Chapter 84: Chapter 83: "Start the Legion Battle, Screw His Mother!" (Please Subscribe)
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Don't talk about things like making alliances in advance or securing capable allies.
If you really have potential in the future, people will come to recruit you, but if your potential is ridiculously high and no power believes they can control you in the future, then all that awaits you is destruction.
And just so happens!
Among the 13 Hidden Job Transfer Books obtained this time, exactly 3 of them are for the hidden occupations of fighters, aside from the one given to Yuan Buping, the 'Tower Defense Master', that leaves 9 books.
These 9 books are all a mess of various basic professions' hidden occupations; they can't use them for the time being and decided to hold onto them to see if they'll be useful later, or else they might sell them for money since they are a bit short on cash.
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Aside from experience points, Star Coins, and hidden occupation transfer books, they also obtained quite a few items, equipment, and skill books.
Most of the items and equipment were not useful, so they only kept those that were universal or could be used by their professions; the rest they planned to sell after they got out.
Many of the items they kept could only be used under special circumstances.
For example—
'Skill Name': Leap Slash.
'Skill Level': F grade.
'Skill Restriction': Only usable by fighters and related occupation series players, and must be holding a weapon when using this skill.
'Skill Effect': Instantly leap 10 meters, and strike a roar at the arrival range enemies, dealing fixed damage equal to 1000% of one's Strength.
'Skill Introduction': "I have a sword that can cut through the mundanity."
Fighter skills that can only be learned by players of lv.4 and above; those below level 3 can only learn the three basic skills.
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Chen Miao sorted out the items in his backpack and threw the three hidden occupation transfer books and some items that could be used by the fighter profession to Hungry Monkey: "I'll take you for a job transfer once we get out."
Hungry Monkey hasn't completed the job transfer conditions yet, still needing to clear a secret realm and lacking in the kill count.
Once they got out, he would accompany Hungry Monkey to the next secret realm, and then they would transfer jobs together.
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The following time was spent waiting.
Time passed quickly.
By now, no one was watching the live stream anymore; there was nothing left to watch. What were they supposed to watch, Chen Miao and others sleeping?
Everyone had dispersed.
Time quickly arrived at the climax of a major event.
At 21:00 in the evening, the sky over Fengtian City had darkened, and the city began to enter its final bustle of the day, while the city announcement also arrived as expected.
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'Ding, the major event "Coward's Special" has ended smoothly, below is the ranking list of this event.'
'First place: Chen Miao, 18,000 points.'
'Second place:...'
'Congratulations to first place, Chen Miao, for emerging as the victor, successfully granting Fengtian City a new city-state effect.'
'City-state Effect—'
'Players within the jurisdiction of the city will receive additional experience points and rewards when passing through secret realms, and the additional rewards and reward value have a certain chance to critically hit.'
'This city-state effect will exist for one year.'
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An announcement sounded in the ears of all who were in Fengtian City.
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The name Chen Miao once again spread throughout Fengtian City.
However, most people just glanced at the city effect and moved on with disappointment, another city effect that was only useful to the supernatural, and the majority in any city are ordinary people. Some city effects are useful to the ordinary populace, like the "Sacrificial City Effect" of Gaobei City.
Not that it's necessarily a good or bad thing.
But at least the ordinary people could be involved.
This kind of city effect is basically useless to ordinary people.
It was getting late, and Chen Miao, having come out from a major event and returned to Fengtian City, scanned his surroundings, "Let's go have dinner first, then go back to sleep, have a day of rest and then get back to work tomorrow."
There were many things to be dealt with, but they also needed to be approached with a well-rested spirit.
Work is endless, but life can run out.
You still need to rest when you should rest.
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Meanwhile, the government officials of Fengtian City had been sitting in a meeting hall waiting ahead of time. More than ten hours ago, they were already certain that Chen Miao would be this event's victor and that their Fengtian City would secure the event's reward.
It was a good thing.
But the real reason worth their sitting there waiting in advance was to make decisions based on the city effect reward from this event.
After the announcement sounded.
No sound was heard in the meeting hall; it remained quiet as everyone was in silence. After a moment, the Deputy Mayor with slightly graying hair gently tapped the table and said calmly, "Another universal city effect."
"If nothing unexpected happens, more people will come to Fengtian City to leech off our city effect."
"How should we handle it?"
"Everyone, please feel free to express your thoughts."
The city effect of Fengtian City itself was of a universal type, and anyone coming to Fengtian City could enjoy the city effect without the restrictions other cities imposed, like needing to be born there or having to stay for a certain amount of time.
There have to be some limits.
Now they had two city effects of the universal type, which outsiders could easily exploit.
To be honest, it was a bit irritating.
But there was no helping it, could they really just close off the city?
Even though these people could also bring some economic uplift to Fengtian City, it wasn't much, and in general, the disadvantages outweighed the advantages. Strictly speaking, there were no downsides, but it's human nature to feel irked when others take advantage without being able to reciprocate. That's the biggest downside.
"Yes."
A middle-aged man sitting at a side seat below spoke without expression, "Just wage war. Damn it, our Fengtian City's city effect clearly meshes well with the Gunman Profession, suited for legion battles. Why should we have to deal with them in the secret realms?"
"Start the legion battle, damn it!"
"Deploy the military and see if they can withstand the might of Fengtian City's army."
In the Federation.
Secret realms are the main theme, and when different cities have conflicts of interest, the method of adjustment is through team battles in secret realms, with each city sending five people. The winning side gets the right to speak. Fengtian City initially had many Gunman players performing quite well.
But sadly, Gunmen just don't fare well in secret realms.
Therefore, the Gunman Profession gradually became less popular since most players are individuals who can't form legions. Gradually, Fengtian City's own city effect became somewhat negligible, and the materials and skill items for the Gunman Profession were extremely cheap. Fengtian City ranked near the bottom within the 128 main cities of the Federation.
But once a legion battle started.
With the Gunman army Fengtian City had been stockpiling over the years, they were certainly capable of achieving a remarkable result.
"Direct conflict?"
The Deputy Mayor glanced at the middle-aged man who spewed profanities during the meeting with a somewhat resentful gaze, "Do you understand what this implies? Or do you want to proclaim your own nation? We're all cities under the Federation. Do you think this is a bunch of Feudal Lords fighting over territory?"