Chapter 551 - 517: Responding to the Crisis of the World Tree Space
Amid the peculiar stares from players along the way, Da Fei swaggered to the barracks. The barracks of any city are always the busiest trading hubs for players, and Moradin, as the Dwarf Capital, was of course no exception. Da Fei first checked on his own troops and convoy—yep, they were all hanging out in the barracks. Oh well, they can stay there for a few days, then.
Then, without much else to do, he simply threw a few hundred thousand Gold Coins to the NPC purchasing agent, putting out an ad to buy Earth Elements for 1,000 Gold Coins each. This buying price was not too low nor too high for the 4th level troops that usually priced between 300 to 500 at the barracks. In short, he’d buy as many as he could get. It didn’t matter if they couldn’t be acquired, Da Fei didn’t believe that players at the current phase could get many of such high-end troops, and even if they did, they might not be willing to sell. Well, that’s all for this place, it was just to show off a bit, time to split.
With a flash of light, Da Fei teleported back to the World Tree Square in the Elf Kingdom. It’s been quite a few days since he last visited the Radiant City.
Bro’s back, wahahaha!
At this moment, the construction site in Radiant City was still bustling, and members of the Star Guild in groups and pairs were patrolling on the city walls and streets. Da Fei, flooded with emotions, couldn’t help but shout in the city channel: "I’m back! Comrades, thanks for your hard work!"
All the Star Team members gazed uniformly towards Da Fei at the teleportation array and then turned their heads back to continue their own business.
Damn it! Da Fei was accustomed to being the center of attention among ordinary players with envy and jealousy. He suddenly found himself being cold-shouldered by high-end players, which was a bit hard to get used to, huh? Alright, this was the professionalism of a professional guild. Sure, I’m relieved to leave the city in your hands.
Right, where’s the Goddess? Where’s the legendary Star President? Bro wanted to take this opportunity to make friends and express his thanks. Otherwise, it would be awkward to borrow money later. Well, such important people must be busy leveling up, they can’t always be hanging around here.
Just then, Anlicia, decked in splendid military attire, triumphantly stepped forward: "Lord City Lord, did you get any results for the assistance you were seeking?"
Humph! Little one! Da Fei proudly raised his thumb pointing behind him to Elena, who was also triumphantly boasting: "This is her. Let me introduce you. This is Miss Elena. Her spells are very powerful!" Then he turned his head to Elena with a laugh: "This is Miss Deputy City Lord, Anlicia. From now on, we’re all one family, yeah!"
Humph, one family! Another member added to bro’s harem!
Elena chuckled and stepped forward to salute: "Greetings, Miss Deputy City Lord. Please take care of me from now on!"
Anlicia looked up and down at Elena incredulously, then exclaimed in astonishment: "Lord City Lord, what... what’s her background?"
Da Fei was secretly amused. Is it because you’re both Elves, feel pressured that her chest isn’t as big as hers, and her hair isn’t as noble as hers? If I don’t bring someone over to suppress you, you would soar too high, right?
Da Fei laughed and said: "It’s not convenient to talk here. Where is everyone? Let’s introduce each other first."
Anlicia replied indifferently, "On the ship!"
Da Fei declared with enthusiasm: "Let’s go, we’ll have a meeting on the ship. Plus, Miss Elena can see my great ship as well."
Elena also giggled flirtatiously: "My Lord is really rich!"
Humph, bro’s got a city, a ship, troops, and Divine Artifacts, a super-rich and handsome tycoon indeed! Da Fei said proudly: "Of course!"
Anlicia just huffed in response.
Wahaha, that’s the effect I want! Know the crisis now? Then hurry up and compete for favor!
Greeting the Star Team members as he passed by, Da Fei arrived at the Flying. At this moment, the entire Flying was aglitter, with thousands of Flower Demons flying up and down around the ship. Selvia was commanding the Flower Demons to charge the Charging Crystals in batches. It was a busy scene.
Da Fei chuckled: "Everyone’s been working hard. Let me introduce a new friend to you all! By the way, where’s Catherine? I’ve got an important matter to discuss with her!"
And so, Da Fei’s bevy of beautiful Deputy Officers appeared and went through rounds of introductions and formalities.
Then Catherine asked, "What’s the important matter for which you’re looking for me?"
Humph, bro’s got a new wife and won’t forget the old one. Sweetheart, please be happy! Da Fei hurriedly pulled out a map and said solemnly: "I have good news for everyone. During my days out, I had an incredibly magical adventure. I reached the Eastern World through a Space Gate, and there I successfully inherited a mysterious Prophet’s territory! We have a foothold in the Eastern World now!"
Catherine’s eyebrows twitched, and she hastily grabbed the map to look, then shook her head with a sigh: "Captain, this territory of yours is basically deep into the Naga Sea Clan’s hinterlands. It’s going to be quite difficult for our fleet to safely reach there, don’t you think?"
Da Fei nodded and said gravely: "That’s a problem, but having a foothold is better than nothing. In any case, we can think of a solution slowly."
Catherine nodded and took the map to continue looking at it silently.
Wahahaha! Touched, aren’t you? Fill up the loyalty bar quickly, and when the time comes, I’ll bring the father-in-law over, and we’ll carve out a piece of heaven in Lighthouse City!
Anlicia sighed with a shake of the head: "Lord City Lord, the matters of the Eastern World can be contemplated gradually, but we don’t have the luxury of time here. We’ve received scouting reports about spatial disturbances. There’s a possibility that a Demon Force may invade the World Tree Space, and all the troops stationed across the World Tree’s spaces are on full alert. As for some unknown spaces that even the Kingdom is unaware of, Lord City Lord, we have to leave them to you to handle."
Da Fei was suddenly alarmed: "What’s expected has finally come!"
Anlicia sighed: "So, let’s leave the main battlefield to the Kingdom’s warriors and troops here. The flanks will depend on you, Lord City Lord. Moreover, for this operation, we have also filled up the Charging Crystals in the past few days."
Da Fei’s heart tightened—this was troubling! In order to rescue the dwarfs from prison, he had used up the life-saving branch given by the Habbit Village Chief. Otherwise, he could have teleported over with a large group of troops right away! What now? If something happened to Habbit Village, there’d be an Eight-Headed Snake in between! Does bro really have to wage war against the Eight-Headed Snake now?
Da Fei hastily asked, "Is this intelligence reliable?"
Anlicia shook her head and sighed, "I don’t know, but so far the military forces stationed in each of the World Tree Spaces have not detected any enemy movements."
Damn it! If the known spaces with forces stationed have detected nothing, then it must be my unknown space!
For a moment, Da Fei was burning with anxiety. What should I do? Should I go over alone now? Damn it! What’s the point, if something happens, going alone won’t solve the problem, and the NPCs might even scorn me in their disappointment before they die!
I should just transport the entire Flying over! If the Vine Demon Space is in trouble, I could still provide artillery support from all sides in a pinch. Anyway, I can only hope that it’s the Vine Demon Space in trouble! Damn it! I hope it’s not the Vine Demon Space, those are my favorite beautiful troops, aren’t they?
No, no, no! Stay calm, I still have preparations to make. I’ll first go to the Lionheart Empire Bank to see if Hangeval has any good stuff, maybe even a Divine Artifact? And I’ll stop by Makar’s place to see if he has any tricks up his sleeve.
That’s right, I need to stay steady at critical moments! Habbit Village has natural defenses with its swamp, and the Vine Demon has a fortress and can fly. It’s not so easy to take down, is it?
Da Fei immediately instructed Anlicia, "Gather all the troops we can mobilize, prepare for the Flying’s teleportation, and we’ll leave as soon as I return."
Anlicia exclaimed, "Me too? But I am the Deputy— alright, I’ll make some arrangements at work."
Da Fei nodded and hurried off the ship, heading straight to the Teleportation Array.
...
Meanwhile, at the Star Command Center.
A team member reported below, "Da Fei has left again."
"Da Fei appeared in the capital of the Lionheart Empire, Lionheart City."
Eternal Star said impatiently, "Alright, no need to report his movements anymore."
Old Jiang sighed, "President, why are we avoiding him? Don’t you really want to go to the city to defend it?"
Eternal Star shook his head irritably, "No, I don’t want to see him. You go."
Old Jiang cleared his throat and said, "Let Little Deng go instead, to avoid him asking me for money the moment he opens his mouth."
Bu Feiyan chuckled and said, "Oh? You guys really... aren’t you afraid that he’ll ask me for money?"
Old Jiang laughed, "Little Deng, you’re a Goddess, if you don’t turn around and ask him for money, that’s kind enough! No, we must ask him for benefits! So, we hand over an honorable mission to our Goddess; get benefits from him!"
Bu Feiyan scoffed, "You people... smiling to the face and scheming behind the back... forget it, this Goddess is not in the mood, it’s tiring!"
Eternal Star quickly said, "Little Deng, speak with conscience, okay? I indeed schemed behind his back, but I never smiled to his face, didn’t you see I don’t even want to meet him?"
Everyone burst into laughter, "That’s true!"
...
With a flash of white light, Da Fei was teleported to the square of Lionheart City, the capital of the Lionheart Empire.
The Lionheart Square, pure and grand as white jade, featured a colossal statue of a Six-winged Angel, the iconic structure of Lionheart City. Also known as the city guarded by angels, it housed the headquarters of the Holy Court. Level 5 Human Monks and Level 7 Angels can only be recruited by completing church missions. The Holy Court itself also had some special and very powerful troops, such as Fanatics, Ascetics, and Holy Knights, which required Human players to put in a lot of effort to acquire.
Thus, for a Human player who wants to advance to high-end gameplay, there’s an extremely long list of things to do.
But at this moment, Da Fei had a mixture of feelings. Being a Human hero, years had passed, and he had visited and settled in capitals of the Elf and Dwarf Kingdoms, but this was his first visit to the Human capital. He genuinely felt as if he had forgotten his roots.
After a moment of reflection, Da Fei went straight to the Imperial Bank. The layout of the Human capital’s city could be said to be the most perfect, with the military district and the commercial district just a street apart. To the left of the bank was the barracks, to the right was the exchange, and the prosperity was unparalleled by any other city. Along the way to the bank, there were street stalls and hawkers everywhere, with incessant hawking on the current channel and city channel making it hard to catch a breath.
Da Fei was also beginning to understand why his classmate Shenlan who lent him the money was so wealthy. Should I also start a business here?
Da Fei entered the bank and handed his banknote to the teller.
The teller confirmed, "Grand Mage Isaac’s S-class banknote, it has been renting a safe deposit box for thirty-five years, please pay the rental fee of 24.56 million Gold Coins for thirty-five years!"
— Ahem! Da Fei spurted out a mouthful of old blood. Who the hell is Isaac? And what the hell is going on with this rent?
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