630 Chapter 630 - Fly, Coin Pouch (2/2)

Broken Water Arrow did not feel a bit embarrassed that Sniper God was being made a joke of. Rather, he felt a little contrite. There was a lot of content to the game, yet his comrades had only focused on grinding monsters to level up since they started playing Parallel World. They had completely forwent any sort of entertainment solely to help him with this task.

”Yeah. We need to pay for damages.” Broken Water Arrow patted Sniper God's shoulder.

”How much? I don't have any money.” Sniper God had a very unabashed look on him. Broken Water Arrow quickly recalled how when he and his comrades were playing cards back in the days, even though gambling was strictly prohibited, everyone would still have a little wager privately, and this man would always shamelessly refuse to pay up every time he lost.

”This sum… It might be quite a lot!” Gu Fei's head was still poking out from behind the door, and he interjected to this conversation when he saw what was happening. It could be said that he was experienced when it came to the issue of tavern claims; plenty of his 'Bounty Mission' would have him visiting taverns and breaking tables, stools, and chairs. Gu Fei had no clue about the rules of the system, but most of the time, he would be asked to pay for damages. Player-run taverns like Ray's Bar were not too bad; he simply had to help clean up and pay a token sum and the proprietor would not seek to make things difficult for him. As a player-operated business, it was important for them to emphasize on peace to bring in the money. However, when facing a system-operated tavern, the only language spoken was that of the almighty coin, and there was no room for accommodations.

Gu Fei was quick and vicious with his attacks, and he could often insta-kill his bounties without much of a fuss. The highest record he had was breaking three tables, but what these old army veterans had done was far more overbearing. They made a huge mess of the tavern moving the furniture from its place, and this was also a rather large tavern to boot. There was no tavern of this size in Yunduan City, so even Gu Fei had no idea how much the final bill would be when talking of claims and compensation.

”How much are we talking about?” The bunch of them did not bother acknowledging Gu Fei as they asked Sniper God. The NPC had been talking to him just now! Actually, everyone had plenty of questions floating in their minds, such as what would happen if everyone had another round of PK and die. Would this NPC come chasing them over to the spawn point and ask them to pay? What if everyone forcefully logged out the game and never come back? Would this become their bad debt?

”How much, huh… I forgot. How much is it?” Sniper God asked the NPC again.

”3216 gold coins, 14 silver coins, and 54 copper coins,” the NPC announced.

Everyone's breath hitched. No one thought that the system would be so black-hearted. There was no way of knowing just how this sum was calculated, so everyone could only pity the ex-soldiers this time around. How enjoyable could offending the system get? These men did not seem to be very wealthy, so there was no knowing if they could even scrape together 3000 gold coins. What would happen if they could not do so? Everyone had never come across such a situation before, and an intense discussion began.

”Anyone has any money?” Sniper God asked.

Everyone was looking up at the ceiling. They had only been focused on leveling after entering the game, so where would they get that much coin? What money they earned from their monster grind were just the spare copper coins that did not amount to much. The players nowadays see those as no more than trash, and there were plenty of players who would not even bother to pick those up.

The more cynical players were now looking at how Gu Fei was seemingly behaving as if he were uninvolved as he picked a fight with these men; they skeptically wondered if he was shameless enough to have calculated the penniless background of these men into the equation. The hatred for the rich was a mentality many had, so quite a few people began to have an unfavorable opinion of Gu Fei at this very moment.

”What's going to happen if you don't have the money? Can you leave?” Gu Fei asked.

”You…” Everyone was speechless.

A sum of over 3000 gold coins was definitely substantial; Gu Fei would have shared the same sentiment had this been several days ago. Now, even though he had only taken a few bags of gold coins from his efficient monster grinding routine earnings, as long as the sum was in the single digits of the thousands, it was no longer something he would be short of. Seeing these men caught in such an embarrassing predicament, Gu Fei casually pulled out a bag of gold coins from his dimensional pocket. ”Pay it off first!”

The crowd was left dumbfounded once again. This bag of coins went flying to Sniper God. Caught unprepared, the man instinctively grabbed the bag but then saw how his comrades looked at him and hurriedly tossed it back. ”Don't need it.”Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click visiting.

The onlookers' eyes nearly fell out of their sockets as they watched this bag containing several thousand gold coins get tossed back and forth like this. They simply could not make sense of these two parties' relationship. Were they enemies? Would enemies so forthrightly pull out several thousand gold coins like this?

”Just take it. I recently struck gold. I have so much money I have trouble spending it,” Gu Fei said even as he tossed it back at Sniper God. Most people would sound very modest and humble when talking about something like making a fortune, yet that was not how Gu Fei sounded. Adding that remark of his, it simply made him sound like a nouveau riche. Even if he did not think much about money, his previous image to this crowd was subverted by his hands.

The bag of money flew over, and Sniper God seized it once more. He did not even wait for his comrades to stare at him and just sent it flying back to Gu Fei, resolutely refusing, ”No need.”

”Then, what do we do about this?” Gu Fei scratched his head.

These ex-soldiers were exasperated. ”This isn't any of your business, yeah?”

”I've been waiting for you guys for so long already,” Gu Fei grumbled.

”Come on in; we can fight here,” the ex-soldiers said.

”I can't unleash inside. Besides, I would have to pay for damages if I make a mess of things, too,” Gu Fei stated.

The eyes of these ex-soldiers dimmed when Gu Fei said that. When all was said and done, there was just no way around this matter! Broken Water Arrow hurriedly sent a message to Ye Xiaowu detailing what had happened. Ye Xiaowu was on his way back even as they corresponded, and learning that over 3000 gold coins was within his capacity to pay, Broken Water Arrow could sigh in relief at last. When Ye Xiaowu asked him about the situation on their end, Broken Water Arrow had no idea how to answer him. What could he tell him? Tell him how Gu Fei originally escaped but returned and was now chatting them up, even going as far as to offer to lend them money?

When the onlookers saw that this matter was not over, those who were about to leave came to a halt again. Still, there were some who ran and circled around the tavern exterior, believing that the two men had surely set up a trap since they were so determined to continue the PK in a wider arena. In the end, after circling the establishment, all they saw was the Fighter from before squatting outside, and there was nothing else anywhere that hinted otherwise.

”Could there be a large number of Thieves in Stealth?” These onlookers muttered to themselves. Some continued walking around while feeling the air everywhere and others ran back into the tavern.

Time passed by. Suddenly, one of the onlookers outside came in. He was looking at the ex-soldiers, wanting to say something, yet afraid of saying a word. He turned to the other players, who were also here for the spectacle, and announced, ”That Priest from before came back, but he got killed off by that Fighter outside the moment he reached the front door.”

”WHAT‽” Broken Water Arrow and the others were all stunned. Did that not mean that the situation they were in was akin to being stuck in the frontlines of this tavern as their supply lines were cut off?

Just as they were at a loss on what to do, Gu Xian pushed open the door and came in, wholly unsatisfied, ”Why aren't you guys out yet?”

”Why did you kill off Fleeting Smile?” Gu Fei asked.

”I'll let him run to his death!” Gu Xian said. With that, he asked, ”Is the Priest Academy very far from here?”

”Not far at all,” someone answered, causing Gu Xian to express visible disappointment.

”Since you have so much resentment, I do have a way to help you return,” Gu Fei suddenly said.

”Oh? You've got a solution?” Gu Xian quickly asked.

”I can kill you,” Gu Fei replied.