Empty Valley

An Rou was woken up by Zhang Da.

"There are a lot of people outside the door." Zhang Da said.

An Rou glanced out the window. The sun was rising. There were a lot of people?

She called out Baofu and went up to Huamanlou to look down.

Zhang Da was still being conservative. It wasn't just a lot of people, it was a lot of people. A huge crowd stretched from the farm all the way across to the square.

People were wrapped in gray-white cloaks over their clothes, with their faces buried in the hoods of their cloaks. The emblem of the Duozhu Guild was printed in the middle of the front of the hood.

Some wore player IDs, others didn't. Apparently, the emblem wasn't just the guild's emblem, it was also the emblem of the Dozhu religion.

There were a lot of people, but no one was talking. Even from a distance, An Rou could feel the quiet atmosphere in the square.

Suddenly, someone accidentally saw her and shouted, "Good day, goddess!"

Tens of thousands of eyes looked at them simultaneously.

In their eyes, the goddess in a white robe embroidered with gold stood on the top of the building, bathed in the morning light, surrounded by glory, sacred and inviolable.

Looking over with them were the eyes of heaven.

In the center of the square, the "Hollow Valley Rainbow" suspended above the spire had come alive. A rainbow of colors flowed slowly and surgingly, creating a brilliant halo under the sunlight. From each part of the halo, a variety of lights, like melted syrup, dispersed in all directions.

The power of elements.

In Hongwan is the goddess of the Duozhu religion, Mia.

She was barefoot, with her long snow-white skirt and chestnut hair hanging down together, making her worthy of the title of "Goddess".

Without the vision of sudden wealth, An Rou could not see the expression of the Goddess Duozhu, but she intuitively felt that Mia's look was full of confusion.

An Rou was looking at Mia from a distance, and all the people in the square turned around and knelt down to her.

"Good day, goddess!"

Everyone was lying on the ground, as if a thick layer of white snow had accumulated in the huge square.

This scene is quite shocking.

It's not just the grand scenes, but also the shock of the coexistence of technology and ignorance.

Sure enough, the end of science is theology.

The farm gates are open.

Many believers did not rush in, but instead lined up in a long queue. Someone picked out a unique group from the crowd - hundreds of children around ten years old, and came to the front of the line.

After numerous adjustments, the farm's soil layer reached a thickness of twenty meters. For this project, Paopao trimmed the exposed edges of the soil and uniformly painted them with gold paint, creating a majestic stone foundation resembling a temple.

The stone steps outside the farm gate were also rebuilt, all made of white marble, with a total of 120 steps. Each step is nearly half a meter high, making it difficult even for adults to walk, let alone children.

Moreover, the children were either carrying trays or leading cattle and sheep, so they had no time to free their hands and had to use all their strength to take every step.

None of the adults around came forward to help.

An Rou and Paopao were standing inside the doorway, but due to their limited viewing angles, they didn't see what was happening at first. That was until the first child climbed up, sweating profusely, with only three steps left to go, his legs already shaking.

Paopao subconsciously stepped forward to support.

However, the child dodged his hand, silent and stubborn. Only when he saw An Rou did his eyes sparkle.

"Good day, goddess." He wanted to salute, but the tray covered with gold-painted white cloth in his hand was shaking, so he had to bow.

An Rou suppressed her frown and smiled kindly, "Just give the things to the divine servant."

She is the "messenger of God", and Paopao and other people on the farm are the "servants of God".

The child shook his head. "The offering is for the Lord God. I will carry it myself. Good morning, Goddess. May I come in?"

"Go ahead."

An Rou watched his back, her brows furrowed.

The tribute had to be offered by children, a detail missing from the running guide. If these children hadn't come up alone and with pure intentions, she would have been exposed.

The problem is... these children are all NPCs. The illusory belief created by the Duozhu Guild in the game has even been infiltrated by NPCs?

An Rou gave Pao Pao a look, and the two of them followed the child toward the Duozhu statue.

"Have you noticed that there are many children in the valley?"

Paopao nodded. "According to the theory of balance, newborns will only appear when the number of NPCs falls below the equilibrium value between them and the players."

An Rou pondered, "Is it possible that the NPC generation mechanism in the Empty Valley instance is the same as that in the Spirit Realm, where all NPCs can regenerate infinitely?"

"No, Empty Valley and Ghost Island were launched at the same time, and the NPC mechanics of the two dungeons are already approaching those of Cold Soldier City."

An Rou fell silent.

The possibility of "infinite regeneration" has been ruled out, and what remains is only a shocking fact - the number of NPCs in the empty valley is far lower than the so-called balance value. In other words, a large number of NPCs in the empty valley have died.

The children in this group were of varying heights. The one leading the sheep was the youngest, looking only about six or seven years old. The one carrying the tray was older, around ten years old.

The age difference indicates that they were not born at the same time. Furthermore, it can be inferred that the mass death of NPCs in the Valley was not caused by a specific event, but rather a continuous death.

"Boss..." Paopao's eyes were a little gloomy, "They are all very thin."

They were pale and thin, and their new clothes were baggy. But when they saw An Rou, their eyes were bright and frightening.

This is what makes An Rou secretly shocked the most.

An hour later, the hundred children finally placed the offerings in place. An Rou stood at the foot of the statue and watched quietly, not until the children reluctantly retreated outside the door did she breathe a sigh of relief.

To be honest, she was really worried that the Duozhu religion was so evil that it would use living people as sacrifices.

If she really saw that kind of scene, let alone running away, even she would be unable to resist starting a fight.

However, the children were fine, which ruled out the first cause of death of NPCs in Konggu - human sacrifice.

If that’s the case, then what exactly is the cause of the NPC’s death?

Is it because Konggu faces the invasion of countless ghouls every night, resulting in a large number of ghouls breeding in the camp, causing many NPCs to die at the hands of ghouls?

If that's the reason, then it's understandable. The only thing to blame is the game settings.

-

After meeting Yin Tian, ​​An Rou's guess was overturned.

It's not the game settings that are responsible, but the Duozhu and Xiangyang Guilds.

She has retreated to the "Temple" in the other courtyard.

There is a pond in front of the villa, and in the pond is a statue of a god. There is an endless stream of people coming to worship the statue, including Duozhu players, Konggu NPCs, and even some sneaky Xiangyang players.

Paopao frowned after hearing about her meeting with Yintian.

"So Duozhu wants us to supply him with potions so he can win the God Competition? Boss, what exactly is the God Competition? Is it a competition between two guilds?"

Guild skill showdown? Someone's going to get hurt, so that's why a lot of potions are needed?

In the information Paopao found, someone mentioned the God Competition, but only mentioned the results of the competition without giving any details.

The two major guilds in Konggu decide the ownership of the upper and lower cities based on the outcome of the God Competition.

A year ago, the Upper City was the territory of the Duozhu Guild. Until last year's God Competition, the Duozhu Guild was unexpectedly defeated and had to give up the right to reside in the Upper City.

At that time, more than 600 floating islands exchanged positions up and down, and the scene was extremely spectacular.

It is for this reason that some traces of the competition among gods remain on the forum.

An Rou sneered: "I'll tell you two words and you'll understand - raising Gu."

The so-called competition among the gods is no different from a man-made hunting ground.

Every year, the two major guilds deliberately raise a batch of ghouls and release them onto a selected floating island. Then, contestants from both sides enter the arena. The guild that strangles the most ghouls will gain the right to reside in the upper city.

The most important thing is that the NPCs on the floating island will not be cleared out in advance.

That’s why a large number of NPCs die and a new batch of newborns are born every year.

Paopao finally understood and his face turned pale.

"Boss, should we..."

Prevent.

He remembered the reason why the farm came to the hollow valley, but he couldn't utter the two words.

An Rou shook her head: "It's too late. The God Competition is tomorrow, and the ghouls they raised are already prepared."

She glanced at the silent Paopao and said, "I know you held back. The ghouls are ready, but the match hasn't started yet. We still have time to stop them. Paopao, look at them."

Paopao followed Anrou's gaze.

By the pond, a group of people prostrated themselves at the feet of the majestic statue, muttering devoutly.

"The followers of the Duozhu Cult aren't limited to Duozhu players. They also include members of the Xiangyang Guild, many NPCs, and even a few wanderers without guild emblems. Even though they haven't joined a guild, they must have been stranded in the Valley for a long time.

“A main god that even Yin Tian himself doesn’t believe in has already been deeply rooted in people’s hearts.

"Do you know why the God's Contest is called the God's Contest? The tributes sent to the farm are only part of it. What you haven't seen yet are the people in the contest."

Whether it is an NPC or a player who dies at the hands of a ghoul, they are all sacrifices.

They are all human sacrifices.

But even she was powerless to stop this cruel competition.

Even Yintian, who knew that the so-called Heavenly Temple was actually Yong'an Farm, had to call a spade a spade for the sake of the statue.

An Rou originally thought that Yin Tian only wanted to boost the morale of the guild, but now she realized that Yin Tian was also afraid of the ignorant beliefs created by Duo Zhu.

According to the original plan, the farm would stay in the valley for quite some time.

An Rou didn't want to put all the residents under house arrest, so she set several "temporary employee rules" in advance.

Brief overview: All residents must change their clothes and are not allowed to mention their names. If asked about their identities, they must call themselves "God's servants"; they are not allowed to mention anything related to the farm; they are not allowed to allow anyone from the empty valley into the farm buildings, even if the other party is not the Chosen One.

All the doors and windows of the buildings were closed, and outsiders could only tour the farm from the outside. Because the exterior walls of the buildings had been remodeled, the closed doors and windows actually added to the solemnity of a temple.

Farm residents can go out and farm, but all shops are closed and everyone has to go to the other courtyard for meals.

Leng Hanli led Tian Rui and others to deliver the tribute back to the villa. When An Younian saw it, he was very happy.

Cattle, sheep and other livestock are what the farm lacks.

Previously, the beef and mutton on the farm were all copied from the stock in the cold storage. However, because Siji left and Paopao had not been online for more than a week, there was very little meat left.

Although it was replenished in time after Paopao went online, who doesn’t want to eat fresh meat?

An Younian immediately asked Tian Rui to kill a sheep.

"I'll make mutton stew for everyone tonight."

Leng Hanli stopped him: "The divine messenger instructed that these cattle and sheep must not be killed before leaving the empty valley."

An Younian was stunned. "Meat... the divine messenger said so? Then listen to the divine messenger. Don't kill them, just lock them up first. Where should they be kept?"

Leng Hanli: "The divine messenger asked the divine servant to open up a small piece of grassland next to the orchard and settle there first."

Before leaving the Valley, they were not allowed to address each other by name. An Younian thought for a moment before realizing that the "divine servant" she was referring to was Paopao.

An Younian nodded repeatedly and happily followed Tian Rui.

Heng Bobao trotted over to his mother and asked, "Mom, where's that guy?"

Heng Bobao listened to An Rou very much. Since he couldn't call him by his name directly, he called Paopao "that guy".

Leng Hanli smiled and pinched her daughter's nose, and warned: "I'm afraid something big will happen in the next two days. He's busy, so don't disturb him for now."

"Oh." Heng Bobao stuck out his tongue. "Can I go for a walk outside? Xiaoqing just told me that the valley is very beautiful."

Leng Hanli smiled helplessly: "Don't leave the farm and don't talk to people outside."

The farm was surrounded by a wall, and one couldn't see outside from inside. Heng Bobao looked around with great interest and came to Mian Manlou.

The red flame cotton is red in color and passionate and unrestrained, which is her favorite. Although it is not ripe during the day, the green cotton buds will split open to reveal a line of fiery red, which is also very beautiful.

She climbed to the top floor in one breath, panting.

With the height of eight floors added up, Heng Bobao could finally see the scenery outside.

There are bustling squares, marble castles, and floating islands next to each other in the distance.

The buildings on the floating island are very exquisite, all adopting a gorgeous style of white pillars and red wall tiles, and even the glass is colorful.

Perhaps due to the high altitude and sufficient sunlight, flowers and plants are flourishing, and red and white roses are everywhere outside the wall.

It is in line with Heng Bobao's aesthetic.

"What a wonderland!" She couldn't help but think of this unfamiliar word.

Heng Bobao's eyes were intoxicated, and when he turned halfway, he suddenly came to his senses.

In the Huaman Building next door, An Rou was looking at her with a smile.

Heng Bobao waved his arms and was about to say he would go find An Rou, but An Rou shook her head.

She has things to do.

An Rou turned around, squinted at the figure on the rainbow in the valley, and waved.

Mia hesitated for a moment, took out an element card, and put the bowstring on.

The element card turned into a green feather arrow and aimed at An Rou.

Heng Bobao was shocked when he saw this and was about to open his mouth to remind her when the arrow had already left the string and turned into a breeze, carrying the goddess towards him.

Heng Bobao widened his eyes.

What a nice view.

It was so beautiful that she was speechless.

What made Heng Bobao even more speechless was that Mia landed on Huamanlou, face to face with An Rou. The white sunlight mixed with the colorful light of the rainbow in the valley hit the two women, as if the sun and the moon were shining together.

She was so beautiful that she felt ashamed of herself.

Heng Bobao's interest in enjoying the scenery was ruined. He pouted, snorted, and turned to go downstairs.

Mia heard the noise and looked back, then turned back again, her eyes falling on the light screen in front of her.

That was Heng Bobao's favorability notification.

[Unknown NPC's favorability +30%, current favorability 80%, liked.]

"You...are not really God's messengers."

The moment she saw the light screen, An Rou rolled her eyes in her heart.

No matter how much I planned, I didn't expect that Heng Bobao would immediately increase his favorability towards Mia as soon as he saw her.

"You didn't believe it in the first place, so why are you surprised?" An Rou looked at Mia with a smile.

Mia's game ID is actually [Mia], with an extra dot in the middle, probably to avoid automatic translation by the game system.

Mia and Mia, of course the latter sounds better and is more in line with the beauty and temperament of the goddess in front of us.

She had to admit that Mia was the most elegant woman An Rou had ever seen in the game, and also the highest-ranked female player she had ever seen on the Destiny List.

Based on her temperament alone, An Rou was certain that the person beneath her virtual skin couldn't be a man. Furthermore, the Duozhu religion wouldn't allow a man to dress as a woman and serve as a goddess; to do so would be blasphemy.

While Mia was looking at her, An Rou's thoughts drifted away.

She suddenly realized that among the top three players on the fate list, there were two female players, and Soul Song strictly restricted women from entering the game... It was really ironic.

For this reason, An Rou was a little reluctant to take action against Mia.

Of course, this is not the only reason.

Mia's performance from last night until now was enough for An Rou to conclude that the goddess was not a devout believer. If that was the case, it might not be contrary to her interests.

One was examining her, the other was distracted. After a long silence, Mia finally spoke.

"What is your purpose in coming here?"

If the temple is Yong'an Farm, and if the messenger in front of her is an NPC named "An Rou", then everything about Yong'an Farm is very different from what she saw on the forum and what she had imagined before.

It can even be said that there is no similarity at all.

It is imagined that Yong'an Farm, which disrupted the three major camps, should be a den of evil where ghouls are rampant.

She observed the farm all night but didn't find a single ghoul. Instead, she saw peace and prosperity.

An Rou looked at the rainbow in the valley behind her.

Mia became increasingly wary: "You want to steal the Rainbow of the Valley?"

An Rou smiled and asked, "Does Bai Ge like you?"

Mia's eyes flashed with surprise: "Don't talk nonsense. We are only responsible for guarding the Rainbow of the Valley."

"Oh? He's been staring at you, looking worried."

Bai Ge was a member of the Xiangyang Guild, so naturally he didn't believe in the Duozhu Lord God. He had also long suspected An Rou's identity.

Mia came to see An Rou alone, so she was naturally worried.

Mia didn't want to continue this topic and said coldly: "No matter what your purpose is, as long as you cause any harm to Konggu, I will not stand by and watch."

The implication was that if the farm wanted to leave, she wouldn't stop it.

Such people either live very clearly and know exactly what they care about and what they want; or they are trapped in an unsolvable knot and are unable to pay attention to anything else.

An Rou smiled and said, "I wasn't the one who caused the damage to Konggu, you should know that clearly. Of course, I can't avoid the indirect damage, after all, it was your president's request."

"What do you want?"

"In the God Competition, I will provide potions to many of you players."

An Rou said, observing the other person's expression, "You have guessed it. In that case, are you, Duo Zhu, and I on the same front?"

"I don't need your potion since I'm here."

Mia still didn't let go of her hostility, she didn't even realize that An Rou was trying to trick her.

That’s right, people with high status and aloof personalities usually have simple personalities to the point of being a little stupid.

This sentence made An Rou realize that even players of Mia's level would participate in the competition, and she still underestimated the cruelty of the God Competition.

"Depending on you?" An Rou's words were full of sarcasm under her smile. "Even with you around, didn't Duozhu lose last year? Even if you climbed to the top of the Destiny Ranking and became the number one player in the Valley, Baige kept falling and fell off the leaderboard..."

She slowed her speech.

When Mia heard this, she clenched her hands at her side into fists.

"In the end, you only won the ranking, but the Duozhu Guild was forced to move to the lower city. Baige lost the ranking, but became a great contributor to the Xiangyang Guild. Isn't that right?"

"You're trying to provoke me." Mia's hand loosened, her expression returning to indifference. "Anyway, the president's cooperation with you is the guild's business."

She turned around and an element card appeared in her hand.

"What about the innocent people?"

An Rou stopped her, "They are NPCs, but they can cry and laugh, treat their friends well, and love their families. Do they deserve to be sacrificed in the guild's struggle for power and profit?"

Mia didn't look back.

"They are not the only victims."

The feather arrow was shot out, bringing the goddess back to the altar.

An Rou has seen many top-tier players in the game, but this is the first time she has seen an NPC at the top of the pyramid.

[Sea Crocodile Shali, Lord of the Floating City, Ruler of the Empty Valley.]

He was a middle-aged man in his forties, a bit plump, with a particularly thick mustache. His silvery-white silk clothes made his skin look even darker.

It's not that she is naturally dark, it must be from the sun.

In comparison, the farm's disguised temple was far less impressive than Sea Crocodile's castle. It took a full ten minutes just to walk from the entrance to the central hall.

This is an ancient Greek-style castle.

An Rou recalled that the buildings on the floating island also had a strong ancient Greek style.

Once again, she experienced the chaos of the game's background.

The Duozhu Guild was the original ruler of the Konggu dungeon. As everyone knows, the country of Duozhu has nothing to do with ancient Greece, and its mythology system is also very different.

So that's why the Duozhu Guild created a weird religion in the game?

What’s funny is that this weird religion actually dominates the Konggu camp.

As they walked along, they could see statues and reliefs of the main deity, Duozhu, scattered throughout the castle. Since Duozhu religion was founded after the dungeon was launched, An Rou had reason to believe these were added later.

In other words, the ruler of Konggu has also prostrated himself at the feet of the main god Duozhu.

Even though the Xiangyang Guild had been the force that had ruled the Upper City for the past year, Sea Crocodile did not order the removal of the statue of the main god.

An Rou's gaze fell on the statue's face. She was distracted for a moment and was awakened by the suppressed excited voice.

"Good day, goddess!"

When Hai E Si saw her, he knelt down and performed the great religious ceremony.

"It is an honor for me to have the goddess of good fortune visit my castle!"

An Rou met his excited gaze.

Nothing.

Was it the fear of the gods that hindered Sea Crocodile's invisible favorability towards her, or... was he also pretending?

In order to maintain the relationship with Duozhu Guild?

Verifying it was simple. NPCs wouldn't lie, so An Rou only needed to ask them a few questions they couldn't avoid.

However, there was no need for that. Besides, now was not the right time, as Yintian and Aoyusi were both here.

The two presidents had clearly been arguing; the air was thick with the smell of gunpowder and smoke. Ao Yusi didn't bother to hide his hostility towards An Rou, and his hostility towards her was even stronger than it had been the night before.

After one night, he finally figured it out. The reason why Yin Tian left the "Temple" was simply because he was attracted by the potion in An Rou's hand.

Yin Tian put on a fake smile and put his left fist to his forehead: "Greetings to the Divine Envoy."

Including An Rou, the four people present were all knowledgeable people.

An Rou simply got straight to the point: "What's the matter with calling me here?"

According to Meng Ziyou, the agricultural ecology on the floating island is very different from that of Lengbing City. There are grasslands, cattle and sheep, and even a kind of sick cow with diseased black spots on its fur.

Meng Ziyu secretly fed him a bottle of life potion, but the black spots did not disappear.

An Rou instantly realized that it was a cow. She hadn't drunk milk in a long time... Her heart was beating.

An Rou originally wanted Meng Ziyu to take her to have a look, but she didn't expect that someone would come to invite her as soon as she went out.

Yin Tian glanced at the city lord.

Sea Crocodile rose from the ground and said respectfully, "The Celestial Competition is imminent, but the venue has yet to be determined. Since the goddess Sun has descended upon us, I hope she will consult the Lord God and designate a floating island as the venue."

He waved his hand, and a virtual valley emerged on a marble platform under the crystal chandelier.

It turned out to be a holographic sandbox.

An Rou remained calm and observed the holographic image of the valley.

The entire tower was miniaturized to half a person's height, and hundreds of floating islands were clearly visible. Each floating island was only half the size of a palm, but upon closer inspection, the details were vivid.

On the grassland pasture described by Meng Ziyu, cows and sheep were leisurely strolling around eating grass, and a miniature man was squatting down and milking a cow.

An Rou immediately looked at the top of the sand table.

Fortunately, the floating city at the top of the tower is not within the sandbox, and the rainbow in the valley at the top of the tower is not virtualized.

Otherwise, everything she and the residents did on the farm would be under the watchful eyes of others.

This holographic image is actually real-time.

"Good day, goddess?" Crocodile urged gently.

An Rou understood why he called her over.

This is not respect at all, it's clearly an attempt to pass the buck.

The upper city is the territory of the Xiangyang Guild, and the lower city is the territory of the Duozhu Guild. The changes between the upper and lower cities are not the migration of people, but the change of location of the entire floating island.

The God Competition will inevitably cause huge losses of life and property to the floating island, and no guild wants the losses to occur on their own territory.

Given the relationship between the Sea Crocodile and Duozhu Guilds, there was no need to worry too much about choosing the competition venue in the past. This loss must be borne by the Xiangyang Guild.

But this time is different.

The myth that Duozhu Guild never loses has been broken. Xiangyang Guild has been managing Shangcheng for a year. Who knows if Xiangyang will win again this time?

Crocodiles don't want to offend anyone.

On the other hand, An Rou had no choice.

From the moment she landed on the farm, or even earlier, from the moment she decided to sculpt the statue of Duozhu, she had already chosen a side.

Rather than dragging things out and losing the support of the Duozhu Guild, it is better to hold on to this ally.

An Rou pointed to the floating island at the bottom of the upper city: "Here."

That was the floating island closest to the clouds. Judging by the naked eye, its area was smaller than those of the nearby islands.

Maybe there are fewer people.

Sea Crocodile pressed his left fist to his forehead. "Thank you, Lord God, for favoring the people of Floating Island No. 339 in Upper City. Even the humblest of people possess the most sincere hearts. They will dedicate their purest souls to serve the Lord God."

An Rou's eyelashes trembled.

The lowest class of people?

It turns out that even in the upper city, people's status changes with altitude.

An Rou unconsciously turned her gaze, her eyes wandering around the luxurious palace.

Golden furniture can be seen everywhere, and windows made of a whole piece of crystal reflect brilliant light under the sunlight.

She suddenly understood.

The wealth of Sky Island flowed not only to the two guilds, but also to the rulers of the Valley. It was the Duozhu Cult's unscrupulous exploitation of players and NPCs that magnified the NPCs' greed for money to the extreme.

This is why the Sea Crocodile and the Duozhu Guild have a close relationship—between the NPC rulers and the players—that far exceeds that of other factions.

Ao Yusi had expected this result long ago. He couldn't stay for even a second. He glared at An Rou fiercely and left.

This is the objective situation, and you can't win by arguing.

Accompanied by Yin Tian, ​​An Rou went to floating island No. 339.

The Xiangyang Guild stipulated that no Duozhu Guild member could use movement skills in Upper City unless defending against a ghoul invasion. This rule remained in effect as long as Upper City residency remained unchanged.

What's more, among the entourage is the number one player of Xiangyang Guild, Bai Ge.

So no matter how far the journey to No. 339 was, and he had to go down dozens of stairs, Yin Tian had to hold his nose and walk down obediently.

An Rou had been looking at the white pigeon inadvertently.

She and Paopao stayed up half the night searching the forum for information about Konggu. Among them was a post about Baige's ranking dropping again and again, and finally falling off the Destiny Ranking.

The post was from last year. Many players who responded said that Baige failed to make the finals because he lost to Mia in the God of War competition, which gave everyone the wrong impression that the God of War competition was just a competition among players.

The truth of the matter is probably not that simple.

Through the perspective of getting rich quickly, An Rou made a very interesting discovery.

When it comes to guarding the Rainbow of the Valley and resisting the invasion of the Ghouls, Bai Ge and Mia are the core forces and teammates who cooperate with each other.

Once they left the Rainbow of the Valley, they became strangers.

To be more precise, Mia ignored him completely. However, the love in the eyes of the white dove following Mia could not be hidden.

Maybe he didn't think of hiding it because his love was not unrequited.

When An Rou mentioned white pigeons to Mia, Mia's expression of deliberately avoiding the topic said it all.

She loves him too.

Two lovers, locked in the same camp because of their stance, and yet also forced to separate because of their stance. This is a torturous love.

If we can get rid of the two top players in Konggu from this point on, Konggu will no longer be a threat to the farm.

An Rou thought about it and finally set foot on floating island No. 339.

Someone has already informed the people on the island of the results of the site selection for the God Competition.

Everyone knelt on the grass, crying.

What is about to befall them is a cruel fate.

Everyone was praying, the elderly were crying, and parents were holding their malnourished children, who were chewing a piece of dry bread.

"Thank you, Lord God, thank you, Goddess Amen. I am willing to dedicate everything to God."

They spoke the most pious words and shed the most sincere tears.

An Rou opened her lips slightly, watching the bizarre scene until the Duozhu Guild members dispersed the crowd.

"Dedicate everything you have to tonight's celebration of the God's Birthday!"

An Rou tilted her head to look at Yin Tian: "God's Birthday Celebration?"

Yin Tian smiled and nodded. "The day before the Celestial God Competition is the God's Birthday. The people of this floating island will give their all to prepare the most sumptuous dinner for the God."

-

In the holographic command center, the entire conference room was waiting for someone to connect.

The holographic projector finally lit up green.

Erhui stroked his graying eyebrows and said with a hint of sarcasm: "President Xiangyang, what a rare guest."

The other four guild leaders also looked displeased.

Ever since Yong'an Farm moved towards Konggu, they have sent invitations or visit requests to the Xiangyang Guild in the name of the joint group and in the name of their respective countries.

All were rejected.

Everyone had to suppress their irritability and watch the changes in the valley with a cold eye.

Sure enough, just after the farm entered the empty valley, less than one night later, the Xiangyang Guild became restless and repeatedly requested a connection.

The second meeting was intended to teach him a lesson, so it was dragged on until daytime.

President Xiangyang knew he was in the wrong, but he remained tough.

"You guys know what's going on in the Valley of the Dead. If we hadn't secretly pushed for it, how could the Valley of the Dead be merged with the Soul-Guiding Song? If it weren't for us, Xiangyang, holding them back all these years, those lunatics from Duozhu would have spread to all servers long ago!"

Erhui didn't intend to give him face: "If the Hollow Valley dungeon is not merged, which one is more damaging to me or you? I'm old, and I can't stand people treating shit as gold and sticking it on their faces."

The simultaneous interpreter conveyed his words accurately and vividly.

Chairman Xiangyang looked embarrassed, but he understood that since they could connect online, it meant that everything could be negotiated.

He simply made a direct request: "I need your support. Send a team of high-level players to assassinate An Rou."

Erhui chuckled: "Are all the people in Xiangyang Guild dead?"

The other guild leaders had the same reaction.

"Sending people to kill ghouls is fine, but what about killing NPCs?"

"President Xiangyang, don't forget that Yong'an is just a mission!"

"If you want to assassinate me, you can just do it directly. Why are you looking for us?"

…

President Xiangyang failed to control his temper again.

"Our people will be kept to participate in the God Competition! Can you just forget the sacrifices made by our country?!

"Dozhuism is crazy and barbaric, and has stirred up countless disputes offline. If our country hadn't opened its doors to it and given it room to develop, wouldn't it have spread to your country?!"

Everyone fell silent.

President Xiangyang glanced around and looked at the Second Association: "I know how important the Yongan mission is, but the God Competition is just around the corner, and we really don't have the energy to take care of it.

"Besides, no matter how important a mission is, how important can it be? No matter how long it lasts, how long can it last? The Soul-Guiding Song has been running for over twenty years! I can tell the difference between big and small.

"Do you think it's easy for me to come here and connect with you? Do you think I'm shirking responsibility by asking you to send someone to assassinate me?

"If those crazy people in Duozhu knew that I secretly let other high-level players in, wouldn't we be at great risk?

"Those lunatics used nuclear weapons!"

Lian Erhui even retracted the sneer on his face.

President Xiangyang calmed down a bit, but his next words sounded calm but were actually crazy.

"Don't forget, our country also has nuclear weapons."

-

The United Army was stationed in the land of no life. Many people looked up at the high tower in the empty valley from time to time. Because of the clouds, no one knew whether Yong'an Farm had caused chaos in the empty valley.

For most places, when something big happens, forum posts always appear first.

Unfortunately, Konggu is not most places.

No one noticed that three people quietly left the team and met Chi Xin at the foot of a gentle slope.

The three of them glanced at each other, and finally looked at Chi Xin: "What's the matter?"

Chixin shared light screen.

"Long Yan Tao Ze, Ouli Min, Ya Tan Tan She. The three of you will form an assassination team and infiltrate the Valley. This is the order of the command group."

Tao Ze was shocked: "Assassination group? Assassinate who, Yongan Ghoul?"

Tanshe sneered: "The Legion hasn't had any casualties in a while, so they're sending us to die?"

Min didn't object. She glanced at Taoze's cute bun and said calmly, "I don't want to die with him."

Momozawa is the epitome of male players who are disguised as lolita girls, but has the heart of an uncle.

From a joint group to a joint legion, the more people there are, the more difficult it is to integrate them. Even if Chixin deliberately breaks up and reorganizes the players from various guilds, many small groups will inevitably form within the legion.

Momozawa has a way of disgusting his own family members, let alone those who disgust Ouli.

He rubbed his shoulder against Min's arm: "Brother Min, don't say that to me. I want to be with you through thick and thin, and be a pair of desperate mandarin ducks. It hurts me when you say that."

Min moved his feet and appeared on the other side of Taozawa. A thin but sharp silk blade slashed towards Taozawa's neck.

Taoze sneered, activated an auxiliary card, and a circle of array patterns appeared under his feet.

However, the silk blade was grabbed by Chixin.

"This is an order, not a joke!" Chi Xin said solemnly, "I'm not asking you to die. The assassination target is not the ghoul, but An Rou."

Tanshe said coolly: "Is there any difference?"

Chi Xin: "Of course there is a difference. Konggu will hold a God's Birthday celebration tonight, the address is Floating Island No. 339 in the upper city. Yong'an Farm is currently disguised as a temple, staying in the floating city at the highest point.

"That is to say, by then, An Rou will be separated from Yong'an Ghoul. No matter how powerful she is, she is just an NPC, and the assassination success rate is very high."

"No, the success rate is very low, 10%." Tanshe retorted.

Chi Xin was stunned.

He didn't doubt the other party's judgment. Tanshe was a player from Ghost Island, where firearms were common, so he was naturally good at assassination.

Tanshe rubbed his fingers slowly, which was his usual action when planning an assassination.

"Where the farm is doesn't mean where the Yong'an Ghoul is. The Spirit Realm replay report clearly describes this point. The Yong'an Ghoul has a way to break free from territorial restrictions."

The other three fell silent.

This was an order from above, and even if Chixin was among the assassination members, he couldn't disobey. Taoze belonged to Longyan, so naturally he was the same. As for Min, the Ouli Guild's management of its members would only be more repressive than Longyan's.

Only Tanshe dared to say "no".

However, Tanshe suddenly laughed and asked, "When will we act?"

Chi Xin was a little confused and replied, "When it gets dark, the Xiangyang Guild will send someone to pick you up."

"There's still half a day." Tanshe looked at the screen and nodded, "Then I'll log off."

Seeing the smile that he couldn't suppress on his lips, Chixin understood.

National justice cannot buy Tanshe's loyalty and sacrifice, but money can.

"I need to log off too," Min said.

Chixin did not stop him.

Many people have died because of Yong'an, and this assassination attempt is likely to be a one-way trip.

They only had one afternoon left to see who they wanted to see and do what they wanted to do.

He looked at Momozawa: "Do you want to log off?"

Momozawa, rarely not joking, nodded and said, "I have to see my parents again. If I could die in the game, I'd be happy. If I died in real life dressed like this, it would be embarrassing for them."

Chixin frowned.

Before leaving, Tao Ze asked a question: "When it comes to assassination ability, Zhan Xingce is the strongest. Brother Xin, is he still not well?"

Chixin shook his head silently.

The second meeting only said that Zhan Xingce was not feeling well, but no one knew what kind of discomfort he had.

-

The day ends, and the night sky above the clouds once again produces fine, snow-white bubbles.

"Duozhu has sent an extra 50,000 men to defend against the ghouls tonight, so we shouldn't be in trouble. If any escapees do make it to the farm, try to kill them and don't let Baobao take action."

The more energy you save to get rich quickly, the better.

After An Rou finished explaining things to Meng Ziyu, she walked out of the farm gate.

She looked down at the long stone steps and took a slow breath.

Before God takes away people's lives, he will also take away all their property.

The celebration of God's birthday is more like the devil's greedy dinner.

And it was she who chose the dining location.

She was also the one who made everyone on Floating Island No. 339 grateful for the Lord God's favor.

What kind of magic can deprive NPCs of their fear of death?

The NPC's greed for money had been shattered by Yong'an Farm. Now, in this strange and twisted valley, she witnessed with her own eyes that the NPC's fear of death had also been shattered.

I really want to——

Destroy this place.