107: Chapter 107 The entire server was shaken: a high-stakes gamble of tens of millions of gold coins!

Under the dim moonlight, over the ruins of Origin Royal City, the smoke of battle had yet to fully dissipate.

Qin Ji casually tossed the crystal into his backpack, his fingertips gently tracing the Void Realm, closing the kill notifications that were still frantically spamming his screen. He didn't linger. His figure flickered slightly, activating Void Walk, and he vanished silently into the ink-like night, disappearing at the end of the scarred street.

At the same time, the World Channel erupted into a frenzy due to the series of blood-red server-wide announcements.

"Server-Wide Announcement: Congratulations to player Snow Emperor for killing Silver General Worlinhai! This announcement is made to encourage all players to continue striving for greater achievements!"

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One after another, the announcements resounded like nine thunderclaps in the ears of all online players.

Although server-wide announcements were no longer as rare as they were on the first day of the server's opening, Qin Ji's act of slaughtering nine Advanced Royal Family NPCs in one go, effectively spamming the System announcements, still sent shivers down countless people's spines.

"Is he crazy? Those were Silver Generals! Last time I saw one from afar, their Rank was all question marks!"

"Is this the true value of Snow Emperor? We're playing an MMORPG, and he's playing a hack-and-slash game?"

The players' shock came and went quickly. After a brief period of awe, most returned to their great task of leveling up. After all, for ordinary players, Snow Emperor's existence was already a myth, too distant to feel real.

However, for the NPC factions of the Star Kingdom, this night was destined to be sleepless.

This time, Qin Ji didn't hide his nickname. The glaring words "Snow Emperor" were like a resounding slap, fiercely striking the Royal Family's face.

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In the depths of the inner court, Rain Listening Hall.

Crystal lamps swayed, casting dappled shadows. Queen Fiodingyu sat gracefully on a Phoenix chair, toying with an exquisite jade cup. Her well-preserved face now held an undisguised smile.

"Princess, oh Princess..."

She took a delicate sip of the crimson wine, the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes smoothing out with her smile. "You are still too young, too impatient. You actually dared to lay hands on that person."

Beside her, Princess Qing Fuyun looked at her mother with astonishment. "Mother, you already guessed that Princess would make a move on Snow Emperor?"

"That is natural."

Fiodingyu put down her wine cup, her fingertips gently tapping the armrest, making rhythmic crisp sounds. "Princess used Snow Emperor to eliminate my right-hand man, Klinfis. Plus..." She glanced at her daughter, her tone slightly cold, "You yourself are not ambitious enough and haven't managed to win over strong allies, so she naturally wouldn't put our lineage in her eyes."

Qing Fuyun opened her mouth, wanting to retort, but found her throat dry. She could only lower her head, her fingers tightly twisting the corner of her clothes.

"Leona has just returned, and her Foundation is unstable. Neither of you poses a substantial threat to Princess."

Fiodingyu stood up and walked to the window, her gaze piercing through the rain curtain towards the brightly lit main hall of the Royal Palace, her voice becoming deep and unpredictable:

"But in our Star Kingdom, there is a huge variable, and that is Snow Emperor. Princess wants the throne to be foolproof, so she must get rid of this uncontrollable bomb. It's just a pity..."

A mocking arc appeared on her lips. "She kicked an iron plate this time. Nine Silver Generals, that's the accumulated Foundation of her lineage over ten years, all lost tonight."

"So, Princess is finished?" A hint of joy flashed in Qing Fuyun's eyes.

"Fool."

Fiodingyu suddenly turned around and reprimanded sharply, "Don't be happy too soon. Snow Emperor's attitude towards us is not friendly either. The situation will only get messier from now on. Just stay quietly in Rain Listening Hall and don't go out and do foolish things for me!"

Qing Fuyun shrank her neck, the joy in her eyes instantly turning into fear, and she subconsciously took half a step back.

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Black Wind Stockade, Hall of Gathering Righteousness.

Compared to the intrigues within the Royal Palace, the atmosphere on Qin Ji's side was much purer.

He had already returned to this temporary stronghold and was sitting cross-legged on a tiger-skin armchair, beginning to tally the gains from the previous battle.

Although the nine Silver Generals died quickly, the items they dropped were by no means insignificant.

"Ding, you obtained [Wo Family Heavy Armor Set (Silver)] +9."

"Ding, you obtained various Class Skill Books +42."

"Ding, you obtained special item [General's Order] +9."

"Ding, you obtained Free Attribute Points +450."

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Hearing the last prompt, Qin Ji's usually calm face finally showed a hint of satisfaction.

Previously, to instantly kill Princess's guards, he had gone all-in with seven hundred and eighty-five Free Attribute Points. Now, this wave directly recovered four hundred and fifty. This was the terrifying aspect of Greedy Grasp; as long as there were monsters to kill, his strength would grow infinitely like a snowball.

He casually took out a heavy silver armor set and checked its attributes.

[Wo Family Heavy Armor Set (Silver Rank)]

Wearing Requirement: Level 50 Warrior Class.

Attribute 1: Armor +22100.

Attribute 2: Magic Resistance +19980.

Attribute 3: Attack +33999.

Attribute 4: Attack Speed +5%.

Attribute 5: Health +800,000.

Set Trait 1 (Iron Wall): Restores 15,000 Health per second. This effect is not interrupted by attacks.

Set Trait 2 (Tear): Attacks have a 25% chance to cause a bleeding effect on enemies.

Set Trait 3 (Military Formation): Every enemy unit within a fifty-meter radius of you provides you with 1 Armor, 1 Magic Resistance, and 1 Attack Power.

Qin Ji's eyebrows slightly raised.

These attributes were quite explosive.

Although it was only Silver Rank, because it was an Advanced Level 50 set, its base stats were even significantly stronger than the Level 20-30 Gold Rank set on Frenzied Blade. Especially the [Military Formation] trait, it was simply a divine skill tailor-made for group battles.

"Nine sets..."

Qin Ji's fingers gently tapped the cold metal patterns on the armor's surface. If these were thrown into the guild warehouse, they would cause Fatty Zhou and his group to fight over them.

As for the forty-two skill books, most were duplicate Warrior skills. Qin Ji glanced at them, didn't find any particularly rare Forbidden Spells, and casually threw them all into the guild warehouse, setting them for contribution point exchange.

Just after dealing with the spoils of war, the private chat channel suddenly lit up.

The sender was the president of the server's number one guild, Frenzied Blade.

"Snow Emperor, as per our previous agreement, I'll deposit ten million gold coins first."

The next second, a golden trade prompt box popped up.

[System Prompt: Player "Frenzied Blade" trades 10,000,000 Gold Coins to you.]

Looking at the long string of zeros, Qin Ji couldn't help but be slightly surprised.

"Good, a very generous decision."

Ten million gold coins, according to the one-thousandth daily interest rate he set, Frenzied Blade would earn ten thousand gold coins in interest alone every day.

This sounded like Qin Ji was doing charity, but it wasn't.

With Greedy Grasp and a stack of hidden talents that could make money from money, these ten million gold coins in Qin Ji's hands would yield at least one hundred thousand gold coins a day.

Giving one hundred thousand to Frenzied Blade, he could still net ninety thousand.

This was the power of capital. Many people disliked capital, but more wanted to become capital. And Qin Ji felt he was a conscientious capitalist—after all, in this game, besides him, no one dared to offer a terrifying annual return rate of over 30%.

"Happy cooperation." Qin Ji replied.

Not just Frenzied Blade, as Snow Emperor's reputation soared once again, guild leaders from major guilds were frantically contacting him, wanting to deposit their guild funds into this "Snow Emperor Bank."

After all, who would refuse the good fortune of making money while lying down?

After handling these trivial financial matters, Qin Ji stood up and walked to the entrance of the Hall of Gathering Righteousness.

The night wind howled, making his long robe flap loudly.

Originally, he had intended to use this opportunity to make Princess and Qing Fuyun completely fall out, letting these two Princesses fight to the death so he could reap the benefits.

But he hadn't expected Princess to be so impatient.

"However... this is good too."

A glint flashed in Qin Ji's eyes.

The reason he chose to "help" Princess at this critical juncture—or more accurately, to brutally awaken her—actually involved deeper calculations.

Fragments of memories from his previous life emerged in his mind.

Regarding the Star Kingdom's succession struggle, there was a very secret yet fatal piece of information:

The current King Abra had no intention of abdicating.

Even though the Star Kingdom was in decline under his rule, this old lion still fiercely guarded his throne, viewing any covetous person as a mortal enemy.

Therefore, the biggest Boss in this succession struggle was not Princess, nor was it Qing Fuyun.

It was King Abra, who sat on the throne, unfathomable!

"I cleared the Snow Corpse Ruins, and Abra, as the opener, must have seen the record."

Qin Ji's fingers gently rubbed his chin, his thoughts racing.

Since Abra knew that he had cleared the Hell-difficulty ruins, then in his eyes, Princess, who had successfully won over Snow Emperor, would instantly have her threat level explode.

The stronger Princess became, the more Abra would fear her.

"I crippled Princess, seemingly weakening her, but in reality, I pushed her to the edge of a cliff."

Princess had now lost nine trusted confidants and was cursed by him, her strength greatly diminished. In this situation, if Abra were to kick her while she was down, Princess, in order to survive, would inevitably rebound and even bite Abra at all costs.

Letting a mad dog bite a lion—that was the situation Qin Ji wanted.

Just then, a red signal flare suddenly streaked across the distant night sky.

That was the signal for a large-scale deployment of the City Guard.

Qin Ji withdrew his thoughts, his purple-gold pupils slightly contracted, his gaze piercing through layers of night to lock onto the giant magic array above the Royal City.

That long-dormant city-protecting grand array was slowly activating.

"It seems His Majesty the King finally can't sit still."

A playful arc appeared on Qin Ji's lips. He made a grasping motion with his right hand, and the longbow radiating destructive aura reappeared. He showed no intention of retreating; instead, he stepped forward, walking into the darkness, meeting the sweeping wind and rain, step by step.

Since the water was already murky, why not make it even murkier?

The night was deep, and the strong wind rolled up dead leaves from the ground, swirling them high into the sky behind Qin Ji, like countless panicked moths in the darkness, eventually swallowed completely by the boundless dark.