“Dreamweaver, you made the Bridal Gown Set. I don’t plan on putting this equipment in the guild warehouse. Do you want to keep it? After all, you made it yourself! You can display it in your shop!”
Zhimengzhe had also opened a shop in Thorn City. It was a high-end equipment store specializing in custom orders, and business was booming.
Equipment with identical attributes cost ten or even a hundred times more when commissioned from Zhimengzhe, yet players still flocked to her. It had become the first luxury shop in the game.
Naturally, Zhimengzhe nodded.
“Okay, okay, okay! Thank you, Guild Leader!”
Although she had made the outfit, the materials had been obtained by Chu Fu, so ownership naturally belonged to Chu Fu.
Given Chu Fu’s current status, the outfit had already made a dazzling appearance on countless occasions. It was practically a trademark. Displaying it in the shop would be extraordinarily meaningful.
“You’re only thanking Zhimengzhe? Aren’t you going to thank your brother?”
“Brother, Brother! Do you even need to ask? You’re the best brother in the whole world! Love you, bro!”
Chu Fu formed a heart with her fingers and sent it flying toward her brother.
A smile tugged at the corners of Chu Feng’s mouth as he watched Chu Fu act playfully. When she had put on the outfit just now, her mature and fierce aura had genuinely startled him.
For a moment, he had felt as though his little sister had become a stranger.
But now, his familiar little sister had returned.
The others smiled as well. Xie Lin watched from the side and made a gesture.
“The Bean Sprout has turned into a real queen. But doesn’t she seem to be missing something?”
“What’s missing?”
“A whip. Whip me mercilessly, Your Majesty!” Xie Lin joked.
Jiaojiao Isn’t Delicate twisted her wrist. “The Queen of Plant Girl is still a queen. Come on, I’ll do it for her. I absolutely won’t go easy on you!”
Everyone burst into laughter.
After the joking ended, Chu Fu looked toward Shen Chi.
“Wheelchair Brother, how are things over at the Mechanical Star?”
It had already been five days, and Shen Chi had been ruthlessly milking the benefits for five straight days.
Before this, Chu Fu would never have considered entering an Origin-level dungeon.
But now, their strength had soared to a terrifying degree. Should they go this time?
Chu Fu said, “The Origin-level dungeon at Mechanical Star feels like another conspiracy aimed at us. There’s a good chance a divine envoy-level being will appear.
“A conspiracy represents danger, but it also represents resources.
“If we can defeat that divine envoy, it will be our third one, and we’ll obtain a third Divine God Fragment.
“But machines are ultimately level 60 in strength. Our attributes far exceed those of level 60 players, but I’m worried that we might encounter something beyond our control.”
“Plant Girl, with our current attributes, even if another divine envoy appears, we can easily chew through it,” Jiaojiao Isn’t Delicate said. “But if you think it’s too risky, then we won’t go!”
They trusted Chu Fu unconditionally.
Chu Fu was conflicted as well.
She wanted to enter after the city was built.
But she was also afraid that the Origin-level rift might disappear.
In the end, reason overcame greed.
Chu Fu said, “If they close it, then so be it! What we need to do now is fight the global city defense battle!”
She had made her decision.
They would focus on completing the upcoming city defense battle properly and avoid any unexpected incidents.
Everyone nodded.
Shen Chi said, “There’s no need to worry so much. Those machines seem to operate according to fixed procedures. I can alter some of their programs and infiltrate the area with disguised robots to record the coordinates.
“We can also send some plant sprites inside.
“Once we successfully defend the city, we’ll head there immediately.”
“Okay!” Chu Fu’s gaze grew even more resolute.
They had to play it safe—really play it safe!
They couldn’t afford to be distracted.
From then on, everyone focused entirely on protecting the city and preparing for the defense battle.
Ten days remained until the city defense battle.
At last, players from other countries began their city defense battles ahead of schedule.
It was not the powerful Beautiful Country, but the Bear Country.
After all, these people had fought the werewolf Tuge alongside China and had obtained an increase of 1,000 to all attributes, as well as a +1 level bonus.
That gave them an inherent advantage in level.
The city defense battle was fairly easy for them, and they even entered the Origin-level dungeon and successfully cleared it.
This put the other countries at ease.
If the Bear Country could do it, then their countries naturally could as well.
Most importantly, China had been constantly participating in city defense battles, leaving them with a surplus of equipment. They began selling it off in large quantities, quickly driving down the prices of level 30 Dark Gold- and Diamond-grade equipment.
After buying the equipment, the other countries felt that their strength had increased substantially and became confident that they could defend their cities as well.
At that moment, China unexpectedly released an announcement.
“To all players around the world:
“The city defense battle is imminent. Cities across the globe will soon be plunged into battles of defense, where danger and opportunity will coexist. Please do not attempt Origin-level dungeons blindly.
“If you require assistance, you may contact the official Chinese authorities. If we have sufficient manpower, we will help defend your cities.
“However, due to our limited numbers, priority will be given to countries friendly with China, as well as countries with smaller populations.
“Please send the coordinates of your city to this email address. We will assemble professional rescue teams for you on a first-come, first-served basis.”
As soon as the message was released, it caused an uproar around the world.
Before long, several small countries sent in their addresses.
Not only that, even though some major nations had no intention of requesting China’s assistance, their players independently sent their locations anyway.
This saved China the trouble of gathering the information itself.
A massive amount of data was soon compiled.
Before long, the server of the Beautiful Country also began its early city defense battle.
The large quantity of equipment Chu Fu and the others had sold had accelerated the leveling speed of players around the world.
The Beautiful Country did not request assistance from China.
Once the city defense battle began, the enhanced undead legion proved extremely difficult to deal with.
Still, they managed to hold off wave after wave.
“We can do this too! Should we try the Origin-level dungeon?”
“We have a million players. If China can do it, why can’t we?”
“Exactly! Let’s give it a try! I heard that clearing an Origin-level dungeon can improve your talent, and everyone gets the upgrade!”
All the players became excited.
Then, without anyone knowing who had started it, they began moving toward the Origin-level dungeon on their own.
Millions of players entered one after another.
However, even though there were quite a few SSS-rank talent holders among them, the Origin-level dungeon—strengthened after Wale’s death—was not something they could easily challenge.
Unprepared, the players rushed in one after another, only to die inside.
They wasted a full half hour without managing to clear the dungeon. Instead, countless undead surged out and swept toward them.
The players could only flee the rift in a panic, return to the city, and rely on the walls, arrow towers, and NPCs to fight.
“This is bad! The city—the city is under attack!”
“We can’t hold them off! Call for reinforcements!”
“Our group’s president is still inside the dungeon! Offering a bounty of one million gold coins! Please, someone get a priest to save him!”
