The Game of Global Mining-Chapter 326 - 277: The High-Stakes Path of the Mage
Then a message from the Great God came through the gang channel: "Brother Chun, I’ve received news from the Royal Family command group. A group from Canyon Village died and returned to the city. They’re coming over to shake hands with you. We’ll come along and shake hands too."
Shake hands?
Chun instantly guessed that the messenger had arrived. The handshake was just a cover for the transaction. Actually, if you think about it, how would the team leader view the operation of having an NPC deliver a message to a player?
Chun could only reply: "Got it, but why did they die and return to the city?"
"I heard they triggered an event. Over a thousand goblin leaders were spawned in the wild, and now they’re all gone."
Holy shit!? Just delivering a message, how could a freaking event spawn siege monsters?
Chun instantly realized something was wrong!
All Chun knew was that, the more mining there was in Hell, the more siege monsters would appear. But now it seems, could these siege monsters be controlled by developer-level players like the Ten Lords? After all, if I can get an NPC to deliver a message for me, surely a big boss could control the siege monsters?
Chun asked again: "How many people died and returned to the city?"
The Great God replied: "Hundreds, but you don’t need to shake hands with everyone."
Chun was shocked: "So many people?"
The Great God was stunned: "The Royal Family sent tens of thousands of people out of the city to support, and they all died and returned to the city!"
Chun suddenly realized: "Got it!"
The situation might have arisen because Bilenna had the team leader deliver a message to me. The team leader might have also realized that having an NPC deliver a message to a player was too incredible and thought it triggered some amazing hidden task, so they deployed hundreds of people as bodyguards. Then the Royal Family must have thought it was a big deal too, so they sent tens of thousands to support.
But there are moles in the village, or even big bosses present saw it. They didn’t understand what this spectacle was about and also assumed the village triggered an amazing mission, so they just spawned monsters for havoc?
As a result, this havoc exposed the fact that big bosses could actually control monsters to siege!
Meaning, the Southern Canyon Village is constantly in danger!
And the more dangerous it is, the more I need to boost Sherry’s "Rune Mage" skills, at least get the cosmetics done so she can disguise her identity...
A voice from behind, Mary, came through: "Amazing, where to now?"
Ah, she just appeared so naturally?
Chun could only smile and say: "I’m ridding citizens of harm, enjoying their adoration."
Mary laughed: "Very interesting."
So the cart was slowly pushed, and Chun, to set the stage for the handshake transaction, waved insistently to the onlooking NPCs and players like a hero.
But Chun quickly realized that some NPCs seemed overly adoring and emotional, even with teardrops at the corners of their eyes, which was really over the top!
Aileen spoke: "Did you notice there are 6 people who look very pleasing?"
Chun counted, and indeed it was those 6 overly emotional people—not that they looked pleasing, but their brightness was noticeably more vivid than others in the crowd.
Aileen said: "I think it’s because we satisfied their wishes with fake crystal stones, so they see us favorably."
Ah, so this is how a god sees their followers? Truly clear and obvious!
Just then, the Great God came rushing with dozens of gang members, shouting loudly: "Brother Chun is mighty! Brother Chun is bullshit!"
To secretly deliver a letter, so much preparation, truly meticulous...
Chun laughed, shaking hands with each of them: "Good, good, good!"
After shaking hands with over a dozen gang members, villagers in the group started cutting in line.
—System Prompt: Player Wu Xiaobai requests to trade with you, do you agree?
Hmm? Agree!
A letter appeared in the trade box.
Aileen said: "Ah, it’s my letter."
Trade!
But Chun still asked: "Where’s the team leader?"
The player said: "Passed it to me before dying! Any problem?"
No problem at all! But... there has to be a problem. Whether it’s the big boss, the team leader, or the Royal Family making such a big scene, they must think it’s a hidden task? The task must fail, otherwise Bilenna would have to give task rewards!
As for the reason for task failure, hmm, all of them died and returned to the city, which means it doesn’t work. The magic power on the letter would disappear—they can surely come up with this reason themselves, right?
Chun deliberately paused: "Seems like... I don’t know either... thank you all for your effort!"
The player got a bit nervous but had to bid farewell wistfully.
Chun also had to fully commit and continue shaking hands with the players behind.
Just then, the church bells rang throughout the city.
Mary suddenly stiffened: "Something’s up!"
Chun immediately seized the opportunity to stop acting: "Everyone, I have something to do, I’m out!"
Mary asked: "Where to?"
Chun, without thinking much, said: "To Vivian Tavern."
Mary said: "Then let’s go! Want a teleport?"
Chun panicked: "Ah no! I can’t let people see you can teleport me."
"Then I’ll push faster."
Chun asked: "Is the bell sounding something urgent?"
Mary said: "One ring isn’t very urgent, I don’t have to take care of it. It’s probably a team exploring the Death Evil God’s underworld in trouble and needs help. Two rings would be serious, and if three rings sound, I must go."
Chun quickly asked: "Then do I also have to go?"
Mary laughed: "Although your last battle was elegant, it also consumed over ten thousand points of the Blasphemer’s Shield; how could you continue in a fight unrelated to the Death God."
Chun was stunned: "Why didn’t you stop me from wasting the shield then?"
Mary smiled: "It’s also an observation of your strength, not a waste."
Chun got anxious: "This is the Death God we’re dealing with, even the Guardian God needs me to block a bit; won’t you be in danger if you go?"
Mary chuckled: "Just like miners, they slack off when the supervisor isn’t around."
Meaning to put in no effort at work?
Chun still had to explain the important matter first: "I just got the spatial coordinates of Southern Canyon Village; we’ll secretly teleport there from Vivian Inn."
