Chapter 239: The Unpersuadable Wu Long

Of course, the Yanhuang Club will also arrange some Hidden Dragon members to rotate shifts, since the dirty offline tricks still need to be prevented.

It took a day, with the help of Wang Shan, Qu Xiang Tian, and another person named Zhang Jian.

After the Hidden Dragon side was basically arranged, Su Sheng left Hidden Dragon Security in the afternoon.

Then he pulled in Chen Guan, who was idle during the day, and chatted with Wu Long again.

During that time, Su Sheng still hoped for Wu Long's return.

After all, Su Sheng, who knows the game's inside story, knows this game definitely has a great opportunity.

Unfortunately, Wu Long still chose wife, children, and a warm bed.

Su Sheng got frustrated; it's just a Cang Ying Tavern, why insist on it? The game time is at night, basically doesn't affect normal life; even if you open a Cang Ying Tavern, at worst you open the doors later.

Unpersuadable, Su Sheng could only be helpless.

Su Sheng even showed Wu Long the Gold Coin ratio: one Gold Coin equals 78R; as a former Hall player, he definitely earned more than this Cang Ying Tavern.

Wu Long was tempted, but still shook his head.

His father‑in‑law and mother‑in‑law are rather traditional, always believing that playing games is not a legitimate profession; although Wu Long can indeed earn money, they still think that having a respectable occupation is the solid way.

If Wu Long really went back to gaming, the household would probably cause a stir again.

During that time, Su Sheng and Chen Guan kept talking about the game, and upon learning that Su Sheng had already founded a guild, Wu Long was still very surprised.

"Old Wu, the opportunity in this game far exceeds your imagination."

Su Sheng took out his phone, opened a screenshot and handed it to Wu Long.

It was a screenshot of Su Sheng's chat with Shen Wang, exactly the conversation where Shen Wang wanted to purchase the Alliance Building Order.

"Fifty million?!" Wu Long looked at Su Sheng, somewhat shocked.

"Hmm." Su Sheng nodded: "How long will your Cang Ying Tavern take to earn fifty million?"

"But I didn't sell that; I founded Yanhuang myself."

"The value of the first guild is far beyond what fifty million can compare to."

"Even if your father‑in‑law and mother‑in‑law aren't open‑minded, they wouldn't turn their backs on money; when you put the money in front of them, I don't believe they'd still be rigid," Su Sheng continued to persuade.

Not to mention, my own dad and mom are exactly like that.

Huan Jie actually earned real cash, and the elderly couple began to accept the game.

Wu Long was stunned for a long time...

Then Su Sheng brought up the mount business of this plan again.

One item, close to 8 Dabuliu.

Meanwhile, Chen Guan couldn't help but clench his fists, eager to fly straight to level 40 and head to Zhuque Main City.

Although the Gold Coin price is expected to fluctuate when mainstream players need mounts, Su Sheng guarantees that before the recharge system opens, the Gold Coin price will be even higher.

Even if the recharge system opens, it doesn't mean there's no profit; the officials have declared that Gold Coins and RMB can be exchanged one‑to‑one.

It just means... paying tax.

Gold Coin to RMB exchange is a special kind of tax; even exchanging just 1 Gold Coin incurs a 0.1 RMB fee.

Ten Tax One, with no upper or lower limit.

"I'll think about it," Wu Long swallowed.

Su Sheng reached out and patted Wu Long's shoulder: "The brothers are all here; we'll wait for you to return."

During that time, Wu Long kept company while Su Sheng and Chen Guan discussed many more game‑related matters.

During that time, Chen Guan and Su Sheng would from time to time, intentionally or not, showcase the value of those items.

Su Sheng also mentioned that the Divine Phoenix Essence Blood sold for six million.

"Tempting" Wu Long's thoughts, stirring his nerves.

As for the Divine Artifact forging mission status, Su Sheng has not disclosed it yet.

Returning to the game, Su Sheng continued his quest to find horse bandits.

Anyway, it's unclear whether Su Sheng's luck is just worse.

After a day, out of a thousand mission targets, Su Sheng only completed a little over two hundred, counting yesterday's as well.

Among them, the Cutting Path Bandits mission target was completed by Lin Huan and two others in a team, and with the talisman help provided by dad, they also killed more than ten horse bandits.

The mount haul was not small; Su Sheng obtained a dozen or so, and Lin Huan's side had two or three, totaling over twenty.

However, Su Sheng suggested that Lin Huan's group directly use these mounts for temporary travel, and replace them later when better ones are available.

The mount drop rate from horse bandits is about one in ten; on average, ten horse bandits yield one mount.

Even though the drop rate isn't low, horse bandits are hard to find.

Moreover, horse bandits appear in groups of three to five, and a typical level‑40 squad might not be able to handle them.

When the horse bandit mount drops become public, Su Sheng estimates that most of his mounts have probably been sold.

The main point is an information asymmetry; by controlling a small amount yourself, as long as you don't dump it all at once.

Anyway, when you list them on the auction house for whole‑server sales, who knows who the seller will be.

Thus, another three days of game time passed; the mainstream level of guild players reached roughly 37‑38, while solo players were around 36‑37.

I believe it won't be long before the Main City era arrives.

Su Ba, Su Wenhao, and the Huacui Squad's girls have all reached level 40 and arrived at the Main City.

Similarly, the main elite from Huan Yu also number a dozen or two dozen who have reached level 40 and arrived at Qing Long Main City.

The Yanhuang members and the Huan Yu members are both among the first to explore the Main City.

They were all the players who originally "stealthed" the Small Town dungeon.

With the last horse bandit falling under Su Sheng's long sword, Su Sheng let out a sigh of relief.

Not easy.

This damned quest can finally be considered completed.

Su Sheng looked at the quest board.

Wandering Bandit Thief: 1000

Cutting Path Bandits: 1000

Roving Horse Bandit: 1000

However, it's still okay; although we wasted a lot of time, it's not completely without gain.

First, Su Sheng's level has already reached 42.

Second, Su Sheng picked up the newly dropped reins item, and the number of draft horse mounts has already exceeded 130; as long as the player's level catches up to these mounts, they can be sold.

Second, in a few days, the players' mainstream level will be able to catch up, and Huakai's sister has already arrived in Zhuque City, and we can still collect some mounts.

Since the quest is already completed, Su Sheng didn't waste any more time and directly used the Return City Scroll; now his father's level has also reached 40, and the quest personnel's setup is also complete.

It's time to start the task of forging the Divine Artifact!

After returning to Zhuque City, he headed straight to the Teleport Array and arrived at Wutong Town, where he found the general store.

"Explorer, you've really worked hard."

"This is the reward you deserve..."

"Additionally, Explorer, you can now purchase gunpowder from me."

Quest tip: Complete the quest "Severed Trade Route".

Reward obtained: Gunpowder +100 units

Nothing else?

After three or four days of hard work, you only give a hundred units of gunpowder, ah.

Su Sheng felt depressed, but the preparatory gunpowder given by Iron Hammer is 500 units.

Su Sheng opened the general store...