Legend of the Pinnacle of Online Games

Chapter 171 The Devil's Feast
Inside the factory, the production of the Silver-grade Water Bear Monster Set was in full swing.

Outside the factory, a constant commotion could be heard.

Lin Hanchuan opened his palm.

Looking at the oak tree imprint on my palm.

The mark was left by the old oak tree. Lin Hanchuan didn't know how to contact it, so he could only bring the mark to his lips and whisper his name.

"Old Oak, I need your help with something. Are you there?"

As Lin Hanchuan's voice fell, the dim mark suddenly lit up.

Then came the voice of the old oak tree, which echoed in Lin Hanchuan's mind.

"What's the deal?"

"There will be a banquet organized by the city lord later. Could you help me identify who the demon is?" Lin Hanchuan stated his request.

"can!"

After receiving confirmation from the old oak tree, Lin Hanchuan hesitated for a moment before asking with concern, "After your lingering spirit emerges from its confinement again, will it be discovered by others?"

This banquet was attended by the upper echelons of Wangyue City, people of power and status, especially the demons, who truly entered Wangyue City solely through their strength.

Lin Hanchuan cannot act solely for his own benefit.

This led to the discovery of the old oak tree, which in turn caused further irreversible damage to it.

Lin Hanchuan was still thinking about using the old oak tree to do bigger things in the future. If he died before he could even get started, that would be bad luck.

Yes, but the impact will be minimal!

The old oak tree replied in Lin Hanchuan's mind, "They will only know that I broke free from the confinement, but they will not know where I went!"

"Moreover, the city lord can only impose restrictions and take back my lingering resentment if he is in his residence."

"Don't worry, as long as they don't want my body to decay, they won't try to kill me."

"One more thing, you need to be within two meters of the other person for me to 'see' their face clearly through the mark left on you. This process cannot be detected by anyone, because the demons among them who could actually observe my observation have already been taken away by the Pope."

The roots of the old oak tree spread throughout the underground of Moongazing City.

He was like a surveillance camera covering the entire city; nothing in Wangyue City could escape his eyes.

"That's good!" Lin Hanchuan breathed a sigh of relief. "Just tell me their race when the time comes!"

"This is very important to me!"

"Only by knowing their race can I take further targeted measures to help Wangyue City return to human control."

Old Oak Tree: "Alright! I'll cooperate!"

Roger arrived at that moment.

Lin Hanchuan lowered his hand, clenched his fist, and the mark on his palm disappeared.

But the voice of the old oak tree still lingers in my mind.

“I have already hidden the mark. You can do your own thing without hiding anything.”

Lin Hanchuan did not answer, because Roger, who had a worried look on his face, had already come up to Lin Hanchuan.

"Boss, how are the Water Bear Monster outfits selling? Have you sold the 80 outfits Mr. Mo took from the warehouse?"

this morning.

Mo Lingyun took all 80 Water Bear Monster sets that had just been produced in the weapon factory, saying he wanted to sell them, but there has been no response so far.

The weapons factory has now produced another three hundred Water Bear Monster suits, which are all stored in the warehouse. After Roger saw Lin Hanchuan, he couldn't help but come over and ask about them.

He was worried that the water bear costume wouldn't sell, causing the factory to shut down again.

"They're all sold!" Lin Hanchuan saw through Roger's thoughts. From the beginning, he had no confidence in the sales of the Water Bear Monster Set. He replied with a smile, "Factory Manager Roger, you should keep the factory running at full capacity. We have already organized 50 foreign merchants here. They will come to the factory soon to pick up the goods and sell them. Your three hundred Water Bear Monster Sets will be sold out very quickly."

Actually, Lin Hanchuan was being modest when he used the word "very quickly".

Thanks to Lin Hanchuan's effective advertising of the Water Bear Monster Set, coupled with the current popularity of Wangyue City and the abundance of whales (high-spending players), they were already specifically asking for the Water Bear Monster Set while still in the newbie village.

I'll still buy it at a higher price.

The players surrounding the weapons factory.

Most of them are middlemen.

The Water Bear Monster outfits sell out as soon as they leave the factory.

"That's good!" Roger breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'll leave you another 10!" Lin Hanchuan led Roger to the weapons factory's warehouse and poured 10 gold coins into it. "Use it freely and make sure the production efficiency of the Water Bear Monster Set doesn't fall behind."

Some of the raw materials for the Water Bear Monster Set need to be purchased with money.

To allow Roger to produce freely, it's essential to give him sufficient confidence.

"Don't worry, boss! I'll make sure they keep producing 22 hours a day." With the solid injection of 100,000 gold coins, Roger immediately became confident and patted his chest to guarantee it.

Twenty-two hours a day...

You can't use livestock like that!
Lin Hanchuan quickly replied, "16 hours a day is fine."

"It's alright!" Roger said nonchalantly. "They're paid by piecework. If I hadn't stipulated a maximum of 22 hours, they probably would be working 24 hours a day. You might not know, but many of them have secretly stocked up on stamina potions!"

"Hiss!!" Lin Hanchuan gasped.

However, drinking stamina potions can indeed keep NPCs constantly stamina-filled without needing to rest. Since they are aware of this, Lin Hanchuan naturally couldn't disrespect their wishes. He then said to Roger, "How about this, we won't set a time limit for them. Our factory will provide all the stamina potions, and we'll use only mid-level stamina potions!"

Stamina potions are not cheap these days.

However, compared to the Silver-grade Water Bear Monster Set, which costs less than 10 gold coins but sells for 1,000 gold coins, it's nothing.

Roger gave a thumbs up: "Boss, you're a really good person. On behalf of the factory workers, I thank you for your generosity!"

Lin Hanchuan touched his nose, toured the bustling factory, and arrived at the factory gate.

Roger looked outside at the venue that was about to be set up.

There is envy, and there is anticipation.

When Lin Hanchuan was away, Om came into the factory once, and Roger talked to him.

He knew that those attending the banquet were all important figures in Wangyue City, not someone like him who had already sold the weapons factory.

Of course, even without selling the factory that was on the verge of bankruptcy.

He wasn't qualified to participate either.

His family had long since fallen on hard times, and since his father's generation, they had not been accepted by the upper class of Wangyue City.

"Factory Manager Roger, let's join in later!" Lin Hanchuan said to Roger with a smile.

Roger snapped out of his daze and quickly shook his head, saying, "Thank you, boss, but there's a lot going on in the factory, so someone needs to keep an eye on things. You can participate instead!"

The banquet was ostensibly to celebrate the reopening of the weapons factory, but anyone with a modicum of sense knew that it was specially hosted by the city lord for his boss.

The city lord wants to introduce the boss into the upper echelons of Wangyue City!

Why bother going to participate by yourself?

"Boss, I have to go now!" Before Lin Hanchuan could say anything more, Roger quickly left.

Lin Hanchuan shrugged and, after Mo Lingyun logged on, gave him the last E-level hidden mission slot in the C-level hidden mission—[Exploring Wangyue City]—[Assisting in the Exploration of Wangyue City].

After all, this was a hidden E-rank quest related to demons, which could potentially yield rare items upon completion, so Lin Hanchuan wanted to maximize his gains.

Only after Mo Lingyun accepted Lin Hanchuan's invitation to undertake the mission did Lin Hanchuan take him out of the factory.

It was already dark outside.

As dusk paints the factory walls with honey-gold edges, the once bare ground is now a lush green lawn, dotted with colorful wildflowers. Magic lampposts stand around the lawn, emitting warm light, forcibly retaining the light that the sun has taken away in tonight's feast.

Rows of oak tables, like stars in the sky, were spread across the lawn, their surfaces covered with indigo silk embroidered with gold irises. Silver-plated candlesticks, each holding a magical torch, were arranged in rows in the center of the tables, casting the interspersed carved crystal goblets an amber glow.

There were already some plates on the table, piled with all kinds of desserts, and the aroma they emitted made Lin Hanchuan's mouth water.

The kitchen was a makeshift tent made of tapestries embroidered with golden lions, standing in a corner where no one paid attention. One by one, female goblins came out from inside, carrying plates full of food.

On the other side of the lawn, fireworks were going off. A huge, intact corpse was tied to a bronze-colored stove pillar. The roaring fire licked its entire body, turning it golden brown and sizzling with oil. Four burly chefs were brushing seasoning onto the roasted meat. The aroma of meat mixed with the fragrance of spices constantly stimulated the taste buds.

The weapons factory was surrounded by city guards, and the players who were watching could only peer through the factory gate from a distance, swallowing their saliva as they looked at the scene.

Lin Hanchuan stood in the lawn.

Om, who was directing the fairies, saw him and immediately walked over. "Mr. Arakawa White Owl, the banquet will start in half an hour. As the host of this banquet, you can wait until everyone has arrived before you appear!"

"At that time, the city lord will introduce you to everyone present."

"Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Om!" Lin Hanchuan readily agreed. "This is my friend, and I'd like to bring him to the banquet."

Om replied, "That's fine, but he'll have to wait here."

Leaving Mo Lingyun outside, Lin Hanchuan turned around and returned to the factory.

Om then arranged for a red carpet to be laid out from the outside into the factory, extending more than twenty meters inside.

As time passed, the noise outside continued to rise, including the sound of carriages and the conversations of NPCs.

As the final character to appear, Lin Hanchuan couldn't stand at the factory gate and watch; he could only learn about the outside world through the Wangyue City public chat channel. The channel was overflowing with messages.

A wide variety of things.

Lin Hanchuan only collected information related to the banquet.

"Another carriage has arrived, but it's pulled by two giant wolves with triangular heads, even more luxurious than the one with a single horn that just passed by!"

"Holy crap, an old lady came in, stepping on a swarm of butterflies, like a ghost drifting into the factory."

"This guy is pretty impressive! He actually flew in on a sword."

"It seems like quite a few high-ranking NPCs from Wangyue City have come today. What are they doing holding a banquet in the weapons factory?"

"Who knows! But I suspect this is definitely related to Boss Arakawa Shiro."

"What does it have to do with him! Arakawa Shirakage's only good relationship is with the city lord!"

"If you have a good relationship with the person with the most administrative power in a city, how could you possibly do poorly?"

"Another gilded carriage is coming! What an impressive entrance! Twenty beautiful elven women carrying glass lanterns follow closely behind, and roses automatically bloom wherever the carriage goes!"

……

Lin Hanchuan looked at the messages in the chat channel.

Listening to the sounds outside.

"The gate is closed. Looks like everyone's here!"

When Om saw this sentence in the Moongazing City public chat channel, he walked in from outside.

He said to Lin Hanchuan.

"Mr. Arakawa Shirakage, the lord of the castle has arrived. You may come out now!"

"Wait one minute, until you hear the city lord tell us to welcome Mr. Arakawa Shirokage, then you can step out onto the red carpet."

"Okay!" Lin Hanchuan nodded.

Not long after Om left.

Sharp's voice came from outside.

He has a loud voice.

"Let's welcome Mr. Arakawa White Owl!!"

Upon hearing this sound, Lin Hanchuan stepped out onto the red carpet.

A stone platform had been erected at the entrance of the factory. As Lin Hanchuan climbed the steps onto the platform, amidst enthusiastic applause, he could feel pairs of scrutinizing eyes falling upon him.

There weren't many people at the scene.

Twenty or thirty people.

Each person was dressed differently and had a different posture. From their arrogant expressions, you could tell at a glance that they were successful people in Wangyue City.

Gan Luo, the guild leader of the mercenary guild, was also there.

Among the crowd below the stage, only he had a smile on his face.

"This is the Mr. Arakawa Shiro, whom I was talking about, who will help us revitalize Wangyue City in the future!" City Lord Sharp came to Lin Hanchuan's side and introduced him. "As the city lord of Wangyue City, I am personally very grateful to Arakawa Shiro for his generous donations when the city was in dire need of help. He not only bought a large amount of vacant land to help the city hall alleviate its financial pressure, but also bought the houses of those poor residents to help them get through the current difficulties."

"And this weapons factory, which had been abandoned for nearly half a year, has been reopened. Mr. Arakawa Hakuo has allowed the workers to get back to work and regain hope for their lives!"

"Currently, his newly opened tavern is already open for business, and his restaurant and pharmacy are under construction."

"And this is just the beginning! Next, Mr. Arakawa Hakuo will also be involved in all aspects of Mochizuki Castle to help us overcome the current difficulties."

"As the lord of Mochizuki City, I, Sharp, hope that everyone can offer some assistance to Mr. Arakawa Shiro, the benefactor of our city."

"Helping him is helping me, helping this fourth-tier city that is about to decline, and helping everyone here."

Sharp's voice grew increasingly stern, even carrying a threatening tone towards the upper echelons of Wangyue City below the stage.

He valued Lin Hanchuan too much.

He's betting on something right now.

"Let me make this clear from the start: whoever makes things difficult for Mr. Arakawa Shirokage in the future is making things difficult for this city. As the city lord, don't blame me for turning against you then."

Lin Hanchuan looked at the audience.

Many people are demons.

But instead of getting angry at Sharp's threat, they turned their attention more to Lin Hanchuan.

They understand Sharp's temperament.

It was unexpected that a foreigner could cause him to go to such lengths.

Among the crowd below the stage.

There was also the saintess that Lin Hanchuan had met.

When Lin Hanchuan looked at her, their eyes met.

The saint nodded gently.

She had a good impression of Lin Hanchuan before, but now she was more curious about him.

I'm very curious about what kind of foreigner Lin Hanchuan is, that he could make the city lord, who had only recently settled down, restless again.

After Sharp finished speaking, he looked at Lin Hanchuan.

Lin Hanchuan understood and stepped forward, bowed to the high-ranking officials of Wangyue City below the stage, and then said, "Hello everyone, I am a foreigner named Huangchuan Baixiao. I was just honored by the City Lord's high regard and praise."

"However, although I am a foreigner, I sincerely want to do my best to help Wangyue City develop better in the future and make it one of the top cities in the Green Sea Alliance."

"I sincerely hope to receive everyone's help during this development process!"

"I believe in mutual benefit and win-win situations. To put it simply, if you help me, I will ensure that everyone receives corresponding benefits!"

The best way to quickly build relationships with others is to talk about interests. Lin Hanchuan's proactive statement won the approval of many people present.

clap clap clap! !

A round of enthusiastic applause followed.

At least this young foreigner wasn't as aggressive as Lord Sharp.

Sharp nodded in satisfaction.

Arakawa Haku is a smart man who knows how to play the good cop/bad cop role.

Only in this way can we make these arrogant guys remember Arakawa White Owl in a deep way, making things easier for them later.

"Alright, that's all for today. It's a rare opportunity for us all to get together, so let's eat and drink to our hearts' content!" Sharplon raised his hand.

The lights from the magic lamps on the lawn suddenly became brighter, and the fairies in charge of serving the banquet sprang into action. Some carried plates of roasted meat and placed them on the long table; others picked up wine bottles and carefully filled the empty glasses on the table; still others had already reached the edge of the platform, ready to go on stage and perform a dance.

Sharp led Lin Hanchuan down the steps to the two deputy city lords who had been waiting there.

"This is William! He's the deputy city lord of Wangyue City, a lord!" Sharp introduced the middle-aged deputy city lord with curly hair to Lin Hanchuan. "He mainly represents the city hall and is in charge of commerce and trade in Wangyue City. He's a very capable person. If you need any help in business in the future, you can talk to him directly."

"Hello! Please take care of me in the future." Lin Hanchuan extended his hand.

"No, no, no, you deserve such praise from the city lord, so I beg you to take good care of you!" William shook hands with Lin Hanchuan.

At that moment, the old oak tree's voice echoed in Lin Hanchuan's mind.

"He's a demon assassin!"

Lin Hanchuan's expression remained unchanged.

After withdrawing his hand, Sharp introduced another deputy city lord, "This is Charlie Puth! He is another deputy city lord of our Moon Gazing City. His title is Viscount, and he is also the deputy leader of the Moon Gazing City Guard, mainly responsible for the safety and order of the people in the city."

That concludes our introduction to Sharp.

That's all.

Clearly, he didn't want Lin Hanchuan to go to Charlie Puth when he needed something.

Lin Hanchuan had met Charlie Puth in the corridor; he was the "plague god" the city guards had mentioned.

"Hello! Please take care of me in the future!" Lin Hanchuan extended his hand again.

"Hmm!" Charips didn't reach out; he just gave a soft "hmm," his face indifferent and his eyes disdainful.

Lin Hanchuan, a weak foreigner.

He could crush a hundred people with one finger!

Neither his inner pride nor the blood in his veins would allow him to bow his head and be kind to an ant.

"A tyrannical demon!"

As Lin Hanchuan introduced the identities of the two deputy city lords as demons, the long-awaited system notification sound for mission completion rang out.

"Ding! A useful piece of intelligence has been obtained through exploration—[Vice City Lord Charliepus is a tyrannical demon, and Vice City Lord William is a demon assassin]!"

"Rank C Hidden Quest - [Exploring Wangyue City] Completion Progress: 3/8!"

(End of this chapter)