Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

Expecting a few wolves to spring up from this bunch of good-for-nothings is really asking too much of them.

Even if advanced players are willing to adopt an elite training model, the base number is only so small, and ultimately only a minority will succeed.

To ensure that new high-level players are added every year to fill the vacancies caused by deaths, a wide net must be cast.

Ordinary people in the main urban area of ​​Xingyi City survived under such circumstances.

Compared to the players living here, ordinary people enjoy an additional privilege—living in the city is free of charge.

The dangerous restriction is that you can't leave the city; once you come, you have to be prepared to live here for the rest of your life.

Even the higher-ups in Star Memory City have specifically formulated strict laws—prohibiting players from harming ordinary people in the main city.

Of course, this law does not apply to everyone; it only applies to the silent, lower-level players and cannot restrain the wealthy and powerful.

This kind of unspoken rule exists in almost every place.

“What a…annoying place,” Sakura said, frowning slightly.

"Don't worry, it won't last much longer," Fan Xiao said. "Once Guangyao takes over this place, things will gradually get better. I think the atmosphere in Guangyao City is quite good."

"Isn't it a bad idea to raise the flag too early?" Sakura reminded her.

“I’ve noticed you’re actually quite talkative,” Fan Xiao said, staring at Ying. “Why don’t you usually say a word?”

"..."

Sakura did not answer the question.

Because she didn't want to reveal her true thoughts, she changed the subject, saying, "Do you really not need my help to investigate Samael's copy? My ability's cooldown period has already passed."

"Good steel should be used where it's needed most. Your advanced abilities should be used for the overall operation against Star Memory City. Leave this dungeon investigation to me. And..."

After a pause, Fan Xiao didn't hide anything and told the truth: "Personally, I don't really like playing dungeons with acquaintances, especially relying on their abilities to complete the dungeon."

Upon hearing this, Sakura thought for a moment and asked, "Because it will affect the dungeon rating?"

“That’s one aspect,” Fan Xiao said. “On the other hand, doing so is not conducive to the accumulation of one’s own experience and abilities.”

"Hmm... then I'll wait for you outside."

Sakura did not insist on participating.

About forty minutes later, the small truck turned onto a somewhat old street and stopped in front of the gate of a five-story building with a yard.

The driver and the burly man in the passenger seat got out of the car first.

At this moment, the gate to the courtyard of the building opened from the inside, and a thin figure ran over quickly, approaching the burly man and saying, "Boss, the things you asked me to do have been done, but the results... uh, are a bit poor. I sent everyone out to check the entire area we were responsible for, inside and out, and in the end, I only found two people who met the requirements."

"What... there are two!?"

The burly man was taken aback at first, then his eyes lit up with surprise: "Idiot! Do you know what two means? You still think it's not enough? Quick! Take me there!"

"Have you found someone who meets the requirements for Satellite City 44?"

Fan Xiao's voice suddenly rang out, attracting the burly man's attention.

The burly man turned his head and saw that his two "friends" had also gotten out of the car.

He nodded, his face beaming, and said, "Yes! Let's head over there now and take them under control. If we're too late, someone else might snatch them up. Two people? That's enough for us to make a fortune! We can't let someone else get them."

Satellite City 44 is the experimental base assigned to the One-Winged Organization by Star Memory City.

Of course, the burly man was unaware of this, nor could he possibly have known.

All he knew was that Satellite City 44 had recently posted a bounty among players—to find a human under the age of 17 who could trigger a reaction from the detection equipment.

The testing equipment can be obtained by going to Satellite City 44. If you can find a suitable target and deliver it to the satellite city, you will receive a very generous mission reward.

On the other side, the skinny man who addressed the burly man as "boss" looked at Fan Xiao and Ying with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Who are these two people?

It seems like he knows the boss... How come I've never seen him before?

Just as the thin man was about to ask something, his eyes suddenly glazed over, the doubt in his eyes disappeared, and he returned to normal.

So it turns out he was a "friend" who had been in contact with the boss all along.

"Don't rush," Fan Xiaochao, the burly man, laughed, "Let me take a picture first, then we'll go find someone."

"Take a photo?" The burly man was taken aback.

Fan Xiaozhen took out a camera and took a picture of the four-story building with a yard in front of him.

"Travel Camera" - This is a B-grade item he obtained from the "Battle of Two Cities" instance, a spatial teleportation item.

Within the same partition, he can use photos taken with a camera as a medium to transmit to the corresponding location in the photos.

Moreover, he can not only teleport himself, but also bring others with him, as long as the number of people does not exceed five.

This item is not suitable for use in real-time combat, but it has a huge advantage over teleportation items—it has a longer teleportation distance.

As long as a photo is taken and the destination in the photo is not obscured by any means of shielding, he can even instantly travel from one end of the planet to the other.

The effect was incredibly powerful, but so far, he hadn't encountered many situations where he needed to use this item, so it had been gathering dust in his storage space.

“Alright,” Fan Xiao put away the photos and camera and said to Ying, “You stay here and wait for my notification.”

Sakura nodded and asked, "Is One-Wing collecting test subjects on a large scale?"

She knew that Fan Xiao could control the minds and memories of everyone present at any time, so she didn't try to hide anything when asking questions.

“Yes,” Fan Xiao nodded, “It seems they really intend to cooperate with Xingyi City, otherwise they wouldn’t be making such a big fuss. Players aren’t as easy to control as ordinary people; once the damage is done, it’s too late to turn back… Have these guys changed their ways?”

He was also unsure whether this was a point of contention.

"Alright!" the burly man said somewhat displeased, "You guys are actually getting all excited about such trivial things as what to eat for supper... Now we should focus on the important matter!"

Yes, the conversation he overheard between the two was about choosing a late-night snack.

Fan Xiao laughed and said, "You're the boss, so naturally I'll listen to you. Let's go."

"Skinny Monkey, lead the way."

Upon hearing this, the burly man gestured with his eyes to the thin man who had reported the information to him.

The nickname "Skinny Monkey" was given to the other person by him.

The unsung boss of this neighborhood is none other than this C-level player.

He practically monopolized all the underworld-related businesses in the area.

This phenomenon is very common in Xingyi City.

Almost every subdivided area has these kinds of clandestine dealings.

In his view, the ordinary people living in this area were all his property, just as the "commodities" of the satellite city were to the main city of Xingyi City.

In fact, with his current wealth and growing influence, he would have been qualified long ago to move to the central area of ​​the main city and become a member of the elite class.

The only reason he gave up a higher social status and chose to stay in this filthy slum was that he enjoyed the feeling of being a local tyrant.

Division 004 is very large, with many humans and towns that survived the original disaster. Every year, Star Memory City deceives and absorbs a large number of native humans to expand the city's population.

These newly arrived ordinary people usually flock to the western suburbs, which are slums.

This is his paradise.

Murder, cannibalism, choosing concubines, rape, thrilling hunts... he does whatever he wants.

Every year a large number of new toys come in, so he's never bored.

Although the higher-ups in Star Memory City have forbidden players from killing ordinary people, there are still many loopholes that can be exploited.

As long as you have the connections with those above and below you, you can basically do whatever you want.

Of course, he admitted that the "products" in the satellite city were more fun, but unfortunately, those "products" were for the entire G08 node market, and with his limited funds, he couldn't afford such high-end projects.

Soon, the skinny man drove out in a smaller car and respectfully invited the burly man, Fan Xiao, and the driver of the small truck to get in together.

The burly man glanced in Ying's direction and asked Fan Xiao, "Is he really not going over?"

Fan Xiao smiled and said, "Your mother is dead."

“I see,” the burly man nodded. “Since you’re injured, you definitely need to rest. In that case… let’s go.”

……

Nine p.m.

No. 22 Jiuxin Street.

In an old house that exudes a sense of history, seven young boys and girls are gathered together.

The light from the ceiling was a dim, yellowish hue, illuminating the seven people's faces and highlighting their fatigue.

The oldest of the seven was a girl who looked to be around 16 years old.

"Sister Tong, can we still go to the factory to clean tomorrow? That horse-faced uncle didn't look like a good person, but he gave us a lot of money! I see the factory gets really dirty every day, maybe... we can go every day from now on?"

The person asking the question was a boy who was about 14 years old and slightly thin.

His face was filled with hope: "If I can save money for two weeks in a row, I can buy medicine for my dad."

Upon hearing this, everyone else turned their attention to the oldest girl.

The girl, addressed as Sister Tong, instinctively tried to avoid eye contact, but with everyone staring at her, she realized she couldn't hide. So she could only say, "It should... it should be okay, right? I'll ask tomorrow, and if it's okay... I'll let you know."

She paused, then added, "There's a lot of dust in that factory. We can't clean it often. If we do, we might...we might get pneumoconiosis."

"Wearing more masks should be fine, right?"

The boy who asked the question sounded innocent; he didn't notice that the girl's gaze was a little strange.

Sister Tong... A girl named Xing Tong has a pair of very beautiful eyes.

Under everyone's gaze, she finally suppressed her hidden hesitation and replied, "Um... I'll ask tomorrow, don't worry. It's getting late, let me take you home first."

"Wait a minute! Sister Tong."

At this moment, among the six people staring at Xing Tong, a girl who looked to be only about 12 years old suddenly asked, "Where did Sister Lu go? You said before that she was taken in by a wealthy family in the East District as their adopted daughter, but... it's been a week, why hasn't she come back to see us?"

Chapter 641 A Cowardly Yet Strong Girl

The girl sitting opposite him posed a question that carried a slightly accusatory tone, leaving Xing Tong momentarily at a loss for words.

The seven of them... no, including "Sister Lu," there were originally eight of them, all from the same place, and they had been living in Xingyi City for less than a month.

Their former hometown had long since fallen into ruin and become desolate amidst the numerous crises created and sown by various monsters and random dungeons.

Among the rampaging monsters, some are rumored to be man-made; others are dungeon creatures that temporarily broke out of the dungeon and are now active in the surrounding area.

Every so often, some people either die from the bloody, monstrous maw or suddenly disappear.

The longer the zones are involved in the evolution game, the safe zone will eventually become the only place where survival is possible.

The hometown where the eight of them once lived was constantly being robbed of its population by various crises, causing the population to dwindle... until a month ago, the once sizable village had dwindled to less than fifty survivors, making even daily life a problem.

The eight of them were lucky to survive such a harsh environment, and a month ago they encountered a patrolling Star Memory City guard player who took them and other survivors to Star Memory City.

And so they settled down there.

However, Xing Tong soon discovered that they had simply moved from one demonic cave to another.

Star City is not a good place.

Although they gained the right to stay in the city indefinitely, the cost of living there was too high. Just the rent and food alone kept them busy.

Xiao Sheng... who was the boy who first asked her a question, his father was an elder shared by the eight of them.

The endless crisis had already taken the lives of their parents; Xiao Sheng's father was one of the survivors among the elders.

Two weeks ago, Xiaosheng's father fell ill due to overwork, and the eight of them had to get together to find ways to earn money and raise money for his medicine.

Sister Lu... that is, Lulu, is the one who proposed the fundraising plan.

Lulu is the oldest of the eight, at 18 years old. She is also lively, opinionated, and steady in her work, so she naturally became the leader of the group.

Together with Lulu, they used their spare time to find odd jobs in the surrounding area. The eight of them worked hard for more than a week and successfully raised enough money for Xiaosheng's father's first medicine, which helped his condition improve.

However, Lulu disappeared just a week ago.

Yes, they are missing.

Xing Tong had some guesses about Lulu's whereabouts, but she didn't dare to say it.