73 Preparations (1/2)

”hmmph! Are you trying to look for a way out?” answered Li Yuxin after reading Li Wei's message.

”In that case what about a bet? If I was right, you'll leave me alone for a while but if I'm wrong, then we'll duel in 2 days.”

Li Yuxin smiled, ”sure! Remember those words!”

”Alright! See you in two days then, I still need to prepare for this.”

”Wait! I won't be a miser! What do you need to buy? I'll contribute...” asked Li Yuxin.

Seeing her message, Li Wei became pensive. Upon seeing the Pyro bomb's description, an idea sparked in his mind. It was so simple that few people would actually realize it. His plan might work but when he saw that the world record was so low, he did not want to take any risk and ended up inviting Li Yuxin to join him.

She just so happened to be sending him a message when he came up with the idea. After all, Li Yuxin was someone Li Wei acknowledged as being strong, he had no guaranty to be able to defeat her.

However, he did not want to share his plan yet! Li Yuxin might share this with the guild or her teammates. That was something Li Wei did not want. He was aiming for the world record and could not allow her to easily reveal the plan. And so, they agreed to sign a contract, but they needed to physically meet to do so!

If he asked her to buy specific things, Li Yuxin might deduce his strategy.

As a result, Li Wei paused for a moment before answering: ”The ring you used during our duel, it would be good if you can bring 4 more! It is just borrowing, I won't take them for myself!”

On the other side of the line, Li Yuxin quickly agreed. This equipment was not cheap, but it was not expensive either for her. She had a good supply of whatever she needed and so, could obtain these rings easily.

”Alright, see you in two days”

As she saw Li Wei's reply, Li Yuxin let out a ”hmmp”. She did not believe that guy could have actually found a way to get the world record. In her mind, he was only trying to buy enough time to level up! That way, he would have the advantage. However, Li Yuxin did not really mind; one stat point meant a lot but at the same time, it was not an unbridgeable gap. She was excited at the idea of fighting him again. The other martial artists all preferred to secretly learn their techniques. As such, they rarely accepted duels. Now that someone presented himself, Li Yuxin was naturally delighted.

...

”Sigh... At least, she will leave me alone for now!” said Li Wei after he sent the message. He went back to his bed and sat down.

He was already tired, but since he got this idea, he was excited! There were some preparations that were required; a lot of items needed to be bought but right now, he did not have more than 20 gold!

He could convert part of his contribution points into gold, but that was something he was not willing to. This transaction was only ”one way”, he would not be able to get the contribution points back with money.

He could go to the dungeon to hunt tomorrow for money, but there was another way to get money or even get the items for free! He could simply ask his guild... More precisely, Cai Wenji and Bright Sun.

...

The next day went by as usual, Li Wei still went to the dungeon and hunted with his party. This time, Bright Sun actually came along, and they killed their way through the goblins. Many teams had already climbed to the eleventh floor but there was a major increase in difficulty after the tenth floor.

In the end, most players preferred to train on the tenth floor or lower. The dungeon floor was vast and even with the huge number of players, it did not feel overcrowded. The tenth floor was also the spawn location of the goblin king. It was the most highly sought boss!

Every day, similar battles to what Li Wei experienced when he first arrived at the city were occurring at the dungeon. However, Li Wei chose to avoid these fights; over time, he realized how dangerous they were. People would often fight to death and many would lose levels. Although they will be compensated and generously paid if they participated in these fight, the one thing one could not buy was time.

In the end, no matter how many resources obtained, if he just keeps on losing levels, it would not be worth it.

”So? What is it you wanted to talk about?” asked Cai Wenji. The party just finished their daily hunt at the dungeon and were now on their way to the city.

Looking around him to make sure there was no one else listening, he said: ”I think that I might have found a way to clear Alyssa's Lair very quickly.”

”Oh? What is it?” asked Cai Wenji. He was not very surprised; many players came up with ideas on how to deal with the Time Attacks. However, many of them failed and it would often be a waste of time and resources.

”mmm, I am not trading it. It is just that I would like to invite you two if you are willing to bring some resources,” answered Li Wei.

”mmm” The two siblings looked at each other. They did not say a word, but it seemed that they somehow communicated with each other.

”Although we trust you, we cannot blindly invest resources like that! I am willing to give you the money I made from cooking, but you first need to explain your plan to see if it's feasible!” said Bright Sun.

Li Wei nodded, ”That's understandable. However, I would like to sign a contract first! Just to make sure that no one else will learn about my idea and that you won't use it for your own purpose!”

”It's reasonable! You should want to keep the record for yourself. But let's first go to the inn, there are too many ears nearby here!” said Cai Wenji.

...

Inside one of the private rooms of the inn, Li Wei and the siblings were sitting around a table. They were carefully studying the contract in front of them. Both parties put forward their conditions, Li Wei would provide the idea while if they thought it was feasible, the two siblings would agree and provide the necessary resources for that. Naturally, they will also participate in the Time Attacks themselves.

Additionally, they should by no means share this information or any possible hints of the plan to others! If the idea was to be flawed, then they could simply ignore this contract.

With the contract signed, Li Wei relaxed before quickly explaining his idea.