Chapter 132 Savage Mine Attacked!
Li Xiang entrusted the task of selling the horse mounts to Qing Shui Ya.
The material collection was nearing its end, and having Liu Yunfeng oversee it was sufficient.
After assigning the tasks, just as Li Xiang was about to head outside the City to gain some experience while the weather was still good, He received a notification from the Inn, informing Him that He had a package to pick up.
Li Xiang was slightly stunned.
Who would send Him a package?
To send a package, you must add someone as a friend; only designated friends can successfully send packages to the other party's City.
In other words, it was sent by one of His friends.
He opened His friend list, but none of His friends had told Him they were sending Him something.
With confusion, Li Xiang used a Return Scroll to return to Wu Shuang City.
...
Arriving at the Inn, Li Xiang immediately retrieved the item and checked the sender, which showed 'Deliveryman'.
Li Xiang was startled.
He opened the package and saw that it was a clue for a hidden quest.
Li Xiang immediately recalled their conversation.
At first, the Deliveryman wanted to use this clue in exchange for Him not pursuing the matter.
Unexpectedly, before deleting His account, He actually mailed this item to Him.
After a moment of silence, Li Xiang chuckled.
"Flash for no kill. Since the account has been deleted, I won't pursue it anymore."
Originally, Li Xiang had planned to look for the Deliveryman's whereabouts three days later and continue pursuing the matter.
But now, looking at the situation, there was no longer any need.
Clearly, the Deliveryman was willing to delete His account rather than reveal the person behind Him, indicating that the person behind Him was someone He could not afford to offend.
Such an existence targeting Him would definitely not stop at just one attack; the Deliveryman was merely a chess piece.
He was gone, but there would be more chess pieces to follow.
"Countering moves as they come..."
Li Xiang withdrew His thoughts and examined the quest clue, which was a piece of paper.
"Hidden Corner: Legend has it that in a corner of the City of Cloud Sea City, there is a mysterious corner. Every existence that enters this corner will be teleported to a mysterious place."
This was the writing on the paper, along with an 'Activate' button.
As long as Li Xiang clicked 'Activate', He would immediately be navigated to the Hidden Corner in Cloud Sea City.
Just as Li Xiang was about to click on the quest to check it out, His friend list started vibrating frantically.
Li Xiang looked and saw that a group of Guild members were frantically @-ing Him.
Quickly opening the Guild channel, Li Xiang saw the reason.
The miners in the Savage Mine had been attacked, and more than ten miners had died.
Li Xiang's heart tightened, and He quickly ran towards the Savage Mine.
He had only run halfway when the Guards from the City Lord's Mansion arrived.
"Royal Guard, the City Lord wants you to come to the City Lord's Mansion."
Li Xiang knew that the City Lord was coming to demand an explanation.
When He took over the mine, He had said that if miners died or were injured, in addition to compensation, too many deaths or injuries would result in the revocation of His mining rights!!!
These days, relying on the Savage Mine, He had basically balanced the Guild's expenses and was even increasing the Guild's funds!!!
It could be said that the Savage Mine was a lifeline for the Gods Guild. If it were gone, it would be very troublesome, and Li Xiang's pressure would increase!!!
Li Xiang had no choice but to follow the Guards to the City Lord's Mansion in Wu Shuang City and meet the NPC City Lord He Denlong.
He Denlong's face was very grim. He looked at Li Xiang, His gaze lingering on the royal guard badge on Li Xiang's chest for several moments. "Royal Guard... regarding the matter of the Savage Mine, I hope you can give Me an explanation."
Li Xiang breathed a sigh of relief.
He also understood.
If it weren't for the royal guard badge, He would have definitely lost the mining rights.
But because of His identity as a Royal Guard, He did not revoke His mining rights.
Li Xiang was silent for a moment. "City Lord, I am willing to provide double the compensation to the families of these deceased miners."
Hearing about double the compensation, the NPC City Lord glanced at Li Xiang. "Alright, I will handle this matter. Please pay the compensation as soon as possible so that I can comfort the families of the victims."
Li Xiang nodded, immediately paid over three thousand gold coins, and quickly rushed towards the Savage Mine.
...
Upon arriving at the Savage Mine, a large number of Guild players had already gathered here.
There were also Guards from Wu Shuang City dealing with the deceased miners.
In addition, there were quite a few players watching the excitement.
The fact that the Gods Guild occupied the Savage Mine for mining was known throughout the entire game.
All forces were envious that the Gods Guild had a mine in the game.
Even if some forces were jealous, they didn't dare to act, after all, this was the Gods Guild, the number one Guild in myth. If you offended this Guild, did you still want to survive in the game?
The current Gods Guild was like a tiger, unstoppable.
But now, the tiger's whiskers had been pulled...
All players wanted to know how the Gods Guild would respond.
Seeing Li Xiang arrive, Qing Shui Ya immediately came over to report the situation.
The Savage Mine was entirely entrusted to her to manage. Now that such a big incident had occurred, she had to bear the primary responsibility.
"President, this is what happened..."
As Qing Shui Ya recounted, Li Xiang learned the whole story.
It was also very simple: a few players carrying highly destructive special items entered the mine and began to wreak havoc, killing miners. Many of the Guards and Gods Guild players guarding the area were killed.
After Shiba Ceng Futu received the news, He immediately brought people over. Merciless Ice went ahead and dealt with a few, and the rest were taken care of by the arriving Shiba Ceng Futu and Liu Yunfeng.
Afterward, all the players who were dealt with deleted their accounts.
"They were all Level 31 players..."
In the past two days, Li Xiang had not focused on leveling up. Although He was still ranked first, the player ranked second on the level leaderboard had reached Level 32, and the tenth-ranked player was Level 31, about to reach Level 32.
At this stage, players who could reach Level 31 were already Elites among Elites, at least among the top ten thousand on the level leaderboard.
The value of these accounts was not cheap. Having them execute this attack at the cost of deleting their accounts...
What a grand gesture...
"President, this is my dereliction of duty..."
Qing Shui Ya lowered her head, looking apologetic.
Li Xiang glanced at her. "Cleaning up the mess is more useful than apologizing."
"Yes, President!!! I have already dispatched people to investigate..."
After saying that, she added, "In reality, I have also used some connections. I believe we will find the person behind this very soon."
Li Xiang nodded when He heard that she had used her real-world connections. "Okay, thank you for the trouble."
"Continue mining. Recruit more miners from the City to replace the ones lost."
"Alright, President."
Qing Shui Ya immediately followed Li Xiang's instructions.
Afterward, Li Xiang looked at Merciless Ice and Shiba Ceng Futu. "It's been tough on you two leading the team to guard this place for the past two days. Report any problems immediately!"
"Yes, President!!!"
Li Xiang looked at the crowd of players watching the excitement in the distance.
The mastermind might be hidden among them, watching the show...
Unfortunately, He didn't have the ability to foresee the future or read minds.
He withdrew His gaze, took out the hidden quest clue, and activated it directly.
The more this happened, the more He needed to remain calm.
As long as He didn't panic, the one who would panic would be the rat hiding in the dark!!!