Chapter 278: Chapter 278

When that divine bird, the Divine Crow, appeared,

Jiang Ye’s mind should have flashed through many more thoughts.

But because the Nomadic Merchant was present, and that bird seemed to have some kind of mind-reading ability,

Jiang Ye didn’t dare to think too much.

He even had to deliberately fill his mind with all sorts of random nonsense just to control his thoughts from wandering.

For example—Big Sister Lin’s figure is really great, Administrator 0000 looks really ugly, Brother Nomadic Merchant is truly handsome...

Only now, having left the Nomadic Merchant’s space, did he dare to take the opportunity to think deeply...

That Salvation seemed to have undergone some changes in his entire body because he absorbed the feathers of the Divine Crow...

It even seemed that these changes were what allowed Salvation to have his current status.

Moreover, among the 26 apartment bosses, Salvation was vaguely the leader, and everyone obeyed his orders.

Although Jiang Ye hadn’t witnessed the situation changes inside the Doomsday Apartment firsthand,

he could still vaguely deduce—

With Salvation losing the Divine Crow, the entire Salvation Organization’s status and influence in the apartment factions would surely undergo earth-shaking changes!

Jiang Ye wasn’t clear what made the Divine Crow so extraordinary.

But from his visual and auditory impressions of the black bird, and from seeing how harmoniously it perched on the Nomadic Merchant’s shoulder...

Maybe the Divine Crow was on the same level as the Nomadic Merchant!

If he were to classify the players he had encountered at this stage, they could roughly be divided into “Permission Players” and “Ordinary Players.”

Of course, even among ordinary players, there were great differences.

As for Permission Players, the gap was even greater.

For example, one Apartment Boss could sweep away 9,999 Apartment Administrators with ease!

Or take someone like the Mask Master—an existence ordinary players couldn’t even come into contact with!

Ordinary players relied on talent and Glyph Pattern Ability.

Permission players relied on permission abilities.

Naturally, those who could rise from ordinary players to permission players and keep their permission status...

were the elite among ordinary players.

Their talent and Glyph Pattern Ability were by no means weaker than ordinary players.

Previously, Jiang Ye regarded the Nomadic Merchant as the top-tier Permission Player.

But now, he faintly felt—

Perhaps the Nomadic Merchant and other Permission Players weren’t even on the same level!

So his overwhelming advantage over Permission Players was like a dimensionality reduction strike!

And the Divine Crow seemed to be on the same dimensional level as the Nomadic Merchant...

He just didn’t know why such an existence would submit to Salvation.

Was it because of birth?

It was said that many young birds recognized the first person they saw at birth as a close relative.

And when the Nomadic Merchant proposed trading the Divine Crow, Salvation said the crow was bound to him...

Although with the Nomadic Merchant’s methods, he casually took the Divine Crow from Salvation,

Jiang Ye speculated that the crow and the Nomadic Merchant were not bound.

Based on these thoughts, Jiang Ye naturally had to think about...

That crow egg he had only seen on video!

The crow egg existed, but its hatching required Divine Crow blood.

It could even be said that the birth of a new Divine Crow almost required sacrificing an existing crow!

Because of this, Jiang Ye hadn’t dared to think too much.

He feared his desire to focus on that Divine Crow would be exposed...

Even if he wanted to breed a new Divine Crow,

he hadn’t even seen the egg shadow of that crucial crow egg yet.

But it wasn’t a big problem.

Inside the Reincarnation Graveyard. The source of thɪs content is novel•fire.net

Administrator 4444’s gaze fell on Zhou Qiming, who lay on the ground with a deathlike expression.

Rarely, a warm smile like spring sunlight appeared on his face.

But this “spring sunlight”...

felt like a biting cold wind to Zhou Qiming.

Pain pierced his heart, and he shivered silently.

He barely opened his eyes and saw Administrator 4444’s usual expressionless face, now wearing a somewhat creepy smile.

At that moment, Zhou Qiming’s heart was filled with a bad premonition.

This premonition was mixed with intense fear.

That unreasonable, overwhelming fear triggered his survival instinct.

He inexplicably felt an urge to immediately kneel before Administrator 4444 and beg for mercy!

However, Zhou Qiming had pride.

He was unwilling to be a pawn and would never kneel and beg easily.

So he forced himself up, suppressing his fear, and spoke to Administrator 4444 with neither humility nor arrogance:

“I know you’re angry about losing the Reincarnation Key...”

“But that was a transaction between you and the Nomadic Merchant. You can’t vent your anger on me!”

“Besides, have you forgotten? The Nomadic Merchant personally promised to spare my life!”

“Even if you wish I were dead, would you dare to go against the Nomadic Merchant?”

Zhou Qiming grew more confident as he spoke, feeling that he held a get-out-of-death-free card!

Even Lin Ling from the Defenders’ Alliance wouldn’t dare to make a move on him.

Let alone Administrator 4444, who had lost the Reincarnation Key!

With such thoughts, he became bolder and steadier:

“In fact, there is a special bond between us, you...”

Halfway through, he suddenly stopped.

Administrator 4444 raised an eyebrow and took over: “What about me? Should I treat you kindly because of our special bond?”

Zhou Qiming had no mood to listen to Administrator 4444’s words now.

His eyes darted around, pupils dilating, and then he choked out in disbelief:

“This is the Reincarnation Graveyard?!”

“How is this possible?! Having lost the Reincarnation Key, how can we still return to the Reincarnation Graveyard?!”

“It’s over, it’s over...” Zhou Qiming suddenly turned pale, as if he had realized something.

He collapsed onto the ground again, utterly hopeless: “It must be the Nomadic Merchant. The space opened by the Nomadic Merchant pulled us from the Reincarnation Graveyard...”

“When that space was removed, we naturally returned to our original place—which is the Reincarnation Graveyard...”

“But now, without the Reincarnation Key, we can’t get out! We’re trapped here in the Reincarnation Graveyard! It’s over, it’s over!”

As he spoke hopelessly, Zhou Qiming’s expression suddenly changed.

Like grabbing the last straw, he urgently looked at Administrator 4444 and hurriedly asked:

“Contact the Nomadic Merchant! Can you contact the Nomadic Merchant?!”

“From what it looks like, only the Nomadic Merchant can help us leave the Reincarnation Graveyard!”

However, Administrator 4444 seemed completely unaware of the gravity of the situation.

He maintained his warm smile throughout.

As if he wasn’t afraid of being trapped in the Reincarnation Graveyard at all.

Not only unafraid, but he seemed to show no surprise whatsoever!

At this point, when Zhou Qiming met Administrator 4444’s smiling face again, that survival-instinct fear surged in his heart once more.

He finally vaguely realized something was wrong...

Just as he was about to ask, Administrator 4444 suddenly pointed above his head and prompted: “Look at the crystal ball above your head.”

Zhou Qiming looked up and indeed saw a crystal ball floating above him.

He frowned slightly, not recognizing the crystal ball.

Jiang Ye kindly explained to him:

“This crystal ball is called The Eye of Judgment.”

“A friend didn’t believe me when I said I could freely enter and exit the Reincarnation Graveyard after losing the Reincarnation Key, so I had to borrow you as a witness.”

“Also, this friend has a grudge against you...”

“To please her, I’ve decided to kill you once, simply.”

“But don’t worry, the Nomadic Merchant has come forward to protect you, so I definitely won’t really kill you.”

“So rest assured, after I kill you once simply, I’ll bring you back to life :)”

Zhou Qiming of course believed that the Nomadic Merchant’s protection meant he wouldn’t truly die...

But why, even though he wouldn’t die, was his survival instinct so intense?

Zhou Qiming was no stranger to death and resurrection.

He had died many times.

But only this time, the overwhelming terror made his will to survive stronger than ever!

He almost abandoned logic, with only one thought on his mind—

With the Gluttonous Body, advanced to the fourth tier by the Nomadic Merchant personally helping Administrator 4444,

he could casually summon the Entropy Reaper!

The summoned Entropy Reaper was no larger than a palm, like a mini toy for children.

But its pure black color was consistently hollow and terrifying.

It was like a blade breaking through the void, casually wiping out Zhou Qiming.

Of course, soon Zhou Qiming came back to life again.

He blinked, eyes gleaming with joy: “Sure enough, resurrected :)”

Administrator 4444 also laughed: “Naturally, the Nomadic Merchant has spoken. Who dares to let you truly die?”

With that, Administrator 4444 waved his big hand and left the Reincarnation Graveyard carrying The Eye of Judgment.

Appearing in the lobby of Apartment 4444’s first floor,

Administrator 4444 showed no sign of depression from losing the Reincarnation Key.

On the contrary, his expression was calm and fearless.

He threw the crystal ball toward Lin Ling.

Then, he casually tossed the mini small mirror frame he had received from the Nomadic Merchant to Jiang Ye.

Lin Ling took the crystal ball while watching this scene, deeply shocked inside.

This was actually a carefully considered decision by Jiang Ye.

Although he deliberately didn’t mention the “Clone Replica Mirror” when trading with the Nomadic Merchant, only saying “the thing I want,”

he worried that Lin Ling’s insight might recognize the mirror.

And as Administrator 4444, he obviously didn’t particularly need the Clone Replica Mirror.

Even though the item was very powerful.

But obviously, it was more suitable for Jiang Ye, who had clone abilities.

So this was why Administrator 4444 handed the Clone Replica Mirror to Jiang Ye in front of Lin Ling.

As for what Lin Ling thought inside was her own business.

Lin Ling was indeed shocked, but showed no outward expression.

She maintained a strong demeanor, expressionless as she examined The Eye of Judgment.

While confirming that Administrator 4444 could indeed enter and exit the Reincarnation Graveyard after losing the Reincarnation Key...

She was also thinking—

This transaction of the Reincarnation Key involved quite a few people!

On the surface, it was a transaction between the Nomadic Merchant and Administrator 4444.

The Nomadic Merchant, having obtained the Reincarnation Key, turned around and used it to exchange for the Divine Crow from Salvation;

And Administrator 4444, who received the small mirror from the Nomadic Merchant, then handed it over to Jiang Ye...

Lin Ling knew about the friendship between Administrator 4444 and Jiang Ye.

But she was even more certain that no matter how deep the friendship, Administrator 4444 would not give the small mirror to Jiang Ye for free.

So there was no doubt that Administrator 4444 must have received some benefit from Jiang Ye in return.

That small mirror was definitely not a free gift, but part of a transaction.

But what did Jiang Ye pay in this transaction?

Was his blood really so precious that Administrator 4444 was willing to pay the price of the Reincarnation Key?

Although Administrator 4444’s loss of the Reincarnation Key to the Nomadic Merchant was inevitable,

the ultimate benefit he received was given to Jiang Ye...

Just with Jiang Ye’s blood?

While thinking, Lin Ling suddenly had a sudden inspiration!

If she said Administrator 4444 was indeed outrageous!

Clearly lost the Reincarnation Key, yet could still freely enter and exit the Reincarnation Graveyard!

What if this abnormal phenomenon of entering and exiting the Reincarnation Graveyard without the Reincarnation Key was made possible by Jiang Ye?

If so, then Jiang Ye paying some other benefits in exchange for that small mirror would not be impossible.

But how did Jiang Ye manage it?

For a moment, Lin Ling had many thoughts about the transaction between Administrator 4444 and Jiang Ye.

However, she ultimately didn’t ask more.

After confirming that Administrator 4444 could indeed enter and exit the Reincarnation Graveyard, she put away the crystal ball.

Then, she looked at Administrator 4444 with a complicated gaze.

Administrator 4444’s attitude toward her now was much better than when Lin Ling had forced her way into the Reincarnation Graveyard earlier.

He smiled directly and said: “Now that the Jade Flask’s Glyph Pattern Ability is on Jiang Ye, the control over the Reincarnation Graveyard is still in my hands...”

“So, does this give you even a bit of hope for resurrecting the Jade Flask?”

To be honest, that so-called hope relied entirely on Lin Ling’s own obsession.

But maybe it was because Administrator 4444’s tone was too relaxed.

Lin Ling’s heart couldn’t help but become somewhat optimistic.

If losing the Reincarnation Key but still freely entering and exiting the Reincarnation Graveyard could happen...

Then resurrecting the Jade Flask was nothing at all.

Lin Ling exhaled and smiled slowly: “I’m glad about the decision made not long ago.”

Rather than a decision, it was more like an investment.

She had given Administrator 4444 quite a few good things for free.

Looking at Administrator 4444’s openly friendly smile, she naturally understood—

This guy was probably going to extort her for benefits again.

Damn it, if it was before, Lin Ling wouldn’t be so passive.

After all, the Administrator 4444 position could be changed at any time.

But now it was different.

The current Administrator 4444 no longer had the Reincarnation Key.

Even if someone else took over, the newcomer probably wouldn’t have the ability to enter the Reincarnation Graveyard.

So only this Administrator 4444...

Only him at the Administrator 4444 position,

Could keep alive Lin Ling’s hope of resurrecting the Jade Flask.

But if this guy took advantage of holding her weakness and pushed his luck...

Lin Ling hated being threatened the most.

Many thoughts flashed through her mind.

Administrator 4444 casually asked first: “Can you tell me the specific details about the Ninth Day Major Reshuffle mentioned during the Nomadic Merchant’s transaction?”