Ling Yi wasn't worried.
In the past few days, he looked into it whenever he was free and out of paranoia. If the players from other districts wanted to affect another district, there were only two ways they could do that: to combine their servers or fight in a district war.
The Union had just failed to combine the two servers. And judging from the response today, it might fail again next week.
Which left the only other option, the district war.
However, district wars were not open to servers in the beginner maps.
Which means… If outsiders wanted to influence the players in District 66, the only way they could currently do so was to combine their servers!
Even if the entire Alliance consisted of level 80 and 90 experts, they couldn't do anything about it for now.
Ling Yi felt reassured as he recalled this information.
Suddenly, Lin Shurou released a yelp as she stared at her tablet screen. Then she quickly pointed at it, "It's here, it's here! The entire Alliance has released a new message!"
Ling Yi's gaze followed Lin Shurou's slender fingers. From the forum's front page to a new post titled "Global Player Alliance".
He taps on her tablet.
[Notice Regarding the Failure of Joint Server With District 66]
We are sorry to find that most of the players in District 66 are not willing to carry out our decision.
Considering that this was a region that had just been opened for less than a week, this was excusable.
Therefore, after repeated discussion, our group has finally decided to postpone the joint zone plan for a week.
[Announcement End]
After reading the announcement, Ling Yi and Lin Shurou looked at each other.
"This is a good thing, right?" She asked.
"No. This is obviously a 'we must be united in a week, so don't you guys be ungrateful' kind of message." He replied.
"So if District 66 rejects it again, they'll certainly be furious,"
"Hehe." Ling Yi chuckles at the thought of that scene.
However, if they were to think about it seriously, the entire Alliance wouldn't back down so easily.
Perhaps they would take some measures against the players in District 66 in the main world.
But, it wouldn't be that easy.
…
At noon, the sun was shining brightly.
The chirping of the birds woke Ling Yi up from his afternoon nap.
He walked down the stairs and saw Lin Shurou watching a drama in the living room.
"I'm heading out," He said as a greeting instead.
"Alright… Where are you going?"
"I'm going to the neighboring town to do something. I'll be back in the evening."
"Be careful."
"Okay."
In the early hours of the morning, he had decided to get the [Great Storm] skill.
This skill was not available on the market, so if he wanted to obtain it, he would have to deal with the Wind God Butterfly personally.
However, this level 30 special boss only exists in basic secret realms. So, he had to go to the primary hidden realm in the neighboring town. He had heard that someone had found traces of the Wind God Butterfly there.
The so-called secret realm was just like Black Sky. It was a phenomenon that could appear anywhere in the main world at any time.
If Black Sky's appearance represented danger, then the appearance of the secret realm represented an opportunity.
They were a special space that had descended into the main world. Similar to the level of the map, they were also divided into beginner, intermediate, advanced, and ultimate.
In a beginner's secret realm, there would only be monsters between levels 1 to 30. So, only players below level 30 were allowed to enter.
…
Half an hour later, Ling Yi arrived by taxi at Qinghe Park in Shuimu Town.
He got out of the car and immediately saw the entrance to the secret mystic realm floating in the air a hundred meters away.
It was an oval-shaped blazing white ring of light, ten meters tall and five meters wide, floating one or two meters above the ground.
A pink, wave-like band of light around the ring of light added a dreamy, unreal look to it.
Qinghe Park is located right in the center of Shuimu Town. Every day, many people would train and play here.
When Ling Yi walked straight towards the entrance of the secret realm, the people around him all looked at him.
"Wow, he's a player too, and so young," The two little girls were conversing with each other, and they looked at Ling Yi with envy.
"Another one came. I don't know what he's here for. It's not safe in the secret realm now…"
"Who cares? We ordinary people should take care of ourselves."
Just as Ling Yi was about to jump into the realm's entrance, a white-haired old man with a walking stick on a wooden chair at the side called out to him, "Young man!"
"Yes?" He looked at the old man.
Although the white-haired old man was holding a walking stick, he looked full of energy, and his old eyes were full of light.
If somebody were to say that this old man can run a kilometer, Ling Yi wouldn't be surprised at all.
"This secret realm isn't open for entry. I've heard that many bad people have run into the city to avoid being caught." The white-haired old man shook his head and continued, "If you're not strong enough, I'd advise you not to enter,"
Ling Yi smiled. "Don't worry, old man. I know what to do,"
As he said that, he jumped in.
Seeing this, the white-haired old man could only sigh helplessly. "Another overconfident young man."
When the others saw the young man enter, they joked, "Haha, he can still jump in now, but he'll most likely come out lying down later."
"It's also possible that he just doesn't return."
"…"
While the other passerby continued to mock him behind his back, Ling Yi entered the white veil. It felt as if he had passed through a dry and wet curtain.
Before fully appreciating this feeling, he heard another person's voice.
"Hey, young man! Do you want a map for this secret realm?"
Ling Yi blinked his dark eyes and started to scan his surroundings.
Everything around him was covered in rich, green vegetation. The land was into lush grassland under the sun, and giant trees with great vitality grew around it, so tall that their tops could not be seen. It was for this reason that the realm was named "Emerald Forest."
The weather was warm, and the air was humid.
He could hear the birds chirping nearby and smell the fragrance of the grass on the ground.
Then on the clearing by the secret realm entrance, there was a circle of merchants who had set up stalls.
The person who had just called out to him was on his right, the person closest to him.
"I want it."
"10 gold coins per piece… A great deal, a great deal."
After the trade was completed, Ling Yi took the map and was about to leave, but the other merchants noticed how he had paid 10 gold coins without hesitation and began to shout their offers at him.
"Brother, I have some good medicine here. One more bottle is one more guarantee!"
"Do you want an escape tool? Do you want it?"
"A level 30 temporary summoning talisman, one only costs 500 gold coins! 500 gold coins!"
"…"
Ling Yi shook his head and walked straight into the forest.
The group of merchants did not mind. When they saw other players walking behind him, they shouted at them again.
It goes to be said, only level 30 or below players could enter the secret land.
Thus, Ling Yi wasn't afraid of meeting people he knew. When he entered, he didn't use anything to cover his face.
He only had one purpose for this trip.
Find the Wind God Butterfly and defeat it to obtain its [Great Storm] skill.
He could use something to cover his face if he meets other players here. That was what he initially thought.
However, when he walked to a remote part of the forest where no one was around, he ended up buying the [Faceless Mask] from the God's Path store.
[Faceless Mask (C)]: It will take effect automatically when placed in the rucksack.
[1. Prevent other units from seeing the owner's face.]
[2. The effect can be activated or deactivated on its own.]
This was something he had found in the store before he came.
It only needed to be placed in his rucksack to take effect, and it did not need to be worn by the player.
It was highly convenient.
In the beginning, Ling Yi didn't want to wear a mask. Not only will it attract some unwanted attention, but if the members of the Divine Union saw him, they would most likely come up to ask for his identity and to see his face.
It was like how sneaky, and suspicious people in a subway station were easily stopped and asked to check their ID cards.
But he had no choice now.
After spending 10,000 gold coins to buy this item, Ling Yi, as usual, mutated it.
[Faceless Mask (C)]: It will take effect automatically when placed in the backpack.
[1. Make it impossible for other units to see the owner's face, distinguish the owner's voice, or calculate the owner's figure data.]
[2. Ignore all detection effects.]
[3. The effect can be activated or deactivated.]
"Done," Ling Yi smiled when he saw the newly mutated effect.
The effect was already in line with what he wanted, and it satisfied him.
This was also his first C-grade equipment.
Among all the equipment, this level was considered to be at the intermediate level.
In an era where grade S was unheard of, and grade A was already the world's top quality, C-grade was relatively high. Even those big bosses would be envious if a mere player had an A-grade item in their arsenal.
C-grade equipment is worth millions of global dollars.
Ordinary players didn't even dare to think about it.
A C-grade item that cost around 10,000 gold coins was something that many players could afford, and its strength was not bad either.
More than 60% of the players were using items of this quality.
When Ling Yi used this item in his bag, his body slowly blurred, gradually becoming clear again.
He didn't feel any different, but if someone else saw him, they would only see his blurry face while his height and body constantly fluctuated, not leaving any room for anybody to see a clear image of him.
It was as if his entire body was in an endless dynamic change, without a fixed body shape to speak of.
Of course, this was only what the other players perceived.
In reality, Ling Yi was still the same as before. Nothing had changed.
"Alright, since I don't have to be afraid of my identity being exposed, I can act boldly now."
He picked up the map and looked at it carefully for a moment.
After making sure that the "Valley of the Wind", the place where the Wind God Butterfly once appeared, was in the northeast, he put away the map and began to move forward at full speed.
…
When Ling Yi arrived at Valley of the Wind, he was surprised to come face to face with the creature.
The beautiful three-meter-long blue butterfly was indeed in the valley!
"The Wind God Butterfly is here."
His wonderment was interrupted by a laughing bespectacled man next to him.
Ling Yi looked at him, and the refined man raised his hand, then smiled as he explained, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I just couldn't help but laugh when I heard what you said."
"Did I say something wrong?" Ling Yi was curious.
"Do you see those people?" The man pointed at the people surrounding the Wind God Butterfly. "They've been setting up a formation to attract it since yesterday. It was only half a minute ago that the Wind God Butterfly finally appeared."
"So, it's not that the Wind God Butterfly is here, but that you came at such a good time."
Ling Yi's gaze followed the direction of his finger.
Only then did he see five people standing around the giant butterfly. They seemed to be a team, planning to kill it together.
Ling Yi subconsciously frowned, and a conflicted look appeared in his eyes.
The refined-looking man beside him was Gaoyu.
Although he couldn't see the face of the fellow beside him, he didn't care too much.
He thought back to the man's words and felt he was probably here for the Wind God Butterfly.
'Sh*t… since this person had such a high-level concealment technique, he must be a veteran player. Either that, or he came from a strong background. In any case, this is someone I shouldn't mess with.'
Gaoyu took a step closer to this mysterious player and poked him with his arm, "Hey, are you also here to deal with that giant butterfly?"
Even though he couldn't see the face clearly, he could roughly tell it was a man.
"Yes. Are you?" Ling Yi asked.
"No, I'm not. I'm just passing by." Gaoyu shook his head and continued, "Do you want me to give you a little help so that you can successfully snatch Wind God Butterfly from these five people?"
"What?" Ling Yi sized him up, and a hint of vigilance appeared in his eyes. He didn't believe someone would help others for no reason, especially in a life-threatening situation.
He had to know.
In God's Path, players could only be resurrected after death by relying on the crystals in the camp.
There were no crystals in this secret realm.
It meant that one would not be resurrected again if one died here.
If this stranger helped him, he would inevitably offend those five people, which would not benefit him at all.
Gaoyu noticed the other party's suspicion and shook his head, a bitter smile on his face, "Forget it. It's fine if you don't want to. Normal people won't accept excessive help from strangers…"
"First, tell me how you plan to help me?" Ling Yi changed his mind.
Ling Yi quickly used [Eyes of Truth] to check the information about this man. He found that the latter actually had a whole set of additional skills!
[Name: Nie Gaoyu (Lv30)]
[Gender: Male]
[Age: 29 (Married)]
[Talent: Heart of Justice]
[Attributes: strength 3, mana 60, agility 30, endurance 60, constitution 30]
[Skills: Poison Mist (1 Star), Light Shield (5 Star), Healing (3 Star), Blessing Speed (3 Star), Power of Prayer (6 Star), Pain Sharing (6 Star), Position Teleportation (5 Star)]
… (omitted)
'He must be a support player specially trained by some power, right?' Ling Yi guessed in his mind as he looked at the panel.
Many organizations would train some people who specialize in a particular area to form strong teams.
In most situations, this kind of team often displayed a mighty combat power far more significant than players going solo.
Two fists were no match for four.
In most cases, even if a single level 50 player encountered a complete level 30 team, they would still have to admit defeat.
This was the hope of a complete team!
However, the disadvantages of such a team were also very obvious.
Each member could not develop in all aspects by themselves, which means they will have shortcomings if they decide to work independently. Once separated, it was easy for others to find ways to restrain them…
Just as Ling Yi was trying to guess which faction Gaoyu was from, the latter also reacted and said with a smile, "I'm a support. I can give you speed and a shield. But I don't want to be discovered by them. I'm going to run away after I give you your buff."
Ling Yi has no problem with either of those conditions.
However, Ling Yi still had a fundamental question.
"Why are you helping me?"
He had seen a saying on the forum many times: "Only kind-hearted people are willing to use all their star slots to learn the skills to protect and heal others."
Ling Yi didn't deny that Gaoyu was a good person, but a good person wouldn't help a stranger like him.
There must be some other reason!
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