Chapter 23 Reverse Output is the Most Deadly

In Phantom City, the crew cut man and others had a dispute with the city lord. The crew cut man could not get the commission for recruiting talents, even though he had recruited more than 30 people from Xuantian City, and they were all professional players.

"I've inquired about it. Those 30-plus people came and went to stay at the hotel and registered their team's name. Why don't you give them a commission?"

He really didn't expect that the city lord would simply deny the debt. He had previously asked his other teammates to pay attention to that group of people.

The city lord's face was very bad, and he said sarcastically, "He came, but he stayed for a few days and then ran away again. I can't give him a commission for that."

If this is the case, he will lose a lot of money. What he needs is for the people who move in to settle down completely in Phantom City.

"We agreed beforehand that if we bring people to the hostel and register them as part of our team, we'll get commissions per head. You didn't mention any other conditions. We spent so much time out there recruiting these people, and you're not even saying we won't count as commissions?"

The guy with the crew cut cursed in his heart, "I brought someone here for you, but if you can't keep him, it's none of my business!"

"You don't get any commission anyway. If you want to get the money, you need those people to settle down."

The guy with the crew cut cursed in his heart, "Settling down is bullshit!"

"Okay, you're the city lord, whatever you want is fine with me. I won't accompany you any more."

He wasn't going to stay in this broken city anyway, so whoever wanted to stay could go.

The city lord watched the man with the crew cut leave and felt a little regretful. Maybe he shouldn't have not given him a single copper coin.

But then I thought, he is the lord of the city, the owner of this city. He built this shelter, and the people living in it should be grateful to him.

He felt much better after thinking this way, and suppressed the uneasiness deep in his heart.

The man with the crew cut returned to the hostel with a lot of anger, while the other teammates were waiting to share the commission.

Seeing the captain coming back, a thin man stood up to greet him, "How's it going, Brother Wen? Did you get the money? Let's go out and have a good meal."

The crew-haired man suppressed his anger and said in a muffled voice, "We don't have any money. The city lord simply refused to pay us, saying that those people have been away for several days and we don't have any money to pay."

The team members were stunned when they heard this, "What? No money?!"

They stayed outside for so many days and finally persuaded more than 30 people to come to Phantom City through their constant talking, but in the end, it was all in vain.

Who can stand this?

But seeing that the captain's veins were bulging with anger and his breathing was rapid, it didn't seem fake.

"Why is this happening? Have we been wasting all these days like monkeys?"

"The city lord is going too far. It's none of our business if others don't stay. Isn't it just that he's incompetent?"

The crew-haired man listened to them angrily denouncing the city lord's dishonesty for a long time before speaking, "I've decided to leave Phantom City. If you want to stay, you can choose another captain."

This was another bombshell. They had just enjoyed a relatively peaceful life for a short while, and the captain was leaving again.

But no one could open their mouths to try to persuade them to stay, because the city lord had really gone too far this time and didn't give them a single cent.

"Captain, do you want to go to Xuantian City?" asked a female team member.

"Well, you've made a clear comparison. Phantom City can't compare to Xuantian City at all. Besides, the city lord over there seems to be a low-key and good-natured person. Just look at the prices and you'll see."

In fact, after seeing the changes in Xuantian City these days, he had already been shaken in his heart.

I originally thought of going back to Phantom City to get the commission and clear the jungle to earn resources. At worst, I could go to Xuantian City for shopping at a fixed time in the future.

But man proposes, God disposes. The city lord simply refused to give him the money, which chilled his heart.

Since you have to make a living wherever you go, you might as well find a place with a better environment.

Thinking of this, Brother Wen had already thought about asking his mother to pack up her things and move away with him. Fortunately, he had only paid two months' rent in order to have some extra money on hand.

The female team member who had asked Brother Wen before lowered her eyes and thought for a while, "Brother Wen, since you're leaving, we can go together. I also want to go there. Phantom City... is really hard to get around."

The other team members all looked at her. The female team member pursed her lips and said, "My rent is about to expire, and Xuantian City is indeed better..."

She has never had a strong presence in the team. She has an ordinary appearance and is a shield guard, but she only has one skill that can simply increase her health value.

In Xuantian City, she felt a different atmosphere of life, which was freer than in Phantom City. In fact, the survival of their team was not very ideal.

The wild monsters close to the city-state have been occupied by the team organized by the city lord. They have to go to farther places to clear the wild monsters, not to mention that those vitality potions are not cheap.

Brother Wen looked at the silent but determined female team member and said, "Okay, I'll leave tomorrow. You go back and pack your things and we'll leave early in the morning."

One more person means more strength, and they will encounter wild monsters on the way.

The other team members watched as the captain discussed the departure time with a team member face to face. Some were already thinking about whether to join them, while others were thinking about how to take over the position of captain.

That night, Brother Wen took out all the team resources he had obtained from clearing the jungle. He was chosen as the captain because he was not only strong but also kind.

As for who the new captain will be, let the remaining teammates choose for themselves, and he will only take away the equipment that belongs to him.

Brother Wen is in his early thirties and is unmarried. He has an elderly mother at home who only prepares food and waits for her son to come home every day.

The stall fee in Phantom City is not low. For people who only have life skills, setting up a stall is too risky. It is very likely that they will not make any money in a day and still have to pay the stall fee.

The city lord also purchases some supplies in the mission hall, but the price is too low.

This led to residents frantically collecting materials, but the location of Phantom City was not as advantageous as that of Xuantian City, and the materials that could be collected were limited, and some of them were cordoned off by the city lord.

Brother Wen understood that this city-state was in a vicious cycle, and the actions of the city lord also made him completely determined.

When Wen's mother heard the sound of the door opening, she knew her son had returned and hurried out. "You're back! Are you hungry?"

Looking at his mother's old face, Brother Wen felt very uncomfortable. In just over two months, his mother looked more than ten years older.

"I'm hungry, Mom. What delicious food should I cook today?"

Hearing her son's words, Wen's mother smiled, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes piled up: "I cooked your favorite rice with crusty rice and braised pork."

Her son emailed her saying he would be back today and she specially cooked it.

At the dinner table, Wen's mother kept serving food to her son, "Eat more! You've been gone for nearly half a month, so you need to replenish your energy."

Listening to his mother's words, Brother Wen felt like crying. His father died early, and his strong mother raised him. But at this age, he didn't even give her a good life.

"Mom, pack up your things today, and tomorrow we'll leave to live in Xuantian City next door."

Wen's mother was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

"Mom, it's not easy to stay in Phantom City. We were away for nearly half a month this time and didn't get paid a cent. We happened to go to Xuantian City. I saw that it's very well developed. Anyone with skills can set up a stall. The stall fee is very cheap and the environment is good. You can stay anywhere, so we might as well go to a good place."

"You can go wherever you want. Mom is old and can't help you much. I can set up a stall in a better place to add some income to the family."

She has been idle since she came to Phantom City. As she gets older, she starts to overthink things when she is idle like this. It would be better to go somewhere else and get busy.

(End of this chapter)