Su City, a certain studio.
During the midday break, Wang Kai put down his phone, looking speechless. "What's going on? Is it necessary to be so happy?"
Jiang Han and he grew up as good brothers, sharing an unbreakable bond. That's why Jiang Han tried his best to share some information unknown to ordinary players.
If he didn't know that the other's sexual orientation was normal, he would have felt the need to keep some distance after the phone call.
"Kai, I encountered a Bronze-level BOSS. Please come and help me out!"
"Sure!"
...
After ending the call, Jiang Han ordered a chicken leg rice and got up to wash his face and brush his teeth, tinkering in front of the mirror.
"Ding Dong!"
Soon, the takeout arrived.
In fact, every time Jiang Han looked in the mirror, time seemed to pass quickly, a strange phenomenon he attributed to the mysterious concept of "beauty."
Lunch was quickly resolved in a few minutes. He drank some warm water, put on his gaming helmet, and continued the battle.
...
"Swoosh!"
With a flash of white light, Jiang Han appeared on the edge of the Ghost Swamp, immediately setting off to return to the Dark City. In about twenty minutes, he reached his destination.
Hurrying into the Lord's Mansion, he saw Daniel calmly crafting potions, showing no signs of preparing for the upcoming battle against the final BOSS in a week.
"Tutor, I have a plan that may counterbalance the pressure from the Light Camp!" Jiang Han said directly as he approached.
"Hmm?" Daniel put away the potions, looking surprised. "Tell me about it."
Dark City used to be the primary city of the Light Camp, a key defense against the Dark Camp's attacks. Since the Light Camp was planning an assault, they would undoubtedly send strong forces.
Honestly, he thought Dark City was bound to fall.
However, his disciple had a suggestion, and he found it intriguing.
"As you know, we adventurers don't like constraints." Jiang Han organized his thoughts, expressing his point in terms Daniel could understand. "Although we descended to the Tianheng Continent on behalf of the Light Camp, people like me are numerous. Whether representing light or darkness, we adventurers cannot be restricted."
Daniel thought for a moment, understanding Jiang Han's idea. "You mean..."
"Generous rewards attract the brave!" Jiang Han said solemnly. "The Light Camp has always neglected adventurers, even harboring hostility towards us. Let's go against the flow, recruit adventurers to fight for the Dark Camp. What do you think?"
He believed this approach had some feasibility.
Starting from the novice village, he felt the hostility of the natives towards adventurers. Many players were unhappy about it, and there were probably quite a few who wanted to play against the main storyline.
"You're thinking too simple." Daniel shook his head. "The Dark Camp isn't open for anyone to join."
"It's okay if they can't join. We just need to make the rewards more attractive."
"Will that work?"
"It will!" Jiang Han nodded confidently. "Moreover..."
"Moreover?"
"It's best if the first-place reward is exceptionally generous!" Jiang Han smiled.
Daniel looked at his disciple's smile and, for some reason, felt a hint of cunning. "For example..."
"Only the first-place winner can join the Dark Camp!"
"I said joining the Dark Camp isn't as simple as they think. I invited you only for my own protection." Daniel coughed twice, saying, "It's not far from reaching the Spirit level."
"Did you reach the Spirit level?" Jiang Han was surprised.
"Cough, almost!"
Daniel coughed twice, a little embarrassed. "Don't change the subject. Joining the Dark Camp isn't that simple. They must fight for the Light Camp, under the protection of the Goddess of Life. It's an unbreakable contract."
"Alright." Jiang Han nodded.
Daniel didn't seem eager to talk about his past strength, and Jiang Han didn't want to pry.
"But it doesn't mean the first-place reward can't be joining the Dark Camp."
"Hmm?" Daniel was puzzled for a moment.
A few seconds later, he looked at Jiang Han and suddenly realized, "Well done, you clever boy. If you take first place, the so-called reward of joining the Dark Camp will naturally be invalidated!"
"That's right."
"What's wrong?" Jiang Han felt puzzled. "Is there something on my face?"
Handsome!
This was a fact he had to admit!
However, it was a bit creepy for a grown man to stare at him.
"No, I just feel you're a bit cunning." Daniel made an evaluation.
Actually, he was quite confident that Jiang Han could win first place, so he didn't find anything inappropriate.
Jiang Han: "..."
Cunning? Nonsense, I'm just clever!
"Alright, let's do it your way!" Daniel patted Jiang Han's shoulder, contentedly saying, "Although the reason we met wasn't very pleasant, you're my disciple, after all."
"Ding! ~"
System prompt: Dark City senses pressure from the Light Camp and decides to recruit adventurers willing to abandon the light for the darkness. Interested parties can sign up at the Dark City's NPC [Undead Knight · Kant] (Coordinates: 7845.484) outside the city!
"Ding! ~"
System prompt: Siege points leaderboard and Defense points leaderboard are open, rewards can be viewed!
Defense points leaderboard?
Interesting!
Jiang Han opened the system panel, indeed seeing an additional leaderboard option. When he opened it, he could see the rewards—
First place: Join the Dark Camp and obtain the hidden class, Undead Swordsman.
Second place: Random Dark Gold equipment, one S-rank rare item.
Third place: Random Gold equipment, two A-rank rare items.
...
Great!
Jiang Han looked at the rewards for first place, a smile appearing on his lips.
Scarce items are valuable!
The so-called hidden class, Undead Swordsman, aside, after joining the Dark Camp, the rewards for subjugation were the only hidden class and rare items. This was enough to drive anyone crazy!
Afterward, Jiang Han opened the official forum and saw numerous posts discussing fervently.
After some thought, he used the ID "OneJiangHanWater" to post a thread —
"Can't be true, can it? Can there really be people willing to join the Dark Camp?"
In just a few seconds, there were countless comments, quickly rising to the top of the hot list.
After all, the rewards for killing him were too enviable.
First floor: Who the hell wouldn't want to? It's like their brains got kicked by a donkey!
Second floor: Joining the Dark Camp means getting wanted. By then, selling the head directly could fetch billions. Although there will be consequences, who cares? Money in the game is so sweet!
Third floor: OneJiangHanWater, what are you pretending for? Sooner or later, I'll kill you!
Fourth floor: Well, the rewards are much better than what the Light Camp offers...
Fifth floor: I'm directly abandoning the light for the dark!