In the blink of an eye, the terrifying figure turned into 13, with an astonishing visual effect.
Several killers shuddered with fear, and the wizard simply fell to the ground. Thirteen identical figures, holding two swords in their hands, approached step by step.
In reality, skills like "Overlapping Reality and Illusion" don't have much practical use against mages, aside from being impressive. Mages often have several group attacks, allowing them to indiscriminately attack 13 enemies.
But now the wizard is almost scared to death!
"No...no, no, no..." He didn't even have time to get up, collapsing on the ground, shuffling backwards. His teammates on either side felt bad for him, but since they were also retreating, just standing still, they couldn't say anything to him.
Before the last time, as core members of the Fearless Settlement, they only vaguely knew that Ye Miao was not someone to be trifled with. However, after the last fight, not only did they witness Xu Wu, the leader of the settlement, being pinned down and beaten by Ye Miao without any ability to fight back, they also heard with their own ears that Ye Miao had reached the maximum level in both combat and healing skills.
Double max level!
One max level is enough to absolutely suppress these players at level 60 or 70, let alone two max levels!
After a moment of emotional collapse, the mage finally cried out, "No, no, no... Boss! Boss, spare my life!"
Ye Miao stood there leisurely, and just as the skill [Overlap of Reality and Illusion] was cast, the figures on both sides disappeared instantly, leaving only her, and it seemed as if she was actively controlling it.
The mage grew even more frightened, wanting to speak but holding back. The warrior next to him was calmer, "Boss, we're only dealing with an internal issue within our settlement. It has nothing to do with your sudden wealth. Would you mind your own business?"
"What if I really want to intervene?" Ye Miao tilted her head and smiled. With her twin ponytails and small stature, she looked frighteningly yandere with her smile.
The soldier gnashed his teeth: "You are deliberately provoking!"
"Yeah." Ye Miao nodded repeatedly, "I was indeed provoking."
More than just intentional, they'd even carefully analyzed the possible developments. She and Chu Cheng had guessed Xu Wu might make an example of someone, so they'd gone to wait outside the Fearless Settlement, intending to disrupt Xu Wu's actions while she was on a rampage, kicking and killing people. They'd let her lose more than she gained, leaving her humiliated in her own home.
But she hadn't expected Xu Wu to act so quickly. This was perfect; they could just take the person away without waiting any longer, since their own settlement was still busy.
Ye Miao was in a good mood. He glanced at the onlookers who dared not even breathe inside the fence and said, "And I don't think this is your 'internal problem'. The three of them are mine."
The soldier laughed angrily: "Boss, what you said is unreasonable. They clearly..."
"Reason?" Ye Miao raised his voice, the smile on his lips not changing at all. He tilted his head slightly and said, "What are you standing there for? Aren't you applying yet?"
"Oh!" Zhang Ying, Luo Yun, and Jiao Taotao woke up as if from a dream. While still trembling with fear, they hurriedly opened the panel and submitted their application.
Ye Miao also opened the interface and approved the application in a second. Then he looked at the people opposite him again: "Do you want to continue? If you want to fight, I will accompany you to the end."
"You..." The soldier was furious.
Behind Ye Miao, the archers silently drew their bows, ready to shoot at any time.
Ye Miao watched the other party's faces turn red and white, and determined that they didn't dare to make a move. He crossed his arms and looked at the fence: "There are still two vacancies. Anyone want to go together? 3000 gold per person, I guarantee you will arrive safely and become rich overnight."
“Me!” As soon as he finished speaking, someone inside the fence shouted, desperately reaching out through the cracks in the fence. “Me! I’m second to last in terms of supplies turned in, and now, Jiao Taotao’s gone… I’m last! Boss, save me!”
This made Ye Miao recall the chat history from last night and laughed: "Is your name Liu something?"
"Yes, yes, Liu Yingjie!" Liu Yingjie was so touched that the boss actually remembered him that he staggered around the fence and ran out of the gate, panting.
Since he had to pass by several assassins sent by Xu Wu, Chu Cheng and the others tacitly pulled their bows fuller, ready to fight at any time.
However, the killers ultimately didn't dare to act. Liu Yingjie successfully ran to Ye Miao and simply handed over the money. Zhang Ying, Luo Yun, and Jiao Taotao realized it belatedly and also hurriedly paid the money.
Hehehehe 12,000 gold coins!
Ye Miao was laughing so hard inwardly, but his expression remained aloof: "The last empty seat, is there anyone?"
After a moment of silence, a woman asked hesitantly, "Can...can you take my daughter away? She's only thirteen. I can endure it here, but she can't..."
"Mom?!" The girl next to her was terrified and shook her head repeatedly, "No, I'm where you are!"
Ye Miao frowned.
She didn't mind taking only the girl away, but the problem was that there were so many people watching. After Xu Wu heard about it, the mother would definitely die.
But if she refused, Xu Wu might not let her go, and it was possible that both of them would die.
Ye Miao was in a dilemma for a moment. Chu Cheng's voice came from behind: "Why don't you come together?"
Ye Miao turned her head and reminded him with a complicated expression: "There is no place."
"Then make room." Chu Cheng opened the panel and operated quickly. Two seconds later, Ye Miao received a prompt: Player [Chu Cheng] has exited the Get Rich Overnight Settlement.
Ye Miao was stunned.
"I'll stay at the post station for two days. I'll join the village after it's upgraded." Chu Cheng said, and then he said, "Can you please stop charging me money? 500 a day."
"...Okay." Ye Miao smiled dumbly, then looked at the mother and daughter, "Come quickly."
The two were overjoyed. They looked at each other, then hurried out, pulling each other along. The mother handed 3,000 gold coins to Ye Miao and began to take out equipment: "I originally planned to just send the child away, so I only have this much gold. But these purple and blue items combined should be..."
Ye Miao pushed the equipment back: "You are all members of my settlement now, I am not afraid that you will run away. Keep the equipment and use it to kill monsters, and save up money to return it to me as soon as possible."
The woman was even more grateful: "Thank you! Thank you!"
"Let's go." Ye Miao smiled, affectionately put his arm around the girl beside him, turned around and left, as if he didn't take Xu Wu and the others seriously.
Several people felt a strong sense of insult, and they gnashed their teeth in anger, but in the end, no one dared to step forward. They felt with mixed emotions: This insult seemed to be very tenable...
When Ye Miao and his men returned to the territory, it was under attack by a swarm of insects. Over the past few days, the people of the Fearless Settlement had almost developed PTSD from the endless swarms of insects, and their faces turned pale at the sight of the swarms.
But Ye Miao was of course very calm. She looked from a distance and saw that the place where the swarm of insects attacked was far away from the gate. She was even too lazy to take a few more steps and put in any effort, so she led everyone directly into the gate.
The next second, Chu Cheng was called into the post station.
"..." Ye Miao was silent for a moment, then followed into the post station and said to Chu Cheng, "Actually, I can set up visitor mode, so that you can not only enter the territory, but also enter your own home. However, it can only be set up once every three days, and each time is only for 24 hours. Do you want to..."
Chu Cheng was too bothered and leisurely paid 500 gold to the front panel: "Forget it, it will be fine for a few days."
"Oh." Ye Miao didn't try to persuade him any further. He took out 500 gold and returned it to Chu Cheng. "Thank you for your help!"
"You're welcome." Chu Cheng said.
The only practical impact of leaving the settlement and staying in an inn on Chu Cheng was probably that it was difficult for him to participate in team battles, because non-members could not form a team within the territory. Although it was not impossible to fight if he insisted, he could not join the team channel, and coordination was a bit troublesome. Chu Cheng simply gave himself a vacation and chose not to participate.
Outside the post station, the six newly arrived members watched fearfully for a while, and soon discovered that the insect swarm attack here seemed to be very different from the situation in the Fearless Settlement.
On the one hand, the number of insect swarms is small, so they will not be besieged from multiple sides at the same time. On the other hand, everyone fights together, so the fighting style is naturally more scientific than that of the Fearless Settlement.
Sun Yuanyuan, who was more familiar with the game, noticed more details and tugged at her mother, "Look, the defensive buildings here are much better than those in the Fearless Settlement... The Fearless Settlement only has the most ordinary fences and arrow towers, but these look like turrets, and the walls are obviously much higher-level."
"That's true." Sun Aimei nodded, then pulled her daughter to follow Yi Hang, "Um...excuse me."
Yi Hang turned around after hearing that.
Sun Aimei asked embarrassedly, "How are the drops divided in this kind of group defense? Can we join in?"
Yi Hang said succinctly, "Whoever kills the monster gets it, but you're not allowed to snatch it, or you'll be dragged out to feed the insect swarm. You're welcome to join us anytime, but..." He looked at the mother and daughter in front of him, "You just got here, don't you want to rest first?"
"No." Sun Aimei said apologetically, "I still owe the boss 3,000 gold. I want to kill monsters quickly and pay it back as soon as possible."
Not only that, she also wants to save as much money as possible so that she and her daughter can settle down as soon as possible.
The sun set, and the territory fell silent again. Ye Miao was in a good mood today. Humming a song, she strolled through the small market, bought some cotton candy, and ate it leisurely. Then, she unexpectedly discovered that her settlement seemed to have a kind of "inheritance."
Maybe it can't be considered a tradition in her settlement, because all the people who did this came from the Fearless Settlement without exception - first, after Dou Yuehui and Sun Haolun arrived, An Yan invited them to dinner, and now six new people have come, and she saw Dou Yuehui and Sun Haolun inviting them to dinner.
But in fact, she knew that Dou Yuehui, Sun Haolun and An Yan were familiar with each other, but the six people today were obviously not very familiar with those two. They were just unlucky enough to be kicked out of the group yesterday and today.
Really good. Ye Miao was truly impressed.
She wasn't worried about the Fearless Settlement forming cliques around her, because as long as there were more people, cliques would always exist. On the contrary, she felt that this "ritual" signified that everyone valued relationships and wanted to look out for one another. In the apocalypse, many members had lost their families, and having someone to look out for them was the only way they could find a sense of belonging.
"Come on, come on, eat more." At the dinner table, Sun Haolun picked up some food for An Yan. "I heard that you work several jobs a day. You're as thin as a monkey. Aren't you afraid of working yourself to death?"
"I have enough stamina!!!" An Yan argued defiantly. Everything was digitized, and whether he was tired or hungry depended entirely on his stamina, yet these older players still treated him like a child.
He is obviously very capable!!!
Two hours later, the Fearless Settlement finally repelled the last wave of Zerg nests of the day, and most of the players were exhausted.
In the neat residential area on the south side, two-story buildings, red brick houses, stone houses, wooden houses, and thatched houses are scattered around. Most of the high-level players living in the buildings, red brick houses, and stone houses go to sleep as soon as they enter the house, but many ordinary players living in the thatched houses and wooden houses cannot sleep. After nightfall, they gather in groups of three or two around the campfire in the center of the territory.
At first, everyone just listened to the crackling of the campfire and thought about their own things. Later, no one knew who started it, but the players began to whisper.
"You've heard about it too, right? Sun Aimei took Sun Yuanyuan to the get-rich-quick scheme."
"I heard about it. Didn't they say six people left today? Those two are always on the verge of elimination, so it's normal for them to leave."
"That's what she said, but I heard Sun Aimei didn't have enough money for both of them. She had originally planned to just send Sun Yuanyuan away, but the boss asked her to go with him, so she wanted to use her equipment to pay off the debt. But the boss confiscated it and told her to keep the equipment and pay it back later when she had the money."
"Really? That good?" The listener was a bit surprised. This seemed easy enough, as everyone joined in to get rich quick, and even if the monk could leave, the temple couldn't, and it wouldn't matter if they returned later. But such a thing simply couldn't happen in the Fearless Settlement.
Someone sitting not far behind them heard them talking about this and came over excitedly: "Not only that, I heard that the Overnight Rich Settlement originally had no room, and the reason Sun Aimei was able to go there was because a big boss withdrew from the settlement."
"Huh?!" Both of them were surprised. "Boss, you're quitting? So suddenly?!"
"It's not the kind of retreat you think." The man quickly explained, "This boss said that he would let Sun Aimei go with him first, and stay at the post station for a few days. Then, he would rejoin after their settlement is upgraded to a village."
"Is there such a thing?" The two people were speechless.
"Yeah. I was close today and heard it with my own ears. He even discussed with the boss who got rich overnight whether it was possible to stay at the post station for free...Haha, I think it was just a joke. Of course the boss agreed."
"It seems that the people in their settlement are pretty nice." One of the girls sighed with mixed feelings, and then everyone fell silent.
This silence was filled with the implication that everyone had their own thoughts. Chu Cheng's approach inspired them - if Chu Cheng could live in the inn and wait for upgrades, then could they do the same?
This thought came to their mind and they couldn't suppress it, but at the same time, they didn't dare to discuss it with others. On the one hand, they were afraid that someone would tip off Xu Wu, and on the other hand, they were also afraid that if everyone knew about it, they would lose their position in the post station.
According to the game settings, a level 1 inn has only 8 rooms, each room can accommodate 2 people, for a total of 16 rooms, which can easily be full.
Having made up their minds, two of the three people directly opened the panel and sent messages to Dou Yuehui.
[Yang Ping] Excuse me, do you know when the boss of the Get Rich Overnight settlement plans to upgrade the village? Is it possible for me to wait at the post station first?
[Xu Xiaoyue] Quietly asking, can I go to the Get Rich Overnight settlement to upgrade first? It's so hard here, I don't want to stay even a day longer!
Dou Yuehui received the message: "......?"
Even though she had personally experienced how wonderful it was to be rich overnight, she still wanted to say to this news: Are you guys a little bit crazy?!
As the night deepened, the territory became so quiet that even the slightest noise became noticeable.
Fang Yuming sat in the yard, finally waiting until he heard the sound of a door opening in another yard not far away. He knew that it was Ye Miao returning from patrol, so he silently put on his backpack and went out quietly.
The Zerg didn't completely hibernate at night, but they also wouldn't actively attack territories or players. So he confidently walked into a place far from the Zerg's nest, lit a torch, and waited quietly.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss--" A familiar sound came from deep in the cave. Fang Yuming inserted the torch into the stone wall, held the silver dart, and waited patiently.
A huge, narrow monster slowly swam out from the depths of the cave, its shadow cast on the wall looking strangely illuminated by the light of the torch.
[Name: Snake Queen]
[Level: 62]
[Health: 7000, Magic: 21000]
[Attack: 6000, Agility: 2700, Defense: 3000]
[Skills: Petrification, Venom Spray]
[Other descriptions: Afraid of light-based skills. Using light-based skills will cause critical hits, weakening, etc., with the probability depending on the level.]
Fang Yuming held the silver dart calmly, and rushed towards the snake demon queen at the moment she accelerated. He jumped directly onto her head and stabbed her with the silver dart.
In the early morning, the first ray of sunlight shone into the settlement that had become rich overnight. Ye Miao opened his eyes leisurely, not wanting to get up, so he pulled the Pixiu over and held it in his arms.
The Pixiu struggled impatiently for a few times, but finally compromised and lay obediently in her arms, not moving anymore, only expressing its protest with humming sounds.
Ye Miao closed his eyes and smiled: "Stop whining and stay with me quietly for a while."
The Pixiu seemed to understand, as its humming became more and more intense.
Ye Miao showed no mercy and just held the Pixiu until a voice called out from outside the courtyard gate: "Boss, are you up? I'm Dou Yuehui."
"I'm coming." Ye Miao raised his voice and finally got up.
Although the apocalyptic game is certainly not as comfortable as life in the original peaceful world, one huge advantage of entering the game mode is that no one will get dirty. Brushing teeth, washing face, washing hair and taking a bath are all saved. Ye Miao can just get up and open the door directly.
The gate opened and Dou Yuehui took a step forward: "Boss, I have something to tell you."
As he spoke, the panel was already opened, adjusted to be visible to Ye Miao, and pushed to her to see.
Ye Miao saw the messages above and didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Is it so exaggerated? Actually, I think it's the same for them to wait in the Fearless Settlement. Just protect yourself. I will pick them up as soon as they finish upgrading."
"The problem is that it's hard to protect yourself in the Fearless Settlement." Dou Yuehui smiled bitterly. "Supplies are due every 10 days, and taxes are also collected every 10 days. If you get kicked out, you'll probably die. Now there are also insect nest attacks. Ranged fighters are fine, as they can fight within the barrier, but melee fighters can die if they're not careful when fighting outside. Even if they don't die from the bugs, they might be snatched away by others, and there's no gain after fighting for a long time."
"So even if it's just waiting, everyone will feel it's safer to wait in a post station where people can get rich overnight. I understand them." Dou Yuehui, a former member of the Fearless Settlement, said sincerely.
Then he added, "In addition to these messages, Sun Haolun has also received similar messages, and everyone is eager to try. Boss, can you come forward to take over in this situation?"
"I don't mind picking it up, but I don't plan to give a discount on the price at the post station." Ye Miao shrugged, calmly indicating that he didn't intend to be a pushover.
"Charging is fine, but..." Dou Yuehui paused, "How long will it take us to upgrade the village?"
After all, the post station fees here are high, and it's hard for the members of the Fearless Settlement to save money. If everyone sells everything they have to move in, it's fine for a short stay of a few days, but if they want to stay for ten days or half a month, they definitely won't have enough money.
Ye Miao glanced at the number of gold coins in his backpack: "Soon, maybe another three or four days."
"Okay! Then I'll go call them!" Dou Yuehui said excitedly, "I see there are 15 empty seats at the post station. If they're all full, wouldn't that be too much?"
"Yes." Ye Miao's face was expressionless. He thought, "At least leave a few vacancies for the merchant teams?" Then he realized that due to the swarm of insects these days, no one seemed to be doing business.
She took a deep breath and changed her tone: "While no one is doing business, it's okay to fill it up. You can do whatever you want, just don't squeeze Chu Cheng out."
"That can't be done, that can't be done!" Dou Yuehui said repeatedly, agreeing as she left the courtyard. "Then I'll contact them, discuss it, and then come back to see the boss!"
"Okay." Ye Miao nodded, then opened the panel and asked Chu Cheng, "Is it up? It's alive."
[Chu Cheng] I’m up, when are you leaving?
[Ye Miao] Waiting for news from Dou Yuehui.
In the end, Ye Miao brought back nine people from the Fearless Settlement. Xu Wu didn't send anyone out this time. Whether she was scared or was holding back a big move, Ye Miao didn't know. In short, when they left, the settlement gate was as quiet as a chicken.
That evening, the inn was bustling with activity. After careful consideration, Ye Miao offered some goodwill. Although he didn't offer a discount on the 500 yuan per day room rate, he provided them with low-priced meals from the territory and also bought nine servings of bone broth ramen from Hu Haomiaolin as a welcome gift.
While eating the bone broth ramen, Xu Xiaoyue was so moved that she cried: "Damn, there are actually such delicious foods in the apocalypse!"
Yang Ping also said: "I've only seen other people eating ramen before, and a bowl of meat porridge is considered a treat for me! I didn't expect that today I could have ramen myself, and it was free!"
After finishing their ramen, everyone went out for a stroll. The Fearless Settlement was devoid of players who cared about daily life, and the variety of supplies was pitifully limited. Occasionally, a merchant group would visit, but the prices of the goods they sold were unaffordable for ordinary players, so they could only feast their eyes.
So like all new members who just moved in, they naturally entered a "see everything new" mode.
"Wow, there are actually mini cakes for sale! How can there be such a thing in the apocalypse?"
"Look, look, look, look! There's fried chicken and Maoxuewang over there???"
They looked so excited that the other members of the settlement also found them interesting.
The old members with a good background teased in their hearts: These people are so fun, much more fun than this crappy game.
While strolling around, Xu Xiaoyue received a message. Some of her friends, still hesitantly watching from the Fearless Settlement, asked her, "Are you there yet? How's it going? Will you be bullied now that you haven't officially joined?"
Bullied? Not at all!
Xu Xiaoyue took a deep breath and replied seriously, "It's no exaggeration to say that this place represents the brilliance of humanity and the hope of mankind. It can be called a pure land in the end times!"
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