Bizarre Survival: I Can Devour Thousands of Talents

Chapter 82 081: Trade War and the Demon Tide Point

While Ling Xiao was chasing after them, the remaining members were also busy.

The sudden downpour not only disrupted all plans but also brought new dangers.

The night watch had barely gotten used to each other, and everyone had just managed to get a few good nights' sleep when fate once again plunged them into a quagmire of struggle.

Fortunately, after a period of adjustment and adaptation, and with the guidance of Ye Zhanqing and others, the emergency response work, though busy and chaotic, is generally progressing steadily.

"Okay, Lulu, in that situation, no one reacted in time, so even if there is any responsibility, it's shared by everyone."

While chatting privately with various guilds, Su Jinxi also took the time to comfort and console her depressed best friend.

Previously, the two of them were in charge of liaising with Iron Hammer Sister, a carefree and lively girl who quickly became good friends with Lin Lu, who had similar habits.

When the strange snake attacked, Lin Lu had already helped as quickly as possible.

However, according to the currently popular job classifications on the channel, she should be considered a "summoner".

In such a rush, I couldn't offer any real help.

Instead, he was pulled down by the immense force during the rescue attempt.

If Ye Zhanqing hadn't arrived in time, she and Xie Mengyu would probably have become sisters who had gone through thick and thin together.

She felt extremely guilty at that moment, and her usually smiling face looked listless and lifeless.

"Sister Jinxi, I know."

Lin Lu was planting sunflowers with her head down, trying to tilt her head back to stop the tears welling up in her eyes from rolling down, but she didn't dare let anyone else see her like this.

She could only lower her head, letting the sunflowers that sprouted from the soil catch the water that dripped from her from time to time.

"But I'm so useless... Even though I've become a professional, I still can't help at all..."

"What kind of talk is that?"

Su Jinxi held her hand and said softly, "Your plants are very useful! And you're amazing too!"

"The experience you accumulated to level up to LV10 wasn't something you got by taking advantage of! It was all from the hunting trips you went out with Brother Xiao and the others! It's just that your talent focuses on ranged attacks and spellcasting, so sometimes you feel powerless to help yourself."

"But you've already been very brave! We're all very saddened by Mengyu's accident, but only by staying strong and working hard can we protect the rest of us! Besides, Brother Xiao has already gone after her; don't you know his style?"

He wiped away the tears from the corners of Lin Lu's eyes.

Su Jinxi said softly, "So far, every decision Brother Xiao has made has been correct! His decision to pursue it demonstrates his confidence in the matter!"

"Whether it's a successful rescue, or... or revenge..."

"He always manages to do his best under the given circumstances, so cheer up! You must be exhausted from holding it in for so long, but now is not the time to give up!"

Sniffling, Lin Lu raised her slightly flushed face, her moist almond-shaped eyes shining with determination.

"I'm sorry, Sister Jinxi, I've kept you in suspense."

She said in a muffled voice, "I know what to do!"

The sunflowers, now fully grown, are sprouting tiny suns.

With a gentle wave of Lin Lu's hand, they flew towards the workers, helping them recover their strength and eliminate fatigue.

A wooden shed is ultimately not a long-term solution.

With the help of the raincoat, [Light of Green Hills] has begun to build a sturdy little house.

The three low walls were naturally made of sturdy and reliable stone, but the roof could not possibly be made of stone, because if it were, the people sheltering underneath would be in serious trouble if it collapsed.

The roof was made of wood, and then covered with fur to keep out the rain.

Everyone has skills and attribute improvements. Although we haven't done these things before, they're not too slow to get started now.

Holding the knife, Ye Zhanqing waited anxiously. The rain obscured her vision, making her wish she could slash through it with her knife!

Brother Xiao has been chasing after him for almost ten minutes, why hasn't he come back yet...?

Sigh, it's all my fault. If I had arrived sooner, Mengyu wouldn't have been taken away...

Her concern was not romantic love, but rather a deep affection for her friends and comrades.

Just as she was eagerly awaiting her return, the Juyitang gang came to harass her again.

They kept tagging [Ye Zhanqing] in the channel.

In fact, the fact that [Green Mountain Light] had been ahead of them had become a thorn in the side of these mad dogs!

The three presidents who could be directly identified were all targets of their psychological offensive.

Anyway, speaking in the channel doesn't cost money, and you can also take the opportunity to criticize them. If you accept their challenge, you can take down the first guild after the server merge and have a good meal. It's a win-win-win situation!

This insidious trick of causing a child to be born without a skin swallow came from another vice president of the [Gathering Righteousness Hall] – [The Wise Star].

The temple is small but the evil wind is strong; the water is shallow but the turtles are plentiful.

District 61035 was selected to include the Qingshan campus and its surrounding area, while District 61030 covered a prison.

The scum imprisoned there are already extremely difficult to repent, and given this opportunity, they will naturally grow wildly and unscrupulously!

[Juyitang] has extremely high turnover. If someone dies, gets injured, or loses their potential, they will be kicked out immediately, and then an ambitious new fighter will take their place!

If all fifty members are executed, it's possible that some will be mistakenly killed and not deserving of death. But if four out of five are killed, there will definitely be some who escape!

We humbly acknowledge that the Holy Dynasty governs the world with filial piety.

Whether it's a large dynasty or a small organization, whether one possesses loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness or lacks all of them, one must always find a plausible explanation for oneself.

After much deliberation, the heroes were ranked.

While satisfying vanity, a false sense of cohesion and team atmosphere naturally follow.

"Those bastards!"

Park Seok put down a stone, muttering angrily, "What kind of time is this for resorting to such underhanded tactics! Do you really think we're afraid of them?!"

Pan Hong whistled, while a husky-like monster dog ran around and frolicked in the rain beside him.

He was frustrated too!

However, Brother Xiao and Brother Dao set a rule that members of Qingshan Zhiguang were not allowed to engage in verbal disputes in the channel, giving those scoundrels a chance to "piggyback" on their popularity.

No one had any objections, and everyone understood the good intentions of the three chairpersons.

He was constantly being pointed at and scolded, which made him feel resentful.

"Hey?! Look over there!"

Park Seok lifted his hood and strained to look through the rain.

The figure became clearer and clearer, and it was approaching at an extremely fast speed!

"There are enemies!"

"Bullshit! Look closely, it's Brother Xiao! Brother Xiao rescued them!"

A small buzz of excitement broke out in the camp.

Ling Xiao gently lifted the dizzy Iron Hammer Sister out of his armpit (not because she was suffocated by the smell).

Along the way, he sensed the presence of other hostile forces, but he couldn't go directly to them, so he had no choice but to send Iron Hammer Girl back first.

"Thank you, Brother Xiao, thank you so much!"

"Let's take a look at your leg first, let the doctor examine it."

After giving a brief explanation, Ling Xiao glanced at his watch and asked, "How's the discussion with the other guilds going? Does anyone have the same idea?"

Su Jinxi nodded. "I first asked about the original clubs in District 61035. I'm interested in [Heroic Ambitions], [Big Bird Lucky Draw], and [Lionheart Club]."

"Some of the top-ranked guilds have a rather ambiguous attitude, which may be because they are wary of us."

The idea that came to me in a flash of inspiration didn't go smoothly from the very first step.

Without feeling defeated, Ling Xiao reflected on his actions and realized that he had indeed been a bit hasty.

None of the managers of these guilds are easy to deal with.

Although his proposal had some feasibility and his starting point was aligned with theirs, Ling Xiao himself couldn't fully trust them, let alone others.

This practice of quietly withdrawing and then reorganizing into a new company easily leads people to suspect that it's a poaching operation.

After all, the original plan was to use [Light of Green Hills] as a "shell" to gather elites from other guilds to engage in a duel with [Gathering of Righteousness Hall].

In name only, all these skilled fighters will be under the banner of [Light of Green Hills]!

Putting himself in her shoes, Ling Xiao felt that hesitation was perfectly normal.

Su Jinxi, who was secretly observing Xiao Ge's expression, also mustered up the courage to express her opinion.

"Brother Xiao, actually, dealing with these people doesn't necessarily require resorting to combat."

After saying that, perhaps fearing being misunderstood as admitting defeat, she quickly explained, "The trading area has a blacklist function. We just need to blacklist everyone in the [Gathering of Righteousness] group. That will make it very difficult for them to purchase supplies!"

"Given their style, they must be severely lacking in support personnel! They'll be using the method of fighting to sustain themselves, but they'll definitely have to trade with others for necessities like equipment and skills."

"Our voice may be weak, but as long as we coordinate with other guilds, even without them sending anyone to fight, a ban on sales will be enough to make [Gathering of Righteousness] suffer!"

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"If we don't give them a chance to duel and plunder, they'll have no choice but to go out and kill monsters in the rain."

These words immediately caught Ling Xiao's attention.

He looked at the girl in front of him with a strange gaze, never expecting that she was a master of "trade wars"!

Only after Su Jinxi's pretty face flushed red did Ling Xiao exclaim in admiration, "Tsk... What is a genius?! This is a genius!"

"Letting you be my housekeeper was absolutely the best decision I ever made!"

After discussing their ideas with Ye Zhanqing and the others, they were all invigorated.

This is also a way of utilizing the rules!

And basically no one would refuse; this is a perfectly legitimate and aboveboard strategy!

Su Jinxi has now become the diplomatic ambassador of [Light of Green Hills], busy forming alliances with other guilds.

Qi Heng leaned closer and said mysteriously, "Brother Xiao, why do I feel like this girl's gaze towards you is a little strange?"

"I think you're wrong too; they're just looking at a fool!"

Retorting irritably, Ling Xiao opened the task list, quickly scanned a few points, and said in a deep voice, "I did a decent job with the additional tasks. There are a few nearby locations in [Demonic Tide], let's check them out."

Knowing that things were serious, Qi Heng stopped fooling around and quietly compared the map with Ling Xiao's.

Afterwards, the two looked at each other and both saw the solemnity in each other's expressions.

"My goodness... they're so close! And... there are quite a few of them! If the scale is also quite large, then we're probably in for a tough time..."

The two discussed it in a private chat.

This is not a secret to be kept from others, but given the torrential rain, it's better to delay letting others know about this potentially alarming news.

"We both killed the tyrant, so the completion rate of the additional content should be about the same. However, the information we obtained about the [Demonic Tide] differs."

Ling Xiao pondered and said, "I have two large-scale demonic tide generation points, four medium-sized ones, and eight small ones here."

"You have one large, five medium, and ten small. The numbers are slightly different, but considering the size, they should be about the same."

"Leaving aside the repetitions, there are now several camps to the north, south, and west, but only one medium-sized one to the east."

"you mean……"

Qi Heng asked, "Move the capital?"

"You can even make running away sound so sophisticated! An unknown attack that can be called a demonic tide must be incredibly difficult; even a small one would be hard to deal with."

Ling Xiao suddenly realized something else, "Wait a minute! Running away won't solve the problem!"

"Huh? What now?"

"These spawn points for the demonic tides are probably not all of them."

Ling Xiao's mood was somewhat heavy. "It seems that the east side has the fewest, but that's only based on our progress. In other words, facing the demonic tide head-on might be the best approach."

"Run? What if we run into an unknown, massive demonic tide? At least we have intelligence on this area. If you ask me, we definitely have to run!"

"But the best place to settle down is here!"

Lingxiao marked a point on the map and gestured for Qi Heng to look.

"This...this is practically like moving right next to that medium-sized demon horde location, isn't it?"

"right!"

Ling Xiao gestured, "Assuming the monsters that surge out all move at the same speed, if we're still here, in the center of this 'encirclement' of demonic forces, we're very likely to be attacked from all directions!"

"And here, we're far from the other monster horde points, so we only need to deal with the monsters to the east as soon as possible!"

"I understand what you mean, but we can't just go our own way with this. We should at least discuss it with Sister Ye."

Ling Xiao smiled and gestured, "You go talk to her, I'll go check out the nearest small location first."

"Okay, call me if you need anything."

The two didn't argue much. Not long after Ling Xiao returned, he went out again in the pouring rain.

The torrential rain also caused developmental problems.

Qingshan Zhiguang was alright; he received the "magic weapon" of a raincoat in time and was still able to move around outside.

The others fared much worse; they struggled to find shelter from the rain.

Continuing to gather resources and kill monsters will be a major challenge.

Ling Xiao is currently heading north, following the map's directions.

The original indiscriminate investigation method was thwarted.

In such extreme weather, only the three of them could gather information about their surroundings while ensuring their own safety.

After walking a considerable distance, Ling Xiao tried to light up the embers.

The bright flames spread out in a spherical shape, but unfortunately they did not serve as a rain shield. Ultimately, this talent was just a concept.

After the Gluttonous Heart is upgraded to Excellent, the Ember's Radiance is also automatically upgraded to Excellent quality.

The polluted rainwater undergoes purification at the edge of the flame "sphere" and falls back down indistinguishable from ordinary water.

In the rain, it seemed as if something in the distance was being pierced by the light.

Ling Xiao seemed to sense something and "looked" over, his spatial perception penetrating the obstruction and locking onto it.

Or rather, them!

The long sword fell into his hand, igniting a blood flame that even rain could not extinguish!

The next moment, Ling Xiao suddenly charged forward!

Today's post is short and not very productive, so let me give you all a bow first!

I'm a bit flustered. Today I suddenly felt a lump at the junction of my right jaw and neck. It doesn't move when I swallow, and it doesn't hurt! I read online that if it doesn't hurt, it's a big problem! I consulted an online doctor, who said it could be swollen lymph nodes or a parotid gland tumor, and told me to make an appointment for tomorrow to have an ultrasound at the hospital.

I'm so panicked, really panicked! I was seriously ill last year, and I never expected to face this calamity in my birth year!

I've already booked an appointment for tomorrow. If everything's alright, I'll continue writing 10,000 words a day! If nothing serious happens, I should be able to update. But if something does happen, oh dear, I can't guarantee I'll be able to continue writing. Of course, I'll post my medical records then so everyone won't be too harsh on me.

But it should be nothing serious, right? I'm just...sigh...

I'm so sorry everyone, I really apologize. I don't think I've ever disappointed anyone.

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(End of this chapter)