"Ling Feng? What's going on?"
Emperor Blood Slays the Sky waved his hand, and the minions around him immediately fell silent.
One of his crew members was still being attacked by a goblin, but he stopped all movements, allowing himself to be beaten to death by the goblin without daring to make a sound.
The young man known as "Ling Feng" glanced around expressionlessly, then responded:
"Emperor Blood, our people discovered a level 4, green quality one-handed sword at the warehouse."
"Level 4? Green quality?! Are you sure?" Emperor Blood Slays the Sky's pupils narrowed.
"Very sure!" Ling Feng nodded, his expression still as calm as still water:
"Along with the level 4 one-handed sword, there was also the material of a level 4 boss, 'Slope Sheep Leader's Horn'. A player must have beaten a level 4 boss and put up these items for auction."
"Beat a level 4 boss... could it be Zhan Tian's crew?" Emperor Blood Slays the Sky's eyebrows knitted together: "But it doesn't make sense. Why didn't they keep these excellent pieces of equipment for themselves and instead put them up for auction? Zhan Tianjian himself is a warrior!"
"No, no, it wasn't Zhan Tian's guild that beat the boss." Ling Feng explained sternly:
"I suspect it was a lone player who single-handedly killed the level 4 boss and got these pieces of equipment and materials. Since he couldn't use them himself, he decided to put them up for auction."
"A solo player?!"
Emperor Blood Slays the Sky couldn't believe it.
He currently had half level 3 equipment and a level 3 one-handed sword. He definitely wouldn't be able to beat a level 2 boss 'Goblin Leader' in a solo fight.
Beat a level 4 boss in a solo fight?
How was that possible?
Ling Feng confidently stated, "I am certain my deduction is correct because this solo player also listed a green quality skill scroll - 'Fatal Blow'..."
Ling Feng elaborated on the properties of 'Fatal Blow', concluding with:
"This skill can be said to be a premium skill for the warrior profession to blaze new trails. No guild would put a skill scroll of this level up for sale."
"So it's likely that the one who defeated the level 4 boss was a solo player, and this player is not a warrior."
After hearing Ling Feng's description of 'Fatal Blow', Emperor Blood Slays the Sky glanced at his own skill bar.
His only damaging skill 'Heavy Strike' could only deal 120% physical damage, while 'Fatal Blow' could do 170%-340%!
Both had a cooldown of 3 seconds, but his skill seems trash in comparison!
"What's the name of the player who listed the items?" Emperor Blood Slays the Sky's expression turned serious.
"He's called Nemesis." Ling Feng answered solemnly.
...
Five minutes later, at the warehouse in the 002 newbie village.
Emperor Blood Slays the Sky and his minions rushed over hastily.
By then, the square outside the warehouse was already crowded with players.
"My god! There really are level 4 boss materials at the warehouse!"
"I haven't even reached level 2 yet, and others are already battling level 4 bosses!"
"Which large guild has such capability? They actually managed to beat a level 4 boss?"
"The player running this auction is called 'Nemesis'? Which guild is he from?"
"Shouldn't such good equipment and skill be kept within larger guilds? Why are they selling it?"
Players gathered around the warehouse square, discussing amongst themselves.
...
However, at the entrance of the warehouse, Emperor Blood Slays the Sky encountered an unwelcome "guest" blocking the door.
This unwelcome guest also had a group of followers and was currently watching Emperor Blood Slays the Sky with a smile on his face.
Emperor Blood Slays the Sky gestured for his followers to stop.
He then coldly looked at this unwelcome guest:
"Zhan Tianjian? You! Why aren't you in the first newbie village, instead of coming to the second newbie village to stir things up?"
The Zhan Tianjian on the opposite side was a middle-aged uncle with a muscular face, who had clearly experienced many things in life.
At that moment, he was leaning on his sword, looking playfully at Emperor Blood Slays the Sky: "The game has only been live for a few hours, and I heard that someone has been monopolizing training spots, destroying the gaming environment. As the largest guild in the game, we, of course, have to intervene!"
"You sure are nosy!" Emperor Blood Slays the Sky was very unsatisfied.
Emperor Blood Slays the Sky also knew that currently with the manpower in the game, they were no match for Zhan Tian's guild.
So he changed the subject:
"I'm here to check out a green quality skill scroll. Is the guild leader of Zhan Tian blocking the entrance to prevent us from going in?"
"Of course not." Zhan Tianjian smiled:
"The warehouse is a public place, I wouldn't interfere with anyone's right to use public facilities."
"Of course, we also don't allow anyone to interfere with other peoples' rights to use public facilities, like training spots. Please!"
Zhan Tianjian smiled and did a "please" gesture, then went into the warehouse first.
Emperor Blood Slays the Sky glared at Zhan Tianjian, gesturing for his followers to go in as well. They then also entered the warehouse.
...
The interior of the warehouse, like the Mage's cottage, was in a separate dimension. Therefore, after entering the warehouse, Emperor Blood Slays the Sky could no longer see Zhan Tianjian. The only ones visible to him were the NPCs and his teammates.
Emperor Blood Slays the Sky's crew did not see anyone from Zhan Tian's guild in the warehouse, so they breathed a sigh of relief and started blabbering:
"Who the hell is that 'Zhan Tianjian' guy?"
"Who does he think he is?"
"When all our people get into the game, we'll show him..."
"Shut up!" Emperor Blood Slays the Sky ordered coldly.
The minions immediately shut their mouths, holding their breath and not daring to even sneeze.
Emperor Blood Slays the Sky glanced coldly at his minions and began to look at the details of the skill scroll in the auction interface in the warehouse.
Seeing that the attributes for the 'Fatal Blow' skill scroll were exactly as Ling Feng had said, and the current bidding price had soared to 500 spiritual energy coins, Emperor Blood Slays the Sky took a deep breath:
"Ling Feng, we must get this skill scroll!"
"But Emperor Blood, we don't have that much money..." Ling Feng started, "Not only is Zhan Tianjian bidding against us, but there's also a guy named Snow Leopard from newbie village 1 bidding for the scroll."
"Snow Leopard?" Emperor Blood Slays the Sky frowned, he had never heard of this person.
Ling Feng explained: "Snow Leopard is the guild leader of a popular guild in the newbie village 1, their guild is called 'The Relevant Department'."
"'The Relevant Department'? What a strange name." Emperor Blood Slays the Sky rubbed his chin: "But we must get this skill scroll! No matter the cost!"
"But..."
"I know we don't have enough money, but I have a plan. You will take a team to newbie village 3 to 7 and collect an 'entry fee' from all players entering the village. Each time they enter, they must pay at least one spiritual energy coin!"
"One player pays one spiritual energy coin, a newbie village has tens of thousands of people; we can collect tens of thousands of spiritual energy coins! Then we'll have money."
Emperor Blood Slays the Sky was full of confidence.
Ling Feng was stunned by this plan: "Emperor Blood! Although our guild has chosen a chaotic and evil path, this could incite public outrage from all players! It may not be long before they all band together to kick us out of the game!"
"Are you really this stupid?"
Emperor Blood Slays the Sky couldn't help but tap Ling Feng's head with the hilt of his sword:
"During this operation, you guys will pretend to be from Zhan Tian's guild."
"It's 'Zhan Tian's guild' that charges all players an entry fee, and it has nothing to do with us, Emperor Blood Slays the Sky! Understand?"