Ye Miao encountered only one new insect nest while on patrol last night, and he immediately dismantled it.

I walked around the neighborhood tonight and didn't see any new ones.

So the two of them returned to the territory before eleven o'clock. Ye Miao counted the gold coins again and found that the speed of saving money was much faster than he expected.

In fact, she was very busy during these three days. In order to avoid shortages of medicines, food and equipment, she had to keep an eye on the production in all aspects, which took up a lot of time. She only participated in the Zerg blocking battles in three directions intermittently, and always felt that she did not kill many monsters.

Being able to save up so many gold coins, Ye Miao couldn't help but sigh - it's quite cool to have monsters coming to your door!

But she also knew that only high-level players could experience this kind of "satisfaction." During those three days, whenever she emerged from the barrier and began to fight, at least 80% of the insects in that wave would go to her, leaving other players with virtually no drops.

Without her, even if the other members worked together, it would be quite difficult to defeat a single wave of Zerg. Not wanting to dampen everyone's enthusiasm, Chu Cheng and the other team leaders deliberately avoided competing with ordinary players for monsters, and fought slowly and methodically. As a result, nearly every Zerg wave took half an hour to an hour to defeat, making it a difficult task for members with average combat skills.

So, I still hope the insect swarm attack will pass quickly, Ye Miao thought to himself.

The next morning, Chu Cheng discussed new arrangements with his teammates while eating breakfast. He handed over the command of the three-way defense to Chen Qibin, and at the same time selected three temporary captains to be in charge of the three teams.

In the current "Get Rich Overnight" settlement, aside from Ye Miao and Chu Cheng's group of five, the other members' combat skills weren't particularly high. The few above level 50 were considered excellent, while the vast majority were below level 40. Therefore, from the perspective of level suppression, the temporary captain seemed to have little authority. However, Ye Miao wasn't too worried, as she had made it clear upfront that all participating players knew that if anyone dared to maliciously steal monsters or cause any other chaos, the temporary captain wouldn't be able to deal with them, but they could wait for Ye Miao to come back and complain. Then, being thrown out to feed the insect swarm would be no joke.

Before Ye Miao led the team to the Fearless Settlement, the first wave of Zerg arrived.

The moment the Zerg entered its attack range, the mortar towers behind the wall began firing. Heavy and massive shells pounded the Zerg, each one creating a massive crater. However, the mortar towers' characteristic was that while their damage was high, their attack speed was slow. Aside from a few Zerg killed by the shells, the rest of the rapidly advancing Zerg continued their rapid advance.

As the swarm drew closer, the archers and assassins on the walls began their methodical attacks, while the mages behind them also kept busy. Occasionally, when a swarm of insects became too intense, a team of warriors would leap out, first drawing aggro to disperse the swarm, then retreating back into their territory, allowing their teammates to defeat them one by one.

Ye Miao didn't make a move this time, patiently watching from the side for five minutes, inwardly admiring, "Hmm, judging by the teamwork, it's clearly more logical than on the first day of teaming up." Besides level, the most important thing about online team battles is control and coordination. If a team's control is good enough, even if the enemy is 5-10 levels higher, they still have a chance of winning.

She was therefore more confident about the defense of the territory, and she left NPC Xiaomei behind to keep an eye on it, and went out with Chu Cheng's team.

There are five people in Chu Cheng's team. Now that Chen Qibin has been left behind, there are still four advanced archers, plus Ye Miao as a melee fighter. The five of them walk side by side and look very aggressive.

Ye Miao estimated the battle strength along the way and felt that as long as the Fearless Tribe did not attack in groups, the five of them should be able to handle twenty or thirty of them - thinking of this, she looked forward to Xu Wu's action with some evil interest.

In the Fearless Settlement, Dou Yuehui had been feeling restless since morning.

An Yan had sent her a message last night, telling her to leave the Fearless Settlement at 12:00 PM today, and that several high-ranking members of the Overnight Rich Settlement would be coming to pick her up. This news was too shocking for her, and she couldn't even believe it was true.

Because in her opinion, big guys are not easy to mess with, such as Xu Wu and those core members. She usually avoids them when she sees them.

So she didn't quite understand why the big boss who became rich overnight was willing to come and pick her up in person. After thinking about it, she came to two inferences: either An Yan's ability was valued by the overnight rich settlement, or An Yan paid a price that the big bosses felt was worth it.

After careful consideration, she dismissed her first idea. An Yan's highest combat skill was only level 39, and his other supporting skills were even lower. The Overnight Riches had previously defeated the Fearless, so even if they were short on high-level members, it wasn't An Yan's turn to join the core of the settlement.

But if it is the latter, what will be the cost?

Signing a "sale contract," like handing over all your resources? And maybe even with no time limit, meaning you'll be forced to toil away in a get-rich-quick settlement for the rest of your life?

Dou Yuehui made a lot of wild guesses.

Although An Yan had said before that he lived a good life in the place where he got rich overnight, in the situation where the order collapsed in the end times, all cruelty would become reasonable, and beauty would be short-lived and fragile.

So, she briefly considered rejecting An Yan, not wanting to drag a sixteen-year-old into this mess. But she typed the rejection message over and over again, never sending it. It was as if she had fallen under some kind of spell, completely consumed by selfishness. Everything else seemed less important than seizing the opportunity to leave the Fearless Settlement.

Life here is really hard.

Dou Yuehui endured this conflict and anxiety until noon. At 11:50, An Yan sent a message: "The bosses said they're outside. If it's convenient for you, you can go find Xu Wu now."

Dou Yuehui stared at the dialog box, took a deep breath, and mustered up the courage to type two words: "OK."

Then she walked out of the thatched hut and looked for Xu Wu in the chaos.

The hive had struck again, attacking the settlement from all sides simultaneously. Beyond the barrier, a raging battle erupted. Unlike Ye Miao, who had frantically invested in upgrading the fortifications on the first day the hive arrived—mortars, despite their obvious speed limitations, could still somewhat weaken the swarm—Xu Wu, relying on the high average level of her members, hadn't bothered to invest in fortifications. Forget turrets; even the walls were the ordinary fences provided by the system during the shelter era.

Therefore, the Fearless Settlement's only defense was its barrier, and protecting it and minimizing damage depended entirely on the members' fierce attacks. Over the past three days, some had suggested that Xu Wu upgrade the fences and arrow towers, but Xu Wu's stern personality remained unbroken, refusing any upgrades, citing the excuse of "not taking advantage of the system's defense mechanisms to slack off."

Therefore, even Xu Wu was busy fighting back during the fierce Zerg attack. Dou Yuehui didn't dare to keep the outside boss waiting any longer, so she hurriedly searched around and finally found Xu Wu on the west side.

"Thorns of Thorns!" Xu Wu cast her skill. Dou Yuehui called her "Boss" but she couldn't hear him. After a few calls, Dou Yuehui mustered up her courage and said, "Xu Wu!"

People are still sensitive to their own names. Xu Wu was suddenly startled. She turned around and saw that it was an ordinary member who was calling her by her name. She raised her eyebrows unhappily: "What's the matter?"

"I want to withdraw from the Fearless Settlement." Dou Yuehui said concisely.

The air around them suddenly became quiet. Not only Xu Wu, but other players who heard the noise also stopped fighting and turned to look at her in surprise.

Just like when An Yan left, Dou Yuehui took out her equipment one by one and placed them on the ground: "If it's okay, I'll leave now."

The settlement was in the middle of a fierce battle, and yet someone deserted at this moment—Xu Wu was filled with hatred, and after forcing herself to take several breaths, she finally managed an unpleasant smile: "Okay, do as you please."

"Thank you." Dou Yuehui nodded and strode towards the territory gate. Xu Wu noticed the surrounding players' gazes and glanced over, causing everyone to quickly avert their gazes.

“…Yue Hui!” Sun Haolun was not far away. He didn’t care about Xu Wu’s reaction and quickly caught up with Dou Yuehui.

Dou Yuehui stopped in her tracks when she heard his voice, glanced over his shoulder at Xu Wu, and said in a low voice, "Xiao An asked me to come over, and the big boss over there is here to pick me up. I...it's not that I didn't think about you, but I don't know how Xiao An did it. When I get back..."

"Do you think I'm going to ask you why you didn't take me with you?" Sun Haolun laughed. "Xiao An also called me, let's go."

Dou Yuehui was stunned. She was of course happy to hear that Sun Haolun was going with them, but she couldn't help but stare wide-eyed: "Where's the equipment? You're not going to hand it over?"

"Hand over your ass." Sun Haolun sneered. "I've been in the Fearless Settlement for so long, killing monsters day and night, and I haven't accumulated anything. The few pieces of equipment I have are either dropped by monsters or bought with my own money. Why should I hand them over?"

"But..." Dou Yuehui looked at Xu Wu again.

Even though she was twenty or thirty meters away, she could still feel the anger in Xu Wu's eyes, and that anger made her afraid.

But Sun Haolun didn't want to say more: "Let's go!" He grabbed Dou Yuehui's arm and walked towards the door without saying anything. At the same time, he opened the panel and said, "Quick, exit."

Dou Yuehui had no choice but to open the panel and exit. Xu Wu looked at her coldly, her eyes filled with poison. Soon, she heard a beeping sound and a message popped up in front of her eyes.

System prompt: Member [Dou Yuehui] has left the Fearless Settlement.

System prompt: Member [Sun Haolun] has left the Fearless Settlement.

If the first message only continued Xu Wu's anger, the second one almost made her hate it to the point of wanting to burst her eyes.

Because Sun Haolun didn't hand in anything, and didn't even hide anything, he wanted to leave with several pieces of purple clothing on his back!

"Follow me!" Xu Wu immediately called a few people and chased after them fiercely. Even if the insect swarm outside was fierce, she would personally kill these two traitors!

Dou Yuehui and Sun Haolun saw Ye Miao and the others as soon as they walked out the door.

The characteristic of a swarm attack is density. A wave of swarms will often attack the same location together. If there is no player deliberately pulling the monsters, they will not disperse.

So there were two points under attack in the direction of the gate, but they were both fifty or sixty meters away from the gate, and there was no one at the gate.

Before Dou Yuehui and Sun Haolun came out, Ye Miao had been bored out of her mind, seriously considering whether to attack the insect swarm. Seeing them emerge, she couldn't help but sigh, "Finally, they're here!" Then, she smiled and looked at them: "Just the two of you?"

Dou Yuehui & Sun Haolun: “?”

Ye Miao sighed.

To be honest, she was a little disappointed because it was quite a long way to go. She thought An Yan could call a few more friends to take them back together, but she didn't expect there were only two.

However, settlement ownership is closely related to the players' lives, and everyone is very cautious about changing settlements. Since nothing was agreed upon beforehand, it is difficult to find someone to go with them on short notice. Ye Miao had no choice but to accept the situation and said calmly, "Let's go."

She was about to turn around, and as she turned around, she caught a glimpse of a figure swaying at the gate, and then she heard a loud shout: "Stop!"

As the sound rang out, a silver light struck! Dou Yuehui and Sun Haolun were both startled, watching the silver light approach but unable to react. At the critical moment, Ye Miao suddenly dodged in front of the two of them, crossing his arms in front of his face to protect them.

With a "clang" sound, the assassin's poison dart hit the arm guard, causing Ye Miao's hand to hurt.

With a few consecutive "swoosh" sounds, the four archers shot their arrows at the same time, but no one was hurt. Each arrow accurately hit the ground in front of Xu Wu and others, like a small fence.

"This is too much!" Xu Wu was furious, swinging her hands alternately, dozens of silver darts flew straight at Ye Miao. Ye Miao tilted his head slightly, and simply stopped defending himself, relying on his health to withstand the damage. The corners of his lips curled up into a smile that was extremely insulting.

When the last silver dart landed on the ground, Ye Miao raised his hands again and clashed his arms together, creating a wave of air with a clang sound.

"Ah!" Several people were repelled by the skill effect of [Wind Shock Repel]. Xu Wu, who was in the C position, was directly shocked back into the door, and several followers crashed into the fence wall.

This attack made a huge noise, and the battle between the two nearby insect swarms was coming to an end. Many members who couldn't kill the monsters began to lose focus, and their attention was suddenly attracted.

Ye Miao continued to stand there, smiling. He keenly noticed through the cracks in the fence that many players were peering forward to look around. He simply said calmly, "Prices are low, taxes are even lower, and we are developing comprehensively without being oppressed! We welcome all players to switch to our team and join us. If you need anything, please contact your former member An Yanha!"

Archers: "..."

Xu Wu was so angry that her whole body was shaking. She stood firm on her feet and rushed out again, but before she could rush out of the door, four feather arrows wrapped in light and shadow pierced the ground at the door. The next moment, flames rose up and formed a wall of fire, blocking Xu Wu's way.

Several members who had originally followed Xu Wu to fight were still outside the wall. They wanted to go forward and fight but didn't dare. They could only awkwardly put on a ferocious look, fully demonstrating their unwillingness to show weakness.

Ye Miao looked at Chu Cheng approvingly, and was very satisfied with the timely shooting of arrows by him and his teammates.

If she were to judge solely by her combat power, she could have easily killed Xu Wu. However, this was someone else's territory after all. Furthermore, while the Fearless Settlement had always been unruly, their members had been manipulated for a long time, and it was hard to say how many of them remained loyal to Xu Wu. A hasty "capture the leader first" move might cause the other members to scatter, or even provoke a general attack.

With only five people on each side, Ye Miao didn't want to take such a risk. Therefore, Chu Cheng's arrow blocking Xu Wu was perfect. On the one hand, it showed off his strength to the onlookers, further swaying those already wavering. On the other hand, it didn't exacerbate the conflict and gave her ample time to advertise.

While the wall of fire was still there, Ye Miao continued to shout, "No forced material surrender! The regular tax rate is only 2 points! 2 points! The settlement is rich in supplies and has a wide variety! The Get Rich Overnight Settlement sincerely invites you to join us and become rich overnight!"

"..." Chu Cheng looked at her with a complicated expression, trying to judge whether her words were prepared in advance or improvised. He tilted his head slightly and asked Yi Hang in a low voice, "Is the shield you dropped a few days ago still there?"

“? Here.” Yi Hang was stunned for a moment, then took out the [Exquisite Copper Shield] from his backpack and handed it to Chu Cheng.

The copper shield had a convex side and a concave side, and the correct way to use it was with the convex side facing outward to block attacks. But Chu Cheng held it sideways, holding the shield in his left hand with the convex side facing right. Then he looked around and picked up a thick wooden stick.

Ye Miao didn't notice the small movements of his teammates, and quickly composed words in his mind: "A brand new thatched hut is only 50 gold! A wooden house is 300 gold! A stone house with a buff is only 800 gold!"

"Clang——" Chu Cheng hit the bronze shield with a wooden stick with an expressionless face.

"?" Ye Miao turned around and was stunned: I was trying to improvise, but my teammates actually prepared a gong in advance?!

Then:

"The territory provides three meals at a low price! Only a dozen gold coins per meal! Only a dozen gold coins!"

“Clang——”

"The market has a wide variety of products, including Kung Pao Chicken, Twice-Cooked Pork, Pancakes, Fried Yellow Croaker, Marshmallows and Small Cakes, Bone Broth Ramen with Poached Eggs, all at prices lower than the regular price outside!"

“Clang——”

"We have senior chaplains from top-tier hospitals! We also have experienced pharmacists! We believe that all-round development is the best, and we are committed to providing our members with a high-quality and relaxing life!"

"Dong Dong Qiang——"

The fire wall effect created by the four feather arrows lasted for two minutes. During these two minutes, Ye Miao shouted so hard that his voice became hoarse.

Xu Wu finally couldn't bear it anymore, and regardless of the fact that the wall of fire had not yet been extinguished, she tried her best to rush out.

-2000

-1800

The moment Xu Wu touched the flames, her health began to drop. Finally out of the flames' range, Ye Miao mercilessly kicked her in the chin, leaving her defenseless and sending her crashing back onto her back.

【-3200】

This is the damage caused by Ye Miaofei's kick.

【-2200】

-1500

This is the damage of passing through the firewall again.

Ye Miao became arrogant, gritting his teeth angrily: "You really want to fight, don't you? Who gave you the courage? Is it because I didn't press on with my victory twice that you misunderstood my own strength?"

If he listed all five maximum levels, it would be too outrageous and he might be accused of bragging, so Ye Miao only selectively mentioned two of them.

However, the effect achieved is still greater than the obvious amount of blood loss suffered by Xu Wu.

The entire settlement seemed quiet inside and out. The few people who were originally outside the fence with ferocious looks obviously took two steps back. If it weren't for the wall blocking them, they would definitely want to retreat directly back into the settlement.

Ye Miao chuckled, glanced around slowly, and raised his voice again: "I welcome those who want to join as friends; I am not afraid of those who want to fight as enemies! Whether you are a friend or foe, the Get Rich Overnight Settlement is looking forward to your visit!"

After saying that, she crossed her arms, smiled, and without saying another word, turned and left.

The members of the Fearless Settlement looked at the graceful figure and suddenly realized that she hadn't even used her equipment!

She wore no armor, her two swords scabbards folded across her back. The only piece of equipment she used was an arm guard. The kick that dealt nearly 4,000 damage to Xu Wu was just a normal attack, unaided by any equipment or skill!

The suppression of strength brought about a long period of silence, and even Dou Yuehui and Sun Haolun were too frightened to say a word.

Chu Cheng curled his lips, returned the bronze shield to Yi Hang, threw away the wooden stick, and hid his achievements and fame.

So cool!

Ye Miao recalled the scene just now, and his heart was filled with joy. The thing that was more satisfying than completely defeating the enemy was probably that the enemy was still alive and could only watch you arrogantly challenge him without daring to fight back.

Hahahahahahahaha…

She laughed in her heart, and laughed intermittently all the way, which was really unforgettable.

At 1:30 p.m., the group returned to the settlement. An Yan had been waiting anxiously for a long time, fearing that something might happen to them. He had no mood to even farm, so he simply asked Sun Chen for leave.

When Sun Chen heard that Juan Wang wanted to ask for leave, he knew without asking that there must be something wrong, so he agreed very readily.

An Yan wandered around the gate for a long time. When a swarm of insects attacked, he would fight them off. The rest of the time he kept looking outside.

Finally seeing Ye Miao and his men coming back, An Yan hurried to greet them: "Boss! Sister Yue Hui! Brother Lun!"

"Xiao An." Dou Yuehui greeted him with a smile, but her mood was complicated. She wanted to ask An Yan in detail how he persuaded Ye Miao.

An Yan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that they were all fine. He was grateful and courteous to Ye Miao: "Boss, you've worked hard! Are you hungry? I'll treat you to dinner tonight!"

"Haha." Ye Miao laughed and patted his arm. "I heard you've been working like crazy to make money lately, so I don't dare let you treat us. Why don't you show them around? We're family now, so don't be so polite."

"Yeah!" An Yan agreed seriously. Ye Miao said nothing more and walked towards the residential area with ease.

Dou Yuehui watched Ye Miao leave with a complicated expression. From Ye Miao's words, she had already vaguely sensed that she might have overthought. But out of caution, after Ye Miao left, she still pulled An Yan to ask, "Tell me, how did you convince so many big men to come pick us up?"

"Huh?" An Yan was stunned for a moment. "I said the rules of the Fearless Settlement are cruel, and I was worried that you would be in danger if you came here."

Dou Yuehui waited intently for the next words. After two seconds, when nothing came, she was speechless: "And then?"

"...Chu Cheng said he would pick you up at noon today. The boss said the insect swarm outside is fierce and it's unsafe for archers with low health. She is a melee fighter who can carry monsters, so we have to go together."

Dou Yuehui: "No more?"

An Yan nodded sincerely, "That's all." He smiled, grabbed Dou Yuehui with his right hand, and pulled Sun Haolun with his left. "Come on, let's go! While the market is less crowded right now, I'll take you on a good stroll! There's really everything here, it's much more fun than the Fearless Settlement!"

"It's much more fun"—they both caught on to the phrase. It's a lighthearted way of saying it, suggesting fun, brightness, cheerfulness, and enjoyment.

Looking at An Yan more closely, there was no trace of the depression and repression on his face that he had in the Fearless Settlement.

"I'm treating you to a feast today!" An Yan said casually. After a moment's thought, he hurriedly explained, "Don't be embarrassed! Here, you can have a feast for only three or four hundred gold. I can afford it!"

The author has something to say:

An Yan: The development here is balanced, with all kinds of talents, so the supplies are particularly abundant!

Dou Yuehui: I saw it. I even saw the band just now.

An Yan: Band?

Dou Yuehui: Don’t you know someone is beating the gong?

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