Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

Although Fan Xiao had Dr. Cheng's "passionate tortoise shell bondage," he could only use it as a regular rope for the time being.

To take items without the other party's consent, you have to kill them.

However, doing so can only inherit one item.

Dr. Cheng shook his head: "I accept that I was defeated by you because you have such powerful tools. But it's impossible for me to hand over the tools."

"It seems you're not afraid of death."

Fan Xiao shrugged: "Fine, I'll take the loss. To kill you, all I need is one prop..."

"Wait! That's not what I meant."

Despite the intense discomfort and dizziness in his head, Dr. Cheng gritted his teeth and said, "As long as you can guarantee my survival, I will give you all the tools."

"I was just about to praise you for having backbone..."

Fan Xiao curled his lip: "Fine, I promise I won't kill you. Hand it over."

“…” Dr. Cheng: “I don’t trust verbal promises.”

"Ha ha……"

Fan Xiao raised his hand.

"Wait! Don't kill me!" Dr. Cheng exclaimed hurriedly, "I have a win-win proposal! Really!"

Fan Xiao ignored his shouts and, under his tense, twitching gaze, raised his hand... and reached into his pocket.

Then he took his phone out again.

Why are you so nervous? I didn't say I was going to kill you.

Fan Xiao grinned, revealing a mocking smile that seemed to come after a prank: "Actually, I don't really care about your three items. If I wanted them, I could only sell them to the game system for some game currency. They're not really necessary."

"...So what do you want to do with me?"

Dr. Cheng swallowed.

"What's there to doubt?"

Fan Xiao looked at the other person with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot and said, "Of course we should call the police to deal with a criminal like you."

"Call...the police?"

Dr. Cheng's expression froze.

"What? You've gotten too big for your britches just because you've become a player? You dare to disregard the country?"

Fan Xiao unlocked his phone, played the video he had just recorded, and said, "See? I've recorded all the evidence and intelligence for you. Once I report it to the higher authorities, none of the members of your 'breeding organization' will escape. They'll all be finished."

"..."

Dr. Cheng was unsure how to respond.

The other person's actions made it difficult for him to keep up.

Fan Xiao laughed and said, "Is what I'm saying hard to understand? You don't know about the 'Special Affairs Bureau', do you?"

"Special Affairs Bureau... what does that mean?"

Dr. Cheng had a bad feeling.

"You can think of it as a large-scale player organization established by the government."

Fan Xiao put away his phone and said, "I'll contact the Special Affairs Bureau to handle your matter, so you don't need to worry about me killing you right here. Of course..."

He paused, then continued, "On the condition that you obediently hand over all the props. Otherwise, I'll kill you first, then report you, and say that you strongly resisted and I accidentally killed you. Doesn't that sound reasonable?"

"...Didn't you look down on my props?"

"It's better than nothing, I guess."

Fan Xiao said, "I'll give you 10 seconds to think it over. 10, 9..."

"Wait! Don't alert the Special Affairs Bureau!"

Dr. Cheng shouted anxiously, "I can introduce you to the BOSS. You're so strong, the BOSS will definitely agree to let you join our organization and enjoy a lot of resources like items and evolution potions with us."

"You have 6 seconds left."

"Aren't you even a little bit tempted? Think about those capitalists, think about just how terrifyingly fast their assets grow..."

"Nine seconds."

"Exploiting others to feed yourself is always the fastest way to become stronger! Aren't you tempted?"

"Nine seconds."

"I……"

Dr. Cheng wanted to say something more, but when she met Fan Xiao's indifferent gaze, she immediately deflated: "...I promise you, I'll give you all the props."

Fan Xiao only needs to think about killing him now; he has no room for negotiation.

Survival is more important than anything else.

Even if it's temporary.

“A smart choice.” Fan Xiao smiled. “Dying now is definitely better than being executed later. At least you’ll live a few more days.”

Dr. Cheng: "..."

He's doomed anyway, right?

Chapter 38 The Lu Sisters Are Coming

Three cars were parked in front of the clinic.

Du Ruo and Wu Yanqing got off the bus one after the other.

Behind the two were three other people, and further behind them was a team of guards.

Du Ruo waved her hand.

Wu Yanqing understood and led the people behind her into the clinic, where they subdued everyone and put them in the car.

Dr. Cheng, who had fallen into a coma, was given special care and was watched by three people at all times.

It's as if they'll unleash swift and decisive action the moment something unexpected happens.

If nothing unexpected happens, those three people should all be players.

Du Ruochao walked over to Fan Xiao, who was standing at the door watching the show, and offered him a cigarette.

Fan Xiao shook his head and did not answer.

Du Ruo didn't press the matter. After putting away the cigarettes, she asked, "Are you possessed by some kind of bad luck? It hasn't been long since you were attacked by the evolved beings. How come you're in trouble again so soon?"

Everyone has their bad days.

"No, most people can't compare to you. You're practically a walking jinx."

"Even if I am a jinx, I am a jinx of criminals. I have never implicated ordinary people. If you have to say, I have stepped on a landmine for the public in advance. You should give me a banner of appreciation."

Fan Xiao shrugged: "Besides, I've won the lottery four times, so my luck is definitely better than yours."

"..."

Du Ruo looked at Fan Xiao's calm expression with a strange and subtle look in her eyes: "By the way, your mental state... should be fine, right? I heard you came here for psychological treatment."

"When there's a problem, I'm always thinking about killing someone to add some excitement."

Fan Xiao grinned.

"It seems there is no problem."

Du Ruo didn't take his joke seriously: "To be honest, I'm quite surprised you would take the initiative to contact me. Why didn't you do it yourself?"

"It's not convenient during this time."

Fan Xiao gave a perfunctory reply.

During the period of accumulating good fortune, it is not advisable to cause trouble.

That's why he dumped the job on the Secret Service.

“You have quite a few people under you,” Fan Xiao changed the subject, “and you hold a high position in the Special Affairs Bureau?”

“Just a team leader,” Du Ruo said. “Above him are squad leaders and the head of the city branch bureau, but…”

He smiled and said, "You've given me a great opportunity to boost my performance. Once I wipe out all these farming players, I should be able to advance to the next level."

"I doubt promotions are based solely on performance, right?" Fan Xiao asked tentatively. "Did your player level increase?"

"It's exhausting to talk to smart people! You have to be on guard all the time."

Du Ruo made a sarcastic remark, then nodded and said, "After the last dungeon ended, I became a D-rank player."

"Rank D..." Fan Xiao asked curiously, "What changes occur after upgrading to Rank D?"

"The biggest change is the activity area... or rather, the player map has become larger."

Du Ruo revealed: "E-level players can only move around in stations, trains, and dungeons, but starting from D-level players, there are no restrictions on their range of activities."

"For example, after completing a dungeon quest, you will no longer be forcibly teleported to the station to embark on your return journey; whether you stay or leave is entirely up to your own will."

"Oh?" Fan Xiao became interested: "What's outside the instance? Other world zones?"

"Yes, the copies exist in relation to the world partitions. Of course, whether this is absolute is not yet clear."

Du Ruo explained, "When the instance ends and the instance space is no longer closed, players can leave the instance and go to the world partition where the instance is located."

What are other worlds like?

"After becoming a D-rank player, I only did one dungeon, and the world in which that dungeon was located was not a pleasant place."

Du Ruo sighed, "Social order is broken, civilization, which was already not very good, has regressed. High-level players have carved out their own territories and become kings, while ordinary people are struggling to survive."

"Of course, that's not always the case."

"According to the intelligence I have, some world divisions have been completely integrated into the Ninth Dimension and become part of the evolution game. The order is perfect, players and ordinary people are integrated, and the civilization is highly developed."

"I hope we can be like that too."

Fan Xiao casually mentioned this, then asked, "How exactly do you advance to D-rank? How many dungeons do you need to complete?"

"That depends on the dungeon rating."

Du Ruo said, "I became a probationary player relatively late. Before becoming a D-rank player, I only completed 5 dungeons. However, because I got two A ratings, I became a D-rank player after the last dungeon. If you can get three A ratings in a row, you can probably become a D-rank player after 3 dungeons."

"Excluding selected copies?"

“Not included.”

At this moment, Wu Yanqing walked over.

She nodded to Fan Xiao first, then said to Du Ruo, "Captain, it's time to go."

Du Ruo responded, then half-jokingly said to Fan Xiao, "My future performance depends on you. Call me again next time."

Fan Xiao: "..."

……

After the Special Affairs Bureau personnel left, Fan Xiao began to think about what to do with his spoils.

He received three props from Dr. Cheng: Extreme Electrotherapy, Passionate Tortoise Shell Binding, and Rain Doll.

He kept the first two items because they were somewhat useful, but he threw the third one into the game system for recycling and received 1 game coins.

E-rank players can only have "ownership" of 3 items at a time.

Even if you have the extra props, you can't use them to their full effect.

Changing props on the fly and using multiple props interchangeably is not a viable approach.

Because they were restricted by the game.

First, changing items takes time, and it's difficult to switch items during battle.

Secondly, each item can only be equipped once per day.

If you change your equipment temporarily, you can't equip the replaced equipment again that day.

This game mechanic means that players cannot do anything like "Taoist Master Duobao" during battle.