Chapter 101 What Happened in White River City?

"What exactly happened in White River City?" Shi Feng muttered, puzzled as he watched the aggressive crowd. "Did they recognize me?"

But after a moment's thought, Shi Feng realized that couldn't be right. These people weren't targeting him.

To avoid attracting attention, Shi Feng had put on a black cloak before entering White River City, concealing both his appearance and ID. Furthermore, he hadn't told anyone about his plans. How could someone be waiting for him, and right at the teleportation hall entrance of White River City? Even if they were, what was the point? Surely they wouldn't dare to attack?

The guards of White River City weren't just for show.

These guilds must have other reasons for doing this.

"Interesting, I wonder what these guilds are up to," Shi Feng said with a slight smile as he walked over.

With Zero Wing Guild thriving in White River City, other guilds wouldn't sit still. Some actions were to be expected.

The entrance of the teleportation hall was incredibly lively, packed with members from various White River City guilds, including third-rate guilds and even members from the two major guilds, Dark Star and Heroes Alliance.

"What exactly are you guilds trying to do? We already said we're not interested!" a beautiful female knight with bright eyes and white teeth said impatiently.

"Miss, don't say that. Interest can be cultivated. You might not be interested now, but that's only because you don't know enough about us. I believe that with time, you'll naturally become interested," a level 18 male assassin wearing a set of Mysterious-Iron equipment said with a faint smile.

After the male assassin spoke, the dozens of players behind him tightened their encirclement, showing no intention of letting them go.

"Is this how guilds in White River City behave?" the female knight frowned.

"Hahaha, don't misunderstand. We're not necessarily forcing you to join any of the guilds here. If you're not interested in our guilds, you only need to pay us a service fee of 5 silver coins. After all, we can't let us come here for nothing," the male assassin sneered.

"You... you're going too far!"

The female knight was furious. She drew her longsword and shield. Although her equipment was a mix of Common and Bronze, her level 17 couldn't be underestimated.

Most players in White River City were only level 13, with only a few reaching level 14. Only veteran players were at level 15, and those above level 16 were considered elites in guilds.

For a solo player to reach level 17, it was enough to prove their ability.

"What, you want to fight? Then come on, I'll just stand here and let you hit me. Hit me if you dare," the male assassin said with a boastful laugh, even moving closer to the female knight's blade.

"You're shameless!"

Although the female knight was furious, she didn't attack. This was inside White River City. Attacking first would mean being arrested or even killed by the guards. But with so many people blocking the entrance, there was no way out.

But she was unwilling to pay.

They had already spent most of their money just to get here, and now these guilds were demanding a king's ransom, 5 silver coins per person, almost all the spare money a regular player had.

"Banjing, don't get worked up," a burly male warrior said, stopping the female knight.

"Brother Jianying, they're going too far. I have to teach them a lesson, even if it means getting arrested," the female knight named Banjing said, her face resolute.

"Even if you attack, it won't solve the problem. We're new to White River City and don't have any reputation here. But they're different. They already have a certain reputation in White River City. Even if they're not nobles, they're still citizens of White River City. If I attack them first, they can retaliate and kill us without any punishment," the berserker named Jianying said, stopping her.

"Oh, looks like you have some sense," the male assassin sneered. "You're right, all of us here have reached the level of White River City citizens. Some are even first-class citizens, just one step away from being nobles. I think you know what first-class citizens represent, right?"

Citizens of any city enjoyed a special privilege: in the city, if they got into a conflict with a player, as long as no harm was done, the guards wouldn't interfere. But attacking a first-class citizen in the city, if the attacker wasn't a citizen of the city, the punishment would be doubled.

If Banjing dared to attack a first-class citizen, she would face severe punishment. Even if the first-class citizen killed her, they would only be detained by the guards for a while and pay a certain amount of money. If they didn't have enough money, they would use the player's items and equipment as collateral.

The female knight, Banjing, finally understood and felt relieved that she hadn't attacked, or else she would have fallen for their trap.

"You didn't think you could leave without attacking, did you?" the male assassin said with a contemptuous look at Banjing. "What if we let a player with first-class citizen status attack? How would you deal with that?"

"You're shameless!" The female knight, Banjing, knew what they were planning and said coldly, "We came to White River City to join the Zero Wing Guild. Aren't you afraid of Zero Wing retaliating against you?"

"Hahaha, Zero Wing Guild? What about Zero Wing Guild? I'm from the Dark Star Guild. Even if Zero Wing has potential, they're still no match for the Dark Star Guild. It would be a miracle if Zero Wing dared to openly oppose the Dark Star Guild," the male assassin said disdainfully. "Besides, didn't you see there are other guilds here?"

"You're so naive to be fooled by a newly established guild like Zero Wing. Did you really think White River City is Zero Wing Guild's territory?"

"Our Dark Star Guild alone is enough to make Zero Wing tremble. There are also seven third-rate guilds and more than a dozen guilds with over three thousand members. Even if Zero Wing had ten times the guts, would they dare to offend everyone?"

"Or is Zero Wing trying to make enemies of the entire city?"

Hearing this, the female knight, Banjing, couldn't help but feel discouraged.

Zero Wing was, after all, a newly established guild. Although it was powerful among the many guilds in White River City, the guilds with the most members in White River City weren't the six major guilds, but the numerous ordinary guilds. Although these guilds only had three to five thousand members, their numbers were vast, far exceeding the six major guilds.

If all these large guilds united, even a strong alliance of the six major guilds wouldn't be a match.

With so many guilds united here, how would Zero Wing dare to oppose them?

Thinking of this, the female knight, Banjing, became anxious.

"Banjing, this is because I didn't consider things carefully. I'll hold them off for a while, and you take the opportunity to run out. Once you're out of the teleportation hall, these guilds won't be able to do anything," the berserker, Jianying, said softly.

"No, we'll just die together. It's just losing a level and equipment. I've been through it before," the female knight, Banjing, shook her head, her small hand gripping the longsword tighter.

"Admirable courage, but unfortunately, you came at the wrong time. Brothers, let's go and show them our enthusiasm," the male assassin waved his hand, a mocking arc forming on his lips.

But before the three first-class citizen players could reach Jianying and Banjing, a black shadow darted out, blocking the three.

It was Shi Feng, wearing the black cloak.

"Make enemies of the entire city?"

"Dark Star dares to say such big words. Aren't they afraid of biting off more than they can chew?"

"Do they really think Dark Star controls everything in White River City?"