"That chair isn't bad! Take it away!"
"What's this on the wall? Are these gems?"
"This guy is so poor."
The lich felt like crying. Watching these guys actually use their weapons to pry the gems off his walls, he couldn't hold back anymore.
"Stop!"
Several cold gazes simultaneously turned toward him.
The lich shivered, forcing a face full of smiles. "Um, big brothers, if you... if you take everything away, what am I supposed to do?"
The group turned to look at Fang Zhiyi. The lich watched as the skeleton, who had been standing there the whole time, slowly walked up to him.
"You..."
Although the lich couldn't sense how strong this skeleton in front of him was, he had definitely experienced the strength of his subordinates. He shrank back a little.
"Take this."
The lich watched as the group swaggered away, then looked down at the parchment in his hand.
"An employment application form?" The lich was a bit puzzled, but after looking around his ruined lair, he gritted his teeth. He'd do it!
Lin Han really felt like he couldn't keep playing this game anymore. He didn't know what exactly had happened, but the Brotherhood of the Four Seas was sticking to him like a dog-skin plaster, impossible to shake off. In less than a month, Xiaorou had died over a hundred times, and he was only slightly better off, having died several dozen times. The most miserable one was Nameless; his luck was terrible, and all of his equipment had dropped upon death.
Young Master Yan of the Brotherhood of the Four Seas had put out the word: they would keep killing him until he quit the game!
However, facing this kind of adversity actually ignited Lin Han's fighting spirit.
"Thirty years on the east side of the river, thirty years on the west side. Do not bully the young and poor!" Gritting his teeth, he barged into an area filled with high-level monsters. There were no other players here for the time being. Although he would face more threats, he believed he would definitely find a way to improve himself.
The Demon Corridor officially entered a period of rapid development. Money Rat practically lived at the front gate of the Demon Corridor. Fang Zhiyi had instructed him to find a way to rent out the street stalls set up at the entrance. Money Rat could only use his own methods to promote them, as he really couldn't imagine who would come here to do business.
Facts proved that he was short-sighted. As the reputation of the Demon Corridor Group grew and their business scope expanded, many players started frequenting the area. The stalls that Money Rat originally thought would lose money were actually more than half rented out.
Only then did Money Rat realize the foresight of that Skeleton Sword Saint. The location of the Demon Corridor dungeon was exactly at the center point between several cities. To the north was the newly opened area, and to the south was the Black Forest. If this place served as a transit hub, its future was limitless! Not to mention that the number of clients coming with commissions was increasing, and there were also many small groups coming to accept bounty quests. This place had been completely revitalized by Fang Zhiyi.
A subordinate hurried over to give him some intelligence. Without overthinking it, Money Rat turned and walked into the dungeon. After all, he was now making a living under Fang Zhiyi, so of course he had to perform well when given the chance, right?
"The salary is three thousand gold coins a month, with a twenty percent commission on accepted orders. But let's get this straight beforehand: if the boss is dissatisfied and files a complaint, depending on the actual situation, your commission for the month will be deducted. In severe cases, you might even be fired. Do you accept?" The succubus was as enchanting as ever, and the banshee sitting opposite her nodded repeatedly.
"What is inside your head?! The boss hired you to clear new territory, and you just chased after the BOSS to fight it, while the boss's entire team got wiped out by mobs!! Didn't you even look?!" A demon in the next room was currently roaring.
"I had no choice! That guy ran really fast. If I didn't stick to him, he would have escaped!" A Triangle Head replied, feeling very wronged.
"Escaped? Wouldn't he come back if he escaped? The boss died! The boss's equipment dropped all over the ground!"
"Supervisor, this really isn't my fault."
"Didn't the boss train you guys? No matter the situation, prioritize the boss's safety! They are the ones paying! You went to chase the target, but what's the use of you catching up alone?! Did you want to take the equipment? Huh?!"
"Well, I got a bit hot-headed at the time..."
"Hot-headed my ass! They already complained! We even have to compensate them for their equipment! Your commission for this month is deducted!"
Triangle Head left the demon's office dejectedly.
Seeing Money Rat, the demon smiled and greeted him.
Money Rat responded, feeling a bit dazed. These NPCs were too intelligent... exactly the same as in his real world...
As he stepped toward the hall where Fang Zhiyi was, the demon's angry roar came from behind again.
"You killed the boss??? They rushed you a few times and you killed the boss? You don't want to work here anymore, do you???"
"My Lord, this is the financial report for this month. I thought I should reconcile the accounts with you." Money Rat remained clear about his position.
Fang Zhiyi casually tossed it to the side.
"Um, My Lord, I saw some unfamiliar faces. Are they..."
Fang Zhiyi waved his hand, signaling him to relax. "Oh, part-timers. You know, although everyone has their own minds now, fools still make up the majority. Occasionally, there are some smart ones who know what they should do, so I specifically opened an interview channel."
Money Rat looked at Fang Zhiyi's skeletal face. Was this guy really a virtual monster generated by the game?
Even his own brain might not be able to keep up with this!
"The next auction will probably be a bit delayed. There aren't many good things left right now," Fang Zhiyi said.
Money Rat was a bit torn but still spoke up, "Um, My Lord, there's something I'm very concerned about. Although it's just a rumor, I heard that several large guilds in White Cloud City are communicating privately... It seems they want to stir up some trouble."
"Oh?"
"The equipment you sold them before, as well as the boosting services, have made their strength increase rapidly. I think you need to consider this carefully, My Lord. After all..." He didn't say the last part out loud, after all, you are a BOSS, and they are players.
Fang Zhiyi let out a hoarse laugh.
"Right, there's one more piece of intel. We've opened a lot of branch stores now, and thanks to you... our intelligence gathering is quite fast. It's news about that Lin Han..." Money Rat changed the subject.
Fang Zhiyi frowned, even though he didn't have eyebrows.
Little Hei clicked his tongue in wonder. "This cyber Heavenly Dao really favors the male lead. Even in this state, it's still handing out cheats?" The intelligence showed that Lin Han had a fortuitous encounter. He stumbled upon two BOSSes fighting to the death and took the opportunity to reap the benefits. Not only did he gain experience, but he also obtained quite a few top-tier pieces of equipment.
After he gifted a few pieces of equipment to Young Master Yan of the Brotherhood of the Four Seas, the guild finally revoked his wanted bounty.
As for Lin Han, he was now purchasing a guild token within the city, wanting to establish a guild of his own.
Fang Zhiyi smacked his lips. "It's nice to have good luck..."
The next day, a massive piece of news exploded across the world.
The Demon Corridor Group had initiated a siege battle!
No, to be exact, it was the boss of the Demon Corridor Group, that skeleton, who led his subordinates and charged into the city. The caught-off-guard guards were intercepted by the BOSSes in the rear, while the city's most elite Demon Slaying Army was pinned down by over a dozen BOSSes.
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
lity and could only live as an ordinary mortal. He only wished to live a peaceful life. Yet he didn't know— The dog he adopted, because it ate his food, became a legendary demon king. The kitchen knife he casually forged became a peerless divine weapon, causing numerous experts to fight desperately for it. The young disciple he took in became an immortal lord that led an era, due to cultivating the techniques Ye Feng taught him. Even the skeletons he looked down on the most were ominous demon kings that suppressed countless worlds. Many years later, looking at the void shattered with a punch, Ye Feng murmured to himself: It turns out the peerless kings were myself all along...
saw a female celebrity tied up and stuffed in the trunk! Little did he know, countless cameras were aimed at him at this moment - this was a new type of reality show. The first randomly selected passerby was caught in less than an hour. But when Xu Moru was selected, things started to take an unexpected turn. "Damn, this isn't how the script goes. This Xu Moru is too bold, he's not following the rules at all." "Crap, is this guy taking it seriously?" "The female celebrity has been scared to tears!"
