Hu Die Lan
Chapter 585 Shameless and Scoundrelly
"Let's do it!" Black Water gritted his teeth. Originally, Fire Burning Clothes was the most wronged, but after what happened today, Black Water had somewhat taken over.
"It needs to be done discreetly," Glue said. "If we all go together, it'll be too obvious. That kid might see through us."
"Then what do we do?"
"Let's draw lots to see who goes!" Glue suggested.
"Me! Me! Me!" Everyone raised their hands enthusiastically.
"Let's draw lots!" Rice Fragrance Shepherd proposed. "Let's pick four people, and the remaining two will be on standby. Four people should be enough to deal with Silver Moon."
"Didn't you say Silver Moon is hanging out with some experts now?" Invincible Lucky Star reminded them.
"Don't worry, Silver Moon wouldn't dare let those people know about this deal with us, so he'll definitely come privately," Glue said.
"Are you saying we should make the appointment? Wouldn't that expose us too much?" Invincible Lucky Star asked.
"In this situation, it's inevitable that we'll have to make the appointment," Glue sighed.
Everyone was silent for a long time.
"Are you saying the mission is going to be declared a failure?" Finally, someone spoke.
"Isn't that what everyone already thought?" Glue said.
Everyone sighed deeply. That's right, when they logged in today, that's what everyone thought, but Jian Nan You suddenly received a letter from Willow Waist Dance, making them think there was still a chance. Who would have thought that Thousand Miles Drunk, that guy, was somehow completely deviating from Jian Nan You's plan, continuing to hound them, so the situation hadn't changed at all.
"But what about Da Nan?" They, of course, understood Jian Nan You. To put it nicely, he wouldn't stop until he achieved his goal; to put it bluntly, he wouldn't shed a tear until he saw the coffin. Seeing that this guy could endure the humiliation of being surrounded in the auction house, he obviously didn't think he was in a situation where he had to give up.
The group fell silent again. They couldn't bear to see Jian Nan You's endurance become a waste. Since he still wanted to try, they, as brothers, should support him to the end.
"Actually, we don't necessarily have to use our names to meet Silver Moon. Let's try the email method or the offline method!" Rice Fragrance Shepherd suggested.
The principle behind the email method and the offline method is the same: use these two operations that players must perform at fixed locations to grasp the target's movements. It's the most basic but also the most effective method. No matter how awesome a player is, as long as you can recognize them and use these two methods, you can capture their whereabouts. The "trade method" and others can be used in the same way. Of course, it's difficult to encounter Silver Moon in a crowded place like the auction house given his current situation, but it's hard to say about the other two places. Especially the offline method, which has a 100% hit rate.
"Given Silver Moon's current situation, even if he appears in these two places, he'll definitely be disguised. Are you confident you can recognize him?" Glue raised this difficult point, which was why he hadn't mentioned this method from the start.
"Disguise itself is a major characteristic. Plus, we know his profession and level. With everyone's skills, it shouldn't be a problem, right?" Rice Fragrance Shepherd said.
Everyone nodded. Their levels had dropped, but their robbery experience was still there. This ability to identify targets wouldn't be lost no matter how many times they were killed, unless their level was too low to identify the target. But Silver Moon's level happened to be even lower than theirs.
"Alright, let's deploy." Glue found a map of White Stone City. The game system didn't provide this, but as players' understanding of the game deepened, people with professional talents in this area had begun to create such things themselves. The map of White Stone City in Glue's hand was said to be made by a professional cartographer.
"The areas suitable for Silver Moon to level up now are White River Valley, Silver Sand Beach, and the edge of White Birch Forest. But given his current situation, he definitely wouldn't dare to go to more prosperous places. Eliminating those, the only places he might be are here, here, and here..." Glue traced the map with his hand.
"To return to the main city and log off from these places, the closest route is through the East City Gate, logging off at the Thieves' Guild or the Archers' Target Range," Rice Fragrance Shepherd said, tilting his head.
"Given the current situation in White Stone City, if Silver Moon is spotted, he'll definitely be taken advantage of, but there's definitely no professional search or deployment targeting him. So all he needs to do is disguise his identity well and avoid unnecessarily looping around any guards. Taking the shortest route to log off as soon as possible to prevent any complications is the safest," Glue said.
"Then let's set up ambushes in these two places?"
"Me, Burning Clothes, and Lin Mu will go to the Archers' Target Range; Black Water, Rice Fragrance, and Invincible, you guys go to the Thieves' Guild. That's it! Everyone, hide your identities well. Communicate if there's any news. Let's go," Glue announced.
Professional robbery teams mostly don't need intelligence to act, but rely on experience. In just a few minutes, they had cleared their minds and arranged traps targeting Silver Moon. Two groups of three went to the two respawn points. To their delight, neither of these respawn points was the first choice for logging off after leaving the auction house or the wanted mission office, meaning they wouldn't run into Gu Fei and Bai Shi Jing Lun. This news was truly exhilarating.
"If we can get his King's Sword..." Robbers are robbers. They had agreed to vent their anger, but when it came down to it, they were still thinking about whether this robbery could yield any gains.
"Then let's see who has the luck!" Glue laughed. Although he didn't know how long they would have to wait, they were familiar with this situation. More importantly, killing Silver Moon was effortless. They hadn't experienced this relaxed atmosphere in a long time. They were chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere had indeed improved. Everyone felt that the decision to vent their anger on Silver Moon was truly brilliant.
Meanwhile, Jian Nan You was still in contact with a few people. He ultimately didn't hide the plan to ambush that Silver Moon scum from everyone. Jian Nan You didn't want this, but he also noticed that this plan had unexpectedly raised the spirits of his brothers at this time, which was something he hoped for. In that case, he wouldn't hesitate to sacrifice Silver Moon, that trash. Although this violated their professional ethics, compared to the extraordinary significance of this matter, they could rebuild their ethics later!
In comparison, the six were more worried about Jian Nan You's situation in the auction house. Jian Nan You simply brushed it off with a "It's nothing." In the auction house, waves of people came to watch him. Yesterday, the two robbers had used teleportation to escape the onlookers, which had secretly pleased the crowd. But today, this guy was truly arrogant. Facing the accusations of thousands, he remained calm and, who knows where he got them, stuffed two cotton balls in his ears, sat down cross-legged, and took out a handwritten copy of Hu Die Lan's work, *Sailing Alone*, from his pocket and read it with relish.
The players were going crazy, but this was a safe zone, so they really couldn't do anything to him! Some people even brought up the GM to intimidate him. Jian Nan You could only laugh at these people's naivety. Their robbery was different from account theft. They were exploiting loopholes in the game. Since the game was designed with PK causing level drops and equipment and money drops, those were all rules of the game. The concept of malicious PK was too vague. How do you determine it? Do you need witnesses or physical evidence? Jian Nan You had been in the online gaming world for so long that he didn't believe the GM would have the time to deal with this matter. It would be a good deal if they replied with, "Players' disputes should be resolved by themselves."
Does he think I'm a newbie? Intimidating me. Jian Nan You gave the middle finger to the player who mentioned the GM and continued reading.
The entire auction house was boiling, a chaotic mess. Gu Fei was also a little internally injured in the crowd. This guy was truly shameless, remaining calm in this situation, truly believing in the cause of robbery! The voice of public opinion couldn't defeat him at all. Looking at the scene in the auction house, normal business had been interrupted. Any player who wanted to retrieve the Ideal Staff today could forget about it. The NPC was near Jian Nan You, in the center of the circle. Want to get past? You'd need superhuman willpower and perseverance.
Gu Fei was annoyed, but he couldn't do anything about it and didn't want to waste time with Jian Nan You here, so he squeezed out of the auction house.
Willow Waist Dance and Boundless Wilderness, who were secretly watching nearby the auction house, were sticking out their tongues: "Too much, revealing someone's identity like that is so vicious."
"That Young Master Han seemed to do the same thing yesterday," Boundless Wilderness said.
"Birds of a feather, birds of a feather!" Willow Waist Dance repeatedly exclaimed.
"Jian Nan You is also shameless enough, not leaving like this. I heard that those two little minions were scared away yesterday," Boundless Wilderness continued to compare.
"Flying away is also a dead end. Bai Shi Jing Lun isn't here, probably waiting at the wanted mission office. That's why Jian Nan You is stubbornly holding on here. I think he wants to wait until Thousand Miles logs off," Willow Waist Dance had heard how the other two minions had died yesterday, so she had guessed Gu Fei and Bai Shi Jing Lun's arrangements completely.
"Like this, Thousand Miles really can't do anything," Boundless Wilderness said.
"Mmm, let's go to sleep!" Willow Waist Dance prayed, but then saw Gu Fei walking straight towards where they were hiding.
"Crap, have we been discovered?" Boundless Wilderness quickly shrank her head.
"Impossible!" Willow Waist Dance also shrank back. "He can sense killing intent, do you have any killing intent?"
"What killing intent? How could I have any killing intent towards him!"
"I don't either!"
While the two girls were whispering, Gu Fei had indeed arrived in front of them.
"Hi..." The two waved at Gu Fei.
"What are you doing?" Gu Fei asked.
"Cough! It's getting late, aren't you going to rest?" Willow Waist Dance asked.
Gu Fei had long understood what this girl was thinking, smiled, and said, "What's the rush?"
"You have to go to work tomorrow!" Willow Waist Dance reminded him.
"Haven't I told you? I'm a teacher," Gu Fei said.
"What about teachers!" Willow Waist Dance was about to say something, but was tugged by Boundless Wilderness, who said with a sad face, "It's winter break."
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Going around and around, how did it loop back to updating in the evening again? I'm very confused!