The game was underway.
It was close to midnight.
Tonight was destined to be sleepless.
Today was the siege battle for Zone [009].
Through the mission to escort supplies, Chu Fu and the others had remained in Huaishui Town and joined the siege battle.
Nine days had passed since the previous siege battle, and the players had also acquired a collection of strategies.
First of all, participants in the siege battle included not only those currently inside the town, but also players above Level 20 who had joined the city.
Twenty-four hours before the siege battle began, these players would receive a homing-pigeon letter and be given a temporary flying mount.
The flying mounts had a top speed of 200 kilometers per hour. Even so, returning to the town still took fifteen hours.
Shen Chi’s mech, on the other hand, could travel at 2,000 kilometers per hour.
Fengdu Town was only 1,500 kilometers from Huaishui Town, meaning they could make the trip in less than an hour.
They had arrived fairly early and received a preliminary mission to help set up the traps.
More than that, the Old Commander was quite embarrassed, but he had no choice except to come and seek out Chu Fu.
“Comrade Plantman, what I mean is, does anyone among you happen to be willing to give up a spot? I can buy it at a high price. My attributes are considerably worse than yours, and I’d like to earn more attribute points from this siege mission!
“How about 100 gold coins for each attribute point?
“Eighty points in total—that’s 8,000 gold coins!”
The lavish offer startled Chu Fu.
But after thinking it over, she found it perfectly reasonable.
Back in the Novice Village, everyone had still been unaware of the importance of attribute points. Even Jiaojiao Bu Jiao had been able to offer 100,000 yuan for a single point.
Now everyone knew how important attribute points were. Players without top-tier talents could only obtain attributes through means like this.
Naturally, the price had been driven through the roof.
The question was, who would be willing to give up their spot?
This would affect their future in a major way.
Everyone knew that Laoji Fuli was a veteran hero and, more importantly, the stabilizing pillar of Linjiang City.
But when it came to future strength and matters of life and death, would anyone really be willing?
To Chu Fu’s surprise, two people in the team actually volunteered to give up their places.
“Plant Girl, why don’t I leave? I’m not that good against groups of monsters!” Zhimengzhe lowered her head and spoke first.
“Then let me give up my spot instead. I’m only a healer, so I don’t need attribute points as much. Besides, my talent level is low!”
Little Sister Wu was quite self-aware.
If the team had to choose one person not to bring, she was slightly lacking both emotionally and in terms of ability.
Most importantly, she had a contract of indenture!
She had sold herself completely to the Thorny Guild.
If Chu Fu wanted the money, Little Sister Wu was more than willing to accept the sacrifice.
Chu Fu thought for a moment before saying, “Are you two sure? This is entirely voluntary. Attribute points are still extremely important.
“Of course, even if someone gives up their spot, they won’t receive all the money. After all, taking down the bosses is a team effort.
“But since you’re both willing to make this concession and help the authorities, the money will be split fifty-fifty between the team and the person giving up the attribute points. The person leaving will receive 4,000 gold coins, while the nine people remaining will each receive 400. The last 400 will go to the Thorny Guild as public funds.
“Which one of you will do it?”
There were still 4,000 gold coins to be had?
Little Sister Wu looked at Zhimengzhe.
“Shall we play rock-paper-scissors? Whoever wins gets the money!”
Zhimengzhe hurriedly shook her head. “No, no, no. If you want to go, then… you go!”
She actually wanted to stay with the team.
But this was the Old Commander they were talking about—the founding hero and retired lieutenant general who had helped establish the peace Flower Country enjoyed today.
If it weren’t for people like him, perhaps Flower Country would never have reached its current state of peace. As long as he asked, Chu Fu would have given up a spot.
Zhimengzhe didn’t want to make things difficult for Chu Fu.
Little Sister Wu, however, had dollar signs in her eyes.
“Really? It’s 4,000 gold coins! At the current exchange rate of one to fifteen, that’s 60 billion yuan!”
Yesterday, she had heard that Chu Fu had bought the Linjiang City magnate’s businesses for only 35 billion yuan!
Little Sister Wu felt as though she were floating.
She had actually just said “only” 35 billion yuan.
Zhimengzhe said weakly, “I want the attribute points!”
“Then I’ll take the money.”
The temptation was indeed considerable.
What was more, if reaching Level 30 meant withdrawing the abilities from the game, then given her current rate of earning and spending money, she was barely making ends meet.
After all, ninety percent of the money earned from the people she revived with Soul Reincarnation had to be given to Chu Fu. That was part of the contract between Chu Feng and Little Sister Wu.
Meanwhile, her mother, Wu Yingchun, had become completely addicted to the game.
Even an A8 household couldn’t withstand that kind of gaming expenditure.
Little Sister Wu had once relied on her parents, but now she had to earn money herself to support her old mother’s gaming habit. And reaching Level 30 would not benefit just her alone.
In that case, taking the money really wasn’t a bad deal.
Seeing this, Chu Fu nodded in agreement. She had Little Sister Wu leave the team, then invited Laoji Fuli to join.
Next came the distribution of combat power.
Huaishui Town had four sides. Chu Fu alone occupied the eastern wall.
Xie Lin, Jiaojiao Bu Jiao, and Zhimengzhe occupied the west.
Shen Chi, Bitter Melon King, and Shafu Liangu occupied the south.
Laoji Fuli, Suture Saint, and Wu Yingchun occupied the north.
Each team had a fixed position.
As midnight drew closer, an oppressive aura spread throughout the entire town.
Chu Fu was now Level 20 and had learned Corrosive Toxic Barrier.
[Corrosive Toxic Barrier:
Upon activation, deals poison damage equal to 120% of the user’s spell attack power and creates a corrosive zone with a diameter of 50 meters, inflicting poisonous corrosion on all hostile targets within it.
Targets in a flesh-and-blood state can be melted into a pool of blood, taking an additional 200% damage.
While under the corrosive effect, bones, machinery, and buildings suffer additional destructive damage equal to 100%.
Spiritual entities suffer soul corrosion, taking an additional 50% damage.
Note: This skill possesses immense destructive power, but using it will affect the collection of materials.]
What a skill!
The moment Chu Fu saw it, she immediately thought of the third expansion pack she had completed in Linjiang City.
The Undead Legion.
The spread of plague was indeed powerful, but skeletons couldn’t contract diseases.
As a result, the powerful Plague Spread skill had lost its effectiveness.
Now, Corrosive Toxic Barrier could take its place. Its only flaw was that its range was too small.
But then again, with Enchanting Mushrooms, what did it matter whether its range was large or small?
Moreover, now that Chu Fu was Level 20, the number of plants she could control had increased to sixty.
One Enchanting Mushroom, ten Dandelions, nine Lala Vines, ten Carnivorous Flowers, and thirty Gatling Corn.
Watermelons were not suitable for deployment at a time like this.
Everything was arranged.
A green tide appeared on the horizon.
Chu Fu could even smell the stench in the air.
[System Announcement: Huaishui Town is about to be invaded by goblins. All players, please take note.]
[System Announcement: The goblin invasion has begun. The Contribution Rankings are now open. Number of participants: 36,273. Contributions from pre-battle preparation missions will also be included in the rankings.]
