Snowflake Leopard

The Level 9 monster zone lay in the Evening Breeze Woods northwest of the village. It was raccoon territory.

Little Raccoon lv9

Health: 120

In the Evening Breeze Woods, little gray-and-white raccoons ran, leaped, and played about.

Their fur gleamed with oil, their bodies were plump, and each dragged a long, fluffy tail behind it. They looked ridiculously adorable!

But Su Yu remembered that it was precisely because raccoons were so cute that they had sparked quite a controversy among players a few days after the server opened in his previous life.

Many players complained on the Official Forum that the raccoons were too adorable to kill. Those who hardened their hearts and attacked would get dirty looks from nearby female players. They all begged the game developers to switch to another kind of monster.

Later, the Game Inspector from the Singer Civilization took the players' feedback into account.

In a major update two months later, all the raccoons were replaced with mummies wrapped head to toe in white cloth.

The Evening Breeze Woods map was also updated into a massive tomb, where ghosts drifted about every so often. It was terrifying!

When Su Yu entered the game in his previous life, the Level 9 monster zone had already become a huge tomb. Ghosts would cling to players inside and have "intimate contact" with them.

Being fortunate enough to see the deleted "raccoons" today, he felt the trip had been worthwhile.

"They're a little cute, but this sunny style suits me better. Tombs and mummies are way too creepy."

Su Yu hardened his heart, transformed into a "Raccoon Slayer," and began grinding in the Level 9 monster zone.

There wasn't a single player around him anyway, so he didn't have to worry about anyone's dirty looks.

Grinding was always dull.

As he mechanically cast spells, used scrolls, and drank mana potions, Su Yu browsed the game's built-in Official Forum.

He wanted to see whether the idiotic netizens had come up with any new antics or created some new meme.

A meme called "Indonesian Telecom" had recently become quite popular. The "ding" sound during the climax of Indonesian Telecom was exactly the same as the system's "ding" notification sound in Evolution!

So netizens began making parody videos, photoshopping Evolution's outsourced supervisor into them along with the words "Evolution 30,000 yuan."

Just as Su Yu was watching with great interest, a strange sound suddenly rang out in the game.

After closing the forum interface and listening carefully, he realized the sound came from a Server-wide Announcement:

Server-wide Announcement: Players Snowflake Leopard, Range is Truth, Caliber is Justice, Unbreakable Alliance, and March of the Steel Torrent successfully cleared the Level 5 Five-Player Dungeon "Thunder Cliff." They have been specially awarded one random rare-quality piece of equipment.

This Server-wide Announcement was different from Su Yu's.

Su Yu's announcement had sounded three times in a row, while this one ended after a single broadcast.

Once the announcement ended, it was time for Snowflake Leopard's advertisement.

A deep, powerful male voice sounded beside Su Yu's ears:

"Hello, everyone. I'm Snowflake Leopard, president of the Relevant Department guild."

"Join our guild after reaching Level 10, and everyone can receive a monthly subsidy of 2,000 Zhonghua Coins. There are no mandatory tasks in the guild, no forced participation in any activities, and no requirement to hand over equipment or currency. That's all I have to say."

Snowflake Leopard's advertisement was brief and forceful.

He and his team had discussed the advertisement's contents repeatedly before finally settling on this version.

The advertisement sounded rather tacky.

But in truth, only advertisements that sounded tacky while directly affecting the vital interests of the masses could spread widely.

If he said something lofty instead, like, "Our goal is to dominate the entire server," or, "We sincerely invite ambitious people from all walks of life to join us in building the strongest guild in the game."

Players would at most reply, "Good, very spirited," and forget about it after hearing it.

But once he mentioned "2,000 Zhonghua Coins," quite a few people's eyes lit up.

After Snowflake Leopard's advertisement was broadcast, players began discussing it with their companions:

"Someone else cleared a five-player dungeon!"

"Relevant Department? What a strange name."

"They give 2,000 a month! Wouldn't that mean the helmet pays for itself in just over a year?"

"I don't have a guild anyway. I'll give it a try when the time comes."

"Let's go together!"

Although most of these players could afford a 30,000-yuan helmet, no one would turn down an extra 2,000 yuan a month. Quite a few became interested in the Relevant Department guild.

At the same time, a thoughtful look appeared on Su Yu's face.

"Relevant Department? Has Snowflake Leopard already started making a name for himself so early?"

Snowflake Leopard, whose real name was Zhong Feng, held the rank of major general and was a rare Druid-class player.

Before the great upheaval began, Guo Jia had noticed that Evolution was unusual, so he had Snowflake Leopard form the Relevant Department and enter the game to investigate.

Snowflake Leopard had a keen instinct for the game's storyline.

With his extensive criminal investigation experience and help from an expert team, he completed two Main Storylines in succession and became the first player in the country to reach Level 50.

He was also the first Blue Star Human to learn that in-game strength could be manifested in reality.

(Only those with a Legendary Bloodline could manifest their in-game strength ahead of time, and no Legendary Bloodline had appeared anywhere in the world at that time.)

There was no need to say more about what happened afterward.

After Snowflake Leopard manifested his strength, he received tremendous attention from Guo Jia.

He was already powerful himself, and with Guo Jia directing its overall resources toward him, he ultimately became one of humanity's strongest experts in Su Yu's previous life and a pillar in the fight against the Skrull.

"Snowflake Leopard..." Su Yu murmured. "I can get in touch with him if I get the chance later."

Just as Su Yu was recalling Snowflake Leopard's life.

Inside the Thunder Cliff dungeon, Snowflake Leopard's group was also discussing him.

At the summit of Thunder Cliff.

Range is Truth waved a bow around and proudly showed it off. "Look! This is the reward for the first clear! A Level 5 rare-quality bow! It has a whopping 20 attack power!"

"Enough, Old Zhang." Unbreakable Alliance did not know whether to laugh or cry. "You've even flown a J-50 fighter jet before. Why are you so thrilled over a lousy bow?"

"What do you know?" Range is Truth held the bow right up to his face. "Take a good look. This is rare-quality equipment! Kexing probably doesn't even have any rare equipment!"

Snowflake Leopard stood still nearby.

He stared blankly at the corpse of the boss, Kaelen Bloodhoof, on the ground. "We wiped eight times before clearing this dungeon. How did Kexing manage to solo one? Green Grassland wasn't any easier than this."

"This..."

The few teammates beside him fell silent.

The smile on Range is Truth's face gradually disappeared as well.

Although he had obtained a rare-quality weapon, even now, it was utterly impossible for him to solo a dungeon.

He could not even solo the first or second boss.

How exactly had Kexing done it?

"No! I have to get Luoluo to contact Kexing again. We must find out what the Level 50 reward is."

Snowflake Leopard made his decision and opened the private chat interface.

Thanks to Yang Zhi for the 311 Qidian Coin tip!