Chapter 557: News from the Small Town Spreads

I'm only level 51, and this level‑70 BOSS makes my scalp tingle.

I can only focus on… Normal BOSSes; the Elite BOSSes are probably too tough, but Su Sheng is still confident enough to handle a level‑70 Normal BOSS with the Yanhuang people.

But a level‑70 Elite BOSS is probably no easier to deal with than the final boss from that Easter Egg Quest.

Let's look for it…

There's no other way.

Fortunately, not far from the base is a 65–70 level Training Spot, and at this stage no players would set foot here to train.

Of course, we can't guarantee that some idle players who like to explore won't wander over…

Don't doubt it; with such a massive player base, there will always be some idle players with nothing better to do.

Su Sheng clearly remembers that less than a year after the factions formed, idle players had almost fully explored all the open regular maps.

…

Luck might be on our side; the next day Chen Guan brought good news.

He found a level‑71 Normal BOSS.

Su Sheng immediately, full of enthusiasm, set out with the Hidden Dragon Three Thousand.

Although it's a level‑70 BOSS, it's only a Normal BOSS, and Su Sheng feels the Hidden Dragon Three Thousand are enough.

The others should continue gathering base materials.

Moreover, there's a leaderboard reward for base construction materials; pulling other people to fight the BOSS would waste their material gathering and spark some resentment over the ranking competition.

Only the Hidden Dragon wouldn't; orders are absolute!

And those who know the game's truth understand it's just a shop; compared with matters of state, these are merely trivial gains.

Although the officials haven't stepped forward, their arrival means the Yanhuang Guild is now the official representative guild.

Other major guilds have various capital backers behind them…

Sorry, behind Yanhuang… damn it, it's the Huaxia military.

Of course, the overt economic support from the military is probably minimal.

But the political correctness is absolute!

…

Seeing the stir on Yanhuang's side, some ulterior‑motive players naturally followed suit.

Of course, Su Sheng is too lazy to bother with them.

If they want to follow, let them; Su Sheng doesn't believe anyone would still try to snatch the BOSS under these circumstances.

First, the mountains are high and the emperor is far; it takes Su Sheng and his men about an hour to leave the base.

From the base, about half an hour later is the nearest level‑70 Training Spot, but the boss's location is still relatively far.

Putting aside whether they will try to snatch it, even if they do, they'd need to gather forces and set out from Zhuque City to rush over.

If all goes smoothly, Su Sheng will likely have finished by then.

It's not a Commander-level BOSS; a slightly higher level isn't that hard.

Also, the cost‑benefit of tackling a level‑70 Normal BOSS now is low; it's a thankless effort.

First, a level‑70 Normal BOSS is too high‑level; at this stage, the difficulty is still considerable.

Only Su Sheng feels confident enough to handle it.

Secondly, Normal BOSS drops at most blue‑quality gear; purple gear never appears, and at this stage the level‑70 equipment is essentially useless.

Even if equipped, the Divine Craftsman Stone can only be used for level‑70 gear after reaching Third Rebirth at level 60, but there's no need to waste the stone on blue or green gear.

So, for all these reasons.

If it weren't for the Life Stone, Su Sheng really wouldn't want to fight a level‑70 BOSS.

The facts prove the others aren't stupid either.

After seeing Yanhuang tackling the level‑70 BOSS, most just watch the spectacle and have no intention of intervening.

A thankless effort…

…

…

Su Sheng learned from Li Xiao that the Life Stone's drop rate isn't high.

But…

I didn't expect it to be this low.

In the next few days—three or four—Su Sheng has fought roughly seven or eight level‑70 Normal BOSSes.

A level‑70 Normal BOSS can be beaten, but it's not easy.

Each time they raid a level‑70 BOSS, the Hidden Dragon side suffers casualties; over these days, the Hidden Dragon's overall level has dropped by one.

But there's no gain…

Su Sheng once wondered if that guy Li Xiao was setting him up.

Additionally, after these days of construction, some "stalkers" also noticed something off about Yanhuang's base.

It's too big…

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a village under construction.

Add to that the Yanhuang's strange actions these days.

Everyone in their hearts harbored a bold guess: could it be… a town?!

…

Of course, the only certainty is the universe.

"You kid, you hid it so deep?"

Li Xiao contacted Su Sheng.

At this moment Su Sheng was leading his team to the next Boss location, and it's just because no one is currently tackling the level‑70 Boss; otherwise Yanhuang really wouldn't be able to find so many bosses.

"???"

Su Sheng replied with a few question marks.

"A town, huh? How did you manage that? A Tier‑3 guild can actually build a town‑scale garrison," Li Xiao couldn't help but ask.

He admitted that he was jealous.

"Hehe, what a coincidence, what a coincidence, I thought you knew."

Su Sheng grinned; being known by everyone was only a matter of time, and with the garrison's construction it would surely become evident.

He had asked Li Xiao about the Life Divine Stone, and since Li Xiao knew about it, he was likely aware of its function… the Resurrection Plaza of the town facilities.

"I know a thing, my cousin is now wholeheartedly one of your Yanhuang people; when I try to inquire about something, she still has to ask if you can say it."

"I guess she hasn't held back any news from our Huan Yu."

Li Xiao couldn't help but complain.

As the old saying goes, a married daughter is like water poured out.

She hasn't even gotten married yet!

"No way, Sister Wenwan stays with us Yanhuang all day; she doesn't know any news from your Huan Yu," Su Sheng grinned.

Hmm… actually the only thing we don't know is what color underwear Li Xiao wears, and Su Sheng isn't interested in finding out.

"Lucky."

Su Sheng didn't hide anything and directly explained the hidden Easter Egg Quest.

Anyway the quest is already completed, and being the only timed quest, the system clarified that only the first guild to apply for a garrison will trigger this quest.

Unlike back at Hui Long Zhai, where almost every town had a similar Easter Egg, only Su Sheng managed to complete it.

"Envy…"

"I truly envy you, really one step ahead, always a step ahead," Li Xiao couldn't help but sigh.

"Poor Imperial Dynasty," Li Xiao added, unable to hold back his complaint.

When the Imperial Dynasty came to deliver warmth, Su Sheng naturally made a comment.

"But you all need to be careful from now on; that guy Ye Tianzi… well, he's somewhat narrow‑minded,"

"Yanhuang, he's probably bearing a deep grudge against you; in a way, that fellow is even worse than Wei Cheng—he just keeps reincarnating," Li Xiao continued to complain.

"I know."

Su Sheng nodded.