The situation in the East Continent
Northeast of Nightshade Town.
The plains between White Stone Mountain and Chishan.
A yellow leopard and a black lone wolf spread out, starting to pull monsters.
The wild monsters in "salvation" are divided into different grades.
Humanoid monsters and regular monsters.
Humanoid monsters have a bit of intelligence; they link aggro, flee, and call for friends.
Like places such as Murloc Village.
One attack leads to a whole group, there's no such thing as pretending not to see them if they're thirty yards away.
Once you act, they all come at you together.
As for regular monsters, as long as you don't step into their aggro range, they pretend not to see you.
But if you step into their aggro range, they will chase you and keep chasing as long as they can see you!
You can't shake them off without breaking their line of sight.
This was good news for Yang Jian.
But for ordinary players, this was a disaster!
A huge disaster... Half an hour later, Yang Jian calmly led over a hundred wild monsters, level 23 and above, back to the starting point.
To fix the coordinates, he specifically summoned Little Sea Turtle and stationed it there.
He and Mo Song would pull monsters and run back here!
Mo Song also ran over from the other side at this time.
The yellow leopard leaped, its hind legs pushing off, transforming into human form in mid-air with a flip.
Yang Jian had already mastered the form-switching technique...
Upon landing, he first cast a Frost Trap at his feet, then retreated several dozen steps.
He cast Misdirection on Mo Song, who kept moving, continuing to kite the monsters.
Quadruple Shot, Splitting Arrow, Volley, Multi-Shot, Multi-Shot.
Large numbers representing massive damage popped up from the monster horde.
Some monsters with average health could only take two hits from Yang Jian; by the third hit, they couldn't withstand the immense damage and fell to the ground, defeated.
Also, due to the Misdirection skill.
The monsters that luckily survived were led by Mo Song, circling Yang Jian in large loops.
After just two rounds, only level 28 and 29 monsters remained.
Even with halved damage, level 26 and 27 monsters couldn't withstand Yang Jian's high attack!
Since his attributes surged at level 15, Yang Jian and Mo Song no longer cared about the slight attribute suppression.
Even if he was fighting monsters fifteen levels higher, only dealing 25% of his original attack power, Yang Jian's strength was not something minor monsters could challenge.
What's more, Mo Song's Shadow Power also had a special effect of ignoring rules and dealing full damage.
Of course, his current Shadow Power wasn't very strong!
It could only add 500 points of shadow damage... From pulling monsters to killing them all, it only took a total of 16 minutes.
However, cleaning up the battlefield cost Yang Jian a huge amount of time and effort.
Picking up equipment, picking up materials, picking up junk... Don't underestimate junk; stacked up, it's quite valuable!
He also had to Skin all the beasts; after all, it was a professional skill, and he still needed to practice it.
Currently, the guild has dedicated leatherworkers who make various leather armors as guild welfare.
And Yang Jian was almost the guild's largest leather supplier!
As a professional skill, it didn't actually require you to cut it piece by piece.
Skinning a beast took three seconds, easy and pleasant.
But nearly three hundred beast corpses scattered everywhere was not very pleasant...
After a full forty-plus minutes, the battlefield was finally cleaned up!
Yang Jian looked at his experience bar.
In just this past hour, this wave of monsters brought Yang Jian 27% of his experience value...
At this, everyone following the level rankings erupted in excitement again!
"Are these two big shots from Star Palace playing the same game as us?"
"Just a few minutes ago, Tian Mu, the big shot, gained 27% experience in one go..."
"Big shot, add me as a friend! Did you exploit some bug? I'll pay a hefty price!"
"Stop shouting, that guy barely talks in the world channel..."
"By the way, what happened to their vice-guild leader 'Yueyin Qingya'? Did she quit the game or something? Why did she suddenly disappear from the level rankings?"
"Hehe... She's doing fine! I even ran into her in the wild before, clearing monsters. The efficiency, it made listeners sad and onlookers weep! She probably has some equipment that hides her level or information..."
..."Hey, honestly buying gold coins. Those selling, whisper me your price. I want to move to Zhenhai City..."
"You're from Black Dragon City? Why would you want to move to Zhenhai City after coming all this way?"
"Oh, my people, who understands! I thought the whole game was like spring all year round, but I didn't expect the climate in this corner of Black Dragon City to be even more 'northeast' than our Northeast... I can't stand it!"
"Hehe, you can't stand it, and you still have a choice. Our EU and Bear countries can only go to the North Continent... Damn it %#&!@#$"
A string of censored words erupted, leaving the onlookers dumbfounded!
Looking at the foreign ID's comment, Yang Jian finally realized that there were quite a few foreign players in this game!
Yang Jian: Where did the Little Japan and Little Xi Ba players go?
Bai Youyou: It is said that they are almost all concentrated in Dongji City.
Yang Jian knew about Dongji City; it was on a giant island to the east of the Eastern Continent.
It was connected to the continent by two ports, and in a realistic game like this, traveling by boat was not a good experience!
Of course, if you had money, you could use the teleportation array to travel back and forth...
Yang Jian: They have quite a tacit understanding!
What about players from other countries?
Bai Youyou: I'll send you a report on that!
Yang Jian: Alright!
After a wave of monsters, it's good to take a break, right? Besides, it looked like it would be on cooldown in a few minutes.
He couldn't be halfway through pulling monsters and then have to split his attention to devour equipment!
Within two minutes, Bai Youyou sent over the current distribution of players in the seven major cities of the Eastern Continent.
All of East Asia's forces were concentrated on the Eastern Continent. Because Star Palace had gained the upper hand in Zhenhai City, few hot-headed individuals wanted to test the mettle of the game's number one guild, so they all tacitly avoided Zhenhai City.
Black Dragon City was almost entirely taken over by players from northern China. Although they grumbled, they all tacitly chose Black Dragon City when it came down to it.
The four central cities, Jinling City and Chang'an City, were also occupied by Chinese players.
Outsiders could barely move an inch; a thousand ways to die, one was bound to suit you...
Dongji City was occupied by Little Japan and Little Xi Ba. The two were already sworn enemies, and now they were forced to squeeze into one main city...
West Pole City, on the other hand, was occupied by players from the Middle East.
The entire Middle East combined only had about a million players, and even fewer than a hundred had reached West Pole City so far.
Yet, they managed to create the atmosphere of a world war.
It must be said, they were naturally a fighting nation!
There was also Gaoshan City, which was a gathering place for Southeast Asian countries.
Coincidentally, they lived by the sea in reality, and in the game, they lived on a high mountain!
The extreme change in scenery could broaden their horizons...
Actually, Southeast Asian players wanted Zhenhai City or West Pole City.
Unfortunately, they neither dared to join the Middle Eastern war nor did they want to provoke Star Palace...
After all, up until now, only three or four tens of thousands of first-tier players globally had entered the main cities!
Yang Jian frowned slightly looking at this player distribution.
It was the calm before the storm.
The names of Chang'an City and Jinling City were too iconic; official forces would definitely be stationed in these two cities.
Even if they couldn't fully control them, they would provide a safety net for these two cities!
A 200,000-strong army, acting with strict discipline, even if their levels and equipment were slightly inferior, were they something small, scattered nations could challenge?
If such cities with strong Chinese geographical ties were occupied by other countries, it would be a complete humiliation!
The other major famous guilds had also basically chosen these two cities!
People from the three northeastern provinces were relatively united; they certainly wouldn't let Black Dragon City fall into the control of others!
So, looking at it this way, Star Palace, touted as the 'number one guild,' turned out to be the soft target...
Yang Jian: Organize an assassination squad of rogue players in the guild to kill all foreign players who come to Zhenhai City outside the city!
Bai Youyou: Doing this... won't it make us a target for everyone?
Yang Jian: I can't worry about that much. If you're not ruthless, you can't stand firm. Our guild only has over a thousand people right now. If we don't give the earlycomers a shock, it will be a big problem for us if they accumulate more and more people!
Bai Youyou: Will other domestic forces allow them to occupy Zhenhai City?
Yang Jian: ...It's possible that in their eyes, we are the biggest threat...
Bai Youyou: Understood! I'll arrange it immediately!
For players currently arriving in Zhenhai City, Star Palace was definitely the largest force.
Solo players came second, and most solo players who came to Zhenhai City had plans to join Star Palace.
Finally, there were foreign players. Yang Jian hadn't paid attention before.
Now that he thought of it, it needed to be taken seriously.
After all, while the Eastern Continent was vast and boundless, there were only seven main cities.
The various NPCs, goods in shops, and skill trainers for various professions and specialties within them were a city's greatest wealth.
Although the Little Japan and Little Xi Ba in Dongji City would fight among themselves.
But if they encountered an outsider, they would first unite against them.
The other three major cities in China were filled with a large number of geographically linked players...
So, on paper, Zhenhai City, where Star Palace was located, appeared to be weaker because Star Palace arrived too early.
Other ambitious forces avoided it.
Going to other cities might offer a chance to reach the top, but coming to Zhenhai City would only mean being a subordinate?
As for the officials... currently, they haven't shown any intention of claiming territory!
Yang Jian: You meet with Mo Suqing and come up with a response plan for the current chaos in the major cities!
Bai Youyou: Okay!
Alas, it's a troubled time!
After devouring another piece of equipment, Yang Jian was ready to hit the road.
Yang Jian divided this plain area at the foot of the two mountains into two major sections.
He would clear one half and then move to the other to clear.
He had to give the monsters enough time to respawn!
Yang Jian's strength was not yet enough to gain experience from thin air.
Why was he fixated on this area?
Because it was easier to pull monsters in the plains without getting line of sight blocked!
Also, the monster levels here were very suitable! Ranging from level 23 to 28.
Even with occasional level suppression, it only took a little more effort for Yang Jian's current strength!
Transforming into travel form, he ran with Mo Song for over twenty minutes, covering about sixty kilometers, reaching another grinding spot.
Little Sea Turtle was experienced now; it consciously lay down in the same spot as last time, serving as a turtle coordinate for the two big shots!
They fought to the death, while it leveled up by lying there!
Perfect... Without stopping, another round of monster pulling began!
Twenty-plus minutes later...
"Holy cow, did you guys see that? Tian Mu, the big shot, just gained 30% experience in one go..."
"This... This is 15th level 74% already? If he does that again, will he be level 16? I think he just reached level 15 today, right? Are we really playing the same game?"
"No, I'm going to report him on the official website. If he's not banned, I'm not playing this damn game!"
"Upstairs, if you're not playing, can you sell me your account? My wife also wants to play 'salvation'!"
"Sell your ass!"
"If you're not selling, you're not selling, why are you cursing?"
Yang Jian scratched his head, looking at the world chat channel.
He felt he urgently needed a stealth ring to get himself off the rankings!
Listening to these envious, jealous, and hateful comments, and seeing others jealous but unable to harm him felt great...
But having absolutely no privacy was too uncomfortable!
Picking up equipment, picking up materials, picking up junk, then Skinning all the beasts...
"Big Brother, my backpack is full..."
Yang Jian was in full swing, after all, wasn't all the hard work for this moment of harvest!
Receiving Mo Song's thought, Yang Jian checked his backpack.
It was almost full!
Although Yang Jian's solo team had over two hundred backpack slots, he also needed to carry a lot of things!
Hearthstone, Skinning knife, pickaxe, not to mention those.
He needed to bring arrows, right?
And not too few! 999 per stack, shouldn't he bring twenty or thirty stacks at once?
He could only bring more of this, not less!
Otherwise, if he ran out of arrows when encountering a BOSS... then he would only be able to switch to melee weapons and go for Trip, Mongoose Bite...
He had to bring pet food, right?
He had to bring weapons and equipment to devour, right?
After all, Yang Jian had always fought monsters above his level, so he didn't drop equipment that matched his level at all!
"Sigh... Let's go, back to Nightshade Town for supplies!"