Chapter 1189: Unexpected Joy!!

After Chen Guan notified Qiancheng Muxue on his side…

Today Xueluo Qiancheng's actions also ended in utter failure.

But that woman actually came to find me; I reckon Qiancheng Lihualuo's mission hasn't completely failed yet.

This woman really has a short memory; she remembers to eat but not to get beaten.

If she were smarter, she should have sent a message now to scold me, making me mistakenly think we had already successfully intercepted Qiancheng Lihualuo's mission.

Then, taking advantage of my side letting down guard, avoiding me and Qiancheng Muxue's people, she quietly completed the mission.

... Of course, whether Su Sheng falls for it is another matter.

Immediately Su Sheng told Chen Guan about the situation here.

Chen Guan's side indicated understanding; anyway, at this stage a short-term boost of one or two days wouldn't be much, so Chen Guan naturally doesn't mind spending a bit more time to properly 'play' with Qiancheng Lihualuo, this old rival.

From the warlords to the contend-for-the-throne, seven or eight years of grudges and conflicts, now this opportunity to beat the dog in the water, Chen Guan and company naturally won't miss it.

As for the so-called repaying resentment with virtue, that's never been Su Sheng and Chen Guan's style; the fact they could become sworn brothers shows their personalities and interests naturally align.

If Su Sheng truly believed in repaying resentment with virtue, he wouldn't have served seven years and retired due to special reasons…

Su Sheng was still lamenting how boring the duty work was.

It would be nice if there were a pond where I could fish.

Then a notification sound came, not a game alert but a forum message notification.

Bored Su Sheng curiously opened it and glanced, then couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

Forum charges!

My bounty mission is completed.

Sure enough, it was those two brothers who uploaded a screenshot of the kill.

They also dropped a piece of purple equipment, which counts as a minor top-tier item.

Tsk…

Poor Qiancheng Lihualuo obviously underwent the assault by Qiancheng Muxue and the Yan Huang Assassin Team; I reckon the Xueluo Qiancheng side thought today's turmoil would just pass like that.

He probably went to grind levels or something to make up for the loss, then got taken advantage of by those two brothers.

Although Qiancheng Lihualuo is formidable, those two brothers joining forces make even Su Sheng wary a bit.

Su Sheng opened the level ranking list and looked for Qiancheng Lihualuo's position.

Level 77…

Ranked beyond 300 million!

Tsk…

Poor kid.

Su Sheng couldn't help but again observe three seconds of silence for that unlucky kid, then to celebrate, Su Sheng decisively placed another bounty bet.

Thus, Su Sheng's day of 'standing guard' life ended like that, happily.

The next day Su Sheng directly took a day off.

Go to work?

Forget it, being a security guard in reality and then again in the game for a day… Even if the heavenly king himself came today, Su Sheng would still have to rest.

... Of course… Huan Jie is older than the heavenly king.

Su Sheng was dragged out shopping by Huan Jie; anyway, according to Xuan Yuan Wu's news, our identities haven't been exposed yet, so we can just go shopping, and me accompanying her makes me feel a bit more at ease.

Lin Huan pulled Su Sheng to a few high-end men's clothing stores; only then did Su Sheng realize Huan Jie was buying clothes for him.

Su Sheng glanced up at the store; he knew it was a big brand, and these clothes are priced in units of W.

Previously, or if it were Su Sheng himself, he would never have set foot in such a store.

But with Huan Jie pulling him, Su Sheng couldn't resist.

As expected, a person relies on clothing, a horse on its saddle.

Su Sheng put on several high-end outfits; matching his resolute face and tall stature, the salesgirl's eyes were practically blooming with peach blossoms.

But Lin Huan had no time to be jealous.

Because…

They saw a pair of people that surprised them.

Du Juan and a man…

They were also buying clothes here.

Who is that man? Unknown.

But it's definitely not Wei Cheng!

Could it be?

Qiancheng Lihualuo?!

But obviously, they didn't notice Su Sheng and Lin Huan.

After all, this store is huge; they were on the other side.

Su Sheng and Lin Huan exchanged a glance, both remained silent, went straight to pay and left.

After this, Su Sheng also had no interest in continuing to shop.

Pulling Huan Jie, they just went home.

In the afternoon, Su Sheng actually managed to steal some leisure amidst his busyness.

On Xuan Yu Wu's side, he gave Su Sheng a phone call in the afternoon.

He informed Su Sheng about the arrangements for the Treasure Hall at the auction in Heavenly Sea City.

The venue for the auction has been confirmed; it is the most famous venue in Tianhai City.

The brothers in that war zone have already begun deploying personnel and setting up surveillance.

And it is of the highest specification; unless the other side is truly insane and dispatches a legion to launch a full-scale attack, the entire auction will be absolutely flawless.

At the same time, the Treasure Hall will also cooperate, conducting surveillance.

Moreover, not just anyone can participate in the auction; the Treasure Hall will combine experts from the former Heroes' Honor Hall with some well-known organizations or players from Zhu Lu Game now, and send out invitations.

Only those who receive an invitation from the Treasure Hall can enter the auction.

Su Sheng was also a professional before, so he naturally understands how high this highest specification is.

tsk…

Su Sheng even feels like maybe they're making a mountain out of a molehill?

You know, the Tiananmen Square during National Day each year is roughly this scale.

But after thinking about it, it doesn't seem excessive, after all Zhu Lu Game concerns the allocation of new energy, and new energy is absolutely an epoch-making thing.

This thing can affect the world pattern; in other words, Zhu Lu Game can affect the world pattern, and according to the invitation list from the Treasure Hall, if this batch of people were really taken out, then new energy, Huaxia would basically just be picking up scraps.

After thinking this way, Su Sheng also feels, is the Treasure Hall's auction really being held?

Directly holding an online auction isn't impossible either.

Really…

However, the formal attire has already been bought, and unfortunately that Divine Artifact is a longbow; Huan Jie will definitely want to go, and now Huaxia also has the qualification to compete.

Miscellaneous matters have no effect on the laid-back Su Sheng either.

Mom and Dad had prepared dinner, then called Su Sheng and Lin Huan to eat together.

At the dinner table, everyone's topic was Zhu Lu.

At this moment, Su Ma is the rear chief administrator of Huaxia, and almost all of Huaxia's livelihood and production professions are managed by Su Ma alone.

At this moment, Su Ma somewhat has the aura of a major housekeeper; compared to her previous ordinary middle-aged woman image, she has gained a bit of an upper-class demeanor.

As for Su Ba, he had long since been promoted to Group Leader of the Fangshi Team.

Under his command are all the Fangshi players of Huaxia; his words are full of confidence, and today, with the game going live, Su Ba can reach level 80.

At the dinner table, Su Ba also told Su Sheng, if he runs into trouble on his side, he should go help him with a class change quest.

Su Sheng naturally agreed.

Su Ba's hidden class, Yin-Yang Fangshi, the class change quest is probably not too simple either.

Su Sheng watched the changes in his family, feeling myriad emotions, and buried himself in eating.

…

Go live!

Su Sheng left the main city of the National Battle Map without looking back, directly pulling people into a dungeon.

It's so boring, this duty shift.

But according to the current situation, this should be my last time.

On the Domestic Server, many players reach level 80 each day, and after undergoing the Fourth Rebirth, they can enter the National Battle Map.

Basically they are the core members of various guilds, and at that time we will definitely need to schedule them for rotating guard duty.

So, when it's my turn next time, I don't know how long it will be; probably no special circumstances will be needed.

After the many guild core members finish their guard duty rotations, the large contingent of solo players should also have reached level 80.

I reckon the National Battle Map will also become lively then.

I just hope that by then these guys on the Domestic Server won't be too weak, letting others farm them for achievements and national fortune.

But for now, the Domestic Server's development and technical awareness are ahead of other servers; under normal circumstances, this situation should not happen.

So, Su Sheng isn't very worried either.

The dungeon run was halfway through.

Dad's side just sent a message over.

As expected, Dad's level 80 Fourth Rebirth quest got stuck.

tsk…

Su Sheng told his own dad to wait a moment; this dungeon is already nearing its end.

This dungeon has been run so many times already; it's second nature, and we cleared it smoothly!

Just…

This clearance directly gave Su Sheng a surprise.

In the end, an orange piece of equipment actually dropped!!

Su Sheng, this is truly an unexpected joy, and moreover it's top-notch gear for Su Sheng!

"Ah Sheng, your luck is good."

Li Wenwan looked at the item's stats in the team info and couldn't help but voice praise.

Huang Mingxin and Shen Yang both showed a hint of envy.

Lin Huan, on the other hand, genuinely smiled, happy for Su Sheng.

You know, after this dungeon is fixed, its stable output is basically blue gear, with occasional purple gear.

As for orange gear…

Basically haven't heard much about it.

If any other player had gotten orange gear from this dungeon, they'd probably have been showing it off on the forums long ago.

Black Rock. Refined Steel Arm Guard (orange)

Defense: 900

Add: Strength +680

Add: Constitution +600

Add: HP +5000

Add: Heavy

Level: 80

Requirement: Fourth Rebirth

Heavy (Passive):

Attack speed reduced by 5%, each hit has a chance to break parry.

Description: brief

Quite good, though it has a drawback that reduces attack speed.

However, for Su Sheng, it hardly matters.

After all, with Su Sheng's skill, even 5% less attack speed can still crush the vast majority of players.

There are few players who can match Su Sheng, and only when PvP against peers of the same realm might a difference be felt.

As for PvE, it basically has no effect.

Anyway, compared with the gauntlets Su Sheng currently wears, it brings a qualitative boost.

At this moment, Su Sheng is still wearing the Converging Arm Armor that burst from Qiancheng Lihualuo long ago.

Tsk…

Thinking that, Su Sheng recalled the current miserable state of Qiancheng Lihualuo.

That brother… never mind, Su Sheng silently glanced at the forum post; those two brothers haven't claimed the second bounty yet.

Change gear on the spot!

Mighty Arm Armor (orange)

Defense: 500

Add: Strength +300

Add: Strength +300

Add: Constitution +280

Add: Mighty Strength

Level: 65

…

……

Directly raises defense by 400, strength by 80, constitution by 320, and HP by 5000!

After attribute conversion, constitution adds an extra 320 defense and 3200 HP!

Tsk!

In total, attack and defense increase by 820, HP increases by 8200!!

Su Sheng's attack and defense now total 18,321, and HP reaches 145,870!

Su Sheng happily admired his luxurious gear, the only eye‑catching piece being the level‑65 purple Magic Snake Fang Ring.

But that 5‑second Forbidden Healing effect is indeed nice.

It's especially useful when assaulting a boss.

At that moment, a private chat message rang.

Su Sheng snapped back to attention; his dad was still waiting for him to do a quest.

"Come on, Huan Jie, let's go accompany dad on the quest."

Su Sheng grabbed Lin Huan and left the dungeon.

Whoa!!

At the dungeon entrance, Lin Huan immediately summoned his Frost Giant Dragon.

It instantly drew everyone's attention at the entrance.

Especially many Mao Xiong players, who looked at the Frost Giant Dragon with envious expressions.

After two days of settling, the Domestic Server now has nearly 300 players who are level 80 Fourth Rebirth.

Add the arrival of Mao Xiong players.

There were quite a few players gathered at the dungeon entrance.

Lin Huan and Su Sheng naturally didn't linger, mounted together, and headed straight for the coordinates Su Ba sent.

No need to return to town; rushing from here shortens the distance to the point.

All the way flying!

The two quickly arrived at the spot Su Ba provided.

It's an 85‑level training spot!

This training spot is quite special; there are two monster types, and they are hostile to each other.

Red Flame Dog!

Ice Crystal Cat!

Two training spots converge at this point.

In the middle, the two 85‑level wild monsters also attack each other.

Meanwhile, Su Ba is alone, leading one of the scattered Group Leaders of Yanhuang… nicknamed Bu Jian Wenrou, a Discipline Priest.

The two are grinding monsters here under tough conditions.

The frost giant dragon's commotion was huge, and when Su Sheng and Lin Huan arrived, the two of them looked up at it at once.

"Come down quickly and help!!"

Su Ba shouted with a face full of existential doubt.

"I'm here! What's the situation with the mission?!"

Su Sheng and Lin Huan immediately descended.

"Materials!!"

Then Su Ba posted the mission screenshot.

Su Ba's Yin Yang Taoist profession is fully inherited through the Yin Yang Robe he wears, and he has never taken that robe off since acquiring it.

And this Fourth Rebirth mission also upgrades the Yin Yang Robe.

The materials needed for the upgrade are the materials from these Red Flame Dogs and Ice Crystal Cats.

Red Flame Dog teeth: 1,000!

Ice Crystal Cat eyes: 1,000!

Su Sheng couldn't help but click his tongue; indeed, the Yin Yang Robe lives up to its name, with upgrade materials that are ice and fire combined.

And the quantity is not small!

Because Su Ba and Bu Jian Wenrou have been grinding here for a while, they've gotten 3 Red Flame Dog teeth and zero Ice Crystal Cat eyes.

The drop rate isn't high…

"When they finish the Dungeon, I'll pull in the others to help grind; after all, their upgrade is basically at the 85‑level Training Spot—wherever you train is training, right?" Su Sheng instantly thought of Shen Wang and the others as a group of "free labor."

No need to let it go unused~

Hehe~

Although Dad's job‑change mission isn't exactly easy, compared with my own past mission, this job‑change mission is much easier.

My own job‑change mission took an extremely long time to grind… and I couldn't even get anyone to help!!