### Chapter 29: It's Time to Guide the Player on the Right Path
The turmoil on the forum continued to escalate.
Shortly after, Heaven Slaying Sword took to the official forum to post a personal complaint, accusing the Emperor Blood Guild of summoning the Dragon King BOSS and triggering the crisis in the novice village.
"The blood of the Emperor must be held accountable for the deaths of over a thousand players!" Heaven Slaying Sword declared.
Alongside his accusation, he provided key evidence: a screenshot showing that players from the Emperor Blood Guild had deceptively collected "village fees" just hours before the disaster struck.
Of course, the members of the Emperor Blood Guild vehemently denied the allegations, igniting a fierce back-and-forth in the official forum.
As a wealthy second-generation player, Heaven Slaying Sword had long since mastered the art of "buying navy troops to control the narrative." With the power of flower coins, a legion of forum trolls descended upon the discussion, drowning out the evidence with vitriol.
Even with Heaven Slaying Sword's conclusive evidence, the sailors flooded the comments with scorn, turning the entire official forum into a chaotic battleground of insults.
Watching the mayhem unfold on the forum, Su Yu frowned and shut down the interface.
After this public spat, Heaven Slaying Guild's reputation would undoubtedly take a hit. Coupled with their ongoing setbacks in-game, the guild's progress would not be as smooth as it had been in his previous life.
However, Su Yu thought further. The main reason he had targeted the Heaven Slaying Guild was to deal with the Skrulls. Although he had succeeded in stalling the guild's development, it had also resulted in many negative repercussions.
For instance, hundreds of players had gathered in the square to witness the chaos instead of focusing on leveling up. The forum was drawing their attention away from the game, and it was imperative to redirect them towards the goal of improving their strength and quickly leveling up, rather than wasting time on futile arguments.
What could he do about it?
Su Yu fell deep into thought.
After about five minutes, an idea sparked in his mind. "I remember the first level 5 dungeon! The system gives players a chance to announce to the entire server!"
Perhaps through this "loudspeaker" feature, he could guide players back to the right path.
With newfound determination, Su Yu made his way towards the spot where the village chief had fallen.
Fifteen minutes had passed since the Dragon King of Star Casting had left, and the remnants of its breath had dissipated.
However, the ground was still littered with the residual effects, and stepping on it would yield damaging repercussions.
As he approached the village chief, Amon lay on the ground, gasping for breath. Blue, luminescent substances clung to his body, eroding his skin.
Su Yu felt helpless; he was not a priest and had no healing spells—or even a health potion to offer.
Still, he crouched beside the village chief, concerned. "Village Chief Amon, do you need me to call for the doctor in the village?"
"No, I can manage," Amon replied, struggling to sit up.
Su Yu reached out, helping him rise.
After the village chief steadied himself, he looked at Su Yu intently. "Adventurer, if I'm correct, you've provoked the 'Star Casting Dragon King!'"
"That's right, but it all started with Annie," Su Yu admitted, explaining the latter half of the incident involving [Tears of the Goddess of Sawi] in detail.
After listening, Amon sighed heavily. "Alas! Annie was a girl I asked Sam to adopt. I suspected she was extraordinary, but I never anticipated such a disaster today."
"Adventurer, you must inform Princess Elijah of this matter. She will decide what we should do next."
"However, Princess Elijah is not someone you can just meet. To see her, you must obtain certain credentials, such as the [Wolf King's Head of Howling Moon]."
The village chief spoke with ragged breaths.
At that moment, Su Yu's quest log updated.
"Ding! Congratulations on triggering the main storyline: [Glory of the Plantage Empire]!"
"[Glory of the Gorse Empire (1/100)]"
"Quest requirements: Level up to 10 and participate in defeating the level 10 boss, [Howling Moon Wolf Leader], to obtain the quest item, [Head of Howling Moon Wolf King]."
"Quest rewards: [Best mount in the village] X1, [Best sword (consumable) in the village] X1, experience points X2000."
In "Evolution," players who reached level 10 could obtain mounts. He didn't expect that the first part of the main storyline would reward him with a horse, which felt rather promising!
As for the [Star Casting Dragon King] Aurelion Sol that had just soared overhead, if a player were strong enough, they could force it to become their mount—but that was an impossible feat for any player at this stage.
"Don't worry, village chief! I will slay the Howling Moon Wolf King as soon as possible!" Su Yu assured him.
"Go forth, adventurer! May the glory of the princess be with you!" Amon replied, nodding gratefully as he moved to comfort the other players.
After bidding farewell to the village chief, Su Yu headed towards the area where the level 8 monster, the [Woodland Grizzly], was located.
**[Woodland Grizzly lv8]**
**HP: 120**
Su Yu had only one goal in mind: to quickly level up to level 5.
Having achieved level 4, he had previously killed over 100 level 5 [Silver Snakes] for 510 experience points, defeated the Silver Snake boss for 50 experience points, completed the [Tina's Resistance] quest for 2250 experience points, and finished [Annie's Revenge] for 1000 experience points.
He needed 4000 experience points to level up from level 4 to level 5, and now only 190 points remained.
"Level 5, here I come!"
With that thought, Su Yu fired a [Lightning Arrow] at the grizzly bear.
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**101**
A light blue magic damage number popped above the Grizzly's head, but it did not die.
The [Woodland Grizzly]'s high defense, coupled with being four levels above Su Yu, meant he only dealt half the damage with his [Lightning Arrow].
The grizzly charged toward him with a fierce roar.
Su Yu had anticipated this. With a swift movement, he activated a [Fireball Technique] scroll.
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**33**
The [Woodland Grizzly]'s health bar dwindled to empty, and it fell to the ground with a whimper.
"Ding! You killed [Woodland Grizzly lv8] and earned X8 experience points and [Grizzly Paw] X1."
Calculating quickly, Su Yu realized that each grizzly bear awarded 8 experience points. This meant he needed to eliminate just 23 more grizzlies to level up.
With determination fueling him, Su Yu unleashed another lightning bolt from his hand.
A chain of lightning struck horizontally and vertically, igniting fireballs from his scrolls.
One by one, the grizzly bears fell before him.
Experience points flowed into his gauge until finally, after slaying 23 grizzlies, a golden light enveloped him.
Su Yu had reached level 5!
*(End of this chapter)*