Chapter 22: War of Words

On the outskirts of the Feixu Chengbao,

most players who were still resisting the army of ghosts suddenly felt that the army of ghosts was no longer pouring out like an endless tide.

Instead, like ordinary monsters, they only condensed from the ghost aura every once in a while.

Upon seeing the announcement, the crowd erupted in an uproar.

"The Ghost General was actually hunted down by someone?"

"A Purple Equipment greatsword, plus a Blue Potential set—who on earth obtained the god-tier equipment?"

"The Ghost Mage is going to attack the Novice Village?"

"The castle dungeon can also drop fixed equipment; if that's the case, doesn't it mean we can also obtain top-tier gear?"

Merchant players, in particular, keenly sensed a business opportunity.

Although their combat power was very weak and could not compare to ninja players, buying low and selling high was their innate talent.

Several merchant players had already purchased large quantities of materials and items in advance, making a fortune after the life system update.

Every announcement and update in the Samsara Game held an opportunity to make money.

"Quick, buy tickets and figure out what exactly the castle dungeon is!"

Countless players moved at the news.

Immediately, they saw players posting statements on the server's announcement board.

【The Mist Alliance successfully hunted the Ghost General; recruiting unaffiliated players without restrictions.】

【The Cloud Alliance obtained the first kill of the Ghost General; now recruiting unaffiliated players.】

The two largest player groups currently in power both issued statements claiming that they were the ones who hunted down the Ghost General.

Everyone was no fool;

once this kind of muscle-flexing to show off strength was made public, it would absolutely be able to recruit many wavering unaffiliated players.

"Ms. Mabui, the Ghost General was clearly killed by us. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to deceive everyone like this?"

"You Mist ninja were merely the ones who snuck into the castle interior a step earlier. If it weren't for us Cloud ninja stepping in, could you have defeated the monster?"

Neither side was willing to show weakness, wanting to claim the credit for themselves.

They even began a war of words directly on the server's announcement board.

【You Mist ninja just love doing these sneaky things. I heard you even stole a Byakugan and are considered an irreconcilable enemy by the Hyuga Clan?】

【Heh, the Cloud ninja haven't even wiped their own backsides clean yet, and you dare to slander us Mist ninja? Do you really think no one knows about you kidnapping the young lady of the Hyuga Main House back then?】

【You're full of it! That was because Konoha moved first and killed our Kumogakure envoy...】

【I am a Jonin of Konohagakure, Sarutobi Asuma. I hereby raise an objection; back then, Konoha did not take action to kill the Kumogakure envoy.】

Every two hours, players could post one sentence on the announcement board.

To post consecutively within the cooldown period cost 20 Reward Points per message.

At this moment, regarding the issue of who the Ghost General's death belonged to, the Mist and Cloud factions gradually sparked friction. While feeling the pinch of the cost, they posted announcements, each wanting to suppress the other's arrogance.

In the end, it had turned into a battle of financial resources.

【The Cloud ninja, who live on land covered in rocks, dare to clamor on the announcement board? Say two more words and you'll probably run out of even your mission commission fees, right?】

【If you have the guts, let's meet in reality. Can you Mist water-ghosts only bark like dogs? Which war wasn't one where you were beaten by us Cloud ninja until you fled in a panic!】

All the players were watching the spectacle.

The war of words between the two sides lasted for a full two hours, bringing Fang Yi a net profit of nearly two thousand Reward Points directly.

When players bought various equipment and skills from the Game Mall, Fang Yi still needed to consume Reward Points to create them, earning a price difference.

But something like this—spamming the broadcast—was a purely no-cost business.

Every cent spent on the spam flowed into his pocket.

Fang Yi rubbed his chin and thought, "It seems that in the future, if there's a chance, I should quietly stir up battles between different factions in the game. Even if they don't end up fighting, just cursing each other and spamming the broadcast is fine."

In the end, the Cloud faction's financial resources were the first to fail, and they stopped posting announcements.

【Dear players, this is the evidence of our Kumogakure hunting the Ghost General: 【Blood Fiend Greatsword】.】

The suffix contained a link to the equipment's attributes.

【Blood Fiend Greatsword (Purple)】

Type: Greatsword

Durability: 45/45

Attack Power: 50

Equipment Requirements: Lv. 10, Strength 8, Constitution 10, Cold Weapon Mastery Lv. 5

Additional Skill:

Blood Evil Dance (Active) — After activation, consumes 5 HP per second; each Jiangji deals an additional 10 points of Blood Fiend damage and reduces the enemy's defense by 15 points.

Note: The left-hand greatsword that followed the Ghost General through years of battle.

"It's Purple Equipment! Any single piece in the Game Mall sells for tens of thousands of Reward Points!"

"Such high attack power, and it can even reduce enemy defense. If one were to equip this greatsword, they could probably walk sideways among hundreds of players."

The players were all so shocked by the attributes of the Blood Fiend Greatsword that they were speechless.

It was one thing for it to be sold in the Game Mall, but everyone knew that no one could afford such an exorbitant price.

Even the wealthy Five Great Ninja Villages, even if they could afford it, wouldn't spend a huge fortune to buy it; after all, once their level increased, the equipment would become obsolete.

Since no one could afford it, there was no feeling of envy or jealousy.

But now it was different.

The Cloud Alliance had actually posted a Purple weapon on the announcement board; the impact of this on their emotions was incomparable.

Just like many shut-ins who spend their days on some dating website, claiming to have seen it all and viewed every beautiful girl from other worlds, remaining unflustered even when a female celebrity stands right in front of them.

But once they truly come into close contact with a girl, they can become so shy and excited that they tremble all over, not even daring to speak a word.

"Cloud is truly shameless; taking advantage of the gap while we killed the monster to sneakily snatch the Blood Fiend Greatsword—isn't that just proof? Do they think we in Mist don't have these? 【Blood-colored Shoulder Guard】, 【Blood-colored Iron Boots】, 【Blood-colored Armor Set】, 【Blood-colored Leg Guards】, 【Ghost General's Evil Thought Blade】."

Dense links to equipment were posted.

The Evil Thought Blade is also a Purple Quality weapon, and there is also the Blood-colored five-piece set that is a fixed Item Drop exclusive to the Ghost General.

Like a boss-level monster such as the Ghost General.

Fang Yi did not use the Final Kill method to settle rewards, but instead settled them according to the contribution level during the monster hunt.

If there is not enough contribution after an Item Drop, even if it is placed right in front of a player, they cannot pick it up.

Terumi Mei was not wrong.

Cloud did indeed take advantage of the final moment of the monster's death, with Mabui, who possesses spiritual perception, acting first to snatch the strongest Blood Fiend Greatsword.

But it was also because of picking up the Blood Fiend Greatsword that their subsequent contribution was insufficient, and they only picked up a few scraps.

The infighting between the two major Alliances in the game continues.

Asuma clenched his fists.

The indifference of the Hokage and the high-level advisors made it impossible for them to participate in this struggle at all.

They could only be squeezed to the edge, just like the barren Sunagakure and Iwagakure, whose luck was so poor that not a single ninja had logged into the game.

Leaving the game,

Asuma raised his head, looked at the sky where dark clouds were pressing down, and hurried toward the Hokage Building.

In the hunting operation just now, they were not without any gains.

A flag exuding a thick aura of ghosts appeared in his hand.

Asuma spent 800 Certification Points to allow this flag, which can summon ghosts, to be freely brought back to reality.

The shock brought to a ninja by this kind of special equipment ability is definitely not something the Novice Short Sword gifted at the start can compare to.

It can directly rival the relic of the Sage of Six Paths that Cloud once took out at great cost to snipe the Second Hokage.

Seeing is believing.

Asuma hoped that this piece of equipment could change the attitude of the Hokage's high-level officials toward the Samsara Game.

Suddenly,

A thin figure appeared ahead.

Asuma's heart tightened, but he relaxed after seeing clearly who it was, smiling lightly: "So it's Kabuto, you're also here to see the Hokage? That's great, if you're here too, the possibility of me convincing the Hokage will be..."

Puchi.

The sound of a Kunai piercing skin and flesh.

(End of this chapter)