Make Some Big Waves

At 2 PM, as the battle between Undead players and adventurers in the Death Wilderness gradually subsided, this siege, which left a deep impression on the game's history, came to a complete end.

Although the battle ended in a draw, its impact on the players was profound.

For the first time, players realized that in such large-scale wars, individual strength was far too weak. Without guild organization, they would be at a significant disadvantage and simply unable to contend with organized NPC armies. Therefore, after the battle, many players began preparing to establish their own guilds.

However, guilds in the game War of the Gods are not so easy to create. Many people have tried to create guilds in the past, but they often did not know how. Just the permission to create a guild has already stumped countless people.

In the game War of the Gods, the guild creation quest often requires a series of coincidences to trigger, and it is usually extremely difficult. For ordinary people, creating a guild is incredibly challenging.

Only established game studios with a large workforce have the opportunity to complete guild tasks and establish their own guilds.

This Saturday, due to large-scale events in many places, a number of new guilds have emerged.

Among these newly formed guilds, the [Avengers Alliance] stands out the most. The guild leader of the Avengers Alliance is an adventurer named The Earl of Monte Cristo. He not only organized thousands of players in the siege battle and successfully defeated the Undead army that had invaded the city, but also recaptured the castle. As a reward, he obtained the right to establish a guild.

What's even more unbelievable is that the Count of Earl of Monte Cristo is actually the fourth prince of the Kern Kingdom, which is quite impressive.

This gives him high prestige among NPCs, and he can even command the army of the Kern Kingdom to a certain extent.

While players previously knew that a character's backstory would affect their gaming experience, no one could have imagined that the impact would be so enormous.

It's ironic that the Earl of Monte Cristo, at only level six, outshines even veteran players at level ten and above.

While some players have raised objections, there are two reasons why these objections are not very loud.

The first reason is that every player enters the game and goes through a tutorial to help them create their character. Many players have discovered that their performance in the tutorial can affect their character's background and even their talents and abilities. Some players have even acquired backgrounds such as noble scions or mage families, and gained excellent talents and skills. Therefore, theoretically, if a player has extremely high skill levels and obtains a powerful background through their gameplay, it is also possible.

The second reason is quite simple: no one knows whether the Count of Earl of Monte Cristo is a player or an NPC.

Players primarily take on the role of adventurers in this game; however, because the game company has added many NPC adventurers, players often cannot distinguish whether the adventurers they team up with are played by the player or by the computer.

These NPC adventurers look exactly the same, and even their tone of voice is no different from that of ordinary players.

Therefore, if the Count of Earl of Monte Cristo were an NPC, then players would obviously have absolutely nothing to complain about.

Therefore, some players contacted the game company to find out if the Earl of Monte Cristo was an NPC, but the game company's response was very formulaic and impeccable.

[Our company is prohibited from disclosing player information at will.]

With just one sentence, he dismissed those who were trying to figure out who this Earl of Monte Cristo really was, leaving them only to speculate about his Earl of Monte Cristo and, if he was a player, who he had been before.

However, it was precisely because of this sense of mystery that the Avengers Alliance Guild attracted thousands of members as soon as it was established.

However, despite the uproar surrounding this matter, Xiao Yu did not feel any impact whatsoever, at least not yet, because at this very moment, he was sitting in a virtual meeting room, talking with two agents from the National Guard Bureau.

"Speak, what exactly did you call me here for?" Sitting at one end of the conference table, Xiao Yu looked at the two agents in front of him with some impatience.

Old Li and Young Zhang exchanged a glance and smiled slightly. "I heard you've been doing quite well in games lately."

Xiao Yu raised an eyebrow. "Oh, Moli reported everything to you?"

Old Li nodded, then shook his head. "Of course Moli reported, but her report is not the basis for what I'm saying, because I don't know much about the game, so it's hard for me to judge how much influence your actions have. But besides reports, I have other intelligence channels."

I recently received intelligence indicating that your name—or rather, your character's name—has been added to the game company's list of key targets.

"What?!" Xiao Yu was stunned. He thought to himself, "I didn't do anything, so how did I end up on the watch list?"

To say he's been playing games well lately is an understatement; he's definitely not one of the best. The game map is so vast, who knows how many people have already unlocked all the hidden storylines? He just had a normal start and achieved some minor success. Does he really deserve to be blacklisted?

Old Li seemed to notice Xiao Yu's surprise and laughed, "Actually, you don't need to be too nervous. Think about it, as Fengyun in the gaming world and a celebrity who has made headlines, how could your every move possibly escape the eyes of the outside world?"

Game companies, in particular, will definitely pay close attention to you. The fact that you're able to enter and play the game will certainly attract their attention. In fact, it's not just you; many famous gaming experts, game hackers, and other players will appear on the game companies' leaderboards.

What surprised me, however, was that you were listed as number one on this list.

This has led to a problem: according to our informants, the Moha Religion has also taken notice of you and sees you as a threat. They have prepared an operation specifically to deal with you.

"Damn it, "Xiao Yu thought to himself, "I'm really walking into the lion's den. Why are there always game companies trying to mess with me?"

"Will I be in any danger?"

Old Li shook his head. "Don't worry, of course not. Even if you die in the game, you're not afraid, as long as you don't leave home in real life, you'll be fine."

"In fact, this is exactly the result we wanted to see. Because if the Moha Religion wants to deal with you, they will definitely take action. Normally, with so many people in the game company, it's not easy for us to distinguish the members of the Moha Religion. But if they target you, our people are watching their game operations closely. As soon as they slip up, it will be the perfect opportunity for us to expose them one by one."

"So go ahead and cause as much trouble as you want in the game. Make as much noise as possible; the more you do that, the more attention you'll attract, and the better it will be for our work."

Xiao Yu frowned. "But what if they kill my game character? What if they completely defeat me in the game? If they go all out against me, I'm not confident I can withstand it. In that case, I might not be able to stop their plot."

Although you can revive after dying in the game, theoretically, it's still possible to kill a character down to level 0, because players lose experience points when they die.

If this Moha Religion can gather enough powerful NPCs, they can trap themselves in the graveyard and keep killing them.

If I make too much of a fuss and get targeted by the game company, I'm afraid I won't be able to organize the Moha Religion's God-Creation Plan.

Old Li and Young Zhang burst into laughter upon hearing Xiao Yu's concerns.

"I said, you don't really think they can create some kind of Future God, do you? Those cultists are all out of their minds. Even if they create a god, it will only be a god in a game. They can't possibly bring it into reality. Our concern about them is that they might cause some trouble in reality, like the time they almost locked all the players in the game."

You can cause as much trouble in the game as you want as long as it doesn't affect reality. Just keep messing around with them. Once we figure out their background in real life and take them all down, you'll be out of the picture.

Ultimately, your task is to attract their attention. These members of the Moha Religion see you as a huge threat, believing you can influence their God-Creation Plan. This is their weakness—they are too superstitious.

Xiao Yu thought to himself, "Oh dear, judging from your tone, I'm just bait. And you don't take my actions seriously at all; you just think it's a joke."

This made him somewhat unhappy. Although being targeted by the Moha Religion was quite upsetting, it also gave him a bit of vanity. Think about it, if the villain who wants to destroy the world (this was Xiao Yu's imagination) sees you as the biggest threat, it means you are the legendary savior.

In addition, Xiao Yu had previously saved the world (actually only a few hundred thousand people), which made him somewhat arrogant. So, he couldn't help but feel uncomfortable after hearing what Old Li and Young Zhang said.

"Hmph, you said it yourself, so I won't hold back anymore. I'm going to go all out."

Old Li was taken aback. "Huh? You haven't let go yet?"

Xiao Yu shook his head. "Of course. If I were to unleash my full power, even I would be afraid. The commotion I caused would probably make the headlines in a few days."

I was afraid of affecting your plans before, so I didn't dare to go too far. But now that you've all said so, I won't hold back. Watch me turn things upside down! But we have a deal: no matter what happens, as long as it's in the game, you have to cover for me. I'm doing this to help you out."

"Then I'll wait and see," Old Li said with a chuckle, clearly not taking Xiao Yu's words seriously.

And so the conversation ended in this atmosphere of mutual musings.

After leaving the virtual meeting room, Xiao Yu returned to the game. As soon as he entered the game, he found that Chenghong Moli was controlling the knight character named Isaac, killing monsters and leveling up.

"Holy crap, your character can kill monsters?"

"Yes," said Chenghong Moli, "I've discovered something interesting. The character I control is considered a monster unit by default, but as long as I don't attack first, neither monsters nor humans will attack me. Also, I gain experience points from killing monsters, NPCs, or adventurers, and those experience points go to me."

Xiao Yu found it somewhat amusing and vaguely felt that he might be able to make use of it.

I haven't figured it out yet.

How did your conversation with them go?

"Great success! Now, we need to do something big."

Xiao Yu was really holding his breath this time. He thought to himself, "You want me to cause trouble? Well, I'll make a big commotion for you."

However, he hadn't figured out exactly how to do it yet, and just as he was pondering it, a message suddenly popped up in front of him.

"Hello, would you like to chat?"

I glanced at the sender; the text was in white, indicating it was an adventurer.

--The Earl of Monte Cristo? Hmm, I've never heard of that name before, but it's worth talking about.

King's Return: Hello, is there something you need?

The Earl of Monte Cristo: Well, you fought well this morning. To be honest, I rarely encounter opponents in games, so you're quite good.

Xiao Yu's mind raced for a moment before he suddenly realized what was happening.

King's Return: Were you the one who organized those adventurers this morning? How did you manage that? You even have a guild now?

The Earl of Monte Cristo: My backstory is that I am the fourth prince of the Kern Kingdom, so I have some prestige. Also, I didn't originally have a guild, but after defeating you, the king granted me the right to establish a knightly order, so now I can say that I have a guild.

King's Return: Wait, the fourth prince of the Kern Kingdom, how did you get this character's background? Can you even pay to play this game? Also, what did you mean by defeating us? We were at most a draw, okay? Come to think of it, I've definitely killed more adventurer players than you've killed monster players.

The Earl of Monte Cristo: That's a secret of the game, and I cannot reveal it. As for defeating you, you retreated in the end, didn't you?

Xiao Yu thought to himself, "I'm too lazy to argue with you."

King's Return: What do you want from me? You're not here to brag, are you?

The Earl of Monte Cristo: Haha, you're joking. It's just a game, what's there to brag about? Besides, what we've achieved so far is far from our peak. Cooperation and development together is the key. You should know that in this kind of game where there are opposing factions, you have to make friends with your enemies to get by.

The King's Return: Hmm, what you said makes some sense.

The Earl of Monte Cristo: And I happen to have a plan that requires the cooperation of someone from the opposing camp. This person must have a certain level of strength, and after thinking it over, you are the only one who is suitable.

Xiao Yu thought to himself, "You've got some good taste, kid."

King's Return: Tell me, what's the plan?

The Earl of Monte Cristo: My plan is simple: I'm going to get Undead Andrew.

Hearing that the other party wanted to kill his big boss, Xiao Yu felt neither uneasy nor surprised; he had more important things to worry about.

The King's Return: So what's in it for me?

That's what he cares about.

The Earl of Monte Cristo: I can help you kill the Light God Envoy. Let's be frank, I know you are Blasphemers. Killing a high-ranking messenger of the God of Light will certainly bring you a great deal of Power of Blasphemy, and if I can kill a Chosen one of the gods, my gains will certainly be substantial as well. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we both got what we wanted?

"Wow, "Xiao Yu thought to himself, "This kid's pretty cunning, but I like him."

The King's Return: You continue.

The Earl of Monte Cristo: My plan is as follows...

The Count of Earl of Monte Cristo slowly recounted his plan, and Xiao Yu became increasingly alarmed as he listened. "Holy crap," he thought, "I never imagined someone could be even more cunning than me."