Quadruple split.

Chapter 2682 Awesome
"Brother Mo..."

After everyone quieted down, the Valley Master of Zangyue, who was prepared to invest all the resources of the entire [Valley of Villains] in the game but was always looking for a 'turning point', turned to look at Mo Tan and said in his unique, magnetic, and slightly ancient-style gentle tone: "Speak freely."

"As you all guessed, the reason I asked you all earlier if you had any grudges against the Viper Merchant Guild was because we had some conflicts with that organization."

Although there was no Chivalry of Honesty causing trouble in the public space, Mo Tan still chose to speak the truth with utmost sincerity. Then, he changed the subject and said seriously, "But even I don't think it's a good idea for everyone to directly provoke the Viper Merchant Guild and engage in conflict with them regardless of the consequences or costs."

"Oh?"

Because Mo Tan set such a precedent, people who were inevitably dissatisfied with him turned around to look at him curiously, all wanting to know what he was really up to.

"First of all, I want to make it clear that our hostility toward the Viper Guild stems from the organization's despicable nature, our desire to give justice to those who have been persecuted by them, and our wish to make those who have done evil pay the price they deserve."

Mo Tan smiled and asked the crowd cheerfully, "Instead of fighting it just for the sake of fighting, like we've taken on a third-rate mission, right?"

Uh, right?

As they thought this, everyone nodded in unison, saying, "Yes, yes, yes, that's right!"

“We are all well aware of the influence of the Viper Merchant Guild. Just recently, a single first-class deacon who was almost marginalized in Anka Market nearly destroyed the foundation of an A-level mercenary group.”

Mo Tan looked around at everyone and said solemnly, "Although we managed to wipe out that force in the end, it was only with the tacit approval of the other three first-class deacons. In fact, if they hadn't been internally divided, even if we had avoided total annihilation, we would never have been able to achieve our goal."

The members of the Evil Valley, who attended the meeting with Zang Yue, seemed somewhat distracted from the start. Immortal Shadow, who was mainly in charge of intelligence activities, slowly straightened up and turned to Mo Tan, asking in his electronic-sounding voice, "Can I understand that, Brother Mo, you and your friends wiped out a group of... Viper Merchant Guild First-Class Deacons who had entered [Anka Market]?"

"can."

Mo Tan nodded, then added, "However, I must emphasize again that the first-class deacon we defeated was just a marginalized nobody in the Viper Merchant Guild. As for the claim that he entered the Anka Market, that's not entirely accurate. Although he did receive some support, compared to his three other first-class deacons who are unfathomable, that deacon who was our enemy was far inferior in every aspect."

Immortal Shadow then turned to Cordoba and asked, "So, did the Cordoba boss also go to join Brother Mo and the others in punishing evil?"

"No ah."

Cordova shook his head and shrugged. "When I heard about it, they had already completely dealt with that deacon. It only took them one night in total."

"One night...?"

Immortal Shadow nodded slightly, then let out a soft, ambiguous laugh: "Brother Mo is really modest."

The others also showed thoughtful expressions, clearly surprised that Mo Tan and his group had managed to eliminate a first-class deacon of the Viper Merchant Guild stationed in Anka Market in just one night.

After the initial surprise comes an uncontrollable surge of deep thinking and divergent ideas.

Before the [Debate on Guilt], apart from [Tokiwa Studio], who had dealt with [Woof Woof Adventurers Squad] earlier, no one really knew much about these people. Even though the character 'Silent' had entered the individual combat power rankings and 'Night Song' had long been quite high in the overall strength rankings, these professional players didn't pay much attention to them.

Ultimately, we're all different people, and our purposes for playing games are also different, so there's really no need to spend extra energy paying too much attention to them.

But after the "criticism debate," the situation changed somewhat.

First of all, Mo Tan has proven himself by fighting against the highly suspected 'anonymous player ranked third on the individual leaderboard' and 'Xinglong' in both individual and team battles. In Xinglong's own words, given time, this young Mo Tan will definitely join the ranks of top-tier players after realizing his potential, becoming one of the top ten or twenty players.

Then, although Ji Xiaoge didn't perform well in the team battle (the team wipe of the main force of the Crimson Constellation was an accident), his ability to defeat the 'anonymous' in a head-on battle with engineering and his spectacular achievement of dismantling Cordoba's mech with his bare hands not only attracted the attention of professional players, but also directly sparked a wave of secondary profession craze, causing the number of players who started to study non-combat professions such as engineering and alchemy to more than triple instantly.

Many players, who were well aware that they had little talent in combat but considered themselves to be quick-witted, were unwilling to be left out and began to delve into many previously unremarkable secondary professions, hoping to replicate the miracles that Night Song had created in the [Debate on Inquiry].

After all, this beautiful winged girl isn't even on the individual combat power rankings. Since she could defeat the terrifyingly powerful 'Anonymous', completely dominate the second-best player in the world, Cordova, and only narrowly lose to the big flower morning glory, then perhaps others can do the same.

Of course, from the perspective of professional gamers, putting aside the seemingly a bit off 'Night Song suppresses anonymity' incident, what makes this girl most fearsome is not her outstanding engineering skills, but her close relationship with the mysterious neutral organization [Tianzhushan] in the game.

'An apprentice of a high-ranking member of Tianzhu Mountain'—this is the limit of what the Occupational Safety and Security Association can currently investigate.

If everything proceeds as planned, the professional players who have already united will probably slowly approach Mo Tan and others after fully digesting the rewards and impact of the [Questioning and Debating], and then use Cordova and Zhou Lan as a breakthrough point to first establish a relatively friendly tone, and then win them over and get closer to them as needed.

Unfortunately, plans can't keep up with changes. Just as the "Debate on Guilt" ended and the limited-time Greater Rift guide was less than halfway complete, Mo Tan and Ji Xiaoge came knocking, sharing a world quest that these professional players simply couldn't refuse, leaving them with no choice but to smile wryly and find themselves in a passive position.

Just as things were starting to look promising regarding the world quest, the reassuringly friendly young man dropped a bombshell, consisting of two parts: 'They just wiped out a first-class steward from the Viper Merchant Guild in Anka' and 'They want to win over professional players to oppose the Viper Merchant Guild'.

The former sounds unrealistic.

The latter is not very realistic.

However, just when everyone was preparing to dodge the question and move on from the matter of causing trouble for the Viper Merchant Guild, and prioritize getting the world quest sorted out, Hermes almost never offered any guidance. Although he would listen in on every important discussion like clockwork, it was basically just Hermes who was listening in and speaking.

As a result, the situation spiraled out of control, and the Viper Guild became the target of everyone's criticism.

The pre-set rhythm was shattered, and even the initiative was instantly switched. It was clearly just a hasty and sudden event, but it seemed to be forcibly dragged into an invisible path, speeding wildly in a designated direction.

Ultimately, when everything returned to normal, these dominant figures in the professional world suddenly realized that they could only sit there with trepidation and unease, letting that person with a reassuring smile, a calm voice, gentle eyes, and a kind demeanor "throw out a brick to attract jade" (i.e., offer advice or guidance).

"Personally, I believe that dismantling, defeating, and even eradicating the Viper Merchant Guild is not something that can be accomplished overnight. I also do not want the tragedy that happened to the Undying Studio to be repeated." Mo Tan first cast an apologetic glance at Gui Jianchou, and after the other shook his head to indicate that it was alright, he paused and said seriously, "Their forces are deeply entrenched, and their strength is unfathomable. If we rashly provoke them, we will probably gain nothing but pointless losses. Therefore, I personally think that even if we want to punish evil, we must do so carefully, and even in the early stages... we should remain in the shadows the whole time."

"Yes, we're in the dark."

Ke Yi, who came to the meeting in his capacity as the boss, nodded slightly and asked, "So, who's in Ming? Brother Mo, are you guys?"

"There will always be someone in the open, but whether it's us or not is hard to say."

Mo Tan smiled noncommittally, then said softly, "In short, I personally hope that everyone will remain calm and restrained. No matter how much we want to punish evil, we should plan ahead."

Luselle smiled, not pointing out that Mo Tan was the one who started the situation to this extent, but humbly asked, "So, in your opinion, Brother Mo, how should we 'plan for the long term'?"

"In this respect, I think everyone here is more professional than a casual player like me."

Mo Tan smiled gently and said in a calm tone, "I won't try to teach you a lesson."

The professional gamers looked at each other, feeling helpless. The reason was simple: Mo Tan's words were spot on. In fact, these professional organizations, which had never truly united in most games and instead regarded each other as their greatest threat, were best at fighting each other.

In the game "Innocent Realm", the "Viper Guild" clearly fits everyone's definition of "human", so as long as the stance is determined, there is no need to follow the instructions of Mo Tan.

But this feeling of being completely led by the nose and having your rhythm dictated is really quite...

"Oh, right."

Mo Tan smiled slightly, then changed the subject and said with a smile, "I just contacted Ye Ge, and she's ready to activate the mission at any time. If everyone has already made arrangements, I can have her send it out now."

"!"

Upon hearing this, the professional players, who might have felt a little resentful, immediately perked up and put aside their minor, harmless frustration.

[How amazing…]

Jiuzhong sighed inwardly, then glanced at his own powerful pillar, who was eager to fight, wanting to compete with Mo and Viper. After briefly confirming everyone's attitude, he said to Mo Tan solemnly, "We are ready."

"Ok."

Mo Tan nodded slightly and immediately said, "I will inform Ye Ge right away."

……

Time flies, time flies
About ten seconds later, everyone present suddenly lost focus, clearly exchanging messages with colleagues who were not present. Then, about half a minute later—

"confirmed."

The Holy Light Old Wang from the [Card Master Club] was the first to raise his skull. The soul fire in his eye sockets, which had just been glazing, flickered twice. He said with a click, "The requirements for receiving the reward have been filtered out. In addition to 'Engineering Specialization > 40, Any Combat Class > 15' in the quest panel, the two question marks in 'Question Mark Specialization > 25' are 'Chef'."

Having received the news a little slower than [the Card Master], Baihua Sha blinked, looking somewhat surprised, and asked curiously, "Why a chef?"

"yes……"

Recalling the fact that her companions had been poisoned to death, Jiu Chong subtly shifted her gaze and repeated somewhat awkwardly, "Why was it the chef?"

"Brother Mo, our club happens to have a girl who meets the requirements at the first outer mountain of Tianzhu Mountain. She has already reported that she has received the assignment."

After confirming the information, Luselle immediately looked at Mo Tan and asked, "If possible, could you arrange for her to take the test with Miss Ye Ge as soon as possible? After all, the first test of this [Truth and Justice] series of quests is not very clear on the panel, and we need to check the threshold and such in detail."

"Wait a moment, let me talk to Ye Ge and see if she can spare some time."

Mo Tan didn't delay. After finishing speaking, he immediately contacted Ji Xiaoge and nodded to Luselle after receiving her affirmative reply: "No problem. Ye Ge will make a trip to the First Outer Mountain later. You can ask your friends who have received the mission at Tianzhu Mountain to go to the ticket office next to the west entrance of the Grand Arena. There will be a few friends of the kobold race waiting there. They will be responsible for guiding you to meet up with Ye Ge."

"No problem, I'll arrange it right away."

"Brother Mo, I also have a sister here—"

"Speaking of which, Córdoba brothers, where are you? Are you also at Tianzhu Mountain?"

"Uh, yes, but are you sure you want to try mine?"

"Hey, if I remember correctly, bro, don't you have a kobold form?"

"...?"

"If it's 50% of the power in that form, my people can still try to hold on."

"..."

Chapter 2673: The End