"All right, everyone, drink the milk we prepared earlier. You can remove the invisibility effect now."
Mercer was the first to take out a bucket of milk and dispel the invisibility granted by the potion. Several more milk buckets appeared out of thin air beside him, then tilted as their unseen holders drank.
Nine players led by Shiliubuliu appeared beside Mercer. Using the invisibility potions he had given them, they had walked straight into the enemy headquarters unchallenged and even killed their boss.
"Shiliu, take their drops and return half of them. Bring half a stack of diamonds, too, and talk to them about working together. Let's expand our guild a little. If those thousand-plus players could form an alliance with us, that would be a good thing."
Mercer handed all the enemy drops he was carrying to Shiliubuliu, along with another half-stack of diamonds.
"The stick and the carrot. Good plan. Don't worry, I'll get it done."
Shiliubuliu spoke confidently, then returned half the diamonds to Mercer. "Sixteen will be enough. Thirty-two is too many."
Anyone who could rally over a thousand players into a siege force at this stage clearly had impressive connections. That player named DIO was no exception.
Assassinating him this time was enough to put him in his place. There was no need to sour relations completely. Return their items, negotiate some terms, and offer a few diamonds, and they would be on good terms.
Aside from that hastily assembled force, the Mercer Guild was the largest guild, with over eight hundred active players. Counting those who rarely logged in, its membership numbered in the thousands.
"All right, I'll leave the rest to you. I've got some things to handle in real life, so I probably won't be online for a while."
Mercer gave Shiliubuliu