"I expect you to post a statement online. You should know what to post, right?" Peng Bahai stared at Ling Yi and said coldly.
"I don't know. How about the mayor write me a speech?"
"I'll have someone give you the speech draft. In addition, we'll give you 100,000 Great Qian Currency as compensation. This matter ends here."
"Ten million gold coins!" Ling Yi demanded an exorbitant sum.
"What did you say?" Peng Bahai's eyes flashed with murderous intent.
"Lord Mayor, guess what people will speculate online if I suddenly died?"
How can one guess? Dafeng City was already in the spotlight because of the video incident, and with someone clearing the Nether Forest Abyss dungeon, Dafeng City became even more famous.
Countless people are keeping an eye on Dafeng City.
Normally it might not matter, but now, Ling Yi absolutely cannot die. Not only can he not die, but Ling Yi must stand up and salvage some of Dafeng City's image.
If Ling Yi were to die now, his days would be numbered.
Although Peng Bahai has a powerful background, with a military leader backing him, even a military leader is not without enemies.
If this matter is seized upon and not let go, the military commander might not be affected, but this little Karami will surely die.
"Ten million gold coins is too much, that's impossible."
"Hehe, that's your business. It seems the mayor really enjoys being an internet celebrity. I can help the mayor take it a step further and become even more famous online."
"You..."
That Ling Yi is really annoying. I need to find a chance to shut him up completely.
"Idiot, shut up and get out of here." At this moment, the provincial governor suddenly spoke up.
He looked at Ling Yi and asked, " Ling Yi, could you show me your professional character panel?"
The moment the provincial governor said those words, everyone's expression changed.
Everyone understood what this meant: the provincial governor suspected Ling Yi and Meng Yue, the two people who cleared the dungeon for the first time.
Even Peng Bahai's pupils contracted.
If Ling Yi and Meng Yue really are the ones who cleared the dungeon, then he's in big trouble.
Thinking about it, it does seem like that's quite possible.
Most people who run dungeons are in full teams, except for Ling Yi and Meng Yue, who are alone.
However, one is an F-rank Forging and the other is an S Grade healer; they don't seem to have the necessary skills to clear the Abyss difficulty, right?
However, you can tell whether they are or not just by looking at their professional character panel.
Ling Yi didn't speak, but instead sent a message to Meng Yue, who was watching the drama unfold, through the team Chat Channel.
How strong are these people?
"If we're just talking about attributes, none of them are a match for you. Even that provincial lord is only a level 62 Mage," Meng Yue replied almost instantly.
At the same time, the attribute panels of several people were pasted into the team Chat Channel.
"But you wouldn't be thinking of killing them, would you?"
"It's unlikely, but if they're courting death, then there's nothing we can do."
Returning to his senses from the Heaven, Ling Yi looked at the provincial governor and said, "Governor, we are all insignificant people; our lives are but a thought away from yours."
As he spoke, he glanced at Peng Bahai again. "I sent the video to the law enforcement officers last night, but the next morning, I still saw Wu Ming in the instance lobby."
" Wu Ming can have someone kill me the first time, he will kill me the second time. I was Luck to be saved by a powerful person the first time, but I could never survive a second time."
"The law enforcement officers clearly don't want to offend the branch president of the Bauhinia Chamber of Commerce because of a piece of trash like me. In your eyes, I'm nothing more than an ant."
As Ling Yi spoke, he displayed the modified professional panel.
Level 3, all attributes are normal, but the profession panel is still terrible.
But how does an F-rank Forging level up?
At this moment, Meng Yue, who was behind Ling Yi, also displayed her professional panel, which was slightly better than Ling Yi's.
Upon seeing the Holy Fire Technique in Meng Yue's skill panel, everyone suddenly realized what was going on.
It turns out that this priest awakened two skills upon initial awakening, one of which was an attack skill, which explains why they were able to level up successfully.
"Even an ant clings to a sliver of hope; I'll do anything to survive."
"This mayor blames me for posting the video online and overseas. Tell me, besides this path, what other way could I, an ant, possibly escape this predicament and survive?"
While everyone agreed with Ling Yi 'Ling Yi assessment, their dislike for him remained undiminished.
"I know I may not live much longer, but this is an opportunity I earned. Ten million gold coins, not a penny less. Once the gold coins arrive, I will issue a statement."
"The law enforcement officers cooperated actively, the mayor punished evil and promoted good, and the provincial governor Thunder wrathful and determined to crack down on criminals. It's just that my personality is extreme and my actions are extreme. You want a reputation, but I just want to live."
"Very good!" The provincial governor nodded. This result was enough to explain to the higher-ups.
He then looked at Peng Bahai, "Transfer ten million gold coins to Ling Yi."
"But where would I get so many gold coins?" Peng Bahai complained, this was clearly a way of asking him to spend a lot of money out of his own pocket!
"No, you do!" the provincial governor said coldly, his eyes full of threat.
Peng Bahai's face turned ugly as he turned to look at Ling Yi, a flash of murderous intent crossing his eyes.
"I can give you ten million gold coins, but I don't have that many right now. I can give you one million gold coins first, and then one million gold coins every month thereafter. How about that?"
"Okay!" Ling Yi knew that this was Peng Bahai's bottom line.
Ling Yi's real purpose was not for his gold coins, but simply to show his attitude and give these people a false impression.
Ling Yi has no connection with the player who cleared the game.
To put it bluntly, it's not the right time for Ling Yi to confront these people head-on.
He still needs time to grow; at the very least, he needs to clear all the dungeons in the Dafeng City dungeon lobby before anything else.
Next, Ling Yi took out his phone and started taking selfies and recording videos in front of everyone, which he then posted online.
As for a speech draft, it's completely unnecessary.
In his previous life, Ling Yi had seen too much online gossip and shady dealings. As a big hoodlum, he had helped countless seemingly well-dressed and attractive scumbags cause trouble.
It's just a declaration for switching between black and white; it's very simple.
With one million gold coins credited to his account, Ling Yi left the dungeon lobby with Meng Yue.
The dungeon lobby is obviously not functioning properly today, and Ling Yi and Meng Yue can't use the reset card in front of these people.
It's better to leave and talk about it tomorrow.
Watching Ling Yi and Meng Yue's departing the Back, the provincial governor murmured, "That kid is quite interesting."
To him, it was already an extraordinary feat for an ant to achieve this level of accomplishment.
He then looked at Peng Bahai, "Now that this matter has been settled, I don't want any more mistakes to occur, at least not in the short term."
This was a clear message to Peng Bahai: Ling Yi cannot be allowed to get into trouble now; if he wanted to kill Ling Yi, he should at least wait until this storm had passed.
"The most important issue now is finding the two people who cleared the Abyss."
It's not just because the person who cleared the level is a genius, but more importantly, because of the Abyss reward.
A 10% return from the Nether Forest is by no means a small amount.
Now that the level restriction for the Nether Forest has been lifted, it means that players below level 50 can now run the Nether Forest dungeon.
Although it can only limit the difficulty of different dungeons.
However, it's important to know that the drop rate doubles for every level the dungeon difficulty increases.
Take the Abyss Grade Fuen in the Nether Forest as an example; it's much easier to get level 40 or 50 Epic Grade equipment there.
When that time comes, it will surely attract countless professionals.
It's not just professionals from Dafeng City; professionals from other cities will likely flock to Dafeng City as a result.
In other words, even if the player who clears the level does nothing, experience points and gold coins will keep flowing in. Even if they just lie around doing nothing, they can become a master.
Not only that, with this experience bonus, the opponent is very likely to reach the theoretical Limit Reincarnation.
It is said that only by reaching the ninth Limit Reincarnation can one have the opportunity to enter the new world, and only by entering the new world can one break through to the tenth reincarnation.
Therefore, we must find these two people no matter what. It would be best if we could control them, but if we can't, we should still invest in them and leave a good impression.
As for nipping it in the bud?
Let alone a provincial governor, even a military governor wouldn't dare to have such thoughts.
The upper echelons of the Great Qian Empire allowed these individuals to have their own selfish desires and to enjoy certain privileges, but they were not permitted to violate the very foundation of the empire.
Otherwise, that would truly be courting death.
Over the years, the higher-ups have been plotting something and haven't had time to deal with them, which is why people like Wu Zhiping and Wu Ming have become so arrogant.
As time went on, more and more important figures appeared in Dafeng City and in the dungeon lobby.
Unfortunately, they were destined never to see the person they were waiting for.
Ling Yi and Meng Yue had already returned home.
"You did better than I expected," Meng Yue said while watching the news on TV.
Meng Yue was referring to Ling Yi's performance when facing the city lord and the provincial lord.
Ling Yi shrugged and looked at Meng Yue, saying, "Shouldn't we settle the score?"
Meng Yue blinked but didn't say anything.
"You said it would cost 10 million gold coins and 10 reset cards at level 1. Now I'm taking you to level 24, which is 230 million gold coins. You've already paid out 10 million gold coins and 10 reset cards in advance."
"So, so, you still owe me 220 million gold coins and 220 reset cards."
"In the auction house, a Legend item costs around 50 million gold coins. I'll give you the Concealment Medal for 60 million. Also, you've guided me along the way; the information you provided is invaluable."
"Hmm, with this information, is there any problem with adding another 40 million gold coins to your account?"
Meng Yue remained silent.
"So, you still owe me 120 million gold coins and 220 reset cards."
"We'll pay together after we finish the dungeon," Meng Yue said, her expression somewhat awkward.
Ling Yi stared at Meng Yue and asked, "You don't actually have any money, do you?"
"Or is it just the ten million gold coins you gave me before?"
Meng Yue shrugged. "I really don't have any money right now."
"But once I reach level 50, you take me through a dungeon before we settle the score. Then I'll give you 10 billion gold coins and a set of Legend equipment."
"Don't worry, I, Meng Yue, keep my word and would never lie to you."
"I don't eat pancakes." Ling Yi shook his head.
I didn't make empty promises.