55. Returning to Reality for the Second Time

Players were still immersed in immense shock, unable to snap out of it.

However, Su Yu's voice sounded once again:

"The second point I want to make is that I plan to establish a guild named the 'Yellow Turban Army'."

"Unlike the 'Relevant Departments' guild, our guild offers no welfare subsidies. Instead, we operate on the principle of equivalent exchange. You work for me, and I give you satisfactory compensation. You can join if you want, and you can leave whenever you wish. It's as simple as that."

"This time, the [Howling Moon Wolf King] dropped 40 pieces of Level 10 Green gear, 10 pieces of Level 10 Blue gear, 10 ordinary skill scrolls, 3 Green-quality skill scrolls, and even 3 Green-quality pet eggs."

"Aside from one pet egg and two ordinary skill scrolls that I am keeping for myself, the rest will be traded to guild members on a first-come, first-served basis!"

Hearing Su Yu's words, the players looked at each other in dismay. Big Shot Nemesis was actually going to start a guild too?

When they first heard "no welfare subsidies," most players didn't care much.

But upon hearing "equivalent exchange," many players wore thoughtful expressions.

"I like equivalent exchange! That way, there's no burden when leaving the guild," one player said.

"That's right. Joining the 'Relevant Departments' comes with a 2,000 subsidy, but taking people's money makes you feel obligated. Once you take the money, you're bound to feel bad about skipping guild activities or quitting easily. It's not as free as Big Shot Nemesis's setup."

"I'll see if I can join once I hit Level 10."

The players chattered animatedly.

By the end, when Su Yu mentioned the Wolf King's drops, many players wore shocked expressions.

The Wolf King dropped way too many things!

Level 10 Blue equipment! Green-quality skill scrolls! Pet eggs!

Just getting any one of these would be enough to rank in the top one-thousandth of the entire player base! Many core members of major guilds didn't even have these!

Quite a few players were already tempted, memorizing the name "Yellow Turban Army" and plotting to join the moment they hit Level 10.

As long as they secured these good items, they wouldn't have to worry about finding a guild even if they quit later!

......

The total duration of the advertisement had to be kept under one minute.

Therefore, Su Yu immediately continued:

"As for the third matter, I plan to cooperate with the Emperor Blood guild to solve most of the riddles presented by the final boss of the [Green Green Grassland] dungeon, the Village Chief of Sheep Village. We will post the solved answers on the official forum as a free benefit for all players!"

"Really?"

"That's fantastic!"

"Thank you, Big Shot Nemesis!"

Hearing this, many players cheered up.

Solving the Village Chief's riddles meant ordinary players could easily clear the dungeon at will!

Everyone would be able to obtain the Level 5 Green equipment dropped by the Village Chief!

This was great news for the vast majority of players!

Instantly, the players were filled with gratitude toward Nemesis.

……

The three announcements Su Yu made were all major events for the players!

Before long, these three matters spread from online forums to offline boards, and then to major social media platforms.

Anyone playing "Evolution" was passionately discussing these three topics.

Red-Eyes Black Dragon had long since used up his gaming time. At this moment, he was chatting about this in a QQ group with several teammates:

Red-Eyes Black Dragon: "Big Shot Nemesis is actually starting a guild too? Sigh! If Emperor Blood weren't holding me back, I'd want to go give it a try too. (•︠ˍ•︡)"

Winged Dragon: "Just go try it then! What are you afraid of?"

Sky Dragon: "Exactly! Big Brother Nemesis can solo siege bosses, following him is the only way to eat meat!"

Red-Eyes Black Dragon: "Sigh, I'd rather not. As a middle-aged man with a family to support, I can't take such a huge risk by transferring guilds. I certainly can't afford a million-credit penalty for breach of contract! (；へ：)"

Obelisk: "Yeah! Emperor Blood pays too much."

Obelisk: "By the way, I've already compiled the Village Chief of Sheep Village's riddles. Should I post them on the forum now?"

Red-Eyes Black Dragon: "Post them now. Based on the time, Nemesis is about to log off anyway."

Sky Dragon: "Since you guys aren't going, I'm going by myself!"

The other three: "???"

......

Back in the game.

After leaving the dungeon, Su Yu walked toward the cargo warehouse.

Along the way, almost all the players were discussing what he had just said.

However, because he had provided benefits to the players, their favorability toward him skyrocketed, and mentioning his name felt much more affectionate.

After tossing the unwanted equipment and skill scrolls from his inventory into the cargo warehouse, Su Yu casually checked the earnings from yesterday's auction.

The [Mortal Strike] skill scroll put on sale yesterday had been sold. The buyer was Emperor Blood Slaying Heaven, and it sold for a total of 4,900 psionic coins!

"As expected of a super-rich second generation, spending so much money just for a low-tier skill scroll," Su Yu clicked his tongue in amazement.

Today, the offline exchange rate for psionic coins had dropped slightly, but it still hovered around 1:17 Chinese yuan.

4,899 psionic coins were equivalent to eighty thousand yuan!

Only a wealthy person like Emperor Blood Slaying Heaven would offer such a high price for a low-tier scroll.

Aside from the [Mortal Strike] scroll, the [Word of Power: Shield] dropped by the Silver Snake boss sold for 307 psionic coins, and the [Iron-Black Boots Lv3 (Excellent)] sold for 115 psionic coins.......

These were all small sums, so Su Yu didn't pay them much mind and swept them all into his backpack.

.......

After hitting the 12-hour limit for game time, Su Yu logged out of the game.

"Ding! Do you wish to materialize your in-game strength into reality?"

"Confirm!"

A massive amount of psionic energy overflowed from the helmet once again, pouring into Su Yu's body.

Although he was a mage, Su Yu could still feel the muscles throughout his body swelling and brimming with power.

That sensation of growing strength was truly intoxicating.

Ten minutes later, the psionic infusion was complete.

Su Yu's real-world status template appeared above the helmet.

Player: Su Yu
Realm: Junior Mage
Level: Level 10
Skills: [Magic Missile (Epic)], [Lightning Bolt (Epic)]...... [Lightning Shield (Epic)].
Spell Power: 53
HP: 170
Mana: 280
Equipment: [Village Chief's Staff Lv5]
Items: [Intermediate Healing Potion]

......

"Hmm, the stats are decent, and today's harvest met the expected goal. But now is not the time to relax."

Su Yu stood up, stretched his limbs in his rented apartment, and secretly reminded himself in his heart: "At least for this year before the Skrulu army invades, I cannot slack off for even a single second!"

After finishing his stretches, he casually ordered takeout and opened the official forum.

By this time, Obelisk had already posted the 800-plus compiled questions onto the official forum.

Many players were replying to the thread, eagerly awaiting Su Yu's answers, and the thread had already surpassed 1,000 replies.

Su Yu didn't hesitate.

He copied Obelisk's question post, answered all 800-plus questions sequentially from memory, and then created his own thread to publish it on the official forum.

The official forum was integrated with the game, so Su Yu didn't worry that posting would leak his real-world information.

After finishing all this, Su Yu didn't bother paying attention to the replies from netizens on the forum.

He could wait and check the official forum tomorrow when he got bored of leveling up.

He opened a search engine and began browsing local news in East Sea City.

He wanted to see if he could once again find any subtle traces of ghosts from the news.