Divine Marquis Manor Wanted

In online games, loot distribution is generally divided into dice roll mode and DKP mode.

Dice roll mode means that whoever wants the loot rolls the dice, and the player with the highest roll gets the loot. This mode has many derivative rules.

DKP mode is a loot competition mode based on contribution, where a commander or the system determines each player's specific contribution and converts it into quantifiable points. Then, players bid for the loot by shouting out prices.

The Thieves' Den uses the DKP mode.

When everyone saw Yan Qing easily claim the Bingzi Jiaolin with his thief points, they all saw the loophole in this distribution mode.

You only need to accumulate a lot of thief points during the mission, or kill a companion who has obtained a large number of thief points, and then you can get the Legendary Relic!

From this, we can see how sinister Yan Qing's intentions were when he designed this dungeon: a seemingly fair distribution system, but it gives players the right to stab each other in the back. Even if you don't have this idea yourself, you have to guard against your teammates' treacherous hands.

To make it easier for players to keep a certain amount of thief points, Yan Qing also tampered with the auction system.

The starting bid is 5 thief points, and each increase must be at least 5 points. There is an obvious loophole here.

In a normal auction, Yan Qing must bid more than all the points Yaoshi Yuan has to win the Bingzi Jiaolin, but because each increase must be at least 5 points, Yan Qing only needs to bid 36 points—if others want to bid, they must increase the price to 41 points, which Yaoshi Yuan, who only has 40 points, obviously cannot do.

In other words, Yan Qing had expected that if Yaoshi Yuan shouted 40 points first, then he would have to pay at least 45 points to win the Bingzi Jiaolin.

36 points versus 45 points, the difference between the two is 9 points.

You should know that a mission only gives 30 points. Yan Qing, who saved 9 thief points, already has a very big advantage in the next mission.

However, this flawed auction rule will undoubtedly make the atmosphere between teammates more tense. Whether you use fewer points to bid for an item, or force others to bid more points to bid for an item, it is equivalent to leaving the seeds of strife in this team.

Finally, Yan Qing added the ingredient of 'the person who has bid for an item has the right of first refusal in the next round', which is simply blatantly encouraging players to maliciously raise prices, so that players who have not yet bid must endure others' first-round price increases!

In terms of rules, you can stab your teammates in the back; in terms of interests, you should stab your teammates in the back; emotionally, you can't wait to stab your teammates in the back—Yan Qing feels that he is really a genius, and this dungeon is so well designed!

It would be even better if he wasn't glared at by Yaoshi Yuan, Ying Ru Shi, and Shang Xin Lei.

In fact, Yan Qing didn't pay much attention to Bingzi Jiaolin. For him, the planner, these Legendary Relics were just toys for transition. He knew that the real game would begin after Foundation Establishment Stage Fourth Revolution.

But there is no way Yan Qing would give up the Bingzi Jiaolin, because showing weakness like this is simply telling his teammates 'I am weak, I am cowardly, come and bully me'—the strong should occupy the best loot!

"The second item is a Storage Ring, please thieves bid."

The hall suddenly fell silent, and everyone silently observed the situation.

"I bid 26 points," Ying Ru Shi said first.

26 thief points means that Shang Xin Lei cannot participate in the auction. And if Yaoshi Yuan wants to grab it, she has to bid 31 points—and she will get it directly, no one present can bid the high price of 36 points.

But Yaoshi Yuan didn't speak.

"26 points once, 26 points twice, 26 points three times."

"White Fox obtains the Storage Ring."

The Storage Ring floated in front of Ying Ru Shi. She reached out and put it on to test it, putting the Brave General Sword in and taking it out again. Shang Xin Lei looked enviously: "Hey—I knew I would have bid 29 points to grab it. I don't have a Storage Ring yet."

Everyone's heart stirred. Not yet... does that mean that as long as Shang Xin Lei wants it, she has a way to get it?

"The third item is a Random Advanced Skill Beginner's Manual, please thieves bid."

As soon as the Thieves' Den's voice fell, Yaoshi Yuan immediately said: "I bid 14 points."

Ying Ru Shi didn't speak, which was equivalent to giving up her priority bidding right, making Yaoshi Yuan's bid valid.

Yan Qing thought this was a wonderful bid.

If Shang Xin Lei didn't follow, allowing Yaoshi Yuan to win the manual for 14 points, then Yaoshi Yuan, with 26 points remaining, might be able to snatch the Comprehension Pill in the next round—Shang Xin Lei only had 30 points, and others only needed to bid 26 points to disqualify her from bidding.

If Shang Xin Lei raised the price to 19 points to keep up, then with only 11 points left, she wouldn't be able to raise the price in the next round. If anyone were to raise the price, it would be Yan Qing, after all, he still had 14 points.

Shang Xin Lei examined it for a moment, then sighed: "Alright, I'll bid 19 points."

"19 points once, 19 points twice, 19 points three times."

"Red Snake obtains the Random Advanced Skill Beginner's Manual."

[The fourth item is the Comprehension Pill, please thieves bid]

"I bid 10 points!"

The person who spoke was surprisingly Shang Xin Lei, who gave Yaoshi Yuan a sweet smile: "Sister, I helped you this time, you must remember my kindness!"

Why did Shang Xin Lei bid herself and say she was helping Yaoshi Yuan?

Because her bid happened to prevent Yan Qing, who had 14 points remaining, from raising the price.

But the problem is, if neither Yan Qing nor she took the lead in bidding, then Yaoshi Yuan could actually win the Comprehension Pill steadily with only 10 points. Shang Xin Lei's so-called help was based on the premise that Yan Qing would rush to raise the price.

Therefore, Yaoshi Yuan didn't express anything to Shang Xin Lei's words, but calmly gave a bid of 15 points.

All items have been distributed, and the current thief point situation of everyone is as follows:

Yan Qing 14 points, Ying Ru Shi 7 points, Shang Xin Lei 11 points, Yaoshi Yuan 25 points.

Yaoshi Yuan is above everyone else with an almost crushing advantage. As long as the next mission is completed normally, she is very likely to bid for the Legendary Relic. But this is also a matter of course, after all, she is equivalent to voluntarily giving up this time's spoils, only taking the Comprehension Pill, a reward that no one needs.

However, will the thieves who already know the rules really watch Yaoshi Yuan snatch the Legendary Relic?

Getting a reward was clearly a very happy thing, but the hall was unusually dull, without the slightest festive atmosphere. The thieves' eyes flickered, not knowing what bad ideas they were holding in their stomachs.

Just when everyone was ready to make a move, the Thieves' Den's narration hadn't ended yet:

[In view of the insufficient completion of this mission, you cannot hide your criminal acts, your deeds will be widely spread, the Divine Marquis Manor has paid attention to you, and issued an announcement to hunt you down for thirty days.]

[The next mission will be released at noon ten days later, at which time you will be forcibly teleported to the Thieves' Den, please pay attention.]

After a brief pause, a grand voice resounded in everyone's ears:

[Divine Marquis Manor Announcement: The Thieves' Den has recently welcomed four unknown little thieves, who successfully stole the Legendary Relic Bingzi Jiaolin from Anguo Temple in Chang'an, and are hereby wanted.]

The announcement rang a full three times, and when the announcement stopped, Yan Qing found that they could also leave their seats.

But no one took the lead in leaving. After a brief silence, Shang Xin Lei asked in confusion:

"Why did that passage just now have to be said three times? And who are the people from the Divine Marquis Manor, can they really hunt us down?"

That's hard to say, Yan Qing thought.