70: Boss, he's playing you!

The deputy captain stood behind Jia Hu with a bowl in hand, leaned in, and whispered.

"Boss, he's messing with you!"

Jia Hu was already annoyed, and being provoked like this only made him angrier.

"Come here, come here, Limping Liu, get over here!"

Limping Liu, confused, shuffled over.

Jia Hu grabbed his cheeks with both hands and twisted his head toward Wu Lun!

When Limping Liu turned his head in the direction of Jia Hu's force and saw Wu Lun eating, his brain froze for a split second!

Then, he slowly realized that he had been played by 'Shi Chuan'!

"Tell me, who killed him? And who is messing with me?"

At this moment, Wu Lun seemed to realize that three people were watching him.

"Captain, Deputy Captain, Brother Liu, want to eat?"

There were tons of single guys in the Militia Team, and people like Limping Liu and Wu Lun were among them.

That was why the Militia Team had its own canteen.

All those who had nowhere else to eat loved coming here!

Or maybe "loved" wasn't the right word; after all, the three meals provided by the team were free...

But seeing this scene, Jia Hu glared at the stuttering Limping Liu with a dangerous light in his eyes!

Jia Hu grabbed the 'bewildered' Wu Lun.

"Come here, Wu Lun, Old Liu said you were killed by someone!"

"Huh?"

Wu Lun looked panicked, not knowing how to respond!

He looked at Limping Liu.

"Tell me, who was he killed by?"

"By... by who was it again?"

Jia Hu was furious.

"I'm asking you! I don't see you all day long; how many days has it been since I last saw you?"

The deputy captain whispered on the side.

"Old Liu hasn't been here for three days... he wasn't even at the meeting this morning!"

Jia Hu glared: "You haven't reported to the team for three days? Where did you go during the meeting?"

"Patrolling... patrolling the mountain?"

"Did you find anything while patrolling?"

"Almost..."

Wu Lun sat on the side, shoveling rice into his mouth while grinning foolishly.

Just kidding... When Xu Shian went to block Limping Liu, he had let Wu Lun go down the mountain first!

As for why Wu Lun came down from the mountain when he should have been at home...

Did that matter?

It didn't matter at all. As a standard small fry, who would care?

If it weren't for the fact that Lu Ming's quest required a token of allegiance, Xu Shian probably wouldn't have even known a person like Wu Lun existed until he left the Novice Village!

He ignored Limping Liu being 'promoted' by Jia Hu!

By the time Xu Shian came down from the mountain, it was already getting dark!

As for the cabin, Xu Shian had already let Ink Shadow crawl in through the vent above to take a look.

The situation was slightly different from what he had imagined.

There was indeed someone lying inside, just not sure if it was Lu Shan...

From a distance, that person looked half-dead!

Xu Shian didn't care much about Lu Shan's situation; as long as he still wanted to survive in the Novice Village system, he couldn't possibly turn against Limping Liu!

Knowing the situation inside the cabin, Xu Shian had a plan in mind.

What he was actually most afraid of was another BOSS popping out of that room; that would really mess with his head!

Returning to the 'You Jian Inn', as everyone's wealth accumulated, more and more people were staying in the Human-tier rooms.

He lay on the bed for ten minutes to clear his head, then went next door and knocked on An Xixi's door.

When Xu Shian was on the mountain, An Xixi had sent him several messages asking when he would be back...

"Shian, you're back?"

"Sister Lili?"

Xu Shian poked his head in slightly and glanced into the room.

"Xixi asked me to go shopping with her..."

Liu Lili said irritably.

"She went with Dumplings Boil Tangyuan; she didn't even take me with her!"

"Dumplings Boil Tangyuan?"

"Her real name is Li Zhiwei, and her game ID is 'Dumplings Boil Tangyuan'! We prefer calling her Dumplings Boil Tangyuan! She has an A-rank support talent and plays as a Mage..."

Xu Shian nodded, feeling the name was a bit familiar!

But that was normal; in this Novice Village, he had met many people briefly, though he couldn't name most of them.

"What level is she? I was thinking of us going to check out the Level 5 Dungeon in a couple of days!"

"She had just reached level 4 when she joined the team, and today she's already more than halfway through level 4's experience! She'll probably reach level 5 tomorrow..."

That was decent strength!

Xu Shian opened the ranking list and took a look!

Although he was still in first place, the position wasn't very secure!

However, the most important thing for him right now was to solidify his foundation and acquire more foundational skills like Lifesteal Aura!

Relying on his talent and strength, there was no need to be overly concerned about the rankings.

As the saying went, flowing water doesn't compete for the lead; it competes for its endless flow...

However...

That might be true, but the significance of such rankings was to create a competitive atmosphere.

There was a saying: when you are in the world, you are not the master of your own destiny.

Xu Shian now felt that it was easy to get on the leaderboard, but hard to get off!

Just because his name was 'Shi Chuan' didn't mean it wasn't him?

In one day, many more people appeared on the ranking list...

Although Xu Shian was temporarily ranked first, he felt that the legendary 【War God Xingtian】 could surpass him at any moment!

...

When Xu Shian thought of 【War God Xingtian】, the other party was also looking at the level rankings and thinking of him, Xu Shian.

"Captain Xing, what rank of talent do you think this 'Shi Chuan' has? To be this powerful? To be able to surpass you on the level rankings, and now he's on the wealth ranking list... More importantly, he was actually able to tame the Wild Boar King! That Wild Boar King is truly powerful; I lost a life just trying to probe its attributes!"

"I don't know... but this game isn't entirely about talent! Operation, awareness, and courage are all indispensable!"

"That's true, otherwise, the second-best expert in the team wouldn't be Chen Feng!"

Hearing the name Chen Feng, Xing Sifang also highly recognized his strength!

An S-rank combat talent, yet he fought no worse than an average SS-rank player!

To put it simply, no matter how high the talent, it still requires someone to operate it!

Except for those like Xu Shian who used overwhelming power to crush everything, other styles were very dependent on operation!

And as for operation, although it could be practiced, it wasn't something that could be mastered overnight!

Talents like Archer, Mage, and Healer all required a significant amount of time to re-familiarize and get the hang of.

While melee talents like Warrior and Thief allowed people to have a foundation right from the start...

Over such a long time, the people in the team had gained a deeper understanding of this game.

"Chief Fu and the others have already made contact with Bauhinia Pavilion! It's been confirmed that the entire Blue Planet has transmigrated into this game!"

"What about people from other countries?"

"According to information we gathered from the NPCs, this world is also divided into dozens of countries! They have all been assigned to different countries!"

"Different countries? This is the prelude to making us fight each other!"

Xing Sifang stood up and sighed.

"Conflict is unavoidable! Today, players from multiple countries have already made it onto the rankings!"

"Sigh, it doesn't have much to do with me; I'm just a pure warrior, I just follow orders!"

Saying that, he put down his lunchbox and prepared to go back to sleep.

...

Xu Shian looked at the large batch of foreigners who had just appeared on the level rankings, feeling a bit dazed.

Freedom Bald Eagle? Texas Chainsaw Hero...

Can you even be a hero with a chainsaw?

These two IDs were clearly Americans!

There was even a 【Ganges High Priest】... He really wasn't afraid of poisoning himself to death!

【Moonlight Iai Slash】, 【Bankai】—these two were clearly Japanese. If he had the fortune to meet them in the future, he would observe their talents, and if they weren't up to par, he would turn them into 【Subordinates】...

This group of people were likely typical lone wolves with strong enough talents!

Seeing so many talented people emerging, Xu Shian felt the pressure rising!

No, he had to go see if the Second Senior Brother had respawned tomorrow?

If it had respawned, he would catch another one! He had plenty of space, and he didn't mind having more...