“That’s right. All these trees are excellent materials. Do you think there might be herbs we can gather in the forest?”
“The Plantman players went off to eat meat, so why don’t we have some soup too?”
“Forget it. This place is dangerous. Even a single goblin getting through could wipe us all out.”
“Do you people never visit the forums? Do you know how that celebrity guild member, Jiang Yixing, died? He died in there, and there was no way to revive him!”
“Fine, then. If none of you are going, I’ll go by myself. Don’t get jealous when I strike it rich.”
And just like that, some people left the main group and began exploring the forest.
The others exchanged glances. Unable to resist their greed, a few more also went off to search the surrounding area.
However, most of them obediently returned through the rift.
They had all obtained 10 points to every attribute, which was already enough.
Once they went outside, they could also achieve a perfect defense of the village and gain another 4 points to every attribute.
What more could they ask for?
As for dark-gold equipment and gold-grade materials…
They had to stay alive before they could take any of it.
After those people left, the players who had gone exploring became absorbed in one gathering item after another.
It was just like fishing.
They always thought, Just one more cast.
Before they knew it, an hour had passed.
They had assumed that an Origin-level dungeon would be just like an ordinary dungeon—that once the time was up, it would “kick” them out.
But there was no notification.
Origin-level dungeons were close to reality itself, and the conditions for leaving were fixed as well.
Only after a long time had passed did those people finally begin to panic.
It was like being trapped on a sandbar while out gathering seafood, only to discover that the tide had risen. They were completely at a loss.
They returned to the place where the rift had been, only to find it empty.
It was gone.
Everything was gone!
The remaining players—two or three thousand of them—gathered together and began searching for an exit.
Just then, they heard the earth trembling.
It sounded like an army marching forward.
Could everyone have returned?
But after hearing the noise, they felt that wasn’t the case.
The army commanded by Feng Huimin had a very light step. Even when marching at full speed, it was as if their feet never touched the ground.
These footsteps, however, were incredibly heavy.
So heavy that they sounded like…
Giants walking.
A foul stench swept through the air.
At last, when the enemy drew near, they saw them.
At least a thousand goblin scouts were advancing toward them with savage expressions.
Spears flew from their hands, instantly piercing through the players’ bodies.
Every one of them was slaughtered by the newly arrived goblins.
The one-hour time limit stated by the system was not merely a restriction on how long players could remain in the dungeon.
It was the time required for the other tribes to reach this place.
The greedy players were annihilated to the last man.
…
Within Windbreak Town.
As expected, they had achieved the perfect completion rating.
Chu Fu received all the contribution points—a total of 1.3 billion.
The others received anywhere from a few million to tens of millions, mainly because they wanted to compete for a place in the top ten rankings and obtain some rewards.
The reason no one fought over the rest was that Chu Fu had obtained all the entry tickets. They had merely ridden along for free during this operation, so all the resources should naturally belong to Chu Fu.
That included the contribution points.
Chu Fu did not keep them for herself, either.
At the market rate of one hundred copper coins per contribution point, the 1.3 billion contribution points could be exchanged for 1.3 million gold coins.
The players in the group then used their guild contribution points to make the exchanges.
That way, everything remained fair.
“Three people in the team still haven’t obtained their second talent. I’m allocating 100 million contribution points for you to purchase one.”
“As for the remaining ten people, exchange them directly for divine artifact embryos. They’ll purchase them in order according to the guild’s accumulated contribution rankings.”
As for talent enhancement stones, skill enhancement stones, and attribute points, they truly had no shortage of those anymore.
The guild’s accumulated contribution rankings were determined by contributions from running dungeons, submitting guild information, and participating in various battles.
Naturally, those who had joined the team earlier had accumulated more contribution points.
However, certain classes were at a disadvantage. Wu Yingchun, for example, was a single-target class with no area-of-effect attacks.
The strongest class was undoubtedly Feng Huimin’s.
Some classes could make additional contributions to the guild—for example, priests who possessed resurrection spells and Dreamweavers who could craft equipment for the guild.
Thus, the ten divine artifact embryos naturally went to the five veteran teammates, Shafu Liangu, Zhimengzhe, Bitter Melon King, Little Sister Wu, and Feng Huimin.
Once everything had been settled, everyone began channeling their town portal scrolls.
“You’ve all worked hard today. Everyone has been online for more than twenty-four hours, and you’ve also gained some new abilities. Cashing them out will take time.
“Take the day off. Tomorrow at six in the evening, we’ll advance into the future maps!
“We’ll start by going to the Level 30–40 map and give the Saint Wolf Club a little something in return.
“We can’t let them think we’re easy targets!”
“Yes!”
Everyone nodded and dispersed.
Some went to cash out their abilities, while others continued growing stronger in the game.
Chu Fu’s abilities were simply too powerful, so cashing them out took even longer. She could only enter a deep sleep to complete the process.
…
Meanwhile.
Inside Soul of the Army Town.
As the town’s mayor, Li Weizheng was constantly purchasing town- and village-upgrade blueprints acquired from various places.
These blueprints were bound. They had been brought out during town-defense battles and could only be converted into cash by issuing quests.
Each blueprint was worth 10,000 gold coins.
It also required a great deal of manpower to handle the process—in other words, only a nation could accomplish something on this scale.
Before long, Soul of the Army Town had expanded to cover an area of 10 kilometers by 10 kilometers.
However, Li Weizheng did not immediately use the city-level blueprint.
The Soul of the Army Guild was not yet strong enough.
If they used it now, wouldn’t they just be preparing the way for Chu Fu and the others?
After all, the Soul of the Army Guild was incapable of clearing an Origin-level dungeon on its own.
They wanted to wait a little longer.
Once their strength had increased, they would enter the dungeon.
At the very least, they should be able to seize half of the contribution points from Chu Fu, right?
It was a rather miserable situation, when you thought about it.
Still, when Li Weizheng looked at his second talent, he grinned from ear to ear.
[S-rank Talent—Evil Radar:
Trait 1: Evil Radar—Scans a radius of 10 kilometers and detects all players with red names.
Trait 2: Evil Tracking—Tracks players from evil factions within a designated area.
Trait 3: Against players with excessively high evil values, damage dealt is increased by 100%.]
This was truly the bane of evil players.
Li Weizheng dared to guarantee that, from this day onward, the territories under his management would become places where no thief could hide.
He had already reported this skill.
Combined with the red-headed official documents, a nationwide purge of players from evil factions was about to begin.
What was more, Li Weizheng had thought of using it to hunt down international fugitives as well!
His ID was World Peacekeeper, after all.
“No, this is still a little too much for me to handle alone. Should I cooperate with the Plantman players again?”
“I heard that members of the Saint Wolf Club came to cause trouble. They even dared to harass our coastal region before.”
“This time, we absolutely have to teach them a lesson!”
“I just don’t know whether Chu Fu will get involved. I’ll go ask her!”
Li Weizheng sent Chu Fu a message, but naturally, she did not reply. With no other choice, he could only contact the Feng Huimin who inspired him with incomparable apprehension.
