[Offline]
[Ning'an City, Tianyi Building]
Eighth floor, a studio with a "Chasing Dreams" logo hanging at the entrance. [T/N: It's a game studio.]
In front of two rows of computer desks.
More than a dozen studio members took off their Divine Oracle game helmets almost in unison. Some stretched lazily, others twisted their necks.
"Ah! So tired! Never thought playing games could be this exhausting!"
"Brothers, seems like the studio's performance today was pretty good? How about we grab crayfish and drinks for a late-night snack later?"
"I'm down!"
"Ask Brother Gang what he thinks!"
As they spoke, everyone subconsciously looked toward the boss's exclusive desk, where a man with messy hair, a somewhat awkward-looking face, and glasses reflecting a sea of green sat.
"Late-night snack, Brother Gang?"
The man known as "Brother Gang" said nothing. He was only busy sending message after message on WeChat to a contact saved as "Baby", [Baby, are you asleep?]
[Did you get the lipstick I bought you yesterday? Do you like it?]
[Why haven't you replied to me all day? Baby, do you miss me? I miss you so much!]
[Baby, I've got good news for you! My studio made over eight thousand yuan today alone! After employee costs and rent, I netted more than three thousand. Believe me, I'll definitely let you live a happy life.]
Looking at the "read" indicator beneath the messages, yet still not receiving any reply, Wu Gang's eyes gradually filled with collapse and despair.
He took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes in anguish.
[Mengmeng! What do I have to do for you to even look at me once?]
[Right! The Heart of Shadow! Once I sell that Heart of Shadow, I'll definitely have a lot of money, and then you won't look down on me anymore!]
Thinking of this, Wu Gang seemed to see hope in an instant and burst into wild laughter.
At that moment.
[Ding! A customer has placed an order. Order accepted automatically!]
Hearing the notification from his phone, Wu Gang put his glasses back on, unlocked the phone, and opened the backend.
The instant he saw the order details, Wu Gang's eyes lit up. He jumped to his feet and shouted excitedly, "Big order, brothers!"
"Big order!"
Inside the studio, the people who had been busy all day felt extremely irritated.
"Boss, we've been tired all day. Let us rest a bit!"
"Yeah! Even oxen and horses aren't worked this hard!"
However, Wu Gang's next sentence made everyone's blood boil instantly, "Finish this order, and I'll give each of you a thousand in commission!"
Buzz!
In an instant, everyone forgot their exhaustion and sat back down at their stations.
"Nothing more to say!"
"Oxen and horses, log in!"
———
[Divine Oracle, Dragon Nation Region, Tier 3 main city: Blazing Ember City]
Wu Gang, a Level 12 assassin with the ID [Chasing Dreams · Pure Heart], led fourteen players from the [Chasing Dreams] studio, full of excitement, to the west plaza of the city to meet the client who placed the order.
And that client was none other than Qin Feng.
Qin Feng wasted no time and went straight to the point, "Let's sign the contract first. After all, your commission isn't low. If you fail to complete my task later, I'm worried it'll be hard to sort things out."
Wu Gang patted his chest and assured Qin Feng, "Don't worry, brother. Since you chose us, we'll definitely go all out to help you complete the task."
"Of course, the contract must be signed. That way you're at ease, and we're at ease too."
Thus, the two sides quickly signed an electronic contract.
A thirty-thousand-yuan order.
If the client's requested task was not completed within one hour, the Chasing Dreams studio would pay ten times the breach-of-contract fee.
The order took effect, and the timer started.
After checking the task content, Wu Gang confidently said to Qin Feng, "Brother Qin, this task at Giant Bear Peak, I just took people through it this afternoon. Don't worry. It won't take an hour. At most forty minutes, and we'll get it done for you."
Qin Feng nodded, "Alright! I trust you."
Only after Wu Gang and the Chasing Dreams studio members led Qin Feng out through the south gate of Blazing Ember City.
.
.
.
They hadn't gone very far, when suddenly, a figure appeared ahead, blocking their path.
Or rather, the other party hadn't appeared suddenly at all.
They had already been waiting here for quite some time.
Wu Gang frowned and asked, "Brother, what's the meaning of this?"
The other party said nothing, only silently took the longbow off his back and entered combat stance.
Seeing this, behind Wu Gang, the Chasing Dreams studio players all bristled, ready for battle.
At this moment, Qin Feng struck first, pointing at the person ahead and pretending to be clueless as he said to Wu Gang and the others, "Who's that? An enemy of your studio?"
"Don't let it affect my task! If you don't finish my task within an hour, you'll have to pay me a three-hundred-thousand breach-of-contract fee, right?"
Wu Gang deliberately glanced at Qin Feng and let out a light chuckle, "Don't worry. Just him alone won't affect us!"
As he spoke, Wu Gang clapped his hands.
The next second.
Rustle! Rustle! Rustle!
From the darkness behind Wu Gang, a large group of archer players suddenly charged out, quickly forming a massive encirclement, bows in hand, surrounding the lone figure completely.
Seeing this scene, Qin Feng was shocked out of his wits and thought to himself, 'This is bad! They actually had backup.'
At this time, Wu Gang subconsciously glanced at the panicked Qin Feng beside him, revealed a knowing smile, and said, "Brother, I've been doing power-leveling in other games for years. I've seen plenty of people like you who try to scam breach-of-contract fees."
"You spend thirty thousand yuan in huge commission to hire us to do a task that might not even be worth three thousand, and right from the start you emphasize the tenfold penalty clause. The intention to scam breach fees is way too obvious, isn't it?"
"If we didn't have some awareness and methods, do you think we could survive in this line of work?"
Qin Feng's heart instantly jumped into his throat.
He never imagined that the Chasing Dreams studio had already seen through his plan and made thorough preparations in advance.
At this moment, Wu Gang then turned his gaze toward the front, at Lin Mo, who stood alone, surrounded by dozens of archers whose levels were uniformly 12 to 13.
With an arrogant expression, he said, "Daring to come alone means you've got some skills."
"But no matter how capable you are, can you take on so many of us by yourself?"
Inside the encirclement.
Lin Mo's calm gaze swept over the surrounding archer players.
Finally, it settled on Wu Gang.
He said lightly, "If you haven't tried, how do you know I can't?"
The moment those words fell, Wu Gang burst out laughing, "Talking big without thinking! Who do you think you are? First place on the Heavenly Rankings?"
Hearing this, the surrounding Chasing Dreams studio players couldn't help but erupt into loud laughter at Lin Mo.
Lin Mo said nothing.
He simply opened a status panel and performed a series of operations.
The next second.
Buzz!
All of Lin Mo's previously dull, unremarkable equipment suddenly erupted with dazzling golden light.
At the same time, the ID that had been hidden above his head was forcibly revealed in full golden lettering—
[Golden Gear War God · Rulebound] (Lv17 Apprentice Archer · Heavenly Rankings No.1)
Instantly, the entire scene fell silent, everyone around was completely dumbfounded.
Their eyes filled with shock.
"Th-this… this is… full combat mode?"
"Holy shit, this guy is Level 17… Rulebound?"
"Fack me! It really is the Heavenly Rankings number one!"
═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═
[email protected]/AmbitiousTranslator
🥳Joining P@treon keeps me motivated and eager to work diligently, so please consider joining.🥰 You can access upto 20 advance chapter through P@treon.