Chapter 67: Let’s Fight! Let’s Fight!
If Xu Xiaofeng knew what these people were thinking, she’d definitely give each of them a punch.
There are hardly any loli players in this game, and even if there were, they wouldn’t be handing out quests.
Lolis don’t scam lolis; that’s a rule!
Afterward, they took on several waves of customers and commented on their situations.
Gradually, they could actually spot some rich folks.
Everything was heading in a good direction.
But for Xu Xiaofeng’s Bandit Group, things weren’t looking so great for the players.
Many waited through wave after wave, still unable to complete their quests, and finally took to posting complaints.
Who were they complaining about? Naturally, it was the official game team and the planners, not some nuclear bomb little sister!
With a title featuring a certain four-character keyword, the post’s popularity skyrocketed. Quite a few onlookers arrived to see what all the fuss was about.
In the end, one anonymous player ignited the post’s heat, propelling it straight to the trending list.
The anonymous player declared: “Is it possible that you’re all just too poor for the bandits to notice you?”
After that remark, they counted up the players who had completed their quests versus those who hadn’t. The former averaged over five thousand gold coins, while the latter barely scratched three thousand.
Combine that with the bandits’ strange behavior today.
Oh snap! That actually makes sense!
So, when they awaited the fourth wave of customers…
One big brother shouted, “I’ve got six thousand gold coins! Big brother, take me with you!”
Hearing this, a bandit stepped forward, sized him up, and nodded, “You’re the one, follow me.”
The big brother was ecstatic, immediately agreeing, even tying the rope himself!
Seeing this, other players quickly followed suit.
“I’ve got over six thousand!”
“I have five thousand!”
“Me… I’ll pawn this sword!”
Witnessing this, the bandits were thrown for a loop.
They exchanged glances and pointed at two of them: “You two come here.”
“As for you, maybe next time.”
Yes, you should cherish the equipment you fought hard for; we’re a classy bandit group that never takes a single needle or thread. Not even iron—just gold coins, please!
Now, the bandits had it easier.
They didn’t have to inspect every player for wealth; they just had to listen to their offers.
Xu Xiaofeng, hiding in the distance, was a bit taken aback by the situation.
She casually left a comment, wondering how things had spiraled out of control.
Whatever, this is fine too—let’s be straightforward about it; everyone is relaxed.
A win-win! Definitely a win-win!
She never mentioned how much they should pay; it was all the players voluntarily offering up bids, raising the price themselves.
It was completely voluntary, no coercion; even if someone tried to complain, it had nothing to do with her.
Now that she wasn’t needed here anymore, and things were bound to improve from here, she happily took her leave.
Time to grind for quests and level up.
By noon, the number of players in Emerald City was steadily increasing. Besides Falling Leaf City, a bunch of other novice towns saw players reaching level 10 and arriving in the main city.
With nearly a thousand novice villages, a few or dozens from each village added up to way more than just the players from Falling Leaf City; the main city was no longer dominated by them.
Players from other newbie villages naturally held some animosity toward those from Falling Leaf City. Why should all the good stuff be here? Why should they hog all the advantages?
A little jealousy, perhaps.
Now that the numbers were rising, conflicts were bound to erupt even more easily.
And this time, it was all due to a minor skirmish over equipment purchasing, which led to a situation that was hard to resolve.
As a result, the heads of several top guilds had to come on site to resolve the issues.
Right now, it was just an internal player conflict; if it escalated in Emerald City, leading to large-scale fighting and NPC intervention, it would be a real mess.
“What’s going on?” Fiery Conflict Across the Sky rushed over, clearly annoyed.
He had been busy grinding quests, trying to catch up in levels, and got pulled away halfway through, which was understandably frustrating.
Though many were reluctant to admit it, Fiery Conflict Across the Sky was indeed the absolute representative of players from Village 66.
As for that “Wind”? He hadn’t seen anyone else like him since the game started. One might think he was an official NPC sent by the game team.
Now that players from Village 66 were being targeted by others, it was up to Fiery Conflict Across the Sky to mediate.
After listening to others’ accounts, he looked utterly confused: “For such a small matter, it became this chaotic?”
In short, two players had their eyes on the same piece of equipment, which wasn’t even a standout item—just a pretty average green gear. But neither would back down, and now it had gathered hundreds of players?
What a commotion!
“Alright, I’ll pay for it. Everyone can have a better one,” he declared.
He needed to level up, for crying out loud! They’re calling him over for this trivial matter; it was a headache.
“Hold it! Wow, don’t you think it’s a bit rich to brush it off so easily?”
The crowd parted, revealing three individuals who stepped forward.
Seeing them, Fiery Conflict Across the Sky’s expression darkened, only to quickly turn into a sardonic smile.
“Ha, so that’s why this little matter blew up—some little gremlins stirring the pot.”
Well, well, it was clearly targeting him. They were deliberately provoking opposition, making it impossible for him to stay in the shadows.
“Seems like you really don’t think much of anyone else, huh? Spouting off like that, why isn’t the number one on the leaderboard you?”
“Ha! If I didn’t know any better, I’d think you own the leaderboard.”
“You!” Fiery Conflict Across the Sky shot them an angry glare, which quickly turned into a mocking smile, “Heh, you’re not even in the top ten, yet you talk like you’re number one.”
They all exchanged barbs, but in the end, everyone felt uncomfortable.
It was awkward. The leaderboard’s top was some outsider, and here they were—this big guild with all their fanfare, and they couldn’t even measure up to some no-name individual. Talk about losing face.
Fiery Conflict Across the Sky only gave a couple of simple retorts before getting to the point: “Young Master Wang, Young Master Long, Young Master Hua, let’s skip the pleasantries. What do you want this time?”
Young Master Wang, Wang Zicong—gaming ID: WZC.
Young Master Long, Sun Long—gaming ID: Society’s Dragon Bro.
Young Master Hua, Lin Shaohua—gaming ID: I’m the King of Magic City.
The first two were old rivals of Fiery Conflict Across the Sky, having clashed in various games before, while the third one had previously dropped 50,000 gold coins to ride on Fiery Conflict Across the Sky’s coattails.
The three exchanged glances, and finally, WZC spoke: “Brother Tian, we’re not trying to be difficult. Since your Village 66 players have already gotten such great benefits, shouldn’t you give the brothers from other places some room to breathe?”
“What exactly do you want? Speak plainly.”
“Fine, we heard that all the breakthrough materials in the main city have been purchased by you. If you could share sixty percent, this matter will be over.”
