Chapter 60 The Uncrowned King of the Main City, No One in the Entire Server Dares to Provoke Him

Three days later, at the former site of the Heavenly Temple.

Fatty Wang stood before the ruins, rubbing his eyes vigorously. Three days ago, this was still a wasteland, with the system having reclaimed the territory, leaving only a few crooked pillars standing. Now, a three-story business center had sprung up. The exterior walls were painted with gold lacquer, two stone lions stood at the entrance, and a massive plaque hung overhead with eight large characters written on it.

"Unscrupulous Business Center, Fair to All."

Fatty Wang turned his head to look at Lin Ye, his mouth hanging open wide enough to fit an egg: "Brother, did you secretly slip the system some money? Three days, just three days, and you built a whole building?"

Lin Ye leaned against the stone lion, crossing his legs: "It wasn't me paying off the system; it was GM Xiao Zhou. He heard I wanted to take over this land, so he mobilized system resources overnight and got the building finished in three days."

"What's in it for him?"

"He wants me to stop farming the BOSS on the Test Server."

Su Qinghan laughed from the side: "Just how far have you pushed the GM that he's personally stepping in to build houses?"

Lin Ye shrugged: "It's professionalism. If he doesn't build the place, I go farm the BOSS. If he builds the place, I run the shop honestly. It's a win-win."

Fatty Wang gave a thumbs up: "Brother, you really are wicked."

The three of them walked into the business center. The first floor was a flagship store for material supermarkets, with shelves stocked full of various rare materials, all priced at half the market rate. A dozen or so casual players were snapping them up, and seeing Lin Ye walk in, they all called out in unison, "Hello, Brother Ye."

Lin Ye waved his hand: "Keep buying, don't mind me."

The second floor was the processing center for protection fee packages and power-leveling services. Three customer service girls were coordinating orders, their fingers moving so fast they were almost smoking. Fatty Wang took one look at the backend data, and his eyes nearly popped out.

"Brother, the renewal rate for the protection fee package is ninety-five percent, and the power-leveling orders are backed up for half a year."

Lin Ye nodded: "Not bad."

"Not bad? Brother, do you know what orders half a year from now mean? It means players from the entire server are sending us money!"

Lin Ye patted him on the shoulder: "Stay calm. This is just the beginning. Once the Cross-Server Tournament is over, orders from overseas players will come in too."

The third floor was the exclusive service area for VIP clients, with two NPC guards standing at the door. Fatty Wang pushed the door open, and inside sat a familiar figure.

Qin Wentian's former vice-guild leader, Pojun.

Lin Ye walked in and sat opposite Pojun: "You didn't come to see me just to drink tea, did you?"

Pojun was silent for a few seconds, then spoke: "The Heavenly Temple has disbanded. I want to find a place to stay. Do you have any openings here?"

Lin Ye didn't speak.

Pojun continued: "I'm not here to beg you to take me in. I'm here to apply for a job. Whatever assessment you have, I'll take it. If I can't pass, I'll leave. If I pass, I'll work for you."

Lin Ye looked at him, his gaze calm: "You used to be the vice-guild leader of the Heavenly Temple, working under Qin Wentian. Don't you feel ashamed to come work for me now?"

Pojun shook his head: "Not shameful. I followed Qin Wentian before because he was honorable. Later, he went down the wrong path. I tried to persuade him, but he wouldn't listen. Now that the guild is gone, I don't resent him, but I need to find a path for myself. You run things by the rules here and don't scam ordinary people. I'm willing to work for you."

Lin Ye was silent for a few seconds, then smiled: "Fine. The assessment is simple. You'll be in charge of the third-floor VIP area. There's only one rule."

"Tell me."

"Don't scam ordinary people."

Pojun stood up and bowed deeply: "Thank you."

After Pojun left, Su Qinghan walked to Lin Ye's side: "Do you really trust him?"

Lin Ye nodded: "I do. Because he's different from Qin Wentian. Qin Wentian is stupid; he is clear-headed. A clear-headed person knows what should be done and what shouldn't."

Just as he finished speaking, the system popped up a golden server-wide announcement.

[Server-wide Announcement: The cross-server battlefield "Battle of the Gods" is about to open! Players from all servers can enter freely to compete for cross-server resources and exclusive titles. The rules for the cross-server battlefield are as follows: One, all server players can form teams freely, with no level restrictions. Two, dying in the battlefield does not result in level loss, but will cause a loss of battlefield points. Three, the top ten on the leaderboard will receive exclusive cross-server titles and SSS-level equipment rewards. Four, the cross-server battlefield will officially open in three days.]

Once the announcement was out, the entire server was in an uproar.

[world channel]

[Player "Wocao Wuqing": The cross-server battlefield is finally open! I've been waiting for half a year!]

[Player "Brick-Moving Expert": SSS-level equipment for the top ten? The officials are really bleeding for this one.]

[Player "Invincible Sword God": SSS-level equipment is nothing; the key is the exclusive cross-server title. That's a unique title for the whole server; once you wear it, everyone will know you wherever you go.]

[Player "Yes Little Follower": Brother Ye will definitely participate, right? If Brother Ye participates, why are we even fighting for the top ten? Let's just fight for the top nine.]

[Player "Milk Tea Without Sugar": Hahaha, true. If Brother Ye enters, everyone else has to move aside.]

Lin Ye looked at the announcement, the corners of his mouth curling into a wicked smile. He was just about to say something when a message suddenly popped up in the cross-server channel.

[Cross-Server Channel] [Goryeo War God Temple, Kim Hyun-tae]: Players from the China server, every single one of you is trash. Ye the Wicked is just a clown with good luck. See you on the cross-server battlefield; I will kill you with my own hands and let the China players know what real strength is.

The entire server went quiet for a moment.

Then it exploded.

[world channel]

[Player "Wocao Wuqing": Damn! Goryeo War God Temple is jumping out again! Brother Ye, finish him!]

[Player "Brick-Moving Expert": Is Kim Hyun-tae sick in the head? He was wiped out by Brother Ye in the last cross-server league, and now he's provoking him again?]

[Player "Invincible Sword God": He's doing it on purpose. Dying in the cross-server battlefield doesn't cause level loss, so he thinks Brother Ye's debuff is useless, which is why he's so arrogant.]

[Player "Yes Little Follower": Brother Ye, can't tolerate this! Wipe out the Goryeo War God Temple!]

Lin Ye looked at the message in the cross-server channel, and the smile on his lips deepened.

Su Qinghan frowned: "Kim Hyun-tae is provoking you on purpose. Since dying in the cross-server battlefield doesn't cost levels, he thinks your debuff advantage is gone, which is why he's acting so arrogant."

Lin Ye laughed: "He thinks I won't cause trouble just because dying doesn't cost levels?"

He opened the cross-server channel and replied with a message.

[Cross-Server Channel] [Lin Ye]: Kim Hyun-tae, you're right. Dying in the cross-server battlefield doesn't cost levels, so my debuff is indeed useless.

The players across the server saw this message and were all stunned.

[world channel]

[Player "Wocao Wuqing": Brother Ye admitted it? No way?]

[Player "Brick-Moving Expert": Was Brother Ye's account hacked? This doesn't look like his style.]

[Player "Invincible Sword God": What's the rush? Brother Ye must have more to say.]

Sure enough, Lin Ye sent another message.

[Cross-Server Channel] [Lin Ye]: But who told you my debuff only makes people lose levels? My debuff can castrate stats, disable skills, clear equipment, and lock health. Dying without losing levels? What does that have to do with me? When it's time to die, you'll still die.

The players across the server saw this message and laughed like crazy.

[world channel]

[Player "Wocao Wuqing": Hahaha, Brother Ye is awesome! Dying without losing levels, what does that have to do with me!]

[Player "Brick-Moving Expert": Kim Hyun-tae must be furious. He thought the rules of the cross-server battlefield could restrict Brother Ye, but Brother Ye doesn't care at all.]

[Player "Invincible Sword God": Brother Ye's debuff isn't just for level loss. Castrating stats, disabling skills, clearing equipment—which one isn't worse than losing a level?]

[Player "Yes Little Follower": Brother Ye, take me to the cross-server battlefield! I want to watch you tear apart the Goryeo War God Temple!]

Kim Hyun-tae looked at the message in the cross-server channel, his face turning livid. He thought the rules of the cross-server battlefield could restrict Lin Ye, but the guy didn't care at all. So what if dying doesn't cost levels? Having stats castrated, skills disabled, and equipment cleared is more painful than dying.

Vice-guild leader Park Min-ho said cautiously: "Guild leader, how about... we don't provoke him anymore?"

Kim Hyun-tae turned his head and glared at him: "Scared?"

Park Min-ho didn't dare to speak.

Kim Hyun-tae stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the city lights in the distance. After a long silence, he spoke: "I'm not scared. I just think there's no need to sacrifice the whole guild for face."

"Then we..."

"We will participate in the cross-server battlefield as usual. But don't actively provoke Ye the Wicked. If he wants the top ten, let him have it. We'll protect our points and just aim for the top hundred."

Park Min-ho breathed a sigh of relief: "Guild leader is wise."

Meanwhile, Lin Ye was standing on the top floor of the Unscrupulous Business Center, looking at the night view in the distance. Su Qinghan walked up and stood beside him.

"Kim Hyun-tae shouldn't dare to provoke you actively anymore."

Lin Ye nodded: "It's best if he doesn't dare. If he does dare, I wouldn't mind letting him taste the flavor of a cross-server social death."

"Cross-server social death?"

Lin Ye took out the space-time judgment from his backpack and weighed it in his hand: "This sword can increase the effect of debuffs by five times. If I hang a stat reset on Kim Hyun-tae, he'll struggle just to walk. If I hang an equipment clear on him, he'll be naked on the battlefield. If I hang a skill disable on him, he can only auto-attack."

He smiled, that smile wicked to the extreme: "Dying doesn't cost levels? It doesn't matter. I'll make him wish he were dead."

Fatty Wang ran up from downstairs, panting: "Brother, the registration channel for the cross-server battlefield is open. The four of us are enough. Do we need to recruit a few more?"

Lin Ye shook his head: "No need. Four people are enough. You're responsible for picking up equipment, Qinghan is responsible for healing, and I'm responsible for hanging debuffs."

He paused and glanced in the direction of Pojun: "Add one more, Pojun. He's responsible for getting beaten up."

Fatty Wang was stunned: "Getting beaten up?"

"Right. Pojun is a Knight class, with high defense and thick health. Let him stand in front to attract fire, and I'll hang debuffs from behind. A perfect tactic."

Fatty Wang gave a thumbs up: "Brother, you really are wicked."

Lin Ye turned to look at the city lights in the distance, a wicked smile hanging on his lips. The cross-server battlefield opens in three days. Goryeo War God Temple, Kim Hyun-tae, wash your necks and wait.

Meanwhile, at the headquarters of the Goryeo War God Temple in the Korean Server main city, Kim Hyun-tae sneezed. He rubbed his nose, feeling like something bad was about to happen.

What he didn't know was that Lin Ye had already prepared a complete Social Death Package for him in his heart. That package would make Kim Hyun-tae the laughingstock of all players on the server, would make the Goryeo War God Temple completely become a joke, and would make the entire Korean Server player base never dare to say an arrogant word in the cross-server channel again.

See you in three days on the cross-server battlefield.