"How do we solve this?" A thin, tall man said with a dark look. "So many missing-person cases have come to light, and now the Special Defense Department is looking for us everywhere. Are we supposed to abandon our homes and businesses and leave South City?"
This was how most of them felt. Not everyone who became a player wanted to level up or explore a wider world through the game. Their lives were already good enough; they didn't need any more danger and excitement, power, or influence. They might have thought about those things when they first became players, but as they learned more about the game world, their ambition gradually died down. It was a world better suited to the young, and to those with the drive to strive for more.
Never mind those born into wealth—even those who had gradually grown prosperous didn't want to give up their comfortable lives to run dungeons. That was why most of them were E-rank. When they absolutely had to enter a dungeon, they paid someone to carry them and bought a guide. They didn't care about quality, only about clearing it.
"Everyone, please calm down." Hua Baoren raised his hand to quiet them. "You don't need to be so alarmed about the missing-person cases. They have nothing to do with us."
Nothing to do with them?
The crowd exchanged glances. Someone asked, "Then what about the people supplying us..."
"I said from the beginning that we became players out of necessity. We have money and free time. There are plenty of better things we could be doing. We don't have to run ourselves ragged like ordinary players."
"But since we've already become players, there are some things we can't avoid doing. We might as well contribute to the country."
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