Chapter 236
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Chapter 236: Interest Group
Meanwhile, on the other side, Wang Luzong’s death obviously caused some impact on a certain interest group.
“Wang Luzong’s name is grayed out!”
Shang Jun, who noticed this, quickly sent a private message to his friend Lin Leshi.
Lin Leshi, upon receiving the message, had evidently already discovered the situation as well.
His entire face instantly became unpredictable.
No matter how much he schemed, he never calculated that Wang Luzong would actually die at the hands of a Bronze-tier newcomer!
This unexpected situation immediately disrupted his original plan.
As his thoughts raced, in the chat group, Liu Ye had already directly mentioned all members.
Wang Luzong dying at the hands of a Bronze-tier newcomer, regardless of his popularity in the group, was big news.
A depth charge had just startled a large number of lurkers.
[Zhang Yicheng (Group Member): What’s going on? Need the truth!]
[Zhou Dongnan (Group Member): That Wang Luzong guy really died? And at the hands of a Bronze-tier newcomer? How does that sound a bit fishy?]
[Zhao Nan (Group Member): He really died. I have him as a friend, and his name is already grayed out. The system’s judgment can’t be false.]
[Zhou Dongnan (Group Member): Please allow me to mourn for him for half a second. This is truly a sad story.]
Looking at Zhou Dongnan’s message, the players in this group knew very well that this guy was definitely laughing maniacally right now.
After all, the players in this group were only added because they had connections with Liu Ye, and the relationships between group members were even more complex.
Among them, Zhou Dongnan and Wang Luzong disliked each other, and the entire group knew that they had even fought a few battles before joining ‘Zongheng Tianxia.’
Lin Leshi, looking at the chat window, thought for a moment, then quickly sent a message.
[Lin Leshi (Group Member): @Liu Ye, Brother Ye, what do you think?]
[Liu Ye (Group Leader): I think it must be an accident. With Wang Luzong’s strength, even though he’s only mid-tier in the Bronze rank, it’s impossible for him to fall to a newcomer. He probably got careless.]
Upon seeing Liu Ye’s message, including Lin Leshi, and even the gloating Zhou Dongnan, all secretly nodded.
Indeed, falling to a newcomer was too illogical.
Although they disliked that scoundrel Wang Luzong, objectively speaking, in this battle, he most likely brought about his own demise through carelessness.
[Zhou Dongnan (Group Member): I agree with Brother Ye. How could he possibly fail against such odds? We should just send 5,000 troops to push over, and use five crossbows to blow down the new city gate in one go.]
5,000 troops, plus 5 repeating crossbows, Zhou Dongnan really dared to speak!
Although everyone clearly knew this guy was mocking Wang Luzong, the moment they saw this message, their facial muscles twitched uncontrollably.
This kind of lineup would cost over 100,000 in military expenses alone!
Using it to fight a newcomer felt like making a mountain out of a molehill.
But regardless, everyone agreed with the idea that Wang Luzong was careless and caused his own demise.
The main point was what came next, even if it was just good luck, the fact that the opponent killed Wang Luzong was undeniable, and everyone’s feelings were different now.
Originally, they viewed Luo Ji as a newcomer who could be easily crushed, first come, first served, and seize the opportunity or lose it.
But now, it seemed they had to be a bit more cautious.
Coupled with the lack of various intelligence, many players who were already in a wait-and-see state became even less eager to act.
For a time, the atmosphere in the entire group became subtle, and all communication shifted from open to private.
“What do you think?”
Shang Jun decisively sent another private message to his friend Lin Leshi.
“Wang Luzong’s death indicates that Luo Ji has some tricks up his sleeve.”
“Without understanding the opponent’s true capabilities, going to war carries risks.”
“None of these guys want to be the first one out there, and they’re all pretending to be dead now…”
Lin Leshi sent this message to Shang Jun, though he wasn’t really in a position to criticize others, as he himself was part of this ‘pretending to be dead’ squad.
An interest group worked like this, before doing anything, everyone would first weigh the benefits and risks.
They were too lazy to do things with too little benefit, and they didn’t want to do things with too much risk.
This current situation was precisely at a delicate point.
Liu Ye clearly knew what kind of people this group was.
With things having developed to this point, he was determined to eliminate that guy named Luo Ji!
Then, he sent out this message.
“I recently opened a box and happened to get a Silver-grade ‘Bronze Armor’ forging blueprint.”
“This forging blueprint will also be included in the reward.”
“Whoever kills that Luo Ji gets it!”
The Bronze Armor forging blueprint was essentially useless to Liu Ye, but for the Bronze-tier players in his group, its significance was different!
Making a set of bronze armor had always been costly in both materials and time.
If they could use the blueprint’s enhancement effect to reduce material consumption, increase manufacturing efficiency, and then equip their elite troops on a large scale, they could easily raise the combat power of their entire unit by one level!
As soon as this reward was put out, even Lin Leshi, who had always appeared quite calm, found his breathing quickening at this moment.
A Silver-grade blueprint combined with a Silver-grade skill book, this temptation suddenly became quite hard to refuse.
Zhang Yicheng, who had previously shown no intention of acting, was the first to jump out and declare.
“Brother Ye, that’s too formal. Your business is my business!”
“Leave that Luo Ji to me. Once that kid’s truce token expires, I’ll make his city fall and his people perish in minutes!”
However, less than a second after he sent this message, Zhou Dongnan undercut him.
“Give it a rest, with your measly skills, you’re only as good as that Wang Luzong. I’ll do it instead!”
“Get lost! Zhou Dongnan, your rank is only three spots higher than mine. What are you showing off for?”
“Heh heh, never mind three spots higher, even one spot higher is still higher than you. If you don’t like it, too bad!”
“Alright, alright, both of you step aside. I have the highest rank, so it’s safest if I handle this.”
Zhao Nan, who had been pretending to be dead for a while, also suddenly ‘resurrected’ at this moment.
The purpose of these guys was clearly hoping that Liu Ye would directly assign this task to someone, which would be better than competing with a large group of people.
However, Liu Ye didn’t care about any of that and simply reiterated the matter.
“There’s nothing to argue about.”
“My statement remains the same, whoever kills that Luo Ji, the reward belongs to them!”
