Chapter 322: deputy head!
As soon as the broadcast from Adam City appeared, it quickly spread throughout the Dafen Empire, and then rapidly disseminated widely across the World.
All fingers pointed to one person, Li Xiang!
All players knew that Li Xiang had arrived on the Beautiful Country's server, which is the Dafen Empire in the game.
And the players of the Dafen Empire all knew.
Cannibal Island, mentioned in the previous Dafen Empire broadcast, is not far from Adam City.
Furthermore, even the NPCs of a second-tier main city possess extremely powerful strength and cannot be killed by ordinary players.
For it to appear in the broadcast, it is clearly the work of a player. If it were the work of an NPC, it wouldn't appear as a broadcast at all, but rather in the form of a quest!
When the two broadcasts are put together, there is only one answer.
That is Li Xiang.
In an instant, the public opinion on the game forums across the entire World was overwhelmingly cursing Li Xiang.
"Butcher! A naked butcher!"
"Just killed hundreds of players from the Demon Guild, and now killing NPCs, this is a butcher!!!"
"Upstairs, what did you say? Killed hundreds of players from the Demon Guild?"
"Drive Qu Ming out of the Dafen Empire!!!"
"......"
As public opinion shifted, the news that the Demon Guild had over a hundred players killed by Li Xiang on Cannibal Island, and even dropped a BOSS, also spread.
In this wave of public opinion, the Demon Guild once again became Li Xiang's backdrop.
As for the verbal attacks, Li Xiang didn't care at all. The Gods Guild's development over such a long time wasn't just for show, and uniting so many forces wasn't just to have them sit there.
Quickly, all forces in the Dragon Flame Empire gathered on the World forum and exchanged insults with players from other countries.
In the Dragon Flame Empire, this was bringing glory to the country, especially by directly wiping out over a hundred players from the Demon Guild.
Although the Gods Guild and the Demon Guild had never actually met, the feud between them had been building for more than just a day or two.
Forcing the not-yet-grown Li Xiang to accept challenges, bribing Dragon Flame Empire players to attack Savage Mine, taking advantage of the Gods Guild just starting out to heavily build up Guild forces in Wu Shuang City and declare war on the Gods Guild, etc...
Some of these matters were investigated and cleared, while others were not, but the masterminds behind them all pointed to the Demon Guild.
The feud between the two Guilds had already been completely established.
Li Xiang's action posed no problem whatsoever for the Gods Guild or the players of the Dragon Flame Empire. If anything, the only problem was that he didn't completely wipe out the Demon Guild...
...
Cannibal Island.
Returning to this island again, Li Xiang lay on the island, feeling the sea breeze.
"This wave... I played a bit too big."
Just the first day here, and I've already caused such a huge commotion.
What will happen later...
"Whew..."
"I need to think about the next steps."
Just as he finished speaking, a large ship docked at the shore of the island.
Looking at the symbol on the ship, it was precisely the symbol of the Galle Pirates!
Vodka jumped off the ship, walked up to Li Xiang, and extended his hand, "Welcome to the Galle Pirates!"
Li Xiang grasped his hand and rose to his feet.
"Thank you, sir."
Vodka shook his head, "I don't like being called sir. From now on, call me Captain."
Saying this, he pointed to the ship behind him, "See? This is my ship, and it's also the first ship of our Galle Pirates, the black pearl!
I am the third Captain of this ship. The previous two were my grandfather and my old man. They both died at the hands of the Guards of Adam City."
After speaking, he looked at Li Xiang, "Do you think that as a pirate, dying at the hands of official Guards is a deserved death?"
Li Xiang didn't speak.
He didn't have much information about the Galle Pirates at hand and didn't know the history behind it. Answering rashly might be counterproductive. At this moment, Vodka clearly had a desire to talk, and when unsure what to say, it was better not to interrupt.
Indeed, Vodka continued, "Although they were pirates, they never harmed ordinary civilians. On the contrary, because the Galle Pirates grew stronger, all the small pirates in this sea area disappeared.
When fishermen from nearby cities went out to sea, they only needed to give 10% of their catch to our Galle Pirates as tribute. They could not only receive our protection but also have fixed, safe fishing spots. Both safety and profit were several times higher than before.
But..."
His tone shifted, carrying some anger, "They weren't willing... With safer and less expensive protection, the fishermen naturally weren't willing to hire the city's high-priced guards. Thus, a conflict began.
The struggle lasted for three years. I was only a teenager at that time.
My grandfather and my old man both died in that conflict. Later, the black pearl came into my hands..."
Li Xiang remained silent.
If what Vodka said was true, it would be truly difficult to determine who was right and who was wrong, or rather, everyone standing on their own side would be right; there was no right or wrong.
But now...
The two are absolute opposites.
"Do you know why I asked you to kill those three?"
"Because they were the main high-ranking figures in Adam City?"
Vodka shook his head, "Those three were descendants of those who killed a large number of members of my Galle Pirates back then. Fate is a cruel mistress. I tried several times but couldn't kill them."
Unexpectedly, you did it.
Come to think of it, I owe you a favor."
Li Xiang's eyes widened.
Damn it.
No wonder I felt like getting a letter of allegiance was so difficult.
What the heck, something that even Vodka, the head of this massive pirate organization, couldn't accomplish, he asked me to do?!
"This is your reward. Don't lose it again."
Vodka handed over an exquisite mask.
"Galle Pirates deputy head Mask: This is a symbol of the high-ranking members of the Galle Pirates. Only high-ranking members of the Galle Pirates are qualified to wear it.
Effect: Can hide all personal information (excluding what is visible to the naked eye). Simultaneously, can set a new ID and re-customize appearance (this function can only be set once; items of the same type will follow this information).
Attached Skill: Galle's Stealth"
Seeing the description, Li Xiang was stunned on the spot.
deputy head Mask?!
Holy crap!?
What does this mean?!
Vodka said with a smile, "Kid, from now on, you are the third deputy head of my Galle Pirates. Use this mask to set a new identity for yourself. I'll wait for you here in three days."
【Ding! Joined new faction 'Galle Pirates', Position: deputy head】
After speaking, he boarded the black pearl and left.
Li Xiang watched him leave, then looked at the mask in his hand, his Adam's apple bobbing.
This thing...
The effect is heaven-defying!
Setting a new ID and re-customizing appearance, wouldn't that be equivalent to creating a new account!
The skill Galle's Stealth is a tier higher than the Assassin class's stealth skill. It provides complete invisibility; unless attacked, one can remain invisible for a long time!
"Just this item alone is worth the consequences of this assassination..."
"Re-customizing appearance..."
Before this, Li Xiang had conveyed all the news from here to Lu Qingshui.
...
After receiving the news, Lu Qingshui's face was full of shock.
The value of this item is greater than that of a divine artifact. If used properly, it's completely a new identity!
The same player, with two identities...
If hidden well, no one would know they are the same person!
Qingshui told herself...
This means that he completely trusts her...
This feeling of being trusted... is truly wonderful!
"Re-customizing appearance, huh... I need to think carefully..."