Chapter 51

Although it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that I and the leader of the world's greatest empire, Qitun Shanhe, had deep-seated grudges, just the fact that the Holy Heart was intercepted by me could make someone spit blood. Yet, he could still smile and chat with me, whether it was an act or not, he was quite a character.

"Sure, sure~ I wonder what the Grandmaster wants to see me for? And how did you know I was in the Greenwind Canyon?"

Qitun Shanhe chuckled, "Although our guild has few members, there are still a few hundred people leveling up here. You walked into the core area of the camp early and then went to the Ashen Woods to cut down the Red Robe Mages. A few people saw you. And I guess your reputation reached friendly so quickly because of the Emerald Woods~"

Seeing Fang Yi's mouth twitch, Qitun Shanhe continued, "Don't worry, the Golden Right Hand didn't tell me, I guessed it."

This time, I boldly came to find you because someone in the guild discovered that a Japanese treasure-hunting group seemed to have triggered a quest for the opposing faction, the Red Robe Mages. Someone in our guild participated in the beta test and confirmed that the Red Robe Mages are definitely the evil faction near Tashir."

Qitun Shanhe paused, noticing the thief's lack of expression, and continued, "So far, this is the only faction camp in the area. If the Red Robe Mages take it down, it would be very disadvantageous for Tashir players. And so far, only your reputation is far higher than others. Our people can't even get high-level quests. If we delay for a couple more days, the situation might not be good."

"So, I want to make a deal with you. Lead our people to participate in the quest, and you name the price."

Fang Yi listened to Qitun Shanhe's righteous speech, which was essentially about wanting to participate in the quest against the Red Robe Mages. The faction camps in the wild are indeed important. On one hand, they provide supplies to players, and on the other hand, the reputation of each faction represents a large number of quests of various levels, a crucial step for players transitioning from grinding small monsters to clearing waves of bosses in the wild.

But if you are so noble and selfless, why not just lead people to raid the Red Robe's lair? Why come to me?

"I see," Fang Yi stroked his chin, looking at Qitun Shanhe and the mage-geared warrior behind him, "So, what's your offer?"

Hearing this, Qitun Shanhe's face lit up with a smile, and he confidently replied, "Twenty thousand gold after the job is done." Twenty thousand gold, at the current black market price, could be exchanged for thirty to forty thousand universal coins, which was not a small amount.

However, Fang Yi did not show the surprise Qitun Shanhe expected but chuckled, "I heard that a guild must complete related quests in the area to apply for a base, and it must be done by guild members themselves." Qitun Shanhe's smile faltered upon hearing this.

"But this Greenwind Canyon is indeed a good place. The entrance is full of level 15 or so grinding spots, and further in, there are maps for levels 20 to 30, not to mention the waves of bosses in the wild," Fang Yi said with a smile, looking at Qitun Shanhe's varied expressions, "It's really a good place!"

Qitun Shanhe saw the thief's calm expression and his face briefly turned serious before quickly recovering with a smile, though this time it was more solemn, "One hundred thousand universal coins!"

"Fifty thousand universal coins, five hundred star diamonds!"

Qitun Shanhe hesitated, then said after a moment, "Our guild can't come up with that much gold..."

"The currency exchange system is about to open, right?" Fang Yi looked at the stunned leader of the world's greatest empire with an innocent expression and smiled, "You can come up with twenty thousand gold, either your guild doesn't want to develop, or the currency exchange is about to open. I trust the information-gathering ability of the leader of the world's greatest empire~"

Qitun Shanhe opened his mouth but said nothing. Indeed, the guild's finances were managed by specialists, and he was not deeply involved. If there were professionals here, such a mistake wouldn't have happened.

"Actually, you're making a profit," Fang Yi said with a grin, "After the currency exchange system opens, the gold exchange rate won't be as high as it is now."

Fang Yi had planned to haggle with Qitun Shanhe, but the price offered matched his expectations. Honestly, for the world's greatest empire, spending one hundred thousand to get a chance to establish a guild base was a great deal. But as the one getting something for nothing, Fang Yi knew it was wise to know when to stop.

With the current virtual games being so advanced, real-world laws had long covered all aspects of virtual games. Fang Yi immediately signed a payment agreement with Qitun Shanhe. From then on, whether they turned against each other or had grievances, he wouldn't have to worry about Qitun Shanhe backing out unless he was willing to let the entire guild suffer sanctions, such as revoking the base.

Qitun Shanhe's plan was very simple: to have Fang Yi join the guild and complete the quest with the world's greatest empire members. This way, even though others couldn't get quest rewards due to insufficient reputation, they would still be recognized by the system as participating in the plot between the Bull's Horn and the Red Robe Mages.

This would remove the biggest obstacle for the world's greatest empire to establish a guild base. Of course, this didn't mean the guild base would definitely be established; many complex procedures would still take a long time to handle. But compared to other guilds that didn't even know how to start the regional quests, the world's greatest empire was undoubtedly ahead.

Looking at the guild invitation from Qitun Shanhe on his retinal display, Fang Yi couldn't help but laugh at himself, never expecting he would join the world's greatest empire one day.

The notification "Fangkuai (Thief) has joined the guild" didn't cause much of a stir. There were quite a few people in this guild who hated him, Qitun Shanhe did a good job~ Fang Yi thought, looking at the calm guild channel.

"Let's move tonight," Fang Yi adjusted his cloak and noticed the warrior behind Qitun Shanhe's eyes light up, "There are quite a few people in the enemy camp, do you have enough people?"

"No problem!"

"Are you sure the Greenwind Canyon quest is related to the Bull's Horn?" The atmosphere relaxed after the deal was made. Seeing Qitun Shanhe busy dispatching troops, Fang Yi asked out of boredom.

"Yep!" Qitun Shanhe replied without looking up, clearly very busy. At this moment, the silent elf warrior walked up to Fang Yi and politely greeted him.

"According to what the Fallfish said, your skills are quite good. Since we have some free time, how about a few rounds?"

Oh? Someone's looking for a fight. Fang Yi glanced at Qitun Shanhe, who just looked up and said nothing.

"Sure!" Fang Yi said calmly, "I don't just duel anyone, you need to pay ten gold first."

The elf warrior didn't say a word, directly traded ten gold to Fang Yi, and then Fang Yi received a system prompt,

"Player Minghe Xiaojian has sent you a duel request, do you accept?"