All Wiped Out

"Quickly rent a spaceship! We must secure this Core Device!" Yang Wanli, a member of the Ten Thousand Miles Guild, said.

This wasn't the first time they'd gone to places inaccessible by Teleportation Array; they'd had similar missions before.

So they easily found their way to the Quartermaster to rent a spaceship, along with Player from several other guilds.

"Are you all here to rent boats?"

What are you trying to do?

Oh! To the Dark Star Domain!

Then I suggest you use this boat. Don't let its age fool you; it's definitely fast enough and cheap!

And most importantly, there are ships available now, but others have to wait!

After inquiring about everyone's purpose, the Quartermaster began recommending Flying Boat to them.

For some reason, all the ships he recommended were very old models, ships that might be scrapped in two years.

However, these tournament Player are only using it once anyway, so they can accept things like it being old and outdated, but they can't accept this one thing.

Without thinking twice, they rented the ships, planning to sail directly to the Dark Star Domain after finding the star map.

After they rented the boat, they saw Wang Qianduo, who had come to exchange resources, and they quickened their pace.

Although they took advantage of that shadow to cause trouble and killed Old Wang once, they didn't consider themselves a match for Old Wang.

That almost devastating blow left a very deep impression on them.

"Brother Wang! Are you here to rent a boat too?" the Quartermaster said warmly when he saw Old Wang, the difference in his treatment of Old Wang compared to others was "obvious".

"No, I'm still here to exchange materials. Brother Ma knows about my situation, doesn't he?" Wang Qianduo said.

"That's good. My advice to you this time is to stay out of it. Just enjoy the fruits of their labor; that's better than anything else."

"What did Brother Ma say? Is there some Hard involved?" Old Wang once again used the "benefits" tactic, trying to give something to the Quartermaster.

"It's not time to say, nor should it be said!" The Quartermaster smiled and said without responding.

The Quartermaster didn't seem optimistic about the Player's expedition to explore the Dark Domain, and he seemed to be really restricted; even Old Wang's generous offers were useless.

Old Wang didn't ask any more questions; all they could do now was quickly get their warships ready.

~~~

The next day

8 o'clock

Bad news that should have been good news for Old Wang and his team came back from the Player went to explore the area yesterday.

Player from various guilds who were setting up Teleportation Array on Planet 099 in the Dark Domain were all wiped out before they even got close to the Planet.

All 17 Interstellar Flying Boat they had rented were destroyed, resulting in heavy losses for these guilds. Videos of their annihilation were also released online.

This is a first-person perspective video. At the beginning, Player can clearly see the magnificent Star River and the dreamlike Starry Sky, with the beauty of the Universe on full display.

But as the spaceship approached the Dark Domain, a Dark Shadow suddenly appeared in the Starry Sky, but the Flying Boat's radar did not react at all.

Then tragedy struck. In the pitch-black Universe, tentacles emerged from the darkness and crushed all their spaceships.

Some of the faster-reacting Mecha chose to jump ship before the spaceship exploded, thus narrowly escaping death.

But this stroke of luck didn't last long; soon they spotted a giant, color-changing, octopus-shaped monster hiding near Planet 099.

This was the very culprit that had just destroyed their spaceship, and the octopus spotted them just as they were about to attack it.

Wang Xinghe's Dragon Hunter made the first move, sending a red boomerang flying towards the giant octopus.

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Although Wang Xinghe's move doesn't look impressive, it's one of his Mecha's ultimate moves, and its single-target damage is so high that almost no one in the game can withstand it.

But even with such a move, he only dealt a ridiculous 1 point of damage, proving that he couldn't break through the defense at all.

Then everyone saw the giant octopus move, and then the video abruptly ended.

"This octopus is definitely beyond the capabilities of Player at this stage; this path into the Dark Star Domain is not feasible."

After everyone watched the video together, the Sword of Miracles spoke with certainty.

"Those who went ahead are in big trouble now; they'll have to compensate for those Flying Boat," Xiao Hai.

"Have you noticed that their Flying Boat are all older models that were listed very late in the Quartermaster's handbook that day?" Lin Qimeng asked.

"You mean the Quartermaster knew they were going to wipe them out?"

"That's it! It seems the breakthrough should be there. No wonder he refused to accept anything or say anything yesterday," said Old Ma.

"But none of this concerns us now, and we don't know if their people can figure it out," Wang Qianduo.

"They can definitely guess, but whether they can actually find out is questionable," Sister Hua said.

"Can't you guys chat while you work? There's still so much iron to move!" Yu Xiaoyu yelled at the group.

"Haha, here they come!"

While Wang Qianduo and his group were preparing the warships, those who had been wiped out came to the Quartermaster again.

Just like Sister Hua said, they could definitely guess that the Quartermaster knew something.

If a person is single-minded in their pursuit of something, there are very few things they cannot accomplish.

Who are these guild members? They're a group of people completely dedicated to this game; how could they not see the key point?

They should have noticed something yesterday, but the Quartermaster's statement that they didn't need to wait blinded them to the truth.

"Are you here to lose money?"

To demand an explanation?!

Haha, what a joke! I was actually saving you by letting you rent the cheapest option!

Do you know that if it weren't for me, your losses would have been ten times greater? And you're still arguing with us?

Hurry up and pay me back, then get the hell out of here.

If the Dark Star Domain were so easy to enter, would the Alliance have allowed it to exist for so many years?

You guys think you can just jump right in and create something? What a joke!

..."

They started by trying to reason with the Quartermaster, but he basically wouldn't listen to anything they said.

Left with no other choice, they resorted to threats, which resulted in a significant drop in their popularity and a barrage of Taunt.

As luck would have it, Wang Qianduo and his group arrived at the Quartermaster Office at that very moment to receive their daily Repeatable Tasks.

"They guessed it after all? Let's go, get out of here!" the crowd said in the group chat after seeing the large assembly.

But the Quartermaster, who was in the middle of Taunt, saw him and called out, "Brother Thousand King, it's alright, come over here. We've finished dealing with these people!"

Wang Qianduo and his group. "..."

This was bound to happen; there was no escaping it!

"Haha, Brother Ma, we've come to collect our mission. We'll leave after we're done. You guys can chat!" Wang Qianduo said with a smile.

They're currently in the later, critical phase of building their Interstellar Battleship, so it's better to avoid trouble and there's no need to directly confront these cunning people.

But things don't always go as planned; sometimes trouble comes knocking even when you don't want it.

Seeing Wang Qianduo's cowardly behavior for a year, Invincible Young Master Hua recalled the humiliation of that day and directly Taunt him:

"Isn't this the Thousand King? Is your spaceship alright? Who are you trying to trap this time?"

"Spaceship? What happened to your spaceship? You didn't go to the Dark Domain too, did you?" the Quartermaster asked, bewildered.

The people present are all top-tier players in the game, so the Quartermaster is also fully intelligent; otherwise, this kind of dialogue would never normally occur.

His words contained a lot of information. First, he revealed that Wang Qianduo and the others had a spaceship. Then, he revealed that he had a close relationship with Wang Qianduo and the others. Furthermore, he revealed that Wang Qianduo and the others knew about the dangers of their trip to the Dark Domain.

"So, Boss Thousand King knew about the dangers in the Dark Domain! Isn't it a bit unfriendly of you not to let us know?" Invincible Young Master Hua immediately said.

"Who says I'm your friend? Don't try to claim any connection with me. Do you think you can just try to get close to me?" Wang Qianduo said directly.

"Wow! That's really impressive!" Invincible Young Master Hua said sarcastically.

But Wang Qianduo laughed when he heard this, and then waved to the soldiers on his left and right, who immediately ran over.

"You guys, detain him! He's accused of insulting Alliance Major!" Wang Qianduo said to the soldiers.

"Yes, Major!"

Invincible Young Master Hua: "..."