[Shadow City]
Flames of war filled the sky.
Coming back from the death made these NPC soldiers brim with fury and killing intent toward the players of the Chaotic World Guild, their morale at an all time high.
Even though this time, there was no "assistance" from the Dark Ruler and the Shadow Cavalry Regiment.
But the players of the Chaotic World Guild had previously been wiped out once by Lin Mo. More than two-thirds of them had dropped their gear, and the Poison Sets they wore were no longer complete.
Set equipment, complete versus incomplete, was a completely different concept, like heaven and earth apart.
Because only a complete Poison Set could grant the set skill [Immunity to All Poisons].
So compared to last time, the overall strength of the Chaotic World Guild had greatly declined this time.
On top of that, there was also support from Dragon Soul and the players of the Blood Dance Guild.
Very quickly, the NPC army under Lin Mo's command, with zero casualties, easily wiped out several thousand players from the Chaotic World Guild.
And Wang Junjie, "Undying and Immortal," once again personally witnessed his guild being annihilated for the second time.
At this moment, grief and rage tangled inside him, and his hatred for Lin Mo had already reached its peak.
However, being muted by the system, he didn't even have the chance to curse Lin Mo out loud.
He could only curse Lin Mo's ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart, ["Rulebound! Damn you, you really deserve to die!"]
["WCNM!"]
["I f*ck your whole family!"]
As the sixty-minute effect of [Soul Imprisonment] ended, Wang Junjie was also pierced through the backside by an NPC cavalryman's spear.
After enduring an hour of inhuman torture, with a pig-slaughter-like scream, Wang Junjie was finally released.
As the battle ended, Han Ruoxi led the Blood Dance Guild players and quietly withdrew from the battlefield.
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Just after reaching outside Shadow City, a Blood Dance sword-and-shield warrior player asked Han Ruoxi in confusion, "Second Miss, why didn't we tell Rulebound that we helped him? Wouldn't that mean our effort was wasted?"
Han Ruoxi shook her head, her gaze firm, "Rulebound will become one of our Blood Dance Guild sooner or later. Helping our own people doesn't count as wasted effort."
"We just need to have a clear conscience."
Another archer player added, "But just now, Liuli cast a spell to revive all those NPC soldiers. Rulebound won't be punished because of that anymore. Will he still join our Blood Dance Guild?"
Although Han Ruoxi was also a little worried.
She still believed firmly, "He will!"
"As long as Rulebound stays by Mingyue Xin's side, sooner or later he'll see her true face. Someone who can distinguish right from wrong like him will eventually understand who truly keeps him in their heart."
As soon as she said that, the Blood Dance players started teasing her, "Oh ho! Second Miss, what do you mean by that?"
Han Ruoxi's little face turned red, "What do you mean what do I mean? Don't get the wrong idea!"
"Let's go, withdraw! Don't let the people from Chaotic World find out we were involved in today's events!"
———
At the same time, inside the city—
Lin Mo was quietly watching the eastern gate of Shadow City, where that group of anonymous players had just withdrawn. The Blood Dance Guild had once been wiped out by Lin Mo at the Ghost Cemetery.
How could Lin Mo not recognize that the group of anonymous players who had just assisted Dragon Soul in helping him resist Chaotic World were precisely from the Blood Dance Guild?
'I heard in my previous life that the Han twin sisters were both brave and resourceful, intelligent and decisive, and broad-minded. Seeing it today, they truly live up to their reputation.'
'To set aside the grudge of me wiping out your Blood Dance Guild and still come help me fight against Chaotic World, I'll remember this favor.'
At the same time, Lin Mo also felt a sense of relief.
Because Blood Dance Guild doing this meant Han Ruoxi understood his intentions. It made his returning all the items they dropped last night worthwhile.
In this way, it also laid the groundwork for forming an alliance with Blood Dance after establishing his own guild later.
His gaze returned to the present.
Under Lin Mo's orders, the NPC soldiers began cleaning up the battlefield.
This time, the spoils were anything but ordinary.
Because the players of the Chaotic World Guild had experienced two consecutive total wipes.
After organizing all the loot together, it was basically all equipment and potions.
Things like magic scrolls and skill books could be kept, since they wouldn't depreciate or be phased out over time.
But these level 20–30 pieces of equipment, once Lin Mo went to the secondary main city to establish his faction, when players generally reached level 50 or above, even purple-quality gear would become trash no one would bother picking up.
So taking advantage of the fact that they were still valuable now and converting them into cash was the safest choice.
Just so happened that the "Recycling Station" was right nearby.
Lin Mo didn't need to worry about how to deal with these items.
He directly said to Dragon Soul Aoshi, "Want this equipment?"
To be honest, Lin Mo had already noticed: when the NPC army was cleaning the battlefield earlier, Dragon Soul Aoshi's eyes were practically shining as he looked at the top-tier purple gear dropped by the Chaotic World players.
So when Lin Mo said that, Dragon Soul Aoshi didn't even hesitate and answered firmly, "Yes!"
At this moment, the strategist Dragon Soul Whisper smiled half-jokingly at Lin Mo, "Brother Mo, considering we helped you resist Chaotic World this time, could you perhaps give us another 20% discount?"
Have to say, the strategist really knew how to handle things.
Always thinking from the guild's benefit.
However, Lin Mo answered decisively, "20% off? No."
Just as the strategist's smile became slightly awkward and stiff, Lin Mo added another sentence, "This time, I'll give you 50% off."
'50% off?'
The Dragon Soul players present were all shocked.
And not just that, what Lin Mo said next made even Dragon Soul Aoshi, someone who had seen all kinds of storms, shudder.
"The level 48 dungeon, Scorpion Empire, still has 32 clear slots left. Pick 32 people from your Dragon Soul, I'll carry you through."
"No power-leveling fee."
So far, only Lin Mo and Ning Xi, along with Ling Xiao, Qin Feng, and Xia Wanwan, had cleared the Scorpion Empire.
The first time was to get the first-clear reward pack, using Ning Xi's tenfold reward boost to obtain crystal cores to strengthen the Poison Set's skills.
The second time was to farm a perfect dungeon rating, making it easier to collect crystal cores to strengthen the set skills for Ning Xi and Strong-Maned Pig.
At the current stage, aside from Lin Mo and Ning Xi, there wasn't a single player in the entire Blazing Ember City capable of solo clearing the Scorpion Empire dungeon.
So among the top ten dungeon clear teams, there were still eight remaining. Which meant 32 slots were still available.
The continuous stream of benefits left Su Muqiu, Dragon Soul Aoshi, and Dragon Soul Whisper completely stunned.
"These past few days, almost all the Poison Sets in Blazing Ember City, as well as the dungeon materials used to strengthen them, have been monopolized by Wang Junjie."
Although Dragon Soul Aoshi valued profit, he was also fair in public and private matters. Not wanting to take advantage of Lin Mo, he thought Lin Mo didn't understand the value of these items and explained clearly, "The level 30 tier-2 purple Poison equipment you got from the Chaotic World Guild are all extremely valuable right now, top-tier goods that are in high demand on the market."
"You're really willing to sell them to us at half the market price?"
Meanwhile, Dragon Soul Whisper calculated the value of Lin Mo's other condition, "Based on the value of the previous level 42 Corrosion City, level 36 Poison Swamp, and level 32 Snake King Island dungeons, the total power-leveling fee for 32 clear slots of the level 48 Scorpion Empire dungeon would be at least 30 million."
"Brother Mo, you're really not charging any power-leveling fee?"
Looking at the shocked crowd, Lin Mo smiled faintly and said, "That's right, 50% off."
"No power-leveling fee."
"Just give me the dungeon clear reward packs."
And so, Lin Mo truly sold all 5,725 pieces of purple Poison equipment to Dragon Soul Aoshi at half the market price, earning 83 million RMB.
Among them, just Wang Junjie's level 30 tier-3 full gold set alone sold for eight million.
In addition, converting the gold coins, potions, and other resources dropped by the Chaotic World players brought in around another ten million.
Lin Mo's total bank balance instantly surged from 91 million to 184 million.
'With this amount of funds, when I reach the secondary main city and establish my faction later, I'll have much more confidence and assurance.'
And at this moment, the members of the Dragon Soul Guild were all deeply impressed by Lin Mo's integrity, admiring him from the bottom of their hearts.
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