Chapter 277
Chapter 277
Jian Fan shook his head.
“I can’t say for certain,” he replied.
There was no way for him to predict something like this with complete accuracy. It would ultimately depend on what kind of world they drew next.
Different worlds focused on different things. The Realm of Death might consider them equally difficult, but each person had different strengths, so there would inevitably be some variation.
If they ended up in an area Jian Fan excelled in, he would be able to do more. But if it involved something outside his expertise, then…
“Just tell us what level you want us to keep our Points at,” Qin Weiyi said.
Jian Fan thought for a moment before answering. “You and Mu Xin should keep yours around six thousand. Everyone else should stay below five thousand if possible. Even if you go over five thousand, don’t let it get close to six thousand.”
Qin Nan considered this. “Then I should be relatively safe for now. I’m at 5,200, so I can probably lie low and scrape by.”
Yellow Hair grinned without a care. “I’m already within the limit too.”
Hearing this, Lin Junruo cast a pained look at her Points before finally nodding. “I should be fine too. If I spend some at the start, I’ll be right around that level.”
Mu Xin rubbed her brow helplessly. “I’ll have to spend about a thousand. That hurts.”
“It’s fine. You’ll get used to it,” Qin Weiyi said, sounding entirely too pleased with himself.
Then again, considering Qin Weiyi had already spent some Points and would have to spend even more in the next world, Mu Xin decided he had earned the right to say that.
Yellow Hair reached out and gave Qin Weiyi a consoling pat on the shoulder. “The road ahead is long and hard. The revolution has yet to succeed, Comrade. You must keep striving.”
Qin Weiyi was speechless.
Standing to one side, Zhou Jingying watched the others trade remarks, her head filling with question marks.
If she remembered correctly, didn’t they need to accumulate ten thousand Points to leave the Realm of Death? Why were these people trying to limit their Points and deliberately spend them?
Had the world become too surreal, or was she simply behind the times?
When it became clear that no one intended to explain, Zhou Jingying had no choice but to speak up herself. “Sorry to interrupt, but are you talking about spending your Points?”
“Yeah. But you don’t have that many Points yet, so it isn’t a problem. You don’t need to limit them for now,” Qin Nan replied.
Zhou Jingying stared at him in confusion.
“You’ll understand once you’ve been with us longer. Anyway, Boss Jian won’t lead you astray,” Yellow Hair told her.
Zhou Jingying was even more confused.
Couldn’t they just explain it properly?
But Jian Fan had already moved on.
“We don’t know what the next world will be like yet. Whatever it is, we’ll spend some Points as soon as we arrive and choose a few useful items,” Jian Fan said.
Qin Weiyi nodded. “If we exchange them for items we can use afterward, we won’t be losing out as much. But we also need to prepare for the possibility that the Realm of Death determines how much to target us based on the Points we have when we enter. So we’ll spend some at the beginning, but we should also keep a reserve in case the Realm of Death targets us and forces us to spend even more.”
Jian Fan nodded. “We’ll see what the next world is like first. If this plan works, we can keep doing it from now on.”
“When you look at it that way, it’s not so bad. At least we’ll have items to use. Things probably won’t be as miserable as they were before,” Qin Weiyi said, trying to comfort himself.
After giving it some thought, Lin Junruo raised another important question. “Then when will we ever be able to start saving up our Points?”
They couldn’t keep their Points at this level forever. They might be staying alive, but if she had to endure a Death Game like this every so often, Lin Junruo felt that sooner or later, she would reach her breaking point.
“It depends on how much each of you improves,” Jian Fan replied.
At that, Lin Junruo tugged helplessly at the corner of her mouth.
If it came down to ability, she was probably still a long way off.
“We can take it one step at a time. If the next world goes smoothly, Qin Nan can try to keep his Points at around six thousand.” Jian Fan looked at Qin Nan.
Qin Nan currently had fifty-two hundred Points. He had no need to spend any of them, so if they succeeded in the next world, he would reach fifty-seven hundred, which was still within a range he could safely test.
“Then who’s making the push in the next world?” Qin Weiyi raised another crucial question.
That left everyone stumped.
“We’re guaranteed five hundred Points. If things go well and our whole group clears it together, it’ll be over a thousand. Given our current situation, none of us can afford to take on that many Points, right?” Mu Xin found the prospect rather troubling as well. It would be heartbreaking to earn all those Points only to turn around and spend every last one.
Without giving it much thought, Jian Fan looked straight at Zhou Jingying.
Zhou Jingying was still thoroughly confused when Jian Fan’s gaze suddenly landed on her.
What?
Why was he looking at her?
The others followed his gaze.
When Qin Weiyi saw Zhou Jingying, he nodded in satisfaction. “Zhou Jingying will work. Even if she gets over a thousand Points, that should only put her at around five thousand. That’s still relatively safe.”
Besides, if Zhou Jingying received this batch of Points, Qin Weiyi felt that both his debt to her and his debt to Lu Jing would be repaid.
Being free of personal debts meant having one less burden to worry about.
Qin Nan nodded in agreement. “That works. If everything goes smoothly, Yellow Hair can be next in line after the next world.”
Yellow Hair had the fewest Points among them. Once Zhou Jingying was taken care of, they could start raising his total.
Everyone immediately agreed.
Zhou Jingying, meanwhile…
Her head was already filled with question marks.
What was going on?
Had they seriously just decided who would clear the next world? Was that even something they could decide for themselves? And they were actually planning to give her more than a thousand Points. Were they insane?
Of course she knew the Realm of Death was no simple place, but accumulating Points was essential. These were real, tangible Points! Even if they had to spend them, they would still provide a considerable advantage. Yet these people…
Zhou Jingying truly couldn’t make sense of them.
Just then, Lin Junruo stepped forward and patted Zhou Jingying on the shoulder, sighing with feeling. “You’ll understand eventually.”
Zhou Jingying: “???”
Zhou Jingying had never considered herself stupid, but at that moment, she felt as if her mind simply couldn’t keep up.
Jian Fan checked the time.
“It’s about time. We don’t know enough about the current situation, so there’s only so much we can do. We’ll discuss the specifics after the next world,” Jian Fan said.
No one objected.
However…
“Should we bring Yang Zhen and Shi Chen into the fold as well?” Mu Xin asked.
Since Zhou Jingying had already joined them, Xia Zeqin and Fang Kang could be ruled out immediately. But what about Yang Zhen and Shi Chen?
Jian Fan didn’t hesitate. “Shi Chen is out.”
“Huh?” Yellow Hair was taken aback.
Shi Chen was fairly capable. Although he had coasted to victory in both worlds so far due to one circumstance or another, Yellow Hair still believed Shi Chen was more capable than he was. He genuinely couldn’t understand it. Jian Fan was willing to accept him and had even accepted Lin Junruo, so why wouldn’t he accept Shi Chen?
Jian Fan didn’t answer, but Qin Nan nodded as well. “Shi Chen can’t join us.”
“Why?” Yellow Hair asked.