Chapter 128: A Good Person
"Thank you, thank you, thank you so much!"
The frail necromancer held Gu Xi's hand, constantly expressing gratitude.
This polite behavior left Gu Xi a bit speechless. He didn't know what was wrong with this frail necromancer, acting as if he had saved his entire family.
After expressing his thanks, the frail necromancer didn't leave. He immediately picked up the packaged potions and started pouring them into his mouth.
Regardless of the properties of these potions or whether they were poisonous, they were all his now, and he used them however he wanted.
Gu Xi was stunned by the scene before him. Just as he was about to say something, several necromancers squeezed in from nearby.
"Stop him!"
"What are you doing?"
Seeing this situation, Gu Xi couldn't help but stop them.
"Did you sell the poison to this guy? Do you know who you offended?"
One of the necromancers hadn't yet assessed the situation and immediately snapped at Gu Xi when he saw him trying to intervene.
Before Gu Xi could say anything, the Death Incarnation lying on the ground poked its head out. The skeletal dragon's face was directly confronting the necromancer, and its right eye began to glow with a grey light, ready to release a melting ray at any wrong word.
At this moment, Gu Xi also lifted his head, "Come on, say it again, who did I offend?"
The necromancer, oppressed by the Death Incarnation's aura, involuntarily took a step back. He opened his mouth to say something but couldn't speak under the gaze of the Death Incarnation.
Gu Xi stared at the necromancer, watching his hesitance and felt a trace of disdain flash through his heart.
"Get lost!"
"You wait and see."
Seeing that things weren't going their way, the necromancers quickly left after spitting out a threat.
Watching their departing figures, Gu Xi didn't pay much attention. Instead, he turned to the crowd drawn by the chaos.
"Come, come, take a look. There's still a skeletal warhorse and a green equipment here. Anyone interested? Selling cheap."
This did attract some attention from the death knights. Plus, Gu Xi's prices were indeed low, just requiring some green materials to satisfy the Death Incarnation. A few death knights even took out some items to attract the Death Incarnation's interest.
Soon, Gu Xi noticed a death knight take out something that caught the Death Incarnation's attention.
It was a drum-like stone.
[Stone Drum (White): A stone drum dug out from a graveyard. No one can make it sound, and no one knows its use.]
"This is good. What do you want?"
Gu Xi glanced at the Death Incarnation's expression and saw that it was very satisfied with the stone drum. So, he picked up the stone drum, which was taller than him, and tossed it towards the Death Incarnation.
The Death Incarnation opened its mouth and swallowed the stone drum whole.
Gu Xi looked at it and didn't notice any change in the Death Incarnation.
He didn't mind this. Previously, the Death Incarnation had swallowed a pair of metal arms with no significant change. Such things were cumulative, and there was no rush.
The death knight was happy that his item caught Gu Xi's eye.
He pointed to the bracers and said, "I want those bracers."
"Take them."
Gu Xi pushed the bracers forward, handing them to the death knight.
As he received the bracers, the death knight whispered to Gu Xi, "You need to be careful of those necromancers from earlier. They are the bullies of the Dispersed Immortal Garden. You've offended them, and peace won't come easily."
"What's going on?"
Gu Xi was curious now.
The death knight shook his head, took another glance at the frail necromancer still guzzling potions, and quickly left.
At this time, Gu Xi noticed that the frail necromancer had already drunk half of the potions.
Due to consuming too many potions, his belly was visibly swollen, and the various potion effects were turning his face even paler.
Large beads of sweat rolled down the necromancer's face.
But he didn't care, continuing to gulp down potions.
Seeing this, Gu Xi realized there was a problem.
He was about to stop the necromancer from continuing, knowing many of these potions were unidentified.
If the necromancer died from drinking them, it would be a big problem.
Just as Gu Xi was about to intervene, a death knight nearby asked.
"Comrade, how about I trade this for the skeletal warhorse?"
Interrupted, Gu Xi didn't go to the frail necromancer but looked at the item the death knight took out.
It was a green glowing gem, about the size of a human head. The green glow even made the death knight feel repulsed.
Seeing Gu Xi approach, the death knight placed the gem on the ground, ready for Gu Xi to inspect its properties.
At this moment, the frail necromancer, looking like he had drunk too much potion, clutched his belly and staggered over.
"You can't take this."
As he walked, he continued pouring the last potions into his mouth.
Gu Xi was a bit surprised, looking at the necromancer.
"Why?"
The necromancer didn't explain and kept pouring the last of the potions into his mouth.
After drinking all the potions, he covered his mouth to keep from vomiting.
Seeing him like this, Gu Xi wanted to help him to the side.
The death knight didn't know what to do.
Once the necromancer recovered, he finally spoke, "That gem is a cursed item. It can bring you certain benefits every day, but it requires more offerings.
Moreover, it can't be discarded or destroyed. It can only be given away if someone is willing to take it.
Am I right?"
The necromancer looked up at the death knight.
The death knight, feeling helpless, finally nodded.
"Yes, it's like that. I didn't want to, but seeing you have a Death Incarnation and being so kind, I thought you could handle it."
You have a Death Incarnation, but being kind?
Gu Xi was confused.
The frail necromancer said, "You're trying to pass this thing to him because he helped me, right?"
Gu Xi's eyes narrowed upon hearing this.
"Is that it?"
Facing Gu Xi's gaze, the death knight took a step back, not daring to look at him.
"Get lost!"
Seeing his expression, Gu Xi understood and shouted, then waved to the others.
"Leave, the skeletal warhorse is not for sale. Leave, leave, if you try to trick me again, I'll have the Death Incarnation bite you to death."