Chapter 98: Lost Song of the Deep (25)
The cold touch felt incredibly real. She looked down at the spot where her hand had just touched.
It seemed that the position was a bit subtle, but the structure was different.
Not legs, but a pretty blue fishtail.
A mermaid.
A really beautiful and well-built mermaid!
I want to adopt it.
Qin Mubai’s chin rested on Ye Nianchu’s shoulder, a smile lingering at the corner of his mouth. "Sister, do you want to know why?"
Hearing this, Ye Nianchu fell silent for a moment. "Every player has their own cards."
Especially S-Class players.
Reaching this level isn’t easy, and she has always known where to draw the line. The more she trusts her teammates, the less she should pry into their secrets.
Qin Mubai raised his eyes, the light and shadows flickering within them.
It seemed that, in her eyes, he was only a trustworthy teammate.
He had known this for a long time, but seeing her act so prudently still made him feel inexplicably uneasy.
"Back in that town, why did you open the door to save me?" he asked.
Did she think of him as an NPC?
They had been through three games together, but he hadn’t seen her save anyone before.
Ye Nianchu raised an eyebrow, half-jokingly saying, "Because you’re good-looking."
Like mistaking a siren for being pretty and wanting to catch it?
Half of Qin Mubai’s face was shrouded in shadows, his bangs swaying in the wind. Suddenly, he leaned forward and grabbed Ye Nianchu’s wrist.
The distance that had just widened between them suddenly shortened, even closer than before.
"My ability is to copy."
He could copy the abilities of other players, and in special games, he could even copy part of a boss’s abilities.
His soft voice brushed against her ear, and there was a dangerous undertone hidden beneath his low breath.
Yet, the smile on his face remained harmless and pure.
Ye Nianchu was momentarily dazed.
In that brief moment of blankness, a bracelet had appeared on her wrist. The cool touch pierced straight to her heart.
At the same time, the system's electronic voice sounded:
[ Ding——
Player Qin Mubai and Ye Nianchu have been successfully bound.
The permanent 'Together' attribute item will take effect in the next round, and the bound players will enter the game together.
Note: This item cannot be unbound. ]
Ye Nianchu stared in shock at her wrist. The silver bracelet fit perfectly, and its clasp had automatically fastened. Under the flickering light, the blue diamond shimmered brightly.
The sound of a hollow bell was so faint, yet it stirred something deep inside her.
This was the most expensive item in the system’s store, and it was the only one with a permanent attribute.
Players would provide two personal items, spend 9,999 points, and have those items transformed into a bound item with unique attributes.
Once bound, only death could sever the connection.
There had been countless posts on the forum discussing this “absurdly expensive” item.
For example, who in their right mind would spend 9,999 points on such a scammy item? Even 99 points were considered expensive. How many players had ever seen four-digit points, let alone spend them like this?
Why waste 9,999 points on an item when you could upgrade your inventory space or buy a life-saving tool instead? Who would risk so much to find a partner? What kind of game is the system playing? If anyone actually buys this item, I’ll eat my hat while standing on my head!
Such complaints filled the forums. Although Ye Nianchu hadn’t participated in the forum discussions, she’d silently ridiculed it in her own mind.
Never in her wildest dreams did she think she’d be wearing such a bound item one day.
Ye Nianchu grabbed Qin Mubai’s hand. His bracelet was simpler, without the bells or blue diamonds, but matched hers in design.
She took a deep breath, unable to speak for a long time. "This... this is 10,000 points."
Even when she was an S-Class player, she never would’ve spent this recklessly.
Like everyone else, she would’ve prioritized upgrading her inventory space and buying defensive items with her points.