Chapter 242 Steel Slime

Bai Ye said nothing, "If I hadn't received it, would you be talking to a ghost right now?"

"Ha!" Jin Sha smiled and said, "Big Mouth Gull Express reminded me that the package had been signed for, so I called you directly."

Package signed for?

Bai Ye touched his swollen forehead and gritted his teeth. Was this what you called a package signed for? Believe it or not, I'll report you for violent transportation!

However...

Bai Ye said, "That courier is quite interesting."

Jin Sha said, "You can't use it. This is a service from the Beast Taming area. It uses Beast Taming Big Mouth Gulls to deliver packages. All areas of the world battlefield can be delivered to, but the receiving service area is only in the Beast Taming area."

"I just think it's interesting, I don't plan to use it, and I don't need it." Bai Ye said, "However, if it's the Beast Taming area, you must have dealt with the Aerodactyl matter?"

Jin Sha smiled and said, "It's done. My Aerodactyl can now mega evolve."

Bai Ye nodded.

After mega evolution, an Aerodactyl of excellent black quality, a pseudo-legendary beast of black quality, Metagross, and a future technological weapon, the Plasma Cannon, also of black quality...

Jin Sha was soaring!

Currently, anyone who could possess three black quality items could basically be considered a top-tier expert. Even though Jin Sha, as a Beast Tamer, had a significant weakness in her own strength and couldn't reach the top-tier threshold, she was definitely a near-top-tier expert.

"So, why are you looking for me?" Bai Ye leaned back in his chair, propping his feet on the desk, "You didn't just get a communication device to show off, or to catch up, did you?"

"It's partly catching up, but there's also a serious matter." Jin Sha said, "Did you only see the communication device? There should be a ticket in the express box as well."

"A ticket?"

Bai Ye picked up the cardboard box and tipped it over. Immediately, a piece of paper floated out.

Bai Ye picked up the paper and read, "Glory Arena?"

Jin Sha said, "Glory Arena..."

Bai Ye interrupted, "I know what the Glory Arena is."

The Glory Arena was a place that existed in many neutral areas. As the name suggested, the arena was centered around competition.

The most direct form was combat, from 1v1 battles to 5v5 battles, known as gladiatorial combat. Besides combat, there were also many other competitive modes.

Death Race was a form of car racing, but compared to ordinary car races, Death Race allowed players to ram into each other's vehicles, and even modify their vehicles to mount weapons.

There was also Treasure Hunt, where a group of people were thrown into a maze to collect specific items. Whoever collected more was the final winner. Of course, attacking each other was also allowed.

However, as for combat, Bai Ye remembered that in his previous life, the Glory Arena was extremely popular, and the reason was...

You couldn't die!

The Glory Arena had many competitive events, including combat and killing, but all competitive events had protection mechanisms, and there was no true death.

In the Glory Arena, the losing side naturally got nothing, while the winning side could earn points based on their performance in the Glory Arena. These points could be exchanged for many things, such as various weapons, items, abilities, treasures, and so on. In short, anything that could be found in the world battlefield, except for God Stone fragments, could be exchanged for Glory Arena points.

Therefore, this created a group of people who never left the neutral areas, always staying in the neutral areas and constantly entering the Glory Arena for "safe" battles.

If this was in the early stages of the world battlefield's opening, it was indeed a good choice to improve one's strength very safely. However, as time went by, it gradually became a way of merely surviving.

This was because gaining points and becoming stronger through the Glory Arena was far slower than breaking into forbidden zones and fighting for one's life. The despair between life and death was incredibly painful, but no one could deny that the despair between life and death could also lead to rapid growth. Moreover, the neutral areas could not protect them forever.

The safety of the neutral areas was due to the order they possessed. Chaos would be met with sanctions, but as long as one was strong enough, they could disrupt the order.

When the chosen ones' strength reached a certain level, enough to disregard the order of the neutral areas, the neutral areas would be destroyed. Would the so-called safety still exist?

Bai Ye knew very well that true safety...

Was one's own strength!

"So, you've started hanging out in the Glory Arena?" Bai Ye shook his head, "You'll regret this decision."

Jin Sha asked doubtfully, "What's wrong?"

"The Glory Arena doesn't make people strong. That place, in my opinion..." Bai Ye thought for a moment, then said, "Is just a place to pass the time occasionally?"

"Oh, you're talking about that?" Jin Sha smiled, "Of course, I know I can't stay there all the time. Although the Glory Arena seems safe, it's too slow to get stronger. The cheapest black quality item costs three thousand glory points. Winning a 1v1 gladiatorial match only gives 5 points, and losing gives 0 points. It's a joke."

Bai Ye said, "Then what's your reason for looking for me?"

Jin Sha said, "Undeniably, the Glory Arena does have some good things. I guarantee you'll be interested too."

"Oh?" Bai Ye asked curiously, "What did you find?"

Jin Sha said, "Something called a Steel Slime. Its function is very simple: it can devour all weapons, armor, magic treasures, and so on. As long as it's not one's own ability, but an external object, the Steel Slime can devour it."

Bai Ye was puzzled, "And then?"

Jin Sha said, "Then the Steel Slime can transform into the appearance of these items and possess their effects."

Bai Ye said, "You're not going to tell me that this thing is convenient to use and eliminates the need to switch items from your inventory, are you?"

"Isn't that the case?" Jin Sha said, "Every time you need to replace a beast, you have to take it out from your inventory. Even if it's hung on your belt, you have to reach out and take it off. Therefore, replacing weapons usually takes about 1.5 to 3 seconds. Sometimes, three seconds can determine a person's life or death."

Bai Ye said, "I can't refute what you're saying, but there's no need to be so meticulous, is there?"

"I haven't finished yet." Jin Sha said, "Secondly, there's the issue of durability. Your flying sword, you use it every day, doesn't it get nicks?"

Bai Ye said, "That's true."

Anything used for a long time will wear out. Flying swords, after cutting many things, will naturally develop nicks.

In fact, rather than flying swords...

Bai Ye's black "Black Order" uniform was more worn out. There were already several places torn due to battles, but they hadn't reached the point of complete destruction, so he could still wear it. Its effects were not affected.

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