Chapter 69: This Game Keeps Getting Better For Newbies
Boom!
A loud noise came from the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, echoing across the entire street block, startling many vagrants from their sleep and sending them outside to check.
The abandoned area was not a safe place in the City of Light Chasing. All kinds of incidents happened often, and if one was not careful, it was very possible to lose their life.
“Did the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall explode over there?”
“Seems like it. I just saw quite a few people of the Winged Tribe head that way.”
“Could it be that Winged Tribe vagrants are coming to seize our residences?”
“That shouldn’t be it. Although the Winged Tribe can’t compare with the current Half-Scale Race, they are still a strong race in the City of Light Chasing. The abandoned area where Winged Tribe vagrants live is closer to the suburbs, so there’s no need for them to come seize our living area.”
“I think there aren’t many from the Winged Tribe. Could it be a gang turf war?”
The vagrants on the street looked at the brightly lit Obsidian Martial Arts Hall in the distance, confused about why it had suddenly been attacked. Normally, even when wilderness gangs fought each other, it happened in the wilderness. They would not bring it into the abandoned area. This could be considered an unwritten rule.
The strongholds of each wilderness gang were all within the residential areas of various races. Sending people to fight in those residential areas would cause dissatisfaction among the vagrants living there, not to mention if an outside race’s gang came over to fight.
At this moment, a tall dark figure in armor appeared on the street, rushing swiftly toward the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.
“As expected, Big Brother Qin Mu has stepped in.”
“This is our human race residential area after all. How could we possibly let a Winged Tribe gang bully us on our own turf?”
“Anyone strong, come with me. Recently the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall has given many people in the surrounding area job opportunities. It has helped the abandoned area a lot. We absolutely cannot let those Winged Tribe people run wild!”
In an instant, more than ten apprentice-level unregistered nomads followed Qin Mu.
Under normal circumstances, with Qin Mu, a Limit Apprentice, leading more than ten apprentice-level experts, even ordinary wilderness gangs had to show him respect when they saw him. Especially after Qin Mu defeated Hou Fei of the Crystal Race, his reputation had grown greatly, and many big wilderness gang leaders would give him some face.
Obsidian Martial Arts Hall Training Ground.
More than twenty White Feather Gang experts surrounded the martial arts hall’s main gate, facing Lin Qi and the others who had just rushed out from the basement.
After hearing the words of the one-armed Winged Youth, the giant man carrying the Mountain Splitting Great Axe, who led the White Feather Gang, swept his gaze toward Lin Qi, who stood at the front of the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall. Just as he was about to wave his hand and order his men to attack, Qin Mu and the others arrived at the scene.
“Vice Gang Leader Gana, I do not know how my young brother offended you. I will apologize on his behalf. Whatever the matter is, we can sit down and talk. There is no need to draw blades and guns.” Qin Mu looked at the ready-to-strike White Feather Gang and spoke first to stop them.
“The heavy spear Qin Mu, is it?” The Winged Tribe giant named Gana curled his lips and halted his action. “Although I don’t know what your relationship is with these people, I, Gana, like making friends with experts. I can give you some face.”
“Then I must thank Vice Gang Leader Gana,” Qin Mu said with a sigh of relief.
The White Feather Gang was now flourishing in the wilderness. Not only had their gang leader stepped into the Quasi-Martial Artist Realm, but all three vice gang leaders had also reached the Quasi-Martial Artist Realm, and Gana was one of them.
If it really came to a fight with a Quasi-Martial Artist like Gana, even though Qin Mu had reached the microscopic level, he did not dare claim he was certain of victory. After all, the gap between a quasi-martial artist and an apprentice was not small.
“Since your Gray Robe Gang took our White Feather Gang’s goods, whether or not you bought stolen goods, on account of Qin Mu, I will make it simple. Return the stolen goods, pay two million bit in compensation, and hand over ten apprentice-level experts to serve under us. Then this matter will be settled,” Gana said, looking at Lin Qi with complete indifference.
“Two million bit? Vice Gang Leader Gana, that is asking too much.” Qin Mu’s expression darkened. “For an ordinary wilderness gang, raising one million is already difficult, let alone for a new gang. And compensation is one thing, but demanding ten apprentice-level experts to be at your disposal… how is that any different from destroying the Gray Robe Gang?”
“Qin Mu, I am already giving you face. That is the only reason I have not wiped out this little gang,” Gana said condescendingly. “If one of the other two vice gang leaders had come, they would have destroyed the Gray Robe Gang first and then taken their time negotiating with you.”
Qin Mu fell silent, hesitating on whether or not to make a move.
Although he was confident he could entangle Gana this time, if all three vice gang leaders of the White Feather Gang came next time, the Gray Robe Gang would be finished.
Gana no longer bothered with the silent Qin Mu. He swept his gaze over Lin Qi on the opposite side and shouted harshly, “One sentence. Are you going to compensate, or not?”
Regarding the idea that the Gray Robe Gang had dared to attack their White Feather Gang base, no one in the entire gang believed it. According to their information, the Gray Robe Gang was a newly formed gang.
Even if they had more than ten apprentice-level experts, Lante, who guarded the base, was a fighter capable of contending with advanced apprentices. With the cooperation of the other captains, if they really wanted to escape, those ten-plus apprentices could not stop them.
So the greater possibility was that the Gray Robe Gang had bought stolen goods.
Originally, after learning someone had bought their White Feather Gang’s stolen goods, the gang leader’s intention was to directly slaughter them as a warning, to show other gangs that even goods belonging to the White Feather Gang were not for small gangs to touch.
But now, with the microscopic-level expert the heavy spear Qin Mu present, if Qin Mu insisted on protecting them, Gana felt that this battle would cost them many men, and even he might be in some danger.
A gang that could afford a transport vehicle would, at most, be worth two million if squeezed dry. Destroying them would not necessarily yield more. In the meantime, he could also recruit a batch of apprentices to participate in death matches, so this trip would not be wasted.
For a moment, Gana’s voice rang out like a bell, echoing repeatedly in the training ground.
In Gana’s view, the people of the Gray Robe Gang should be terrified by now, surely begging for mercy, hoping to reduce the compensation and spare their gang.
But soon Gana saw a scene he would never forget.
“Damn, am I this lucky? I just arrived and already get to see the main storyline?”
“The manufacturer is really generous this time. When I go back I’ll definitely give a big positive review!”
“Are they about to start fighting? I’m a newbie, I only have a shovel. What do I do now? Any big shot willing to team up and carry me?”
“This guy called Gana has such a strong aura. I actually felt scared just now. When I go back, I absolutely have to promote this. It feels so good!”
The forty new players present were captivated at once by the tense atmosphere and Gana, who seemed ready to start a fight at the slightest provocation.
“Sigh, this game is getting better and better for newbies. Why didn’t I have this kind of luck back then?” Yi Qiang Ba Jue looked at the obvious prelude to a fierce battle and could not help but envy the current newcomers. “Back when I came, all I could do was dig holes, and dig all night, without even getting a decent weapon. The reward was just a basic martial skill. Now these newbies can get trial weapons right away and also have main storyline rewards. They’re not leaving any room for us veterans to live.”
“Probably the manufacturer doesn’t want the gap between veterans and newbies to get too big, so they keep improving the welfare,” Fang Zhen said with a smile. “But that’s pretty good. This way the newcomers we bring in will have a better foundation and we won’t have to pay as big a price.”
“Forget the newbie welfare. What do you think we should do about these people?” Twilight of the Gods glanced at the more than twenty White Feather Gang members present and sighed. “Aside from that one guy who looks like a boss, there are only a bit more than twenty apprentices here. With so many newbies this time, there aren’t enough to go around.”
“How about this: we split the apprentices evenly among our three teams, and whoever grabs the boss’s first blood gets it,” Luo Wu Shang said.
“Fine, I agree,” Yi Ye Fu Yun said, licking his lips in excitement. Although it had taken a lot of time, he had finally mastered the Prairie Fire Spear Technique, and his combat power was still among the top tier.
The casual chatter between players was not quiet, and much of it was heard by the imposing Gana.
“Are these people all insane?”
Gana looked at the players present. He could clearly sense that there was no fear on their faces. On the contrary, many of them had a look of eager anticipation in their eyes as they stared at him.
At this moment, Lin Qi stepped out from the crowd and instantly became the focus of the entire scene.
“Vice Gang Leader of the White Feather Gang, I am Lin Qi, hall master of the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall,” Lin Qi said, trying his best to speak and act like an NPC. He gave his spear a shake, and all the players fell silent. “As for your demands, I have only one answer.”
“We have no money, and we will not hand over our people.”
“If you want a fight, then come!”
