Wang Zhiyang: "Hehe, forget it. What if they take the equipment and don't return it?"
Nan Feng raised an eyebrow and glanced at Wang Zhiyang's avatar.
She was currently ranked seventeenth on the level leaderboard. She had probably climbed up in the past couple of days. Nan Feng did not know her very well; he only remembered that she had bought an apple from him at noon.
Worth mentioning, Wang Zhiyang was actually a woman.
Judging from her name alone, Nan Feng had always assumed she was a man.
You Ran: "At a time like this, everyone should stick together. This challenge is very important. If we can't beat Sakura One-Sword, the war zones of A San Country and Pretty Country will all come challenge us until they kill us."
Sakura One-Sword had rallied several war zones, including A San Country and Pretty Country, intending to crush District 527 in one fell swoop.
The other war zones did not want to see Dragon Country become so dominant either, so they all agreed to Sakura One-Sword's proposal.
However, they had also made one demand: Sakura One-Sword would challenge District 527 first and probe Nan Feng's strength to see just how powerful he really was.
After all, Nan Feng had challenged Sakura Kojiro across levels. Who would believe he had no strength or trump cards?
Therefore, this battle against Sakura One-Sword was crucial.
If District 527 won, the other war zones would definitely not dare challenge District 527 again.
They were not idiots. Why would they pick a fight with a tough bone like District 527?
Wouldn't it be better to bully District 132?
But if they could not defeat Sakura One-Sword and Sakura One-Sword figured out their trump cards, District 527 would be in trouble.
They would probably end up as miserably as District 132.
In the Handsome Men Group, Su Ziran said, "Huang Yuanming has a point. Everyone, pool whatever equipment you have. It might raise our odds of winning a little. Of course, if you're unwilling, forget it. No one is being forced. I have a Beast Bone Ring with +2 stamina that I can contribute."
Wu Li: "We're all in the same boat. Losing won't do anyone any good, so why would anyone be unwilling? I have a Beast Bone Ring too. I'll contribute it as well."
Xu Ming: "I have a belt..."
It was only the fourth day since they had arrived in this world. There had not been enough time, and equipment drop rates were extremely low. Even after everyone scraped together what they could, they only managed to gather a few pieces that added barely any attributes.
Such an improvement was clearly not enough to fight Sakura One-Sword.
The group fell silent as everyone tried to think of a solution.
Nan Feng frowned and pondered for a long time. Then, an idea suddenly struck him. "@Su Ziran, did you find any iron ore on the left side of the mine yesterday?"
Su Ziran: "We found some, but it needs to be mined... What are you getting at?"
Nan Feng: "If my Destined Divine Weapon can reach E-rank, I'm confident I can take down Sakura One-Sword!"
Everyone perked up, as though they had caught sight of hope.
Su Yihan: "Nan Feng, what rank is your Destined Divine Weapon now?"
Nan Feng: "F-rank peak. It's about to reach E-rank."
Su Ziran: "What materials do you need? Besides iron blocks, do you need anything else?"
Nan Feng had forgotten too, so he immediately checked his Destined Divine Weapon.
Nan Feng: "I need wood*200, stone*300, iron blocks*100, Copper Ore*1... I have the wood and stone. I'm only short on iron blocks and Copper Ore."
Huang Yuanming: "We know where to get iron blocks, but what about Copper Ore?"
Wu Yuansheng: "Everyone, think! Where can we get Copper Ore?"
Su Ziran: "Today, I asked other Dragon Country war zones in the Cross-Regional Chat Channel. They said the iron mines in their war zones are guarded by only a level 4 lord, unlike ours, which is guarded by the level 6 Cave Spider King."
Xu Ming: "And? What does that prove?"
Su Ziran: "It proves that the iron mine in our war zone is too difficult. Everyone's Destined Divine Weapon is stuck at upper F-rank, so our combat power hasn't improved, and our levels are far behind everyone else's."
Nan Feng seemed to realize something. "You mean... there's a Copper Mine in that mine too?"
Su Ziran: "That's right. Copper Mine and iron ore can occur together."
Su Ziran: "And don't you find it strange? Why is the passage on the right side of the mine guarded by the Cave Spider King, while there isn't a single ferocious beast in the left passage?"
Su Ziran: "I suspect the depths of the left passage contain the iron ore. It should originally have been guarded by a level 4 lord, but the Cave Spider King ate it!"
Su Ziran: "And the depths of the right passage contain the Copper Mine!"
Su Ziran sent several messages in a row, laying out his guess.
Some people who had never been to the mine, such as You Ran and Xiao Luo, were still a little confused. But those who had been there thought Su Ziran's guess made perfect sense!
Wu Yuansheng: "Holy shit, that really is possible! So there's a place to get Copper Ore too?"
Xu Ming: "But the Cave Spider King is on the right. We can't beat it, so how are we supposed to get Copper Mine?"
Wu Yuansheng: "Use the method I mentioned this morning. Get several more ranged Chosen Ones and whittle it to death!"
Su Ziran: "Not a good idea. That would waste too much time, and we might not even be able to kill it."
Wu Yuansheng: "Then what do you suggest?"
Su Ziran: "Our goal today isn't to kill the Cave Spider King. We only need to mine one piece of Copper Ore."
Su Ziran: "How about this? All of you come to the mine. We'll mine iron blocks first, then decide how to get the Copper Ore based on the actual situation."
After thinking it over, everyone agreed with Su Ziran's plan.
Xu Ming: "Alright, Old Wu and I are coming right away."
Huang Yuanming: "I'm coming too."
Nan Feng: "I won't come yet. There are lots of ferocious beasts here. I'll come after I reach level 6."
Xiao Luo: "@Nan Feng, go level up. I'll go to the mine."
Xiao Luo gave up on the idea of participating in the challenge and decided to help Nan Feng mine.
He did not believe he could beat Sakura One-Sword. If he joined the challenge, he would only get beaten up.
Su Ziran: "Okay, okay, everyone get moving! Let's work together and help Nan Feng beat Sakura One-Sword!"
You Ran: "Go, go!"
That was how Dragon Country's education worked. Even after being collectively transported into this perilous world, most people from Dragon Country would still unite and help their companions instead of becoming lone wolves.
Of course, there were exceptions, such as Wang Zhiyang.
She sneered at what everyone was doing. "Hehe, are you idiots? Wouldn't it be better to spend the whole afternoon leveling up? Why waste time helping someone else improve their strength? You're getting tricked and still helping him count his money. Nan Feng is probably laughing at how stupid you are."
Nan Feng: "Hehe, dumbass."
Nan Feng could not be bothered dealing with people like Wang Zhiyang.
She was a refined egoist who put her own interests above everything else.
But that did not necessarily mean her way of thinking was wrong.
In this world, perhaps people like her would live longer.
After leaving the group chat, Nan Feng closed the panel.
Beside him, You Ran closed her panel as well and looked at Nan Feng with a smile. "Let me see, were you laughing at us behind our backs for being stupid?"
Nan Feng's expression remained calm. "I've received professional training. I generally won't laugh out loud..."
"So you were laughing inside?"
You Ran stood up, brushed the dust from her perky backside, and looked down with her beautiful eyes. "What do you say? Do you need my help with this pack of Bloodthirsty Wolves?"
"No. If you attack, you'll take half my experience."
Nan Feng decisively turned down You Ran's offer. He was joking—he was trying to reach level 6 now.
Putting away the Wooden Dagger, Nan Feng took out the Desert Eagle from his backpack.
You Ran wore an expression that said she had known it all along. "I knew it... Say, you're not going to kill me to keep me quiet, are you?"
"Not that far." Nan Feng shook his head.
After his battle with Sakura Kojiro, the Desert Eagle had already been exposed.
Even though Nan Feng had pulled a stunt in the Cross-District Channel earlier, that could only fool people who were not very smart.
Smart people could not be fooled at all.
For example, Su Ziran had probably long concluded that Nan Feng's Destined Divine Weapon was a pistol. That was why he had backed Nan Feng up in the Cross-District Channel.
And You Ran had not been surprised at all when she saw Nan Feng pull out the Desert Eagle.
Nan Feng thought to himself, But it doesn't matter. So what if you know? My Destined Divine Weapon is about to level up, and then I'll unlock new equipment. The Desert Eagle will soon stop being my trump card...
Thinking of that, Nan Feng smiled and walked to the edge of the stone wall, looking down at the more than twenty Bloodthirsty Wolves raging helplessly below.
"Good girl, step back."
"Let me have all the experience."
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