You Tanzhi masters is the golden quality Ice Silkworm Poison Palm."
Gao Ming fell into thought.
Bai Ye was telling him that he had to make a choice.
First, a black quality martial art was definitely obtainable.
But helping Qiao Feng meant the chance to get the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, which was a super-quality martial art. Helping the You brothers meant the chance to get the Ice Silkworm Poison Palm.
The Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms was undoubtedly more powerful. However, super-quality martial arts were all fragmented scrolls. On the surface, they all looked like golden quality, but the power of fragmented scrolls would be greatly reduced.
Whereas, the Ice Silkworm Poison Palm clearly only needed one complete scroll.
Bai Ye sat down beside him and said, "How long will it take you to gather your manpower?"
Gao Ming snapped back to attention, looked at Bai Ye, and probed, "How many people do you think are needed?"
Bai Ye smacked his lips. He just wanted to sell the forbidden zone, not be a consultant.
However, Bai Ye did have the intention of getting on good terms with the Evil Spirit Group.
Bai Ye wanted to accelerate the progress of the world battlefield. The three major forces were unavoidable. Selling forbidden zones was also hoping that the Evil Spirit Group could develop faster and start confronting the Hidden Dragon Society as soon as possible.
Only when the two major forces clashed could the progress of the world battlefield potentially be accelerated.
And Bai Ye intended to give the Evil Spirit Group a boost, but just giving them one forbidden zone would certainly not affect the overall situation.
Therefore, Bai Ye wanted to use this opportunity to establish a long-term relationship with the Evil Spirit Group.
In that case...
So be it, he'd be a consultant!
"The value of this forbidden zone lies in these two paths. Normally, one would choose the Heavenly Silkworm Poison Palm. The difficulty of super-quality martial arts is that you need to collect fragmented scrolls, which means spending a lot of time in the martial arts region. The Heavenly Silkworm Poison Palm is much more straightforward, you just need to follow the You brothers' storyline."
"The subsequent difficulty and complexity of both paths determine the difficulty of the forbidden zone itself. Helping Qiao Feng is naturally more difficult, while helping the You brothers is simpler."
Gao Ming asked, "So, we should choose the You brothers?"
Bai Ye chuckled, "The question you asked me was how many people are needed."
Gao Ming blinked. That's right, Bai Ye's answer didn't seem to relate to his question.
Bai Ye continued, "Based on my analysis, do you think choosing the You brothers is more suitable? Although the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms is good, everyone knows that collecting it completely is too difficult."
Gao Ming nodded. In that moment, he had indeed thought so.
"Congratulations, others think so too," Bai Ye said with a smile, patting Gao Ming's shoulder. "The martial arts region isn't very popular, and there are no neutral zones near Ju Xian Zhuang. So, estimating, about forty to fifty chosen ones will be sent into the forbidden zone."
Gao Ming was not stupid. After Bai Ye's hint, he understood almost immediately.
At the same time, his gaze towards Bai Ye was filled with apprehension and fear.
Gao Ming had actually asked how many people were needed to complete the forbidden zone quest, while Bai Ye was telling Gao Ming that most people would choose the You brothers' faction.
Then, the answer appeared.
To kill more people, one had to choose Qiao Feng's faction.
And how many people would the Evil Spirit Group need to send to kill forty to fifty chosen ones?
Their thought processes were completely different.
And Bai Ye's way of thinking made Gao Ming feel scared.
Although this was bound to happen, controlling forbidden zones was for killing people and obtaining more Divine Stone Shards. What the Hidden Dragon Society did, their Evil Spirit Group would also do.
However, sometimes doing something was one thing, and being able to say it lightly was another.
Gao Ming took a deep breath and said, "I will arrange for personnel as soon as possible. Please wait a moment."
Bai Ye waved his hand indifferently, "I'll wait here."
Gao Ming nodded and began to make contact.
If this matter were handled by the Hidden Dragon Society, it might have been settled quickly. However, the Evil Spirit Group was newly founded and clearly did not have enough manpower yet, nor could they cover too many areas.
However, since Gao Ming was recruiting at the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Corps, it meant that the Evil Spirit Group had some people in the surrounding areas. Even if there were no one in the martial arts region, they could send people from the supernatural region.
He idly accompanied Gao Ming, guarding the standee for about three hours...
Gao Ming looked at Bai Ye and said, "We've triggered the forbidden zone. The quest is exactly as you described."
Bai Ye smiled and said, "The reward is the same, right?"
Gao Ming nodded.
Bai Ye asked, "Then, the transaction is complete, and I can leave, right?"
"Of course, of course," Gao Ming quickly agreed, hesitating for a moment before asking, "May I be so bold as to ask, what is the reward for the forbidden zone quest in that Primordial Domain forbidden zone?"
Bai Ye replied, "Red quality ability."
Gao Ming was surprised, "Red quality?"
"That was a fairly large forbidden zone, conservatively estimated to involve over two hundred people," Bai Ye said. "Therefore, that forbidden zone cannot be opened right now, and I indeed cannot prove that everything I said is true."