Collaboration again

The Beginning World.

The moment Father Can Rival a Nation logged on, he saw several people he expected.

"It's you guys again? Are you here to mock me?"

The sight of Sorrowful Sword Elegy immediately made Father Can Rival a Nation's teeth itch.

But he also knew clearly that the gap in strength between the two of them was already vast.

Before Sorrowful Sword Elegy could speak, he saw Rose with Leg Hair step forward, solemnly taking the green long spear from her backpack and handing it to Father Can Rival a Nation:

"Thank you, Father Can Rival a Nation. If you hadn't helped us wholeheartedly, we wouldn't have had the chance to break through to Transcendent status."

"However, we temporarily can't return the nearly 120,000 yuan energy to you. This long spear was originally yours; we will definitely return everything once we have the yuan energy."

Although they later obtained a good amount of yuan energy by selling dark energy crystals, dropped crystal cores, and the corpses of Giant Gnawing Rats and Steel-Toothed Rock-Crushing Rats.

But all this yuan energy was spent on Rose with Leg Hair and the others breaking through to Transcendent status.

Father Can Rival a Nation glanced at the green long spear, the disdain on his face intensifying, "There is no reason for me, Father Can Rival a Nation, to take back something I've given away."

"It's only 120,000 yuan energy. It's a gift to you."

"As for this spear..."

Father Can Rival a Nation gave a look to Golden Lion and the others behind him.

A significant amount of yuan energy instantly appeared on his panel.

The next second, a brand new blue cloud-breaking spear appeared in Father Can Rival a Nation's hand.

Compared side-by-side, the green long spear looked dull.

"Do you think I would look favorably upon such junk?"

Rose with Leg Hair: "..."

Why do I feel such a strong urge to attack?

Seeing the situation reach a stalemate, Your Dad Flies in the Sky and Night Raid Widow Village exchanged glances, then stepped forward with carefree smiles, each hooking an arm over Father Can Rival a Nation's shoulder.

"You... you guys!"

Not only did Father Can Rival a Nation freeze, but Golden Lion and the others were also stunned.

As far as he knew, Brother Long hated physical contact with commoners the most.

He didn't expect these two guys to be so bold.

"That's why we say Brother Long has strength and taste! 120,000 yuan energy is nothing to you, but to us, it's practically a life-saving grace!"

"Forget the green long spear, even a blue weapon feels lacking for someone like you."

"Exactly, exactly! Putting everything else aside, our Sword Intent Riding the Wind managed to produce five Level Tens in one go, and Brother Fu, you deserve at least half the credit!"

"Our big boss just isn't good with words; he keeps it all in his heart!"

Through the previous battle, they had completely figured out Brother Fu's personality: a typical soft-touch, hard-to-handle type.

He explodes when provoked and loses all sense of direction when he hears flattery.

Just as Cat Master said, there are thousands upon thousands of monkeys in this world, and each one requires a different way of being tied down.

If this guy likes to hear nice things, just stroke his fur gently.

Coincidentally, they had no other advantages except for being thick-skinned; they could say the most insincere things without any pressure.

"You must also be aware of the reason the Rat Tide erupted."

"As the old saying goes, it's not the thief stealing you should fear, but the thief coveting what you have."

"If we don't take advantage of these rats being sick this time and finish them off, how many players will lose sleep over it!"

"Looking across the entire server, which player doesn't know that the most sagacious and mighty big boss is Brother Fu? Without your assistance, the few of us definitely wouldn't be able to handle it!"

Father Can Rival a Nation wasn't an idiot.

Looking at the exaggerated expressions of Night Raid Widow Village and Your Dad Flies in the Sky as they harmonized their flattery, he didn't need to count on his fingers to know how many insincere words they had spoken.

But wasn't insincere talk also a signal for peace?

Since the other party had actively sought peace, he would reluctantly agree.

"Ahem, since that's the case, I, this Young Master, will graciously accompany you."

Sorrowful Sword Elegy, whose toes were curling from the awkward acting of Night Raid Widow Village and Your Dad Flies in the Sky, immediately extended his right fist upon hearing this, as if granted a great pardon:

"It's a pleasure to cooperate."

In fact, they didn't absolutely have to cooperate with Father Can Rival a Nation.

Although Widow and A Fei hadn't advanced to Level Ten, they were only one step away.

The remaining five people had all chosen First Sequence abilities that were extremely suitable for them and could cooperate with one another, not to mention the bonus attributes from their equipment.

As long as they cooperated tacitly, and utilized items and weapons from the mall, the effect of leveling up while fighting monsters might not be worse than cooperating with him.

Moreover, Sorrowful Sword Elegy was different from the others.

He had long known the secrets of this game, and understood that every bit of yuan energy and every experience point in this game was incredibly precious.

But he also clearly knew that the grandness and danger of this world far exceeded his understanding.

Relying only on himself and a few ordinary people like Cat Master, forget about taking a slice of this enormous cake—even getting too close risked being swatted like a fly.

He needed stronger partners with better backing.

Father Can Rival a Nation was a good choice.

From their previous battles side-by-side, it was clear that this seemingly ill-tempered guy actually possessed a strong, vibrant core of loyalty and righteousness.

Although such a person was not likable, he would absolutely never, and would disdain to, betray his teammates.

In this world, players were never enemies of one another, but partners moving forward together.

Father Can Rival a Nation extended his right hand and fist-bumped Sorrowful Sword Elegy, "Don't celebrate too early. I know your current strength is greater than all of ours combined."

Father Can Rival a Nation glanced at the dozen or so people behind him.

"When fighting monsters, after your remaining two teammates break through Level Ten, you must prioritize ensuring my brothers here also break through Level Ten."

"You also know that they are all Martial Artists in reality. Although they can't compare to you, they are definitely stronger than your teammates."

If it weren't for him, they wouldn't have failed to break through to Transcendent status until now.

Sorrowful Sword Elegy agreed without hesitation, "Naturally."

He didn't like owing favors.

Without Father Can Rival a Nation, they wouldn't have advanced so quickly, nor would they have repelled the rat swarm so fast.

This was a fact.

Both publicly and privately, they should offer assistance.

Of course, the prerequisite was that Widow and A Fei successfully leveled up.

After reaching an agreement, both sides organized their respective guild members to jointly formulate a plan.

Under the tracking of My Cat Can Do Backflips, the players quickly determined the lair of the Steel-Toothed Rock-Crushing Rats and learned the strength composition of the Steel-Toothed Rock-Crushing Rat swarm:

"The Rat King of the Steel-Toothed Rock-Crushing Rat swarm is a Fourth-Tier Transcendent Creature."

This was not good news.

According to their previous speculation, the Rat King's strength was at the Third-Tier level.

Fourth-Tier strength was clearly too high for players who currently only had ten First-Tier Transcendent individuals.

"Wait," a player questioned, "As far as I know, your ability is a mental interference skill, which doesn't seem related to reconnaissance, does it?"

My Cat Can Do Backflips raised his eyes, "I just used some methods learned in reality. Do you need me to send you my household registration booklet?"

Father Can Rival a Nation looked coldly at the talkative player, "You talk too much. If you can do it, you go."

"Guild Leader, I apologize..."

My Cat Can Do Backflips continued:

"In addition to that, the rat swarm has at least twenty Third-Tier creatures, over seventy Second-Tier creatures, and countless First-Tier ones."

"That many!?"

They had thought the Steel-Toothed Rock-Crushing Rats controlled the Giant Gnawing Rats to act as a vanguard because their own species was scarce.

"Perhaps it is precisely because the species is too large that they are desperately fighting for territory with richer resources."

"In that case, the previous plan must be changed," Sorrowful Sword Elegy said, his gaze deep.

"Then let's use guerrilla warfare," Night Raid Widow Village said excitedly. "They have to go out foraging, right? We'll take the initiative, kill them one by one, and won't we eliminate them all eventually through accumulation?"

"That's just treating the symptoms, not the root cause. Moreover, how can you be sure the rat swarm won't be enraged and retaliate?"

The number of players was already far lower than the rat swarm, not to mention many players only treated the game as a life adjustment and couldn't guarantee their online duration.

Sorrowful Sword Elegy clenched his fist.

Too slow!

Strength is growing too slowly!

Perhaps the secret of the game will be revealed to the public soon.

Yet they are still maneuvering around a bunch of rats!

Sensing Sorrowful Sword Elegy's emotions, My Cat Can Do Backflips's mind raced:

The Steel-Toothed Rock-Crushing Rat swarm clearly had the strength to crush the player faction, yet they chose to control Giant Gnawing Rats for the charge.

If it were only this, it might make sense to say they were trying to preserve their own species' strength.

But why, after roughly figuring out the players' strength, did they not choose to send stronger combat forces to attack?

Is the appeal of the dark energy crystals too weak?

No, absolutely not possible.

There must be a point that they overlooked... Just then, an unfamiliar voice rang out:

"Perhaps, everyone can try the Tactic of Driving the Tiger to Swallow the Wolf."