Katyusha was both surprised and delighted to hear this.
The good news was that Ling Ye had agreed to let her bid on the Ace-level lairs.
Although it was clearly stated that only Katyusha had the right to bid.
And that each time at auction, Katyusha could not win more than five items.
But so what?
Katyusha had watched Ling Ye's previous auctions from start to finish.
Those were all Tier 7 and Tier 8 Ace-level lairs!
At this stage, who else has Tier 7 or Tier 8 Ace-level lairs?
Maybe some do, but very few.
Once you can acquire this high-level lair.
It will be an incredibly terrifying boost to the development speed of the territory.
Most importantly, it opens up a channel!
One round of auction is 5 items.
But what about ten rounds, a hundred rounds?
What about the butterfly effect brought about by obtaining high-level Ace-level lairs?
What about Ling Ye auctioning Tier 9, Tier 10, or even higher-level Ace-level lairs in the future?
That's the real prize!
The bad news was that Ling Ye not only wanted the Mechanical Tide instance token from Katyusha.
There was also an additional condition.
The instance token was nothing.
Katyusha already had two of those.
But Katyusha didn't know what Ling Ye's other condition was.
So, she suppressed her joy and asked, "What condition? Lord Darknight, please tell me."
But Ling Ye's answer.
Made Katyusha laugh in anger.
"I haven't thought about it yet, I'll tell you when I do."
"You just need to remember that you owe me a condition."
Katyusha cracked.
Haven't thought about it?
Why are you talking about it if you haven't thought about it?
Are you playing with verbal promises!
Since it's a verbal promise, then it's okay for me to agree to it first.
Ling Ye can't possibly want her to offer herself!
If that's really the request, then it's not unacceptable.
Katyusha had seen Ling Ye before in the Elven Ruins.
A man who was handsome as hell, and so strong.
She wouldn't be at a loss.
"Okay, I agree to it."
"Lord Darknight, I wish us a pleasant cooperation, Ura!" Katyusha said.
...
Ling Ye's lips curled up.
Good, Katyusha agreed.
Everything is in the plan.
Was Ling Ye really unprepared regarding the additional condition?
Of course not.
Ling Ye had already thought about it, but he couldn't say it.
To be precise, when Ling Ye added Katyusha as a friend in the Elven Ruins, he had already included Katyusha in his plan.
Otherwise, why do you think Ling Ye would give her a friend slot?
As mentioned earlier, the world of Roland is divided into the Outer Sea and the Inner Sea, with the Sea of Death as the boundary.
Water Blue Star Lords from the Outer Sea, to enter the Inner Sea, either have to cross the Sea of Death.
Or take a portal.
And the portals are located at the junction of the territorial waters of various countries and the Sea of Death.
The number is limited, and usually several countries share a portal.
Ling Ye's plan is to capture all the portals and collect the entrance fees.
But there is a problem here.
That is, once the portals are captured, people have to be sent to guard them.
Otherwise, they will be occupied by lords from other countries.
Or be occupied by wild monsters in the Sea of Death.
There are so many portals, right!
Ling Ye can't possibly send his own legions and heroes to guard every one of them!
Even if he had that many legions.
It's impossible to do that.
Wouldn't it be better to integrate the troops and explore more secrets?
The low-level work of guarding the gate, of course, is left to others!
Isn't Katyusha the best gatekeeper?
So, the condition that Ling Ye said he hadn't thought about yet.
Is actually to have Katyusha guard the gate, to guard the portal near the territorial waters of the Russian country.
Ling Ye will take a cut from it and achieve passive income.
It's just that, that's a matter for the future after all, Ling Ye is a reborn person, he can't spoil it in advance!
He was originally planning to talk to Katyusha about cooperation after capturing the portal.
Unexpectedly, she took the initiative to come to his door.
Then Ling Ye had no choice but to go along with it.
Giving her the right to bid is also good, to increase her strength.
Then she will obediently go to guard the gate for Ling Ye!
If her strength is not strong enough, I'm afraid she won't even have the qualifications to guard the gate for Ling Ye.
Putting away the Mechanical Tide instance token traded over by Katyusha.
Ling Ye fell into a deep sleep.
...
[You have entered the Sea of Death. In this sea area, you and your legion will take 30% more damage, output 30% less damage, and be deducted an additional 5 years of life upon being killed.]
[The Sea of Death is full of elite-level or higher monsters, and has a Death BUFF bonus. The danger factor is extremely high, please explore carefully.]
Day 4 of the merger, 8:00 AM.
Ling Ye activated the Infinite Teleportation affix and airdropped into the Sea of Death.
Black seawater.
Black islands.
Even the light is dim.
Still the familiar doomsday world.
And the familiar debuffs.
It has that flavor.
Taking 30% more damage is fine, but even the legion's damage is reduced by 30%.
Being killed doesn't deduct 10 years of life, but 15 years.
For other lords, this is a fatal debuff.
But for Ling Ye, it's just so-so.
What's wrong with taking 30% more damage?
Ashes Rebirth suppresses everything.
What's wrong with 30% less damage?
Executioner, Hunter's Mark affix, are they just for fun?
What's wrong with losing 15 years of life upon being killed?
It's as if anyone can kill Ling Ye.
It's nothing.
Ling Ye opened the Poseidon map to check the location.
Klea and the others were attracted by the roaring monsters outside the Undying City.
It is indeed the Sea of Death.
The monsters here are not only strong, but their aggro range is also large.
The Undying City had just arrived here, and it attracted many flying monsters to pounce over.
"Sisters, prepare for battle!" Klea shouted.
Her slender hand grabbed empty air, and she had already taken out the Staff of Ending.
She raised her hand and unleashed a magical barrage of the end.
The demonic vines wrapped around the Undying City also moved.
Stretched straight, turned into spears, and shot out.
Piercing the approaching monsters into candied haws.
Then it sucked them dry, turned them into dust, and scattered them in the wind.
After comparing the coordinates, Ling Ye's gaze moved down.
And landed on an island in the black sea below.
The fog of war has not yet been dispelled.
Ling Ye doesn't know how big the island is.
But it is certain that the last piece of the trident.
Is not in the sea, but on this island.
"Go down and see what's going on?" Ling Ye ordered.
At the same time, he tore open a Fog Breaking Scroll.
100 kilometers * 100 kilometers of the fog of war was dispelled.
But the result was that the edge of the island could not be seen.
This means that the area of this island has exceeded 100 kilometers * 100 kilometers.
Ling Ye took out a few more Fog Breaking Scrolls and used them.
Only then did the entire island appear on the map.
It has to be said, it is really big.
And there are really many monsters.
Dense undead, covering the island.
At this moment, the location of the Undying City is directly above the center of the entire island.
Ling Ye led the legion to descend with magically formed wings.
Passing through the dark fog, the scene on the island gradually revealed itself.
But at this look, Ling Ye's sword eyebrows frowned slightly: "What is this? An altar?"
Klea also noticed something was wrong: "This seems to be a sacrificial altar, where people can sacrifice the treasures they have obtained to the gods."
After merging with the godhead, Ling Ye has a special sense of everything with divinity.
For example, now.
From a long distance away, Ling Ye noticed something wrong with the altar.
Looking at it, well, well, well.
The last piece of the trident is stuck on the altar.
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