Chapter 77: Exiting the Game

Hearing Wang Liang’s words, the sworn companion finally revealed a faint smile on his face. His mission had nearly hit a dead end here, but fortunately, he had some valuable items on hand; otherwise, he truly wouldn’t have known what to do.

While pondering this, the sworn companion took out a blue-covered book and placed it on the ground, signaling Wang Liang to pick it up first.

Wang Liang, however, didn’t want to take advantage. He raised his hand, and a fragment of the token, about one-third of it, flew out and landed right at the sworn companion’s feet.

Only then did Wang Liang use his life-slashing blade to flick the blue book towards himself.

【Dragon Transformation Pool (Blueprint)】
【Quality: Green】
【Materials: 30 stones, 1 iron shovel (green quality), 1 dragon essence item (dragon egg, dragon orb, dragon blood)】
【Requirement: Craftsman Level 3】
【Feature 1: Dragon Transformation Pool size (diameter not exceeding 500 meters), Dragon Spring water (daily output thirty liters)】
【Feature 2: Under influence of dragon veins and such, bloodline transformation strength can increase by 30%.】
【Feature 3: Can breed koi, turtles, and similar creatures in the pool to nurture the spring water, further increasing bloodline transformation strength by 10%.】
【Description: This is the most ordinary Dragon Transformation Pool. Creatures transformed by the pool’s water will only become dragon-blooded beings, never fully transforming into dragons.】

The initial details were acceptable, but the last sentence caused Wang Liang to raise an eyebrow. He understood why the sworn companion was so generous in handing over the item.

Such a Dragon Transformation Pool essentially cut off the possibility for certain promising creatures to fully transform into dragons. Although these beings with dragon bloodline traits would be stronger, they would hit a natural ceiling.

This was likely a tactic employed by the dragon clans. If a Dragon Transformation Pool could truly transform any creature into a dragon regardless of location, the number of dragons would become unmanageable, attracting too much attention. By sharing some dragon blood with these fish-like creatures but sealing off their full transformation, the dragon clans could ensure their long-term development.

As an official, Wang Liang was well aware of the implications. He quickly grasped the reasoning behind it.

Afterward, he believed this item was indeed genuine.

Watching the sworn companion about to leave, Wang Liang asked, “Do you know where I might learn a craftsman’s secondary profession?”

The sworn companion was taken aback—he was about to leave, and Wang Liang suddenly asked such a question.

He thought for a moment and replied, “That’s not easy to answer, since there are many craftsman secondary professions—construction, forging, machinery, and so on. If you want to learn by yourself, it’s best to find professional books. But if you don’t want to learn it, I do have an idea.

In Yishui County, there’s a man named Li Yun who serves as a captain in the county office. He specializes in constructing and repairing houses. If you can find him, I believe he can help build this Dragon Transformation Pool properly. However, there’s one catch—he cannot leave this game, so don’t count on recruiting him.”

After speaking, the sworn companion gave a detailed description of Li Yun’s situation.

Wang Liang listened attentively and made notes but didn’t rush to act.

Once the sworn companion left, Wang Liang instinctively sensed something was off about the final message.

He took out three copper coins and tossed them onto the ground, glancing at the divination pattern. A slight smile appeared on his face.

“All of it’s true, but it’s meant to mislead me. The most frustrating part? You borrowed these items, didn’t you? Clever.”

Through divination, Wang Liang had already guessed some of the sworn companion’s intentions.

The sworn companion wanted the token fragment in Wang Liang’s possession, but he knew he couldn’t snatch it by force. He had to offer Wang Liang something he wanted in exchange.

What did Wang Liang want?

From their previous battle, it was clear Wang Liang was backed by the Dragon Palace and had a ferocious tyrannosaurus guardian under his command. So, what he wanted was something that could aid dragon transformation.

Even if Wang Liang couldn’t use it himself, he could give it to his tyrannosaurus guardian.

And in this game, there were only a few items capable of dragon transformation. Coincidentally, the sworn companion had a friend who possessed one.

He planned to borrow this dragon orb from his friend and trade it with Wang Liang.

Later, his friend would eliminate Wang Liang.

That friend followed Zhang Shun’s faction and had a base near the abandoned White Dragon Temple, commanding about a hundred or eighty men.

They cultivated using discarded dragon orbs. Thanks to these orbs, they could breathe underwater freely. To prevent loss of the discarded orbs, they had modified them so that once activated, the orb would automatically fly back.

Wang Liang would naturally follow the orb’s flight path to find it, where they had prepared an ambush to lure him into the water. At that point, even the mighty tyrannosaurus would be useless.

Once Wang Liang was eliminated, they wouldn’t worry about him entering the game again. Even if Wang Liang raged, what could he do outside the game?

But what they never expected was that Wang Liang also possessed the skill of divination.

Even if he couldn’t divine every detail, he could still deduce their intentions by filling in the gaps.

Looking at the items in his hand, Wang Liang formulated a plan.

He had already obtained enough in the game, and ten days had passed. There was no need to linger any longer.

He could leave now and use the discarded dragon orb after returning. Even if the sworn companion’s friend was formidable, did he have the ability to steal a dragon orb from a dragon who had already succeeded in transformation?

With this in mind, Wang Liang activated the game exit function.

A voice sounded in his ear.

【You have spent 11 days, 21 hours, and 33 minutes in the game, leaving your mark. Main quest “Survival” completed. You may exit the game. Please confirm you are not in combat.】

“Confirm!”

【Exit confirmed. Countdown initiated…】

In the next instant, Wang Liang saw a blur before his eyes. Scenes from the start of his game journey flashed rapidly.

From drinking at the foot of Jingyang Ridge, to the mad dash through Jingyang Ridge with the fat merchant Wang Yi, to the events in Yanggu County after escaping Jingyang Ridge—negotiations with Lu Chenghuang and County Magistrate Wu about attacking Jingyang Ridge.

The allied army from Yanggu County set out, drawing out the Du Yu Hou Yin Xun, one of the Four Heavenly Kings. Nearly thrown into Jingyang Ridge by the Mountain Boar Whale, setting fire to provoke the Black Bear Lao Hei, encountering the infantry commander and his ghostly troops in an ambush.

And finally, Wang Liang and Infantry Commander Wu Er together killed the demon tiger, crafting the demon tiger’s bones into a decorative piece.

At last, he saw the demon tiger ornament being sent to Bianjing, placed in a grand mansion whose upper floor bore three large characters:

“Demon Tiger Hall.”