Chapter 194 (Extra)
Guild【Bamboo Forest Listening to the Wind】
Xiao Hongchen said in a seemingly calm but actually warning tone, "Zhu Feng, this is your last chance."
At the end of the long table, President Zhufeng had a gloomy expression on his face.
"You don't need to remind me."
After saying this, he suddenly realized something and raised his eyes: "What do you mean by 'my' last chance? Why didn't you use 'our'?"
The difference of one word can lead to a huge difference in meaning.
Facing Zhufeng's sharp questioning, Xiao Hongchen simply lowered his head calmly: "This is what the old man meant."
The fist under the table was clenched instantly, as if about to vent the anger in the fist, but after pausing for two seconds, the owner of the fist slowly released it.
"I see."
Zhufeng said this stiffly, then stood up and left the meeting room.
Xiao Hongchen originally went offline.
Coming out of the holographic cabin, he went to his most familiar office as usual.
The scanner on the wall scanned his face and the metal door opened.
In the cool-toned room, the octogenarian sitting on the chair turned to him and asked, "Did you convey this to me?"
Xiao Hongchen bowed his head respectfully and said, "Tell Master Zhu, I have conveyed this to you."
"Okay." Elder Zhu nodded, then looked out the window and sighed deeply. "My two sons passed away one after another due to illness, leaving behind two grandsons who are even more disappointing than the other. Hongchen, what do you think about the future of our Zhu family?"
Such a problem was certainly not something a mere secretary could resolve. Xiao Hongchen knew that he could not judge the matter, so he simply lowered his eyes and replied, "No matter who you choose as your successor, I will definitely assist you."
"That's a clever answer." Old Zhu smiled softly and didn't blame him for being tactful.
What is there to blame?
After all, his two disappointing grandsons, the eldest grandson Zhufeng and the second grandson Zhujiu, don't even know the basic tact.
He has carefully cultivated them for so many years, but in the end... he can't even win over the major forces in the game, let alone cooperate with them in reality?
Especially Changsun Zhufeng, he knew his ambitions.
After finally waiting for his younger brother to fall from power, the first thing he did after taking over was to establish his prestige. He then secretly contacted the second generation of the military on the capital star, hoping to use their power to help him.
The idea is good, but unfortunately, even Zhu Lao himself did not expect that Han Rantai, Bart and others would actually step down.
Once they were executed, their descendants naturally had no trace of them. Zhu Feng, who had placed his hopes on them, also did not gain any benefit, but almost lost the entire Zhu family.
Fortunately, Xiao Hongchen informed the Zhu family in advance and asked them to be prepared, otherwise... his years of hard work would be destroyed!
Whenever he thought about this, Zhu Lao couldn't calm down.
His hand resting on the armrest trembled slightly. After a while, he spoke as if to himself, or even to Xiao Hongchen: "If Zhufeng still fails to gain prestige through this battle, remove him... The Zhu family can be inherited by non-blood descendants as well."
Xiao Hongchen's pupils flickered, and then he bowed his head in an even more respectful manner than before: "Yes, Master Zhu."
In the mercenary halls of various towns, a series of missions were suddenly released at the same time.
Players who often stayed in the lobby to complete tasks were suspicious, wondering why there were suddenly so many orders.
However, anyone who doesn't accept an order is a fool. Fearing that the order will be snatched away by their peers, they quickly clicked on the panel to filter out tasks that suit them. However, after seeing the ID of the publisher and the reward amount, they were all dumbfounded.
"Fuck, Zhufeng? The president of Zhulin Tingfeng?"
"What a big deal! 10,000 gold for one order!"
"All orders have only one requirement - provide information related to Miller's location. Once verified, it will be calculated as 10,000 gold! Oh my god, are you trying to get ahead of others?"
"What should I do, answer it or not?"
"Take it! Why not take such a high reward!"
A full 10,000 gold! That's more than what they'd get if they just skipped three days of quests without eating or drinking!
Moreover, these orders do not require the provision of direct information, and indirect information is also acceptable. Anyway, as long as it is true, you can get the money, so it would be a waste not to take it!
As a result, players accepted the orders crazily and filled up the place.
On Zhufeng's side, the backend received one acceptance prompt after another from the system, and the corners of his mouth curled up in satisfaction.
It is not enough to just send hundreds of people from the guild out to search. Time is limited, and he must utilize all available manpower.
Then the most direct way is to post an order through the mercenary hall. As long as you pay enough, there is no need to worry about no one coming.
"Oh, that's the good thing about big guilds. They get things done by paying people. Let's get rich too."
"Yeah, I'm going to make over a dozen bucks tonight! It'll be a waste if I don't take it!"
On a certain map, two players were searching excitedly.
Due to the small size of the map, the two of them finished their search in less than 20 minutes. One of them immediately opened the order form and entered the clues: [The rubber forest has been searched, and no trace of the Fallen Angel has been found. This place can be ruled out [Screenshot 1] [Screenshot 2]...]
Worried that the other party would not admit it, he attached more than ten screenshots, edited them and clicked send. A few minutes later, there was a ding sound in the background, and 10,000 gold coins arrived!
"Oh my god, this is even possible?!"
The players traveling with him widened their eyes in surprise, their eyes filled with envy.
The male player who received the money smiled proudly: "That must be possible. The evidence I provided is not fake."
Did they search the map? Yes.
Have you found any trace of the fallen angel Millers?
So can we exclude this map?
That's it, mission accomplished perfectly.
A fellow player gave a thumbs-up: "So should we continue searching this way?"
The male player raised his lips and said, "Of course."
Providing indirect clues is also called providing. As long as it is not false information, Zhufeng will let Xiao Hongchen pass one by one.
Many players saw the business opportunity and started to focus on small maps, but there were also a few down-to-earth people who felt embarrassed to fool people and still chose to search on medium-sized maps.
But no matter which one, no player is willing to search the large map.
In the order backend, Zhufeng looked at the clues submitted by the players and was quite satisfied at first. After all, he could receive information every few minutes. Isn't this more efficient than running there himself?
However, more than an hour later, he gradually realized that something was wrong.
Why are all maps of medium or lower scale?
Rubber plantations, silkworm farms, Kodo River beaches, Babule mines... There's not even a canyon or even a plain map?!
Zhufeng's face darkened when he discovered that this group of players were finding various ways to exploit loopholes. He immediately left the tavern and went to the mercenary hall across the street to issue a new mercenary order.
Mercenary Mission (Order Number: 16066): Provide map information related to Millers' location (Note: The map size must be large). Mission Reward: 120,000 Gold.
"Zhu Feng has released a new order! The gold coin reward... is 12 times higher than before!"
There is never a shortage of players willing to accept orders in the mercenary hall. When they saw the rewards noted at the end, a group of people screamed with excitement!
"But... he asked to search the large map... wouldn't that be a waste of time?" A player frowned and raised his doubts in a low voice.
Immediately, others shook their heads.
"No, think about it this way. For 120,000 gold coins, we can split up into 6 people to search. Even though it takes a little longer than on the small map, the gold coins we get will be doubled!"
"That's right, let's quickly call for help and form a team to set off."
There are countermeasures to every policy, so never underestimate the players' brains.
Soon Zhufeng saw that team after team was gathering in the mercenary hall and rushing out of the city quickly.
That’s better, he curled his lips and went back to the tavern across the street.
Facts have proved that money makes the world go round. More than an hour after the new order was taken by the player, Zhufeng suddenly received a piece of important news.
[Mercenary Quest (Order Number: 17028): Hello, Zhufeng. While searching the Tower of Saint Dragon Valley, I unexpectedly discovered that Mo Se had gone to the neighboring Luwalu County. Guild Leader Hei Yu Qing Tian was also with him. I suspect Luwalu County is hiding a secret. Perhaps you could send someone over to investigate. [Screenshot 1 [Screenshot 2]]
Zhufeng sat up straight in an instant.
He opened the screenshot and saw the backs of a man and a woman in the center of the screen and the ID above, and immediately ended the order.
Ding~ 12W gold coins are obtained.
The player who provided the clue was so happy that he jumped three feet high.
Zhufeng called on Xiao Hongchen and several elite players and quickly rushed to Luwalu County.
At 3 a.m. in Luwalu County, the streets were completely silent. There was not a single NPC in sight. Only a few players were standing on the street, discussing something. However, judging from their appearance, they probably couldn't come to a conclusion, and finally shook their heads and ran away.
"It seems someone got here before us," Heiyu Qingtian narrowed his eyes, "but they found nothing."
"Millers is hiding deep, so it's not that easy to find."
Otherwise, the system would not publicly release the news to encourage all players to participate.
Xia Mo stepped into a block and began to check each alley one by one.
After all, it is a town. Although its administrative level is only county-level and far inferior to the magnificent royal city, it still has basic town facilities. No matter which alley Xia Mo enters, there is a dim yellow street lamp at the entrance of the alley, illuminating the road for her.
Meow~
A black cat was startled and jumped onto the wall by stepping on a dirty trash can. Xia Mo glanced at it and was about to look away when suddenly, wait!
She quickly stepped forward, trying to catch the black cat, but the latter jumped onto the opposite wall and disappeared into the darkness in an instant.
"What's wrong?" Heiyu Qingtian, who was in another alley, heard the noise and ran over.
Xia Mo stared at the place where the black cat disappeared and frowned: "That cat gives me a wrong feeling."
She had a sense of danger, even sharper than that of an assassin. The black cat just now made her feel a sense of hostility, as if someone was deliberately giving her a silent warning through the cat's eyes.
"Then chase after her." Heiyu Qingtian didn't hesitate. He raised his hand and threw a speed-up buff [Wings of Will] to her and himself.
The two men climbed up the wall from front to back, and like ancient martial arts masters, they flew over the wall, and then disappeared into the inconspicuous alley like a black cat.
The black cat stopped in a yard.
The yard was overgrown with weeds, and the tree in the middle had no branches because no one had trimmed it, so it looked like the claws of a devil crawling out of hell.
"Abandoned courtyard." Heiyu Qingtian murmured softly.
Xia Mo: "Well, it looks like a place to hide."
But where?
His eyes swept across the brick buildings in the east, west and south directions in turn, and finally fell on the three-story building in the east.
"I'm going over there," she said.
Black Domain Qingtian: "Okay, then I'll go to the west side."
The small building on the east side was uninhabited and unattended, so its walls were covered with ivy. Looking up in the dark, it looked like a monster wearing a furry coat.
Ignoring the deliberately created atmosphere of horror, Xia Mo raised his leg and walked in.
A pair of red eyes opened in the darkness, and something thin came towards her at the same time!
Xia Mo dodged the attack.
The lights in the room lit up automatically, and black spiders of various sizes were hanging from the ceiling, staring at her.
Tsk, I knew there was a trap in the house.
Unfortunately, this is a town and players cannot use skills, otherwise the guards will come and arrest them soon.
But you can't use skills, you can use tools.
Xia Mo took out his magical little dagger and threw it forward. The dagger flew out like a dart, swishing and piercing the abdomen of a whole row of spiders on top in an instant. They fell to the ground with a clatter and curled up into a ball.
Seeing that they were no match for her, the other spiders immediately followed the spider silk and drilled into the corner. The red light in their eyes gradually faded. Xia Mo could feel that they had restrained their hostility towards her and dared not to act rashly again.
Without anything getting in the way, the search went smoothly, but... although it went smoothly, no information about Millers was found in the room.
Back in the courtyard, Heiyu Qingtian also brought the latest news.
"Not found." He shook his head.
Xia Mo: "Me too."
"That only leaves the south tower."
"Well, let's look for it."
The two entered the dilapidated tower one after the other. Not far behind them, a row of shadows moved slightly on the wall.
When Xia Mo came out again, countless arrows were aimed at her on the wall.
"Tell me the exact location of the fallen angels, and I will let you go."
In the corner, a familiar figure walked out, and behind him, followed another person who was also familiar to Xia Mo - Xiao Hongchen.
Ignoring Zhufeng's threats, Xia Mo raised the corners of his lips and revealed a mocking smile: "Is the prison food in the royal city delicious?"
Zhufeng's face froze and turned ashen.
Xia Mo pretended not to see it and continued to sarcastically say, "Prison food must be delicious, otherwise you wouldn't rush to find someone to do it~"
She is bringing up his past.
During the bilateral continental war, he was the only one who disobeyed orders and made noise in the Balla Valley, causing the enemy to discover the ambush before entering the circle and escape by a detour.
Afterwards, they were arranged to move to the Laiasi River with the people from the Taotao Guild, intending to support Qingyao Zhishang who were ambushed by the river. However, the group dragged their feet and did not arrive within the specified time. In order to resist the enemies crossing the river, all the people from Qingyao Zhishang died on the shore.
He thought he could just make up an excuse to get away with it, but he didn't know that Taotao had secretly turned on the video camera at her instruction, recording every move of him and Zhulin Tingfeng.
Finally, Xia Mo handed over the videos to the king.
The king imprisoned Zhufeng for 14 days on the grounds that he disobeyed military orders and repeatedly delayed battle opportunities.
Don't underestimate 14 days. Anyone who has played the game knows that if you don't go online for a day, your game progress will fall behind others. Not to mention the leader of a large guild like Zhufeng. For 14 days, the character's freedom will be restricted. Apart from eating, drinking, defecating and urinating in the cell, he cannot do anything else. This will definitely affect his character and guild progress.
During the long 14 days, [Listening to the Wind in the Bamboo Forest] was no longer synonymous with "counterattack" in the eyes of players, but instead became a laughing stock.
Many guild members could not stand the pointing and criticizing of others and quietly chose to quit the guild during this period.
By the time Zhufeng was released from prison, the guild he had once vigorously developed to second place had already fallen off the guild rankings, and he himself had also fallen out of the top ten hunter rankings.
Xia Mo thought that after stumbling once, he should learn how to go with the flow. However, at this moment, he was still thinking about his own interests.
So he shrugged and said under the hateful gaze of the people opposite him, "We are also looking for a place."
"Do you think I'll believe it?" Zhu Feng changed his previous restraint when treating others to a meal. The desire in his eyes was exposed and ridiculous. "I'll give you 10 seconds. Think it over before answering. 10, 9..."
Xia Mo sighed, and suddenly felt sympathy for Xiao Hongchen who assisted him.
It's not easy at all. I followed a brainless guy before and was dragged down step by step. Now I changed to Zhufeng, but it's still the same.
It perfectly illustrates what it means to not be afraid of god-like opponents, but to be afraid of pig-like teammates, who cannot be stopped from causing trouble even with their whole family.
"It's not a good idea to start a fight in town."
Under normal circumstances, she wouldn't care about taking action at all. She could just run away before the guards arrived, but that wasn't possible today.
Her mission today is to find the fallen angel before the countdown ends and find a way to prevent him from waking up. If she takes action now, it means that she will be marked as a red name and will no longer be able to enter Luwalu County for the rest of the time.
Knowing that Zhufeng was too crazy to listen to her, Xia Mo simply turned the conversation to Xiao Hongchen.
Xiao Hongchen's expression was noticeable, and after a while, when Zhufeng called out the number 3, he interrupted him, "Zhufeng, tie them up. Millers' coordinates should be in this courtyard."
Fortunately, Xiao Hongchen didn't go crazy with Zhufeng, Xia Mo sighed in his heart.
Zhufeng finally stopped counting. He looked around and then raised his hand.
A group of people emerged from behind, tied her and Heiyu Qingtian tightly, and threw them into a corner.
"Search the entire yard!" he ordered sternly.
"yes!"
Xia Mo looked at the time. There were less than 15 hours left before Miller woke up.
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