Chapter 439 - 411: Phoenix Feather Strikes Again
Perhaps realizing something might be wrong back home, the NPC Chieftain’s troops hurried back like the wind. Chang Liang’s team had no choice but to follow closely. Soon, the howling of mount wolves from the Wolf Cavalry was heard ahead, and this time, a patrol team of 5 Wolf Cavalry along with the bodies of their mount wolves were found in the bushes.
This time, it wasn’t a throat-piercing arrow, but their backs had been turned into porcupines! This means they were shot from behind without any alertness; even the mount wolves hadn’t noticed! However, this squad died cleanly, unlike the previous two soldiers who were drenched in blood from knife wounds.
Now, Chang Liang’s think tank team became even more calm and began their analysis. First of all, it was certain that this was done by an NPC, because a scene like this with clear narrative elements wouldn’t appear after a player’s battle.
"Brother Liang, this triggered follow-up quest is quite troublesome. This doesn’t seem like a human’s doing. Usually, only elves can attack Beastmen without them noticing. If it were a human, it would have to be a master of masters."
"Maybe this chieftain’s lair was wiped out by this master. Our follow-up quest must be helping this chieftain take revenge."
"There are still many guards in the chieftain’s lair; it wouldn’t be easily wiped out. If it were really wiped out, that means a major NPC force has come."
"But a major force wouldn’t need to stealthily hide bodies in the bushes, right? It should be a small elite force."
"I personally think we shouldn’t branch out unnecessarily; it would affect our original schedule. If it’s a small force, it’s not worth our effort to exhaust ourselves hunting down every last one. If a major force has come, it’s more than our team can handle, not to mention, the Blood Barbarian Tribe is just a border village; the best reward we get might just be having the whole tribe join us, which compared to our original plans, isn’t worthwhile."
"Right, as long as they aren’t wiped out, we don’t need to delve any deeper. Especially since the skirmish outside the city earlier took up a lot of time and we even lost some Centaur Archers, which will affect our subsequent journey. So, once we receive the quest rewards, we’ll just take off."
After hearing the analysis from the team, Chang Liang calmly said: "So everyone’s opinion is to let it be?"
Everyone nodded: "Let it be."
Chang Liang shook his head and sighed: "Then let’s leave it."
Actually, for Chang Liang personally, he was very interested in this mysterious assassin, and of course, he wanted to investigate further. Any player might feel the same, but it’s different for a professional, large studio. The efficiency and strength of a large team is in its precise calculations, meticulous planning, and keeping everything under control. Any unplanned events should be avoided, even if these events might reward a Divine Artifact, it’s not a priority for a large team. For them, power is the key; as long as they amass enough power, obtaining Divine Artifacts is inevitable, and there is no need to risk engaging in unreliable adventures or gambles during a crucial period of development.
In any case, the group escorted the chieftain back to the village, where security was tight, and there were no signs of the lair being wiped out. Isn’t that enough?
Upon seeing the chieftain return, a Beastman Hundred Soldiers Commander hurriedly reported: "Chieftain, a small group of human heroes led by a team was spotted nearby, and Kerke has taken the Wolf Cavalry out to track them."
The chieftain frowned deeply: "Everyone, tighten security!"
"Yes, Chieftain!"
Then the chieftain handed out quest rewards to Chang Liang’s team: "Thank you, young warriors, for your help. Our Blood Barbarian Tribe achieved such a splendid victory—but it seems we’ve run into new troubles, hopefully, it won’t be anything major!"
This was clearly a plea for help. Both Beastmen and dwarves have a bit of a tsundere temperament; clearly in trouble but too embarrassed to ask for help openly, preferring others to say, "Can I do something for you," before agreeing reluctantly.
So, Chang Liang’s Tyrannosaurus just went with the flow: "Chieftain, don’t worry, it won’t be anything major..."
For a moment, the chieftain’s face looked like a pig’s liver...
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At this moment, during the Bloodrose Team’s instance activity, Da Fei and Little Fang following the team were gaining experience painfully. Maybe the earlier failure in the Eastern Wilderness affected the girls’ condition, causing mistakes here and there, making the entire battle perilously close to disaster.
Bloodrose Holy Spear couldn’t help but roar frequently at the team: "What is everyone doing, what are you all thinking about! Qiqi, you’ve made the same mistake twice now, can you not improve? And Little Lan and Little Yu, are you two sleepwalking? Where are your soldiers heading? This instance doesn’t allow us to be distracted, let alone the fact that we’re also carrying three rookies..."
For a moment, the entire team fell silent, and Da Fei even felt like a dragging anchor being undeservedly blamed. Can they not mention the word ’rookie’? Since joining their team, they haven’t had a smooth run, have they? Sigh, better to stop this banter or we might fail this instance too! Forget it, I’m not playing with them on this small account anymore, better to double up on my main account.
After witnessing Chang Liang and Little Pig Run’s capabilities, Da Fei was deeply moved, feeling an urgent need to catch up. And after spending half a day poring over the manual, Da Fei was increasingly familiar with the new system’s features. In short, it was time to try multi-boxing.
Da Fei activated the multi-line gaming feature, then switched out of the current game’s screen, and a new game login window appeared.
Hahahaha! This machine is amazing, truly fitting for high-end players who aren’t satisfied with just one account! But since it’s multi-boxing, there should be a primary focus, so let’s mute the sound effects on the main account.
He entered his account and logged in.
A flash of light, and Da Fei appeared in the offline Radiant City. Da Fei couldn’t help but feel refreshed; his main account felt so familiar. It was like not seeing it for a few hours felt like years, this solid feeling was incomparable to the restlessness among beauties.
At this moment, Radiant City was still bustling. The Holy Vine he had planted before logging off seemed to have grown a bit stronger. Da Fei quickly checked its attributes, and indeed, it had grown; the Life Value seemed to have increased by 3 points! Hahaha, awesome! Just three points in a day or two of game time, how much would it increase in a month or a year? Holy Vine truly deserves its name!
Then he looked at the progress of the buildings:
— Netherworld Treasury: Construction progress 48%, completion time unknown.
— Death Bell Tower: Construction progress 35%, completion time unknown.
— Sewers: 39 sections completed, continuing to expand.
— Hospital: Construction progress 34%, will be completed in 10 days.
— Clinic: Construction progress 100%, already completed.
Oh wow! The clinic just sprung up! Seeing this, Da Fei indeed spotted a neat little white house with a red cross next to the City Hall, and he immediately clicked on the clinic’s attributes!
— Clinic: Capable of treating and preventing diseases among citizens, increases the current city’s sanitation score by 5 points. Staff (1/5). Chief Physician: Health Advisor Sedana (Master Level Physician). Assistant: None. Stock of medicines is ample. Capable of handling most common diseases. Note: The facility is understaffed and cannot function normally; you need to hire 4 medical staff with medical skills.
So this is the clinic! So the Health Advisor is called Sedana, and he’s a Master Level! The system treats me well! Nice, hang in there! Once the hospital is built later, I’ll make you the director! Hahaha!
And as soon as I talk about directors, upon seeing Da Fei inspect, the Health Advisor immediately came out to greet him: "Welcome, Lord City Lord, our clinic has been built and can operate effectively now!"
Da Fei laughed: "Mr. Sedana, you will have to work hard for a while. Later on, I will recruit a large number of physicians to relieve your pressure."
The Health Advisor shook his head with a resigned smile: "My lord, I have a suggestion, since most of your citizens are Flower Demons, and their ailments might not be curable by ordinary physicians. Well, actually, I am also not confident in treating Flower Demons!"
Da Fei frowned, so treating diseases also depends on the race? That’s also true, I always thought that the physicians on the Beastman side were veterinarians!
Da Fei quickly asked, "What should we do then?"
The Health Advisor seriously said, "So I suggest that my lord immediately build a school and start a medical class focusing on medical skills, and enroll the Flower Demons of the city to study at the school. There is a certain probability to cultivate Flower Demon talents with medical skills. If I may, I can also serve as the instructor for the medical class!"
Damn, not only a director, you also want to be a headmaster? How can you teach students if you can’t even treat Flower Demons yourself? Well, let’s overlook this minor issue!
Da Fei nodded: "Alright, I’ll build the school immediately; I want to train a large number of Flower Demon physicians for the hospital that will be completed later!"
The Health Advisor was overjoyed: "Lord City Lord is wise!"
Isn’t that obvious? I can’t wait to see what the Flower Demon nurses look like! Hahaha!
Just then, the Guild channel was noisy: "Brother Fei! Brother Fei is online!"
Da Fei chuckled: "Hello everyone, having fun?"
Invincible Soldier gravely said, "Sorry Brother Fei, we ran into trouble, the same Phoenix Feather from last time, he teamed up with the Royal Family and hunted us down, only a few of us over level 30 escaped, the other lower-level newbies all got wiped."
One Sword Eastward also said, "Sorry Brother Fei, his spell casting range is too long, we couldn’t do anything about him, but once we sailed into the ocean, he couldn’t catch up."
Da Fei’s eyebrows twitched, Phoenix Feather? Damn! Isn’t that the guy who chased me ragged during the last qualifying match?
Da Fei quickly asked, "What about Brother Hao? Did Brother Hao die?"
Brother Hao bitterly laughed, "Died, it’s okay, haha!"
Suddenly, the entire Guild channel fell silent!
Damn! What’s this rhythm? Obviously, I can’t resolve it and they’re asking for my help! (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to vote on qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)