"Don't be angry, don't be angry. Do you know what level of power your curse came from?"
Jiang Hao flicked his wrist again.
"I know, he's just a demigod-level powerhouse."
The city lord of Jinling said solemnly.
"I thought you didn't know! Even if the spirit of that powerful human could help you break the curse, it would require an enormous amount of energy. You think one or two gold-grade energy crystals are enough to break this curse? Not enough, far from enough!"
"You think I invited you to fight this energy crystal to save Jinling City from crisis?"
“You’re wrong! Utterly wrong! You need to understand that Jinling City can be rebuilt if it’s gone, but what about you? Your death is the greatest loss to Jinling City. If you’re gone, no amount of energy crystals can save Jinling City. But as long as you live, we can rebuild one, or even two or three more Jinling Cities in the future.”
Seeing the indignant expression on the city lord's face, Jiang Hao suddenly realized he was wrong. He had misunderstood the city lord's good intentions and let him down. Jiang Hao even felt he had let the city lord down.
"I understand, you don't need to be so angry."
Jiang Hao said weakly, then waved his hand.
"Come on, brothers, let's keep clearing out the monsters."
Seeing Jiang Hao's hard work and ambition, the city lord of Jinling City revealed a smile.
This scene made the guards' eyes narrow. They looked at the city lord of Jinling City with complicated expressions. But after being glared at by the city lord, none of them dared to utter a sound.
Everyone hurriedly followed behind Jiang Hao, preparing to deal with the silver-level energy crystal beast.
【Energy Crystal Beast】
Silver-level elite
Level: 20
life:
Physical attack: 8400
Physical defense: 1245
Speed: 220
Status: Due to the instability of energy crystals, the Energy Crystal Beast is currently in a berserk state, with its attack power and attack range increased by 40%.
Skill:
Energy Crystal Dart: The Energy Crystal Beast can spew out a small amount of energy crystal energy from its mouth. Like a dart, it quickly dashes in a designated direction, dealing 120% of its attack power as linear damage.
Energy Crystal Fist: Swing your fist forward, and a giant tornado formed by energy crystal energy will rage in front of you, dealing area damage equal to 80% of your attack power.
Seeing the significant increase in his attributes, Jiang Hao was startled. He had never been afraid when facing one or two silver-level monsters before, but looking at the energy crystal beasts in front of him, which were even more numerous than bronze-level ones, Jiang Hao felt his scalp tingle for the first time.
The attack power of the Gold-level Royal Guard, with over 20,000, was clearly insufficient.
"Hey, why don't you come too? Silver-level ones have a lot of health."
"Why?"
The city lord, who was secretly pleased with himself, suddenly looked displeased.
"Young people, don't back down at the first sign of difficulty. How can you see a rainbow without experiencing enough storms? How can you shoulder the heavy responsibilities of the future without strong enough shoulders?"
Why does this sound so familiar?
Jiang Hao instantly remembered that this was exactly how the construction site supervisor had spoken to him before.
Jiang Hao was deeply moved at the time, believing that his leader genuinely cared for him and considered his needs in every way. Even when he hesitated, the leader offered words of encouragement. He was filled with renewed energy at that moment.
Later, this approach stopped working because watching TikTok broadened my knowledge.
It turns out that the system the previous leader used was called PUA, one of the tools for motivating and driving people.
From then on, Jiang Hao became particularly wary of this thing.
I actually encountered it in a game now?
Turning to face the outside of the mine, Jiang Hao lifted his leg and walked away, completely unmoved by this.
"Hey? Hey, hey, where are you going?"
"I want to find more tasks for myself. Young people shouldn't be complacent and lack ambition."
"That's more like it! Young people should be like you. Do you all see that? This is the kind of role model you should be learning from. Don't think that just because you're in the Royal Guard you can slack off. Don't think that just because you've reached Gold rank you can become complacent. Some young people are more talented than you, and they work much harder than you!"
"Hey, hey, you're going the wrong way, you're going the wrong way."
The city lord of Jinling City rushed a few steps and grabbed Jiang Hao's arm.
"The energy crystal beast is behind us, why are you heading out of the mine?"
"Oh, I want to see Jinling City destroyed with my own eyes, and then rebuild it. Young people shouldn't be complacent and lack ambition; they should think about how to find something to do even when they have nothing to do."
The not-so-old city lord of Jinling City blushed instantly, opened his mouth stammeringly, and after a long while, couldn't utter a single word.
Half a day later, the city lord of Jinling finally managed to utter a single sentence.
“Silver-level alien beasts are indeed quite challenging. How can I stand idly by in order to support your work?”
"Come on, come on, I'll go with you."
Jiang Hao then turned around and walked towards the Jinling guards inside the mine.
"The city lord is so enthusiastic. See? This is the attitude a city lord should have. Even in middle age, one should have the determination not to grow old, dare to lead from the front, and dare to worry about the world's troubles before enjoying its pleasures. I think all city lords in the world should learn from you. After things are settled here, I will definitely lead all the game players to present you with a huge banner."
The not-so-old city lord of Jinling City blushed again. He could only manage an awkward smile.
"You flatter me. Sharing weal and woe with the warriors has always been one of my principles as a city lord."
Jiang Hao then returned to where his personal guards were standing.
"Hey? Doesn't this brother have any sense? He should at least make room for the city lord."
The guards were already stunned.
Who is the City Lord of Jinling City? In their eyes, the City Lord is synonymous with power, the local emperor of Jinling City. Regardless of whether he lives a life of luxury, no one dares to disobey him. It's unbelievable that such a young player could so easily control the City Lord; he's practically a god!
Upon hearing Jiang Hao's words, the guard quickly squeezed to the right, finally making enough room for the city lord.
Jiang Hao didn't waste any time. With a wave of his staff, a silver-level energy crystal beast vanished instantly, reappearing surrounded by several people. The dizzying stars above their heads were spinning incessantly.
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White damage numbers floated above its head, but this time its health bar only dropped by one-tenth. The eight guards' eyes narrowed again, shocked by the high health of the silver-level energy crystal beast. At the same time, they began to relentlessly slash at the beast with their greatswords.
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White damage numbers floated up like bubbles above the Energy Crystal Beast's head. Each attack from the eight guards dealt a point of damage, each attack from the Jinling City Lord dealt a point of damage, and with Jiang Hao's relentless attacks—two attacks per second—it only took a little over a second for the Silver-level Energy Crystal Beast's health bar to be emptied. Its body, unwilling to give up, turned into white particles and dissipated into the air.
With a crisp click, a tiny fragment of energy crystal, about the size of a grain of rice, fell to the ground.
"Damn, that's awesome!"
The city lord of Jinling City picked up the crystal core from the ground and roared.
You scared me half to death!
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