Chu Cheng stared at her intently. "I think the world has changed. The law of the jungle and the annexation of territories are inevitable. We all have to adapt to the new way of life. You are already the lord of a large territory. If you want to do something and you know it's right, don't judge it by the old rules. Just do it boldly."

Ye Miao continued to sit there, looking rather dejected, even her twin ponytails drooping languidly. After hearing Chu Cheng's words, she took a deep breath and said slowly, "The problem is, I don't know if it's right."

Chu Cheng spread his hands: "Eliminating the cruel and mature lords and liberating the players is of course the right thing to do."

"No..." Ye Miao shook his head blankly. "What if I act impulsively like this and make the territory a target of public criticism? What if lords like Wei Hua form an alliance and come together to deal with us? Then every member of the territory will be in deep danger, just because I selfishly wanted to do a 'good thing'. And..."

She took a deep breath, her eyes filled with even more unease. "Do you think human nature is trustworthy? I don't think so at all. Wu Wei, Xu Wu, Wei Hua... and those who did evil things in the territory before, before the apocalypse, they might have been ordinary people in this city, even good people. But the collapse of order in the apocalypse has twisted everyone a little bit. Some people indulged themselves in bad things to survive, and some people, after their first taste of power, couldn't stop. That's why they came up with things like selling their bodies in indentures, returning to slavery..."

The three words "slavery" made Ye Miao feel horrified and weird.

She didn't believe any modern-educated person would worship such a thing, yet now, this bizarre thing had happened. Not only had it happened, but the other party had even given her a "complete logic"—for example, those who owed a huge debt to a territory could be enslaved, and slaves could be bought and sold. And if a buyer was identified, after "handing over the money and the goods," the "indenture" would also be handed over. Just as Chu Cheng had said, Wei Hua seemed to be following some strange underworld rules.

This entire set of "rules" and procedures—ridiculous, cruel, and consistently executed—invisibly reveals a terrifying truth: this system may have already taken hold in T City, or is on its way to becoming so. Although Ye Miao had only witnessed Wei Hua, a lord, engage in this practice by chance, Wei Hua wasn't necessarily the only one, or even the founder of this system. His set of rules might have been tacitly accepted by many.

Ye Miao felt a chill run down his spine, and subconsciously clenched his arms. "If I really allowed myself to swallow up the other party out of a momentary sense of loyalty, I might be the next person to be twisted. I might also taste the sweetness of tyranny in this process, and then, then slowly become a very bad person, the kind I hate now."

She knew very well that annexing Red Maple Village was different from defeating Fearless Village. That time, it was essentially for self-preservation. If she didn't kill Xu Wu, Xu Wu would come to kill her sooner or later. But attacking Red Maple Village was entirely out of her own righteous indignation.

"...Ye Miao." Chu Cheng's breathing stagnated slightly. He slowed down and looked at Ye Miao for a long time without saying a word.

She looks very scared, and her overly sweet and harmless appearance will arouse the desire to protect others, making people want to hug her and give her some support.

But he didn't do that.

It was not only because of her previous abruptness that made her feel resistant, but also because of what she said just now that shocked him.

Before hearing those words, he had simply thought she was an excellent lord. On the one hand, she was very powerful, and on the other hand, her territory was well developed. Any player could survive here, and everyone would say it was a high-quality territory.

But after hearing those words, he felt that she shone.

She was indeed afraid, but this fear was due to her calmness and objectivity. She was thinking about long-term things, being extremely strict with herself, and not allowing herself to sink into those "bad" things.

In other words, she is both wary and in awe of human nature.

This may seem obvious, but it's by no means easy to do. Humans are prone to double standards, prone to being "strict with others and lenient with ourselves." Especially when their intentions are good, most people feel they hold the moral high ground and can fearlessly do whatever they want.

But at this moment, she was afraid and restrained herself, simply because she didn't believe in human nature, including her own, and she didn't want to become a bad person.

Being filled with righteous indignation is not difficult for a human being. The difficult part is being able to control one's behavior when filled with righteous indignation.

Chu Cheng suddenly felt as if he had never known her before, and felt that the person in front of him was a true warrior with a strong heart.

"Ye Miao." He suppressed the slight trembling caused by the shock, and took a breath as if relieved.

Ye Miao turned her head to look at him dejectedly. Although she was strong inside, she looked like a tired girl who had stayed up late playing games. She could hardly even lift her eyelids.

Chu Cheng pursed his lips slightly: "I dare not say what kind of person will not turn bad, but I think that with such a defense line in your heart, it will be much harder for you to turn bad than others."

"...Haha." Ye Miao smiled bitterly, "I'll just take it as a compliment."

"I'm definitely praising you." Chu Cheng laughed, and the atmosphere became a little more relaxed. He put away his smile and said, "If I really find that you are becoming that kind of person, I will remind you in time."

"good……"

"But I still think that annexing Red Maple Village is something we can do. If it's successful and you don't turn evil, you'll have saved a lot of people." At this point, he paused, raised his eyelids, and asked casually, "Isn't that right, Xiaohao?"

Xiao Hao was still frozen where he had just shattered the glass, maintaining the half-squatting, half-kneeling position he'd been in trying to pick up the broken glass, not daring to move. Days of teetering on the brink of death had left him numb and dazed. When his name was suddenly called, he shuddered. Although he hadn't heard anything they'd said, he nodded repeatedly in fear, "You're right!"

"Look." The shameless Chu Cheng knew how to seize opportunities. "The old members of Red Maple are right. Let's give it a try. I will unconditionally provide all the support within my ability. Anything beyond my ability is a gamble of life. We need to negotiate the price."

"Hahahaha." Ye Miao was really amused this time. She perked up a bit, stretched her back, and remembered to ask him, "Have you had breakfast?"

Chu Cheng noticed that her mood had improved, and he narrowed his eyes and teased: "Boss, it was around 6:40 when you sent me the message, and I hadn't even gotten up yet."

"Sorry." Ye Miao rubbed his temples. "Let's eat together. It's my treat."

These words made Feng Xiaohao in front of him feel as if he had received another instruction. He jumped up like a voice-controlled robot and walked towards the kitchen.

"Hey—" Ye Miao grabbed his wrist and looked up, helpless but patient. "Where are you going? Come on, let's go out for breakfast together, and I'll take you around."

"..." Feng Xiaohao stared at her with bated breath. He wanted to say that he would go make breakfast, but his desire to survive made him dare not speak carelessly.

After a night, even he realized, no matter how slow he was, that the new lord before him was different from Wei Hua. But the thing that frightened him the most now was that "different."

He watched Wei Hua murder several people, including his parents. His survival instincts allowed him to understand Wei Hua's character and the rules of survival amidst despair and collapse. But if the new lord was different, it would mean starting all over again, and he might not live long enough to figure out the new tactics.

The three people walked into the market with different thoughts in their minds. Ye Miao was sleep-deprived and upset, and now he was also hungry. He was not in the mood to choose a restaurant, so he walked straight into Hu Hao and Miao Lin's restaurant.

Hu Hao and Miao Lin recently developed a new dish, the Crab Roe and Pork Wontons, which are best enjoyed warm for breakfast. Add a little balsamic vinegar to cut through the greasiness and you'll feel refreshed.

Ye Miao walked straight to the empty table in the corner, but did not sit there. He said "I'll go order" and turned to walk to the front desk.

Feng Xiaohao was nervous when he saw this and wanted to go with her, but was forcibly pulled back by Chu Cheng. Chu Cheng looked at Ye Miao's back, pressed Feng Xiaohao to sit down, and said with a smile: "The Lord is very busy, let's leave her alone."

Feng Xiaohao swallowed hard, feeling uneasy.

At the restaurant's front desk, NPC Xiao Miao was taking orders. Ye Miao walked over and ordered three servings of Crab Roe and Pork Wontons and three Tea Eggs. He then noticed a new drink, Orange Soda, and ordered three of those, too.

The food was quickly prepared. Ye Miao returned to the table with the tray. He first took out the wontons, then placed the tea eggs and orange soda. He leisurely returned the tray, then turned back and sat down, glancing at Feng Xiaohao intentionally or unintentionally: "Eat it while it's hot."

No matter how upset she was, she still wanted to show this "humanitarian concern".

Feng Xiaohao stared at the wontons in front of him, feeling very uncomfortable: "I, I'll just eat something ordinary..."

Previously, he'd been fed the crudest, white-quality food in Red Maple Village, like coarse-grain steamed buns and cornbread, often without a clear next meal. Now, looking at the [Crab Roe and Pork Wontons] in front of him, clearly displaying purple quality, and the [Orange Soda], a "luxury," Feng Xiaohao suspected Ye Miao was teasing him, giving her a reason to attack him if he dared to eat it.

Chu Cheng poured vinegar into the bowl and said with a calm smile: "I don't know how to explain it to you, but this is just an ordinary thing in our territory."

How is that possible?!

Feng Xiaohao was skeptical.

"Hurry up and eat." Ye Miao lied, "Didn't I just say I'd take you around? The town is much larger than the village. It's very tiring just getting up. You won't be able to finish your walk if you don't eat something good."

Is a town so much bigger than a village?

Feng Xiaohao knew that the upper limit of the population of a small town was more than three times that of a village, but he didn't pay attention to the area when he came in yesterday and had no idea about it.

He was a bit suspicious, but didn't dare question Ye Miao. After a brief struggle, perhaps because the wontons' delicious aroma was too tempting, and Ye Miao had given him a reason, he temporarily put aside his concerns and picked up the bowl to eat with relish.

It seemed that he had never eaten this kind of thing again after the end of the world.

As Feng Xiaohao ate the wontons, their thin wrappers and generous fillings, the tender pork spreading between his teeth, he was suddenly struck by a flood of memories. The breakfast stalls at the school gate, the lively atmosphere of making wontons and dumplings at home, and the time he'd been rebellious and angered his parents...

If he could do it again, he would definitely be very obedient. Although even thinking about it now, he still doesn't think all of his parents' requests were reasonable, but at least his parents were still around at that time.

The more Feng Xiaohao thought about it, the more emotional he became, until his eyes finally turned red. He quickly lowered his head and tried to hide his feelings by gulping down wonton soup.

Among the members of Hongfeng Village who signed the indenture contract, there was a girl who was a little younger than him. She was beaten to death because her crying upset Wei Hua.

"Hey, Xiaohao." Ye Miao sighed as he watched him gulp down the wonton soup. He peeled a tea egg and handed it to him. "There are still eggs. If you're not full, eat the eggs first. If it's still not enough, go order something else."

Feng Xiaohao's hand holding the bowl froze, and he quickly held back the last bit of tears, put the bowl down, and forced a smile: "No... I'm full."

"The tea eggs here are delicious." Chu Cheng also began to peel the eggs, his eyes fixed on the tea eggs in front of him, not looking at Xiao Hao, and just said, "I've peeled them already, you really don't want to eat them? It would be a waste if you don't eat them."

According to the game settings, unpeeled tea eggs can be kept for 3 days, but peeled ones will go bad within a few hours.

"..." Feng Xiaohao hesitated for a moment and cautiously asked, "Then I, I eat it?"

"Eat quickly. The soda hasn't been opened yet. If you can't finish it, take it away. It would be a waste not to eat the tea eggs." Ye Miao said.

Feng Xiaohao finally picked up the tea egg and took a bite. The rich tea aroma that spread all around was so delicious that he felt like his soul was flying away.

Compared to [Crab Roe and Pork Wontons], the quality of tea eggs is one level lower and is a blue quality food.

But……

Damn it! He actually ate purple-quality and blue-quality food in one meal, and a bottle of purple-quality soda was being stuffed into his backpack by Chu Cheng.

What kind of style was the lord in front of him? The more he thought about it, the more confused he became.

In the stall area of ​​the small market, Liu Xiaoya found a clean and spacious place and tried to set up a stall for the first time.

【Name：Baby Bunny】

【Quality: Blue】

Level: 12

[Health: 800, Mana: 950]

[Attack: 120, Agility: 200, Defense: 100]

【Category: Healing Pet】

Description: A cuddly, comforting bunny who loves all kinds of fruits and vegetables. Petting the bunny can mitigate various negative effects three times per day, depending on the bunny's level.

[Price: 800 gold coins]

【Name：Chinese Pastoral Dog】

【Quality: Purple】

Level: 42

[Health: 3700, Mana: 1500]

[Attack: 1700, Agility: 2000, Defense: 1000]

【Category: Combat Pet】

[Description: A clever and combative pet, a good hunting assistant, and a lover of all kinds of meat.]

[Price: 3000 gold coins]

12 baby rabbits and 4 Chinese native dogs. She caught the baby rabbits a few days ago and has been raising the Chinese native dogs for over two weeks, but has been hesitant to find a market for them.

Animal Tamers are a marginal profession in today's world. Previously, Tianju Village completely disdained these skills, so her life was extremely difficult. However, because the [Chinese Country Dog] possessed decent stats, if Liu Xiaoya actually put it up for sale, it would attract the attention of high-level players. These two contradictory premises combined created an awkward and awkward situation—high-level players both despised her and coveted her possessions, openly seeking them out.

In a normal world like before, this kind of behavior would probably be considered bullying. But in the apocalypse, where combat power is everything, this behavior is justified. Especially in places like Tianju Village, where players are clearly divided into different levels, if S- and A-level players want something from you, the lower-level players, why wouldn't you give it to them?

Liu Xiaoya had witnessed other low-level players being robbed of their resources, and after stumbling upon these [Chinese Countryside Dogs], she had kept them hidden in her house. Even now, even after joining this legendary "Pure Land," she remained cautious.

After carefully observing for two or three days, Liu Xiaoya felt that the atmosphere in this territory seemed to be really good, so she dared to put her things out.

Soon, players noticed her.

"What is this, a pet stall?!?!" Song Feifei couldn't help but scream as she ran towards the stall. Her three roommates, who had been concentrating on finding food, turned around and saw that there was a pet stall. They immediately stopped looking for food and rushed over.

“Oh my god, the baby bunny is so cute!!!”

"What kind of glutinous rice dumpling is this!!!" The four people held their faces in their hands and went crazy.

Liu Xiaoya smiled and said, "Want to buy two? They're quite rare. I've only seen this many of them in such a long time since the game started. It took me three days to capture them all. They have very good personalities and are easy to hold and pet. Buy them to help you pass the time?"

"I want to buy it woooooooooooooooo!!!" Liu Yin was so cute that she almost went crazy.

Zhou He remained calm. "How much can this negative effect be reduced? And how do I upgrade it?"

"Honestly, my current level is too low, and the reduced negative effects are only about 3%. Take the recent high temperatures, for example. Everyone is prone to heatstroke, and improper protection can cause rapid loss of stamina. This basically slows down both the rate of heatstroke and the rate of stamina loss by 3%... It's better than nothing, I guess!"

"As for leveling up, it's quite simple. You can level up by interacting with them, playing with them, and feeding and watering them."

Liu Xiaoya spoke very frankly, hiding nothing about her strengths or weaknesses.

Zhou He pondered and said, "I think this attribute is not bad. It's better than nothing, but it's better than nothing. And it can be upgraded. Maybe it will become very useful in the future!"

Liu Yin, who was standing next to her, was already holding a baby bunny in her arms. "It's mainly because it's adorable! So cute! Look, it's rubbing against me!!!"

Zhou He: “…”

The baby rabbit was indeed rubbing against Liu Yin, curled up into a small ball in her arms, rubbing her palms with squinting eyes.

"It's just that 800 gold coins is a bit expensive." Fang Siyu regretted, "Otherwise I really want one for each of us!"

"How about we raise two together?" Liu Yin suggested. Liu Xiaoya reminded her in time, "Pets in the game recognize their owners. While others can interact with and feed them, they only truly have a positive impression of their owners."

"I don't care!" Liu Yin made up her mind, opened her backpack and took out the gold coins, crying out heartbreakingly, "I'm sorry, Qianqian, but I really need it!!!"

Liu Xiaoya was amused by her. She took the money, thought for a moment, and handed over a bag of vegetables: "Here, I'll give you a gift. Fresh vegetable leaves. It likes to eat them."

"Thank you!" Liu Yin's face was full of joy.

The final result was that when the four roommates left the market, each of them had a furry ball in their hands.

"Speaking of which..." Zhou He felt a little dizzy. "We spent 3200 gold coins on a pet so early in the morning. Isn't that a bit crazy?"

"Oh no." Song Feifei was kissing the bunny close to her face. "It's rare to have a chance to go crazy in life! Besides, in this lousy apocalypse, there are so few things that bring emotional value. I can only keep a pet! I think it's worth the money!"

Liu Yin was just happy: "I want to sleep with Tutu in my arms tonight!"

"I support you, but..." Fang Siyu coughed, "One question, do pets in the game have to excrete?"

“…” Liu Yin fell silent.

Fang Siyu continued unkindly, "It would be exciting if you woke up in the morning and saw a pile of chocolate beans in your bed."

Liu Yin: "I'll bite you!!!"

Song Feifei: "I can't look at the bunny anymore."

Zhou He: "I can't look at chocolate beans anymore."

Near noon, Ye Miao, who had taken Feng Xiaohao on a tour of the territory, returned to his residence. He first persuaded Feng Xiaohao to go back to the bedroom, and then chatted with a few old members who had just moved from Hongfeng Village.

After they left, she sat on the sofa for a long time with a gloomy face and without saying a word, then she was so angry that she threw the cup.

“Pah.”

“Pah.”

“Crash.”

The sound of cups breaking continued. Since these things would disappear quickly after being broken in the game and there was no need to clean them up by himself, Chu Cheng did not stop her. He just walked to the stairs and glanced at the second bedroom, fearing that Feng Xiaohao would be frightened again.

Ye Miao smashed five or six cups as a way of venting her feelings. She finally calmed down a bit. She turned around and looked at Chu Cheng, panting heavily. She felt a little embarrassed about her own loss of control. She said awkwardly, "Why didn't you stop me?"

"I think it's good for you to vent. If I hadn't walked all the way with Feng Xiaohao yesterday and was mentally prepared, I would probably have fallen with you." Chu Cheng was calm.

Then he walked over to the sofa area and sat down on a single seat. Ye Miao also sat back on the sofa, leaning back and muttering to himself, "What the hell is going on!"

As a normal person, she was under too much pressure to suddenly face such a perverted thing as "slavery".

The reason why she asked the old members of Hongfeng Village to come and find out what happened was because when she sent Feng Xiaohao back to the house just now, she found that the bedding on the bed in the second bedroom had not been moved at all.

In this game, broken items will disappear immediately, but daily necessities like bedding will not automatically restore themselves after use. If you don't want to fold it, then don't fold it. If you fold the quilt and make the bed, it will stay the same as you folded it.

However, no one had lived in the second bedroom before. Feng Xiaohao stayed there all night yesterday, and now it still maintains the original appearance of the new bed in the system, just as Ye Miao put it in.

Seeing this, she asked Feng Xiaohao if he didn't sleep last night. Feng Xiaohao said he did. Then she asked where he slept. Feng Xiaohao nervously explained, "The floor was very clean..."

Ye Miao couldn't hold it in any longer at that time. He lifted the quilt almost like a madman and forced Feng Xiaohao onto the bed, telling him to have a good sleep and not to worry about anything.

Then she found the old members of the Red Maple Village and heard more from them.

They said that the time Wei Hua spent forcing members to sign "indentures" was not that long, probably less than 20 days at most, but after he tasted the sweetness, the number of members in the territory who were forced to sign indentures increased day by day.

"Someone was initially forced to sign a contract to sell themselves, or did they actually owe money? For example, Feng Xiaohao's family seems to have accidentally lost two pieces of purple equipment... Wei Hua's offer was 10,000 gold. It might be a scam, but at least it's real."

"Things changed later. I felt that Wei Hua was deliberately setting up traps for the members, making them go into debt for various reasons, and then using both soft and hard tactics to get them to sign contracts."

At the same time, the number of deaths is also "increasing day by day."

"As soon as you sign the indenture, Wei Hua starts to treat you like a nobody. He's a very quick-tempered person. When something goes wrong, beating you up is the least of his worries. He's even beaten you to death."

"And sometimes he hits people for no reason, simply because he's in a bad mood. Those members who signed the indenture and were around him when he was in a bad mood can only consider themselves unlucky."

"By the way, if you sign a contract to sell yourself, you can only eat two steamed buns or cornbread a day, and your physical strength must be maintained at the minimum level to survive."

"It's said they were given expired food. Expired food can cause them to have negative effects, like getting sick, but it also provides a sense of fullness and strength. Some people simply have no choice but to eat it. After eating it... the unlucky ones die, while the lucky ones can barely survive."

"In short, if you can't hold on and sign the indenture, you will lose all your human rights."

"But how can ordinary players get a territory? Once they target you, if you don't sign, people will come to harass you every day, and it will be extremely mentally torturous."

In addition, some old members who were familiar with Feng Xiaohao provided more details:

"Feng Xiaohao's parents were beaten to death by Wei Hua."

"As for Feng Xiaohao's previous experiences... well, how can I put it? Wei Hua is truly perverted! Do you know what job he most often asks Feng Xiaohao to do? Mopping the floor!"

This "mopping the floor" surprised Ye Miao so much that his pupils trembled.

This job is normal in the original world. Everyone has to mop the floor. If they don't, dust will accumulate.

However, in the game world, dust doesn't accumulate on the ground. To achieve a sense of realism, a small amount of dirt and dust will occasionally appear on the ground. If you don't wipe it, it will disappear on its own after a few minutes. If you wipe it, it will disappear immediately, but some more will appear after a few minutes.

In general, this is a detail design that does not affect your life at all. After the gamification of the world, there are no allergic diseases such as asthma and rhinitis, so these things do not need to be paid attention to.

But Wei Hua would let Feng Xiaohao do these things. As long as these things appeared in his villa, Feng Xiaohao had to wipe them off in time, otherwise he would be beaten up if Wei Hua saw them.

If all this were based on Wei Hua's mysophobia, it would be a reason, but he doesn't. Making someone do this kind of useless work is pure humiliation and abuse.

No wonder Feng Xiaohao was so nervous when he broke the cup that morning. Although Ye Miao knew at the time that Wei Hua had caused him PTSD, he still thought his reaction was a bit neurotic. Only now did he understand that Feng Xiaohao was actually facing death the moment the cup fell from his hand.

Ye Miao sat on the sofa with his forehead propped up for a long time, then raised his eyes, his gaze more determined than ever before: "Get ready. If we are strong enough, we will swallow up Hongfeng Village right now."

"Okay." Chu Cheng nodded, pondered for a moment, and then said, "However, according to the level of Red Maple Village, the upper limit of the number of people is 1,000, and we only have 500 vacancies now. If we find that the enemy has more than 500 people, it will be a problem to place the members."

"It doesn't matter." Ye Miao shook his head, the determination in his eyes not wavering at all. "According to the system settings, the annihilated territory can become the 'branch' of the winning side. If we really can't accommodate them, we will use their territory first, and when we upgrade the city here, we can let everyone move in."

"Not bad." Chu Cheng breathed a sigh of relief and stood up to recruit people. When he reached the door, he heard Ye Miao say again: "Prepare and do it slowly. Don't be too anxious."

Chu Cheng turned around, his eyes filled with doubt: "Not in a hurry anymore?"

"Some details require careful consideration." Ye Miao's anger faded, and he slowly regained his composure. "For example, after the annexation, how should the core members be dealt with? Wei Hua's killing was certainly justified, but we don't know who the other people who aided and abetted the evil are, so we need to find a way to distinguish them. The severity of aiding and abetting the evil varies, and we can't just kill them all."

For example, killing someone like Wei Hua, whose hands were stained with blood, would certainly be a great relief. However, killing someone who merely bullied fellow Territory members, verbally bullied them, or stole a small amount of money would definitely be inappropriate.

"To identify core members, you can ask the old members of Red Maple Village to report them." Chu Cheng realized what Ye Miao was worried about after he finished speaking, and continued, "If you're worried about someone using this mechanism to settle personal grudges, you can use the number of people as a reference. If a person is only reported by two or three people, it's very suspicious, but if everyone hates him, there's a high probability that there's something wrong."

"If you're still worried, just question them. They won't tell the truth to avoid sanctions, but you can always find out some problems."

"As for how to deal with different levels of severity... I really don't have any solutions. You can think about it."

"Okay." Ye Miao nodded slowly.

Although Chu Cheng only helped her solve half of the problem, and whether it was feasible still needed to be carefully considered, but when her mind was in a mess, this was like a reassurance, making her feel much more at peace.

"Thank you for your help..." She felt grateful.

"You're being polite." Chu Cheng smiled faintly and shook his head. "It's just for the territory. If the territory develops well, it will be good for everyone. I am one of the vested interests."

"Are you coaxing a child?" Ye Miao laughed and puffed out his lips.

Chu Cheng had helped her a lot all along. Because of his strength, the previous incidents might not have caused him too much trouble, but this time it was really a big deal.

Besides, she just threw the cup and went crazy...

Ye Miao felt guilty and remembered this favor carefully.

Chu Cheng didn't respond to her question "Are you coaxing the child?", but shrugged and walked away with an indifferent look on his face.

Ten minutes later, an announcement was issued to all members in the reception hall.

[Chu Cheng] Recruiting senior combat members for the territory war, requirements: combat skills ≥ level 70, no restrictions on professions for the time being, no restrictions on the number of people for the time being, and the attack time is to be determined.

Commission: To be determined.

Fifteen minutes later, another announcement popped up.

[Ye Miao] If there are any legal industry professionals or law students, please contact me.

The two announcements sparked heated discussions among members.

"Territory war?! Who are we going to fight?"

"The last time we attacked Fearless Village was a long time ago... And that time, we dug up a lot of their weaknesses, so we were basically guaranteed to win the final battle. This time, I don't see any advance preparations. We're just recruiting members for the territory war straight away? What's going on?!"

"What's going on with the boss? Looking for someone with a legal background? Do you want legal advice?"

"No... Logically, where is the law now? In her territory, her thoughts are the law."

"Is there any new mechanism introduced in the game?"

"What new mechanism requires a lawyer? I think mages are more useful..."

"Is it possible that the lawyers of the past are the mages of today?"

“…”

The members' imaginations ran wild, and they chatted about all sorts of things. While most of their ideas were unreliable, it didn't affect the smooth recruitment process for either team. However, due to the lack of clarity on the situation, only veteran members who had a strong trust in the "Get Rich Town" had signed up. New members were cautiously waiting, fearing that this "pure land" would suddenly collapse and turn them into unruly people.

Two or three days later, two major events occurred in the territory that everyone talked about. One was that the auction of the [Primary Resurrection Coins] consigned by Xin Lu and Zhang Xiangqian at the auction house ended and was successfully sold.

The final transaction price reached a staggering 130,000 gold coins. Ye Miao was shocked to receive a 13,000 gold commission from the auction.

This massive income instantly made Xin Lu and Zhang Xiangqian famous tycoons within the territory. Other members holding primary resurrection coins were eager to try their luck. Some immediately decided to bid, while others hesitated, reluctant to part with such a life-saving item.

Another thing was that Ren Guoqing, who was out doing business, brought back news that when he passed by City T, he found that Tiaodeng Town was also setting up stalls to recruit new members.

"This is plagiarism!!!" Some players in the territory were outraged.

Ye Miao didn't mind this. It was just a way to recruit new members, so what was the point of plagiarism? Since it was so easy to use, it wouldn't be surprising if other territories copied it. She had never intended to monopolize it from the beginning.

But out of public morality, Ye Miao opened the panel of Tiaodeng Town from the map page. After thinking it over again and again, he clicked on the dialog box of the other lord and used the lord's privileges to directly send a message.

[Ye Miao] Hello, I am the lord of the town that got rich overnight. I saw that you are recruiting new members in the same way recently. I would like to bother you and tell you something.

This method of recruiting new members will attract people from various territories. The mechanisms in some territories are harsh and cruel, and members may be in danger of their lives if they leave.

If you have the spare capacity, it is recommended to send someone to pick you up and provide protection.

In Tiaodeng Town, An Ruoying suddenly received a message. When she clicked on it and saw the two words "Ye Miao", she was cheered up.

After carefully reading the message, she was a little surprised and replied politely: "I hadn't thought of that. Thanks for the reminder! I'll form a combat team and escort the new member."

[Ye Miao] Okay, I wish you good luck in recruiting new members.

Seeing the other party's businesslike attitude, An Ruoying didn't say anything more and turned off the panel, but she felt a little complicated.

This "Pure Land" was famous, and she had been curious about it before. She had also thought about sending a message to contact the other lord to find out the truth, but she felt it was too abrupt, so she held back.

Unexpectedly, the other party sent her a message first, and it was a reminder like this.

"This should be a very good person..." An Ruoying muttered to herself, "Oh, I really want to meet him."

In fact, she has been very nervous since the beginning of this round of recruitment. After all, this recruitment method was learned from others. She was afraid that "Pure Land" would dislike her from now on, and her strength was not up to theirs.

Now it seems that she was overthinking it.

An Ruoying pondered for a moment, and finally opened the dialog box again and sent a message: By the way, I learned the method of recruiting new members from you, so I owe you this... Sorry!

[Ye Miao] It doesn't matter. I just set up a stall to attract new customers. It's not my original idea. There's nothing I owe to anyone.

"Hmm..." An Ruoying closed the dialog box again, savoring these generous and sincere words, and was sure in her heart: I want to get to know her.

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