paranoianovel Chapter 838 - 518: Resurrection and Grinding Experience
Chapter 838 - 518: Resurrection and Grinding Experience
With the special status of being a Nether Envoy, for Wang Zhifan, reviving a person was relatively simple, given he had an unlimited lifespan and didn’t have to consider the cost of resurrection.
However, whether or not to resurrect someone required other considerations. He couldn’t just revive every dead person he encountered; he wasn’t that kind-hearted, nor did he have that much time to waste.
He then used the power of the Nether Envoy to gather the remnants of the young man in Western attire, barely forming a wraith that could engage in the most basic form of communication.
"Do you want to be resurrected?"
The first question Wang Zhifan asked the wraith of the young man in Western attire was this fundamental one; he wouldn’t force anyone who didn’t want to live.
But the wraith, which was on the verge of dissipating, reacted strongly to this question and quickly responded, using all its strength to nod its head and show its desire to be resurrected.
"Alright, as long as you agree to one condition, I, the Great Immortal, will help you resurrect and restore your damaged body..."
Wang Zhifan then clearly stated the terms to the wraith of this unfortunate native, letting him know what he must do after being resurrected, otherwise, he would face a second death.
Despite being in a not-so-sober state, the wraith listened carefully to his demand and then nodded its soon-to-disperse head without hesitation.
Thus, Wang Zhifan’s first resurrection deal was sealed.
He then utilized the abilities of the Nether Envoy while in an invisible state, consuming 200 years of his own lifespan to fully restore the wraith of the young man in Western attire within the jade coffin and return it to its body, and incidentally used the Healing Skill to mend the hole in its heart, otherwise the Resurrection Technique would soon be in vain.
As such, the four natives who were initially driving a ghost to drag the jade coffin out of the Land of the Dead Soul soon witnessed a scene they would never forget: the corpse of the young man in Western attire in the coffin came back to life!
The middle-aged woman in white clothes and the black-clothed tomb raider were about to strike down the person who had just sat up, thinking he was resurrected by a ghost or that the corpse had changed.
But the strong middle-aged man in a Zhongshan suit stopped them, and the man in the green military uniform also chose to watch patiently.
Because they were all close to the young man in Western attire, they genuinely hoped he could come back to life, so that they could justify their actions upon returning and avoid causing much trouble.
The resurrected young man then communicated with his cautious or wary friends around him, spending quite some time before convincing them, through sharing personal secrets only he knew, that he wasn’t possessed by a ghost and had indeed come back to life.
As for how he was resurrected, he didn’t hide it, frankly stating that he was helped by a Great Immortal after his death, who made a deal with him, asking him to accomplish a task after being resurrected.
"Did that powerful Great Immortal want you to organize people to eliminate the fierce ghosts in the Land of the Dead Soul? If he’s so powerful, why doesn’t he do it himself, and instead burden you, a mortal?"
At this moment, after hearing the resurrected young man validate his identity, the strong middle-aged man in the Zhongshan suit questioned with suspicion, pointing out this very obvious logical flaw.
"Well... the Great Immortal didn’t explicitly say, but perhaps I forgot after my death..."
"But I absolutely remember the Great Immortal insisting on this task being accomplished, also mentioning that if I failed, I would die again!"
The young man’s answer immediately let the other NPCs know that he would certainly undertake the task; there was no room for perfunctory action.
The reason was simple: since a mysterious entity could resurrect him from a cold corpse, it would be incredibly easy for it to kill him again.
He couldn’t deliberately break the agreement and go against this mysterious existence, seeking death; after all, organizing people to fight fierce ghosts with his social resources wasn’t too hard.
While the group was communicating, Wang Zhifan didn’t stray far, and even left a secret Dream Me Avatar to follow the young man, preventing him from reneging on the deal.
But after a round of observation, he judged the young man would definitely honor the agreement and spend a high price within a month to find a group of experts to defeat the specified fierce ghosts in the Land of the Dead Soul.
During this time, he only needed to urge progress through dreams transmitted by the Dream Me Avatar following him, without needing excessive intervention.
"This young NPC is rich and well-connected, likely able to gather a group of experts to help in the Land of the Dead Soul.
Now, it’s just about dealing with the players, rallying them to jointly defeat the guardian, and letting me reap the benefits."
The initial plan progressed smoothly; Wang Zhifan felt relatively pleased and started to tirelessly find the next group of people.
He currently felt as if he had already cleared this instance, only needing to bide time to meet the one-month survival requirement.
The Nether Envoy identity made him feel as safe and dull in the Land of the Dead Soul as if he were at home, so only engaging in behind-the-scenes planning offered any amusement.
Considering the overwhelming strength of the guardian of the Land of the Dead Soul, whom he had spent a whole night defeating, he decided in his plan to use a siege tactic, aiming to gather as many NPC experts as possible, while also getting player groups to contribute, pooling all resources to boost the success rate of the plan.
Throughout the second day, Wang Zhifan exerted significant effort finding traces of other players, so he knew where to call people when executing his plan.
But after searching for some time, he only found the figures of five foreign players; the three Xia Country people and two other Asians he remembered were missing, making him suspect that perhaps they had perished the night before.