Chapter 90: Chapter 90: Aren’t You Bullying the Newcomers? (Five More)
Iron-blooded War Hero was an official, and he was here to prepare for more officials to join. Among the Second Test Players, there were naturally some wealthy individuals. They could absolutely rely on spending lavishly to get enough Contribution Points. However, these points were mostly held by the First Test Players, so acquiring them would mean bleeding a fortune. This was also why those P2W players had remained silent until now.
Now that I, Xuanqing, had spoken up, the P2W players were no longer holding back.
"Yeah, why should we listen to you?"
"We can buy Contribution Points. Who would have a problem with money?"
"We can also form our own player groups. You First Test Players can go fly a kite! I’m not waiting on you hand and foot!"
"Exactly, we Second Test Players can catch up with you."
"..."
Once a rebellious mindset emerged, it easily triggered the same in many others. Of course, the First Test Players had already anticipated this.
Flourishing Flowers sneered, "If you don’t join, that’s no problem. Then just find a way up the mountain. I won’t bully you. People from Cloud Lament definitely won’t let you up easily."
This was a classic case of old-timers bullying newcomers. There was simply no way around it.
I, Xuanqing, snorted, "Relying on your superior combat power to bully newcomers, Cloud Lament is nothing special after all."
"Sorry, this is our Task. If you don’t want to play, just log off. After all, I’m not forcing you to play." Flourishing Flowers said with a smile, "Lingxiao Hall only recruits high-level players, and Celestial Realm only wants Life Players. Why don’t you try cooperating with them?"
Junlin chuckled and didn’t say anything, just leading the Abbess and others up the mountain.
Little Boss squatted on the ground and looked around, chuckling, "I’ll sit this one out. Those who want to follow the Life Stream, come find me. All are welcome, especially if you can cook or farm."
Among the First Test Players, there were only around ten Life Players. So Little Boss also wanted to attract more Life Players to join him. They were not good at fighting, but what they produced could certainly help those who did fight. The importance of Life Players was also indisputable.
"I’m a Life Player! I graduated from New Oriental and specialize in Sichuan cuisine!"
"I’m also a Life Player! Take me with you!"
"I’m the best at farming; my family started out farming!"
"Little Boss, we’ll all join Celestial Realm. Fighting is too exhausting; we don’t want to fight!"
"..."
More than thirty Second Test Players directly chose to seek refuge with Little Boss. After all, not everyone wanted to fight. Little Boss welcomed all comers. Since they collaborated with Cloud Lament and Lingxiao Hall, he wasn’t concerned about certain issues.
"Welcome, welcome! Dung Beetle, count everyone, and then we’ll take them up the mountain!" Little Boss said, turning to another player.
This player, named Dung Beetle, was the first in the game to stew dung and also the first player to be beaten by the Sect Leader. What a talent, to serve up a pot of dung for the Sect Leader to eat! This guy’s Dark Cuisine had also gained a notorious reputation among the First Test Players. After all, not everyone would cook up a pot of strange stuff for others to eat.
At the foot of the mountain, there were still more than two hundred players. If they wanted to go up the mountain now, they had to get past the blockade of Cloud Lament. A direct fight was out of the question. They definitely couldn’t win a fight, so they had to think of other ways.
Several wealthy players approached me, Xuanqing, and whispered, "Brother, what do you plan to do? Form an alliance together, or join them?"
"I couldn’t possibly join them." I, Xuanqing, pondered, "With so many of us, there must be a way up the mountain. Otherwise, wouldn’t these Second Test Quotas have been obtained in vain?"
Now, he had effectively become the backbone of the Second Test players. The Second Test players, for their part, didn’t hold the First Test players in high regard either. Since dialogue was pointless, they might as well resort to flipping the table. If it came to the worst, then no one would play! Everyone would just be stuck here in a stalemate!
Iron-blooded War Hero glanced at Flourishing Flowers and said sternly, "Don’t make too much of a scene, or your family will find out and you’ll be grounded again!"
"Uncle Zhu, you jest. This is just for fun in the game, not an offline brawl. Why don’t you go up the mountain first?" Flourishing Flowers chuckled. "Don’t worry, I won’t do much to them. After all, I also want to complete the Task. I’ll recruit a few people and then head up."
Iron-blooded War Hero nodded, then headed up the mountain with a cold face. At the same time, he started recording, capturing the entire game situation.
The players at the foot of the mountain were stalling, seemingly with no intention of logging off.
「What about on the mountain?」
After dealing with the player issues, Xu Nian went straight to the Blood Demoness. After all, he had some questions for her.
The Blood Demoness now sat at the Entrance of the Contribution Hall every day, occasionally letting out a silly chuckle. Or she would blush as she sneakily glanced around. Hugging those strange books every day, she wasn’t at all like an Elder of the Blood Demon Sect.
"Come to the Great Hall. I have something to ask you!" Xu Nian took her book directly and turned towards the Great Hall.
"What are you doing?!" The Blood Demoness said, exasperated. "I was just getting to the good part! Couldn’t you have just asked your question directly?"
Hearing this, Xu Nian paused briefly and turned to look at her with a complex gaze. It was the first time the Blood Demoness had seen such a look in Xu Nian’s eyes.
Her heart skipped a beat. It was clear that Xu Nian approaching her this time meant serious business.
Having no choice, she followed Xu Nian to the Great Hall, not yet aware that the Profound Yellow Sect had recruited new disciples.
"The Blood Demon Sect has been defeated, with the Nine Great Protectors either dead or fled. You should be well aware of this, shouldn’t you?" Xu Nian sat on a Cushion and asked outright.
The Blood Demoness behind him showed a look of surprise. It seemed that she had been so absorbed in her books recently that she had completely forgotten she was an Elder of the Blood Demon Sect. She didn’t even know about the Blood Demon Sect’s attack on Fengxiang Prefecture.
"How much information about the Profound Yellow Sect did you reveal to the Blood Demon Sect? And how did you reveal it?" Xu Nian asked with an icy tone.
Hearing this, the Blood Demoness’s complexion became complex. She had indeed revealed some information about the Profound Yellow Sect to the Blood Demon Sect, but not much—only regarding the Nine Dragon Key.
"Messages were sent by carrier pigeon, but I never divulged the Profound Yellow Sect’s secrets!" The Blood Demoness, somewhat wary, watched Xu Nian’s back and explained, "After all, I’m sort of a part of the Profound Yellow Sect, am I not?"
"Jin Yutang is dead... I killed him!" Xu Nian stated.
A hint of desolation flashed in the eyes of the Blood Demoness behind him. Although she had long known this day would come, when she actually heard these words, she felt an indescribable emotion. Jin Yutang had abandoned her when she was young, but ultimately, he was still her biological father; a blood tie existed.
"What have you found out regarding my background?" Xu Nian asked calmly. "And I also want to know about your Blood Demon Sect Leader."