Chapter 41: 41. Monster Siege_l
Translator: 549690339
“Commissioner, as incredible as it may sound, I believe it is highly probable that it’s true…
Zhong Feng detailed his encounter with Su Yu.
He added at the end of the conversation, “Regardless of whether Nemesis is actually Zhang Jiao, he clearly knows about the existence of the Singer Civilization, which means he has some inside information. I think we need to take this seriously.”
Commissioner Zhang didn’t respond, but sunk into deep thought with his chin rested on his hand.
After a long while, he let out a deep sigh, “Well, no matter what, the organization has made the decision. It has been decided that the resources and manpower allocated to your department will be doubled. What do you think?”
“Just double?” Zhong Feng frowned, showing a hint of annoyance on his forehead.
“If in-game strength can indeed manifest, I believe we must spare no cost to explore this game! Even doubling the resources is too little, it’s not nearly enough for us…”
“Enough, Zhong.” Commissioner Zhang made a gesture with his palm to calm him down.
“Evolution has always been within the scope of the organization’s attention. Even if this game can really make strength manifest, there are a lot of unknowns.”
“For example, how much time and money does it take for an average person to reach level 50?”
“What kind of level can the in-game strength reach after manifestation? If one can still be killed with a single shot after manifestation, wouldn’t that be a joke?”
“If the manifest strength is still not as powerful as a kid with a gun, wouldn’t that also be a joke?”
“Can it generate sufficient profit in a short period of time to influence the overall situation?”
“Is it worth it for the Country to invest enormous resources in this?”
In response to Commissioner Zhang’s questions, Zhong Feng found himself at a loss for words: “This…..
He really didn’t have an answer.
Commissioner Zhang intertwined his fingers and put them in front of his lips: “From our standpoint, it’s not possible to gamble everything on an uncertain future. We prefer to put as many resources as possible into areas where the return is guaranteed, like — increasing our reserves of hydrogen bombs.” “Understood.” Zhong Feng responded with a bitter smile.
From the standpoint of the Country, it indeed seemed unlikely to pour massive resources into an entirely unknown area right away. If there was no satisfactory yield after massive investment, that would be a significant mistake!
Moreover, making hasty decisions based on a few vague statements from Nemesis would be too reckless.
“Unless…” Commissioner Zhang changed his tone abruptly.
“Unless?”
“Unless you can provide sufficient evidence that Evolution truly has the potential to change the current situation, only then will I give you the resources you need.”
“Understood!” Zhong Feng stood up, saluted the Commissioner, “I will try my best to level up and reach level 50 as soon as possible.”
“Go then.” The Commissioner waved his hand, “There are no current signs of the revival of ancient powers. If it’s true, I’ll handle it. You focus on Evolution and level up as fast as you can!”
Back in the game.
Su Yu stayed in Wolf King Valley to diligently level up.
There were still plenty of hidden tasks in the village.
However, these hidden tasks either offered poor rewards or took lots of time, so he ignored them.
Moreover, since Su Yu had [Point Star Hand], he wasn’t interested in the equipment offered by these hidden tasks. He felt it was better to spend all his time leveling up.
Around two in the afternoon, Su Yu reached level 8.
“At this pace, I should be able to reach level 10 by 6 pm.”
As he thought this, Su Yu didn’t cease his efforts and continued using spells to kill the [Howling Moon Wolf].
“But, I’ve killed so many Howling Moon Wolves, the boss should respawn, right?”
Just as this thought crossed his mind.
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A resounding howl echoed through the distant woods.
Almost immediately, amidst the rising dust and falling leaves in Wolf King Valley, all the other wolves seemed to be summoned by some force and started howling too.
It wasn’t long before the howl of the wolves echoed across the entire novice village.
Be it players who were leveling up or completing quests, or those chatting in the village, all of them turned their attention towards Wolf King Valley:
“What happened?”
“That sound reminds me of my pet at home when it’s in heat!”
“Dumb! That’s the sound of a wolf pack! It sounds like it’s coming from Wolf
King Valley.”
In the level 7 wilderness zone, Zhan Tianjian turned to his teammates, “What’s going on, should we go check it out?”
Zhan Tianjian had recently spent a lot of time in the sixth novice village, he had decided to settle there and hadn’t returned to the first village.
As far as leveling was concerned, every novice village was the same.
Tom, who had been standing on tiptoe to get a better view, said, “I think it’s better if we don’t go. The sound is coming from Wolf King Valley. Even if a boss has respawned, we won’t be able to take it down.”
“Makes sense.”
Zhan Tianjian didn’t argue. He just pulled aggro on five more beasts and continued to level up.
But at that very moment, all the active players in the sixth novice village received a system alert:
“Ding! [Howling Moon Wolf King IVIO (Rare)] has appeared in Wolf King
Valley! All monsters in Nolan Village gain +20% to all attributes, and yield
+20% experience and drops, lasting for 1 hour.”
“After 1 hour, [Howling Moon Wolf King] will lead the wolf pack to attack the novice village. Players who participate in killing [Howling Moon Wolf King] can share a substantial reward!”
Just as the system alerted, level 3 [Black Wild Pigs], level 4 [Slope Sheep], level 5 [Silver Snake]…
All monsters were granted a surge of red energy, their eyes turned bloody red, and they began forcefully retaliating against players who attacked them.
The players were caught off guard.
Some players who had pulled too many mobs didn’t stand a chance against the strengthened monsters, they were defeated and their figures disappeared in specks of light.
Random flashes of white light spread across the leveling area.
Zhan Tianjian, as a top-level tank, had pulled five mobs at once. With each mob gaining a 20% increase in all attributes, he was nearly killed on the spot.
Thankfully, he was able to use the high-priced [Shield Wall] skill in time, avoiding the fate of being killed instantly.
After killing the last beast, Zhan Tianjian let out a sigh of relief, “That was close… if I had been kicked offline, that would have sucked… but do we want to participate in this monster siege?”
“Of course, we do!” Overlord Tiger was eager to join, “The rewards for these monster siege events are usually quite generous! Since we’re here, we certainly need to take part!”
“Alright!” Zhan Tianjian nodded, “I’ll gather the members from the guild.” Zhan Tianjian opened his friends list.
But when he saw Nemesis at the top and the notation in front of Nemesis read Iv8, he was stunned, “Nemesis is already level 8?!”
“What? He’s level 8 now?”
Upon hearing Nemesis’s name, Qingli, who was normally quiet, perked up, “We wasted a lot of time with additional dungeons, yet there are quite a few people in the guild who are focused on leveling up! They’re only level 7 before offline!”
“Yeah! The highest level in the guild, ‘Cang Shan You Jing’, is only level 7.” Zhan Tianjian let out a bitter smile, “Nemesis didn’t start playing until 10 0’clock, he still has 8 hours of game time.. It seems the gap is gradually widening!”