Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 363 A Shocking Battle of Wits
The sudden connection with a strange consciousness would have startled Du Yi in the past.

However, for Du Yi now, this kind of thing is nothing new. After experiencing the turmoil of the four Chaos Evil Gods, he also knows that this kind of method of directly contacting the target with consciousness is even considered normal in the Star Sea. In Du Yi's understanding, this is a bit like the secret transmission of sound in martial arts novels, or simply like private chat when playing games.

And doing so does indeed have its advantages.

It allows one to express what they want to say through communication, while also concealing their form to ensure their safety. If Du Yi weren't still not very proficient in using his consciousness, he would almost want to use this method to replace language.

but……

"help?"

Faced with this unfamiliar consciousness, Du Yi hesitated for a moment.

"Although I don't know who you are... what do you plan to do to help me?"

"To help you do what you want to do."

The unfamiliar consciousness seemed to be radiating goodwill.

"for example……"

"For example, could you help me clean up that wooden figure from earlier?"

Du Yi thought for a moment, and then raised a need that he was currently concerned about.

"Do you know how to make a wooden figure that's been submerged in a septic tank come out without smelling like poop?"

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The unfamiliar consciousness seemed to have lost its connection.

Du Yi wasn't too surprised by this result, after all, he had seen similar situations before—those four Star Sea Evil Gods had also used the guise of helping people fulfill their wishes, and then what happened?
It's not that Du Yi doesn't believe in the existence of goodwill, but rather that he believes that everything free comes with a price—even if it's truly free help, the person being helped will always have to pay a price soon enough.

Therefore, Du Yi still had some necessary vigilance towards these unfamiliar visitors from the starry sea.

Just like it is now.

"Are you...serious?"

After a moment of silence, the unfamiliar consciousness reconnected.

"Is this the help you wanted? Are you serious?"

"This is indeed what I want to do right now."

Du Yi adopted a puzzled expression.

"If you can't even do this little thing, how can I believe you can help me fulfill other wishes?"

"Why don't you... try something else?"

The unfamiliar consciousness is still making its last struggle.

"Don't you have anything else you want to do? Like..."

"This is what I want to do now."

Du Yi answered with unusual decisiveness.

"It's just a small thing. If you can really help with anything, then you can definitely do this too, right?"

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"it is good."

After another period of silence, the unfamiliar consciousness actually agreed.

"I will help you with this, but you will need to do the actual work yourself. First, you need to collect the stamens of five different flowers..."

"No, you're really coming?" Du Yi immediately shook his head repeatedly.

"Never mind then, that's fine. Sorry for bothering you."

"...?"

The unfamiliar consciousness did not speak, but its silence spoke volumes about its current anger.

They just said they'd help, but then they changed their tune in the blink of an eye. What does that mean?
“If it were just now, I might still trust you, but now... you're even helping with something as simple as cleaning up the poop smell. God knows what you're up to.”

Du Yi shook his head repeatedly.

"Your biggest flaw is that when you agreed to this, even I wouldn't do something so disgusting, yet you dared to take it on... Although I don't know who you are, it's obvious that you have a problem."

With that, Du Yi ignored the consciousness, letting it continue to curse and rant in his mind.

Yes, if someone is willing to do something so disgusting, then they are no ordinary visitor from the Star Sea. It's definitely not just simple help; they must have other motives behind it. And now, this cursing and shouting only proves that the visitor's intentions have been thwarted, so they can only use shouting and rage to show their incompetence.

The more the other party curses, the more it proves that their judgment is correct.

"It seems I'm finally starting to understand some of the intricacies of the starry sky."

Du Yi felt that this was truly embracing the new era.

And that unfamiliar consciousness continued to curse.

"Fine, fine, you're very good... How dare you fool me like this, you'll pay the price."

"Oh."

Du Yi didn't even bother to acknowledge them; these defeated opponents who couldn't outwit him were not worth mentioning to him.

Having avoided a scam, Du Yi was in a great mood. After all, he had proven that he wasn't the type to be easily fooled into buying health products. However, if he had to admit, this Star Sea scam did have some merits, and even Du Yi himself was tempted to try it out.

Just as the shouting and cursing were about to stop, Du Yi spoke up.

"I can also help you fulfill your wish."

Du Yi questioned the unfamiliar consciousness.

Is there anything you want me to help you fulfill?

"...I'll take your life."

After a few deep breaths, the unfamiliar consciousness provided an answer.

"How dare you fool me... You will pay the price for your words and actions."

"Don't not come."

Du Yi's answer was as concise and to the point as ever.

They would inexplicably show up at his door, then inexplicably break down his defenses, and then inexplicably start fighting with him... Du Yi had already experienced this once before. The monster called the God of Life was still inside him.

Judging by the time, the remains of those four evil gods should be almost completely digested.

In other words, it's time for him to use his original body again.

This even made Du Yi a little reluctant, after all, the smaller body was indeed much more useful. Putting aside everything else, at least in terms of eating, the smaller body could easily fill its stomach and feel fuller - on the contrary, the huge body required a huge amount of food to feel full.

"So... what will fall this time?"

Du Yi was even starting to look forward to it.

However, to Du Yi's surprise, the anticipated retaliation never came. The unfamiliar consciousness seemed to have vanished suddenly and never reappeared.

As the months passed, Du Yi gradually put the matter out of his mind. After all, he had his own things to do and didn't have time to keep an eye on a strange consciousness that had already disappeared.

However, just as Du Yi was busy with his own affairs, that unfamiliar consciousness suddenly contacted him again.

"Wait to die."

That's what that unfamiliar consciousness said.

(End of this chapter)