Chapter 91: Wutong Town

However, apart from this one purple ring, there is nothing else good; the remaining few pieces are all green, there isn't a single blue piece, it seems they sacrificed the quality of other gear to obtain this purple one.

But everyone is satisfied; a purple piece with good stats is naturally worth more than a blue one.

Some of the remaining green gear is suitable for assassins; Huakai's assassin is only Zhou Qiqi, and waiting for Zhou Qiqi to reach level 35 feels like waiting for the Year of the Monkey and the Month of the Horse.

"Qiqi, I'll take these assassin pieces for now; you don't need them yet, and I'll give you any good ones later," Su Sheng said, looking at Zhou Qiqi.

As for the purple ring, let Huan Jie handle the distribution; after all, this came from Huakui Studio's group effort.

I won't take the spell‑type ring for myself.

"Okay."

Zhou Qiqi naturally has no objection; she knows her own matters, and these pieces will wait for her until she can use them, whenever that may be.

"Brother Sheng, are you taking them to the Assassin Alliance?" Zhou Qiqi continued to ask.

Su Sheng's relationship with the Assassin Alliance is known not only to many players; the forum is full of topics about it, and the women of Huakai are not clueless.

It's just that Su Sheng never brought it up, so they never asked further.

"Hmm." Su Sheng nodded. "The leader of the Assassin Alliance is a former high‑school classmate of mine."

"I see." the others finally realized.

No wonder Su Sheng suddenly has some inexplicable ties with the Assassin Alliance, and they seem rather close.

"But now Qiancheng Muxue has moved into Wutong Town, and the Assassin Alliance has a grudge with Qiancheng Muxue, so I must keep my connection with you hidden as much as possible; I'm afraid the people of Qiancheng Muxue would go berserk and target you," Su Sheng explained.

That's what Su Sheng has been worried about.

"Don't worry, Brother Sheng, behind Huakai we have the top guild Huan Yu." Li Wenwan said with a smile.

Or rather, Huan Yu is their family.

"Huakui Studio is a gold‑farming studio cooperating with the Huan Yu Guild; as long as we don't provoke them, all ten major guilds have to give face to the number one guild Huan Yu," Li Wenwan continued.

"The fewer problems, the better, hehe; just leave Qiancheng Muxue to me and the Assassin Alliance…"

Su Sheng grinned.

Indeed, a greeting is necessary; otherwise, any future conflict between the Assassin Alliance and Huakai would be hard to mediate.

After stuffing all of this Demon Energy Core into the castle gate, there were about twenty hours left this time.

Seeing this, Su Sheng indeed hadn't guessed wrong; the more times the castle gate is activated, the fewer Demon Energy Cores remain.

It's as if each activation consumes some Demon Energy Cores.

It won't reach a point where no Demon Energy Cores explode at all; to farm the Demon Energy Castle, you'd have to wait the seventy‑two‑hour self‑recovery?

Su Sheng speculated.

Nevertheless, it's no big deal; by then, they'll have almost completely drained the ultimate Demon Puppet.

"By the way, Huan Jie, have you received any Heavenly Craft Stone?"

Su Sheng asked,

"No, that thing is produced by very few people, yet demand is high," Lin Huan said helplessly.

Who doesn't want to equip good gear early?

Thus items like Heavenly Craft Stone and Divine Craftsman Stone are often available on the market but priceless.

Huakui Studio may have a modest reputation, but it's still just a small studio.

"A‑Sheng, do you really need it?" Li Wenwan looked at Su Sheng.

"If it's urgent, I can ask my older cousin whether he can spare one or two."

Huan Yu, as the number one guild, definitely has Heavenly Craft Stone.

However, even for Huan Yu, Heavenly Craft Stone is a strategic resource and won't be wasted lightly.

Thus it shows that Chen Guan, without hesitation, gave Su Sheng two Heavenly Craft Stones—a testament to a deep friendship.

"Ask around for me; two would be best, one is fine too, and the price is negotiable," Su Sheng thought for a moment and nodded.

Buying from Huan Yu would also be a good option; it may be a bit pricey, but equipping Wutong wooden armor and Fire‑stepping battle boots early would be a great boost for himself. (Chapter 51)

It's just right, since his current armor and shoes are still blank slates.

…

After saying goodbye to the women of Huakai and his parents, Su Sheng returned to the town and mailed those assassin pieces to Chen Guan.

He also mentioned his connection with Huakui Studio via Private Chat.

And Chen Guan, that unchanging scoundrel, almost lit up his eyes upon hearing about Huakui Studio.

Huakai Studio's modest fame stems not only from its own strength but also, more so, from its all‑beautiful women.

After a few jokes and curses, Su Sheng stopped paying attention to Chen Guan.

For now, let's just grind levels.

Demon Suppression. Three

Can't do it; at level 45, the commander boss, Su Sheng currently has no intention at all.

As for the newly released one‑time Dungeon scroll, it also requires level 30.

Moreover, there are five slots; Su Sheng can't go alone. Whether he can beat it is another matter, but the Dungeon rewards are generous, and Su Sheng is planning to maximize usage.

…

Next up is steady leveling.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

During these three days, aside from farming the Demon Energy Castle, Su Sheng was basically unwavering, grinding levels in this chaotic burial ground.

Su Sheng's level finally reached 24.

These three days were calm; everyone was busy leveling.

Qiancheng Muxue and the Other Shore Flower didn't cause any trouble either.

After all, we've done this many times; they always lose out, so why bother? Better to just level up quickly.

When members' levels rise and they gain more skills, they can naturally coordinate more tactics.

On the level ranking list, Su Sheng's hidden nickname remains in first place, though everyone basically already knows who holds that first-place nickname.

But Shen Wang is also level 24, and is quickly catching up.

After all, in a big guild's hundred-person monster-grinding team for leveling, the captain takes a straight fifty percent cut, and it's still fast.

If Su Sheng didn't grind monsters so quickly, he would have already been caught up.

Below the ranking list, almost everyone is a level 23 player.

At this point, the players in the first tier are basically level 20.

The mainstream players' levels have basically reached around level 18 or 19.

Now, the population of Wutong Town is visibly decreasing day by day.

Because of Hui Long Zhai, a large number of players have flooded into Wutong Town, and with more people comes greater competition.

Now the mainstream players' levels have risen, and Hui Long Zhai, whose level cap is 15, no longer has much useful value.

Moreover, the seven-day settlement cooldown has passed, so naturally many people have moved away.

After all, not everyone enjoys this crowded, competitive atmosphere.

Ding~

At this moment, Dad's private chat came through.

After seeing the message, Su Sheng raised his eyebrows in surprise.