Chapter 62: Blood Skeleton (1/2)
“This one’s mine…” I said while producing a Sealing Card.
Lin Yixin immediately hugged her sword and leaned against a rock, giggling. “Do your best! If you fail 5 times in a row, that Level 1 Blood Skeleton will level up!”
I nodded. A Blood Skeleton was a top-tier defense-focused pet. If I could catch it, it would earn a fortune for Bloody Mercenaries!
Swhoosh!
I tossed the Sealing Card into the air as it turned into a hexagram formation. It spun quickly beneath the Blood Skeleton and glowed brightly with magic, pulling its target into the sealing space.
“Hiss hiss…”
The Level 1 Blood Skeleton hissed quietly. It clearly wasn’t going down easy.
Ding~!
System Notice: Sealing failed. Process can be repeated 4 more times!
I clenched my teeth and threw another card!
Ding~!
System Notice: Sealing failed. Process can be repeated 3 more times!
Ding~!
System Notice: Sealing failed. Process can be repeated 2 more times!
In that moment, my complexion was as white as death’s. Is this cutey destined to pass me by?
Lin Yixin raised her eyebrows slightly and smiled. “Your luck really isn’t too good. Do you want to give up your last chance to me? I can give it back to you if I succeed.”
“No need, I can do this myself!”
I tossed the Sealing Card again, its magic struggling to pull the Blood Skeleton unto itself. Finally, it vanished completely from our sights!
Ding~!
System Notice: Congratulations, you have successfully captured Blood Skeleton!
……
I did it!
I almost leaped into the air in joy. I held up the Creature Holding Stone as the Blood Skeleton looked around blankly from inside. Then, I brought up its stats window.
Blood Skeleton
Level: 1
Attack: 7
Defense: 9
HP: 10
Agility: 8
Growth——
Attack ★★★☆
Defense ★★★★★
HP ★★★★★
Agility ★★☆
……
Holy shit, this guy has 5 stars in both Defense and HP! Even its Attack is half a star higher than Lin Yixin's Cyan Skeleton. Agility is an entire star higher as well! This is wonderful!
Lin Yixin leaned in, checking out the Blood Skeleton herself. She smiled. “Congratulations on getting a prize that’s worth 50000 RMB at minimum! It would be a crime to sell it for anything less than 500 gold!”
I nodded. “Your Cyan Skeleton can’t go lower than 400 gold as well.”
Lin Yinxin giggled. “Alright, let’s go. We need to turn in our quest and grab our supper. It’s already late.”
“Mn.”
We killed a couple more skeletons before realizing that we really didn’t have any time to spare. It was past 8 pm already in real life. Thus, Lin Yixin and I returned to the valley entrance and turned in our quest to the NPC soldier.
Ding~!
System Notice: Congratulations, you have completed the quest [Spreading Blood]. You have gained 12000 EXP and 450 Reputation!
……
Swoosh!
I barely reached Level 39 as golden light enveloped me. Lin Yixin herself was still stuck at Level 40.
“Time to go back to Floating Ice City. We need to list our pets for sale!”
I grabbed a return scroll and exchanged a nod with Lin Yixin. Then, we teleported back to the city.
“Where should we list it?” I asked.
Lin Yixin pointed toward the south and said, “The auction house is over there. A lot of tamers consign their pets to the auction house for sale too.”
“Mn.”
We ran to the auction house. I paid 2 gold as the consignment fee and consigned the Creature Holding Stone holding the Blood Skeleton under the pet category. There were 17 other pets waiting to be sold besides ours—4 Green Praying Mantises and 7 Wasps with an average BN of 20. They were incredibly common since the tamers most likely kept the best pets to themselves. After all, one of the key factors to be successful in this game was personal strength.
I set the minimal price for the Blood Skeleton to 400 gold. Once the consigned object was confirmed for bid, players had 10 hours to place their bids. After this period of time passed, the highest bidder would obtain the Blood Skeleton.
The instant the Blood Skeleton was confirmed for bid, a melodious ring resounded throughout Floating Ice City.
Ding~!
System Announcement (Trade): Player “Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand” has listed “Blood Skeleton” for auction. 3.5-star Attack, 5-star Defense, 5-star HP, 2.5-star Agility, 34 BN. Starting bid of 400 gold. All players are welcome to make a bid!
……
“Oh?”
Lin Yixin couldn’t help but smile at the announcement. “Your Blood Skeleton must be really good, or it wouldn’t have triggered an automated announcement. Only items that had reached a certain level of value would get a free announcement from the system~”