[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-black-online":3,"chapter-black-online-black-online-chapter-118":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Black Online",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1462661,1913,"Chapter 118: Disasterous Home","black-online-chapter-118",118,"\u003Cp>Outside the Snowberry Village’s gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small army of players were gathered, and they were putting up some lodges of wood that would serve as temporary shelters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lodges had a fireplace, a bedroom, and even a small kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Portable Shelter]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Derrick looked at the small object in his hand, and when he threw it on the ground, a wooden lodge rose up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a popular item in the tower, often used by adventurers when they needed a place to rest for the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why they were confident with sieging because of these portable shelters that they could easily put up but also take down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without these shelters, sieging would be much harder because of the freezing cold nights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huff... I hate this freezing piece of shit floor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor rubbed his hands together as he approached Derrick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don’t you move a floor then? The 16th floor is apparently very warm and cozy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Derrick said sarcastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph... You know as much as I do why this floor is very valuable and why Snowberry Village has more value than just it being Safe Zone...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Derrick humphed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew it very well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the territory of Snowberry Village, there were some mines that had winter ores that were very valuable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rose Records had a complete monopoly over them, and they didn’t want to share it with anyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was where they earned their wealth, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s done, guild masters!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a player ran over to them and saluted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Derrick and Victor went to look and saw a small satellite-like object standing on top of a small snow pile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the jamming device? Never seen it before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Derrick asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, it was very costly. With this jamming device, they cannot use Tower Pearls to escape.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor said with a cold smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...The meeting must be cut short because of the arrival of uninvited guests, but I have an assignment for every line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first line—join the guards at the gate of the village as reinforcements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The second line—patrol around the forests so that nobody sneaks in. One of the mages that specialize in detection magic can join you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The third line—you’re protecting the village in case anybody manages to sneak in. Be watchful for possible assassins...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the fourth line—inform the locals of the village about what is going on, and tell them to stay indoors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone shouted, \"Yes, guild master,\" and joined their designated lines and started heading off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guild master, our team leader doesn’t seem to be online just yet. Will we wait for him or go straight away?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Niall asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Machary will be your temporary team leader. Fang Raon will take on the role once he arrives. You can go now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, guild master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Niall said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a stunned look, Machary looked at the guild master and then saw every Fourth-Liner looking at him for answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he was now the temporary leader, he had to lead them, and honestly, he was extremely nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Guild War.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t like a raid or some training exercise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a real deal, and if he made a single mistake while as team leader, his team could die because of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I am actually hoping that Fang Raon comes online soon... I am so pathetic... I’ve wanted to be the team leader so badly, and now when I finally have a chance to show what I am made of, I am afraid?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I hadn’t realized just how reliable Fang Raon is as a team leader, and I would honestly feel more at ease if he was here...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary gritted his teeth, shook his head, and even gave himself a slap to the cheek so he would focus on the task in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, let’s go. There are a lot of places that we have to visit at the village, and the locals must be quite afraid, so let’s not waste any time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shouted and stormed out of the room with the fourth line following right behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, team leader!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Megaworld, 18th floor, early in the morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a key, Fang Raon opened the door to his apartment and pushed his boxed Virtual Reality Pod into the apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaewon stood outside the apartment and looked around the dirty hallways with a frown and saw some scary individuals lingering around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also caught sight of her and winked at her suggestively, as it wasn’t every day that they got to see such a beautiful lady in these lower floors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaewon felt a shiver run down her back, and she entered the apartment and closed the door behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to go with Fang Raon to help him move back to his apartment, and she also wanted to see where he lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as bad as she expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked around the apartment that was quite dirty with clothes strewn about the floor and smelled of mold and unwashed dishes piled in the sink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Fang Raon tried to clean as well as he could, but because he was blind, he couldn’t do it that well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dirty walls and floors were here before he even moved in, and there was nothing he could do about those.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This place... is nice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaewon smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t want to hurt his feelings by being overly honest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s really not, haha. This place is a dumpster, and I hate it here, but I appreciate you trying to not hurt my feelings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon laughed and rolled the Virtual Reality Pod to the corner of the room and started washing off the dirty dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Since I am now moving out of the Caretaker Facility, I can’t log into the game today, but I don’t think it should matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’ll just have to skip today’s training. Not a big deal.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaewon helped a little bit by picking up his clothes and tossing them into the laundry basket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t really have to help me to clean up. I already appreciate you walking me here, but I can take care of the rest myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I want to help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaewon said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah... Ok...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon smiled and turned back to the dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then remembered that this was the first time he brought a girl to his room, and it was a really weird feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If only my place wasn’t such a disaster... One day... I’ll be living in a better place that I can bring Chaewon there without feeling ashamed.’\u003C\u002Fp>",1106,"2026-06-06T02:35:08.437Z",1,"novelbin.me","b296a2f363f34fb325b44536333a1b692cc7f54655dbda28844d7df2c1a7610c","black-online-chapter-119","black-online-chapter-117",270,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fblack-online-cover.jpg"]