Chapter 15

Just as Wen Xiaodao finished eating the dinner Qin Yu had left for him and returned to the game pod to start his gold farming, an unexpected event occurred in the already sparsely populated game, *The Legend*:

A group of high-level players from a guild that had left *The Legend* three months ago suddenly returned, blocking the entrance to the main city, Shabal, and going on a killing spree.

These players were all of high level and well-equipped, belonging to a guild that had once dominated *The Legend* but left due to the impact of *Dungeons and Dragons*.

The players still active in *The Legend* were mostly newbies or low-level players who had never been particularly strong. Under the assault of nearly a hundred high-level players, they couldn't stand their ground. After a few attempts, many were already scared, and those who wanted to resist found that their numbers were far fewer and their strength vastly inferior, so they had to give up.

Some troublemakers even stood in the city and cursed at the attackers to vent their frustration.

In short, the situation was that a few players who wanted to play the game were trapped in the city by a group of players who didn't want to play, unable to do anything but stay in the city. However, while others could stay in the city and not go out, Wen Xiaodao, a professional player, couldn't afford to. For Wen Xiaodao, every day without farming gold meant a day without earning money.

Wen Xiaodao didn't hesitate, seizing the opportunity to kill a member of the large guild and break through the encirclement, heading straight for the gold farming spot.

As a professional player, Wen Xiaodao had excellent skills and equipment, which was proven by his ability to break through the blockade of a group of high-level players.

However, this marked the beginning of a series of unfortunate events for Wen Xiaodao...

With Wen Xiaodao's successful breakout, the high-level players from the large guild immediately started a frenzied pursuit, treating Wen Xiaodao as their new toy to replace the now somewhat boring game of blocking and killing at the entrance.

Despite using every trick in the book to hide, it was not easy to hide in a game that was already sparsely populated. The attackers could simply chase anyone they saw.

—Because in *The Legend*, there were hardly any other players besides Wen Xiaodao. The map of *The Legend* was not large, and when compared to *Dungeons and Dragons*, it was even smaller than the area covered by the Silver Moon Alliance, let alone the vast maps of Haru and the Underdark. It was much easier to catch someone in *The Legend*.

Thus, Wen Xiaodao was caught in front of a game area called the Fire God's Cave.

The saying "misfortune comes when the time is not right" aptly describes this situation. It wasn't just any place, but specifically the Fire God's Cave...

The Fire God's Cave was the only outdoor area in *The Legend* with a nearby respawn point and no respawn protection, meaning it was a place where players could be killed and respawned indefinitely.

It was said that the game developers intentionally created this special area to increase the intensity of battles, allowing players to be killed immediately upon respawning. Thus, the Fire God's Cave was also known as the "Battlefield of Asuras," where countless players were killed to level 0 during the game's peak.

—In *The Legend*, dying once would drop 50% of the player's current level experience. A level 50 player would need to be killed 100 times to start over.

And that day, Wen Xiaodao was trapped at the respawn point, being killed repeatedly by a group of high-level players. In front of the Fire God's Cave, Wen Xiaodao was indeed killed 100 times, from level 50 to level 0, returning to the ranks of newbies.

Of course, the main reason for this outcome was Wen Xiaodao's refusal to back down, stubbornly standing at the respawn point without logging out to avoid the pursuit.

As a result, not only did his level drop to 0, but the set of high-quality equipment he had painstakingly crafted to increase gold drops was also completely destroyed. Even worse, the high-level players, in front of Wen Xiaodao, used vicious words to mock him while dismantling the equipment into various basic materials!!!

This was a devastating blow to Wen Xiaodao's "gold farmer" work.

Leveling up was manageable; becoming a newbie again meant starting over, but leveling up in *The Legend* was not slow, and reaching level 50 again was not impossible, just time-consuming.

However, equipment was a different story. In online games, obtaining equipment mainly relied on a large player base, especially when collecting a set of suitable equipment for specific needs. It required sifting through the loot of thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of players, making it extremely difficult to achieve on one's own.

—For example, Wen Xiaodao's set of equipment, which increased gold drops by 1204%, had taken him half a year to collect. Not to mention the various enhancements to make it more suitable for gold farming, the effort and complexity were indescribable. It was not an exaggeration to say that this set of equipment was the culmination of Wen Xiaodao's entire *The Legend* career.

Now, all of this was gone, completely destroyed.

It was impossible to collect such a set of equipment again in a server that was almost deserted. Relying on random drops to gather another set was a pipe dream. In other words, Wen Xiaodao's gold farming, which relied on equipment bonuses to increase gold drops, was completely ruined.

That night, the stubborn and unlucky Wen Xiaodao lost his monthly income of 2000 yuan...

Qin Yu frowned. These guys were really ruthless. They should have known that Wen Xiaodao was a gold farmer who relied on the game for a living. Preventing him from working on time was already bad enough, but dismantling his equipment and destroying his livelihood was even worse. Professional players were rarely short of money, and this was really crossing the line. Even as a bystander, Qin Yu was seething with anger.

At the end, Wen Xiaodao started to cry again. Qin Yu opened his mouth as if to say something comforting but didn't. After a long pause, he cleared his throat and said seriously:

"What you did was wrong. When faced with such a situation, you should have logged out first!"

Wen Xiaodao, who was expecting some soft words to comfort her, was taken aback and looked at Qin Yu with a puzzled, tear-streaked face:

"Are you comforting me?"

"Of course not. First, you need to know where you went wrong. Now, it's time to comfort... but there's really nothing to comfort you with. Why didn't you log out...?"

After thinking for a moment, Qin Yu said, "In my opinion, what you did was indeed a bit off. Knowing you couldn't win, you still fought back. I don't like that approach. Even if it shows stubbornness and determination, I still think that running away when you can't win is smarter. You should have logged out, no question about it."

Wen Xiaodao looked at Qin Yu with a slightly resentful expression, blinking back tears and laughing sarcastically:

"You really need a kick in the pants."

"Exactly, everyone says that."

Qin Yu smiled and scratched his head:

"Anyway, do you know what those people are doing in real life?"

"In real life? I don't know. What are you planning to do? Even if... you can't mix real life with the game."

Wen Xiaodao looked terrified, wondering if this seemingly gentle and refined senior was actually a gangster. She instinctively moved her chair back, adopting a self-protective stance, which made Qin Yu laugh and cry at the same time:

"What are you thinking? Of course, I'm not asking what they do in real life. I'm asking what game they are playing now. They were a top-notch guild, right? They wouldn't just leave the gaming world, would they?"

Qin Yu paused and spread his hands:

"But they did affect your real life. Haven't you thought about getting your losses back in real life?"

"No, no..."

Wen Xiaodao shook her head vigorously, seemingly extremely fearful of real-life retaliation. Qin Yu instinctively felt that this girl might have had some past experiences or lessons that made her extremely resistant to such topics.

So, Qin Yu didn't say anything more and waited for Wen Xiaodao to calm down. After a while, Wen Xiaodao sighed:

"...Well, it's already like this. Why bother with real-life trouble? I don't want to be like them..."

Wen Xiaodao pouted, looking calm, and her mood seemed a bit better. This girl was quite forgiving, and Qin Yu thought that if his livelihood had been destroyed, he would definitely make them pay back, at least to break even, whether in the game or in real life.

However, since Wen Xiaodao didn't like this approach, Qin Yu didn't comment and continued the previous topic:

"What I mean is, find out which game they are playing and try to recover your losses in the game. A guild like this wouldn't go to a game with no future, right? And even if you don't seek revenge, it might be a business opportunity for you. Money is money, no matter where you earn it."

Qin Yu explained and emphasized that it was all in the game to avoid being mistaken for a gangster. Wen Xiaodao thought for a moment:

"You're right, it should have a bright future..."

It seemed like she was giving herself a reason to switch games—although there wasn't much left to play in *The Legend*—and she nodded firmly, continuing:

"They are playing *Dungeons and Dragons*, and the guild is still called 'League of Legends'...

—Should I really go to *Dungeons and Dragons* to develop?"

The last sentence was clearly seeking Qin Yu's opinion. Qin Yu was taken aback and inwardly chuckled:

"This is moving fast, already asking for my opinion..."

After a few seconds of self-satisfaction, Qin Yu started to think about how to take advantage of Wen Xiaodao...

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