### Chapter 66: Got It!
“Did you all hear me clearly?”
““We heard you clearly!!””
Xu Xiaofeng looked around at everyone’s determined faces and nodded approvingly.
She waved her little hand dramatically: “Alright, my little rascals, let’s get to work!”
The bandits poured out from behind the slope like a swarm of locusts.
But instead of panicking, the players were surprisingly excited.
“They’re coming! They’re coming!”
“Hey bro! Look at me! I want to be the first to be captured!”
“I’ve been waiting here for an hour, so I should be first!”
“I slept here last night! I’m definitely first!”
“You’re all full of it! You just leveled up to 10 this morning!”
The players turned into a chaotic melee, all shoving and clamoring to be the first. There weren’t any extra rewards for being first, but time is money, right?
The bandits, however, were unfazed by their chatter and quickly moved in, their eyes wide as they scanned the crowd up and down.
“Hey bro, remember me? You caught me yesterday. We’re practically friends now; how about…”
“Shut up! Be quiet!”
The bandits finally managed to exert some authority after practicing their tough-guy attitudes for so long; a few shouts actually intimidated the players.
It wasn’t that the players couldn’t take them on; it was just that, first, they couldn’t act; and second, normal people tend to flinch at rowdy thugs, even if they looked like skinny reeds.
With the players quieted down, the bandits could finally get to the task of inspecting the equipment.
“This piece of jewelry looks decent; you come with me!”
“Let me see your weapon. Hmm, looks like a nice one; you come with me!”
Twenty bandits maneuvered among the hundred-plus players, comparing left and right, and some quickly chose their targets.
Meanwhile, others had hit a snag.
“I saw this person first; they’re mine!”
“No way, I was the first to talk to them, and I already pulled out the rope; they definitely belong to me.”
“Isn’t that just you cheating?”
“Hey, you’re just slow!”
Fiery Conflict Across the Sky was scratching his head in confusion.
Seems like these two are arguing about who gets to claim me?
Isn’t everyone from the same bandit group? Is there so much pressure being a bandit now? Are there internal competitions among bandits? Is banditry in fashion?
“Uh…how about we split this one between you two?”
The bickering duo exchanged glances and nodded in unison.
“I’ll take the bottom half, and you take the top half.”
“Deal.”
“Not happening! What are you planning, a m*rder?”
Fiery Conflict Across the Sky interrupted their sinister banter. He thought they were talking about splitting spoils, but what they said made it sound like they were discussing dismemberment!
“Tch, I suggested it, but I didn’t think you’d actually go through with it.”
These outsiders really go to extremes; even if they claim to have nine lives, if their heads get chopped off, the bandits wouldn’t have any doubts about their survival.
But looking at the current situation, it seemed that wasn’t going to work, what a shame.
However, getting anyone to back off this prize was going to be difficult. Because this outsider clearly had that aura that screams “rich big shot.”
This was a premium… quality client.
“How about this? We’ll let you have this person, and then we’ll look for another one for me, and we’ll split the final haul evenly.”
“Sounds good to me.”
After negotiating, the two quickly found another and took them along.
In the end, the twenty bandits gathered everyone and swiftly made a getaway, leaving nearly a hundred weepy players behind to bid them farewell.
Some even thought about sneaking in and following them, since they had walked through the area before and could just cheat their way in. So, someone decided to try it.
In the end, he really managed to cling on and got the token.
But when he happily left the cave, ready to turn in his quest, he was blocked by other players from his batch.
“Hey kid, playing dirty, huh?”
“You’re disrupting the NPC, and if it ends up ruining things for all of us, can you take responsibility?”
Then he got jumped.
Of course, they didn’t k*ll him, but they definitely left him with a shrunken health bar. However, the token was definitely taken away.
So now he was down on gold coins and didn’t complete the quest.
Word of this incident spread like wildfire, and everyone cheered.
This was how rules were established. Without rules, with the players’ wealth and innovative thinking, they’d turn everything upside down!
The bandits returned to their base with their haul and proceeded through the familiar routine.
Xu Xiaofeng, however, couldn’t appear. If she was spotted, there would be a big problem.
It wasn’t until they had completely sent off this group of players and checked to ensure no stragglers were lingering that she finally entered the cave.
“Boss, please take a look at our spoils.”
“No need to see; just tell me the total.”
“It’s over 76,000 gold coins.”
Xu Xiaofeng frowned. “Only 76,000?”
She had been watching when the villagers picked their targets, and the gold coins on those players added up to at least 100,000.
“Did you leave thirty percent for them?”
“Boss, isn’t seventy percent enough?”
“That seventy percent… well, it’s decent, but we earn money with our skills, so why can’t we take the full ten percent?”
“But Boss, didn’t you say sustainable development?”
“True, but these outsiders are so shrewd, they always come prepared with just the right amount on them. They’ve got a hefty stash back home. Next time, remember to take… let’s say ninety percent.”
Xu Xiaofeng calculated. Based on their efficiency, they could only run ten missions a day at best. If luck was on their side, and they brought more people, maybe one run could snag them 100,000 gold coins – that’s a million a day.
This gold-gathering speed was still a bit slow for her. She had a small personal target to hit!
“Alright, it’s settled then. Now, let’s talk about your individual situations.”
Among the twenty, some earned more while others earned less. It all depended on their keen observation and luck.
And standing out the most was, of course, Fiery Conflict Across the Sky’s ‘owner’, who raked in over 6,000 gold coins. Even if they only got ten percent, that was still over 600 coins.
“This isn’t something to rush; it takes experience. Just keep running a few times and you’ll get the hang of it.”
“You can remember that guy named ‘Fiery Conflict Across the Sky’. In the future, if you find anyone who gives off the same vibes as him, just grab them!”
Upon hearing this, someone’s eyes lit up, and they began sizing Xu Xiaofeng up.
“Uh… Boss, what’s that equipment you’re wearing…?”
Xu Xiaofeng quickly took a step back, covering herself. “What… what are you planning?”
“No, no, Boss! I just want to learn about your equipment!”
“No way! I’m way above them in class!”
If Fiery Conflict Across the Sky had an aura of grandeur, then Xu Xiaofeng’s was all about natural harmony and grace.
““I see…””
They all nodded, and now they genuinely understood…
We’ve got to catch a loli!!
