Chapter 240 Leadership Equipment

A water thread appeared in the trading section of the forum. This wasn't exactly big news, but You-ge, who treated the forum like his own home, still noticed it. Originally, he was just curious and took a peek, but when he saw that it was a request to buy "leadership equipment," something no one needed, You-ge was taken aback.

You-ge's understanding was the same as Yin Yue's analysis to Bu Xiao: at the current stage of the game, 9 points of leadership were more than enough. But now someone needed high leadership stats…

You-ge quickly entered the game, pulled out his little notebook, and began to flip through it, quickly finding the data he had recorded on Yin Yue's King's Sword, which Gu Fei had asked for from Mang Mang back then. Sure enough, the King's Sword had a requirement of 25 leadership.

Jian Gui, Han Jia Gongzi, and others were already in the game. You-ge quickly informed everyone of this important discovery: "This is the only place I know that requires leadership. Could this person buying the equipment be Yin Yue?"

"Doesn't the forum ID show up?" everyone asked.

"That's not always accurate," You-ge said. Forum accounts didn't require registration; they were directly linked to player accounts. This seemed to prevent the use of multiple accounts, but in fact, while the game could only be logged into by the person themselves, forum accounts didn't have this verification. As long as you knew someone else's account password, you could use another ID to post on the forum.

Of course, not everyone who played Parallel World was completely engrossed in it. Many people gave up after playing for a while. Game accounts couldn't be transferred, but some people saw an opportunity to buy them and use them as forum alts. And the reasons for needing alts were various. For example, You-ge himself had two alts. For someone who spent so much time on the forum, it was too embarrassing not to have any.

"Is Yin Yue still alive?" Yu Tian Shen Ming asked. Like him and Zhan Wu Shang, they were initially very interested in asking how many times Yin Yue had been sent back to White Stone City, but now they had almost forgotten about him.

"It's very likely Yin Yue! That guy has escaped from the White Stone City knight camp," Jian Gui said. "Yun Zhong Mu gave me the news yesterday."

"That guy was stuck at the respawn point for so many days?" Yu Tian Shen Ming was surprised.

"Yeah."

"What level is he now?"

"36," Jian Gui said.

"Yin Yue could use the King's Sword skills before, which means he had more than 25 leadership points. This was probably increased by equipment. During the process of dying all this time, the equipment that increased his leadership was unfortunately dropped, so he can't activate the King's Sword now, which is why he posted that request to buy equipment," You-ge analyzed.

"Makes sense," everyone nodded.

"How did Yin Yue escape?" Han Jia Gongzi suddenly asked.

"Someone came to rescue him. They teleported him away using a teleportation scroll. Yun Zhong Mu said it was a priest. Another person who teleported away with them was someone we all know: Bu Xiao," Jian Gui said.

"A priest???" Everyone immediately thought of one person when they heard that profession.

"Could it be that guy?" The guess was leaning towards the truth.

"If it's that guy, then saving Yin Yue and taking Bu Xiao away are clearly directed at us," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"He actually asked that kind of scum for help," Yu Tian Shen Ming said disdainfully.

"They both have grudges against us, so the cost is low," You-ge said.

"But that kind of person would definitely be the first to run away if anything happened!" Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Definitely!!" Everyone had a lot of faith in Yin Yue's character. As for Bu Xiao… everyone's impression of him was that he was persistent. Knowing he was no match, instead of logging off and hiding, he kept coming in and out, getting killed and losing ten levels. In the early stages of the game, everyone's assessment of strength wasn't accurate, especially with someone like Gu Fei who was from another world. Bu Xiao actually used Earth logic to judge things, and the lesson was bloody.

"Yin Yue, Bu Xiao, Apple Cider, and that Broken Water Arrow. Just on paper, the lineup seems pretty strong," Yu Tian Shen Ming said, counting on his fingers.

"Yin Yue and Apple Cider are both under level 40," You-ge reminded him.

"Bu Xiao's skills are okay, but he's just a regular expert. He's not in the same league as Apple Cider, let alone Broken Water Arrow," Jian Gui said.

"We're talking about the Bu Xiao we knew a long time ago. Who knows what he's like now?" You-ge said.

"Makes sense!" Jian Gui immediately accepted You-ge's view, realizing that his previous thought was a bit reckless.

"The problem is that we have Qian Li," Yu Tian Shen Ming said.

"This is so boring…" Zhan Wu Shang said, "Unless there are a hundred or eighty of them, there's no challenge."

"Qian Li's online time is a well-known secret. That Hong Chen Yi Xiao even added him as a friend. The other side might take advantage of Qian Li being offline to attack us first, weaken our strength, and then concentrate on dealing with Qian Li," You-ge said.

"That Hong Chen Yi Xiao shouldn't be ignored either. Although he doesn't have the power to directly fight, who knows what strange and bizarre equipment or skills he might give these people to arm themselves with?" Jian Gui said. Although he had successfully ambushed Apple Cider, he was still fearful of Apple Cider's Shadow Steps. That kind of skill that exceeded the current level was too powerful.

"That's right, that's the scariest part!" Han Jia Gongzi said. "And, judging from his current way of thinking, he wouldn't just find Yin Yue and Bu Xiao for help, right? We have more than just those two with grudges against us."

"Jian Nan You!!" Everyone immediately thought of this person, their main opponent recently.

Jian Nan You was indeed even more terrifying, because he had a complete team under his command that wasn't inferior to the Young Master Elite Team, excluding Gu Fei, of course. Although everyone was under level 40, if Hong Chen Yi Xiao armed them as well, they would be very difficult to deal with, especially since Gu Fei wasn't united with everyone and only came online for a while in the evening…

"So, my consistent policy has always been absolutely correct," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Policy? When did you have a policy?" Everyone was confused.

"Don't passively wait for the enemy to attack. Take the initiative, just like taking down Apple Cider before!" Han Jia Gongzi said. "Aren't they looking for Yin Yue and Bu Xiao for help? Very good. We'll solve those two guys first."

"The problem is, where are we going to find them?" everyone asked.

"Isn't Yin Yue buying 'leadership equipment'? You-ge, reply to him and say we have it. Arrange a place, and take him down. It's that simple," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"There's no way he'd come if he saw You-ge's ID," Yu Tian Shen Ming thought Han Jia Gongzi was being stupid this time.

Before Han Jia Gongzi could show his contempt, You-ge had already spoken up: "I have alts too."

"I'll contact him. Wait for my news." You-ge had just come online and chatted about all this with everyone. He hadn't even left the offline area. He immediately logged off like a whirlwind. The others also began to put aside what they were doing and gathered to prepare for action.

After logging off, You-ge went back to the forum and logged into his alt. That first water post in the trading section was still there, and it had been bumped to the 11th page. However, everyone's enthusiasm had clearly waned. If it hadn't been pinned, highlighted, and bolded, it probably would have sunk long ago. You-ge didn't know if the other person was still waiting for news, but he replied to the post, claiming that he had the equipment.

"What equipment, how much leadership does it add?" You-ge refreshed a few times, and surprisingly, there was a response. It was indeed the poster.

"Oh no, I was careless!" You-ge slapped himself on the head. He had come to bluff without doing enough homework. Although You-ge was knowledgeable, he had never seen this kind of equipment. But then again, he hadn't seen it, and Yin Yue had only gotten one or two pieces occasionally. How would he know how big the world was, or how many kinds of equipment like this there were?

Thinking this, You-ge boldly replied: "General's Ring, +18 leadership." You-ge cheered for his own bluff. 18 leadership, plus the player's possible 9 points, was enough for Yin Yue to use the King's Sword. There was no reason for the other person to refuse.

Sure enough, after a few refreshes, the other person replied: "How much?"

"You name the price," You-ge said, playing the role of a normal seller.

"500," the other person replied without hesitation.

"Too cheap, brother. This thing isn't easy to get," You-ge didn't care about the price at all, but he was afraid that agreeing too readily would arouse suspicion, so he continued to play his role professionally.

"Dude, this equipment is useless right now. I just need it to fully activate a piece of equipment I have. 500 is already considering that this thing is also a rare item. Otherwise, do you think this thing is really worth anything?" the other person replied.

How frank! You-ge didn't expect the great con artist Yin Yue to actually tell the truth. He thought that the person was really different when they put on an alt. Could a wolf turn into a sheep? Thinking this, he immediately replied: "Look, your post has been up for a day, and the thread is so off-topic that no one has responded. The trading section has never seen such an inefficient transaction. You can imagine how rare this thing is. Even if it's a rare item, 500 is too little, right?"

"How about this, you bring the goods, and we'll meet in the game and talk it over in person? This is too troublesome." While the two of them were going back and forth, someone was still posting in the thread!

"No problem," You-ge only wanted to meet. If the other person continued to stall, he was going to say that anyway. He didn't expect the other person to bring it up first.

"Is your name the same in the game?" the other person asked.

"No, you name a place, and we'll meet directly," You-ge replied. There was nothing suspicious about this, because many transactions in the trading section were done this way. They didn't mention their real names, agreed on a location to go online and trade, and it was possible for both parties to not know the other's name, appearance, or even gender.

"Which city are you in?" the other person asked.

"Linyin City," You-ge said. Trading across cities was also a troublesome matter. Sometimes, it took several hours just to travel back and forth for a piece of equipment. Players had been calling for the exchange and auction house to be shared worldwide, but the official explanation was that it wasn't that they didn't want to operate that way, but that the technical limit was reached. They couldn't support worldwide sharing. In fact, this was the same as the map coordinate problem that Ye Xiao Wu had talked about. If everything was piled together, the server wouldn't be able to handle it, so they had to share the burden separately.

"Oh, what a coincidence! I'm also in Linyin City," the other person replied.

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I've been silent for a long time. I heard that it's almost some kind of holiday. Butterfly will give birth to a little more to add to the festive atmosphere! Everyone, be happy and vote more monthly tickets to help boost the fun.