Chapter 32: Provoke This Lord? Die!
“Where is my lord going?”
“Luoyang City.”
“For what purpose?”
“To visit an old friend.”
“What about building the city in the territory?”
“No rush. Train the troops first.”
...
This was the conversation Xiao Wen had with Zhang Song before leaving. He entrusted all matters within the territory to Zhang Song and even assigned ten White Dragon Cavalry as his guards.
Only after finishing all this did Xiao Wen use the transportation array at the relay station to head for Luoyang.
Light flickered.
At the gates of Luoyang City, Xiao Wen’s figure appeared.
Looking inside at a glance, he could see the vast city of Luoyang filled with orderly rows of buildings. At the city gate stood four tall, robust soldiers with vigorous blood qi, each holding a spear. They were clearly four max-level Level 20 First-rank Military Generals.
According to the military general level and rank divisions in Heroes Contend, aside from differences in innate three-dimensional attribute points, there were also differences in level caps.
The level cap of a First-rank Military General was 20, Second-rank was 40, Third-rank was 60, Fourth-rank was 80, and Fifth-rank was 100.
Therefore, the purpose of drawing high-rank military generals at the start was not merely because high-rank generals had higher initial talent, but also because their level caps were higher, allowing them to become stronger!
When the vast majority of players generally still only had First-rank and Second-rank Military Generals, the soldiers guarding Luoyang’s gates were already max-level First-rank Military Generals.
From this alone, one could see just how wealthy and imposing Luoyang City was!
Xiao Wen withdrew his gaze from the soldiers, then composed himself and walked toward the city.
When he stepped into the gate, the soldiers at the entrance stopped him. Their long spears crossed and blocked Xiao Wen’s path...
Entry fee: ten wen.
Ten wen meant copper coins, a currency one level below silver.
One thousand copper coins equaled one string, which equaled one tael of silver.
Ten wen did not sound like much, but Luoyang City’s daily flow of people was enormous. Just the daily income from entry fees alone was likely several hundred taels.
And that was while very few players could currently build transportation arrays, meaning only a small portion of players could enter Luoyang City.
Once the game reached the middle and later stages, the number of players entering Luoyang would increase, and the daily entry fee income would reach nearly ten thousand taels!
After paying the entry fee, Xiao Wen walked into the city.
Once inside, he did indeed see quite a few players walking around.
When Xiao Wen looked at those players, their gazes also fell on him.
“Holy shit! Half-Journey Through the Mortal World! That guy entered the city!”
“Half-Journey Through the Mortal World? That god-tier player? The one who triggered several announcements in a row?”
“Holy shit! Where’s the god? Let me have a look!”
“Anyone want to come with me to strike up a conversation with him?”
...
The city, which had originally only been slightly noisy, instantly became much more chaotic.
In an instant, countless voices rang beside his ears. A group of people looked at Xiao Wen from afar, observed him for a while, and seemed ready to come forward.
However, before those fellows could approach, they felt the baleful aura radiating from Xiao Wen.
Four words were written across his cold face.
Strangers, stay away!
Scared, scared...
Better not go.
This boss’s aura was too strong.
“Yo! Look at this god-tier player. His strength isn’t much, but his temper is arrogant enough! Anyone who didn’t know better would think this guy was even stronger than the people in power behind the three great guilds!”
Suddenly, a mocking voice rang out. A skinny player slowly walked out, his gaze landing on Xiao Wen, his brow carrying a hint of disdain.
When the players watching the show nearby heard those words, surprise immediately appeared on their faces.
They turned to look behind them, wanting to see who was spouting such bold nonsense.
However, when their gazes turned and landed on those people, a trace of apprehension instantly appeared on their faces.
The speaker was a player with the ID East Blade Breaks the Mountain.
Perhaps this player himself was nothing worth paying attention to.
But behind him stood a colossal existence.
One of the three great guilds, Dongning Pavilion!
Xiao Wen stopped walking. He had heard plenty of flattery earlier, but this was the first time he had heard mockery.
Wasn’t this lord merely a little cold and aloof?
Who did he provoke?
Why insist on throwing attitude at this lord?
Xiao Wen’s gaze landed on East Blade Breaks the Mountain. His expression turned slightly cold, and he said in a low voice, “What? Do you have an opinion?”
“If you have an opinion, say it. If you don’t want to say it, you can personally step onto the field and duel me.”
Luoyang City was a safe zone. Under normal circumstances, fighting between players was not allowed.
Of course, fighting here mainly referred to sneak attacks.
Player duels were not included.
When one player issued a duel invitation to another player and both sides agreed, the duel would be established, allowing them to fight.
“Duel? With you?” East Blade Breaks the Mountain froze, clearly not expecting Xiao Wen to invite him to a duel.
But in the next second, a cruel smile appeared on his face.
In his eyes—or perhaps in the eyes of many people—although Xiao Wen had achieved good results in the early stages of the game, those achievements had not come from Xiao Wen himself, but from the military general under him, Ma Chao!
It was precisely because of that Fifth-rank Military General that Xiao Wen had been able to achieve so much.
If that Fifth-rank Military General was excluded, what did a mere Xiao Wen amount to?
We’re both Level 20. Would I be afraid of you?
“Yes. Do you dare accept?” Xiao Wen stood with his hands behind his back and asked.
“I’ll fight if you want to fight. You think I’m afraid of you?”
East Blade Breaks the Mountain directly accepted the challenge without the slightest fear. With a raise of his hand, he took out a black iron long staff.
Ding! Player East Blade Breaks the Mountain has issued you a duel invitation. Do you accept?
Accept!
Xiao Wen chose directly. In the next moment, the two stood facing each other. Xiao Wen’s gaze fell on East Blade Breaks the Mountain, and with a lift of his hand, the Python-Head Moon-Sundering Spear appeared in his grasp.
When Xiao Wen took out his weapon, East Blade Breaks the Mountain gripped his long staff and charged straight over. The staff in his hand danced through the air, smashing directly toward Xiao Wen’s head.
The moment he attacked, it was a fatal blow.
Xiao Wen’s expression remained calm. He stepped back and shifted half a step to the side, dodging the strike perfectly. Then the long spear in his hand thrust out.
Its speed was neither fast nor slow, yet it happened to catch the exact moment when East Blade Breaks the Mountain’s strength had run out.
The Python-Head Moon-Sundering Spear in his hand shot forward.
One spear thrust.
Though it moved after the attack began, it arrived first, stabbing directly into East Blade Breaks the Mountain’s throat.
Fatal strike. HP -999.
Crimson damage numbers appeared, and East Blade Breaks the Mountain silently collapsed to the ground.
The surrounding players all watched this scene unfold, and none of them could help sucking in a breath of cold air.
Hiss...
The might of a god-tier player was terrifying indeed!
One spear to kill.
Absolutely no need for a second thrust!
Even someone as strong as East Blade Breaks the Mountain had been directly pierced to death by him. Damn, that was frightening!
“Anyone else want to fight? This lord will accompany you. If no one does, I’ll be leaving.”
Xiao Wen’s gaze swept arrogantly around him. Then he withdrew his gaze, his eyes filled with calm. He said nothing more and walked straight toward the Treasure Pavilion.
When the surrounding crowd of onlookers saw this, they all sucked in a cold breath and silently dispersed without saying anything.
Of course, there were also some unwilling fellows who followed behind Xiao Wen, trailing him the entire way.
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