Chapter 98: Chapter 98: Resource Integration
"Stop. What is there to discuss? I saw it all. It was an absolute disgrace. You guys got completely wrecked, suffered heavy losses, and to top it all off, the final reward was stolen by some random."
Qiansha said bluntly.
Hearing Qiansha’s words, Qian Luobing’s expression remained unchanged, but Qian Wei’s face grew even darker.
"I say, big brother, are you just here to gloat? We’re here today to discuss how to retrieve the equipment dropped in the Observatory Hall."
Qian Wei said, suppressing his anger.
"No need to go to all that trouble. Just leave it to me."
Qiansha said arrogantly.
At that moment, a handsome man with short black hair, a reserved temperament, and wearing a casual dress shirt, spoke with a smile.
"Big brother, are you sure it won’t be a problem? I heard the Sin Abyss Guild sent Modick. I don’t need to tell you how tough he is, do I?"
"Don’t worry. I’m handling this. It doesn’t matter who they send."
Qiansha said to Qian Hai with extreme arrogance.
"Alright then, we’ll leave this to big brother."
Qian Hai said to the group with a smile.
"Alright."
Qian Wei and the others agreed in low voices.
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「The next morning.」
Upper City District · Shanwei Street.
Long Ming, wrapped in a scarf, walked toward the Star Wish Cafe.
As he got closer, he saw a large crowd gathered at the entrance of the Star Wish Cafe, most of them unfamiliar faces.
Long Ming looked around but didn’t see Xiaoqi or Johnny, so he squatted down by the curb.
Just then, he overheard some nearby guild members chatting.
"Bro, let me tell you some earth-shattering gossip."
"What gossip? Quick, spill it!"
"The All Stars Guild was in an uproar yesterday. Everyone was talking about Red Ghost."
"You mean the Red Ghost who killed Lord Qian Wei and snatched the mission reward right from under the three major guilds?"
"That’s the one. The guys in the All Stars Guild are about to explode with anger. Some are forming parties to hunt him down, and there’s even a bounty on his head, demanding the return of the mechanical mask he uses."
"Isn’t that a bit of an overreaction?"
"Let me ask you this: Lord Qian Wei was about to succeed, but at the critical moment, he got stabbed in the back and killed. What would you do if you were in their shoes?"
"Holy shit, I wouldn’t be able to stand it either."
"Exactly. And you should know, this is all being done by the members themselves. Lord Qian Wei hasn’t bothered with it at all; it’s just that the subordinates can’t stomach it."
"Lord Qian Wei is so magnanimous. You know, he’s the grandson of the City Lord! When has he ever been wronged like this?"
...
Hearing this, Long Ming’s expression became quite a picture. ’So that Qian Wei is the grandson of the City Lord of Mountain City Mountain?’
’This time, I’ve really poked the hornet’s nest.’
"That’s right! If I see Red Ghost, I’ll definitely kill him!"
a man from the Star Wish Guild cursed resentfully.
Hearing this last part, Long Ming was also stunned, and he stared at the man in astonishment.
"What are you looking at me for?"
Wu Le, feeling the strange gaze, turned his head to look at Long Ming and asked in confusion.
"Nothing."
Long Ming waved his hand.
Just then, a voice called out from not far away.
"Mr. Long Ming, over here!"
Long Ming turned to look.
He saw Xiaoqi waving at him happily.
Seeing him, Long Ming walked over.
"Mr. Long Ming, you’re here."
Xiaoqi greeted Long Ming cheerfully.
"Yeah. Can I ask you something?"
Long Ming asked with a slight cough.
"What is it?"
"I just heard the All Stars Guild has a bounty out for Red Ghost, and our guild members are also saying they want to kill him."
"Yeah, is there a problem?"
"What’s our guild’s relationship with the All Stars Guild?"
"The Star Wish Guild is a subsidiary guild of the All Stars Guild! We’re all one family."
Xiaoqi said to Long Ming with a smile.
"Huh? One family?"
Long Ming was stunned by Xiaoqi’s words.
"Why else would so many people want to join our guild? As a subordinate guild to the All Stars Guild, we won’t be attacked by them and are even under their protection."
Xiaoqi explained to Long Ming.
"So if we go to the Observatory, the All Stars Guild won’t attack us?"
Long Ming asked, quite curious.
"That’s right. As long as we don’t run into guilds from the other two cities, we’ll basically be fine."
"Then can we complete the mission?"
"No way. How could the people on the bottom snatch a mission from the people on top?"
"That’s true."
"It might be possible after the All Stars Guild is done with it, but I doubt they’ll ever finish. So far, only seven players have completed the Observatory mission. The first was an unknown player—no one knows where they were from. The second was a five-person team from Sinful City. And the third, this most recent one, was also someone from Sinful City. Not a single person from our Mountain City Mountain has completed it."
Xiaoqi said with a sense of helplessness.
"I see. By the way, why are so many people gathered here? Are they all here to run a dungeon?"
Long Ming quickly changed the subject.
"Yep!"
Xiaoqi replied with a smile.
"Where did the guild get so many invitation letters?"
Long Ming was also very shocked.
"Surprising, right? The guild has special channels to collect invitation letters and consolidates resources at the same time."
"Channels? Consolidating resources?"
"Right. For example, if you select a dungeon and submit an application, once it’s approved, the parent guild and other subsidiary guilds will send over those types of invitation letters."
Xiaoqi nodded.
"So that’s how it is."
Upon hearing this, Long Ming finally understood.
’No wonder I couldn’t get my hands on a single invitation letter after all that time, while others have so many.’
"Xiaoqi."
Just then, a voice called out.
Long Ming turned to look and saw four people walking over.
The one in the lead was a handsome man in a loose-fitting shirt. Beside him were a cute girl in a pink Lolita dress and a woman with short hair and a sharp, heroic look.
"Zhao Yi, Tang Qiu, Ning Xuan, you’re here."
Xiaoqi immediately greeted the three of them.
Long Ming glanced over. ’If I’m not mistaken, these three must be the leaders of the other Rat Groups.’
"Yeah. Are you ready?"
Zhao Yi chatted with Xiaoqi with a smile.
"Almost."
"Sigh, this dungeon run is a lot of pressure. It’ll be humiliating if our earnings don’t meet the quota."
"Brother Zhao, you’re exaggerating. Out of the five Rat Groups, you turn in the most. Last time alone, you submitted earnings of 50,000,000 1D coins."
Xiaoqi replied helplessly.
"Haha, really? You’re not bad yourself!"
Zhao Yi said to Xiaoqi with a laugh.
"I say, Brother Zhao, you’re so funny. When is Xiaoqi ever not in last place? Why else would we be under so much pressure?"
Just then, An Qing walked over and said with a beaming smile.
"Er..."
Zhao Yi suddenly looked a little awkward.
Xiaoqi glared at An Qing, annoyed, and said with a cold snort.
"An Qing, winning and losing are temporary. This time, I’ll definitely come back with a full haul."
"Oh? So confident. In that case, want to make a bet?"
A cunning glint flashed in An Qing’s eyes.
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