Summoning Players into My Game

Chasing Light City, Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.

Two medium transport trucks and two large tricycles drove into the Martial Arts Hall, causing many players who were training on the field to gather around, especially when they saw Fang Zhen and others getting off the trucks. They were all stunned.

"Hey, what's the deal with you guys? How did you get these two medium transport trucks?"

"Damn! Your equipment! A6 level armor!"

"Did you guys rob the Martial Arts Hall's warehouse at Red Moon Mountain or something?"

The new players present looked at the more than ten people getting off the truck with Fang Zhen, each wearing at least a full set of A5 level armor. As for Fang Zhen and five others, they were equipped with A6 level armor. Although there were many bloodstains on the armor, the look in their eyes was indescribable shock and envy.

Whether it's A5 level or A6 level armor, players currently have no chance to equip them except during Martial Arts Hall's storyline battles. Just getting an A4 level weapon would make them secretly laugh with joy, let alone armor more expensive than weapons of the same level.

"What are you thinking? We just encountered a robbery on our way back to the city. These are all spoils of war." Outer Gunman explained smugly as he looked at the crowd surrounding him.

"These are all spoils of war?" The new players looked at the armor on Outer Gunman and then at the two medium transport trucks, their eyes turning fervent.

None of them expected the new map to be so thrilling.

For these new players, earning a hundred points per day is already good, while the worst A3 level weapons cost 15,000 points, and A5 level weapons are even 50,000 points. Only veteran players going to the new map can earn so many points. For newcomers, it's just a dream.

But Fang Zhen and others, just on a return trip, managed to get a full set of A6 level armor and weapons from an outdoor robbery, and even two medium transport trucks, which was simply more profitable than robbery itself.

"Damn it! If only I could encounter a robbery on my way to Red Moon Mountain."

"Wake up, getting robbed isn't that easy. If it were, everyone would be wealthy."

"True, but if I could encounter a robbery once every ten trips to Red Moon Mountain, that would be a fortune. So many spoils of war, not to mention the two medium transport trucks, just those A6 level weapons and equipment, who knows how much time it would take to earn them at Red Moon Mountain."

Some players who reached the Apprentice Level looked at Fang Zhen and others constantly unloading spoils from the truck, envying them and wishing to encounter some robbers on their way to Red Moon Mountain. They didn't ask for a vehicle, just hoped to secure a full set of weapons and equipment.

"Ladies and gentlemen, if anyone is interested in joining our Dawn Squad, the price for purchasing A5 level weapons and armor will be at least half cheaper than the Martial Arts Hall," Fang Zhen loudly announced as more players gathered, not wanting to miss the opportunity. "Also, those who join our Dawn Squad now can borrow an A5 level weapon when transporting items. Anyone interested can sign up with me now. I'm only accepting Apprentice Level players at the moment."

Following Fang Zhen's public announcement, over five players who had just reached the Apprentice Level signed up, though many more who wanted to join felt regretful for not having reached that level.

And just as many newcomers lacking strength envied those Apprentice Level players who could join Dawn Squad, an extremely stunning figure stepped off the medium transport truck.

It was a beauty over two meters tall with an emerald green eye on her forehead. However, this Three-Eyed beauty was bound with ropes, and her arms were somewhat twisted, clearly rendered useless.

"Brother Zhen, have you gone insane?"

"Brother Zhen, you're awesome! I never thought you'd play like this!"

Everyone present watched in awe as the Three-Eyed beauty was brought down by Fang Zhen, each with their mouths gaping open.

The Three-Eyed beauty was obviously an NPC, and while everyone thought Fang Zhen and others were quite audacious, they never imagined they'd be bold enough to even kidnap an NPC. It was playing way too big.

"What are you thinking?" Fang Zhen rolled his eyes at the players with weird expressions and explained, "She's one of the leaders of the robbers. She said she has important information for the Hall Master, so I brought her over."

Even though Fang Zhen explained, the players still looked at him with admiration. Daring to mess with an NPC was something few dared to do, especially with the risk of having their game account permanently banned.

In the era of virtual reality, considering the possibility of some unstable players, anyone who messes with an NPC arbitrarily would face a permanent ban from the game. This has developed over time, ensuring that anyone who has played virtual games for a few years was cautious.

With the increase in popularity of Descent of High Martial, which is likely to become humanity's second world, a permanent ban would ruin someone's life.

Yet Fang Zhen dared to bring home a beauty NPC, showing he had guts not just anyone possesses.

Fang Zhen didn't bother to further explain and directly took Yakro to the Hall Master's lounge.

"Is this the headquarters of the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall?"

Yakro silently observed the players on the training ground, noticing that they were noticeably different from members of other gangs. They not only lacked reverence for stronger players but also jested about monsters like Fang Zhen in private, something that would have gotten them killed by experts like Fang Zhen in any other gang.

However, what surprised Yakro the most was the players' immense envy towards Fang Zhen's encounter with robbers. The sincerity and desire in their eyes, from an Extreme Quasi-Martial Artist's viewpoint, were undoubtedly genuine.

The thought made Yakro's scalp tingle.

The people from Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall seemed even more ruthless than them, these wanderers; each one was a born fighting maniac, only craving blood and combat. Just thinking about the leader of these people at Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall made her afraid of imagining her own fate.

"Hall Master, I have something to report." Fang Zhen knocked on the door of the lounge and said loudly.

"Come in." A deep and strong voice came from inside the room.

Fang Zhen then opened the door and led Yakro into the lounge, while a large group of players gathered around the lounge on the training ground, curious about what Fang Zhen intended to do with Yakro inside.

Inside the lounge, Lin Qi had just finished organizing all the related rewards for players' self-created martial arts. As he stood up, he saw Fang Zhen bringing in a bound Three-Eyed Race woman, and he was momentarily stunned.

"What's this guy up to?"

"Exchanging points?"

Lin Qi almost instinctively thought of some players on Blue Star who always liked to mess around, and Fang Zhen, this man, his thoughts were always different from others.

It's not impossible to bring back a bound NPC like this.

"Hall Master, this person is the bandit leader who robbed us on the road. She says she has important intelligence to report to you, so I brought her over," Fang Zhen explained immediately.

Upon hearing this, Lin Qi instantly understood and nodded, "Alright, I get it. You can leave now."

Encountering bandits in the wild was normal, especially when people like Fang Zhen were transporting energy ores, which were valuable items worth a hundred Bits per kilogram.

With the current status of Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall in the wild, Lin Qi didn't think they had enough reputation to prevent all the major gangs from targeting them.

Fang Zhen was initially stunned after hearing this, then left the lounge helplessly. He had initially hoped to hear some hidden storyline, but it seemed he was thinking too much.

After Fang Zhen left the lounge, Lin Qi also began to examine Yakro, this Three-Eyed Race woman.

Although Yakro was badly injured, the abundant blood qi showed she should be an extreme quasi-martial artist, which was rare among the Three-Eyed Race.

"Poison Rose Yakro?" Lin Qi asked softly, looking at Yakro.

The Three-Eyed Race was also a large group in Chasing Light City. Although there was a top-ten Three-Eyed Race gang in the wild gangs, there weren't many extreme quasi-martial artists among the undocumented vagabonds. Lin Qi had heard Qin Mu introduce them all.

At present, the only one who matched was this outsider wanderer, Poison Rose Yakro.

"That's right, that's me." Yakro straightened up and responded with as calm a demeanor as possible, "It's an honor to meet Hall Master Lin today."

Yakro had already investigated Lin Qi's situation thoroughly.

Lin Qi was very mysterious, mysteriously appearing in the human race's abandoned area. In less than a month, he established the now powerful Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.

But what's terrifying is Lin Qi's brainwashing methods for his subordinates, training them into cold-blooded monsters. It goes without saying what kind of person Lin Qi is.

Definitely a ruthless and more demonic than a demon character.

Facing a character like Lin Qi, Yakro knew she must remain calm and respectful, or else she didn't know what Lin Qi might do to her.

"Enough with the small talk, just tell me the important intelligence." Lin Qi looked at Yakro, who was severely injured yet still composed and realized she might have some crucial information for Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall. He said plainly, "If the information is truly important to me, I might consider sparing your life, but if it's not, then you'll just have to reunite with your companions."

Releasing Yakro was impossible, as the competition among wild gangs was fierce and not a place for reason. If other gangs learned that one could rob the caravan of Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall and still live, more gangs would target Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall in the future.

"Will you spare my life?" Yakro exhaled slightly as the situation was a bit better than expected but still didn't entirely trust Lin Qi's words. He might say he'd spare her with one foot and have her killed with the other, or simply send her to a nearby hospital for surgery. She continued, "Respectable Hall Master Lin, I can provide you the crucial intelligence for free and, after I've recovered, I hope to discuss an important business deal with you, which I believe won't disappoint you."

She didn't trust Lin Qi's words, but for a gang, profit was paramount. As long as she could prove her utility value, Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall wouldn't kill the goose that laid the golden eggs.

"Alright, speak." Lin Qi nodded, acknowledging that Yakro lived up to her name as Poison Rose, inclined to entice by not trusting his words.

"Hall Master Lin should know about the Great Ape Gang, ranked twentieth." Yakro took a deep breath and said slowly, "We wanderers were hired by the White Feather Gang to target the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall. Now that we have failed, the White Feather Gang should also understand that they've alarmed the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall and are worried about timely defenses. Their next step, cooperating with the Great Ape Gang, will likely involve attacking Red Moon Mountain within a day. Is this information useful to you, Hall Master Lin?"