Chapter 13: First Clear in the Entire Server!
When Wen Yu opened his eyes again, he found himself inside a massive underground cave.
"No wonder they keep running outside; this living environment is a bit too harsh."
Looking up, he saw over a dozen White Wolves, some resting on the ground, others constantly patrolling their territory.
[White Wolf]
Level: 10
HP: 1,200
Attack: 150
Defense: 120
"Holy crap! Terrifying! 150 Attack and 120 Defense. Is this really a monster players can defeat at this stage?"
"Looking at these White Wolf stats, can I really defeat the Wolf King?"
Wen Yu suddenly felt a deep sense of doubt about his own strength.
"Don't think too much, let's start grinding!"
*Bang!*
-1,200
The first White Wolf collapsed. Seeing this, the other White Wolves opened their crimson eyes and charged toward Wen Yu!
"Holy crap! Ruthless! They're aggressive mobs too?!"
Wen Yu felt lucky that he had learned [Ride the Wind] and [Stealth]. They gave him the confidence to deal with the White Wolves.
Otherwise, with [Magic Missile] every 10 seconds, he would be surrounded by wolves before he could even fire a second one.
Wen Yu decisively activated Ride the Wind, increasing his movement speed by 200% for one minute. He began leading the White Wolves on a wild chase through the cave, his 10-second Magic Missiles taking down six of them.
Once Ride the Wind ended and went on cooldown, Wen Yu activated Stealth. He didn't rush to kill more; he just stood in place, invisible.
By the time the Ride the Wind cooldown finished, the Stealth duration had just ended!
He continued grinding this way, repeating the cycle. Wen Yu actually managed to find a way to survive in the narrowest of margins.
There were mistakes along the way, and a White Wolf managed to bite him.
The massive damage of -93 gave Wen Yu a huge fright. He immediately entered Stealth; otherwise, if he were surrounded, his 300 HP wouldn't last more than a few bites from the White Wolves!
However, Wen Yu was prepared for a long struggle against the White Wolves.
Alternating between [Ride the Wind] and [Stealth], it took him a full 10 minutes to kill all dozen or so White Wolves!
"Phew! Finally cleared them out!"
Wen Yu didn't rush ahead. He rested in place and drank health potions, downing two before his health was full again.
"Keep moving forward!"
When Wen Yu passed through the cave, he looked up and found an even larger cavern!
There were as many as dozens of White Wolves resting there.
"How do I handle this? One mistake could cost me my life."
But there was no way back!
-1,200
The familiar number floated up, and Wen Yu ran back toward the previous cave without looking back.
Since he was still far enough from the White Wolves, he wasn't in a hurry to activate [Ride the Wind]!
By the time Wen Yu ran back to the previous cave, four White Wolves had already fallen before him.
Seeing the wolf pack slowly closing in,
Wen Yu used Ride the Wind to pull away again.
As soon as the cooldown was up, he entered Stealth!
However, it wasn't without its surprises. While in Stealth, Wen Yu noticed something.
"The numbers aren't right! Only some of the White Wolves followed me out! Some of them didn't chase me!"
This greatly increased Wen Yu's survival probability.
Slowly, Wen Yu became more and more proficient at coordinating [Ride the Wind] and [Stealth].
After repeating this for 40 minutes, Wen Yu finally managed to clear out the entire wolf pack!
Wen Yu's experience points also reached Level 9 (83,450/256,000).
During this time, an auction success notification from the Auction House interrupted his train of thought, nearly landing him in a wolf's mouth. It scared Wen Yu so much his soul almost left his body.
As a classic money-grubber, he had already checked the auction results while in Stealth earlier.
Five pieces of high-grade white-tier equipment were sold for an average price of 14,000 yuan. The demand for Level 1 trash equipment had already decreased significantly, totaling less than 8,000 yuan in the end.
"Stop torturing me! Just bring on the BOSS. This is too hard!"
"White Wolf King, show me your health bar! If you've got the guts, make me despair!"
As Wen Yu finished killing the dozens of White Wolves, the dungeon indeed reached its conclusion.
Passing through the underground cave again, Wen Yu saw the White Wolf King sleeping on a massive throne at the far end of the cavern.
"You beast, how did you even make such a huge throne..." Wen Yu couldn't help but complain about the game's design again.
"Insight!"
[White Wolf King] (Gold BOSS)
Level: 10
Description: An ambitious White Wolf King who has arranged for its subordinates to expand their territory as quickly as possible. It hasn't tasted human flesh in a long time.
HP: 40,000
Attack: 400
Defense: 400
Skills:
Bloodlust (Triggers when HP is below 50%; Attack +25%, Attack Speed +20%)
Wolf Howl (Emits a massive howl; all units within range enter a stunned state for 10 seconds)
"Hiss, hardcore! Truly hardcore!"
"If hell difficulty has a Gold BOSS, does that mean Abyss has a Silver BOSS? And then it decreases in order? Then wouldn't Normal difficulty be a piece of cake? It might not even be as strong as the Gray Wolf King?"
Wen Yu's guess wasn't wrong. To allow all players to participate, the dungeon's lowest level, Normal difficulty, was set to be extremely simple while also encouraging everyone to challenge themselves.
"Good thing my damage is high enough, otherwise I wouldn't even dare consider it!"
"It's worth a try. With 400 Attack, one hit and I'm dead!"
"So Bloodlust doesn't matter to me; I just need to be careful of Wolf Howl."
"Let's do this!"
Wen Yu immediately activated [Ride the Wind] and approached the White Wolf King. At the same time, the White Wolf King raised its head, clearly noticing the uninvited guest.
As soon as he entered the [Magic Missile] range, Wen Yu fired one off!
-37,664 (Critical Hit)!
Wen Yu was stunned for a brief moment before immediately entering Stealth.
"Hahahaha! All that worrying for nothing. Brother Wen crippled you with one crit! Hahaha!"
"You trash! You're not even as good as the little wolves from before!" Seeing the certain-victory strike, Wen Yu began to act arrogant again!
From his Stealth state, Wen Yu saw the White Wolf King stand up in a rage, looking around everywhere in an attempt to find the coward who had ambushed it.
"Awoo!~"
It immediately activated [Wolf Howl] and [Bloodlust].
Even in Stealth, Wen Yu immediately entered a stunned state.
The stun lasted 10 seconds. Once it passed, Wen Yu fired another Magic Missile!
-2,336!
*Boom!*
As the Magic Missile slammed into its body, the White Wolf King's massive frame came crashing down!
The system prompts followed immediately!
*Ding!~*
"You have killed the [White Wolf King], Experience +100,000."
"Congratulations, you have obtained 11,300 Gold Coins."
"Congratulations, you have obtained the [staff of dawn]!"
"Congratulations, you have obtained the [Dawn Battle Armor]!"
"Congratulations, you have obtained the [Light-Shading Dagger]!"
"Congratulations, you have obtained the [spirit control belt]!"
"Congratulations, you have obtained [skill upgrade card] * 8."
*Ding!~*
"Congratulations, you have successfully cleared hell difficulty [White Wolf Kings Lair]! Since you are the first player to clear it, the system is about to make an announcement. Would you like to remain anonymous?"
"Since you are the first player to kill a Gold BOSS, the system is about to make an announcement. Would you like to remain anonymous?"
The dense notifications blurred Wen Yu's vision, making his breathing ragged for a moment!
"I'm rich, I'm rich! Anonymous! Make them all anonymous!"
*Ding!~*
"Region Announcement: Congratulations to player [**] for successfully clearing hell difficulty [White Wolf Kings Lair]! System Reward: Experience +50,000, Gold Coins +5,000! Due to player [**]'s contribution, the [White Wolf Kings Lair] dungeon in the Huaxia Region has opened early! Dungeon Coordinates (275, 349). All players are welcome to challenge it!"
"Region Announcement: Congratulations to player [**] for successfully killing the [White Wolf King]! You have achieved the feat [novice village hero] and received the reward: Reputation +100, 300 Gold Coins!"
"As the first player to kill a Gold BOSS, the system rewards you with [Gold First Kill Treasure Chest] * 1."
...
"I'm overwhelmed! Truly overwhelmed! What have I, Wen, done to deserve this! Ahahahaha!"
"Let's head back to the city first!"
Tearing a Town Portal Scroll, Wen Yu disappeared from the deepest part of the dungeon in a flash of white light...
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Chapter 14: Second System Update
Upon returning to the Novice Village, Wen Yu immediately checked the [Novice Village Hero] achievement.
[Novice Village Hero]
Description: Awarded to those who have made significant contributions to the safety of the Novice Village!
Max HP + 500
Luck + 2
"Not bad, not bad. It added a full 500 to my max HP! Now the White Wolf King can't kill me so easily!"
Next was the tense and exciting Time to look at the equipment! The one that interested Wen Yu the most was undoubtedly that staff!
[staff of dawn] (Gold)
Level: 10
Description: A weapon component from the dawn set for mages, crafted by the legendary master Leonardo, which went missing after the last Demon invasion. If the entire set is collected, perhaps there will be unexpected benefits?
Magic Attack + 300
Intelligence + 40
Crit Rate + 10%
Set Effect (1/5): None
Class Requirement: Mage
"Awesome! Leonardo is awesome! It directly adds Crit Rate! There's such equipment out there!"
"Demon invasion? That must be those monsters from the opening cinematic!"
[Dawn Armor] (Gold)
Level: 10
Description: A clothing component from the dawn set for warriors, crafted by the legendary master Leonardo, which went missing after the last Demon invasion. If the entire set is collected, perhaps there will be unexpected benefits?
HP + 2000
Physical Defense + 200
Magic Defense + 200
Constitution + 30
Set Effect (1/5): None
Class Requirement: Warrior, Assassin
"This piece of equipment is also awesome. So much Constitution! How many levels would I have to gain to get that much Constitution! The warrior equipment is also named Dawn. It seems all level 10 gold equipment has this name. I'll keep it, and sell it together when I get the full set!"
[Shading Dagger] (Silver)
Level: 10
Description: A Sharp Blade that blocks the sun, it can easily slice through your neck!
Physical Attack + 150
Strength + 10
Agility + 10
Crit Rate + 5%
Class Requirement: Assassin
[spirit control belt] (Silver)
Level: 10
Description: A jack-of-all-trades piece of equipment! Please look for the product of the Spirit Control Master!
All Attributes + 10
Class Requirement: None
"Not bad! Not bad at all! The spirit control belt is something I can equip immediately. Once I change classes, I can equip the weapon and become a true Mage from now on!"
After saying that, Wen Yu looked at his final reward.
[Gold First Kill Treasure Chest]!
"God bless! Give me another piece of the dawn set!"
"Whoosh!"
"Congratulations on obtaining [skill upgrade card] * 8!"
"Congratulations on obtaining [cloth armor of dawn]!"
"It dropped! It dropped! It's another piece of the dawn set! It must be for a Mage!"
[cloth armor of dawn] (Gold)
Level: 10
Description: A clothing component from the dawn set for mages, crafted by the legendary master Leonardo, which went missing after the last Demon invasion. If the entire set is collected, perhaps there will be unexpected benefits?
HP + 1000
Physical Defense + 100
Magic Defense + 100
Constitution + 20
Set Effect (1/5): None
Class Requirement: Mage
"It's definitely Mage equipment, no doubt. But what does this mean? Do you look down on Mages? Why is it so much worse than the warrior's Dawn Armor?"
"Do you really have to emphasize the word'squishy'?"
"Forget it, I'll find the Village Chief and finish the quest to see if I can level up to 10 directly." Wen Yu said, looking at his experience points. (233450 / 256000)
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"Village Chief! I have completed your commission. The hell difficulty [White Wolf Kings Lair] has been thoroughly suppressed by me. The village will no longer be plagued by white wolves!"
"I have already received the news, and I knew you could do it. Young man, I sincerely thank you for the contribution you have made to the village! May the Holy Light always surround you!"
After speaking, the Village Chief gave Wen Yu a deep bow.
"Ding! ~"
"Because you cleared the hell difficulty [White Wolf Kings Lair], you have made a huge contribution to the safety of the village! Rewarding a level increase!"
"Congratulations on completing the hidden quest [White Wolf Kings Lair]!"
"Congratulations on obtaining [Village Chief's Praise]!"
"Congratulations on obtaining Gold Coins * 4000."
"Congratulations on obtaining 100,000 EXP!"
"Congratulations on gaining the recognition of all villagers in Novice Village No. 13241! Everything you purchase in Novice Village No. 13241 is permanently 50% off!"
"Congratulations on obtaining 1000 Reputation!"
A brilliant light shone on Wen Yu.
"Ding! ~"
"Congratulations on reaching level 10. Reward: All Attributes + 1, Free Attribute Points + 3!"
"Since you are the first player to reach level 10, the system is about to make an announcement. Would you like to remain anonymous?"
"Anonymous!"
"Ding! ~"
"Region Announcement: Congratulations to player [**] for successfully reaching level 10! Achieved the achievement [Dominating the Novice Village]! Reward: Reputation + 40, Gold Coins 100!"
"System Announcement: Since a player in the region has reached level 10, the system will undergo its second upgrade! Upgrade Time is two hours! Please log off in a safe location within 3 minutes!"
"Awesome! Brother Wen is awesome! Brother Wen is even someone who can get the system to upgrade! 2 hours of system upgrade Time! I'm more awesome than that guild leader from Magic Fantasy!" Wen Yu bragged to himself.
After adding the free attribute points to Constitution, Wen Yu checked his new achievement.
[Dominating the Novice Village]
Description: Congratulations! You can already walk sideways in the Novice Village!
Luck + 2
Another two points of Luck arrived, and Wen Yu's Luck had reached 16 points.
"I! Wen Yu! Invincible in the Novice Village!"
He equipped the newly obtained [spirit control belt] and yesterday's [desolate bracelet].
Wen Yu's attributes also ushered in a small boost.
[Time]
Level: 10 (77450 / 512000)
HP: 1020
MP: 520
Physical Attack: 82+15
Magic Attack: 19044+10
Physical Defense: 99+2
Magic Defense: 99
Strength: 26+15
Intelligence: 9502+20
Agility: 14+25
Constitution: 29+23
Crit Rate: 26%
Special Attributes:
Luck: 16
Skills: [Insight Technique] [Magic Missile] [Stealth] [Ride the Wind]
Equipment: [wooden sword] [novice cloth armor] [shining ring] [gray wolf king necklace] [Echoing Swift Boots] [desolate bracelet] [spirit control belt]
Gold Coins: 35000
After looking at his attributes, Wen Yu nodded with satisfaction.
"Great, great! 35000 gold coins, that's 35000 yuan! What's the use of these gold coins? Just for buying Novice Village Return Scrolls, and now I even have a 50% discount! I'll see if there's a place to spend gold coins after the update. If not, I'll exchange the gold coins for money~"
"Once I equip the weapon and clothes, my attributes will see a big boost, but this is not the Time to be arrogant. I had to rely on critical hits to kill even the White Wolf King, so I'm not sure if I can beat more powerful BOSSes in the future."
Next was the final step! And it was exactly what Wen Yu was most curious about! What exactly is this so-called [Village Chief's Praise]!
[Village Chief's Praise] (Letter)
Description: It contains the Village Chief's recognition of the Novice Village hero [Time]! Hand it over to any Tier 3 Main City Lord, and perhaps there will be unexpected gains?
"Oh right! It turned into Village Chief's Praise. It's actually a letter. Giving it to the City Lord... what kind of benefits could it give me?"
He looked at his backpack again.
"And these 18 [skill upgrade card]s, how are they used exactly?"
Perhaps all the answers to this would be revealed after this update! Wen Yu waited in secret anticipation.
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Chapter 15: Serving the Country?
As Wen Yu took off his helmet again, a fierce wave of hunger hit him.
He looked up at the time; it was already well past 5 o'clock.
"It's actually almost 6 o'clock. I've been playing for nearly 10 hours straight since 8 AM. I'm truly fierce."
"I got so caught up in the game that I couldn't even feel hungry. Games really are harmful~"
However, he checked his phone balance: 163,865.48 yuan.
Wen Yu chuckled foolishly again.
"What a huge harvest! I've earned a full 140,000 in just two days! And this is only in the Novice Village!"
"This Person Wen has the potential to become a multi-millionaire!" Wen Yu thought cheekily.
"Two hours for the update; I have to wait until almost 8 o'clock to log back in~ Not bad! Very nice! I'll go out and have a good meal to reward myself, then come back to watch the National News Broadcast~"
Living alone, Wen Yu couldn't recall the last time he'd eaten hot pot since his parents passed away, as he had been too busy struggling to survive. When his college classmates invited him, he couldn't afford to split the bill. Later, after entering society and earning some money from gaming, he no longer had anyone to eat hot pot with.
He didn't want to eat hot pot alone; it was too lonely. He also couldn't stand the surprised looks from others.
Wen Yu stood at the entrance of "Da Long Kan," a famous hot pot restaurant in Rong City, lost in thought.
Then, he lifted his foot and walked in.
He decided to have a hot pot meal, even if it was alone. He was no longer afraid of the surprised looks from others.
Loneliness still accompanied him, but Wen Yu was happy.
"Hehe. Perhaps I should find a girlfriend? Where is my first love, where is my first love~ My first love is in the arms of This Person Wen~"
"It's decided! I'll earn a small goal! Then I'll find a girlfriend! I'll get married as soon as I earn it!"
He found a seat, ordered his food, and began to wait slowly.
"I wonder who it is, already reaching level 10. I'm only level 5! I can't even beat a wolf, still struggling against a bear!"
"I guess it must be that level 10 player who killed the Gray Wolf King in Novice Village No. 13241. If it were a guild player, they definitely wouldn't hide their ID; this is the best promotional opportunity!"
"Why doesn't our village have such a big shot? Looking at those idiots from Novice Village No. 13241 on the forum every day is really annoying! It's like the whole world belongs to them. You'd think they got some huge benefit."
"There are benefits, too. The big shot in their village puts unused items on the auction house, and the few wealthy ones among them have bought some decent equipment."
"Check the forum! The boss information for the Lair dungeon is out! That hell difficulty Wolf King! 40,000 HP! Attack and defense are both 400! The skills are also terrifying!"
At a table not far away, three people were discussing heatedly. Wen Yu pricked up his ears to listen; they were talking about [After Tomorrow], and it even had to do with him.
"What? Someone went to fight the hell difficulty?! And actually saw the Wolf King?"
Wen Yu also hurriedly took out his phone and opened the "Toilet Forum".
The top post was actually a paid post!
"Attributes of the White Wolf King in Difficult, Abyss, and Hell difficulties!"
The fee was 2 yuan.
He decisively paid 2 yuan; Wen Yu also wanted to see whose subordinate it was that was so brave.
Original Poster: It's me, the OP. I wasted my 3 dungeon chances today, activated Stealth to run in front of the White Wolf King at each difficulty level, and risked my life to scout the attributes and skills for everyone. Charging everyone two yuan isn't too much, right? Pictures to follow.
...
So that's how it is.
Wen Yu breathed a sigh of relief while also having to sigh that this guy was truly a Talent. Wen Yu didn't consider himself a fool, but he really hadn't thought of this way to make money. While sighing, he secretly remembered the OP's name, [I Can Fly]. If there was a chance in the future, he would make this Big Smart his subordinate...
However, Wen Yu wasn't planning on doing this business himself. The forum was real-name verified, and since he was so far ahead of other players, there was a risk of being doxxed.
Wen Yu cared a lot about his own privacy!
Since he had already paid the money, Wen Yu naturally had to keep reading; he was also very curious about the situation of the Wolf King in Difficult and Abyss difficulties.
1st Floor: Difficult (Bronze BOSS): HP 10,000, Attack 100, Defense 100. Skill: Bloodthirst (Triggers at 50% HP, Attack +15%, Attack Speed +10%)
2nd Floor: Abyss (Silver BOSS): HP 20,000, Attack 200, Defense 200. Skill: Bloodthirst (Triggers at 50% HP, Attack +25%, Attack Speed +20%)
3rd Floor: Hell (Gold BOSS): HP 40,000, Attack 400, Defense 400. Skill: Bloodthirst (Triggers at 50% HP, Attack +25%, Attack Speed +20%), Wolf Howl (Large AoE stun, lasts 10 seconds)
4th Floor: Truly terrifying. Is this a monster that players in the Novice Village can beat?
5th Floor: You don't have to fight it alone; you can form a 5-person team to conquer it. Once you reach level 10 and finish the class transfer, forming a 5-person team should make it no problem to at least clear Difficult, right?
6th Floor: But that [**] seems to be solo, and went to fight it before level 10.
7th Floor: The Talent must be very good, or the operation is terrifying.
8th Floor: Not necessarily! Think about the Novice Village skills [Ride the Wind] and [Stealth]; if you combine them, can't you kite the dog?
9th Floor: Whether you can actually run faster than the Wolf King by activating Ride the Wind is still unknown.
Wen Yu looked at the boss attributes for the Difficult and Abyss dungeons. He had an idea.
Halved sequentially. Would the Normal difficulty be a Black Iron BOSS, then with 5,000 HP? Attack and defense 50 each?
Wen Yu recalled the values of the Gray Wolf King again. He was surprised to find that, except for the HP being far higher than the Gray Wolf King, the attack and defense of the Difficult White Wolf King were actually very similar.
"If the Normal difficulty is really as I think, wouldn't it be far inferior to the Gray Wolf King?"
However, Wen Yu overlooked one point: the Gray Wolf King could be fought by all the players in the village together, while the White Wolf King could only take on five at a time.
But Wen Yu didn't care; anyway, he definitely wouldn't go to fight the Normal difficulty, and the Gray Wolf King would never see Wen Yu's face again.
Exiting the post, Wen Yu discovered that in just this short while, the number one ranked post had become: White Wolf King Attribute Details — Free"
Wen Yu couldn't help but laugh; he felt bad for brother [I Can Fly]. Pay attention to protecting intellectual property, hey!
He continued browsing down.
"How to obtain 256,000 EXP?"
Magic Fantasy Guild is willing to pay a high price to invite a big shot to preside over Magic Fantasy
"[After Tomorrow] is coming on fiercely, where will other games go?"
"Big shots, look here! Come to the Dynasty Guild! Vice President treatment!"
"Hairui Capital will fully support the War God Guild! Scaling new heights!"
"?"
War God Guild?
That's right, those rats should have paid attention to this game long ago.
Wen Yu sneered.
Speaking of the origins between Wen Yu and the War God Guild, one must mention the nature of the War God Guild.
The War God Guild, like Hidden Kill, only focuses on developing RPG games.
But Hidden Kill only focuses on developing large-scale games.
But the War God Guild is different; as long as it's an RPG mobile game, they want a piece of the pie.
And the War God Guild, relying on being a big guild with big capital, bullies and suppresses small studios and even individual players in all sorts of ways.
I remember it was the year before last or something, there was a post on the "Toilet Forum" titled "Huaxia players have suffered under the War God for a long time".
However, the final response wasn't strong. The already disunited small guilds and small groups were eventually broken apart by the War God.
And Wen Yu has changed many jobs in the past few years, and at least two of his departures were related to the War God Guild.
"After offending such a vast player base, you War God still want to dance? This is not an ordinary RPG online game! Even without me, there will be others who will suppress you to death. Hairui Capital also has a brain tumor; no wonder I've never heard of them."
"I couldn't do anything before, but in the future, you'd better not let me meet you; see if I don't break you apart!"
Seeing the news of War God joining [After Tomorrow], Wen Yu lost interest in continuing to browse the forum. He prepared to finish his hot pot in peace and go back to watch the National News Broadcast.
A casual glance before exiting, however, piqued Wen Yu's interest again.
"Sincerely inviting [**] to come in and chat — China Sharp Blade!" (This post cannot be commented on!)
"The post can't even be commented on, and they ask me to come in and chat... Chat about what? How to chat?... The National Team's operation also needs improvement!"
After complaining, Wen Yu still clicked in to see what the National Team could want with him.
Original Poster: Respected [**], hello!
"Ah, good, good, good! The country is good! Respected country, I am not worthy of your respect." This made Wen Yu feel a bit flattered.
1st Floor: [**] hello, I don't know if you are a forum player. It is very presumptuous to communicate with you in this way. I am the commissioner of China Sharp Blade responsible for handling forum issues. Inviting you here is to discuss a few things with you on behalf of Sharp Blade. Of course, it is just a discussion. You also have the right to refuse.
2nd Floor: The first thing, I represent the official side: the game branch (i.e., Sharp Blade) sincerely invites you to join the Sharp Blade guild and serve the country together! After reaching level 10, we will enter Glory City and recruit some loose players with outstanding Talents to join the guild. We look forward to your joining.
3rd Floor: The second thing, if you personally have no plans to join a guild, please choose Glory City! Please sell us plenty of unused equipment~ Please!
4th Floor: The third thing, in the future, the game will produce items similar to the "Guild Construction Order". If you obtain one, we hope you will prioritize selling it to us, and naturally, we won't let you suffer a loss. I believe other guilds will not have any different opinions on this matter.
5th Floor: Sharp Blade guild leader game ID: [Sharp Blade - Lin Sirong]
The small post with a total of five floors revealed information that really shocked Wen Yu.
First is the so-called "Guild Construction Order"; the National Team clearly stated this time that similar items will appear in the future. If Wen Yu obtains one, Sharp Blade is willing to pay a high price to buy it. This is no problem for Wen Yu. Although he doesn't understand why the country is making such a big move, since the country needs it, it must be prioritized for the country.
Second is the matter regarding the auction; the Tier 3 Main City is not interconnected, and Wen Yu had originally decided to follow the National Team into Glory City. Since the National Team has such a great demand, Wen Yu naturally wouldn't refuse. Although this might make Wen Yu earn less money, the money-loving Wen Yu still has a firm stance when facing national issues.
"Does this count as contributing to the country? Hahaha" This made Wen Yu feel happy.
Third point: After Sharp Blade enters Glory City, they will recruit some loose players with outstanding Talents to join the guild at their discretion. It is not strange that Wen Yu's Talent caught their attention, but how are other loose players screened?
"The National Team should have already compiled a Talent strength table, it just hasn't been announced yet."
Of course, this is just Wen Yu's guess.
The last point, and also the most important point... which is those four words.
"Serving the country?!"
"Serving what kind of country? How did playing a game rise to the height of serving the country? Is it possible that there will be cross-region battles in the future? Do they hope I represent Sharp Blade and represent the Huaxia Region to fight in other regions?"
"Brain-burning, I have to think about this carefully."
"By the way. Lin Sirong... sounds like a real name, I'll look it up online later."
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Chapter 16 [ Time ]
Searching for the three characters "Lin Sirong," Wen Yu actually found something!
Lin Sirong: Director of the Anorectal Department at Shangjing City Third People's Hospital, 58 years old, previously received...
Lin Sirong: Actor, 28 years old, representative works...
Wen Yu felt the probability of these two people being the leaders of Sharp Blade was far lower than the probability of him earning 100 million tomorrow.
"As expected, I can't find any relevant information."
However, after thinking for a long Time, Wen Yu was still not prepared to join Sharp Blade.
His only advantage was that the equipment he farmed might be ahead of other players at this stage. Since he had already decided to sell to the National Team, he didn't think he could bring any other vested interests to Sharp Blade. He still hoped to farm gold with peace of mind, free and unfettered.
Moreover, Wen Yu's game ID: [ Time ], he didn't intend to reveal it yet.
The Time had reached 7:40, the update should be finishing soon. Wen Yu was also prepared to log in.
"I'm overthinking it; I didn't even watch the National News Broadcast properly."
But Wen Yu remembered one sentence from it.
"Over 1.2 billion people globally have chosen [ After Tomorrow ]!"
Log in!
"Ding!~"
"Welcome, player [ Time ], back to [ After Tomorrow ]! Very happy to meet you again!"
"System upgrade complete. The details of this upgrade are as follows:
Novice protection mechanism removed! Game ID hiding function cancelled! No longer rewarding All Attributes (Free Attribute Points +5) after leveling up! Death penalty mechanism enabled (no penalty below level 10)! Regional Level Leaderboard enabled! Dungeon entry conditions optimized! Leveling experience optimized! Auction House optimized!
"Have a happy game!"
"Ding!~"
"World Announcement: Screen recording function is now open! Quickly save your adventure life and share it with like-minded friends!"
"..."
Damn it!
"The game ID hiding function has been cancelled! What the hell! Then what was the point of me hiding my personal information for the past two days?!"
"This is forcing players to draw their swords against each other; settle scores if you have them, voice grievances if you have them!"
Wen Yu opened the Regional Level Leaderboard immediately.
[ Time ] 10 (15%)
[ Fantasy - Doomsday ] 9 (38%)
[ Sharp Blade - Lin Sirong ] 9 (17%)
[ Dynasty - Emperor ] 9 (3%)
[ Fantasy - Yu Yu Hakusho ] 8 (84%)
[ Still Not Calling Mom ] 8 (64%)
[ Gathering Righteousness - Righteous Brother ] 8 (62%)
[ Hidden Kill - Asura is Here ] 8 (53%)
[ Sharp Blade - Wang Bin ] 8 (26%)
[ Fantasy - Zhang Lingyu ] 8 (25%)
After reading the leaderboard, Wen Yu broke out in a cold sweat!
The system kept prompting that there were new friend requests, but Wen Yu didn't handle them immediately.
Wen Yu opened the regional chat channel first:
[ Dynasty - Xiaoming ]: Is the name Time familiar to you guys?
[ Speechless Cloud ]: Every Time there's good equipment in the Auction House, Time is the first to find it. So what does this mean?
[ Mahjong - Yaoji No. 1 ]: What else could it mean?... The big shot is advertising his own equipment?
[ Kill Without Mercy ]:... I think I even added him as a friend, wanting to sell him trash equipment...
Seeing this, Wen Yu didn't dare to look any further.
"After Tomorrow! The number one big shot of the Huaxia Region has suffered social death! Is this how you treat a big shot?!"
Especially with the words [ Time ] hanging over Wen Yu's head.
Surrounding players cast surprised gazes, and Wen Yu ran toward the teleportation array with the fastest speed in his life!
He had to leave! Before this social death incident passed! He couldn't return to the Novice Village anymore! Staying one more second was torture!
The scars in Wen Yu's heart needed Time to heal.
"Ding!~"
"Please select the main city you want to go to!"
"Reminder: Once selected, it cannot be changed. Please make your choice carefully!"
"Glory City! Glory City! Hurry! Teleport immediately!"
Paying the 100 gold coin teleportation fee, a white light flashed, and Wen Yu disappeared from Novice Village No. 13241...
"Ding!~"
"Glory City welcomes your arrival."
"Phew! Thankfully, there's no one in the Tier 3 Main City now... No one saw me in person! So I didn't suffer social death!"
Upon arriving at Glory City, Wen Yu finally had Time to start handling friend requests.
He browsed through them roughly.
Wen Yu selectively accepted a few.
[ Sharp Blade - Lin Sirong ]
[ Sharp Blade - Forum Administrator ]
[ Dynasty - Emperor ]
[ Fantasy - Doomsday ]
[ Gathering Righteousness - Righteous Brother ]
[ Hidden Kill - Asura is Here ]
[ Mahjong - Red Center ]
[ Still Not Calling Mom ]
[ Summer Drink - Clear Tea ]
These people would all be important sales resources for Wen Yu in the later stages!
After simply greeting the leaders of each guild, everyone knew that the National Team wanted to recruit Wen Yu, so no one brought up the matter of having Wen Yu join their guild again.
But everyone also very friendly expressed that they looked forward to having opportunities for cooperation.
Among them, [ Still Not Calling Mom ], when Wen Yu first saw the leaderboard, he thought it was a casual player, but it turned out not to be.
The other party was also the president of a guild-type organization.
The guild name was [ Women Should Be Strong ].
Just by hearing the name, one could tell it was a women's guild.
Additionally, Wen Yu also saw a friend request from someone named [ I Can Fly ].
"I Can Fly? Could it be that Big Smart?"
Wen Yu decisively accepted his friend request. Someone who knew how to make money. Wen Yu liked that.
He rejected all other friend requests and set it to prohibit strangers from adding him.
Wen Yu started replying to [ I Can Fly ]'s message.
"Big shot! Hello! You actually accepted my friend request! I'm so honored!"
"I Can Fly? You're that Big Smart from the forum who made the BOSS attribute breakdown, right?"
"Yes, yes, yes! It's me! Big shot, you know me!"
"Remember to protect your intellectual property next Time. It got topped by a free attribute breakdown in less than two minutes!"
"... Don't rub salt in the wound, big shot!"
"Why did you add me?"
"Big shot, did you see that the game opened a screen recording function?"
"Saw it, what about it."
"This is intellectual property, big shot! Your heroic posture while clearing dungeons! Combined with my excellent screen recording skills! When the Time comes, set a
He really was a Big Smart; he had really figured out the screen recording function.
Share your adventure experience with like-minded people?
As long as you are willing to spend money, the whole forum is full of like-minded people?
Wen Yu liked it! Wen Yu thought this had potential!
"Easy to say, let's talk about this when you reach level 10 and come to Glory City."
Closed the chat with [ I Can Fly ].
Wen Yu prepared to start the first round of wits with Lin Sirong.
"Time? Good guy! Caught you, you [**]!"
Surprisingly, he seems to be a funny guy?
Wen Yu also offered his most sincere greetings.
"Leader, hello!"
Not long after, a message came back.
"Don't call me leader. Lin Sirong is my real name, you can just call me that. I just have slightly better Talent, and I was arranged by the organization to manage Sharp Blade!"
The National Team leader was unexpectedly sincere.
"Brother Rong, hello. Listening to that, has the country already compiled a Talent strength chart?"
"Almost. Just a little bit of follow-up to fill in. It will be released in a few days. Why? Are you very curious about your Talent level?"
"Yeah, who wouldn't be curious..."
"Although I don't know what your Talent is, it must be the highest tier! Check it out in a few days and you'll know!"
"Let's talk business! Did you see the message I left for you on the forum? Have you considered joining Sharp Blade? Although it doesn't count as a formal position, the salary isn't low!"
Lin Sirong continued.
"Brother Rong, can I ask why the country attaches so much importance to the game [ After Tomorrow ]? It's clearly just a game..."
Wen Yu asked curiously.
"I can't tell you that for now. Classified, classified!"
It had even risen to the level of classified? That made sense. Things the common people couldn't figure out were all treated as classified!
Wen Yu thought about it and replied:
"Brother Rong, I don't have any plans to join a guild for the Time being, but I have already arrived at Glory City, and we will definitely have many opportunities for cooperation in the future!"
"Fine, being free and unfettered is also quite good! Unlike me, your brother! Joined the army to protect the country, only to be arranged to play games! Where the hell can I go to reason about this!"
"Let's cooperate more when there's a chance in the future~ Little brother!"
He was quite the extrovert.
Closed the chat with Lin Sirong, Wen Yu finally had Time to look up and properly examine Glory City!
Tier 3 Main City!
I'm here!