socalfunplaces Chapter 92 Selfish Motives!
Chapter 92 Selfish Motives!
Chapter 92 Selfish Motives!
"Shadow?" Bright was somewhat surprised by Wang Gou Dan's choice. "Are you sure?"
"Why not?" Wang Gou Dan asked curiously, "I already have a shadow-based extraordinary profession, and you just showed me the talents on both sides, so this side is definitely more suitable for me."
The biggest advantage of the Shadow talent is that it can attack the opponent's shadow. In a shadowy environment, it can also distort reality and shadows. This ability is a perfect match for him. She has already invested so much experience in Shadow Knight, why should she go down another track?
"But Li Gou Dan and the others..." Bright frowned.
"What does this have to do with me?" Wang Gou Dan said matter-of-factly, "I'm not even in their dorm!"
"I see..." Bright smiled. This was actually more in line with expectations. Wang Gou Dan chose the shadow, which made it easier for Eliza to trust him, and he could get more information from Wang Gou Dan. As for the competition with Xiao Bai Cai and the others, what did it matter?
Players are not necessarily in a loving relationship.
It's best if she can take things in stride.
"Very good..." Bright gave the first Shadow Seed to the other party without hesitation.
"The cultists of the Heart of the Forest have obtained the whereabouts of the Elf Spores. Kill them as many as possible, but if you can capture any alive, hand them over to me, especially important figures. I can exchange them for one hundred gold nars."
Michel's arrival provided Bright with a considerable sum of cash.
"Alright, boss!" Wang Gou Dan's eyes lit up immediately.
Blait nodded, then looked at the still unupdated intelligence and pondered his next move.
One advantage of remaining neutral is that you can assign missions to both sides based on intelligence. However, the obvious drawback is that you can't seem to use either of those bloodlines yourself...
As an intermediary, it seems inappropriate to become an elf or a shadow. If one can have multiple professions at the same time, can one have multiple races and bloodlines at the same time?
Bright was a little unsure; perhaps he should wait until he had the elven robes before discussing this matter.
"You're escorting Eliza to negotiate with her father today, right?" Bright laughed.
"Yes, boss," Wang Gou Dan replied without hesitation, "Did Lady Eliza tell you?"
Bright shook his head: "No..."
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Wang Gou Dan was taken aback. She was considered to be rather slow to understand emotional intelligence, but she could clearly sense that there had been a noticeable rift between her boss and Mrs. Eliza in the past few days, and that Mrs. Eliza had been testing her in the past two days.
It seemed like she was testing whether she was on Mr. Bright's side or hers!
"What? The whole city has changed color?" The player outside finally received the news the next day.
The top players from the major guilds became even more anxious. They knew that Holy Stone City was not so simple. Now, all the benefits would probably go to those bystanders. What the hell is going on?
"President... what should we do?"
The members of the Hunting Grounds Guild were the first to resist. Their guild's nature was to monopolize resources with high-level combatants. As long as they had the high-level combatants responsible for killing monsters, they could replace and train the support personnel responsible for miscellaneous tasks, luring, setting traps, and scouting the wild at any time.
In the past, everything was prepared by the subordinates. These high-level warriors only needed to take care of the monster at the crucial moment. In the end, they were the ones who contributed the most when it came to dividing the spoils. After all, anyone can do auxiliary work, but killing monsters requires real combat power.
Now look what happened! This group of highly skilled fighters rushed in fully armed, only to find nothing. Meanwhile, the menial workers went in and suddenly got a huge job, while they themselves had to stay outside for over ten days? Who can accept that?
The guild leader frowned. He hadn't expected things to turn out this way. But the rules had already been set. If they broke the rules now, given how Sweet Rice Dumpling had acted that day, no one could guarantee that she wouldn't make them leave the Holy Stone City mission in such a sorry state, just like Han Du!
"Calm down, everyone..." The guild leader exhaled and said, "The brothers in the guild are all honest people, and they also know the importance of unity. The reason why our hunting grounds have come this far is because of the clear division of labor and win-win cooperation. Although the second batch of people who went in are not high-level players, they are all veterans. Even if they find any opportunities, they can't handle them on their own and know to let the team take over."
"Moreover, in the current situation, all we know is that the color inside has changed. The only clue we have about those few people who came out is that they stayed inside for a day. Apart from this difference, everything else is the same. Don't rush, we can observe for a while longer."
"President...the hunky guys are back!"
The subordinates excitedly reported this, and the guild leader and a group of high-level warriors perked up. Wasn't the deadline still half a day away? How come these guys came out early?
Upon realizing this, the guild leader and several elite warriors immediately summoned the group of muscular men.
According to the rules, their Hunting Ground Guild had a total of 200 people registered this time, divided into groups of 20. Each group would enter for two days. The first group of high-level players would not be able to enter again for another 18 days. This time span made even the experienced Hunting Ground Guild leader a little anxious. He remained calm on the surface, but that was only to keep his trusted high-level players in check.
Now that someone had taken the initiative to come forward, he couldn't sit still any longer and wanted to know what was going on as soon as possible.
"President..."
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The seven-person team, led by the peerless hero, is a veteran seduction team in their hunting grounds.
When hunting monsters, their duties include scouting monster lairs, gathering intelligence, and luring the monsters to open areas. The team leader, a veteran shield warrior, leads a standard hunter squad consisting of four rangers, a beast tamer, and a leatherworker.
In the Hunting Grounds Guild, the highest-ranking members are naturally the top-tier warriors, followed by rare professions in the logistics team, such as doctors who can perform surgery, pharmacists who can make herbs, or even magical extraordinary professions with direct healing abilities. Next are high-level merchants with sales channels, who can sell the prey hunted by the guild at a good price as soon as possible, or intelligence agents who can receive large orders as soon as possible.
Then come the ordinary squad members like the tough guys, whose status is probably slightly better than the leatherworkers who are responsible for skinning animals at the first moment and some of the logistics staff who do odd jobs.
However, their status was only so-so.
"Why did you come out early?" the president asked, frowning.
"The situation inside is very strange." The muscular man was the first to speak. "The whole city is gray and white, but it turns into color as soon as you come out. But the people in the city are like blind people. They can't see this strange phenomenon. We players can see that the color is wrong, but we can't find the problem. We are all restricted to the refugee area. If we cross the line even slightly, we will be questioned by the security officers. If they ask us what we want to do by crossing the line, we can't move."
"We feel we need more professional intelligence scouts to go in; the rest of us are useless inside."
Several high-level warriors snorted coldly upon hearing this. They had gained nothing before, and some people were even gossiping behind their backs, thinking that these guys would get something good after going in. But it turned out to be just like this.
"Nothing else? Except for the color change?" the president asked in confusion.
"We didn't find anything. We searched the entire refugee area and tried to probe the older refugees, but we couldn't get any information. Asking too deliberately would only arouse suspicion and lead to reports. Erluozi and the others were too eager to investigate and were noticed by the security officer, who questioned and expelled them. I figured that since they had all been cleared out, I wouldn't be able to get anything out of them by staying, so I came out with them."
A group of high-level players couldn't help but shake their heads. Is that all they've got? No wonder they've been in the guild for seven years and are still just a meat shield in an ordinary squad.
"Show us your backpacks," the president said cautiously.
Backpack display is a feature between players that can only be implemented with the consent of both parties.
Upon hearing this, the group opened their backpacks without hesitation. The guild leader personally checked them and found them completely empty. After staying for more than a month, they had almost finished the dry rations they brought with them, and each of them had very little left.
"Okay... thank you for your hard work. I understand the situation you described. We will send in better scouts. If there are any opportunities in the future, you will all be included. Go and rest now."
"Yes... Guild Master." The rest of the team left, except for the muscular man who remained, looking hesitant to speak.
"Just say what you have to say." The president frowned when he saw the other party hesitating.
"President, we brothers really can't hold on here anymore. The losses are too great. President, how about..."
"Could you give me some compensation? That way I can explain it to them."
"Explain?" Gao Zhan frowned. "Who didn't pay out of their own pockets to come this time? The guild leader asked you guys about the risks of loss beforehand, and you came voluntarily. Now you're regretting it and want compensation? What if there are any missions that require money later? Where are you going to get the money from the guild leader?"
"Exactly, these kinds of tasks are inherently risky. You need subsidies, and so does he. How can we play like this?"
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Upon hearing this, the tough guy lowered his head. He knew that these stingy high-level warriors wouldn't agree. It was true that the guild leader said they would come voluntarily, but he didn't assign the hunting ground missions to those who stayed behind. Without the hunting ground missions, what would they do if they stayed there? They might as well come here and try their luck.
The brothers all paid out of their own pockets to come here from various hunting grounds. If we find any good missions here, we'll have to share them with you high-level players. Even if we find intelligence, we probably won't get much of a share. Right now, we don't even get any travel expenses.
We take the risks, but you reap the lion's share of the benefits. Why should we?
The tough guy felt more and more that his decision was right. Anyway, Mr. Bright's mission had to be kept secret, and he wasn't deliberately hiding it. It was all for the mission's success, wasn't it?
After thinking it through, he said, "Captain, if things continue like this, the brothers might not even have enough money to get back. I was thinking... if there's nothing else, I'll take the brothers out to the edge of the forest for a while. Maybe we'll find some prey to exchange for some travel money."
"The outer edge of this forest is desolate, and the inside is dangerous..." The guild leader hesitated for a moment, but in the end he was reluctant to directly subsidize them with money. After all, so many people came this time, and if everyone's travel expenses were reimbursed, it would be too much of an investment if they returned empty-handed. It was unnecessary. Moreover, the other party's approach was indeed in line with the characteristics of their guild. Their guild made a living by hunting magical beasts. There was a large forest nearby, and there might be some goods inside. Rather than letting these people wait outside in vain, it would be better to try their luck in the forest.
If we manage to hunt something, it'll at least make up for some of the losses.
So he said, "You've always been cautious, so I feel at ease with you leading the team. Here's what we'll do: you take your men out for a lookout. If you come across any good prey, you can call us for help immediately."
"Yes, boss!"
The muscular man turned around and strode towards the team not far away. The others quickly approached him: "Hey, how's it going?"
"It's done..." the muscular man said in a low voice, "Since everyone has made this choice, we need to be prepared. Given the personality of the guild leader and those high-level players, once they find out that we've been hiding something so important, being expelled from the guild would be the least of their worries."
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