latelenovela Chapter 640 Sunk Cost Effect (Thanks to Yunshangxia Zhang for the gift!)
Chapter 640 Sunk Cost Effect (Thanks to Yunshangxia Zhang for the gift!)
But Bai Qianqing remained unmoved by Deng Bin's words.
Her expression remained calm as she repeated the sentence.
"So, Master, what is the price?"
Deng Bin's expression showed a slight embarrassment, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"You are the saintess of our worship of God. All you need to do is fulfill your duties."
Bai Qianqing naturally understood that the so-called obligation was for the Holy Lord and the Holy Maiden to unite and give birth to a Holy Son.
She herself is the Holy Maiden, and Deng Bin is the Holy Lord.
Unlike those brainwashed believers, Bai Qianqing did not believe in the so-called God-worshipping cult.
She knew very well that Deng Bin was simply lusting after her body.
However, she did not refuse.
"I can fulfill my obligations."
Bai Qianqing said calmly,
"But all of this will happen after Su Chen dies!"
"Once Su Chen dies, everything I have will belong to the cult leader."
"Although I know your father's death has been a huge blow to you, you have to keep looking forward..."
Deng Bin also tried to persuade Bai Qianqing.
But Bai Qianqing's attitude was extremely firm.
"I'm sorry, Master, I have no other plans before I avenge my father's death!"
"I only have one request. The sect leader has been so kind to Qianqing, he shouldn't refuse, right?"
Looking into Bai Qianqing's determined eyes, Deng Bin's face turned awkward.
"Since you've put it that way, how could I force you?"
"Alright, let's talk about everything after we kill Su Chen!"
He hesitated for a moment, then handed the yellow stone to Bai Qianqing.
"In any case, I'll give you this stone first."
Bai Qianqing was eager to improve her strength, so she didn't stand on ceremony with Deng Bin and directly absorbed the contents of his hand.
But the stone lay unharmed in her palm, showing no signs of distress.
"what happened?"
Bai Qianqing opened her eyes, her expression full of confusion.
"Hey?"
Deng Bin was also slightly taken aback.
Bai Qianqing was unable to absorb it?
This shouldn't be! I saw it with my own eyes: Fan Debiao absorbed the yellow stone and gained martial arts skills!
"Does this mean that only those who have reached the E stage of strength can absorb it?"
After thinking about it, Deng Bin came to a conclusion.
"Probably."
Bai Qianqing sighed and handed the yellow stone back to Deng Bin.
"Thank you for your kindness, Master."
But to her surprise, Deng Bin did not take the stone.
His expression shifted between light and shadow, and after a moment, he suddenly laughed.
"You can keep this stone for now."
"As for your strength, don't worry, I'll advance you to stage E today!"
Hearing this, Bai Qianqing couldn't help but feel touched!
Although Deng Bin is a bit old and not very good-looking, he is still very good to me!
It seems that all the rumors Uncle Yao heard before were false!
Whatever.
If he really helps me get revenge, I'll do whatever he says!
"Thank you, Master!"
Bai Qianqing said sincerely.
Deng Bin sensed the emotion in her words and breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Everything he did was for Bai Qianqing.
The reason for such generosity is entirely due to the sunk cost effect.
The so-called sunk cost effect refers to the phenomenon that after investing a lot of resources such as time, money, and energy, people are often unwilling to give up or change their original decisions.
Because they were worried that the initial investment would become a useless cost, and that additional investment would be needed.
Previously, Deng Bin had provided Bai Qianqing with a large amount of cultivation resources, but he had not been able to win her over for a long time.
He will only increase his investment due to the sunk cost effect!
After exchanging a few more words with Bai Qianqing, Deng Bin got up and left.
When he returned to his resting place, Huang Cuicui, like a beautiful snake, swayed her slender waist and moved closer to him.
"Master, how is it?"
"Did you manage to win over that little girl?"
Deng Bin said irritably,
"no!"
He briefly told Huang Cuicui about his conversation with Bai Qianqing.
Upon hearing this, Huang Cuicui's eyes widened immediately.
"Master, you're being way too good to her!"
She slept with Deng Bin so many times, and all she got in return was the Bai Shen Cult's favor towards Baihuatang and Deng Bin helping her upgrade her combat power to F+.
But to make matters worse, Deng Bin was so willing to do this to Bai Qianqing, whom he hadn't even gotten his hands on yet!
Not to mention that he had already helped Bai Qianqing advance from F- to F+.
Now, he's even given her a martial arts stone and promised to help her advance to stage E.
Compared to this, Huang Cuicui felt extremely unbalanced!
Men are such scoundrels!
The more proactive someone is, the less genuine they are!
The more unattainable something is, the more people will fawn over it!
"Don't worry, I'm just trying to get my hands on her!"
Sensing the bitterness in Huang Cuicui's words, Deng Bin quickly offered words of comfort.
"Once I tame her, I'll make you the older one and she the younger one!"
"When we're doing our business, we'll have her serve us like a concubine in ancient times!"
Hearing this, Huang Cuicui's expression softened a little!
After a brief rest, the Leaders Alliance and the Mingyuan Group continued their exploration deeper into the underground cave.
It has to be said that this underground cave is definitely a great place to upgrade your character.
They hadn't gone far when they encountered another densely packed group of monsters ahead.
These monsters look similar to centipede demons, and they all wield long swords!
Without exchanging many words, the humans and monsters immediately resumed their battle.
After a hard-fought battle, Deng Bin, Fan Debiao, and the others completely wiped out these monsters.
Although a large number of energy cores were harvested, unfortunately, no more yellow stones were found.
After splitting the profits 40/60 with Fan Debiao, while everyone was resting, Deng Bin, like a sycophant, went to find Bai Qianqing again.
(There was a mistake in the previous text. The Mingyuan Group and the Leader's Alliance should split the profits 40/60, not 50/50. This is a correction.)
"Qianqing, absorb all these energy cores."
Bai Qianqing did not refuse Deng Bin's kindness, but took the energy crystal core and began to absorb it!
She absorbed the energy crystals one by one.
Suddenly, Bai Qianqing's delicate body trembled slightly.
Her skin suddenly turned crimson, and her body temperature rose sharply!
Deng Bin knew in his heart that Bai Qianqing was about to break through!
As expected, after a while, Bai Qianqing gradually stabilized and slowly opened her eyes.
A captivating glint flashed in her eyes!
"Qianqing, you've broken through, haven't you?"
"Thanks to the leader's help, I was able to complete the breakthrough."
Bai Qianqing nodded gently, a smile involuntarily appearing on her pretty face.
"That's good. Now strike while the iron is hot and absorb that yellow stone too!"
Deng Bin laughed.
"Okay, leader!"
Bai Qianqing took out the yellow stone again and held it in her palm.
This time, she successfully completed the absorption, and the yellow stone turned into powder and dissipated in the wind!
"So, Qianqing, what martial arts skills did you acquire?"
Deng Bin couldn't help but ask.