Chapter 469 - 440: Attempted Murder Leads to Being Killed Instead
Now, the Fishmen have been settled down, and Da Fei hurriedly checks the cultural score, which is still -36 points.
Da Fei was astonished and said, "Can’t even living in the sewers work?"
The military consultant coughed and said, "Well, it’s still a bit better than wandering around on the streets and impacting people’s senses."
The cultural consultant shook his head and sighed, "Citizens’ perception of the Barbarian Tribe won’t change easily. I believe, going forward, my lord will only need to increase investments in cultural development."
The military consultant continued, "Lord City Lord, if it really doesn’t work out, we can go all out with militarization. Many Beastman Cities are fortresses with little cultural merit, yet they are prosperous. I reckon if these Fishman Tribes adapt to life in the sewers, their next generation might be classified as sewer creatures. Once we develop a new type of Fishman troops, they might benefit from bonuses of the sewer forts, and by then, waging wars to support wars could also be a path of city development!"
That’s right! The next generation, the production of sewer creatures are indeed subject to fort bonuses!
Da Fei kept nodding, "Makes sense! However, I’ve already decided to build schools to train musical troops, I am still not willing to give up on culture."
The cultural consultant quirked his brows, "Perhaps, we could consider a circus model?"
Da Fei asked curiously, "What is that?"
The cultural consultant smiled, "The same fierce beasts, if they appear in the wild, need to be eradicated as dangerous elements. But if they appear in a circus, they become an entertainment element that brings joy to the citizens. If we train these Fishmen as Circus Performers, perhaps their social status could drastically change!"
The military consultant upon hearing this, nodded repeatedly, "Makes sense! Even bears can ride bicycles and monkeys can jump through fire hoops, these Fishmen are much smarter, there’s no reason they can’t do it! By then, these Fishmen wouldn’t drag down the cultural score, they might even add to it!"
The cultural consultant laughed heartily, "It’s rare that your opinions finally align with mine!"
Da Fei excitedly exclaimed, "Then how do we implement this circus model?"
The cultural consultant laughed, "Did you see those idle vagrant artists? One of them has a little monkey, and the other plays with cobras, both drawn by promises of meals from me. It might be difficult for them to train Flower Demons, but Fishmen are much smarter than monkeys. Just add a bit to their salary, and they might be willing to train!"
My god, Brother found the right people this time! Da Fei excitedly exclaimed, "Great! Great! Even if these two don’t know how, it’s alright, continue scouting in the Kingdom’s taverns and streets. There must be a few who’d come for meals!"
The cultural consultant laughed, "Lord City Lord is wise, if that’s the case, I suggest teaching according to their aptitude, open a circus training class in the school!"
What? Adding more tasks to the school? Well, it has come to this. What can I say, one school is really not enough.
Da Fei then said, "Alright, let’s do that!"
The cultural consultant smiled, "Then I’ll go talk to those artists now, they have no reason to refuse."
After the cultural consultant left, Da Fei immediately remembered Leviathan’s Egg.
Da Fei frowned and asked, "Is it really impossible to tame that egg?"
The military consultant sighed, "Yes, Sea Monsters are beyond our comprehension, especially these High-level Sea Monsters, their intelligence might not be inferior to ours. But no worries, like my original suggestion, we built city walls. If Leviathan hatches, it poses no threat to us, only to the coastal Demon Race. It’s our natural ally, so I still suggest strongly to hatch it."
Da Fei nodded, "It seems that’s the only way."
Now, having settled the big issue with the Fishmen, Da Fei felt relieved and took a deep breath. What’s next? Maybe take a rest for a bit, after all the big fuss for so long, even my heart is tired. Let’s go offline and see what’s happening in my smaller account now.
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Elorin Fishery, an assembly of small boats near the boundary line.
Although the assassination attempt on Da Fei’s Fishmen by the Blood Sea Guild and Royal Guild failed, everyone was already here, returning empty-handed wouldn’t be fun. So, the target this time was the three NPC fishermen from Da Fei’s Trading Company, originally fixed by Phoenix Feather, but since he couldn’t leave Red Name Village, it was led by Ghost Without Soul, known as the "Assassin among the People," "Blood Hook."
This morning, Ghost Without Soul was unlucky during the pursuit of One Sword Eastward’s Octopus, swallowed by a giant vortex, ship destroyed and people killed. Of course, these were minor issues. The major concern was his own reputation plummeting severely.
Especially when Royal Dominator commented half crying and half laughing: "Brother Hun, could you please not joke around, those were just a few underlings of Da Fei after all!"
Ghost Without Soul certainly didn’t come to joke, even if the act itself was quite a joke. Anyway, these three NPCs must die. The target had already appeared on a small boat laying nets, they just needed to wait! Wait until their boat was the closest to the player’s fleet.
Finally, close enough! Let the action begin!
Following Ghost Without Soul’s command, one boat took the lead, dozens of other small boats carrying nearly a hundred players forcibly broke through the fishing net boundary of the fishery and charged into the fishery!
—System Prompt: Warning! You have forcefully intruded into a government-owned enterprise, constituting a severe violation and disruption, please stop immediately, or severe penalties will follow!
In that moment, all the intruding players turned yellow name!
Ghost Without Soul shouted, "Ignore it! Everyone, charge in!"
And just at this moment, the three NPCs with Da Fei Guild’s emblem on their heads shouted from afar, "Everyone leave! Otherwise, we’ll treat you as robbers!"
At this moment, a blast of red light appeared on every player’s screen!
— System Prompt: Warning! You have been warned by unauthorized personnel from intruding into a corporate site! Please stop your intrusion immediately, or you will be subjected to legitimate defensive responses!
Gui Wuhun yelled out, "It’s them we are supposed to kill, prepare to battle!"
Just as everyone was about to enter shooting range, these three NPCs suddenly plopped into the water and vanished in a blink of an eye, causing the whole team to burst into an uproar!
"What should we do?" Everyone looked at Gui Wuhun simultaneously!
"What else can we do? Of course, we retreat!" Why are there such bizarre NPCs? Gui Wuhun sighed internally, feeling that this operation had fallen through again, and the Royal Dominator was sure to sneer and jeer.
But it was too late; the system’s final warning appeared,
— System Prompt: You have ignored the warning and trespassed into a state-owned enterprise, your act has constituted an intrusion! You will be penalized with red name status!
In that instant, all team members turned into red names!
And just at that moment, a small boat suddenly rocked violently, catching several players off-guard who fell into the water, followed by a flash of a blade from beneath the boat, and the white light of player deaths rose up!
The whole team was shocked again! Now, the coastal guard appeared, and the sirens blared across heaven and earth, leaving no escape route for anyone! The relentless pursuit by the three "Water Ghosts" from underwater did not stop for a moment, more boats capsized, and more streaks of white light rose from beneath the waters!
Gui Wuhun looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh, having accepted too many frustrating missions usually, now his reputation was also ruined. Soon the Royal Dominator would start his relentless complaints again. But who could he blame? Their action of trying to kill NPCs was foolish to begin with, making money in such a disgusting way. Damn it all, he didn’t want to play with them anymore, he decided to go to the legendary Red Name Village.
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— Guild Information: Guild members Akenna, Akarna, and Arsenal bravely defended the property of Elorin Fishery and were awarded the title of "Excellent Employee of the Fishery," and the Dragon Cavalry Chamber of Commerce’s reputation was increased by +9530!
— Guild Information: Akenna has submitted spoils of war "C-Level Strategic Treasure Binoculars," "C-Level Strategic Treasure Valor Badge," "Personal Equipment Sharp Blade," "Personal Equipment Agility Gloves"... Akenna earned 4310 points of contribution to the guild, promoted to intermediate member.
— Guild Information: Akarna has submitted spoils of war...
— Guild Information: Arsenal has submitted spoils of war...
Huh? The whole Dragon Cavalry Chamber of Commerce was astounded, even Da Fei, who was idly keeping an eye on his secondary accounts, was alarmed by the flood of system prompts and hurriedly switched over, instantly shaken! What was happening?
Da Bing then realized, "Damn, the Blood Sea and Royal’s temps went to kill Brother Fei’s NPCs at the fishery!"
One Sword Eastward laughed, "Looks like they tried to kill but got killed instead?"
Everyone burst out laughing, "They deserved to have their equipment blasted off! Brother Fei is so awesome, the NPCs who join Brother Fei’s guild are naturally f*cking incredible!"
"Hahaha, so many pieces of equipment! Now, we don’t have to worry about anything, not even our underwear!"
"That’s right!"
Da Bing angrily said, "That’s bullsh*t, even the new coming NPCs are intermediate members now, you bunch of weaklings better go all-out in contributing to the guild!"
At this moment, Da Fei’s heart sank! Damn it, they really took action! Just now, they failed to kill Brother’s Fishmen, and now they went after Brother’s three fishermen, they really were determined to kill Brother’s NPCs! Luckily these three NPCs weren’t exactly lawful or gentle! But Coltner, as well as some retired sailors who were about to join the guild, were in danger now! This was truly wicked and unstoppable!
Da Fei couldn’t stay calm anymore, what to do now? Can he hire bodyguards for round-the-clock protection? He hurried to ask the mayor!
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Red Name Village, Gui Wuhun refused the judge’s penance ruling and came to this legendary place. Once here, it means there’s no turning back, and one would only sink deeper on the path of a red name.
Just as Gui Wuhun was aimlessly looking around in this ruins of Stone Village, he suddenly heard someone laughing loudly outside the village, "Another Chinese, will it be a dragon or a worm?"
Gui Wuhun quickly went to see and exclaimed in surprise, "Phoenix Feather?"
Phoenix Feather chuckled, "No nonsense, I want to create a world-class Red Name Gang, are you interested in joining?"
Gui Wuhun laughed heartily, "No nonsense, I’ve always had one...