Chapter 494 - 464: Painful Borrowing Money to Play
Dragon Slayer Team Command Center.
Ma Yinglong was watching videos of the Demon Army from various angles sent by Lei Huolong while listening to Lei Huolong’s report on the next steps.
—"Currently, there are two follow-up plans from the NPC side. One is to gradually exterminate the elves through pollution if it proceeds smoothly, greatly reducing our losses but requiring time and also has many variables, providing the opponent a chance to breathe. The other plan is to pretend to engage in a prolonged consumption of resources, but actually preparing to strike quickly. This is also the contingency tactic for if the pollution does not go smoothly. Of course, even if the elves manage to make our pollution efforts difficult, they will surely pay a heavy price."
Ma Yinglong indifferently asked, "What will we use for a quick attack if the pollution doesn’t go smoothly?"
Lei Huolong: "Spider Demons and Flying Demons! Since this game requires heroes to lead troops for an expedition, even the Flying Demons need the presence of a hero to attack a city, so the main attacking hero would definitely be that Spider Commander. He can use spider web pathways to move from the ground surface to above Lake Island and then perform a large-scale airborne assault! The spider web pathways are currently being constructed secretly under the supervision of tens of thousands of Shadow Demon Spiders."
Ma Yinglong responded, "Try to scout out the situation on Lake Island, don’t just theorize behind closed doors."
"Understood."
After ending the call with Lei Huolong, Ma Yinglong leaned back in his chair, laying flat and staring at the ceiling blankly. The war had been going on from 3 AM last night until 10 AM today, several days have passed in the game, Elf NPC movements seemed normal, but technically, the elves were at an absolute disadvantage with not many cards to play. However, the very fact that the opponent is at such a disadvantage means they might desperately fight to the bitter end, not a scenario Ma Yinglong wanted to see!
What would Da Fei, at the heart of this war, do? What support has he gotten from the Human Duke? Would the humans send troops? But humans aren’t like the Demon Race who can use large legion transmissions anytime, it seems unlikely for humans to send troops. Getting help from a Divine Artifact? But with the current mission’s level, how could the system issue a Divine Artifact?
So what is Da Fei doing at the Elorin Shipyard? Planning to build a shipyard at the Pool of Radiance and then mass produce large ships for a counterattack? Isn’t that a bit over the top?
While Ma Yinglong was deep in thought, a game friend’s message notification sounded.
Ma Yinglong glanced sidelong, his eyelid twitched—it was Da Fei! The expected finally happened, is he finally coming to talk? Ha! Alright, let’s talk, actually, there’s not much to discuss, with his current influence, he’s like a street rat that everyone wants to stomp on.
Da Fei: "Boss Ma, are you there? Busy?"
Ma Yinglong smirked coldly: "A bit busy, what’s up Brother Fei?"
Da Fei cleared his throat and said, "Well, Boss Ma, I’m a bit strapped for cash, could you lend me 3000 flowers?"
Lend money?! Ma Yinglong raised his eyebrows, astonished: "3000?"
Da Fei chuckled, "That is, 30 million Gold Coins!"
—Ah puh! Ma Yinglong almost spit out his nasal excretion! Are you an idiot? Do you know what your situation is? Borrowing money from me, are you trying to skin the tiger? Are you thinking of turning hostile because you can’t defend yourself anymore and deliberately trying to scam me? Are you dumb or am I?
Ma Yinglong chuckled lightly, "Brother Fei, sorry! The day before yesterday our guild gathered a lot of stone, all our Gold Coins are nearly spent, we’re broke!"
Da Fei sighed and said, "Boss Ma, brother, I am really in a pinch! I’m nearly suffocating here! With our friendship, aren’t you being a bit distant? Your huge enterprise and so many studios, would you miss 30 million Gold Coins?"
Ma Yinglong sighed, "Brother Fei, really no money left, we gathered too much stone, we’re tightening our belts now."
Da Fei sighed, "Then how about 20 million? With my reputation as the world’s number one amateur player, would I not return it?"
What effin’ reputation! Ma Yinglong smiled slightly, "Otherwise, Brother Fei, why not sell a few Divine Artifacts? I’ll help you gather money around? Or, Brother Fei, lend me your Divine Artifacts to play for a few days, rest assured, with my reputation as the president of China’s largest guild, would I not return them?"
Da Fei urgently said, "No way, I rely on Divine Artifacts for survival, can’t lend them! How about this, 10 million! 10 million should be okay, right? Mr. Ma, aren’t you the president of China’s largest guild! We have been brothers for many years, not lending 30 million, not 20 million, surely 10 million wouldn’t be a problem, right?"
Many years my ass! This clown’s gone mad!
Ma Yinglong, too incensed to ignore and was about to disregard him completely, but suddenly thought, what if he screenshots this conversation, and after losing the city, starts ranting on forums about "Refusing to lend money in a crisis, seizing my city opportunistically, Dragon Slayer is so ruthless" or some such nonsense that Star’s side might exploit, annoying!
Fine! Let’s pretend to swallow his city, give him a little compensation! When it’s time to turn hostile and start abusing, I can even throw in an accusation of welching on the debt, making it easier to curse.
Ma Yinglong sighed with a laugh: "Brother Fei, that’s alright, although our guild’s finances are tight, scraping together 10 million shouldn’t be a problem, where shall we trade?"
Da Fei laughed heartily: "Worthy of Boss Ma, sorry about this, once I get through this tough patch, I’ll repay immediately! Same old place, under the World Tree Square."
Ma Yinglong chuckled, "What’s there to be sorry about, everyone has tough times, don’t they? Brother Fei, just wait a moment, a smurf will trade with you."
"Thank you!"
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I can’t believe he actually lent it! Da Fei couldn’t help but sigh in admiration!
Da Fei was originally troubled over the 30 million debt when suddenly a thought struck him, he can owe NPC debts, can’t he owe player debts? Borrow from players, yes, borrowing money from players is the way to go! Not paying back NPC is not an option, but owing players gives room for negotiation!
When Da Fei thought about it, he immediately thought of Ma from across the lake who slays dragons! Speaking of big shots, Brother is closest to your Boss Ma. Who would have thought we’d be at each other’s throats today? Life is really unpredictable. What would you do if Brother suddenly asked you to lend him money in a pinch? Well, just kidding! If you turn ruthless and not spare a dime, Brother will have no guilt when taking down your city walls in the future!
As a result, this joke actually raised 10 million, which really made Brother a bit embarrassed! Sigh! Well, let’s talk about the future later. I can only thank you for now!
With 10 million almost in hand, how far can the remaining 20 million be? Alright! Since I’m free anyway, great achievers don’t sweat the small stuff, so Da Fei set his sights on his good friend list - Goddess Bu Feiyan from Star! What are friends for? Aren’t they there to borrow money from? Right?
Da Fei, thick-skinned, sent a message directly: "Goddess, I’m in trouble, can I borrow 20 million Gold Coins from your guild to tide me over? I’ll definitely pay you back once I’m past this tough period!"
Sigh, even though Brother and Star don’t really have much interaction, can Brother’s face pull a loan of 20 million? By the way, did you know Brother is starting a war at the Pool of Radiance? Okay, since Star has been asked, might as well include Ninth Heaven who also has no connection with me in the legends!
Da Fei then sent a line to Shenlan from his friend list: "Brother, I’m really sorry, we don’t usually interact much with your guild, but I’m tight on cash now, can you figure out a way to lend me 20 million to handle this emergency?"
Initially, it was you who brought a bunch of your bros to block Brother in the pub and proactively befriended me. Shouldn’t you at least show some sincerity?
.......
At Elf Kingdom Staff Department, Eternal Star, Bu Feiyan, and Old Jiang were reporting the troop mobilization progress to the Chief of Staff.
Just then, Bu Feiyan suddenly became stunned and couldn’t help laughing and crying: "Hey hey! Da Fei just sent me a message out of the blue, he’s asking to borrow money urgently! 20 million Gold Coins!"
Old Jiang burst out laughing on the spot: "What a grand sum!"
Eternal Star snorted: "Ignore it, just reply that this account is a proxy and not responsible for any transactions!"
Bu Feiyan couldn’t help but laugh: "President, is that okay?"
Eternal Star coldly said: "What does he think he is? Borrowing money and landing it on our heads? What if he defaults? Are you going to bite him?"
Bu Feiyan shook her head with a wry smile: "Understood!"
Old Jiang shook his head and laughed: "Looks like he is really in a tight spot, huh?"
Eternal Star casually said: "He is just so-so! It’s better to let him fend for himself!"
That moment, Da Fei received Bu Feiyan\’s reply and was infuriated! Proxy my ass! Good for you, Star, disrespecting Brother, huh? Do you know who I am? The world’s top amateur player!
Alright, this goofy title was given by someone from your Star, Brother doesn’t care for it! Maybe Ma Yinglong was right, with so many extracurricular activities these beautiful female gamers have, how could it possibly be them playing? Are Goddess’s accounts something any toe-picking uncle could play on? Goddess’s image collapsed in an instant.
Meanwhile, Shenlan replied: "Brother Fei, 20 million is not a small amount, what do you need the money for?"
Da Fei replied with a sigh: "Waging war, big battle, it’s not convenient to say, but I can definitely pay it back!"
Shenlan immediately said: "Alright! I’m happy to have Brother Fei as a friend, but this doesn’t conform to the guild’s policies, so I can’t ask the guild. This 20 million is my personal money, where shall we trade?"
Da Fei was stunned! Fuck! Lending just like that? And it’s personal money? Aren’t you afraid I won’t return it? Alright, Brother has seen tycoons like Brother Hao, what kind of person haven’t I met?
Da Fei then said emotionally: "Brother, that’s so generous of you, I’m waiting under the World Tree Square in Elf Kingdom, could you please trouble a small account to... transfer the money?"
Shenlan laughed and said: "No problem! But Brother Fei, actually, there’s something I’ve been wanting to tell you."
Da Fei chuckled: "Feel free to speak."
Shenlan sighed with a laugh: "After all, Brother Fei is a human player. You can’t recruit troops in Elf Kingdom. You might not feel it now, but you’ll know the trouble later, so if Brother Fei has the time and chance, it’s better to come back and mix in the Human Kingdom."
Da Fei sighed with a smile: "Thanks, thanks, I’ll come back when I have the time!"
"Good, Brother Fei go on with your busy schedule, someone will deliver it in a few minutes!"
At this moment, Da Fei felt increasingly fond of Shenlan. Now, with a whopping 30 million back in Da Fei’s possession, speaking of which, this sum could be worth around 20-30 million in the current studio market rates, right? Really easy to borrow, not afraid of Brother pulling a fast one? Ah, when people reach a certain level, they are indeed different!
Da Fei returned to Radiant City, and seeing Sain commanding the construction, he smiled and said: "Mr. Sain, I’ve managed to gather 30 million in payment, I’ll pay you now!"
Sain was suddenly surprised: "That quick?" And then he joyfully said: "That’s great! Worthy of being the City Lord favored by the Duke, as soon as this payment is settled, I can get promoted — right, where’s that alchemy materials list from earlier? After I get promoted, I can bring it to you!"
Oh yeah! Success! This borrowed money wasn’t in vain, achieved what was needed and even made a gamer friend, haha! (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to leave your recommendations and monthly votes on qidian.com, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)