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

Chapter 49 Sudden Wealth

The City of Light, the Abandoned Zone of the Crystal Clan.

"Brother Hou Fei, a planting base of the White Feather Gang has been destroyed by a mysterious force. Five apprentice-level experts and more than forty members have all perished." A tall woman from the Crystal Clan with a ruby ​​on her forehead rushed into the house, almost bumping into Hou Fei who was resting.

Hou Fei originally wanted to talk about the Crystal Clan woman in front of him, but after hearing the news, he suddenly stood up.

"What did you say? A plantation of the White Feather Gang was wiped out, and not a single person escaped?" Hou Fei was incredulous. "That was a plantation of the White Feather Gang! How could not a single person have escaped?"

Hou Fei was very familiar with the White Feather Gang, having had the most contact with them in the wild and often clashing with them.

Because of the constant friction, Hou Fei knew very well how strong the defenses of a planting base of the Baiyu Gang were. Under normal circumstances, there would be at least one intermediate apprentice stationed there, and that intermediate apprentice could fight against an advanced apprentice who had no protective gear for a short time.

With such a skilled person stationed there, if a senior apprentice were to lead an attack, even with signal jamming, they would choose to evacuate immediately. With more than forty people scattering and fleeing, it would be too difficult to keep all of them here.

Even the fastest advanced apprentices are lucky to catch four or five fleeing people. If they want to capture all forty people, then the attacking side must have a lot of manpower and surround the planting base in advance.

That means it would take more than ten apprentice-level experts working together with dozens of prospective apprentices to wipe out everyone in the White Feather Gang's base.

Both of these scenarios are quite surprising news.

"Yes, the White Feather Gang has come over and informed us that they're offering a reward of 100 kilograms of monster meat and one million bits for anyone who can provide even the slightest definite clue!" The Crystal Clan woman nodded emphatically, beaming with joy. "Brother Hou Fei, if we can find out which gang did it, then you'll have a real chance of becoming a martial artist!"

"It's not as simple as you think. Since the other side was able to destroy one of the White Feather Gang's bases without a trace, it means their power is not to be underestimated. If we find out the exact information and hand it over to the White Feather Gang, we'll be offending that power." Hou Fei shook his head, but still instructed, "However, you should still tell everyone to be careful when they go out. Even if they know any information, don't rush to collect the bounty."

"Yes." The Crystal Clan woman then left the room.

"Is this yet another gang poised to rise in the wild?" Hou Fei's gaze turned serious as he watched the woman leave.

The pie in the wild is only so big. Every time a wild gang rises, it means another wild gang falls. And then other wild gangs won't just stand by and watch; they'll definitely get involved, making the wild even more dangerous.

Abandoned area, outside Obsidian Martial Arts School.

"Xiao Lin, you guys need to be careful these days. It looks like things won't be peaceful in the wild anymore." Qin Mu looked at Lin Qi and said earnestly, "This time, the White Feather Gang is probably going to get serious. One hundred kilograms of monster meat and one million bits—even the big gangs in the suburbs will be tempted by that. They'll be investigating this matter thoroughly, and the force that destroyed the White Feather Gang's base will probably be found out soon. That mysterious gang is also very powerful. There will definitely be a big battle in the wild. You guys better not get involved."

"Don't worry, Brother Qin, we'll be careful." Lin Qi nodded and said with a smile, "We're just a small gang, we definitely won't get involved in the struggle for power in the wild."

"Good to know." Qin Mu was very pleased. His gaze swept over the completely transformed Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, the medium-sized transport vehicle and three large tricycles parked inside, and the dozens of players constantly being transported. He couldn't help but sigh, "I really didn't expect that in just a few days, your base would not only be so well-organized, but also grow so quickly. It's almost as big as some ordinary gangs in the wild."

Qin Mu remembered that just a few days ago, the entire Obsidian Martial Arts School was in a state of disrepair, without even a complete wall, and the inside of the school was drafty, with only about ten people.

Now, not only have all the walls of the Obsidian Martial Arts School been repaired, but even the walls of the martial arts school itself have been restored by 50-60%. In an abandoned area full of dilapidated buildings, this is quite luxurious. Even the headquarters of some large wild gangs are not much better.

What's even more astonishing is the personnel and equipment of the Obsidian Martial Arts School. Now, it has a staff of thirty, a medium-sized transport vehicle, and three large tricycles. This kind of resources are comparable to those of an ordinary gang in the wild.

"I was lucky and landed a few big jobs, so I just rented a few more vehicles," Lin Qi replied with a smile.

In addition to growing blood essence rice in the wild, the income of the wilderness gangs also comes from transportation. After all, many raw materials are in the wild, and many companies and gangs in the suburbs need some reckless vagrants to do these low-level jobs, so the wilderness gangs have become the best choice.

Having a certain level of skill and being reckless, they are perfect for doing a lot of dirty and tiring work, and the income from this is a significant sum for outdoor gangs.

Extreme apprentices like Qin Mu usually take on some transportation and escort jobs, but the level of the goods they transport is very high. These are all transportation jobs commissioned by large gangs in the suburbs, and ordinary wild gangs are not qualified to take them.

"Keep up the good work!" Qin Mu patted Lin Qi on the shoulder. "Once you guys have some experience, I can introduce you to a lot of good jobs."

"Then thank you very much, Brother Qin." Lin Qi was delighted to hear this.

He was initially worried about how to increase the income of the Obsidian Martial Arts School in the future. After all, compared with the increasing number of players who had access to various resources, the income from underground planting and transporting ore was not even enough to fill a gap in their teeth.

After Lin Qi saw Qin Mu off, he immediately instructed the players to quickly move the spoils from the vehicle.

This kept Lin Qi busy until late at night before he could finally tally up the spoils of the extermination and the rewards for all the players.

"The White Feather Gang is really rich. No wonder they can easily offer a million bits." Lin Qi looked at the items in his notebook and was filled with emotion.

This seizure, setting aside the various items, yielded over 200,000 bits in cash alone. It's unclear what the White Feather Gang intended to do with all that money in the safe, but it's all now going to them.

With this money and the cash he had on hand, the total amount reached 60, which should be barely enough to repair the Obsidian Martial Arts School.

In addition, the biggest gains were three vehicles, among which the medium-sized vintage transport vehicle was the most valuable, worth more than 300,000 on the second-hand market. Although it was useless against monsters in the wild, it could withstand the attacks of an apprentice-level expert.

Luo Qi has inspected all three vehicles and found no problems; they can be used freely.

After all, there are too many old cars like these in the wild. The various gangs are always fighting over them, so it's no different from using public vehicles. There's no need to get a tracking device; if you're so capable, just steal them directly.

Besides the three vehicles, the most valuable items were the twenty weapons and twenty sets of armor that the Qingque Gang had previously crafted.

These were A5-level weapons and A4-level armor pieces that the Qingque Gang had commissioned Luo Qi to create for their gang leader at great expense, with a total value exceeding 300,000. Unfortunately, all of these A5-level weapons were spears, with no other types of weapons. However, the A4-level armor pieces saved Lin Qin a lot of money.

The price of protective gear of the same level on the market is much higher than that of weapons.

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A4-level protective gear can be considered the standard protective gear for novice apprentices, and it can normally withstand attacks from novice apprentices.

Although A4-level armor may seem useless against Luo Wushang and Zhang Qingwei's black steel arrows, if the captains of the White Feather Gang didn't have A4-level armor, they wouldn't be able to suppress Luo Wushang and Zhang Qingwei even if they joined forces. In many cases, armor can turn a fatal wound into a serious injury, or even a minor injury, and make the fight more flexible.

Including the weapons and equipment seized from the White Feather Gang members, there are more than sixty spears, more than thirty composite bows, more than three hundred arrows, and more than thirty sets of A4-level armor, which is enough to fully arm all players.

However, compared to these vehicles and weapons, Lin Qi's attention was focused on the food and power equipment on his notebook.

"As expected of the White Feather Gang's planting base, the three large generators are enough to supply electricity to the three martial arts schools as long as there is enough energy ore mined underground. There are 454.8 kilograms of Blood Essence Rice in stock, 3522.5 kilograms of immature Blood Essence Rice, and 23549 Blood Essence Rice seeds."

"After this wave, the mature Blood Essence Rice can be sold, and the immature Blood Essence Rice can be sold to players to eat in order to accelerate the improvement of their physical fitness. In addition, I won't need to buy Blood Essence Rice seeds for a considerable period of time in the future, which really saves me a lot of trouble."

Looking at the supplies in his notebook, Lin Qi suddenly realized that not only did he no longer need to buy food for the players, but he could also make a fortune from them and accelerate their physical improvement—a win-win-win situation.

Immature blood essence rice is indeed much less effective than mature blood essence rice in providing blood and energy, but it is still much better than synthetic food.

Of course, selling immature blood essence rice to players will be much cheaper than buying it from players, with 10 points for every 10 grams of immature blood essence rice.

However, considering that players will consume Blood Essence Rice privately, in the future, in addition to giving points rewards for purchasing Blood Essence Rice, we will also give contribution rewards. Considering the value of the contribution, players will definitely continue to sell mature Blood Essence Rice to him.

"It seems we need to categorize contributions in the future, giving high-contribution players more identities, such as inner disciple and elite disciple, who can enjoy higher privileges within the martial arts school. For example, we could offer discounts of 9.5% and 9% on contribution consumption in the future." Lin Qi thought about it and felt that this was a good way to monetize players.

It not only motivates players to earn more contributions, but also gives them a greater sense of accomplishment—a win-win situation.

Status and position!

Which player can get rid of these two things?

"Hmm, a martial artist-level palm technique?"

Lin Qi glanced at the thick book that was tightly wrapped in the Baiyu Gang's safe. When he saw the five large characters "Martial Artist Level Palm Technique" printed on the cover of the book, he was completely shocked.

I never expected that the White Feather Gang would possess martial arts skills of the level of a martial artist, which are extremely rare even among the many powerful families in the City of Light.

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