Chapter 204: The Eastern Dragon Guild
For the next two days, Xu Xiaoyue mainly dealt with school matters.
Xu Xiaoya occasionally tagged along to take a peek, while most of the time she was at home perfecting her slacker skills.
After developing a new slacker posture, slacking off was truly incredible.
Just had to watch out sometimes—if you overdo it, you might get a bit dizzy from all the “effort.”
But the outside world was already in chaos because of the two official announcements.
The first one was about a gaming event that granted a day off. Those who had never cared about the game or were too busy to play started to jump in.
And with the live streams being surprisingly good, the BOSS battles were exhilarating, making even the grown-ups feel a little fired up.
The game’s popularity shot through the roof, sparking a wave of new players diving in.
Then, just when one wave was calming down, another one struck.
The officials directly sent out nationwide text messages, confirming the impressive effects of the game’s development on people’s potential, along with mentioning some health benefits.
This sparked yet another influx of new players.
The first wave was mostly young adults or overworked office drones diving into gaming; the second wave included seniors and patients!
With so many new players pouring in, this led to a whole new industry—level boosting services.
In this game, since the accounts were uniquely bound to specific hardware, level boosting meant taking people under your wing to grind levels.
They’d find a bunch of folks who couldn’t play before, like those from less fortunate families, provide them with the necessary equipment, and negotiate terms.
First, let their own people level in Beginner’s Village, and once they were high enough, they’d level their customers.
It cascaded down like a pyramid scheme, pulling in a massive group of boosting folks in no time.
Initially, after the game went live, it took ‘Wind’ about ten days to reach level ten.
Now, under the boosting system, they could cut that down to seven days.
Keep in mind, besides ‘Wind’ and a few others, the top tier players took at least half a month to hit level ten.
Seven days was lightning fast!
Of course, that was only achievable by the top-notch boost buddies; most others were still hanging around levels seven and eight.
But that was fine! I can manage to get them to level six—that’s a success in my book!
Otherworld, from signing up to six feet under…
Uh, I mean, from leaving Beginner’s Village to entering Emerald City, I’ll guide you all the way, leveling every step of the way, for just 9998!
Finally, on the third day, “Nuclear Bomb Little Sister” logged on!
She hadn’t shown her face around anyone for a few days, just to play it safe. The chives were growing strong, but she could not harvest yet—only she knew the pain!
Today was the day for a good harvest.
As soon as the live stream began, gifts started flying.
“Long time no see! I’ve missed you terribly.”
“I’ve been begging at the Buddha’s feet for thousands of years!”
“I am Hammurabi—here to establish my code of laws!”
Of course, there were some background noises in the comments.
“Not as good as Wind God!”
“Hey, fellow lolicon fans, can anyone connect me with Wind God?”
To this, Yuliya felt absolutely unphased, even wanting to chuckle a bit.
Anyway, today’s stream didn’t require doing serious business; just hang out, chat with the viewers, and throw in some thanks here and there.
She maintained a posture with Little Moon that ensured it wouldn’t come off as too awkward—not too close, but not distant either.
Eventually, she finished the required streaming duration and handed it over to Little Moon, busying herself with other matters.
However, just a few steps away from the camera, Yuliya found herself cornered by three players.
“Little Sister, could we chat somewhere else for a bit?”
Even though she knew she was safe and could see their IDs, Yuliya still put on a slightly panicked expression and asked, “Who are you guys?”
“Don’t be alarmed, little sister—we’re… let’s say, enforcers among the adventurers.”
“Enforcers? Knights, are we?”
“Yep! Similar to knights of the Empire!”
“Do you have any proof?”
Yuliya asked specifically like that.
Normal NPCs would have some degree of caution when facing players, so Yuliya was trying her best to pass herself off as an ordinary NPC.
In reality, she had already figured out who these three were during the conversation.
Guild: Eastern Dragon.
This guild was officially created within the game by the Huaxia Kingdom and had state backing.
When the guild was formed, it caused quite the stir on the forums.
The officials directly recruited high-performing players from the Ruinous Country event to form this guild.
With the official call to arms, even some core members from the original major guilds responded, let alone everyone else.
Apart from the major guilds’ leaders and vice-leaders, half of the top hundred ranked Huaxia Server players during the event joined “Eastern Dragon,” with even higher proportions later on.
In just a few days, “Eastern Dragon” had already overshadowed other guilds and was on par with the fiery “Inferno Blaze.”
There was no choice; the “Fiery Conflict Across the Sky” side was indeed too powerful, holding onto their most elite members.
Plus, since “Fiery Conflict” was comfortably sitting at number two on the player leaderboard, above the rest, their strength was absolutely intimidating.
“The Eastern Dragon” naturally wanted to find “Wind.”
But with her friend requests and messages from strangers getting rejected, no amount of noise on their end could reach her.
And now, “Eastern Dragon” was sending folks to connect with her directly; Yuliya had to treat this carefully.
“Do you have any identification?”
“Proof… uh, could we get other adventurers to vouch for us? Many adventurers know us.”
In a game, what kind of identification were they expecting?!
Yuliya tilted her head, “Did you forget to bring your proof? That’s fine, just show it to me tomorrow.”
“Uh… Yes! That’s right, I rushed out today and forgot.”
Yuliya was intentionally saying this—if they didn’t bring it up tomorrow, she’d act like she forgot about it too.
“Well, okay then. Since you’re with the Knight’s team, let’s find somewhere else to chat.”
Yuliya casually found a restaurant and headed into a private room.
She ordered a feast!
Well, if you’re looking for something from me, a little expense is unavoidable.
Let’s chat while we eat!
This time, Yuliya was more reserved, only polishing off half the table.
The three players were sitting next door, watching her.
They wanted to laugh but had to hold it back, faces bright red, looking quite uncomfortable.
“Feeling full! So, big brother, what can I do for you?”
“Ahem… uh, well! Allow me to introduce myself first.”
The lead player stood up and said, “I’m ‘Can’t Sleep,’ essentially the vice-leader of the knights. I’m here to discuss some skill matters with you.”
“Skills, huh? I don’t usually share with people I don’t get along with.”
“Could you make an exception since I’m the vice-leader?”
“Tell me what you want, I have to check if I even have it.”
“Um, I’m looking for Nuclear Explosion Slash, or something similar.”
