Su Hao felt a headache coming almost instantly.
After all, the evolution stone was very important to him at that stage.
If he could reduce the number of casualties of the Holy Light Bugs in the shortest time possible and double the speed of their growth, then he would be able to eliminate all enemies when the invading darkness comes a few days.
However, all 353 units of food had been exchanged for gold coins, and Su Hao did not know whether to laugh or cry.
At this moment, a comment flashed in the chat.
"I have an evolution stone. Add me as a friend if you want it."
The comment immediately caused a wave of discussion in the chat.
[Whoa? That's bold of you to ask the Big Shot to add you!]
[Yeah, I've added him so many times, but I was blocked and deleted almost every time. I decided to change accounts and continue adding him, but the result is the same.]
[I know, right. Even a cute girl is finding it hard to be friends with a Big Shot! Hmph!]
[After verification, the commenter above is a stingy man!]
…
Su Hao narrowed his eyes at the comment that attracted his attention.
He then clicked on the chat box.
The panel in front of Su Hao's vision instantly switched to the private chat box.
Had he not clicked on it, he would never have realized that he had blacklisted and deleted the other party before.
The other party's personal information was as follows:
[Name: Qin Shuang]
[Troop Type: White Unicorn (Grade-A troop type)]
[Gender: female]
Their chat ended at Qin Shuang's last sentence.
[Hey, why did you use gold coins to exchange for food?]
[I know you're definitely not what they say you are.]
When Su Hao read that, he thought that she was just like the others who had nothing to offer her, hence his disinterest in dealing with her.
At the same time, Qin Shuang was sitting quietly on the plains while staring a little dejectedly at the panel.
'Why isn't he adding me?'
She had already made the offer to him.
Someone of her temper would definitely not take the initiative to add someone who had blocked her before.
Such was her principle.
The next second, she sent another message to him.
[Do you want it? I'll sell it to someone else if you don't.]
Upon seeing that, Su Hao lowered his eyes, opened her chat and sent her a friend request.
As a man, he had no choice but to yield to her.
Adding her as a friend was a necessity in order for the Holy Light Bugs to evolve.
[Ding!]
[ __ has added you as a friend. Do you wish to accept?]
Qin Shuang, who had been staring at the screen, curled her lips as soon as she saw that.
[You took the bait in the end. I'm definitely going to make you an ally.]
Then, she opened Su Hao's personal information panel and saw:
[Name: none]
[Troop type: none]
[Gender: male]
Qin Shuang was speechless when she saw this.
Was that the big shot everyone spoke of? No information could be seen other than his gender.
He did not even have an avatar.
Who was he really?
She, on the other hand, had even taken the initiative to update her personal information and even uploaded her photo for her profile picture.
That comparison made her seem like she was the desperate one...
She immediately clicked [Yes].
[Addition successful!]
[Congratulations on becoming friends with __. ]
After accepting his request, Qin Shuang was rather proud of herself and spoke first.
[What's your name?]
Over on the other end, Su Hao frowned slightly after receiving the message.
He did not enjoy people getting to know him and asking about him through transactions, nor did he like developing allies in the early stages of the castle building.
Moreover, whether or not the person was a friend or enemy was yet to be known.
He then skipped the topic and went straight to the point.
[Is 100 units of food enough?]
Qin Shuang was speechless when she received the message.
That big shot actually skipped her question and went directly to his main question.
'Didn't you see my profile picture and personal information? I'm Qin Shuang! I have a Grade-A troop type!'
Many people begged to add her as a friend, and the great majority were all handsome and capable lords.
One of them—a castle lord whose top-tier troop type was a Golden Lion King—had taken the initiative to add her and even pursued her.
He sent private messages to her all the time, asking if she had eaten, how old she was, what she liked, and what her hobbies were.
All his questions were centered around her.
Remarkably, Su Hao was different from all the men she had ever met, and he did not seem the least bit interested in her at all!
How was that even possible?!
She could not help but feel a wave in her heart as she replied.
[Yes, but I don't want food.]
[What do you want?]
She wanted information.
Although she did not know why Su Hao wanted to accumulate gold coins, she had a feeling that there was something behind his actions.
A lord who knew the use of evolution stones and wanted to buy them would not be the idiot that everyone pegged him to be.
There had to be some knowledge that she did not know about!
That was one of the reasons why she wanted to be an ally with Su Hao.
[I don't want materials or food. I just want information]
Su hao had an indifferent expression when he read the information.
Her disinterest in food or materials could only mean one thing—she must have been someone who could survive on her own and capture wild beasts for food.
In that case, her strength would have been quite impressive.
In addition, she also had an Grade-A troop type in a White Unicorn.
Qin Shuang seemed to be a force to be reckoned with, and it was not entirely impossible for her to possess evolution stones.
He immediately asked her: [What do you want?]
Qin Shuang received the message and finally asked the question that she had been wanting to ask for a long time but had yet to figure out the answer to.
[Why are you accumulating gold coins? I only want information! If I get it, I can even give you the evolution stone without having to exchange for food!]
[Are you sure?]
[I'm sure.]
Su Hao frowned when he received the message.
Qin Shuang did not seem to have contacted him for fun.
She appeared rather sincere.
No one could exchange resources for information unless they were smart.
If any ordinary person asked him why he was hoarding gold coins, they probably did so to mock him for being a buffoon.
However, Qin Shuang's question suggested that she had an inkling of the possible value of gold coins.
That was why she was willing to use precious evolution stones in exchange for that information.
Su Hao felt the same too, and he realized that Qin Shuang seemed to understand him.
However, it was precisely because she understood him that he had to take extra precautions.
No one else should know about the gold coin.
After all, business mode would be open in another two months. By then, he would be competitors with all the other lords.
There would be no allies.
On the other hand, Qin Shuang felt that she had shown enough sincerity already.
She was willing to exchange such a precious evolution stone for information in order to get closer to Su Hao.
If they could improve their relationship, they could also become allies and deal with the invasion of darkness together.
As she was pondering over that and having the impression that she could exchange it for some reliable information, his answer came as a surprise.
[Because I like shiny, golden things. I've answered your question, so please hand over the evolution stone.]
Over on the other end, Qin Shuang was stunned when she read the message on the screen.
'He likes shiny, golden things?'