On the long street in the trading market.
The aggressive young man eyed the New Year's Watcher whose purchase he had snatched away with amusement. Slowly raising his arm, he pointed at the man's face and asked with a smile, "Did you hear me clearly this time? You know I'm insulting you, right?"
The young man looked about twenty-three or twenty-four, with an average build, thin cheeks, and eyes full of defiance. He wore a loose, somewhat hip-hop-style casual outfit, his expression brimming with mockery and provocation.
Beside the stall, the New Year's Watcher being insulted to his face looked grim. He glanced around out of the corner of his eye and saw quite a few Players looking over.
His name was Guo Yan, a New Year's Watcher from Jianghang City, currently a Second Tier Yellow Robes in the organization. He and two teammates had entered the gate to purchase some Items for their team. Everything had gone smoothly at first, but just as they were nearly finished, someone had snatched his purchase away and insulted him into the bargain.
Situations like this were not particularly uncommon.
Large Star Gates with plenty of participating Players attracted all sorts, provided there were no faction restrictions. With no laws or rules here, conflicts between Players were commonplace.
After taking a couple of insults, Guo Yan gave the young man a cold look, then turned to the stall owner. "Give me back my Star Source. I'm not buying it."
The Player running the stall did not want to offend anyone either. He immediately returned Guo Yan's Star Source and volunteered an explanation. "Brother, I'm selling things to make money. Whoever offers the higher price gets my business. Don't be angry."
Guo Yan took his Star Source and turned to leave.
But the young