Chapter 36: Precision Ring, War‑Stopping Helmet

"That person, you arranged them, right?"

Su Sheng recalled the assassin who helped him fend off the Binding Talisman.

Earlier Su Sheng was puzzled, since he now had no contact with the Assassin Alliance, even if he was displeased with Qiancheng Muxue and helped himself.

In theory, it couldn't have involved him.

After all, once bound by Stasis, he was essentially gone.

Now that he saw Chen Guan, Su Sheng finally understood the reason.

"Hehe… a youngster who followed Heroes, not bad." Chen Guan grinned: "I'll introduce you later."

"Hm." Su Sheng nodded.

Then the two looked at each other in silence.

"Brother Sheng, come back, the leader of the Assassin Alliance has always been you." After hesitating for a long time, Chen Guan finally spoke.

Su Sheng shook his head: "You did quite well; I thought after seven years the Assassin Alliance had disbanded, but I didn't expect it to be so vivid in your hands."

Su Sheng patted Chen Guan's shoulder.

"That's our hard work; of course I wouldn't let the Assassin Alliance disband," Chen Guan grinned.

"So, you as the leader of the Assassin Alliance are more suitable than me," Su Sheng also smiled.

"But…"

Su Sheng waved his hand, cutting off Chen Guan: "Besides, I'm not an assassin; being the leader of the Assassin Alliance would be out of place for me."

"But you're their belief, the spiritual totem of the Assassin Alliance," Chen Guan said with some emotion.

"I've been away for seven years; there's no totem, and apart from you, who could recognize me? I just bumped into Du Juan, and she didn't recognize me," Su Sheng said with a wry smile.

"Brother Sheng, you wouldn't still have feelings for that bitch, would you? If it hadn't been her back then…" Chen Guan's face darkened.

"Alright, don't worry, I'm not stupid." Su Sheng grinned.

"Hehe… that's good."

Chen Guan scratched his head.

"Our Assassin Alliance has been keeping an eye on Qiancheng Muxue, but unfortunately you're not here, Brother Sheng; otherwise in Heroes we could have taken them out." Chen Guan continued.

"Now that I'm back, I definitely won't let them have it easy, nor will I let old grudges…"

"Just now they were boss‑killing and clearing people, and they killed my parents." Su Sheng shrugged.

"Uncle and aunt also entered the game? By the way, my mom also got in," Chen Guan said, a bit surprised.

"The old couple, idle at home, decided to come in and play."

"But this time I'm back to help my sister; Huakai works for my sister, so you handle the business carefully." Su Sheng smiled.

Assassin Alliance!

Since the early days of Heroes, the pure assassin organization has dared to assassinate the Chairman of the top guild as long as the bounty is sufficient.

Almost all the top officials of the ten major guilds have been wiped out by the Assassin Alliance.

Including some famous masters, who have all been humbled by the Assassin Alliance.

And the former leader of the Assassin Alliance was the object of admiration and aspiration for virtually all assassin players.

To this day, the Swimming Dragon Body, Shadow-Cover Step, and other assassin techniques were all created by him.

Moreover, many of those techniques have been copied by melee classes.

Back then, he was the god of the assassin world.

But seven years ago, that changed.

The Assassin Alliance remained the same, but Qiancheng Muxue was marked as a mortal enemy; the Alliance targeted Qiancheng Muxue relentlessly, dropping it from fourth place among the top ten guilds to eighth.

Then that assassin legend vanished from the gaming world.

As for the exact reason, rumors abound.

All that is known is that Du Juan, one of the two former deputy leaders of the Assassin Alliance, became the Deputy President of Qiancheng Muxue.

…

"Brother Sheng, you have a sister?" Chen Guan asked, surprised.

"Don't hatch any crooked schemes; watch your goon," Su Sheng rolled his eyes.

He knows all too well the style of his close buddy, a rich second‑generation playboy.

Pretty girls are bought outright with money, but they never have a genuine heart.

His nickname comes from…

Form is emptiness, emptiness is form, so he's called Kong Lang.

"Hehe, don't worry, I'm not that kind of person," Chen Guan said with a simple smile.

"You don't look like one, because you are."

"Alright, let's drop the nonsense; we'll talk about the Assassin Alliance later. Stay calm, and don't tell anyone that I'm back."

Su Sheng waved his hand and prepared to leave.

"Brother Sheng! Aren't you going back to see everyone? The brothers are all there."

Su Sheng's figure paused for a moment.

"Maybe next time."

Watching Su Sheng's silhouette slowly fade at the end of the alley, Chen Guan grinned.

…

The Assassin Alliance…

Su Sheng shook his head with a sigh.

Never mind, let's first see what we gained this time.

A level 15 Elite BOSS—I have no idea what surprise it'll give me.

Twenty Gold Coins—nothing to say.

Now that the server just launched, the market price of one Gold Coin has reached over sixty dollars; yesterday Mom was still marveling at how profitable this game is.

However, as the game progresses, the price of Gold Coin will gradually fall back.

I now have over two hundred Gold Coins in hand; without realizing it, I'll give them all to Huan Jie, letting her chip in.

As a gold‑farming studio, we basically each have a fixed major guild we cooperate with.

And Huakai's cooperating guild… is Universe!

Because among Huakai, that shy little sister… Late Falling Cherry, Li Wenwan, is the cousin of Universe Deputy President Shen Xiao.

As for why Li Wenwan follows Lin Huan in a small studio instead of joining the top guild Universe.

It seems because Li Wenwan doesn't like the strict system of the big guild.

After all, being the leader of the top ten guilds means Universe has plenty of internal rules.

That's also why Huakai has achieved some success among countless players.

Besides Lin Huan's own strength not being weak, there's also…

As Universe's cooperating studio, Universe will still look after us, plus the fact that Li Wenwan has that connection.

These are all what Huan Jie told me.

No matter where, it's like this,

Besides fighting and killing, there's also human affairs.

Looking at the gear…

The first item gives Su Sheng a little surprise.

Precision Ring (Blue)

Magic Defense: 30

Added: Strength +20

Added effect: For each yard beyond one yard in ranged attacks, damage increases by 2%.

Level: 15

Description: omitted

This is practically a blessing for archers.

It's Huan Jie's.

Although Huan Jie isn't level 15 yet, preparing in advance is naturally no problem.

Next item.

Su Sheng's eyes lit up again.

Warstop Helmet (Blue)

Defense: 40

Added: Constitution +20

Added: HP +200

Level: 15

Category: Armor

Description: omitted

The second item is blue and also an armor helmet.

The helmet I'm currently wearing is still a plain white one dropped by the Azure Rock Demon Ox, giving only 25 defense.

I'll switch it on right away.

After swapping out that white helmet, under the influence of attack‑defense balance, attack and defense each increased by 35 points, reaching 367, and HP increased by 400, reaching 2220.

Although it's not a qualitative leap, it's still a significant improvement.

Moreover, the Warstop Helmet adds Constitution, not Strength, clearly favoring a knight over a warrior.

However, it's a bit ugly.

Wearing this helmet makes Su Sheng feel like a crocodile‑headed person.

But it's fine, because the helmet's appearance can be hidden.