Today's posts were also quite exciting.
[Three members of the Thorn Guild in Zone 030 sweep through the Universal Guild.]
[Boycott the lawbreaker — the young master who became a guild leader finally gets what he deserves.]
[Breaking news!!! The blood feud between Thorn Guild's top brass and Universal Guild!]
Then, an old piece of news hidden for three years was completely dragged into the light.
A legal incident with zero attention three years ago — extremely vicious — finally erupted on the forum, setting the gaming forum ablaze.
"Oh my god, there's actually a scandal this big! No wonder! Who would've thought that in Lin Haowan's interview, the 'plant person' was just a frail little girl who admitted she was actually a coma patient. Back then I even thought the game was amazing for being able to wake up a coma patient, but I never imagined that the coma patient became a coma patient because of this — and lost both her parents in the process."
"If it were me, I'd take revenge too. Why shouldn't I? The law forcing the culprit to pay compensation is just what that murderer deserves, but the law can't make the victim let go of their hatred!"
"A blood feud, to the bitter end!"
"Support the coma patient, support the Thorn Guild!"
"The Universal Guild is public enemy number one."
"Is that Lulu woman also involved? The video is out — so you're all in the same boat."
"Lin Haowan's credibility in exposing capitalists keeps rising higher and higher."
"What? You're still working for Rong Xun or the Universal Studio? Do you have no conscience at all? I'm cutting ties with anyone who joins either studio — I'm afraid the money you earn will one day become the luxury car that slams into me."
As the discussion continued to grow,
For a time, IDs carrying the word "Universal" became cyber records of shame.
Inside the Wantu Real Estate building, several floors belonging to the newly developed Universal Studio gleamed with lights.
The entire studio had fallen into chaos.
Guguan Town, as the headquarters of Universal Studio, had been sacked today — Feng Huimin had defected, and Wan Runian was hospitalised.
The person now in charge of Universal Studio's operations was Universal Caesar.
But what was driving Universal Caesar to the brink was the flood of resignation letters.
"Supervisor Caesar, please approve my resignation too!" A girl with pale skin and a slightly chubby face handed in her resignation letter.
Universal Caesar was stunned.
"Angel, you signed a contract with Universal Studio. If you leave, you'll have to pay a breach penalty of hundreds of millions!"
The twelve-winged Holy Healing Angel in the game, whose real name was Shi Xiyue, thought to herself: Just a hundred gold coins? I can earn that quickly once I leave Universal Studio and join the Thorn Guild.
Besides, the thought of staying at Universal Studio — getting killed by the coma patient, killed by the 'who's blind?' Sacred Light, killed by someone in a wheelchair — terrified her.
She was just a nineteen-year-old girl with good talent who wanted to play games quietly and peacefully.
She wanted to be an angel of peace, healing all wounds — not a willing accomplice to wrongdoing!
"It's fine. If they want to sue me for damages, let them. Even if they file a lawsuit, it'll take six months!"
Not daring to linger, Holy Healing Angel added,
"If you won't approve it, then I'll just leave on my own. Bye-bye!"
And she fled.
Universal Caesar looked at the mess, thought about how much market value Wantu would lose by tomorrow morning, and remembered that he was still in Zone 030 with the Thorn Guild.
He gritted his teeth.
He ran too.
But just then, one person stepped up.
"What's all the panic? Master Wan hasn't come back yet — nobody else is leaving."
"You all signed contracts with addresses on them. Anyone who dares to waver right now — I'll have my brothers come and destroy you."
"Those who aren't afraid of death should try me. You think I'm bluffing? One of my brothers just got locked up a few days ago — when he gets out, see if he doesn't come after you."
Huanyu Kuangwu roared.
When Huanyu Kuangba had gone to intimidate people in real life, Huanyu Kuangwu had missed out because he was too far away — which saved him from arrest.
Some of the brothers had been jailed.
Huanyu Kuangwu had originally been kicked out of the studio by Feng Huimin, but he shamelessly approached Wan Huanyu, and Wan Huanyu actually kept him on, replacing Huanyu Kuangba's position.
What he never knew was that he was kept solely because Wan Huanyu wanted to counterbalance Feng Huimin and build his own faction.
Huanyu Kuangwu was bad at the game, but in real life, he was a loyal attack dog that would bite.
To Huanyu Kuangwu, Wan Huanyu's favour was a debt of gratitude heavier than a mountain. In just two weeks, he had tasted a kind of life he'd never known in his thirty-plus years.
Now he had to stand up and help Master Wan.
So he called his brothers to come and suppress the Universal Studio.
Everyone left at Universal Studio were just ordinary employees — the higher-ups had already fled. And so, against all odds, Huanyu Kuangwu really did seize control.
A wild gleam appeared in his eyes.
He, too, was going to become one of the elite.
...
In the game,
Chu Fu naturally knew what was happening on the forums.
But she was also busy, and she trusted Feng Huimin to handle things.
The group headed to the auction house and quickly swept up all the golden-tier equipment.
Actually, many people knew that prices differed between cities, towns, and villages.
But the server mechanics of "Primordial Gate" made it difficult for players without quests to travel between towns and villages at low levels.
Not to mention the distances were far too great — without teleportation items, players would spend days on the road.
And a few days was enough to change everything.
Prices in the game changed day by day.
Just then, Feng Huimin sent a message:
"Boss, Wan Huanyu's studio is in chaos now. Hard to squeeze much more from them. Better focus on Zone 025!"
"Got it!"
Her subordinates really were too capable.
In just one night, they had gutted Universal Studio.
Still, Chu Fu and her group followed their original plan.
From Linjiang City, they flew to Muqing Town in Zone 001 to turn in their quest.
After completing it, they entered an hell-difficulty dungeon together.
Inside the dungeon, Chu Fu looked at the plant seeds her brother Chu Feng had given her.
There were over twenty kinds, all of high quality — but only two seeds could mutate and be used in battle.
【Man-Eating Flower (Gold)】: Upon mutation, its mouth enlarges and can swallow enemies, dealing massive damage.
【Golden Corn (Gold)】: Upon mutation, it can shoot corn kernels at enemies as projectiles.
Chu Fu matured both plants.
The mutated man-eating flower appeared, grew, and in the blink of an eye turned into a monstrous, nightmarish creature.
Chu Fu's eyes went wide.
She knew the man-eating flower was big.
But this was too big.
Its diameter was a full five metres.
The entire plant stood ten metres tall.
It nearly blocked the entire passageway.
Chu Fu had matured the flower, only to find that despite its gigantic body, its seeds were tiny — and on a single drop, it burst out tens of thousands of seeds.
Then, Chu Fu released the Charm Mushroom.
With the Charm Mushroom active, all monsters within 200 metres came running — and the giant man-eating flower swallowed them whole, a dozen at a time, one-shotting them all.
The damage was explosive.
Afterwards, Chu Fu tested the Golden Corn in the boss zone as well.
