Trafford's Trading Club

Chapter 1582: Chapter 309: When Fate Brings You Together, You Can Meet a Thousand Miles Away; Without It, You May Not Recognize Each Other Even Face to Face

“What, even the butchers are nearby?”

“They said they can provide help, but the Layer Master’s profits must be evenly shared!”

The King Serpent frowned, but the situation was urgent, leaving him no room to carefully weigh the gains and losses.

The entire stretching battle group was caught in the new Layer Master’s combat zone, with a crisis looming, unable to wait for the results of discussions from those bigwigs outside the game at the Management Bureau.

They would never understand the cruelty of battles in this game world… The King Serpent knew that in such a sudden situation, he could only rely on himself — if the Divine Land Battle Group were annihilated here, all his efforts would be wasted, handed over to others.

“Agree to their terms.” The King Serpent gave a response after a few seconds.

Soon, Butchers, Elvin, and Mr. Bajo appeared with their men, crossing the woods, showing up in front of the Divine Land Battle Group.

While the Butchers did not bring the entire battle group… their combined manpower was nearly equivalent to a complete battle group.

Seeing the three approaching with unchanged expressions… the King Serpent had seen these three faces so many times at the battle meeting tables.

“King Serpent, what’s the situation now?” Elvin directly inquired upon arrival.

They were all adults, and since the terms were already agreed upon, there was no need for any contention… Whether they could continue to work harmoniously in the future was a matter for later… After safely getting through this ordeal.

“It’s very bad.” The King Serpent shook his head, “My forces still can’t break through the light of evolution of the new Layer Master, and it seems like it’s about to complete its evolution. The danger level is one grade higher than the previous Jungle Layer Master. Its attributes are wood and dark!”

“You guys really know how to create trouble! Not attending the battle meeting is one thing, but you even stirred up such a dangerous existence!” Mr. Bajo scoffed coldly upon hearing this.

No contending… but not everyone.

The King Serpent gave Mr. Bajo a deep look, then directly ignored him, “That’s the situation right now; I need to know what manpower you’ve brought along.”

The Butchers responded in a booming voice: “Don’t worry, they are all skilled hands, won’t drag us down… but all expenses need to be reimbursed by your Divine Land Battle Group.”

This was clearly an act of hiking the price… The King Serpent secretly resented but couldn’t show it, only nodding: “Agreed… provide me with a complete usage record of the supplies afterward.”

Their discussion didn’t actually take very long.

But during this brief time, the light of evolution on the new Layer Master, the Endless Tree Demon, suddenly dimmed — not because of a failed evolution, but because it had already completed its evolution!

“So fast!” The King Serpent was instantly shocked!

The evolved Endless Tree Demon stood a hundred feet tall, its sprawling treetop completely shrouding the entire dark red sky!

Its branches danced wildly in the air, like countless tentacles… These branch-like tentacles were extremely tough, capable of shattering ordinary armor if they lashed out — a Divine Land warrior was struck by a branch in front of everyone, his body then turning into a flash of white light, death… and return.

Everyone couldn’t help but take a sharp breath.

“I regret the conditions I just offered…” Elvin took a deep breath, then waved to his battle group, “Prepare to set up the assault fortress! Battlefield Mechanic, complete the Steel Battle Puppet as fast as possible!”

The Butchers and Mr. Bajo quickly commanded their members, the atmosphere becoming tense… The King Serpent glanced at the fully evolved Endless Tree Demon, a growing unease in his heart.

The combat circle prohibited leaving but not communication with the outside world — he was constantly discussing with the true superiors of the Management Bureau from the real world about this matter.

—— King Serpent, you can’t die now, you’re out of death counts!

—— Protect your comrades who are also out of death counts!

—— Sacrifice those with remaining death counts if necessary!

—— The loss from failure can be recovered, so try to make it out alive!

“If necessary…” The King Serpent whispered, his gaze turning resolute, then he raised his arm and shouted loudly: “Divine Land Battle Group, brave and fearless!”

“Divine Land Battle Group, brave and fearless!!”

The thunderous roar came from the people on the ground. The King Serpent scattered a rare scroll to bolster everyone’s morale, drawing his Treasured Sword from his waist, summoning his mount, and charging at the Endless Tree Demon.

A pre-battle tremor is a major taboo… he could not afford fear, as fear would lead to thoughts of escape, exposing his back, tearing open his vulnerability to the enemy.

He couldn’t be afraid — if he cherished life and feared death, more would die!

Seeing the King Serpent charge, the Butchers and the other two stopped, frowning in silence.

“Does anyone know how many death counts the King Serpent has left?” The Butchers suddenly asked.

Elvin and Mr. Bajo shook their heads — death counts were the greatest secret of the Chosen Ones… they had even spent a huge sum trying to pry open the mouths of the Divine Land Battle Group members but in vain.

This was an unspoken yet acknowledged point of admiration in their hearts.

The Butchers shook his head, feeling a bit unamused, then drew his bow, beginning to release his skills as an archer — being of the bow and arrow profession.

“Don’t mess up, maintain formation!”

“Mind your skill cooldown!”

“Third Team, fall back! You’re advancing too far ahead!”

“Analyst, have you found the Layer Master’s weakness yet! Analyst!! Analyst!!”

The combat circle was like a bustling marketplace.

Meanwhile, a slender figure quietly emerged from the entrance of the Monster’s Nest… hiding under giant tree roots, looking up at the people fighting the new Layer Master, seemingly searching for something.

Just then, not far ahead on the leaf-strewn soil, a glowing Magic Circle appeared suddenly… Perceptions raised, he quickly hid behind the giant tree roots, suspicion flickering in his eyes.

Soon, three figures gradually appeared from the Magic Circle… eventually emerging.

“Why are they… here?”

Upon seeing who emerged from the Magic Circle, the slender figure was startled, his expression unknowingly turning strange!

…

“Your teleportation magic is getting more proficient; the accuracy this time was quite good.” Qianxiu smiled, ruffling Qian Yu Xian Rou’s small head.

This made Qian Yu Xian Rou squint her eyes in enjoyment… but remembering that her Benefactor was beside her, she felt it wasn’t good to spread too much love around, so she awkwardly stuck out her tongue.

What a mischievous girl.

“This teleportation magic is one of the secret techniques Yuer obtained, but she hasn’t been able to use it well before.” Qianxiu looked at Boss Luo at this moment, smiling as he said, “The range of movement is limited, it can only teleport to places within sight, and the positioning is always hard to grasp. Once, we directly teleported into lava. I didn’t expect that there wouldn’t be any problems this time. It seems luck is on our side.”

Qian Yu Xian Rou naturally puffed her cheeks directly, and without thinking, Qianxiu reached out and pinched them, deflating the bun-like cheeks. Qian Yu Xian Rou immediately bared her fangs and brandished her claws.

Boss Luo seemed to enjoy this kind of random teleportation… randomness also means the unknown, beyond expectations — he’s increasingly able to feel the charm of things outside predictions.

What one calls wonder.

“Alright, stop messing around.” Qianxiu patted Qian Yu Xian Rou’s little head, “Hurry and take a look at this new Layer Master’s information, use your Divine Construct Eye to see if you can find its weaknesses.”

Qian Yu Xian Rou lightly snorted, but upon hearing this, she still immediately activated the so-called Divine Construct Eye.

Qianxiu looked at Boss Luo and said, “Benefactor, during the fight later on, we might not be able to protect you, so be careful yourself. Just hide, and we’ll quickly take down this new Layer Master.”

It sounded like it was an easy task… Boss Luo nodded but intentionally or unintentionally glanced at a certain part of a massive tree root.

“Who’s there!” Qianxiu suddenly keenly sensed something… the gaze of this Benefactor!

This was entirely a kind of sixth sense-like perception — Qianxiu only felt that something seemed to be hiding there, so with a flash of his figure, several simple yet very practical skills were activated simultaneously!

The black longsword in Qianxiu’s hand at this moment instantly stabbed out hundreds of strikes, directly smashing this section of the root into pieces! A figure was seen directly flying backward from behind the root!

As Qianxiu was about to pursue, that figure swiftly dashed, somewhat pitifully escaping into the entrance of the Monster’s Nest, disappearing in the blink of an eye!

“Who is it!” Qian Yu Xian Rou stopped at this moment, looking nervously.

Qianxiu looked at his black longsword in confusion, shook his head and said, “I don’t know, but I think I stabbed once, though it didn’t break the defenses… The opponent’s defenses seem pretty good, and they used a sneaking skill, should be an assassin type player.”

“Could it be people from those guilds?” Qian Yu Xian Rou pondered — on the way here, they had already seen players from the Divine Land Battle Group and several other major guilds fighting against the new Layer Master.

Qianxiu contemplated, “If they are members of those guilds, they shouldn’t have run away seeing us… The sudden evolution of the Endless Tree Demon is somewhat strange, it seems it might not be that simple. Perhaps, this matter is related to the Upper Echelon Nobility…”

“Upper Echelon Nobility, then…” Qian Yu Xian Rou directly asked, “Should we pursue, or fight?”

Pursuing means asking if they should chase the mysterious figure that ran away, and fighting means whether to proceed with taking down the Layer Master now.

Qianxiu thought for a moment and said, “The Endless Tree Demon’s attack range is too large, leaving the Benefactor alone here is dangerous… Let’s do it this way, Yuer, you go help the Divine Land Battle Group people, handle the Endless Tree Demon first, I’ll take the Benefactor to chase that runaway figure.”

“Okay!”

Having absolute confidence in her husband, Qian Yu Xian Rou agreed without a second thought — how could she not be confident, she had given him all the best… The strongest of the Human Alliance, the Azure Sky Sword Saint, had always been the two of them.

Qian Yu Xian Rou quickly mounted the Heavenly Horse, flying up into the sky.

Qianxiu looked at Luo Qiu, apologetically said, “Sorry, Benefactor, I still don’t feel comfortable leaving you alone here… But rest assured, I’ll protect you. Later, remember to stay by my side, don’t wander off.”

Qianxiu has rich experience in taking care of others — mainly honed from Xiaobao, compared to the lively, restless Xiaobao, this Benefactor was so much more well-behaved.

Won’t run around, won’t say much, quietly acting as a little account, extremely well-mannered.

Could it be, it’s a girl playing this role?

As everyone knows, it’s a common thing in the gaming world for guys to play as female characters, and girls to play male characters.

“Don’t worry.” Boss Luo casually said, “I’m pretty good at keeping up with others.”

Qianxiu nodded, not thinking too much, then casually opened his personal space, taking out some equipment, “You should be able to wear this equipment now, it’s all for Mage classes, with decent defensive effects, wear it just in case.”

Boss Luo didn’t refuse… A nice thing about game characters is the dress-up — the equipment was obviously in good condition, but not flashy, quite in line with Luo Qiu’s usual dressing habits.

It’s just that Boss Luo is not accustomed to accepting other people’s gifts one-sidedly, but considering that this strongest of the Great Alliance, the Azure Sky Sword Saint, probably lacks for nothing, he thought it over and opened his palm, “I found this on the road, it looks useless to me, so I’ll give it to you.”

“No need to be polite!” Qianxiu chuckled and shook his head.

With Qian Yu Xian Rou’s initial huge sum of money, later on, the couple steadily led the progress of the entire Chosen One system… Their reserves are far from what outsiders imagine to be simple.

He just glanced at what the Benefactor handed over.

Fresh Fragrant Pear: After consumption, continuously restores magic power for twenty minutes (great effect).

——Great effect

Even specially noted to be of great effect… The items in games seem to be getting stranger and stranger — Qianxiu shook his head with a smile, since it’s just a simple recovery item, he casually accepted it.

Probably in this Benefactor’s view, it’s some kind of great item…

“By the way, earlier you mentioned, the Upper Echelon Nobility is?”

Qianxiu walked along, saying, “They’re guys living in an unknown area on the mainland, they claim to be Upper Echelon Nobility, very exclusive towards us… Probably a storyline in the game, but there’s very little information now, we currently don’t even know what the Upper Echelon Nobility’s intentions are. It was only after we ascended this large layer area that we discovered their traces and had a few encounters with these Upper Echelon Nobility.”

“Are they also players?”

“Probably not.” Qianxiu shook his head, “Not players, but like us, they all have classes and can use skills… However, their leveling requires cultivation, so it’s somewhat different from ours.”

Luo Qiu pondered over it.

He remembered that in Ms. Ren’s design, there was no such thing as Upper Echelon Nobility… Born in the unexplored upper regions, hostile towards the descended Chosen Ones…

——Is it the result of the world’s self-evolution after the ley line implantation…

Boss Luo couldn’t help but be lost in thought.

“There is someone here.” Suddenly Qianxiu’s voice came.

Luo Qiu followed the sound, only to see a figure standing motionless in the Monster’s Nest… Judging by the outfit, it’s a Mage, and a female Mage at that.

Not only that, at that moment, there were actually more than ten monsters slowly approaching around this female Mage, yet she seemed unaware, still bowing her head and not moving.

“Your… man doesn’t want you?” Qianxiu couldn’t help but open his mouth, “What a strange name…”