As the Voice of the Firmament rang out once more, all the professionals in Dafeng City went mad.
For the first clear of Nightmare Grade, professionals will receive a 5% experience bonus when farming the Nether Forest. For the first clear of Hell Grade, the experience bonus is increased by another 10%, bringing the total bonus to 15%.
This is already an extremely exaggerated proportion.
All the college entrance exam takers in Dafeng City this year are ecstatic.
Meanwhile, news that a professional player in Dafeng City had become the first to clear the Nether Forest and Hell difficulty dungeons in the Nether Forest quickly spread online.
And it immediately went viral.
This directly alarmed the governor of North Leaf Province. At 1 p. m., the governor of North Leaf Province arrived in Dafeng City with a group of leaders and went to the Dafeng City instance hall.
After taking down Dafeng City, their first action wasn't to inquire about the first clear of the dungeon, but instead to have Wu Zhiping and his son Wu Ming captured.
Wu Zhiping's face was ashen, his expression ashen. Wu Ming, however, was unaware of what had happened and trembled under the watchful eyes of the group of Big Shot.
"What are you all doing blocking the dungeon lobby? Don't other classes need to run dungeons? Get out here, don't disrupt the normal operation of the dungeon lobby!" The provincial governor shouted at the crowd with a grim face.
Then, he turned and walked out.
Everyone knew why the provincial governor was so angry, and no one dared to offend him at this time.
They all remembered the name Ling Yi in their Central City.
The strong always have certain privileges. Although the Great Qian Empire forbids professionals from attacking ordinary people without cause, let alone students.
However, these rules have much less binding force on some powerful individuals.
Just like how the Wu Family father and son framed Ling Yi, if no one knew, Ling Yi would have simply died.
But surprisingly, Ling Yi not only didn't die, but was rescued halfway through the journey.
Even so, it's still nothing. Ling Yi is just an ordinary person who has awakened the worst Forging talent in history: F-level.
It won't cause any waves.
But what no one expected was that Ling Yi, that piece of trash, actually recorded the whole thing, and not only that, he posted the recording directly online.
However, if it can be controlled simply by posting it online, it's just a matter of issuing a single command.
This matter can then be suppressed.
The Bauhinia Chamber of Commerce inherently possesses this capability.
What angered them most was that Ling Yi actually posted the video on the internet.
There's no point in pressing it any further.
Now, Wu Zhiping and his son are not only famous in China, but also abroad.
The entire internet was abuzz with excitement and fervor.
Wu Zhiping and his son are doomed, but this incident has had a tremendous impact.
There are many similar cases to those involving Wu Zhiping and his son. They weren't a big deal before, but now that they've gone viral online, all sorts of things have been exposed.
Meanwhile, the international internet is filled with various forms of Taunt directed at the Great Qian Empire.
Ling Yi flipped the table. This was a huge deal; the higher-ups were already paying attention. This was no longer just about dealing with Wu Zhiping and his son.
Trying to quell people's anger would likely result in the deaths of many.
In the provincial governor's view, Wu Zhiping and his son deserved to die, but that brat named Ling Yi deserved to die even more.
Soon, a temporary service hall was quickly set up outside the main hall of the instance.
"That's absolutely fucking bastard!" The provincial governor, sitting in the main seat, cursed loudly with a grim face.
As for whether he was cursing Wu Zhiping and his son, or Ling Yi, only he himself knows.
" Wu Zhiming, Wu Ming, you have some serious audacity! You actually Ignore the laws of the Great Qian Empire and mobilize Martial Practitioner to attack and kill students."
"Students are the future of our Great Qian Empire. Anyone who dares to lay a hand on a student will die."
"Who is in charge of law enforcement in Dafeng City? Get over here!"
Suddenly, a fat man, his face covered in sweat, appeared before the provincial governor.
Are you aware of the matter concerning Wu Zhiping and his son?
"No, no, I don't know!" the fat man stammered.
"Do you know or not? Tell me the truth, otherwise you should know the consequences if the investigation uncovers a problem."
"Yes, I know!"
"Bang!" The provincial governor slammed his hand on the table and roared, "Speak!"
The fat man shuddered, feeling the provincial governor's overwhelming killing intent, and dared not hide anything.
"Yes, Your Excellency. Last night, Ling Yi posted this whistleblower video on the official website of the law enforcement agency. I felt that this matter involved the Bauhinia Chamber of Commerce, so I took it upon myself to inform Wu Zhiping."
"Acting on your own initiative? I think it's more like collusion. Good, very good. The place in Dafeng City has deteriorated to this extent. Peng Bahai, what kind of business are you running?"
The provincial governor then turned his attention to the city governor Peng Bahai.
"Your Excellency, the most urgent matter is to resolve the online public opinion issue first. Otherwise, if the Military Commander blames us, none of us will escape unscathed."
Peng Bahai said indifferently, his eyes showing no respect for the provincial governor, but rather Taunt.
He and the provincial governor were not from the same faction, and the governor still wanted to drag him down with him; he must be out of his mind.
"As the mayor of Dafeng City, don't you bear any responsibility at all?"
"I will resign shortly afterward," Peng Bahai said with a shrug.
"You!" The provincial governor narrowed his eyes. Damn it, this Laozi is threatening me with his resignation.
If Peng Bahai really resigns, that would be a real problem; Peng Bahai's background is not simple.
He originally only wanted Peng Bahai to take responsibility, but he didn't dare to actually make Peng Bahai resign.
"Guards, take Wu Zhiping and his son Wu Ming to the death row. Announce to the public that their execution will be broadcast live online in three days."
Wu Zhiping staggered and collapsed to the ground.
Wu Ming cried out in terror, "Dad, I don't want to die! Dad, save me! Aren't you the branch president of the Bauhinia Chamber of Commerce?"
"Shut up!" Wu Zhiping slapped Wu Ming across the face.
Wu Ming was sent flying backward by the blow, landing on the ground and rolling a long distance before collapsing unconscious, vomiting blood.
" Ling Yi!" Wu Zhiping said through gritted teeth.
He now utterly hated Ling Yi. That bastard, couldn't he just stay alive and live a peaceful life instead of posting the video on the internet?
If Ling Yi hadn't posted the video online, none of this would have happened.
Wu Zhiping and his son were taken away. Leaving aside what happened to Ling Yi, they were certainly doomed.
At this moment, the provincial governor looked at the fat man with a gloomy expression.
He felt utterly disgusted with the fat man; if he had dealt with Ling Yi's matter immediately, such a huge mess wouldn't have happened.
But he also knew that the fat man's actions were not unreasonable.
The Bauhinia Chamber of Commerce wields immense influence within the Great Qian Empire and maintains numerous collaborations with the Great Qian Empire's government.
The fat man couldn't afford to offend the Bauhinia Chamber of Commerce for the sake of a piece of trash with an F-rank talent.
Damn it, blame Ling Yi for posting the video on the internet. He deserves to die.
If Ling Yi knew his thoughts, he would definitely give him a big challenge.
I gave you Laozi a chance, but you were useless. If I didn't kill Wu Zhiping Wu Zhiping his son, would they have let him go?
If you guys are useless, then we'll have to flip the table.
On the provincial governor's side, he dealt directly with Fatty and others. Those who were supposed to be dismissed from their positions were stripped of their titles, and those who were supposed to be sewing machines were sent to work on sewing machines.
In total, more than 30 people were dealt with, which is a major upheaval for Dafeng City.
Is that all?
This is just Dafeng City.
Ling Yi's table-flipping caused a deafening roar.
" Peng Bahai..." Just as the provincial governor was about to launch another attack on Peng Bahai, the Voice of the Firmament rang out for the third time.
[Congratulations to players "Hidden Name" and "Hidden Name" for achieving the first clear of the Nether Forest Abyss Grade dungeon. Rewards include +3 level, 2 the Myth Grade treasure chests, and permanent access to 10% of the Nether Forest's resource rewards.]
[Congratulations to all professionals in Dafeng City! You will receive a 20% experience bonus in the Nether Forest dungeon.]
[Due to the completion of the Abyss level in the Nether Forest Nether Forest, some level restrictions have been lifted. Players level 11 to 30 can enter Nightmare difficulty, players level 31 to 40 can enter Hell difficulty, and players level 41 to 50 can enter Abyss difficulty.]
The provincial governor suddenly stood up, exclaiming incredulously, "You actually cleared the Abyss difficulty level?"
What does this mean? Everyone present knew.
It's not that no one has ever cleared the Abyss dungeon, but no one has ever managed to clear a level 1 Abyss dungeon.
Yes, since the dungeon's introduction, a total of 3,200 years have passed, and no one has ever cleared the level 1 Abyss dungeon. After all, the Abyss difficulty can only be entered before level 10.
Even if you level up in dungeons, you can only reach a maximum level of around 20.
The Abyss difficulty of level 1 dungeons consists of level 50 monsters and level 50 bosses.
Anyone who can clear the level 1 Abyss dungeon must possess extraordinary talent; they are undoubtedly true prodigies.
Their future achievements are limitless.
The provincial governor's Ying Yi, and he left the temporary command post. The next moment, he appeared in the dungeon lobby.
The others didn't dare to be negligent either, and all rushed towards the dungeon lobby.
"So someone has emerged from the instance?" the provincial governor asked a staff member.
"Your Highness, people are constantly going in and out of the Teleport pillar; we can't determine who it is."
Has anyone left the instance lobby?
"No."
The provincial governor was puzzled; they had already cleared the Abyss dungeon, so why hadn't the content appeared yet?
Meanwhile, in the Abyss instance, Ling Yi and Meng Yue sat facing each other.
"So you mean, just because the law enforcement in Dafeng City didn't do anything after you reported it, you just flipped the table?" Meng Yue frowned as she looked at Ling Yi.
"Okay!" Ling Yi nodded.
"You clearly had a better way, so why did you do it this way?"
What's a better way?
"They're just Wu Zhiping and Wu Ming. With your abilities, you could easily find a time to secretly take care of them. As long as you stay hidden for a while, who could trace it back to a student like you?"
"But I would be very unhappy if I did that."
So, what are you planning to do next?
"I'm asking you that, aren't I?"
"Oh, you know to look for a toilet when you can't hold it anymore, you feel the pain when a knife is cut into your neck, where were you before?" Meng Yue was quite speechless.
"What kind of talk is that!"
"What are you saying? Doing this will do you absolutely no good. Not only will you face the Wu Family family's furious retaliation, but you'll also leave a very bad impression on those Big Shot above you."
Ling Yi shrugged. He possessed the Villain Sacred Physique, and apart from Meng Yue, everyone who knew him would hate him. Even without this incident, those Big Shot would never have liked him.
As for retaliation from the Wu Family family? Even if he didn't cause any trouble, would they let him off the hook?
"These are minor issues; we can address them later. The priority now is to conceal our identities as Abyss Clearers."