62: Negotiations in the Lower Town

He returned to the orphanage.

Xu Zhengyang handed the golden treasure chest to Li Shun.

Watching Xu Zhengyang and Xu Sanduo successively change professions, Li Shun felt a bit anxious.

“Brother Yang! How can I accept this!”

“My brother, just open it. When you earn a golden treasure chest in the future, you can return it to me.”

“This! Hmm!”

Li Shun nodded heavily.

Then, he opened the treasure chest.

Buzz!

A purple light swirled out.

He was very lucky and also opened a profession change scroll.

Lin Fei exclaimed, “It seems the probability of getting a profession change scroll is quite high!”

It was a profession change scroll shimmering with a faint blue light, its cover adorned with circuit board and drone patterns.

Li Shun was immediately incoherent with excitement.

“Heaven! Oh my goodness! I’m going to have a profession too! Thank you, Boss, thank you, Brother Yang!”

A golden treasure chest.

Actually yielded a super-rare profession—[Information Hacker]!

Moreover, this profession was practically tailor-made for him: manipulating drones for reconnaissance, invading network systems, and cracking electronic devices.

These were all his old skills honed in the military, and now with the professionalization from the Node Tower, his abilities had undergone a qualitative leap.

Xu Zhengyang patted his shoulder and grinned, “We’re brothers, no need to be polite!.

Use it quickly, and then we brothers can become an elite squad under the Boss’s command!”

“Hmm!”

Li Shun nodded heavily, suppressing his excitement, and immediately used the profession change scroll.

Streams of light blue data flowed around him, shimmering, and finally merged into his body. His eyes glowed blue, as if he could see through the flow of all electronic signals.

Seeing that the three brothers all had good professions, Lin Fei nodded with satisfaction.

“Congratulations, Li Shun!” Zhou Kai and the others were also happy for them.

Now, Lin Fei’s core team has initially taken shape.

“Alright, now that we have enough people, it’s time to do something in reality.”

Lin Fei’s gaze swept over everyone, “San Duo, Li Shun, you two come with me.

Sister, you all stay at the orphanage and protect Aunt Chen and the children.”

Lin Mengzi had lived with Lin Fei for so long that she understood what he was going to do.

Zhang Hao had previously threatened her and the orphanage, and Lin Fei would definitely not sit idly by.

“Feifei, be careful!”

“Hmm.”

Lin Fei had absolute confidence in dealing with the Blood Flag Guild and Zhang Hao.

Although Xu Zhengyang, Zhou Kai, and the others also longed to go out and fight with the Boss.

They also understood the importance of guarding the rear.

“Don’t worry, Boss! With me here, no one will dare to touch a single hair on this place!” Xu Zhengyang patted his chest.

Xu Sanduo had long been impatient, clenching his fists.

Li Shun immediately responded, “Boss, what task do you have for me?”

“Someone threatened me in the trial, and his uncle is the Blood Flag Guild’s Guild Leader.” Lin Fei’s voice was calm.

“I asked you to investigate them before.”

“And the other two from the previous list, tonight, I want them to disappear from this world together.”

Lin Fei looked at Li Shun: “Your new profession should be able to help me.

I need to know Li Da’s current location, the arrangements around him, and preferably real-time surveillance footage.”

Li Shun smiled confidently.

He pulled out a strangely shaped tablet computer, a special item rewarded by the system after his profession change.

It was like a Mechanic in “Dungeon Fighter Online”; after changing professions, a small robot would appear above his head.

As his level increased, he could upgrade and evolve his core terminal by adding materials.

The profession system brought by the Node Tower was diverse and all-encompassing.

However, Lin Fei had a feeling that the Node Tower seemed to be intentionally cultivating certain individuals, because many people’s professions were very well-suited to them.

It seemed that, in the unseen, there existed a supreme will controlling everything.

“Boss, leave it to me.”

“Okay, San Duo, you drive.”

“Understood.”

The three got into the white jeep they had seized from the Scorpion Gang earlier.

Li Shun’s fingers began to rapidly operate the tablet, his expression confident.

“The public network in New Jeju’s Lower District is chaotic, always having loopholes to exploit. Ten minutes is more than enough!”

The jeep drove smoothly through the night.

Soon.

Li Shun easily broke through several encrypted network nodes.

And gained control of Li Da’s location.

“Found him, Boss!” Li Shun’s voice carried a hint of excitement.

“Li Da is currently at the Gold Shine Hotel in the Upper City District!”

“The leaders of the other two guilds are also there, and there are dozens of small guild leaders from the Lower District present as well.”

“Hmm? What a coincidence, they’re all together. What are they doing?” Lin Fei asked, raising an eyebrow.

Li Shun: “I accessed the hotel’s surveillance cameras. Take a look.”

Then, Lin Fei looked at the video footage.

Subsequently, he also understood.

What exactly were the three major guild leaders of the Lower District doing?

It was actually the same old matter: they wanted to monopolize and occupy the Node Tower.

Collecting an endless stream of killing coins from the trial participants in the Lower District.

This time, calling the small factions from the Lower District was for negotiations.

“Perfect, we’ll take out the leaders of all three major guilds in one fell swoop.”

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Gold Shine Hotel, top floor banquet hall.

The hall was brightly lit, but the atmosphere was somewhat oppressive.

Around the oval conference table, two groups of people sat distinctly separated.

On one side of the main seat were the guild leaders of the three major guilds from the Lower District.

Li Da, the Guild Leader of the Blood Flag Guild, was of medium build, with a sinister face, wearing a blood-red custom leather jacket.

He also wore several rings embedded with attribute gems on his fingers.

Next to him sat the Judge, the Guild Leader of the Crusaders, a man in a black priest’s robe, his face hidden in shadow.

On the chest of his wide robe was a silver cross pendant.

That cross necklace was constantly flashing with golden-white light.

It made him look like a Paladin from a dungeon.

Zhang Bin, the Guild Leader of the Black Hand Guild, wore a pair of black gloves and was a Pugilist.

On the other side of the conference table were squeezed two or three dozen guild leaders from various small guilds in the Lower District.

Most of them looked grim, forming a strong contrast with the composed demeanor of the three major guilds.

“Alright, since everyone is here.”

Li Da spoke slowly.

“Today, I’ve invited everyone here to discuss a major matter concerning the future of all players in our New Jeju.”

He paused, his gaze sweeping over everyone.

“The appearance of the Node Tower has changed everything.

The strong prey on the weak, survival of the fittest—this is the law of the new era.

Fighting individually will only lead to being defeated one by one.

Therefore, our three major guilds have decided to integrate the player forces in New Jeju.”

“Integrate?” A hot-tempered small guild leader couldn’t help but bang on the table and stand up.

“Guild Leader Li, that sounds good!

I think you mean to annex us!

Look at what’s written in your announcement.

You want us to hand over the position of guild leader, and all members have to surrender thirty percent of their income. How is that any different from outright robbery?!”

“Exactly! Why should we hand over the guilds we painstakingly built for nothing?”

“We fought tooth and nail, risking our lives in the trial world, not to hand over thirty percent of some inexplicable tax to you!”

“We disagree!”

“Right! This is too overbearing!”

One stone stirred up a thousand ripples; other small guild leaders also echoed, and for a moment, emotions ran high.

Li Da’s smile remained unchanged, but his eyes suddenly turned cold.

“Disagree? Heh, it seems you insects haven’t recognized reality yet!”

“Do you think I called you here to discuss with you?”

“Hmph!”

He gently clapped his hands.

Clap! Clap!

The heavy doors of the banquet hall were pushed open, and ten burly men, dressed in unified uniforms with a wolf head emblem on their chests.

Walked in arrogantly, hands in their pockets.

Each of these men was tall, with a stern face and eyes sharp as knives, exuding an aura of iron-blooded ruthlessness.

This demeanor clearly indicated they were from the military!

But what was even more unsettling was that when they stopped behind Li Da.

A faint, eerie green light shimmered in each of their eyes.

[Kil Team Transformist Lv11]

“Kil Team! These are the elite troops of the Blue Flag Country?!”

“How are they here?!”

“So that’s it! This is a trap; the three major guilds have already colluded with the Blue Flag Country!”