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◎First Release◎
On the judges' panel, Lucy, General Ken, and Chishui were all selecting a few contestants with the highest live broadcast popularity for real-time commentary, looking for their favorites.
Seeing no one was paying attention to him, the First Guild's president, Berta, used the friend channel to privately chat with fellow judge Su Qingyi: "Qingyi, what do you think of Yan Yu's forging skills?"
Berta intended to recruit Yan Yu into his team. He had pressured Lucibi several times before, but the old man was very tight-lipped and refused to reveal any information.
Berta guessed that Yan Yu's forging level was definitely not as A-level as it appeared, but at least above S-level. So for this competition, he specially called the vice president, Su Qingyi, who was also an SS-level blacksmith, to come and test Yan Yu's background.
Su Qingyi pondered for a moment. "Based on her current forging skills, she's probably around S-level, but her forging speed is much faster than an average S-level blacksmith. This doesn't rule out the possibility that her mental strength far surpasses that of an average person."
"I need more reference data, preferably data on her forging using S-grade materials."
Up to this point, the highest material Yan Yu had accessed was only Grade A, so it couldn't be used as a basis for judgment. Furthermore, Yan Yu was incredibly fast, and she consciously concealed the amount of equipment she forged, making it virtually impossible for anyone to determine her true abilities.
Berta comforted him: "It's okay, there are still more than 90 days before this competition, we can observe slowly."
After finishing her private chat with Su Qingyi, Berta murmured to herself, "Even if she's not an SS-rank blacksmith, but only an S-rank, her powerful mental strength alone is enough to make her join the guild and become another great helper. She can also make a significant contribution to the guild's entry into the upper-level zone in the future..."
They were currently still in the lower zone of the game. To enter the upper zone, they had to meet a number of conditions. He only needed to complete one more S-level dungeon to qualify for the upgrade.
The gap between the lower and upper zones is enormous, not only in terms of resources and levels, but also in terms of cultivation methods. It's said that if you enter the upper zone and cultivate to the highest level, you can compete with the entire game system and become a new god!
They have been struggling at the bottom. Even if they are on the major rankings, what can they do? They are still constrained by the game and become puppets to pass the dungeon. They may die in it at any time.
Just like the second and fourth place in the overall combat power ranking in the previous copy, both of them quietly died in the S-level copy, otherwise General Ken and Chi Shui would not have been able to improve their rankings one after another.
It was this point that made Berta extremely vigilant and his desire to move up a zone became unprecedentedly strong.
In fact, it was not just Berta. Several judges present knew something about the superior area, but they had no way to enter.
This time, Lucy was attempting to merge several secret dungeons, a new experiment. He hoped to gain access to the higher-tier areas by increasing the dungeon levels. He was worried about failure, so he prioritized sending those contestants to explore new lands.
Otherwise, with his profit-seeking character, how could he push such a good thing as opening up a new dungeon to others, and set the championship rewards to be unprecedentedly generous.
Everyone present knew very well what the real purpose of this nominal competition was.
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"Rita, Ritsu, are you really going to join the special training team?"
"I heard that the special training camp is hard and tiring, and there are even life-threatening risks. Are you really not afraid of death?"
Liwei puffed out his chest and said, "Of course we should join. As long as it can improve our strength, what does it matter if we suffer a little?"
Li Tian's eyes were also determined. He touched the relics left by his grandfather and said, "I'm more afraid of living a life of being forced to live under the feet of the powerful than dying! Nothing is better than having your own abilities, being able to control your own life and not having to endure the humiliation of being bullied."
After what happened with Itachi, Toshida completely understood the importance of strength.
He was weak and could only be threatened by Itachi Nian. If it weren't for Yan Yu, the B-level frost ring left by his grandfather would have been in Itachi Nian's pocket long ago.
As for Boss Yan Yu, he used only one move to instantly kill Weasel Nian, whom most of the cat clan members could not afford to offend.
Later, when the weasel tribe besieged them, she led her four elite men and quickly eliminated them, saving the entire cat tribe from extinction.
Li Tian and Li Wei saw Boss Yan Yu's two moves, and one can imagine how shocked they were.
Of course, this also strengthened their determination to follow Yan Yu and join the special training team.
Not only Li Tian and Li Wei, almost all the cat beastmen who had witnessed Yan Yu's powerful strength ran to the leader to sign up as soon as possible, without exception.
They were fed up with being bullied and unable to resist. Yan Yu gave them new hope. They must seize the opportunity to become strong people in the future and protect the entire tribe!
The 1,000 people Yan Yu requested were quickly selected. Many of the selected clansmen gathered at the door of the service hall, with sad faces and unwilling to leave, expressing their desire to meet Yan Yu.
In response, Li Hong dismissed everyone with a cold face: "If you want to improve your strength, you don't necessarily have to join the special training team. Alright, don't block us here and interfere with the special training team's training. After all, they will be the protectors of our tribe in the future. Their strength is related to the safety of all of us."
"Also, I heard from Boss Li Yu that if the first special training team achieves significant results, they will continue to form second and third special training teams. Sooner or later, it will be your turn."
Hearing the leader's promise, the cats cheered happily: "Yeah, long live Boss Li Yu!"
"Then we'll wait to join the second special training team. With my ability, I can definitely get in!"
"I'm sure I'll get in. If I hadn't registered a little late, I wouldn't have been rejected this time."
"Hey, my level is too low. It seems I have to take advantage of these days to upgrade my level."
The people at the service hall door finally dispersed. Yan Yu blew away the steam from the cup, took a sip of tea, and saw Li Hong coming back. She smiled slightly and asked, "Is it solved?"
Li Hong rubbed his brows and said, "Hmm," "You are good at avoiding idleness. You stay indoors all day these days and I don't know what you are doing."
"Besides my old job, what else can I do?" Yan Yu shrugged. "You know, just the 1,000 pieces of D-level equipment I promised to give away will take a lot of time to forge, not to mention the other various rewards."
Yan Yu did not tell anyone that she had already forged those equipments, so as not to reveal how incredible her talent was.
"By the way, make a list for me."
Li Hong: “???”
"Which races have plundered our cat tribe in recent years? How much resources have I found? I'm going to help get them back." Yan Yu put down her teacup, her eyes shrewd. "We'll split the stuff 30-70, you 30 and I 70. How about that?"
If the materials were not so scarce, she would not have proceeded to this step in advance.
Originally, she had planned to wait for the special training team to produce results before letting the mermaid warrior Wilfred lead them to defeat those races. But now, all the materials she had were used up and she was in urgent need of new materials, so she had to take action first.
If other people knew that she had forged nearly ten thousand pieces of materials into equipment in just a few days, they would probably be shocked.
Li Hong agreed to Yan Yu's request without thinking: "Okay, no problem."
Without Yan Yu, they would never have been able to recover the looted items, and their entire tribe would have been destroyed. Now that Yan Yu had stepped in, they had gotten three-tenths of the spoils for free.
Not to mention, Yan Yuren is a pretty nice person.
After the joy faded, Li Hong seemed to remember something. "There's a small iron mine in the southeast of the town, producing Grade D and Grade C iron ore. It used to be jointly developed by several surrounding races, but the cat tribe was weak and never got the mining license. You see..."
Yan Yu's eyes lit up. "Oh, then from today on, the owners of that iron ore are the cats. You guys get ready and organize a mining team. I'll take the team and we'll be back soon."
Grade D and C iron ore were exactly what she needed.
After saying that, Yan Yu stood up and left. He quickly found Cadoline, Beulah and Hill, and after explaining their purpose, the four of them set off excitedly.
As for Wilfred, let him continue to train the special training team. This little thing can be handled by them in no time.
There are four tribes surrounding the iron mine: the Cat Tribe, the Weasel Tribe, the Lizard Tribe, and the Hyena Tribe. Except for the Cat Tribe, none of them are friendly, so the Cat Tribe is excluded from the mining, leaving the other three tribes to monopolize the mine.
The other three tribes had already reached an agreement, with each tribe sending out a mining team of 20 people and a patrol team of 10 people to supervise each other and mine together.
Lizard Patrolman: "What's going on these days? Why haven't the Weasel Tribe sent anyone here?"
"Normally, they're the most proactive. They're always very particular about whether we mine more or less, fearing we're taking advantage. But these past few days, it's like they've disappeared."
The hyena patrolman rolled his eyes, pretending to be puzzled, and echoed, "Yeah, what's going on with the Weasel Tribe?"
In fact, the Hyena Tribe had long known about the news that the Weasel Tribe sent troops to attack the Cat Tribe, but was severely defeated by the Cat Tribe, with thousands of elite soldiers killed tragically. They had secretly sent troops to investigate the situation in the Weasel Tribe town and the Cat Tribe town respectively, hoping to take advantage of any loopholes.
Unfortunately, the resources of the weasel town have been plundered by the cat tribe, and the cat tribe is not at all embarrassed after the war, so there is nothing left to pick up, which makes the hyena tribe puzzled.
Of course, the hyena tribe had no intention of sharing this information with the lizard tribe for free. It would be best if the lizard tribe continued to provoke the cat tribe, and the two sides fought directly, so that they could reap the benefits.
The hyena people are very cunning in their calculations.
At this time, Yan Yu, Cardolin and three others suddenly appeared at the foot of the iron mine, holding weapons in their hands, and it was obvious that they had no good intentions.
The patrols of the Lizard and Hyena tribes immediately became alert: "Who are you? Don't you know this is our territory? Get out of here!"
When they saw the cat ears and tails on Yan Yu and the others and knew they were cat-tribe beastmen, they immediately put their hearts back into their stomachs, with disdain on their faces: "Just cat-tribe beastmen dare to come here and cause trouble. They are really tired of living."
"Why don't you put down your weapons quickly? If I'm in a good mood, I can barely spare your life."
A patrolman from the hyena tribe narrowed his eyes slightly, and frivolously scanned the faces and bodies of Yan Yu and the other three. His voice was as venomous as a venomous snake: "Hey, everyone, don't be so unkind to women. These four cat girls are all top-notch. In my opinion, it's better to love them well before letting them go."
After these words, several sticky gazes lingered around Yan Yu and the others, making people feel very sick.
Yan Yu's eyes became fierce, and his body attacked rapidly. The tip of the knife flashed with cold light, bringing out countless shadows.
Before anyone could react, the owners of those gazes were all beheaded and their blood splattered all over the ground.
Lizard Tribe: !!!
Hyena tribe: !!!
Oh my God, when did the cat tribe produce such a great killer who could kill all the most powerful people in their patrol team in an instant!
Are they, are they dreaming?!
Yan Yu didn't bother to waste time talking. In front of the shocked gazes of the hyenas and lizards, he announced, "From today on, this iron ore mine belongs to the cats. You no longer have the right to mine it. Now, get out!"
A lizard beastman was furious: "Why? This iron mine originally belongs to several surrounding races. Why should you, the cat tribe, monopolize it?"
Yan Yu snorted coldly. This was not the time for the three tribes to use their power to exclude the cat tribe and prevent them from mining.
Now, they are actually asking her for fairness. Tsk, they are really crazy.
Yan Yu gave Xi'er a look. The next second, Xi'er suddenly did a roundhouse kick, knocking him to the ground. He stepped hard on his chest with his right foot, and pressed the tip of his sword to his throat: "You talk too much nonsense. Are you going to get out of here? If not, leave your life for me!"
Perhaps unwilling to accept the threat from the usually weak Cat Tribe, or perhaps worried about the punishment they would face if the iron ore was taken, the Hyena patrol shouted, "Everyone, come at us! There are over fifty of us in total. How can we be defeated by these little Cat Tribe girls?"
"Go ahead, let's kill them together. See if they dare to act arrogantly again!"
"Kill them and avenge my brother—Puff!" A lizard orc was stabbed through the chest before he could finish his words. A large mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth, and then he fell to the ground without a sound.
Yan Yu slashed left and stabbed right, the knife in her hand flashing frequently, her attacks were fast and fierce, and almost no one could withstand a single blow from her.
After all, the attack power of her normal attack is as high as 30,000 to 40,000 points, and none of the opponents' health points exceeds 10,000, so of course they can't withstand her light attack.
Cardolin, Beulah and Hill who followed behind Yan Yu were equally powerful. They attacked from close range and from a distance, coordinated well with each other, and showed no mercy, completely crushing the lizard and hyena tribes.
In just a few minutes, the small group of orcs occupying the iron mine were wiped out, leaving only the huge iron mine resource point.
There are a lot of iron ores scattered on the iron mine mountain that were dug out by the hyena and lizard tribes but were not transported back to their tribes in time. However, Yan Yu did not plan to take them away by himself.
The contestants' bracelets come with 10 cubic meters of space. After entering the copy, they can use gold coins to exchange for space, 10 gold coins for 1 cubic meter.
Yan Yu had earned almost 2,500 gold coins before and bought a total of 250 cubic meters of space, but it was almost full of forged equipment and there was really no room to put anything else.
Cadoline and the others have similar problems as Yan Yu, but their bracelets are still only 10 cubic meters in size and the space is also full.
Cardolin glanced at the iron ore on the ground with deep regret, then turned to Yan Yu and said, "Boss Yan Yu, should we go back to the cat tribe's territory now and notify them to come and move the materials?"
Yan Yu smiled and shook his head: "We'll go back later. It's a rare opportunity to come out. Let's go greet the leaders of the Lizard and Hyena tribes first and inform them of the latest ownership of the iron mine to prevent them from sending people over to cause trouble."
"good."
So, in the next half day, Yan Yu and his three companions visited the territories of the Lizard Tribe and the Hyena Tribe in turn, had a "corridor" meeting with their leaders, and had a "friendly" exchange with the soldiers of the tribe. They also accidentally severely injured and killed hundreds of the elite soldiers of the tribe.
Before leaving, the bruised and battered leaders of the lizard and hyena tribes were extremely reluctant to let them go and insisted on giving each of them a 200-cubic-meter storage ring to store their "gifts", saying that they didn't want their trip to be in vain.
At the same time, the two of them also sincerely stated that their two tribes had mined enough ore in the iron mine, and in the future the iron mine would be fully under the disposal of the cat tribe, and they would no longer send mining teams or patrol teams.
After the meeting, Yan Yu took away the S-level flaming double blades that had been placed on the necks of the leaders of the two tribes, put away an extremely kind smile, and left their territory with satisfaction.
As soon as Yan Yu and the other four evil spirits left, the lizard leader's legs suddenly went weak and he collapsed to the ground, his pants soaked through without him knowing when.
He looked around blankly, seeing the frightened tribesmen in the territory and the blood of the tribesmen splattered all over the ground, and regretted it deeply for a moment.
He regretted that he was blinded by the resources and dared to exploit and plunder the cat tribe. Now, not only did he lose 700 elite members of the tribe, but his warehouse was also looted. It is estimated that it will take more than ten years to recover!
Woo woo woo, it was all a dream.
The cat tribe is simply explosive, especially Yan Yu and her group. He swore that he would never provoke them again in his lifetime!
In contrast to the Lizard Tribe who were completely frightened by Yan Yu and his three companions, the Hyena Tribe's chief had a vicious look in his eyes, his fangs nearly breaking as he gnashed himself: "I've never suffered such a humiliation in my life. Cat Tribe, just wait for me. Sooner or later, I'm going to wipe you out!"
Yan Yu didn't take the hyena chief's incompetent roar seriously at all, and went straight back to Li Hong with 8 full storage rings.
"Hey, these are today's spoils, please count them."
Li Hong:!!!
Not long after that, Yan Yu actually tore off a large piece of meat from the hands of the hyenas and lizards. Li Hong had to admire his method and speed.
But when she took out the things from the storage rings one by one, she couldn't close her mouth smoothly. The things in the 8 storage rings directly filled up the entire service hall, and later occupied most of the yard.
Li Hong was stunned for a long time: "You...did you rob the warehouses of the Lizard and Hyena tribes?"
Yan Yu nodded as a matter of course: "After we finished taking over the iron mine, we happened to have some free time, so we went to their territory. We thought they had taken away a lot of our resources, so we could take them back. The extra money can be regarded as interest for using our resources over the years."
Yan Yu was confident and righteous, while Li Hong was speechless for a long time.
Interest? Yan Yu was really bold.
Including the weasel tribe, the three tribes surrounding the cat tribe plundered less than 1/3 of the resources collected, and the remaining 2/3 were all interest. This is much worse than the unscrupulous capitalists who lent money at high interest rates.
Hehehehe!
Li Hong could barely contain the smile on his face and called over twenty of his trusted men: "Hurry up and count the items and make a list for me."
After saying that, Li Hong invited Yan Yu and the other three to her home to sit for a while, after all, there was no room left in the service hall.
After counting the spoils, pick out 70% of them and give them to Yan Yu.
Yan Yu refused and said, "You should send someone to transport the iron ore scattered outside the iron mine first. We will go back and rest. As for the 70% of the spoils that belong to me, just send them to my home after you have counted them."
"By the way, you don't need to send me equipment or gold coins or anything like that. Just convert them all into materials."
She can create greater value with forging materials and maximize benefits better than giving equipment and gold coins.
Li Hong readily agreed: "No problem."
The next day, Li Hong returned the eight storage rings to Yan Yu and the others, then took out a list and reported to Yan Yu, "The total loot seized from the Hyena and Lizard Tribes this time is 4,580 pieces of various equipment, including 2,000 D-level equipment, 1,800 C-level equipment, 700 B-level equipment, and 80 A-level equipment."
"17,700 pieces of various materials, including 9,000 pieces of D-grade materials, 4,800 pieces of C-grade materials, 2,900 pieces of B-grade materials, and 1,000 pieces of A-grade materials. And a full 50,000 gold coins."
"This equipment is worth approximately 13,370 gold coins, and the materials are worth about 13,950 gold coins. According to our original 70/30 split, I should give you all the materials and then add 40,174 gold coins. Is that okay with you?"
Yan Yu took the storage ring that Li Hong gave her: "Okay."
After sending Li Hong away, Yan Yu first used 7,400 gold coins to expand the space of his bracelet by another 740 cubic meters. Together with the previous space, the total is now 1,000 cubic meters.
Unfortunately, the maximum space limit of the bracelet is 1,000 cubic meters, otherwise she would continue to expand it. The 1,000 cubic meters of space that is enough for others is really too small for her!
In the following time, Yan Yu did not rush to forge equipment, but instead gave some of the gold coins he harvested to Cardolin and the others, giving each of them 5,000 gold coins, which was considered as their salary.
After all, there will be many places where they will be used in the future.
Then, Yan Yu began to screen the materials. She had many D-level, C-level, and B-level materials that she did not have the relevant forging equipment for, so she directly asked Cardolin and the others to sell them to the cat tribe's material store, and handed them over to other blacksmiths to forge, so as to make some space for herself.
She kept all the A-level materials for herself.
After screening, Yan Yu still had 6,800 pieces of D-grade materials, 2,100 pieces of C-grade materials, 1,800 pieces of B-grade materials and 1,000 pieces of A-grade materials (520 pieces of A-grade materials were usable).
In the following month, Yan Yu assigned Cadoline, Beulah and Hill to the special training team as instructors. The four of them took turns on duty. When they were not in the special training team, they either went out to gather information or stayed in the equipment store to help Yan Yu run the store.
Yan Yu became a hands-off boss. Every day, apart from forging equipment, he practiced his spiritual power. His life was fulfilling and peaceful.
During this period, she forged a total of 2,400 pieces of D-level equipment, 1,280 pieces of C-level equipment, 860 pieces of B-level equipment, 300 pieces of A-level equipment, 40 pieces of S-level equipment, and 4 pieces of SS-level equipment.
The equipment store's turnover soared to 21,550 gold coins, which means that after deducting expenses, Yan Yu now has more than 35,000 gold coins in his hands, making him the veritable richest man in the cat clan.
The key point is that she still has a lot of new equipment. If she sells it all at market price, she can still make another hundred thousand gold coins. However, it is clear that she has other plans and does not intend to sell all the high-end equipment.
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