The Fourth Calamity: People in High Martial Arts, Gods in Games

Chapter 102 Blood and Glory

City of Light, Obsidian Martial Arts School.

"Brother Zhen, we just used all our points to exchange for land in Crimson Moon Mountain. We don't have enough points left for everyone to exchange for smartwatches." The Frontier Gunner looked at the pile of A5-level weapons and A4-level armor he got from killing bandits on the ground and said with a headache, "If we want to exchange for smartwatches, we'll probably have to sell these weapons and equipment to the martial arts school."

They thought they could make a fortune from all the weapons and equipment they acquired, but they forgot that new players simply couldn't afford them. Even with a 50% discount for joining the Dawn Squad, they still couldn't afford them. In other words, they had weapons and equipment but hadn't earned any points.

"Smartwatches will allow us to monitor the situation in the wild; we absolutely must buy them." Fang Zhen thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Don't we have a batch of confiscated smartwatches? Sell those unusable ones to the martial arts school. Also, sell the shielding device we confiscated—we don't need it either—to the martial arts school. As for the remaining amount, sell some weapons and equipment. We must ensure everyone has one before heading to Crimson Moon Mountain."

"Okay, I'll take care of it right away." The gunman from beyond the Great Wall nodded, then carried a metal box full of smartwatches to the warehouse to exchange them.

While the Dawn Squad was busy preparing for the big battle, a large number of new players in the martial arts school were practicing the Shocking Breathing Technique like they were risking their lives. They were spitting out blood on the training ground, their eyes filled with madness. Some players were even covered in blood, barely breathing, but their faces were full of joy.

"What's going on with this Obsidian Martial Arts School? Why are they breaking through breathing techniques so madly? Have all these members gone crazy?" Jacques, watching from the second floor, stared wide-eyed at the scene.

After Lin Qi openly announced his intention to go to war, Jacques did not think highly of Lin Qi's choice.

As a long-established, top-twenty powerful gang in the wilderness, the Great Ape Gang is far too strong for the Obsidian Martial Arts School to handle. A direct confrontation would only result in heavy losses, leaving them with no power to retaliate.

Even Jacques suspected that after Lin Qi announced the result, many members of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy would probably feel terrified and frightened. After all, the vagrants in the City of Light should know how powerful the ape race was as a strong race in the City of Light.

Jacques had even seen similar incidents in other cities. Some large outlaw gangs had offended powerful local outlaw gangs, and the gang leader of one of the outlaw gangs had directly crippled that leader and handed him over to the powerful gang. Surprisingly, none of the outlaw gang members felt regret or anger; they only felt fortunate.

Lin Qi's open challenge to the Great Ape Gang will undoubtedly cause turmoil throughout the entire Obsidian Martial Arts School.

To Jacques' surprise, the members of the Obsidian Martial Arts School were not afraid at all; on the contrary, they were extremely excited. What was even more terrifying was that many members who were not yet at the apprentice level were desperately trying to break through their limits in order to keep up with the school master, Lin Qi. Jacques simply could not understand such loyalty. What kind of bewitching potion had Lin Qi given to these members?

On the other side, in the martial arts school's rest room, Lin Qi finished counting all the energy ores in the warehouse and used them all to convert into rest areas, directly increasing the number of rest areas in the martial arts school by ten.

"We just need to wait another three days to add another hundred new recruits." Lin Qi looked at the countdown for the system upgrade and made up his mind that he had to keep Crimson Moon Mountain afloat for at least three more days.

These 100 new recruits may not become combatants, but they can guard the martial arts school, allowing the existing recruits and the 50 recruits who will arrive in a day to go to Crimson Moon Mountain to provide support.

By then, there will be 160 people in Red Moon Mountain. Even if we can't defend Red Moon Mountain, we can still reduce the Great Ape Gang's current fighting strength by continuously attacking Red Moon Mountain, making the Great Ape Gang unable to do anything else in the wild and getting caught in an endless war of attrition.

With players capable of infinite respawns, he truly didn't believe the Great Ape Gang could outlast him.

Lin Qi then took the ten B2-grade standard weapons stored in the martial arts school, as well as a B2-grade longsword specially made by Luo Qi, and headed straight for Chiyue Mountain overnight.

The announcement of the great battle undoubtedly helped players break through to higher levels. In less than half an hour, more than ten players broke through to become apprentices, bringing the number of new apprentices to twenty-eight. They then traveled towards Red Moon Mountain in two medium-sized transport vehicles.

It took Lin Qi nearly three hours to reach Crimson Moon Mountain.

Although it was already midnight, the entire Crimson Moon Mountain was brightly lit. A large number of players were reinforcing the defenses in front of the mountain gate. Instead of wooden stakes, they were now iron walls made of shipping containers. Even a master apprentice would need some time to break through.

Two wooden watchtowers have been added in front of the gate, with archers standing on them, carrying A5-level composite longbows. The level of defense is just like that of a military outpost, which means that the players of Crimson Moon Mountain have also received news of the start of the war.

"It's a pity that the materials in Crimson Moon Mountain are limited. If A6 grade alloys were readily available, I could build an iron fortress. At that time, not to mention a thousand people, even ten thousand apprentices wouldn't be able to conquer it." Ragnarok looked at the two layers of barbed wire fences erected outside Crimson Moon Mountain and felt very regretful.

"You dare to think you can just use A6 grade alloy like that?" A Leaf of Clouds rolled its eyes at Ragnarok. "Do you know how much that stuff costs? With that much A6 grade alloy, you could arm ten thousand people."

"I was just saying." Ragnarok curled his lips and looked at Fang Zhen and the others who came with Lin Qi. His eyes were filled with envy. "I really don't know what kind of luck Old Zhen has. He ran into a robbery while transporting ore. He's really made a fortune this time. These weapons and equipment are probably worth millions of points."

"I should have taken this delivery job. Old Zhen and his gang have made a fortune. We must rob them of an A6-level weapon later." Yi Ye Fuyun nodded, looking like he had lost out big time.

While Ragnarok and A Leaf were chatting, Fang Zhen and the others who had come up the mountain with Lin Qi were fully armed, carrying A6-level weapons and wearing protective gear that was at least A5-level. The sight of more than ten people walking together was the envy of the players on Crimson Moon Mountain.

However, before everyone could even feel envious, Lin Qi had already gathered all the players on Crimson Moon Mountain.

"Our war with the Great Ape Gang is about to begin. In order to protect our Crimson Moon Mountain and the honor of our Obsidian Martial Arts School, for any disciple who accepts the mission in this great battle, the martial arts school will only take half of the spoils of war."

"Killing an apprentice of advanced level or above will reward you with 5,000 points and 500 contribution points; killing a quasi-martial artist will reward you with 30,000 points and 1,000 contribution points; and killing Watu, the leader of the Great Ape Gang, will reward you with 200,000 points and 5,000 contribution points!"

As Lin Qi finished speaking, the entire audience erupted in uproar. In particular, those players who had previously envied Fang Zhen no longer felt envious, and their gazes toward Lin Qi were filled with fervor.

"The owner is awesome!"

"The Master has finally decided to act like a human being!"

"Half the spoils? Could the Guild Master's system be malfunctioning? How could he be so generous?"

Regarding this war caused by the hidden storyline, everyone's thought was that it would be great to get some points and contributions. Large-scale wars with thousands of players are rare in many virtual games. More often, the battles involve tens of thousands of players in virtual masterpieces. Moreover, such large-scale battles usually suffer from severe frame drops, which greatly affects the experience.

But the arrival of high-level martial arts is different. Even with thousands of people together, there is no frame drop, allowing you to experience a war in the most realistic way. This kind of experience is absolutely priceless.

Lin Qi's willingness to offer half of the spoils is something no one could even dream of.

Immediately, everyone eagerly signed up, fearing that the spots would be filled.

"Silence! Silence!" Lin Qi looked at the crowd who had finished registering, took a deep breath, and said loudly again, "This war is very disadvantageous for us. The Great Ape Gang, as a long-established outdoor gang, has more than two thousand members and is equipped with A6-level armor. We don't have much chance of winning in a head-on battle now. I plan to organize a raiding squad to launch a surprise attack on the Great Ape Gang's outdoor base tonight. Apprentices of advanced level and above can come and register with me."

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"Let me make this clear first: this is very likely a mission with no return; all that awaits is bloodshed and glory!"

"Such a good thing?" One Leaf Floating Cloud exclaimed excitedly. "Master, our Wind and Cloud Team is signing up! We don't want points, we just want glory!"

As Yi Ye Fuyun was the first to sign up, the other senior apprentices who had realized what was happening also rushed to sign up, fearing that this raid mission would be like a death battle and that there would really be a limit on the number of participants.

Looking at the list of places, Lin Q was somewhat surprised that in just two days, there had been quite a few more advanced apprentices. Even Xiao Yuan, who had only just entered the apprenticeship after a fierce battle, had now reached the advanced apprentice level. Her talent for learning the Shocking Breathing Technique was exceptionally high.

After three minutes of counting, the entire Obsidian Martial Arts School now has more than nineteen advanced apprentices. Among them, Luo Wushang has actually reached the level of a limit apprentice, while Zhang Qingwei is less than ten kilograms away from becoming a limit apprentice, and her speed is fully up to standard.

"Damn it! This is so unfair! Why do these advanced apprentices get to experience it first?!"

"Damn it! Why is it that I never get any good opportunities?"

"Master, could we discuss this? I'm just one step away from becoming an advanced apprentice. I don't want anything; I'm best at throwing my life away."

"Damn it! You bunch of bastards, have you no shame for half the spoils? Master, don't choose them, I only need 20% of the spoils."

Many intermediate apprentices present looked at the advanced apprentices who had signed up, and their eyes turned red.

This raid was supposedly a suicide mission, but it was clearly a huge benefit. Raiding the enemy's main camp was the biggest advantage in itself, especially seeing how Fang Zhen and his men made a fortune from just a group of poor bandits. If they were to raid the Great Ape Gang's main camp, even if they only got half the profit, it was unimaginable.

"Alright! I understand that everyone is willing to risk their lives to defend the honor of the martial arts school." Lin Qi continued in the tone of an NPC, "However, this mission is special. Only advanced apprentices can complete it. Now, those who have registered, I will give you five minutes to prepare. After five minutes, everyone will be on the transport vehicle."

"yes!"

The nineteen senior apprentices present also showed joy and began to prepare.

What a perk!

This is a perk for advanced apprentices!

(End of this chapter)