Qi Xu said, "Come to server 88666, follow me. None of my team members lack money. Survival Coins are just numbers to me, I can get as many as I want. I keep my word."
Qi Xu, legs crossed, was showing off boastfully. It seemed like an exaggeration, but the other three each had their own thoughts after hearing it...
Jinwen Xingmang Yue sighed. "So there's no room for negotiation, huh? I said I want to be the boss too." Besides, she already had quite a few people under her. Since they called her boss, she had to shoulder the responsibility.
What kind of sense would it make to abandon these people for no reason and run off by herself?
Cheese Milk Cap 80% Sugar also came closer. "Cyclone Boss, I..."
"You want to join me? That's fine too, I quite like you as well."
Qi Xu was seriously short on people. Environment greatly influences a person. Spending a long time with selfish people can make one more selfish, but if one's nature isn't bad to begin with, joining a very caring collective can also bring significant changes.
Human nature is complex. Although Cheese Milk Cap 80% Sugar had a bit of a scheming side, her fundamental nature wasn't bad.
"A beggar using stolen bread to feed a starving kitten" – such things happen often, and are quite common. Qi Xu was now very confident that she would become a very, very good boss and would manage the relationships between all team members well.
Cheese Milk Cap 80% Sugar spoke up awkwardly, smiling sheepishly. "No... I want to find the little goblin to make a weapon."
Xie Shaoning was also a little excited, nodding along. "Me too!"
Qi Xu looked at Xie Shaoning in surprise. "You also want to come with me?!"
Xie Shaoning immediately shook his head in denial. "No, I mean I also want to find the little goblin to make a weapon."
Qi Xu was speechless. The little goblin's charm was far greater than her own.
Cheese Milk Cap 80% Sugar said proactively, "My university teammates are in my server. We finally managed to meet up. Our bond is life-and-death. I definitely can't just leave them behind and go to another server alone, even if it might lead to better development."
Qi Xu wasn't ready to give up. What boss achieves success easily? Recruiting people is a basic skill!
"Then you can all come together! I'll cover the Server Transfer Cards, as many as needed."
Cheese Milk Cap 80% Sugar's eyes widened. "So rich! Boss, if I had met you before running into my teammates, I would've definitely gone with you!"
Cheese Milk Cap 80% Sugar still declined tactfully. After all, one person integrating into a team is simple, but a whole group integrating into a team tends to cause more problems. And her group of teammates... their tempers aren't exactly great either.
Xie Shaoning, that clueless straight guy, had zero tact. "Am I insane? If I went to follow you, wouldn't I just get bullied to death! I want to be the boss myself. Besides, I have dozens of people under me already."
Jinwen Xingmang Yue immediately chuckled twice. "Stop bragging, you try-hard poser. How many servers have you switched? And you still have dozens of people under you?"
"Nonsense! See this face? Where can't I find supporters with this!"
Xie Shaoning pointed at his own face, rebutting with extreme confidence, only to receive three eye-rolls.
He might indeed fool some impressionable little fans, or young people with a natural admiration for professional athletes.
But anyone with half a brain would know Xie Shaoning is absolutely not a good person to follow – all courage and no strategy, impulsive, overconfident, with a bizarre trust in his own charm...
"You three rested enough, right? If there are no problems, let's go open the treasure chest together. Don't keep hanging around in this treasure map secret realm; it's affecting me opening chests," Qi Xu urged.
After hearing this, the three of them promptly lay down on the ground, closed their eyes, and went straight to sleep. Although the earlier conversation hadn't made them completely drop their guard against each other and become truly close, inseparable teammates,
it had indeed allowed them to learn a bit about each other's experiences, bringing them closer.
Now, with the server's number one top player guarding them, they could absolutely lie down and rest peacefully. Xie Shaoning's perception of killing intent was quite sharp; right after the talk, he felt Invincible Black Cyclone wasn't as hostile towards him anymore.
So, less than two minutes after lying down, his snoring was earth-shatteringly loud, infuriating Cheese Milk Cap 80% Sugar so much that she whipped his butt with her whip. Only then did the snoring subside a bit.
But then she herself started snoring, and Jinwen Xingmang Yue soon joined in, putting on a triple snoring concert!
Qi Xu listened speechlessly to the loud snores of the three soundly sleeping "Snore Heroes," staring blankly at the colorful treasure chest.
These three really made themselves at home. Once the relationship got slightly better, it was even worse than before. Did they really think of her as a bodyguard?
Resigned to her fate, Qi Xu waited for nearly two more hours before the three woke up one after another.
They got up, had some food together, stretched a bit, and prepared to open the final treasure chest.
"Let me say one thing first. This secret realm has been emphasizing cooperation from start to finish. If there are similar trials later, I ask everyone to keep their heads clear. Splitting all gains equally was the agreement we signed outside the secret realm. Don't get fooled again."
Qi Xu's words were very blunt. The other three blushed slightly. They could have just walked properly across the bridge, but instead they swam for hours...
It was purely a loss suffered from not using their brains and not trusting their teammates.
Because of their past record, they had no face to argue, and said in unison, "Got it."
After speaking, the four simultaneously placed their right palms on the indentation of the treasure chest.
Instantly, the chest emitted a blinding light, but a powerful energy wave sent all four flying into the air, giving them no time to defend themselves.
Qi Xu quickly adjusted her posture mid-air and landed steadily, only to discover...
This damn chest was completely a trap. One after another blue river monsters emerged from it, like illusory ghosts, wearing robes woven from water weeds.
They floated gently with the breeze, like fairies dancing gracefully, yet exuding an indescribably eerie aura.
Jinwen Xingmang Yue quickly ran behind Qi Xu!
Xie Shaoning and Cheese Milk Cap 80% Sugar flanked them from left and right. From fighting separately at the beginning of entering the secret realm, they had learned to concentrate their strength and coordinate as a group.
Qi Xu had also learned to quickly control the battlefield and issue combat arrangements.
"Nobody even thinks about backing out now. We've fought our way to this point. I believe no one wants to give up. Use whatever means you have. Coming away empty-handed is no big loss, but if we can't get out at all, then forget about being bosses!"
"Don't worry!"
"Understood!"
"Who don't you trust? If the sky falls, I'll hold it up!" Xie Shaoning always couldn't help being obnoxious when he got excited. The other three girls rolled their eyes. Unbelievable! This guy just never learns!
"Die, you try-hard poser! Ugh!"
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