Labor Outsourcing

Yang Jian didn't care if what Hu Mingwei said was true or just polite talk.

He took it all as the truth anyway!

"Alright then, Su Su, you negotiate with Director Hu and see how much you can squeeze out of them! I'm going to go level up first!"

Although Mo Suqing joined Star Palace relatively late,

she had, after all, been the de facto manager of Tianhai for so long.

Participating in the guild's actual management and operations for the past seven or eight days had already earned her the respect of all the high-ranking members.

She also knew when to advance and retreat, and didn't clash with the other two vice-guild leaders.

At least... for now, she knew when to advance and retreat!

Now, if she could scrape another layer of oil from the coalition forces, her words would surely carry more weight within the guild!

Mo Suqing went with Director Hu to discuss extorting money.

Bai Youyou was still in charge of the on-site management.

"Our guild will assign two large teams to guard the bodies; we'll let the Third and Fourth Squads handle it!"

Ye Yangui, the leader of Lingyun Intelligence Group, looked at the scene.

"There are so many unaligned players here, and they're especially enthusiastic. Is it still necessary for our guild to assign people to guard? Plus, people are constantly using the teleportation arrays to come over and support..."

Bai Youyou sighed.

"The main concern is that those unaligned players might have a three-minute burst of enthusiasm. If our people withdraw first and they turn around and run, wouldn't this battle have been fought in vain?"

Ye Yangui thought about it, and it wasn't impossible!

After all, the player community itself was quite abstract.

Unaligned players, without organization or discipline, were even more capable of anything... Although the process was different from what Yang Jian had imagined,

Zhenhai City was finally free from the threat of those tiny neighboring countries!

As he leveled up and traveled further and further, if these kinds of incidents were to erupt again after he left the Eastern Continent, he truly might be beyond reach.

So, rather than passively waiting, it was better to ignite it himself!

Originally, he had planned to let the main group get some practice first.

After all, battlegrounds weren't open in the game yet, and there wasn't much experience with large-scale group battles.

Fighting in Zhenhai City first would allow them to accumulate more experience.

If the group battle went poorly, he would then step in to clean up.

Yang Jian also didn't dare to let things get out of hand, which is why he quickly came out to clean up the mess.

After sorting out the situation here, he wouldn't stay in the city much longer.

Today, he planned to bypass Nightshade Town and head to Chi Shan Town in the east.

Although the wild monsters in Nightshade Town ranged from level 20 to 30,

it should, in theory, be the most suitable place for Yang Jian, a level 21 player, to grind.

But the problem was that Yang Jian wasn't an ordinary person!

Compared to fighting monsters of the same level, he preferred to fight higher-level monsters.

Both the experience and the drops would satisfy him more.

Now, he didn't have to worry about higher-level equipment gathering dust in the warehouse!

After all, Zhou Yue could use it!

With Zhou Yue becoming stronger, Yang Jian would have a steady supply of equipment to devour!

The game had been open for nearly twenty days.

Yang Jian and Zhou Yue had also developed a corresponding understanding.

Yang Jian would focus solely on leveling up.

Any high-level equipment obtained now would be handled by Zhou Yue.

Zhou Yue would then farm monsters according to Yang Jian's level, specifically purple equipment of his level for Yang Jian to devour.

Along the way, Mo Song, full of energy and tireless, naturally took care of killing all the wild monsters they encountered.

Yang Jian merely did Skinning along the way and mined… Nightshade Town and Chi Shan Town were adjacent.

At the entrance to a mountain path, a road sign indicating Chi Shan Town with an arrow appeared before Yang Jian.

Once on the main road of this mountain path, the wild monsters became much scarcer.

Of course, there were always wandering wild boars, wolves, and other beasts along both sides of the road.

Depending on the map, the levels of these wild monsters also varied!

They were all around level 30!

They were like gatekeepers patrolling the road,

blocking players with insufficient levels or strength from casually crossing maps!

Deep in the mountains, Yang Jian saw a bustling crowd in a mountain stream from afar!

Upon closer inspection, an extra-large cave appeared before him... [Ogre, LV30]

[Demi-human race, Normal Monster]

[HP: 50,000]

[Skills: ...]

... [Two-Headed Ogre Mage, LV30]

[Demi-human race, Elite Monster]

[HP: 100,000]

[Skills: Ignite, Fire Blast!]

... [Ogre Warrior, LV35]

[Demi-human race, Elite Monster]

[HP: 300,000]

[Skills: Shield Block, Greatclub Swing...]

Indeed, in the Eastern Continent, any cave was invariably occupied by the Demi-human race.

Ogres, similar to Murlocs, were also an alien Abyssal species.

They were the cannon fodder among the cannon fodder of the Abyssal races.

When invading various worlds with the Abyssal Lord's army, these cannon fodder were often deployed as consumables on the front lines.

If the world's strength wasn't great, and they won, these cannon fodder still had a chance to return to the Abyss!

If they weren't lucky enough, then, sorry, they were left to fend for themselves in the invaded world!

And the Murlocs and Ogres currently active in the various worlds of "salvation" Continent were the descendants of the descendants of the descendants of those Abyssal species!

Randomly placed by the gods on different continents to adapt... There was no way to return home, yet they didn't even dare to curse the Abyssal Lord a few times.

Fearing that the other party would slap them to death across worlds!

Of course, they dared not curse the gods even more... But survival was still necessary, and life had to continue.

After all, survival is the instinct of all living beings!

Even the lowest-ranking Ogres and Murlocs of the Abyss were no exception.

Unfortunately, just like the Undead race that transformed and emerged in the Eastern Continent,

they were merely the Undead race, no longer an Abyssal race.

Their only purpose was to enrich the wild monster species of the Eastern Continent... Yang Jian transformed into his leopard form, using stealth to investigate this cave.

Red Flame Cave!

This cave was very large, inhabited by various sizes of Ogres.

Besides common Ogres, there were Ogre Mages, Two-Headed Ogre Mages, Ogre Warriors, and Ogre Priests!

Tanks, healers, damage dealers—all classes were present!

And... some of their food scraps!

Yang Jian took a distant glance, smelling the cooking.

He ran to a deserted corner outside the cave and vomited until he was dizzy... Great, he had encountered a race even more evil than the Murlocs!

He had wandered around the cave for a long time just now, but hadn't seen any BOSS!

To be honest, a level 21 Yang Jian would have a hard time fighting a BOSS above level 35!

Checking the time, it was 5:30 PM in game time.

Yang Jian wondered if he should wait until 9 PM to clear out the Ogres here.

Currently, Star Palace guild had two hours of double experience daily,

fixed between 9 PM and 11 PM!

He opened the guild channel to check.

It was still bustling.

Lingyun 9ge: Xiaofeng, did you grow up eating shit? You let a half-health Japanese rogue escape?

Chen Xiaofeng: Big Sis, stop scolding me. That guy is a top player on the leaderboard. It's not embarrassing that I couldn't beat him!

Lingyun 9ge: Did I ask you to beat him? Couldn't you even stop him? You're both hunters, but look at our Guild Leader, he instantly killed him at full health!

Chen Xiaofeng: Yes, yes, yes. That's why he's the Guild Leader, right?

Qingqing Zijin: Stop bickering. I killed him. Three people, coordinates XXX, keep guarding him! This guy is the number one expert from Dongying; we can't let him get away. Kill him as many times as possible!

Tianqi: Received! You want to leave after showing off? It's not that easy!

Xia Moyulan: Or maybe... [Ding, Guild message: Xia Moyulan has been muted for one day by administrator Xia Yuan Weiguang!]

Xia Jingruohua: Sorry, my sister had her head caught in a door when she was little. Everyone, please ignore her!

Xia Jingruohua: @Qingqing Zijin, Sister Su Su, I'll go guard him! Let's see how capable he is, whether he can escape from the hands of this Archmage!

Yueyin Qingya: If you're an Archmage, what am I?

Xia Jingruohua: @Yueyin Qingya, you are, of course, the boss of the Archmages! Sister Yueyue, your teleportation today was absolutely amazing! Taking the head of a general from amidst ten thousand troops was as easy as picking something from your pocket!

Yueyin Qingya: [/proud], Don't exaggerate. Those pathetic guys don't deserve to be called generals? Only the 'Sakura First Sword Saint' looked somewhat strong, and Mo Song snatched his kill!

Zhou Yue grew angrier the more she thought about it: No, I have to go guard him too!

Tianmu Zhenjun: Guard what? Everyone, go level up quickly! Outsource the body-guarding task!

Zhou Yue: This can be outsourced?

Yang Jian: Why not? Send first-person perspective videos to the company email. Based on time segments, two hundred base pay per hour, plus ten yuan extra for each coalition force body killed within sight! Lose one within sight, thirty yuan deducted...

Mo Suqing: That's a great idea!

Xia Mingruo: What's great about it? Boss, that's too expensive! My mom said we should be thrifty in everything we do!

Bai Youyou: Indeed, if all the players who continuously arrive choose to stay and guard bodies, it's two million in basic expenses per hour. If kill records are also counted, it's even more expensive. In case of a resistance surge, ten million an hour wouldn't even be enough!

Mo Suqing: First, I'm much richer than your boss... I don't care about this small amount of money! Second, the wool comes from the dog. Isn't Director Hu mediating? By then, we'll add a zero to our expenses and have the coalition forces pay it...

Bai Youyou: ...

Zhou Yue: ...

Twins: ...

Mo Suqing's efficiency was unquestionable.

Once she decided to do it, within about ten minutes, information about the activity began to be broadcast on the in-game world channel, regional chat channels, and Lingyun Studio's short video platform.

The first-person video would first show the player's personal panel, then start timing.

Star Palace would acknowledge any number of people guarding in the same area.

However, for kills, only the person who landed the final blow would receive the kill reward.

For the same video, whoever sent it first would be counted; Star Palace would not differentiate or act as a judge!

Therefore, save your own videos carefully. If someone else steals them and claims money from Star Palace, we will not be responsible!

This event is tentatively scheduled for twelve hours, ending at 8 AM game time tomorrow!

Whether it will be extended awaits official notification from Star Palace...

As soon as the event announcement was made, it immediately shocked the internet!

"You can play like this? If I take my account to a place outside Zhenhai City with lots of coalition force bodies and just stand there, even if they don't move, Star Palace will give me 200 yuan an hour? If I casually kill a few, wouldn't that be awesome?"

"Hehe, I've already started filming my video!"

"I added my personal panel to my previous body-guarding video. I'll send it over and see if they accept it..."

"Dude, you go try it first, I'm waiting online!"

"Damn, they sent me the money..."

"How much?"

"1170!"

"That much?"

"I've been here since the battle started. They started counting from the body-guarding phase... They calculated five hours of attendance for me, and 170 kills..."

"You killed so many? What's your class, bro?"

"Mage! When a low-health one gets up, Flash + Fire Blast usually takes them down... If they die a few more times, more equipment drops, making it even easier to kill..."

As more and more players revealed that they had actually received money,

the enthusiasm that had just subsided began to surge again.

No one slept that night.

The other guilds were incredibly uncomfortable with Star Palace's lavish spending!

Sichuan Province, Tianfu Seventh Heaven Guild.

"Guild Leader, I heard our guild is going to accept investment from Yida Group?"

"Hmm, Hu Group's offer is so stingy! We've already become famous, but they keep asking when the guild was established. Right now, there are only two guilds on the entire server! Isn't that a redundant question?"

"Exactly. If they want a guild, they should go to Star Palace and see if they'd even bother with them..."

"Speaking of which, I'm furious. Many of the players we recruited online this time ran off to Zhenhai City and decided not to come back! You tell me, with so much money, wouldn't it be better to enjoy life? Why play games?"

"Who knows?"

Not only Seventh Heaven, but also old gaming guilds like Dihao and Mojie were all complaining about Star Palace's outrageous actions...

Not to mention many small groups that had spontaneously formed within the game!

Of course, they only dared to complain a little.

After all, seeing the other party throw money around like that, buying lives... who wouldn't be intimidated?