Chapter 236: Chapter 236

1 clone for 1 Survival Point?

This simple piece of information exploded in Zhou Yuling's mind!

It wasn't that the amount of 90,000 Survival Points was terrifyingly large.

What truly shocked her was—

As far as she knew...

Abilities that required consuming Survival Points were extremely rare!

In fact, she had only vaguely learned about their existence after meeting Lin Ling—

Any ability that required Survival Points to activate was far beyond ordinary means!

That's right—even Ultimate Techniques exclusive to privileged players couldn't compare!

In other words, these heaven-defying abilities surpassed even privileged statuses!

Even among VIP players and other privileged players that ordinary players could only dream of reaching, very few possessed such abilities!

Many VIP and privileged players didn't even know such abilities existed!

Zhou Yuling only knew because she had befriended Lin Ling.

And Lin Ling herself possessed such an ability—

The power to convert Survival Points into certain means!

And now... this newcomer from the Novice Apartment dared claim he needed Survival Points to create clones?!

Zhou Yuling's reaction was excessively shocked and shaken.

Jiang Ye faintly sensed—

Her astonishment didn't seem to stem from his "lion's mouth" demand for 90,000 Survival Points...

This realization immediately sparked some speculations in Jiang Ye's mind.

Using Survival Points to create clones did seem rather unbelievable...

Because ordinary skills and abilities never required consuming Survival Points.

Could it be that the Wandering Merchant's clones were also created using Survival Points, hence Zhou Yuling's shock?

No, it was unlikely Zhou Yuling knew how the Wandering Merchant created clones.

Perhaps abilities requiring Survival Points were inherently special?

At least among all the players Jiang Ye had encountered besides himself, none possessed abilities that consumed Survival Points.

As he pondered this, Zhou Yuling also reached a new conclusion from her shock—

Although she knew abilities consuming Survival Points existed,

That didn't necessarily mean this kid was telling the truth.

He might just be trying to extort Survival Points from her.

90,000 Survival Points? Hah, he really had some nerve!

However, the amount "90,000" coincidentally matched the "100,000" Survival Point bounty from the Light Faction's kill order.

Zhou Yuling narrowed her eyes and glanced sideways:

"Hah, what a clever scheme."

"You want me to help you kill Huang Bo and claim the bounty?"

"Then not only would you get 100,000 Survival Points, but all other rewards would be yours too?"

Jiang Ye waved his hands frantically, protesting: "Wronged! So wronged!"

"I never thought of that!"

"I didn't plan to freeload your skill book, nor did I intend to take your 90,000 Survival Points."

"I really didn't expect that just flipping through it for 3 minutes would let me comprehend the skill, and the book would even shatter afterward..."

"This was truly just an accident."

Zhou Yuling's lips twitched again, barely resisting the urge to slap him to death.

But remembering her earlier shock, she quickly calmed down.

Actually, the skill book wasn't completely freeloaded by Jiang Ye.

Because that thing...

Could be retrieved by killing him within 12 hours of his comprehension.

This was why Zhou Yuling had dared lend him such a precious item—

She could reclaim it anytime.

But spending an additional 90,000 Survival Points...

Moreover, if this kid really used 90,000 Survival Points to create 90,000 clones,

Even if they were just Puppet Clones,

Recovering the skill book afterward would become extremely difficult.

He might even truly spiral out of control!

Countless thoughts raced through Zhou Yuling's mind.

While preparing to report the situation to Lin Ling for instructions,

She coldly responded to Jiang Ye's "accident" claim:

"Fine, let's call it an accident—consider yourself lucky for freeloading my skill book."

"But regarding using Survival Points to create clones, you'll need to demonstrate it first to prove you're telling the truth."

"Otherwise, I won't help you obtain 90,000 Survival Points for nothing."

At this point, Jiang Ye could easily backtrack and claim his "1 clone per 1 Survival Point" was just a scam,

Thereby hiding his Survival Point-consuming clone ability.

But even if he concealed it, when Zhou Yuling demanded 90,000 clones, he'd still need to spend 90,000 Survival Points.

This was no small amount.

Even with his Madman Mask and Enforcer Mask;

Even if he could earn Survival Points by reselling mimic masks to the Mask Master,

90,000 was still an astronomical sum.

He'd be creating these 90,000 clones to help Zhou Yeling clear the [Court of Disorder]—

Essentially working for someone else.

There was no way he should foot this bill himself.

After careful consideration,

Jiang Ye decided—no backtracking, he'd demonstrate.

Although revealing this secret carried risks,

Displaying his uniqueness and power could also earn him more respect.

First, he showed Clone #1's stat panel.

Among novice players, these stats were impressively high.

Wang Lingling had been utterly shocked when she saw them.

But Zhou Yuling only showed mild surprise.

Jiang Ye pointed directly at the [Survival Points] section:

"Clones are created using Survival Points from the stat panel, not the jade token."

"As you can see, my [Survival Points] currently show 0."

"And here's my Survival Jade Token—also at 0."

The implication was clear—

Even for this demonstration, she'd need to provide the Survival Points.

Zhou Yuling's eye twitched slightly. After a deep breath, she took out her jade token and tapped it against Jiang Ye's.

2 Survival Points were transferred.

Jiang Ye then moved these 2 new points from the token to his stat panel,

Before promptly creating 2 Puppet Clones.

He deliberately avoided using the [Clone Mutation] skill,

So both clones bore his own face.

Zhou Yuling witnessed with her own eyes—as the two clones appeared, Jiang Ye's stat panel indeed decreased by 2 Survival Points...

Despite her earlier shock,

Seeing it again still left her unsettled.

If this kid were allowed to grow...

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At the very least, he'd reach Lin Ling's level!

And if they really gave him 90,000 Survival Points for his ability...

He might immediately surpass her in strength!

Only now did Zhou Yuling feel a trace of wariness,

Beginning to realize—

When Jiang Ye had asked if she feared him going rogue, it wasn't just naive bravado.

He genuinely possessed the potential to escape her control!

In fact, Zhou Yuling had originally believed she had Jiang Ye under her thumb,

But now she saw otherwise—

No wonder Yinsu had specifically warned her to treat him well and avoid offending him.

Countless thoughts flashed through Zhou Yuling's mind.

Simultaneously, she immediately relayed this information to Lin Ling at Apartment 0000.

Clearing the highest difficulty of [Court of Disorder] wasn't her personal goal,

But a mission assigned by the Defenders' Alliance.

Hence the Alliance would provide maximum support.

So if truly necessary, those 90,000 Survival Points might just...

Zhou Yuling glanced at Jiang Ye.

Her gaze now held poorly concealed envy.

Because if Lin Ling ultimately decided to help Jiang Ye obtain 90,000 Survival Points,

Then after such massive investment, he'd have to join the Defenders' Alliance!

Moreover, with his current strength and potential as a newcomer,

It wouldn't take long before the Alliance gained another heavyweight capable of intimidating other factions' leaders.

Of course, Zhou Yuling didn't know Lin Ling's final decision.

She waited quietly for Lin Ling's reply.

Meanwhile, Lin Ling was genuinely startled—

So much so that her surprise showed plainly, astonishing nearby Defenders' players.

Lin Ling had previously met Jiang Ye through Clone #1.

That kid was indeed slippery, showing some cleverness.

But she never imagined—

He actually possessed a Survival Point-consuming ability!

And a cloning ability at that!

Once this kid grew stronger, he'd become impossible to ignore!

With the Alliance's support of 90,000 Survival Points...

He could rapidly ascend in power!

However, one concern nagged at Lin Ling—

That kid had clearly developed hostility toward the one with [Protagonist Halo].

Which meant he was doomed to meet a bad end...

Having spent so long in the Doomsday Apartment, Lin Ling strongly believed in concepts like "luck."

Even with her own Survival Point-consuming ability,

She couldn't control her own "fortune."

If she also developed hostility toward Chen Cang...

Undoubtedly, the [Protagonist Halo] would affect her too.

Thus, Jiang Ye's "doomed fate" was practically guaranteed.

If he joined the Defenders' Alliance and grew stronger,

Investing 90,000 Survival Points might be justifiable.

But since he was "doomed," spending 90,000 on him seemed absurd.

Lin Ling nearly instructed Zhou Yuling to simply kill him and retrieve the skill book, finding another solution for the [Court of Disorder] manpower issue.

But then she noticed the other "Zhou Yuling"—

Zhou Yinsu disguised as Zhou Yuling.

This Zhou Yinsu had more contact with Jiang Ye.

Silently, Lin Ling messaged her for an opinion.