“Yo, so you can talk after all?”
Zhang Yue looked at the suddenly chatty patron and teased, “I thought you were mute.”
The girl, cloaked in a cape, replied to Zhang Yue, “This mission ends here. Thank you for helping me level up. As compensation, I’ll give you ten thousand yuan. Just don’t tell my sister.”
“The one who called earlier, that’s your sister?” Zhang Yue asked thoughtfully. “Why stop now? Don’t you trust my abilities?”
The girl shook her head and said, “I am cursed with the Plague Body. I will bring you misfortune!”
“What is the Plague Body?” Zhang Yue was puzzled.
But before the girl could answer, a loud shout came from the side:
“Plague Mage!”
Zhang Yue turned to see a team of over a dozen Professionals approaching, all staring intently at “Four Hundred Thousand.”
One of them, an ID named [Emperor, Earth], a Level 6 Common Grade Archer with a tuft of red hair, pointed at Four Hundred Thousand, his eyes gleaming, “The forum says whoever kills the Plague Mage will gain a ton of experience and psionic energy!”
“Kill her, and I can level up to 8 and get tens of thousands of psionic energy! I’ll be rich!”
With that, [Emperor, Earth] pointed at Four Hundred Thousand beside Zhang Yue and ordered, “Brothers, charge! Take her down, but leave the final blow to me!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the Professionals with the [Emperor] prefix in their IDs brandished their weapons and charged at Zhang Yue and the girl.
Clearly, it was another guild force.
“Want to harm my Four Hundred Thousand? Did you get my permission?” Zhang Yue thought to himself, raising his staff and standing protectively in front of Four Hundred Thousand.
At this moment, Four Hundred Thousand urgently said to Zhang Yue, “You should leave! They’re after me!”
“This has nothing to do with you. You don’t need to die with me!”
Although Four Hundred Thousand had seen Zhang Yue’s high damage output while dealing with the Ironclad Scorpion, she had never seen Zhang Yue get hit.
So she assumed Zhang Yue was just a high-damage but fragile Beast Tamer who only gained 5 HP per level.
The opponents were numerous, and all at Level 5-6. Four Hundred Thousand clearly believed Zhang Yue alone couldn’t possibly take on the dozen or so Professionals from the [Emperor] guild.
With his back to Four Hundred Thousand, Zhang Yue said, “Since I promised your sister, I will definitely help you clear the First World.”
“Whoever dares to stop me, I will kill them.” Staring at the approaching [Emperor] guild Professionals, a hint of killing intent flashed in Zhang Yue’s eyes.
Somehow, the [Flame Pioneer Staff] in his hand had already been replaced by the [Destroyer·Frost Staff]…
Frost began to emanate from the Frost Staff.
Just as the battle was about to erupt, another large group of Professionals arrived from the other side!
“A brawl? How exciting!”
Hearing the voice, the [Emperor] guild Professionals paused and looked to the right.
They saw a group of dozens of Professionals with the [Supreme] prefix in their IDs appear in their sight!
Leading them were Liu Yao and Lin Yue’er!
The red-haired Archer [Emperor, Earth] sized up Liu Yao impatiently, “Who are you? I found this Plague Mage first. Ever heard of first come, first served?”
Clearly, [Emperor, Earth] thought the newcomers were also after the Plague Mage.
And he didn’t recognize Liu Yao as the “Young Master Liu, the richest man in Coastal City.”
Always exuding an air of arrogance, Liu Yao smirked, “Let me tell you, my rules are the rules!”
As soon as he finished speaking.
Wow!
Except for the dull gray armor on his chest, the rest of Liu Yao’s equipment began to glow with golden effects!
The Professionals around [Emperor, Earth] were stunned, “Gold… full gold gear!!”
Only the red-haired Archer [Emperor, Earth], noticing the incongruous gray armor, couldn’t help but laugh, “Buddy, what’s with your outfit? Did someone strip you?”
The next second, the smile on [Emperor, Earth’s] face froze, “Wait! Full… full gold gear???”
At the same time, a bystander reminded the [Emperor] guild Professionals, “Wake up, that’s Young Master Liu Yao from the richest Liu Family in Coastal City! You can’t afford to mess with him.”
“Liu Family… Liu Yao!” Hearing the name, [Emperor, Earth] was shocked.
He had never seen Liu Yao in person and didn’t know what he looked like.
But having lived in Coastal City for over a decade, how could he not have heard of the name?
Realizing the other’s identity, [Emperor, Earth] turned pale, “Young Master Liu, we were blind and offended you. Please don’t hold it against us…”
[Emperor, Earth] clearly understood: if he offended Liu Yao, the Liu Family’s influence could make their [Emperor] guild disappear from Coastal City in no time!
Liu Yao toyed with the golden sword in his hand and softly said, “I’ll give you three seconds to get out of my sight.”
“Alright! Right away!”
The [Emperor] guild members scattered and fled.
At this moment, Liu Yao looked at Zhang Yue, deliberately showing a surprised expression, “What did I say? It’s a small world after all!”
Zhang Yue glanced at Liu Yao and said, “What, here to give me more gear?”
Then Zhang Yue added something that made Liu Yao’s back go cold, “If I remember correctly, you can’t use a Resurrection Scroll for another seven days.”
Liu Yao snorted and directly ordered, “Brothers, get your weapons!”
As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of [Supreme] guild Professionals behind Liu Yao drew their weapons.
Zhang Yue, holding the Frost Staff, stood calmly in front of Four Hundred Thousand, unmoved.
At this moment, Four Hundred Thousand held her breath in tension.
Liu Yao turned to see his men holding swords, staffs, and other weapons, and was momentarily stunned.
Then he said, somewhat speechlessly, “When I said get your weapons, I didn’t mean those weapons! Did you understand what I meant?”
The group looked at each other, as if suddenly remembering something.
The next second, they rushed over and surrounded Zhang Yue and Four Hundred Thousand.
Just when Zhang Yue thought they were about to attack.
Suddenly, the surrounding [Supreme] guild Professionals put away their weapons and took out skill books, pet eggs, silver coins, Beast Tamer equipment, and other items from their storage spaces, offering them to Zhang Yue with both hands!
This scene left Zhang Yue utterly bewildered.
“What does this mean?”
Outside the circle, Liu Yao stood thirty yards away, just within effective attack range, and confidently said to Zhang Yue, “I knew you wouldn’t bow to force, so I had my people carefully select these gifts for you.”
“These items are all treasures you can use, priceless.”
“How about it? If you join my guild and work for me from now on, all these will be yours. Plus, I’ll give you a monthly salary of fifty thousand!”
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