Jiang Yixing never expected Chu Fu to reject him.
After all, he was an SS-grade talent.
[SS-grade talent: Enchanting Singer:
Trait 1: Enchantment – You can add a layer of charm halo to yourself, enhancing your appearance, temperament, and aura.
Trait 2: Seduction — Your attractiveness to the opposite sex is increased by 100%, NPCs' affinity toward you is increased by 50%, you are more likely to receive special quests, your suggestions are easily accepted, and the more reasonable they are, the more likely they are to be approved.
Trait 3: Sonic skill effects are increased by 200%.
Trait 4: Songstress – When you perform, your charm skyrockets, granting buffs to allies while causing confusion, infatuation, drowsiness, and other effects on enemies—they won’t attack you actively!]
A super powerful talent.
Especially Trait 2.
Basically, whatever he said, these women would all agree.
Yet Chu Fu had actually turned him down.
Little did he know, the person standing before him was likely the highest mental stat entity in all five beginner villages.
With 400+ mental stats, not only would she not fall for Jiang Yixing’s suggestions, she could even sense whether every word he spoke was sincere or a lie.
As for how handsome he was—
Well, her brother was handsome too!
Shen Chi was also handsome, and even taller.
Xie Lin was handsome as well, but Xie Lin’s handsomeness was the kind of powerful, unyielding charm.
She wouldn’t let someone’s looks override her principles.
For Chu Fu and Jiang Yixing, this was their first meeting, and the other party was working for Longhan Studio, a completely opposing faction. How could she possibly agree to his request?
Jiang Yixing’s face changed quickly.
His expression turned dejected, a faint melancholy shimmering in his eyes.
“Alright then. I just wanted to help you guys fend off the beast tide together. I guess the Plant Master doesn‘t need it. It's my fault for not being good enough!”
Chu Fu’s eyes went wide.
Was she dealing with a male version of a „green tea“?
Sure enough, as soon as Jiang Yixing finished speaking, the members of the Xingxing Alliance glared at Chu Fu and began speaking with sarcasm.
“Our Xingxing is great enough, isn’t he? He’s definitely better than your healer. Why won’t you take Xingxing? You made Xingxing sad.”
“And how can you not want a healer? Which team doesn’t need one? When the monsters charge, how are you going to fight alone?”
“That’s right! If you take Xingxing, we have professionals to block the monsters for you. We won’t even form a party with you, won’t steal your last hit—it’s free labor.”
“Too embarrassed to switch teammates? No problem, I’ll pay. 100 silver coins, how about that? Let Xingxing join you! 100,000 yuan for one party—cost-effective for those free attribute points, right? After all, these aren’t all-attribute points, that’s the going rate!”
Chu Fu fiddled with a poison vial and said, “Are you only hearing what you want to hear? Or can you just not understand what I’m saying?
You made a suggestion, and I have the right to refuse.
I told you, I don’t need an extra healer, and I’m not breaking up my fixed team.
If you want the free attribute points, then do as he said—compete fairly, that’s all!
The boss is right there. Whoever gets it, gets it.”
Logically, it made sense, but they felt that no one should reject Jiang Yixing.
Rejecting him meant she didn’t know what was good for her.
“Hmph, Xingxing, let’s compete. I don’t believe our whole group can’t out-grab her!”
“Exactly! With all our teams, how can we not out-grab her?”
“Stay sharp! We must make sure they don’t get a single boss!”
The Xingxing Alliance members were full of indignation.
Jiang Yixing could also see Chu Fu’s attitude—she was completely unyielding, neither flattery nor threats working.
Under so many people’s verbal pressure, she hadn’t budged; her mental defenses were too strong.
Just as they were arguing, Xie Lin and Shen Chi arrived at Chu Fu’s side.
“What’s going on? Didn’t they give you a hard time, did they?” Shen Chi’s massive mecha gave off a commanding sense of pressure, his cannon already aimed at the crowd.
“The Linjiang city official notice has already been issued. If there’s evidence of anyone insulting others in the game, they won’t ignore it.”
Xie Lin came close, his eyes covered, but his fingers lightly traced the King’s Sword.
“I prefer simpler methods. If you make things difficult for our captain, I’ll just take you all out!”
The members of the Thorn Guild gathered around, glaring at the Xingxing Alliance.
Whether it was level, equipment, or overall battle discipline (completing quests, setting traps, saving NPCs—everything orderly), they far surpassed the Xingxing Alliance.
If anyone thought Chu Fu was soft just because of her appearance, they were sadly mistaken.
Chu Fu’s strength was something these people had no idea about.
Chu Fu waved her hand.
“I… we didn’t say anything!” muttered one of the younger players.
Jiang Yixing also realized things had gone completely off track from what he had planned, and could only look for an easy way out.
“It was just a communication issue earlier. Everyone, let’s not argue!”
“Since the Plant Master has spoken, let’s each rely on our own skills!”
Jiang Yixing’s team was formed specifically to snatch the boss. It consisted of three archers, one high-damage mage, and Jiang Yixing as the singer.
“Don’t hold back later. If we can secure it ourselves, it’ll make us stronger—it’s better than letting other villagers have it. I believe in all of you!”
The others tightened their weapons, waiting for the moment to snatch the boss.
As they argued, time flew by, and the eighth wave of monsters appeared.
In the east at the village entrance, there were two bosses.
In the west at the village end, there were also two bosses.
They waited for the bosses to come within attack range before making their move.
But in the next moment, they saw Chu Fu unfold her flight wings and fly out.
“Damn it, is she going to start attacking early?”
“What kind of item is that? Get one for my bro too!”
“Seems like everyone from Wangxi Village has it—is it a local specialty? I’ll pay a high price to get one!”
As they had various thoughts, they watched Chu Fu to see her next move.
She waved her staff, and a massive scarlet mist spread across the beast tide, infecting and expanding.
Then, the beasts that were charging forward came to a halt.
The thick smoke of the beast tide never even got within a hundred meters of the village entrance.
“Not good! The boss’s HP is dropping too fast! Hurry, hurry—last-hit the boss!”
A crowd rushed beyond the protective zone of the traps and attacked the boss.
How could Chu Fu let them snatch it?
When the boss’s HP dropped below a third, Chu Fu activated her level 15 skill!
Virulent Burst!
“Boom!”
All the toxins on the boss exploded. Eighteen layers of plague toxin, worth 36% of its HP, sent the boss flying into the sky.
The worst part—the toxins exploded, creating an enormous green poison pool right where Jiang Yixing and his team had charged forward, and they all stepped right into it.
