Chapter 601: Making Money Is Not Shabby
Mu You temporarily gave up the idea of going back and prepared to see what the Crow Man wanted to do.
[You looked at the Crow Man in confusion, indicating that you didn't understand what it meant. ]
["You should be new here recently? I've seen all the bandits on this mountain, but I'm the first to see you." The Crow Man looked at you suspiciously. ]
[You nodded and admitted that you did come yesterday. ]
["Then which mountain did you hang out in before? Who was your master? Didn't he teach you the rules of being a bandit?" The Crow Man frowned and asked. ]
[You shook your head to indicate that you had no master, no mountain, and had always been alone, wandering around. ]
["No master? Is that true?!" The Crow Man looked at you in disbelief. It saw that you had good stealing skills and a high success rate, which was enough to kill most of the bandits in seconds, but you were actually self-taught...]
[The Crow Man looked at you unexpectedly, stroking his chin, and seemed to have some different thoughts. 】
【"But even if you are new here, you can't mess around like this. When you come to our territory, you have to abide by our rules. Do you understand?" The Crow Man suddenly changed his tone to one of instruction. 】
【"What rules?" you asked. 】
【"Have you ever been a bandit?" the Crow Man asked. 】
【You shook your head and answered truthfully, no. 】
【"Follow me." The Crow Man looked around warily, there were many people around, and waved at you, leading you to an empty corner outside the village. 】
【The Crow Man beckons you to come closer, whispers in your ear, and patiently persuades you: "New bandits, you must first report to the local Crow Man chief. Only with his permission can you steal here."】
【You look at it in surprise: "As a thief, I have to report to the local officials first and abide by their rules?"】
【"Of course not! And you must strictly abide by the principles of 'don't steal from locals' and 'don't steal anti-theft bags'."】
【You look at it even more in surprise, saying that you seem to have seen many cases of local people being stolen on the village notice board before. 】
【"Those are cases of accidental theft, or deliberately displayed for outsiders to see, so as not to make outsiders think that we are colluding with the Crow Man." The Crow Man said: "And after the matter is done, the Crow Man's money must be returned in full, and the money of outsiders will be divided into 30% and 70%."】
【"Why is it only 70%?" you asked. 】
【"70% is theirs! Even this depends on the mood of the local chief!" said the Crow Man. 】
"..." Mu You finally understood why the Crowman guard had to keep accounts when he reported the case. It turned out that it was to facilitate the division of the spoils in the future.
【You looked at him speechlessly, saying that you are a bandit, you have to take the risk when you steal something, and the big share is taken by others, and you have to look at people's faces... Don't you feel aggrieved as a bandit? 】
【"What's aggrieved?" The Crowman looked at you in confusion, patted your shoulder and comforted you: "I understand, we earn hard-earned money, and we are exploited by others. It's a bit embarrassing to say it out, but there's nothing we can do. This is the current market situation in our industry. It's not shameful to make money!" 】
【You said you couldn't understand it. Obviously, the Sparrow People and the Crow People are grasshoppers on the same rope, and the local Crow People can't do anything to you. Why can't you stand up and make money upright? 】
【"Brother, you mean..." The bandit didn't quite understand what you meant. 】
【"I mean, those outsiders are so stingy, how much money do they have? Obviously, the Ya people are the richest fat sheep in the local area. Why not do something big? All the bandits join forces to wipe out the Ya people. It is guaranteed to make a lot of money!" You start to counter PUA the other party. 】
【"You can't make money!" The bandit waved his hands after hearing this: "The Ya people are all people who value money as their life. If you do this, the Ya people and us will fight hard, and we can only make a short money in the end, and we will be banned by all the Ya tribes. Being a bandit is a long-term business. How can you make money if you work hard!" 】
【The bandit tried to correct your incorrect view of banditry. After thinking for a while, he suddenly said: "Forget it, you come with me..." 】
【"Where to go?" You asked. 】
【"I'll take you to see our boss." 】
"There is a boss?" Mu You was surprised. He thought these thieves were self-employed and responsible for their own profits and losses. It turned out that they were a collective organization...
【This bandit seems to be ready to take you to the bandit's lair. Do you want to follow? 】
"Yes."
[...You followed the Crow Man out of the village, passed through several suspension bridges, and finally arrived at the 13th hill. 】
[You stopped in front of an ordinary Crow Man's house on the top of the mountain. You followed the bandits into the house, and the bandits moved the wooden cabinet in the corner, revealing a cellar entrance below. Only then did you realize that there was another world underground. 】
[You followed the Crow Man into the cave, passed through a dark corridor, and an ancient stone door appeared at the end in front. 】
【Two Crowmen who were chatting at the door saw you approaching and hurriedly stopped you. They frowned at you first, then looked at the bandit who led the way: "Who is this person? How can he bring outsiders here!"】
【"A new bandit, I'll tell the boss!" The bandit said, and turned to look at you and told you: "Stay here, don't run around!"】
【After that, the bandit pushed the door and entered the room. The two Crowmen did not stop him, but still stared at you vigilantly, as if they would immediately jump up and take you down if you made any unnecessary moves. 】
【...After a while, a strange Crowman poked his head out from the door and glanced at you: "You are the new one, right? Our boss agreed to see you, follow me!"】
[The two guards then let you go. You follow the Crow Man into the door and come to a dark and empty hall. 】
[In front of the hall, a tall one-eyed Crow Man sits on a stone throne. The bandit who brought you here stands respectfully behind the Throne Crow Man. 】
[The Crow Man on the throne looked at you and laughed out loud: "Haha, I thought it was some of his subordinates who acted so unruly, but it turned out to be a wild boy from out of town."]
["You are a foreign bandit. On the first day you came here, you broke all the rules on our mountain. As a result, we were warned several times by the local arakkoa people. We were not able to 'hunt' this day, and we suffered losses. At least tens of thousands of gods... Tell me, how do you plan to compensate?"]
[The one-eyed arakkoa looks at you threateningly. At the same time, a large number of arakkoa suddenly pour out from both sides of the hall, each holding a knife, axe, and a stick, glaring at you with an evil expression, and surrounding you. , one by one with murderous looks on their faces...]
Unsurprisingly, these arakkoa people should all be bandits, and they were much more numerous than he expected, at least seventy or eighty of them. They gave him a scare as soon as they met, with the implication that they were forcing him to spend money to save his life.
But Mu You didn't care about this. It was impossible to pay money. Anyway, the worst he could do was die once, but it wasn't like he couldn't be resurrected.
I just took this opportunity to write down the appearance and strength of these arakkoa for the convenience of future operations.
Thinking like this, Mu You kept going back and controlling the character to scan everyone present one by one.
It turned out that the strength of these bandits was pretty good, most of them were 5-star creatures, only a few were 4-stars, and there were also a handful of 6-stars. And the bandit king on the throne was actually a 7-star creature. The creature is also the only 7 star on the scene.
[In the face of the murderous intent of everyone present, you acted neither humble nor arrogant, and your calm and unhurried manner surprised many people. 】
["Boss, this newcomer is not ordinary..." The bandit who brought you here whispered a few words to the leader on the throne. 】
[With your super-sensory hearing, you vaguely heard the conversation between the two: "...I watched him do it with my own eyes. When the vendors were already on guard, he succeeded every time without making any mistakes..."]
["Oh?" The bandit leader was also a little moved after hearing this, and looked at you again. 】
[After thinking for a moment, the bandit leader suddenly waved to the side: "Take out the box"]
[After hearing this, several bandits on the side immediately carried out seven boxes of different sizes and lined them up on the ground according to their sizes. 】
[You look at these boxes and find that they all seem to be living creatures. You can faintly see tongues and fangs at the mouth of the boxes, and they are still breathing visibly. 】
[Before you ask, the leader of the Ma bandits has already explained it to you: "These boxes are called 'money-greed boxes', which are props used internally by the Ma bandits to test their stealing abilities. Each box is equivalent to an activity with a different star rating." People, from 3 stars to 9 stars, it will become more and more difficult to steal.”]
["Aren't you capable? Then let me see how capable you are?"]
["You need to hold more than 5,000 divinities to participate, and you only have one chance for each box. As long as you can steal the contents, you can steal whatever is inside, but pay attention! If you fail to steal, you will be Your divinity will be stolen by these boxes, and the bigger the box, the more divinity will be stolen from you. I am willing to admit defeat!"]
["How about it? As long as you are willing to participate in this test and steal every box, I will forget about today's events and help you settle the case you are currently involved in."]
"Money box..." Mu You touched his chin, indicating that he had gained more knowledge. Usually boxes are used to store things, but I didn’t expect that there are boxes that can actively steal things.
[The leader of the gangsters throws out the game invitation with a sinister smile. The other gangsters around you also look at you with sneers, as if they are already waiting to see the moment when you are eaten up and wiped clean by the money-grubbing box. 】
[Obviously, this is a gamble with great risks. If you are not careful, you may lose all your money. Only those who have mastered the art of stealing will have the courage to give it a try. Do you want to accept the invitation? 】
"yes."
Mu You agreed without much hesitation. It's not that he's a brave person, but he has a pocket watch to protect his bottom line. He has never suffered a loss in this kind of face-saving bet.
[Under the attention of all the bandits, you walk to the first box. 】
[The sharp-toothed box senses your approach, and the tongue outside the box licks its lips, revealing the empty box inside, like a hungry hunting dog that can't wait to eat from you. '. 】
[You stretched out your hand and started stealing the box in front of you...]
【Theft failed! You have had 540 divinity points stolen from you...]
The first box could steal hundreds of points from him. Mu You had no doubt that the subsequent boxes could steal all his savings at once.
No wonder these gangsters are all waiting to see the expressions of fun. This kind of game is a trap. Even if the first few boxes are successful, as long as they fail once, they will be cleared instantly.
Mu You shook his head, went back according to the table, and started over.
[Theft successful! You stole 6 points of divinity from the box! 】
"emmm..."
Mu You guessed that the first box might not contain much, but 6 o'clock was a bit too stingy.
Mu You then went back and tried a few more times, but the divinity he stole always hovered in single digits, and the most he got was only 10 points.
Mu You decisively stopped and went to the next box.
[Everyone was not surprised to see you successfully steal the first box. The first box is the easiest test, and almost all bandits who have just started stealing can succeed in one go. ]
[You came to the second box and started stealing the larger box in front of you...]
[The theft failed! You had 1022 divinity stolen...]
"Backtrack..."
[The theft failed...]
"Backtrack..."
...
[The theft succeeded! You stole 115 divinity from the box! ]
The second box obviously had a lot more divinity, but compared to the cost of failure, it was still not proportional.
Mu You tried again a few more times and found that the amount of theft was always between one hundred and two hundred points, so he stopped trying. Such a small amount of mosquito legs was not worth his energy, and the big head was obviously behind.
Then Mu You did the same thing, stealing from the small box to the big box.
[The theft succeeded! You stole 777 divinity from the third box! ]
...
[The theft succeeded! You stole 2912 points of divinity from the fourth box! ]
…
[The theft was successful! You stole 21560 points of divinity from the fifth box! ]
Starting from the fourth box, the difficulty suddenly increased sharply. Mu You tried hundreds of times for the fourth box before he succeeded once. Not to mention the fifth, the success rate has dropped to less than one thousandth.
But at the same time, the rewards also began to increase significantly. The divinity stock in the fourth box was about 3000 points, and the fifth box soared to more than 20,000 points!
Mu You was a little surprised. Although the gambling game designed by these bandits was extremely risky, the rewards were really clear. Winning would really make you rich overnight!
After opening just a few boxes, Mu You's divinity assets had quadrupled and easily exceeded 30,000!
Moreover, the boxes have not been opened yet...
The rewards of these boxes are getting higher and higher. The fifth box has reached 20,000 divinity. What about the last two?
[…I witnessed you steal five treasure chests in a row. You could hear a pin drop in the hall. All the bandits looked at you in disbelief. ]
[Under the expectant and anxious eyes of the crowd, you walked to the sixth treasure chest and stretched out your hand…]
[The theft was successful! You stole a magic stone from the sixth treasure chest…]
“Huh?”
Mu You was stunned. The difficulty of the sixth chest was indeed upgraded again. It took thousands of times to succeed for the first time.
Mu You was waiting to see a row of super large divine numbers. In the end, what is a magic stone? Can it steal props?
Mu You click to view.
[Magic Stone-Golden Left Hand: The magic stone passed down by the Sparrow Clan since ancient times. After understanding it, when you use your left hand to steal, the probability of successful theft will be greatly increased. Only Sparrows can use it. 】
"Uh..."
Mu You looked strange. The magic that can increase the probability of stealing is precious, especially for the Sparrow People. It is indeed a necessity. It is reasonable to set this thing as the reward for the sixth box.
But for him who has a pocket watch, this thing seems to be dispensable. After all, his stealing is 100% successful. It is not as practical to give him divinity as a stone.