CHAPTER 261: CHAPTER 261: TRADING, ONE-FIFTH OF THE PROTAGONIST’S AURA_1

With Ye Tian’s help, the Third Army’s advance surprisingly accelerated by nearly thirty percent, a sight that made Wang Linchi click his tongue in amazement.

Compared to Wang Linchi’s violent coercion, Ye Tian was more adept at using a combination of incentives and threats, employing words to boost morale. The morale of the punished Players, which had been on the verge of collapse, recovered considerably.

It was like a "good cop, bad cop" scenario, each complementing the other through contrast.

"Speaking of which, if you’re doing this, what about your First Army?" Wang Linchi asked curiously.

Dusk had just passed. Ye Tian had helped Wang Linchi capture the city gate, and they were currently making steady progress.

"I have capable commanders on my side. If you weren’t attacking with such indiscriminate bombardment, your progress would be much slower than mine," Ye Tian replied candidly.

If his own side were to use Wang Linchi’s kind of exploitative methods, they might have already pushed into the city by now, Wang Linchi thought.

All Wang Linchi could conclude was that a protagonist was indeed in a league of their own.

"If these people can help reclaim Wanxuan City, perhaps, for my sake, we can let this matter go," Ye Tian interceded.

"On what grounds?" Wang Linchi retorted. If I act all magnanimous just because you asked, wouldn’t that mean I let them scold me for nothing?

"How about they compensate you?" Ye Tian, of course, wouldn’t ask Wang Linchi to forgive them without any form of recompense.

"Not interested. I’m not lacking anything," Wang Linchi said brusquely. While his opinion of Ye Tian had improved significantly, it wasn’t to the point where he would inconvenience himself.

"They are useful to me. Name your price," Ye Tian tried a different tack.

"Well..." Wang Linchi actually began to consider it. A bunch of worthless cannon fodder—even if they compensated him, how much could it be?

However, if it involved the protagonist, that was a different matter.

He could indeed do Ye Tian a favor and perhaps gain something from him in return, like Luck.

"Alright, I want some of your Luck," Wang Linchi stated bluntly.

Hearing this, Ye Tian was a bit puzzled. "What kind of Luck?"

"You know, good fortune, that sort of thing," Wang Linchi explained.

"Ah, that... I can give it to you, but how?" Ye Tian didn’t particularly care. He felt his current achievements were due more to his foresight and hard work than to so-called luck.

"The Saint Master can do it," Wang Linchi said.

"But I’ve tested my Luck Contribution; it’s only 1 point, a Constant Property. You can’t absorb it, can you?" Ye Tian paid no mind to such things.

He didn’t realize he was a protagonist; most people wouldn’t, even Reincarnators.

"This value isn’t a hidden attribute? How can it be tested?" Wang Linchi asked, curious upon hearing this.

"It can, but only when creating a character. And as a Constant Property, I can’t give it to you even if I wanted to," Ye Tian replied, not hiding anything, and then shared the little trick for the Testing Luck Attribute.

Wang Linchi listened for a moment, but lost interest when he heard it was tested at character creation. Where would he go to create another character now?

My Strong Luck Talent seems a bit off, Wang Linchi thought.

Firstly, all game characters only had 1 point of Luck Contribution, which was a Constant Property. His Strong Luck Talent increasing it by one hundred percent would only add 1 more point. Was this Strong Luck? That was bullshit! Considering all the instances in the Soul Aspect World where he turned misfortune into blessing and his enemies suffered all sorts of bad luck, it definitely couldn’t be explained by merely doubling his Luck Contribution.

It was more likely that God-given World hadn’t fully replicated his Strong Luck Talent.

"I can’t give you Luck. You can ask for something else," Ye Tian said sincerely.

"But you’re willing to pay such a high price for these three thousand cannon fodder? Are you sure there isn’t someone valuable among them?" Wang Linchi was somewhat suspicious.

He felt like he might have become a treasure-bearer, unwittingly delivering valuables. He didn’t mind playing the part. In his hands, these people were just cannon fodder. However, in Ye Tian’s hands, they might become a formidable army. Given Wang Linchi’s character, he definitely wasn’t cut out to be a discerning judge of talent.

"There are a few talented individuals among them," Ye Tian said vaguely. He had recognized a few figures famous in his previous life. Currently, not only had they failed to rise, but they were also living miserable lives. In his previous life, this particular ordeal hadn’t happened to them, so their abusive language hadn’t cost them anything.

"I see. So you plan to use me as a stepping stone to win their hearts, and I’ll have to play along, is that it?" Wang Linchi teased, then his expression turned serious. "Alright, you can have them. But as I said, I want your Luck. Not much, just one attempt. Whatever I can get is mine. Fair enough? If I get nothing, it’s just my own bad luck."

"Uh... alright!" Ye Tian hesitated for a moment. If what Wang Linchi said was true, it would definitely have an impact, though in his eyes, it would probably affect things like drop rates or critical hit rates. Finally, he gritted his teeth and agreed.

"A promise is a promise. No regrets, right?" Wang Linchi asked again.

He considered this a fair trade.

After all, he didn’t know if there were any legendary figures among these three thousand cannon fodder, and Ye Tian didn’t know how precious a protagonist’s Luck was. Both parties had an information gap.

If Ye Tian had been willing to disclose their value, Wang Linchi would have told him about the Protagonist’s Aura. Since Ye Tian was vague, Wang Linchi was vague in return. Both were essentially harboring their own hidden agendas.

"Rest assured. Once I’ve agreed, I won’t regret it," Ye Tian said with a carefree smile. He truly wasn’t concerned about such things; after all, he believed he didn’t rely on luck.

Wang Linchi nodded and summoned the Saint Master.

"Just one punch. Try to withstand it; don’t die and respawn," Wang Linchi reminded him, worried Ye Tian might be instantly killed by the Saint Master.

At this stage, Ye Tian was probably the only Player who could withstand a punch from the Saint Master.

"Don’t worry, I’m confident," Ye Tian nodded, indicating it wasn’t a problem.

With permission granted, the Saint Master threw a punch without hesitation. Wang Linchi even used a minor support tool to maximize the "Draw Blessing Luck" aspect of the Saint Master’s Soul Absorption ability, disabling all other functions to make way for it.

The punch landed on Ye Tian, sending him flying. His Health bar instantly dropped to zero, but he seemed to possess some ability that locked his Health, forcefully keeping it at 1 point.

Seeing this, Wang Linchi quickly cast a healing spell and threw a large number of recovery items at him, instantly refilling his Health.

"Damn, that punch of yours was way too powerful!" Ye Tian scrambled to his feet.

The Soul Absorption ability was now limited to only drawing Blessing Luck, but the Saint Master’s punch wasn’t made of cotton candy. Naturally, significant force was needed to absorb enough Luck.

"It was alright," Wang Linchi said.

He then checked the protagonist’s Luck he had intercepted.

About one-fifth, Wang Linchi calculated. If he hit Ye Tian five more times, he might be able to obtain the complete protagonist’s Luck.

However, to be able to obtain so much, it likely wasn’t just due to Soul Absorption, but also Ye Tian’s own contribution. If he hadn’t agreed to this deal, the Saint Master wouldn’t have been able to directly snatch away one-fifth.

But will doing this have any repercussions... Wang Linchi pondered the risks. After all, having obtained the benefits, he now needed to consider how to deal with the aftermath.

"What do you mean, ’alright’? No wonder your level is low. I suggest you focus on support and summoning for your future advancement; that’s how you can fully utilize the Saint Master’s power," Ye Tian remarked, then asked, "So? Did you get it?"

"I got one-fifth," Wang Linchi replied.

"Only that much? I thought it would take everything." Hearing this, Ye Tian also breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed this ability of Wang Linchi’s had quite a few limitations. One-fifth was only 0.2 Luck Contribution points; he still had ways to replenish it.

Wang Linchi retorted, "If I could take it all, would I need your consent? I’d just take it, leaving you with nothing." Protagonists aren’t that easy to deal with, especially one who has already risen to prominence.

If Zhu Tian hadn’t been an outsider who had yet to rise to prominence back then, and if Wang Linchi hadn’t been a transmigrator with Double Suppression Luck, Wang Linchi truly wouldn’t have been able to control him.

Ye Tian, as a native protagonist of this world, could essentially be considered another Yan Ming King.

He could handle Zhu Tian, but he couldn’t handle Yan Ming King. There were differences between protagonists, too.

"Alright, enough nonsense. How should I cooperate with you next? Do you need me to play the part of being humiliated? Let’s be clear, humiliation is fine, but don’t actually try to kill me. If you want to say there’s a script, that’s fine too. My acting skills are quite good."

Wang Linchi did possess some professional ethics. Since he had received what was agreed upon, he would certainly cooperate. He didn’t care about face; could it compare to the allure of obtaining one-fifth of the Protagonist’s Aura?