Chu Fu reminded everyone to level up. Given their current level, clearing nightmare-tier dungeons to gain levels was already quite good for them.
However, considering that they still needed to complete the [Green Tide Burial Master] quest, Chu Fu led the group to farm level 20 monsters instead.
It had to be said, ever since they got the Charm Mushroom, farming monsters became much easier.
An endless stream of monsters was attracted over.
They farmed like this for six hours, until it reached the early hours of the morning.
The map bosses and hell-tier dungeons had all respawned.
Chu Fu led the team, starting with the hell-tier dungeon. They only farmed three map bosses — the level 18, level 20, and level 25 ones — because they gave the most experience.
Little did they know.
Because Chu Fu hadn't planned on farming the first boss, this allowed the people from Rongxun Studio, Universal Studio, and Star Alliance to finally have a chance to fight a boss.
“The Plant people didn't come.”
“Damn it, last time just 10 people came to steal the boss, but this time they brought a whole crowd. Are they really thinking they can take us on with just their underlings? Isn't that a bit too disrespectful?”
“But why are there so many solo players?”
“I have a bad feeling about this,” Universal Caesar said, pinching the bridge of his nose.
He had investigated before. Plantman's Wangxi Village had a full nine thousand players who reached level 10, and now, the majority of players in Fengdu Town were these very people.
Some of them even counted as unofficial members of the Thorn Guild.
If a fight broke out...
The three major factions really might not stand a chance.
After all, the players from Wangxi Village had far too good equipment.
Meanwhile, looking at their own allied forces.
Whether it was Rongxun or Star Alliance, they were all dressed in rags now.
And why?
Of course, because they'd been killed, and their equipment had been looted.
The people from Rongxun Studio were now staring at those players with bloodshot eyes.
“How did we not notice yesterday that these players had such good gear? How is it that most of them are packing silver-tier equipment?”
“It's level 10 silver gear, not from the nightmare-tier Goblin Nest drops.”
“Our studio's elite team yesterday didn't even manage to clear the nightmare dungeon!”
“Man, should we sneak attack them later and kill them all?”
The dogs of Rongxun Studio never changed their ways.
When the boss appeared, things got even more chaotic.
30 minutes later, the boss crashed to the ground.
The final blow was actually taken by a solo mage, a player called Yulou.
Not only did he not hide it, he laughed and said, “It's mine! Wow, so much experience from that final hit. I won't be polite, then.”
He immediately picked up the dropped silver equipment.
But just that one pickup was enough to break the patience of the Rongxun Guild players.
In an instant, four or five spells and arrows slammed into Yulou.
Yulou died on the spot.
His body collapsed to the ground, shifting into a strange camera angle, but a line of text appeared on the map.
[Yulou]: Damn, the Rongxun Guild killed me! The IDs that hit me are Rongxun Hujiang, Rongxun Ma Wencai...
The surrounding players naturally saw those red-named Rongxun Guild members, and like hungry wolves pouncing on prey, skills rained down on them.
In an instant, all those Rongxun Studio players were dead.
“Brother Yulou, don't worry! I'll hold onto your gear for you. Once you revive, I'll give it back.”
“Kill the red names! Don't you know the rules of Wangxi Village? Whoever gets the boss is the owner! No malicious PK allowed!”
“This isn't Wangxi Village anymore!”
“Then let this be the new rule of Fengdu Town. Everyone should follow it from now on. If you don't, we'll tell Plantman, and let Suture Saint of the Thorn Guild refuse to revive you.”
“Take down all the red names! Whoever kills them gets their gear!”
“You red names can just go and reincarnate. Suture Saint won't bring you back!”
Rongxun Qizhao was stunned.
Then, suppressing the urge to wipe out everyone on the other side, he gritted his teeth and said, “Fall back, retreat. Don't provoke them.”
They couldn't let the fight escalate.
Otherwise, their squad would never recover.
He had heard that yesterday, people from Star Alliance had tried to steal vegetables that Plantman had planted, and they'd been torn apart piece by piece, making them impossible to revive.
In a server with only one resurrection ability, they couldn't afford to offend these people.
Of course, they couldn't win in a fight either.
Having already been swept clean once, Rongxun Studio had suffered a loss of twenty million yesterday.
They couldn't afford another loss today.
So, the group scattered, and Yulou's body lay there on the ground.
No one looted it.
Not only that, the boss's dropped copper coins gathered together, along with potions, materials, bronze gear, and silver gear, all piling up over Yulou's corpse.
Players around were even putting on a show.
“Brother Yulou, you died a worthy death. This red potion, I toast you with it.”
“I'll drink a blue potion in accompaniment!”
“First bow! Second bow! Third bow! Family members, return the gesture!”
A group of players laughed and joked around.
The atmosphere was harmonious, as if they were all close friends playing together.
Rongxun Qizhao screamed inside.
What method had the Thorn Guild used?
To tame players into something like this?
No greed for profit, no thirst for victory, no covetousness or malice.
It made the people of Rongxun Studio look like vile rats lurking in the gutters.
Many players from Rongxun Studio had changed expressions at that moment, their faces turning ugly.
But some also showed looks of envy and longing.
Who doesn't want to be a good person?
Who wants to be a villain, despised and hunted by everyone?
...
Three hours later.
The final boss hunt was finished.
Suture Saint said, “So many people are calling for me across the map to revive them. A bunch of players died by the Goblin Chief's spot.”
Chu Fu nodded.
“I know I've been asking everyone to stay online as much as possible, but leveling like this is pretty tedious.
From now on, we'll gather together every evening at 6 PM sharp to farm monsters, and start boss hunting at midnight. That's about nine hours — treat it like a shift at work.
Once everyone's equipment has been upgraded to gold-tier, we'll start bringing groups through dungeons and leveling up the guild members in batches!”
“You're all dismissed for now. Free time.”
“Oh, and if you're doing quests in the city, make sure to talk to NPCs related to your talent and class.”
“Wheelchair Bro, try more craftsman or artisan-type NPCs!”
“Weaver Dreamers, go check out the tailor shop.”
“Everyone else, the same!”
“A lot of hidden quests give great boosts, and you might even get special rewards.”
Chu Fu shared her own quest.
Jiaojiao Bu Jiao looked at the description, then her eyes suddenly sparkled.
“This quest has something to it. Plant Girl, what if I bought grain from players and turned it all in to the NPC at once? Think I could earn that badge too?
If I can, doesn't that make this quest a guide to getting a gold medal for everyone? A repeatable strategy?”
Chu Fu's eyes went wide.
“Jiaojiao, you're a genius!”
No sooner said than done. Jiaojiao Bu Jiao immediately crushed a return scroll and ran off to find Shi Dacang to work on the quest.
