Just as Jiang Qiao expected...it is impossible for the players to give up the rewards they have obtained.
The players near the carriage shop didn't care about the curse of Flesh Resonance S, and just waved their hands and carried all the NPCs they rescued back to the base.
Chen Meng also successfully reduced Aixin's health points to less than half in the 32nd challenge, and successfully won this martial arts competition.
The atmosphere around the entire carriage shop was a bit like the reunion of long-lost relatives.
Especially when Chen Meng defeated Ai Xin, the cheers lasted for more than ten seconds...
"What do you think?" Hai Lan said as she looked at Ai Xin who was hugged by Chen Meng in the distance.
Ai Xin's disgusted expression was about to overflow, but she didn't resist... and just let Chen Meng rub her face.
For Eshin, a neutral character at this stage... players can touch him at will, but the feel of some places is far from the real thing.
However, Chen Meng soon realized that Miss Cat was still here. She put Ai Xin down and solemnly announced to Ai Xin, "From now on, you are the third in command of the Black Wind Village!"
"You're a traitor sent by the enemy, but there must be a reason why you're so open and aboveboard. Hailan, our enemies may know what abilities you have." Jiang Qiao said.
Jiang Qiao can know all the information about any NPC that has been identified by the Lionheart Knight. This may cause the player to become a traitor, but the NPC is unlikely to behave like a traitor.
NPC Jiangqiao who betrays the player is allowed to exist, which is also part of the game experience, but Jiangqiao will completely ban friendly NPCs that affect the player experience.
Whether Aixin will become this kind of NPC Jiangqiao in the future remains to be seen.
"Some people have already reached that wall. Do you want to issue some tasks... to divert everyone's attention?" Hai Lan asked, pointing at the city wall in the distance.
Even the GM can't do anything about that side of the city wall now, let alone the players finding a way to enter the second level of the ruins.
But now in the players' minds, they are all exploring a dungeon. After completing the first and second levels of the dungeon, it is natural for them to go to the third level to take a look.
"No need to transfer, don't worry, there are some doors in the game that can only be opened by finding keys... A prompt will pop up when players touch the wall."
Jiang Qiao moved his fingertips to show Hai Lan a window.
'Holy Spirit! You must defeat all the masters on the island to be eligible to enter. The number of island masters killed is 2/7.'
Wake up! You guys haven't even finished the side quests on Brand Island and you want to go straight to the main quest
Innocent!
As soon as this prompt came out, players who tried to continue exploring this dungeon realized... they needed to kill all the island lord-level monsters on the island before they could enter.
This kind of setting exists in most games...that is, even though you have reached the final boss's doorstep, you still have to kill those small bosses before you can fight the final boss.
Jiang Qiao began to count the number of NPCs recruited by the players, but when he was halfway through the count... Jiang Qiao noticed that Zhao Mingwei at the Leaping Nuclear temporary residence was about to read the bar to return to the city.
If it was just a normal return to the city, it would be fine, but Zhao Mingwei's expression was a little abnormal.
"Is it okay to let you do the statistics work, Hai Lan?" Jiang Qiao said.
"No problem, no problem, but what are you going to do?" Hai Lan asked while eating half a watermelon in her hand.
"As a planner, I should care about the players' psychology." Jiang Qiao agreed and asked Queen May's cat lady to help keep an eye on the surrounding situation, then followed her to read the bar and return to the city.
On Brand Island, Jiang Qiao's spawn point when returning to the city was set at the base of the Leaping Nuclear, which was the same as Zhao Mingwei's.
After Jiang Qiao finished reading the magic to return to the city... he was already in the stronghold when he opened his eyes again. Zhao Mingwei was not far away... but Jiang Qiao did not go up to him to say hello because it was not appropriate now.
"Master Xiao... I really have no other choice this time." Lin Xi saw Zhao Mingwei coming over and said helplessly while scratching his head.
"Suspended?" Zhao Mingwei asked directly.
"Banned? Who dares to ban you? You've been in great form lately, and those newcomers are starting to think you're a good asset again." Lin Xi pondered his words and said, "But the higher-ups really don't like you... You're still playing Holy Spirit during the competition. How should I put it? During the summer season and the intercontinental season, the higher-ups have decided to ban you from playing the game Holy Spirit again."
"I... understand." Zhao Mingwei was silent for a moment and then said to Lin Xi.
"Don't just know it! The summer season and intercontinental season last for a total of 21 days. If you are caught secretly online during these 21 days, the punishment will be very severe. This is not as simple as being suspended. There are penalties for violations in the contract you signed with the club... I haven't studied the penalties thoroughly."
Lin Xi was really going crazy now. He thought Zhao Mingwei had gone offline and went to sleep five hours ago, but a newbie in their team said, "Xiao Ye is playing the burning town game. He is really good. He can fight an NPC with one hand."
Lin Xi was stunned at the time, because the entire management of Junlintianxia was present, and then they asked all kinds of questions and inquiries.
Zhao Mingwei's violation of playing other games during the competition was quickly exposed to the entire Junlin Tianxia's top management. It would have been fine if it was a first violation, but this was a second violation! Junlin Tianxia had to use a lot of public relations means to appease Zhao Mingwei's fans and haters the first time.
But if the news that Zhao Mingwei continues to play Holy Spirit during the summer season is exposed... then there will be another bloody storm on Weibo and Tieba.
"Master Xiao, you are the one who made the Junlin team famous. Don't ruin your past honor and future prospects because of this game." Lin Xi knew that Zhao Mingwei was very stubborn, so he said something that he would be more willing to accept, "It's only 21 days! Just 21 days without playing Holy Spirit. After the Intercontinental Tournament, we will have a two-month vacation. You can play whatever you want!"
Sorry... I will die if I don’t play games for three days. This is Jiang Qiao’s idea, but Zhao Mingwei has a different idea.
"Twenty-one days... isn't that long?" Zhao Mingwei asked.
"If you're worried about not being able to keep up with the equipment and level, it shouldn't be a problem. The game Holy Spirit has already had a major update. It's impossible to increase the level cap and release new equipment within a month! So it should be fine!"
Lin Xi mistakenly believed that Zhao Mingwei, the internet-addicted teenager, was afraid that if he didn't go online for half a month, his level and equipment would fall behind others.
"That's not what I'm worried about..." Zhao Mingwei said.
"What is that? Could it be the ranking of the arena? Xiaoye, forget about that! You are ranked first in the server of Holy Spirit. I guess your fans will blast you to pieces!" Lin Xi's voice was a little excited, but the familiar scene appeared again.
"Master!" Ye Lina ran over from the side of the Leaping Nuclear Guild with a bunch of little hearts in her arms.
"You're not worried that this NPC will be... 'lonely' or something, are you?" Lin Xi looked at Ye Lina, and when he mentioned loneliness, he raised his hands and made a single quotation mark.
Lin Xi actually wanted to remind Zhao Mingwei that NPC is NPC, it will still be the same when you go online after 21 days, and it will still be the same when you go online after a year.
"Oh no, I heard a knock on the door. I guess someone wants to talk to you." The knock on the door that Lin Xi mentioned should be in the real world.
"Please help me delay for a while. Ye Lina has a hidden task that I haven't completed yet." Zhao Mingwei said.
"… All right."
Lin Xi made a gesture to take off his helmet, and his figure disappeared in front of Zhao Mingwei. Zhao Mingwei turned his gaze to Ye Lina who was holding a bunch of little hearts.
(End of this chapter)