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Chapter 1989

A Few Years of Effort Down the Drain

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There were many Outer District Players in the East District. Whether they were currently inside Dungeons or had already failed to clear them, they all began to stir after hearing about the "White Blood." To be fair, Yuquan City wasn't a suitable place to live long-term. For one thing, Agor's control over the city was enough to try the patience of Players who were used to doing whatever they pleased. Many Players didn't have much sense of right and wrong, good and evil, but charging people for the air they breathed was ridiculous. They might not have to pay the fee directly, but simply staying here meant that a hidden tax was built into their food, clothing, housing, and transportation. Why should a technology company in a small city in a small Sub-district be more brazen than the Players? What's more, from the sound of it, they even planned to use "White Blood" to keep the Players in check.

Of course, that was only one reason. More importantly, if "White Blood" was real, they could use it to move to a better Sub-district. With a Potion that had such miraculous effects, even if the Game Government didn't want it, plenty of people in other Sub-districts would. That meant clearing Dungeons or taking on high-risk random challenges might no longer be a problem.

And the Outer District Players weren't the only ones tempted by the prospect. The Players within Yuquan City felt the same way, especially those who had undergone surgery.

Most Players who had undergone surgery didn't actually know that Agor had implanted chips in their brains. They only vaguely knew the company had tampered with their brains, but the results seemed good, so they didn't complain. Even if they suffered Aftereffects, that was understandable. Besides, didn't the company regularly

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