From the way he put it, it was hard to tell whether the wanted people had carelessly dragged their fellow countrymen into trouble, or whether the original residents of Zone 023, as Dai Song had described them, had deliberately used the same methods to retaliate.
In the end, both sides had suffered heavy losses, and many people had died on each side.
Seeing that Dai Song was willing to talk, Xu Huo followed his lead and asked further questions.
Dai Song had originally disdained telling Outer District Players about Zone 023's past. But players like Xu Huo were worth trying to win over. It wasn't that he necessarily needed them to help Zone 023; he just couldn't let them hear one side of the story, sympathize with the criminals, and turn against Zone 023. Given Zone 023's circumstances, even a relatively powerful C-class player was someone they couldn't afford to offend. Outer District Players might not think much of Zone 023, but if someone with a taste for meddling got involved, they could bring Zone 023 a great deal of trouble.
"The wanted people all belonged to the same race, called the Ya tribe."
What followed was a very dark story.
The Ya tribe had migrated to Zone 023 thirty years ago. It was said that a great many had come, occupying a substantial area of the zone. With their own efforts and those of Zone 023, they had built at least a dozen large cities.
In exchange for a place to live, the Ya tribe offered to teach Zone 023 advanced technology. At the time, Zone 023 was only in the early stages of entering the game. With few players in the zone, and those players still low-level, it had an even greater need for technological development. In fact,