Chapter 66: Refining the Longevity Pill Produced by the Roulette?

Accurate news—
Jiang Yi is still alive!
Like the other three guild leaders of the Crescent Moon Guild, Tang Ke was still at the River-Viewing Pavilion at this moment, gazing far into the direction of the river beach.
As he read this news, the fingers gripping his mobile phone suddenly tightened.
Come to think of it, Tang Ke had actually felt regret before.
After all, they were comrades who had gone through life and death together.
Right after he backstabbed Jiang Yi and turned away to develop on his own, he had experienced regret, guilt, feeling that he was worse than an animal and that he had wronged Jiang Yi.
However, people do not live in guilt forever.
This is perhaps a matter of certain psychological principles.
A person who has made a mistake, in order to ease their own sense of guilt...
Will most likely continuously beautify themselves.
At the same time, they will demonize the victim, formulating a logic that makes their own inner self feel a bit better.
Thus making their mistake appear excusable, righteous, and reasonable.
They might even use robber logic to stubbornly twist it so that it was not their fault at all!
After all, human nature is selfish and egoistic.
Tang Ke was no exception.
As time passed, and he witnessed the world of official players, gradually growing in a doomsday where the strong prey upon the weak, that sense of guilt towards Jiang Yi naturally faded.
He increasingly felt that he had done nothing wrong!
The one who was wrong was Jiang Yi!
It was Jiang Yi himself who failed to adapt to the doomsday environment in time!
And after his mindset completely shifted, what Tang Ke regretted became something else entirely—
He regretted that at that time, he had not thoroughly and ruthlessly eradicated Jiang Yi!
His blade had only pierced Jiang Yi's lungs.
Even though leaving him alone in that environment meant Jiang Yi's chances of survival were negligible.
Especially since after that blue roulette wheel draw, Jiang Yi's lifespan had also hit rock bottom.
Under such circumstances, he had almost zero possibility of a comeback, nor would he pose any threat to Tang Ke whatsoever!
However...
If it were the current, more mature and cold-blooded Tang Ke reliving that betrayal all over again,
he probably would have handled it much more "perfectly."
Sure enough—
Because he wasn't ruthless enough back then,
an unexpected situation had now arisen.
Jiang Yi was still alive...
If it were merely the news that "Jiang Yi is still alive,"
Tang Ke might not have taken it too much to heart.
The crucial point now was that the mysterious person who parachuted straight to the top of the Combat Power Rankings and Level Rankings was also named Jiang Yi!
Although currently, from an absolute rational judgment, that mysterious "Jiang Yi" ought to be some cross-regional heavyweight!
He had nothing to do with the Jiang Yi he knew!
Yet...
Tang Ke inexplicably had a very unsettling premonition!
This doomsday game had made many people increasingly believe in fate.
At the same time, there was a psychological law frequently mentioned by numerous players—
Murphy's Law!
The extremely low-probability event that you feel most certain will not happen is precisely the one that will happen!
Could it be...
Tang Ke took a deep breath.
His attitude this time was clearly not as carefree and casual as before.
Just as he was about to reply to Chang Jiao'e,
over on the other side, Chang Jiao'e took the initiative to send another message:
[Previously, just as you deduced, he was acting as a parasitic worm in the Retian Club.]
[It was last night that he joined the Retian Club's suicide squad, and then took on a task to find someone in the Qinhu Beast World.]
Seeing the words "parasitic worm" in this message, Tang Ke felt slightly more at ease.
Yet, thinking of something else, his gaze shifted and he asked:
[You just replied in Sun Hao's forum post saying you are in the Beast World. Could it be that Qinhu Beast World?]
Chang Jiao'e: [Mm. Just gathered some information and I'm already preparing to go down.]
[Regarding the mysterious powerhouse who parachuted to the top of the Combat Power Rankings and Level Rankings... If I'm not mistaken, you probably have the same uncomfortable premonition as I do.]
Tang Ke lowered his eyes.
After a moment of silence, he calmly replied:
[A premonition? You can't possibly think that the Jiang Yi who parachuted to the top of both rankings is the Jiang Yi we know, do you?]
[What you have isn't a premonition; it's psychological factors at play.]
[Don't tell me you still have nightmares every day about Jiang Yi's wronged ghost coming to claim your life?]
When Tang Ke sent this message, it looked very relaxed, even carrying a hint of teasing and mockery.
Only he knew, however, that his heart was anything but relaxed.
Chang Jiao'e had no idea what kind of mindset Tang Ke was really in.
She was silent for a moment before replying:
[Call it a premonition or psychological factors at play, I still have to go and confirm it in person.]
Tang Ke let out a soft laugh: [Confirm? You mean murder to silence him, right?]
On the other end, Chang Jiao'e did not reply.
Clutching his phone, Tang Ke suddenly remembered that when he backstabbed Jiang Yi, he had actually made a rather sincere promise.
He had said he would help Jiang Yi get revenge.
To kill Li Yaoping, to kill Chang Jiao'e.
But in truth, he had done neither.
The reason was very simple.
A single white longevity pill casually refined by Chang Jiao'e was far more important than a promise made to a dead man.
As for Li Yaoping, he had also found a decent backer.
Naturally, Tang Ke would not fall out with them for the sake of a dead man—or rather, a man he had killed with his own hands.
He put away his phone, his gaze piercing deeply into the distance, while quietly anticipating in his heart...
The result of Chang Jiao'e's "confirmation."
Not long after, Tang Ke was summoned by Luo Changqing to attend a meeting.
It concerned the heated discussions triggered by Jiang Yi putting a massive quantity of longevity pills up for sale.
Those were not artificially refined longevity pills, but longevity pills produced by the roulette wheel!
If it were just one or two pills, that would be one thing.
The crucial point was that the quantity was absurdly high!
"If I'm not mistaken, he must have drawn some special option from a special roulette wheel."
"What kind of special option can mass-produce roulette-produced longevity pills?"
"This quantity is simply greater than what Chang Jiao'e refines!"
"Could it be that he also... refines them?"
"Refining roulette-produced longevity pills? Are you kidding?!"
Several top figures discussed back and forth, tossing out ideas.
They soon filtered out the various impossibilities and zeroed in on something slightly more logical!
Luo Changqing knitted his brows in thought for a moment, tapped his fingers on the table, and quickly reached a conclusion:
"Perhaps... he drew a special-quality longevity pill recipe from a special roulette wheel!"
"And after mastering this special recipe, the longevity pills he refines have the exact same effects as those produced by the roulette!"
This explanation seemed reasonably plausible.
Nearby, Zhi Yutang smiled and suddenly shot a sideways glance at Tang Ke:
"If that powerhouse really can mass-produce roulette-produced longevity pills..."
"Should our guild consider changing our partnership target instead of Chang Jiao'e?"
Tang Ke was someone who could keep his composure; his expression did not change in the slightest.
Sure enough, he heard Luo Changqing's steady voice again:
"Changing our partnership target is out of the question."
"Our cooperation with Chang Jiao'e will definitely continue."
"In fact, if she really builds that so-called Alchemist Alliance, her future status in Jiangcheng will be immeasurably high!"
This "inspirational goddess" was indeed no simple character.
"By comparison, that mysterious Jiang Yi..."
Before Luo Changqing finished his sentence, Cheng Yang, who had a somewhat naive appearance, chimed in from the side:
"Could that mysterious Jiang Yi end up stabbing Chang Jiao'e in the back?"