Chapter 298 - 277: The Revenge of the Phoenix Feather
Since One Sword Eastward joined the team of Invincible Soldier and Invincible Wei, he quickly became like brothers with them. They even formed a group to tackle a few daily quest instances in the city to build reputation. In short, this was his strategy to infiltrate the enemy ranks and gain their trust.
One Sword Eastward keenly noticed that these two were completely out of place with other Chamber of Commerce members. Why was that? Was it a disconnect between upper and lower-tier leaders? If that were the case, these two definitely deserved more attention.
Invincible Soldier, a level 32 Druid, seemed to have a talent for Destruction Magic specialization, with no Vice Hero, being talkative with above-average skills. He could be considered a skilled player, though not quite a master.
Invincible Wei, a level 31 Ranger, seemed to have a level 2 Earth Hunter specialty, with no Vice Hero, remaining silent and with skills... difficult to look at.
Why did Da Fei choose these two as confidants? What was Da Fei’s criteria for selecting people? This was puzzling for One Sword Eastward. However, one thing was certain, the reason these two kept grinding instances with him was definitely because of his 10 powerful Dark Night Druids.
With the help of his 10 powerful units, instances they couldn’t have possibly cleared were successfully completed. Were these really Da Fei’s most trusted cronies? Was this all they had to offer? It didn’t matter; he might as well go along for now. After all, he wasn’t losing out on experience or reputation.
A clap of thunder roared as the final boar boss in the instance let out a piercing scream and collapsed with a thud!
— System Prompt: Congratulations! You completed the Quartermaster’s bounty mission "Clear the Boar Herds Endangering the Farm," earning 50,000 experience, a 500 Gold Coin reward, 3,000 reputation in Elorin City, 76 Boar Bristles, and 2 Boar Tusks...
"Hell yeah!" Invincible Soldier and Invincible Wei burst into exciting cheers, "We did it!"
One Sword Eastward asked in surprise, "What’s up?"
Da Bing patted One Sword Eastward’s shoulder with satisfaction, "Little Sword, interested in going out to sea for some big trading? We three pool our money and our earnings divided by our contributions!"
You’re the Little Sword! One Sword Eastward frowned, suppressing his annoyance, and forced a smile, "And how much can we earn? I’m too lazy to make a run."
Da Bing laughed heartily, "Too lazy to make a run? Come on, I’ll take you to the shipyard to look at the goods!"
Sure enough, after nearly ten days of grinding reputation day and night, with Little Sword’s powerful help, Da Bing and Da Wei finally completed their run, earning 100,000 reputation in Elorin, and could finally use the medium ship Da Fei left for them. Of course, if they could operate a medium ship, other experts could too, signaling the world entering the age of medium ships, a period that would last for a long, long time.
As One Sword Eastward followed them to the shipyard, looking at the 500 cargo capacity medium ship before him, he couldn’t help but feel a thundering shock!
cargo capacity! Equivalent to 50 caravan wagons! Equal to 50 of the small boats he used to sail! And the expense of operating the ship was 100 times lower than a caravan with the same capacity! This was the advantage of maritime transport! This was the state he’d dreamt of reaching!
Da Bing laughed heartily, "I called Brother Fei earlier, and he said do whatever we want! So, want to join us for a sea run?"
Tch! They’re just afraid of Blood Sea Studio attacking them and want me as a bodyguard! But isn’t it exhilarating to use an enemy’s resources to earn money? One Sword Eastward felt a thrill, "Sure! By the way, where’s Brother Fei?"
Da Bing shook his head and sighed, "Brother Fei has reached countless levels beyond us, even if he tells us where, we wouldn’t know."
Flatterer! One Sword Eastward silently cursed but kept a cheerful smile, "I have 4,600 Gold Coins!"
The usually silent Da Wei finally spoke, "I have 5,100."
Da Bing smiled, "I have 6,200! All in all, this amount is enough for us to make a great start. Go! We’ve saved quite a few credit points from all the reputation tasks we’ve done; let’s load up everything! Oh, and Da Wei, give your money to me, then go hire a Vice Hero with Master-level Sailing Skill at the dock’s tavern to sail the ship."
Da Wei gave an ’oh’ in response.
Tch! Afraid the Vice Hero would drag down his leveling, so he asks someone else to take them! One Sword Eastward finally understood why Da Fei would want this Invincible Wei as a crony. Because he was a fool! A confidant not only needed someone smart and clever but also someone docile and unquestioningly obedient—such fools were indispensable. One Sword Eastward gained a rudimentary understanding of Da Fei’s approach to personnel, and he had to admit, it was brilliant!
With Da Wei going to the tavern to recruit a hero, Da Bing led Little Sword bouncing along to the Commerce Guild to collect goods, then bounced back to the dock to excitedly watch the porters loading goods onto the ship.
Just as Da Bing was eagerly calculating the profits from a medium and long-range run, a player appeared in front of them wearing an eye-catching fiery red robe, looked indifferently, and asked, "Where’s Da Fei?"
Needless to say, trouble was brewing! Da Bing couldn’t help but frown, "What’s up?"
Little Sword was secretly thrilled, but instead, put on a serious face, exuding arrogance, "Yo? That outfit’s impressive oh?? What’s the brand?"
Phoenix Feather snorted coldly, turned his gaze towards the cargo ship at the dock, and smiled faintly, "This ship, I’ll be taking it! Da Fei won’t have anywhere to hide then!"
Da Bing’s face changed abruptly!
Indeed, this player was Phoenix Feather, and he was here to stir up trouble!
Lately, Phoenix Feather had been quite gloomy. Being knocked out in the preliminaries early was one reason. Another was that a large number of experts emerged both domestically and internationally in the preliminaries—experts who could no longer be underestimated. This irked Phoenix Feather, who always felt superior. Then he received an invitation from Star Guild—an immense honor for ordinary players, but an insult considering the bargaining term for someone as arrogant as Phoenix Feather!
Who does Star Guild think they are? Do they not recognize me under a new name? Back during the public test, I knew you guys well enough, snatched countless bosses from you, and killed enough of your members to put you in your place! Don’t even think I’d go for that lousy toilet-cleaning offer; even a professional-level offer would be beneath me.
Big guilds are just there to be trampled, to highlight my awesomeness!
However, with Da Fei and the UK both having large ships now, along with China’s so-called top God-level Sea Battle Hero Blood Sea Wave making a big splash at the Pool of Radiance, a surge of ocean-themed enthusiasm swept across the community. Professional teams and regular players worldwide flocked to the lucrative ocean scene, making ocean development the trend. So Phoenix Feather decided after careful consideration to focus on ocean development too.
At sea, his long-range Thunderbolt advantage could be fully utilized. With a fast ship, he could strike his opponent from a distance, preventing retaliation, and easily rob them of their cargo and possibly even their ship. Indeed, Phoenix Feather decided to pursue a pirate robbery route.
Looking across China’s seaports, with its vast array of long-distance specialties, Elorin was clearly the best base. It was also Da Fei’s base and the first God-level Sea Battle Hero’s base of operations; easier to deal with. Once he had stepped over these two, if Blood Sea Wave was smart, he’d let it slide, let him be the lapdog. Just taking down Da Fei first would naturally ensure Blood Sea Wave fell in line.
At this moment, facing Phoenix Feather’s aggressive stance, Little Sword responded with a ten times more arrogant tone, mocking, "Hey, hey, did your aunt dye this ridiculous outfit for you? Otherwise, why is it so red?" Da Fei had a clever underling, a dumb underling, and was now only missing an arrogant, combative underling—so let me be arrogant to maximum capacity and draw all the hatred!
Self-important Phoenix Feather obviously scoffed at arguing with these cronies, merely smirked silently, "See you at sea then!" and left arrogantly.
Little Sword held up a middle finger, "Idiot!"
Da Bing realized something wasn’t right, feeling uneasy, "This idiot seems like an expert, huh? Any fool daring to mess with Brother Fei must have some skills, should we not set sail?"
Little Sword silently chuckled, I’m only here to stir up trouble, what happens next is none of my business. So he said nonchalantly, "Soldier, do what you think best."
Da Bing felt conflicted. Not sailing would make him seem cowardly, and more importantly, it would cause this newcomer to look down on him. Brother Fei’s style was always bold. If he learned about this, it would definitely leave an impression, potentially affecting his position as Vice President. In conclusion, losing face was unacceptable!
Da Bing gritted his teeth, "Right! Just an idiot, we should carry on with our plans!" (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes, monthly passes, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)