172: Trading, a transformation of bloodline

"Gu worm? Parasitic!"

"Control people?"

"This! What a good thing!"

"Can it recognize its master with a drop of blood?!"

Jiang Xiao'an was instantly tempted, and there were ten of them, meaning he could control the lives and deaths of ten people, allowing them to be completely under his command!

To prevent rebellion from the people on the island, Jiang Xiao'an chose ordinary people who had not awakened, but he was still uneasy about the few people he had promoted to help him manage the islanders.

But now, if he could obtain these parasitic gu worms!

Jiang Xiao'an's eyes burned with eagerness, but he quickly calmed down, his eyes gleaming, "This person can take out ten parasitic marrow gus at once, does that mean he has more in his hands!"

"If I can get more of these parasitic marrow gus, and after they recognize me as their master, then use the exotic treasure Deep Sea Crystal to cast Deep Sea Light, allowing the gu worms to evolve, wouldn't these gu worms also gain Deep Sea Power then!

Through this, the people I control would also gain extraordinary power. At that time, perhaps I could even form a fleet, send them out to sea to collect treasures for me! Hunt sea beasts! Explore other islands!"

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiao'an was incredibly excited. He stared at the other party's trade request, pondered for a moment, clicked on their avatar, and then replied via private message.

Jiang Xiao'an: "Your item is good, but it can't be exchanged for my servant scroll. However, I can trade you clean water and food."

Tang Ping initially thought it was a friend looking for him, but seeing it was Jiang Xiao'an, he immediately jumped up. Could it be that the other party actually agreed to his trade!

But after seeing the message, a look of disappointment appeared in his eyes, "Clean water, food? Heh, as if I don't have any of those things."

Sitting on the entire Peach Mountain, and the land within a mile radius around Peach Mountain, let alone food and water, he could pull out baskets and baskets of immortal grass!

However, Tang Ping's eyes quickly darted around. If the other party wasn't interested in his items, there would be no need to chat with him. But now that they had contacted him, it meant the other party wanted his parasitic marrow gu!

And Tang Ping didn't need anything else.

Thinking of this, Tang Ping replied: "Only trading for the servant scroll."

On the other side, Jiang Xiao'an exclaimed, "Oh, you don't even want food or water. As expected of someone who has good things like parasitic marrow gu."

Jiang Xiao'an continued to reply: "Your item simply cannot be traded for my servant scroll. The value is completely unequal."

Tang Ping: "Whether the value is equal or not doesn't depend on the item, but on the person."

Jiang Xiao'an: "It's impossible for your gu worms to trade for my servant scroll, at least."

Tang Ping raised an eyebrow. At this point, it was very obvious; wasn't the other party implying that his gu worms were few in number!

Thinking of the swamp in the valley where throwing a bone could attract hundreds or thousands of blood leeches, and the entire sea of purple exotic flowers, the one thing he didn't lack was quantity!

Any true Gu Master would not dare to boast like this, but he was a fake Gu Master. With the gu worm recipes from the mini-game, he succeeded every time!

Of course, he wouldn't be foolish enough to play into the other party's hands.

Tang Ping replied: "Only trading for the servant scroll, other things are out of the question. And my ten gu worms are more than enough to exchange for your servant scroll. After all, your servant scroll can only enslave one person, while mine can enslave ten."

Jiang Xiao'an: "That's not how you do the math. My servant scroll is a system product, guaranteed to enslave 100%. Once used, it cannot be broken free from! As for your gu worms, they are just gu worms after all. There are probably countless ways to solve the enslavement problem."

Tang Ping: "So what? My gu worms are all capable of growth. As long as they are cultivated well, they can evolve into higher-level gu worms. Are you still afraid they can't control people? Besides, my gu worms are different from your servant scroll. Your servant scroll disappears completely after being used on one person. If that person dies, the servant scroll is wasted.

But my gu worms can be reused. If a person dies, they can still be taken out and used on someone else!"

After this explanation, Tang Ping himself felt as if his gu worms were truly amazing.

However, these gu worms had a fatal flaw: if one's mental power exceeded a hundred, one could use external mental power to kill the gu worms. As for gu worm evolution, gu worms are not that easy to evolve. Even if low-level gu worms have the chance to evolve, many times it's a near-death experience.

Moreover, although the servant scroll is a one-time use item, if it can enslave a high-Talent User, and that high-Talent User grows, it's a pure profit.

It's far beyond what a parasitic marrow gu can compare to.

Jiang Xiao'an, after hearing the other party's explanation, suddenly felt as if these gu worms were indeed a bit amazing!

"Suddenly, I feel like these ten gu worms are actually more powerful than my servant scroll," Jiang Xiao'an thought, but then a sudden realization jolted him awake, "No! No, no, no! How did I get led astray by him!"

If it were truly that precious, could the other party take out ten at once? He's haggling with me now because he's certain I want it, and he's trying to drive the price down!

Yes, that's it.

Jiang Xiao'an calmed down and re-analyzed carefully. Firstly, these are just insects. Secondly, they are still insects. No matter how well they parasitize, they can still be eliminated.

Unlike his servant scroll, which absolutely cannot be broken.

Moreover, if his servant scroll enslaves someone with good Talent, once that person grows, it's a huge profit.

As for the parasitic marrow gu, it's likely that once the parasitized person grows to a certain extent, they can resolve this hidden danger themselves.

However, the reusability and growth potential are also good.

Jiang Xiao'an pondered for a while, then replied: "Two hundred, otherwise no deal. What if your item can only control ordinary people or low-level Talent Users!"

Tang Ping narrowed his eyes; the other party had truly hit the nail on the head. "I'll give you a final offer, ten, at most I'll throw in two more."

Jiang Xiao'an: "Too few, impossible."

Tang Ping: "It's not few. Take it or leave it."

Jiang Xiao'an: "I'll give you a good price, I'll reduce it by twenty! One hundred eighty, how about it."

Tang Ping: "Gu worm refining is already very difficult. Do you think it's like cabbage in the ground that you can just pull out? Twelve, no more, this is all my stock."

Finally, after some haggling, Tang Ping exchanged twenty gu worms for the servant scroll.

At this time, Wu Weiwei was already sitting quietly at the side.

She showed no reaction to her impending fate. In fact, Tang Ping had not hidden his verbal sparring with Jiang Xiao'an from Wu Weiwei, precisely because he wanted to see her reaction.

"Are you ready?"

"I already promised you. Whether or not I have this item, I will do it," Wu Weiwei said calmly.

Tang Ping, however, felt no shame about judging a gentleman with a villain's heart, after all, the upcoming task involved entrusting the entire defense mechanism of Peach Mountain to one person.

He took out the scroll he had just traded for.

"Here you go."

Wu Weiwei nodded and took it.

At night, to Wu Weiwei's disbelief, Tang Ping took out thousands of gu!

"These!"

Tang Ping interrupted, asking, "You don't need to know. Can you make all these gu worms recognize you as their master now?"

"Yes! The Gu Demoness bloodline is inherently a bloodline where the more gu worms one contracts... the more terrifying it becomes!" Wu Weiwei took a deep breath, the fanaticism in her eyes gradually receding, returning to calm. "Don't worry, even if there were ten or a hundred times more, we Gu Demonesses can still contract them, because gu worms are also our nourishment!"

Tang Ping was surprised. His special Red Lotus Flame mental power only sensed that her bloodline was extraordinary, but he hadn't expected her bloodline to have such incredible effects. No wonder her aunt, with a C-rank Talent, could repeatedly contend with a powerful Gu King that even Old Master Zhang avoided.

However, Tang Ping's emotions surged. The one thing he didn't lack, wasn't it gu worms?

That night, Wu Weiwei prematurely awakened the bloodline hidden within her body. Her hair turned white overnight, but her skin, unlike her aunt's pallor, was like jade.

Her eyes were also clear silver.

Finally, due to controlling too many gu worms, her own bloodline underwent an incredible transformation, and fine white silkworm-like threads enveloped her...