Chapter 445 (2/2)
”Speak!” He Yi said as she tilted her head toward me. This awkward angle exposed her ample chest which was already spilling out of her breastplate, the mounds of snowy flesh inexorably drawing in my gaze
I swallowed some saliva as I replied, ”Do you think it's possible for us to give all the members of Snowy Cathaya a big 'thank you' gift for their help this time? Can we also give them a fifty percent discount on repairs, shop purchases, and teleportation fees inside this city? The same discount we are going to give our own members.”
In truth, 50% of whatever we earned from this territory would be taken by the system as a form of tax. If we gave them a fifty percent discount, it would mean that we wouldn't be earning a single cent from Snowy Cathaya, and we even had to pay taxes on whatever they bought. Basically, we were going to make a loss if we did this.
He Yi's beautiful eyes were as tranquil as a placid lake. She blinked, causing her long lashes to beautifully flutter together. She remained silent for a little while longer before her laughter suddenly rang in the air. ”Hmmm, I don't see any problem with that. We really do owe Lin Yixin this time, so this is something that must be done. If not, Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls will not be able to look our allies straight in the eye. Lu Chen, that was an excellent suggestion. I was just thinking about how we could compensate them, but thanks to you, I've now made my decision.”
”Oh.”
I nodded my head and replied, ”Once we've finished conquering this territory, you should focus on leveling. This territory is an undead city, so leave it to me to manage. I will turn this city profitable as quickly as I can.”
”Alright! I believe in you!” He Yi giggled as she reached out to touch my arm. ”To think that we actually managed to conquer the first territory sp.a.w.ned by Sky City. Hehe, I still find it quite hard to believe!”
”But this is good, our lives will be totally different from now on.”
I stared into the distance before I breathed a heavy sigh. ”In the past, there were always only the four of us. But now, we have the Dragon Warrior Li Chengfeng, the Dark Archer Beiming Xue, the Undying Knight Gui Guzi, the Berserker High Fighting Spirits, and the Earth Knight Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun. All of these elite generals have joined our guild and we also managed to recruit skilled experts like Chaos Moon, Moonlight Stone, Moon Dew, and Wolf Fang, all of whom fall just short of the elite status. The overall strength of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls is night and day compared to what it was in the past.”
”Mn.”
He Yi smiled at me appreciatively as she said, ”Actually, the thing that's made me most happy… is your return. With you by my side, I won't feel lonely anymore…”
”Boss…”
After she stared at me for a while, He Yi suddenly let out a soft snort through her nose as she started giggling. ”This really is like a mushy soap opera…”
”As if, I nearly threw up in my mouth when you said those words. Okay, you can continue admiring the scenery, I'm going to go down and keep on killing!”
”Mmm. Be careful!”
After I drew my sword, I bodily leaped from the top of the watchtower. However, I immediately realised something the instant I jumped into the air.
f.u.c.k, I'm too high up. I'm gonna die from fall damage!
I made a somersault in the air as I landed on the ground with a thud. My body sank half a meter into the ground, but I managed to land stably.
However, my landing did frighten Chaos Moon. My body had slammed into the ground right in front of her, and her pretty face was pale from shock. ”Dammit, Lu Chen! Where the h.e.l.l did you jump out from!? You nearly scared me half to death!”
”Heh…”
I didn't reply. Instead, I rushed forward and swept my sword toward those weaklings from guilds who had grossly overestimated themselves. The Heaven-stealing sword danced in the air, and I barely needed any healing from the priests in the back. Health potions and my 14% life steal were more than enough to outheal any damage I took. I rampaged amid the horde of players and no one could stop me.
……
I rushed around killing players for more than an hour and I used War Crush and Thousand Ice Slash more times than I could count. I also lost track of the amount of players I'd killed. My longsword was stained with fresh blood and my cloak had turned a b.l.o.o.d.y red as it stuck to my armor in a cloying, sticky mess. The ends of it had been shredded into rags, a sign that its durability had dropped to insufficient levels.
I swiftly inspected all of my equipment. The Heaven-stealing Sword only had 37% durability left while my G.o.d Suppressing Necklace and G.o.d Suppressing Helmet only had 29%. As for the rest of my Dark Gold–grade items, they all had less than 5% durability left. They were all about to break. My repair costs were going to be astronomical this time!
There were still ten minutes left on the timer by the time I returned to the city, but there was nothing else I needed to concern myself with.
Li Chengfeng ran toward the city with his sword in hand. After that, he leaned against the wooden fence surrounding our territory and lazily doffed his helmet. He shot me a glance before saying, ”What are you looking at?”
I replied, ”Aren't you going to chase after our enemies?”
”My weapon's durability is shot, and my legguards and boots are about to be wrecked as well. If I continue fighting, I'll be running around in my underwear…”
”……”
I chortled with laughter. ”Good luck to you then.”
Li Chengfeng grinned. ”I'm actually still in decent shape. I heard that Gui Guzi had been knocked about too badly and that he's been running around with just his s.h.i.+eld and his undies. He's managed to catch the eye of many an enemy maiden…”
I: ”...”
……
This battle had been incredibly fierce and our supplies had nearly run dry. I even had to pa.s.s some health potions to Xu Yang and Du Thirteen. My inventory was big and I had more health potions than most players, so I could afford to do so. But I heard that the players of Snowy Cathaya basically fought until they ran out of weapons and supplies. Shadow Chanel kept using Thunder Dragon Breath to one-shot her enemies and I already lost track of the amount of Magic Consumables I had given her. A top-notch mage really used up money like water. If a guild didn't have enough resources, there was no way they could support a super mage like her.
A few moments pa.s.sed before the system notice bell finally reverberated in the skies of Sky City. This battle had finally come to a close, and Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls had emerged as the victor!
Ding~!
System Announcement: Congratulations Guild Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls for being the first official occupants of Territory 001. All members of the guild will gain 50% EXP of their level. The guild leader will be awarded rewards for their guild: “Convenience Stone” x5, “Cyanfire Gem” x5, “Dragonstone Gem” x5, “Berserk Gem” x5, “Dragonblood Gem” x5, “Beast Haste Gem” x5!
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