Shadow’s tricks are truly diverse!

"Good heavens, this Devil NPC is really something!"

In fact, Qin Feng had known about the Devil NPC's existence as soon as he finished viewing Joffrey's memories.

"To be able to extend the duration of buffs to five times their original length…"

"This delayed buff is a must-have for any man!"

Qin Feng smiled.

Effect duration was actually an attribute that appeared with a small probability on Ancient-Grade equipment and skills.

There were effects that extended one's own buffs and shortened one's own debuffs.

There were also effects that shortened a target's buffs and extended their debuffs.

For example…

When Qin Feng was once instantly killed by Yuan, his Shadow Arc only lasted for 0.1 seconds because the Fairy had shortened his 'buff duration.'

Another example was when Qin Feng challenged the Skeleton God General · Swordsman Taromon; in the end, it was also due to this effect that Shadow Arc couldn't last long enough, leading to his Death.

"If I can extend my own buffs to five times their duration…"

"My Shadow Arc would allow my damage to take effect after a 15-second delay!"

Although Qin Feng had taken down the first World Spine…

Among the loot dropped by that Mythic BOSS, there were actually pieces of equipment with duration-related attributes, but unfortunately, they weren't for the Assassin class.

Moreover, even if Ancient-Grade equipment had duration extensions, they would never reach five times the duration.

It could be said that the Devil NPC's buff was absolutely worth its weight in gold!

Otherwise, Joffrey and the White Bull Altar Guild wouldn't have become so arrogant as to target Great Xia.

They had originally intended to recruit a group of Great Xia experts, but they ended up shooting themselves in the foot…

"Now, it's time to 'discuss' reparations with the White Bull Altar."

Qin Feng thought calmly.

…

Soon.

Qin Feng's series of swift and decisive actions directly rooted out several problematic individuals hidden among the crowd and solved a strategic-level equipment theft case that the Great Xia Officials had been unable to crack for days!

And it had only taken Qin Feng just over half an hour to accomplish all of this.

Once everything was settled, Qin Feng returned to the Da Xia Dragon Group Hideout to regroup with Wan Ye Wei Yu.

The Great Xia Official players who learned of the situation were all stunned by Qin Feng's lightning-fast methods!

Furthermore…

"He wants to demand war reparations from North America's White Bull Altar Guild?"

"He's demanding that their key figures—the guild leader, four vice leaders, and four top team captains—voluntarily hand over their Life Souls for Luo Xiaoxiao to control?"

"And he's also making them pay war reparations of fifty thousand years of lifespan every week from now on?"

"And he's making them hand over control of the Devil NPC as well?"

The officials were all left speechless!

Shadow's appetite was simply too massive!

However, this was naturally beneficial to the Great Xia Officials.

Ten thousand years of the fifty thousand years of lifespan paid weekly by the White Bull Altar would go to the Da Xia Dragon Group… because the Soul Reaper, Luo Xiaoxiao, was a member of the Da Xia Dragon Group, and she was the one who would need to control their key figures.

Standing beside Qin Feng, Wan Ye Wei Yu couldn't help but whisper, "Isn't this a bit too much? It's practically gutting their entire guild…"

Qin Feng replied, "These are war reparations; they were never meant to be equal. They either agree or they die. It's as simple as that."

The vice leader of the Da Xia Dragon Group, a middle-aged man, frowned as he did some mental math. "If they have to pay fifty thousand years of lifespan a week, that's over seven thousand years a day. That's almost the entire tax revenue of a top-tier guild right now… At this rate, their guild will likely be forced to disband in no time."

Qin Feng patted him on the shoulder. "That's why you need to think bigger. They have the Devil NPC and have already intimidated the entirety of New York City. If they can't afford it, why can't they make the other guilds in New York City pay for them?"

The vice leader was a sharp man, and his eyes lit up immediately. "I see. You're planning to harvest the entirety of New York City…"

Qin Feng didn't say much more, but it was clear that his goal wasn't just to add a single 'pig farm' to his collection.

It was to add ten thousand more!

"In that case, I'll have Xiaoxiao come over and accompany you."

The vice leader nodded to Qin Feng. "We haven't sent word to New York City yet, so I'll leave it to you to handle… Please take good care of our Xiaoxiao. She doesn't have much combat strength and needs protection."

"Don't worry."

Qin Feng nodded.

Soon, a long-haired girl in a simple dress, her eyes covered by a white cloth, entered the area escorted by two female warriors.

Luo Xiaoxiao was a blind girl.

Thump, thump, thump…

Qin Feng could clearly sense that the girl's heartbeat was accelerating as she approached; she was clearly nervous.

"Come here. I'm taking you to New York City. Don't worry, it won't take long."

Qin Feng said to her.

The girl approached step by step, her head lowered nervously. "Okay…"

Qin Feng glanced at her and saw that while her four main attributes weren't high, they were all over two hundred points—still much stronger than an average person.

He then pulled her along as he jumped onto Osirio's back.

Swish!

Osirio flapped its wings and took off, letting out a cackle. "Boss, how fast do you want to go?"

Qin Feng replied, "Full speed."

Osirio paused. "Boss, this little lady won't be able to handle that kind of intensity…"

It could also sense that Luo Xiaoxiao's constitution was low; she definitely wouldn't survive the trip at full speed.

…

Qin Feng was speechless. After he had disciplined the dragon earlier, it didn't dare call anyone 'Boss's Wife' anymore… but where did 'little lady' come from?

"Cut the crap. If I say full speed, I mean full speed."

Qin Feng gave its back a kick.

No sooner had he spoken, and before Luo Xiaoxiao could say a word, Qin Feng acted.

First, he cast the 'Abyssal Wither Curse' on himself, dropping his attack power to negative two million.

Then, he activated the Divine Rule of 'Ulrich's Frigid Ring'—Absolute Zero!

Gripping the White Sprout Blade, he slashed across Luo Xiaoxiao's chest!

Crackle, crackle, crackle…

The blindfolded girl in the simple dress was instantly frozen into a stunningly beautiful ice sculpture!

Qin Feng pulled the frozen girl close with one arm. "Let's go. This way, she won't take any damage. No matter how fast you fly, she'll be fine."

"Huh???"

Luo Xiaoxiao, who had been nervous just a moment ago, was left completely bewildered.

This…

What was going on?

Even though she couldn't move while frozen, Luo Xiaoxiao was still conscious!

She never imagined that when Shadow said he would protect her, this was what he meant!

"Shadow's tricks really are diverse…"

Luo Xiaoxiao couldn't help but think to herself.

Fortunately, she had long been an important member of the Great Xia Officials and had 'seen' and heard many strange things, so she didn't overthink it.

Instead, she was more worried about their destination, New York City.

"If it's just to collect war reparations, Shadow's strength is certainly enough…"

"But getting them to hand over control of the Devil NPC won't be so easy."

After all, she had heard that control over NPCs in God Forsaken Game couldn't be transferred easily; the NPC had to agree to it personally.

"I'll probably have to fight that NPC… I need to be careful not to hold the boss back!"

She cheered herself on.

Qin Feng, however, wasn't worried at all. To him, getting an NPC to agree to a transfer was child's play. He wouldn't even need to fight; as soon as he spoke the Ancient God Language, even if the NPC were a pig, it would know who it would benefit most to follow!

A while after he set off with Luo Xiaoxiao…

While controlling his Abyssal Puppet, he suddenly spotted a ghostly, petite figure in the Abyss World. The figure looked familiar; it was none other than Ghost Spirit!

Of course, it wasn't the Ghost Spirit of this lifetime.

It was the corpse of a Ghost Spirit who had died in a previous reincarnation, now transformed into a Level 64 monster!

"Tsk, as expected of that girl."

"Even as a monster, she's still so delicate and pretty…"

Qin Feng sighed after just one look, but there was nothing he could do. Even if it was the corpse of someone he knew, he still had to kill it.

After all, he had even killed his own past self, let alone an acquaintance…

"Since we're acquaintances and she's a powerful Level 64, it wouldn't be too much to ask for an abyss shrine drop, would it?"

Qin Feng immediately began making a wish!