Wan Huanyu's lips curled with a hint of amusement. "If I said we had to fight, what could you do?"
Feng Huimin immediately pulled up a PowerPoint presentation, bringing out all the data she had collected for analysis.
Feng Huimin analyzed from four angles: talent, class, skills, attributes, and equipment.
Summary: Super talent, powerful class, overpowered skills, ten times the attributes, and crushing equipment.
The team leaders on the call felt their scalps tingle.
How were they supposed to fight this?
Yet Feng Huimin remained perfectly calm.
"Very simple: assassination!"
"Plantman is, after all, a mage-type class. As long as we deal enough damage, we can assassinate her completely!"
"Not only that, many of her skills actually have countermeasures."
"For instance, the most troublesome skill, Plague Spread, can be dispelled with purification-type healing skills."
"The second method: antidote potions!"
"Plantman is a special class—a Poison Master. Her initial attack power isn't strong; the real damage comes from the poison status after poisoning."
"But if the entire raid team carries antidote potions to nullify her toxins, her skills become far less deadly!"
"And antidote potions aren't actually that expensive!"
"Over the next thirty-nine hours, all the alchemy-type players in the studio will work overtime to mass-produce antidote potions in preparation for our fight against Plantman."
"Once the servers merge the day after tomorrow, we'll set up an ambush!"
"The ambush location will be at the level 15 boss, the Goblin Warlord."
"Plantman will definitely go there."
"A key point: on level 20 maps, squad members can form parties of ten. We need not only to assassinate her but also to block her teammates!"
"Next, here's the data and feasibility plan for dealing with Wheelchair."
"Targeting Who Called Me Blind..."
"And Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao..."
"And Suture Saint..."
"Here's the predicted data on five possible high-talent members of the Thorn Guild..."
"At this point, it looks like we'll need a full assassin squad of a hundred people to have a chance. In addition, we'll need star-level players to face them head-on and crush them on talent."
"So, we have to team up with the Rongxun Studio!"
"In fact, if the Longhan Studio fails to defend their village early this morning in zone 029, we'll need to ally with them too."
"We can outnumber them. Although Wangxi Village has nine thousand people, the Thorn Guild only has five hundred. How can they compare to the five thousand-plus people we'll have combined?"
"Those scatter players are just a mob. Faced with true self-interest, there's no way they'd help the Thorn Guild fight us—and they couldn't even win!"
"That's all the information I've gathered so far. Master Wan, is there anything you'd like to add?"
Wan Huanyu gave a light laugh.
Then he waved his hand and said, "Do you take me for one of those fools from Youlong Studio? Walking right into a fight when they know the enemy's superior in talent and strength?"
"We're not fighting. No need to fight!"
"Maybe in a few days, this will all resolve itself!"
Feng Huimin's expression stiffened, a sense of resentment building inside her. Her chest felt tight, as if a breath was stuck.
If he didn't intend to fight from the start, why did he ask?
Making her talk for a full half hour until her mouth was dry.
It felt like she had worked out plans B, C, and D, only for the boss to say, "Let's go with A."
What an idiot boss!!!
...
Inside the game.
Within Fengdu Town.
Over nine thousand players blended into the vast town, injecting new life into it.
Chu Fu followed a guard around to get a feel for the layout, familiarizing herself with the potion shop, weapon shop, general store, and quest hub.
"Plant Girl, got any strategies now? There's no boss or dungeon to run, so what can we do?" Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao asked.
Chu Fu was their guild's go-to advisor.
For a new map, of course they had to ask her.
"Follow me. Heading to the quest hub."
Everyone rushed straight to the quest location.
"All Thorn Guild members, reservists included—accept this quest!"
Chu Fu sent the quest details to the guild channel.
[Quest: Clean up the newbie village ruins, rescue trapped villagers, and help bury the dead.]
Xie Lin removed his blindfold, glanced at the quest, and a flash of insight struck him.
"This quest—does it specify which newbie village?"
Chu Fu's eyes landed on Xie Lin's face, and she gave him an approving smile. "Sword Saint Brother, you really are a skilled player—you catch on instantly."
"What riddle are you two playing?" Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao asked.
Shen Chi and Suture Saint quickly figured it out too.
"Server 0298888—which village is that?"
Chu Fu snapped her fingers, deciding to stop being cryptic.
"It's called Longshan Village. This village, along with Wangxi Village and Tianhe Village, forms a triangle, and it's the farthest from Fengdu Town.
In real-world geography terms, this is a standard mountain village.
Too bad, they've only developed the tourism facilities there—no estates or houses for sale.
In the game, this village faces its village-defense battle in fifteen hours.
The leading studio is Longhan Studio!"
Chu Fu's expression turned cold.
Longhan Studio was part of the Sun family's business.
But their style wasn't much different from other studios.
"This studio's combat capability is pretty average; there's no way they'll hold the village.
If the village is wiped out, it lifts the map restrictions.
Outsiders can then enter!
Plus, a wiped-out village stops being a 'newbie village,' so players above level 10 can also enter.
When that happens, we'll charge in for a harvest.
Whether it's free attribute points, contribution points, or talent stones—we can all grab them!"
Suture Saint got excited instantly.
"Ah! Does that mean my S-rank skill and the upgrade stones for my ultimate are in reach?"
"Exactly! But since the monster wave is still fifteen hours away, going there now would be a waste of time. Let's head to the ruined village in zones 026 and 027 first!"
"It's only been three days. Some NPCs might still be alive!"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Shen Chi summoned his mech.
"Anyone want a ride?"
"Of course! Let's go!"
Shen Chi stepped onto the mech, reached out, and grabbed Chu Fu and Suture Saint's hands.
Xie Lin and Jiao Jiao resignedly climbed onto the mech's feet and tied themselves in with ropes.
The mech roared into the air and shot off toward the town's outskirts.
In less than ten minutes, they reached the ruins of a place called Blackstone Village.
This was the newbie village for server 0278888, which had been attacked by a monster wave thirty-two hours earlier.
The ruins had nearly become a new beast lair.
Monsters were gnawing on crops, rummaging for food, with numerous bosses gathered together.
However, on the edge of the village, some players were still pulling and killing monsters.
When they heard the mech's roar overhead, they looked up—and a moment later, terrified screams erupted.
"Crap! It's Plantman! Run! No, log out! Log out now!"
