Battle Online: My Luck Is So High It's Basically Cheating-Chapter 24: Management Fees Again

Seeing that the reward was actually a Level 20 Dark Gold Optional Treasure Box, Lucien agreed without any hesitation.

This was dark gold equipment; even Lucien only possessed a single Level 1 weapon of that grade.

This showed just how difficult it was to obtain high-quality equipment.

"I accept. Once I reach the required level, I’ll go find the bracelet you mentioned."

After all, he was only Level 10 right now, and the Xuanming Pagoda was a Level 20 dungeon.

He still needed to level up first.

After confirming there was nothing else to do, Lucien first bought town portal scrolls at the grocery store, then purchased some food to recover stamina. The leveling areas were simply too vast.

If he relied on his legs every time he left or returned to the city, he would likely waste more than half his time just traveling.

With town portal scrolls, he could save a lot of time when returning to the city.

Once everything was prepared, Lucien headed out of the city to level up. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

He didn’t follow the standard procedure of leveling in Level 10 zones; with his exceptionally high attributes, he was fully capable of fighting Level 20 monsters.

This way, the experience points he gained would also increase significantly.

Lucien planned to go near the Xuanming Pagoda.

This happened to be the most suitable leveling area for him right now.

First, the monsters here were Level 20 and above, and killing monsters at a higher level provided a generous experience bonus.

Second, the monsters here were all undead skeletons and vengeful spirits, and his Thousand-Year Peach Wood Sword had a damage bonus against the undead.

Soon, a scene of a blood-red desert with occasional gusts of eerie wind appeared before Lucien.

There were many players here, most of whom were around Level 20 at this time.

This was also an excellent leveling spot for them.

Furthermore, this place also dropped very rare enhancement stones.

Enhancement stones could be used to strengthen equipment and were a means of increasing combat power.

There was also a significant portion of people who weren’t interested in killing monsters to increase combat power and instead turned to sub-professions.

Their lives were quite decent; after all, this was a real world, and no industry or profession could be lacking.

The entrance to the Xuanming Land was flanked by high mountains on both sides, with only one entrance. Only after passing through it could one enter the true Xuanming Land.

Only upon entering the Xuanming Land could one see the monsters inside.

At this moment, the entrance was being controlled by ten players.

Every one of these players had their names displayed above their heads.

It was as if they were terrified that others wouldn’t know they were members of the Gods Guild.

They would charge a certain management fee for every player who wanted to enter.

The solo players were furious but didn’t dare to speak up, only able to obediently line up and pay.

That long queue consisted of at least several hundred people.

In fact, this was just the ’field-monopolizing’ from old games, only they had changed the wording.

"One gold coin! What do you mean by giving me ten silver coins? Who do you think you’re looking down on?"

At this time, a player from the Gods Guild who was collecting money suddenly barked at a mage in front of him who was about to enter the Xuanming Land.

The mage was clearly taken aback and said, "Hasn’t it always been ten silver coins? Why the sudden price hike?"

The Gods Guild member took out a piece of paper and said, "According to the latest management regulations, starting from February 1st, all players wishing to enter the Xuanming Land must pay one gold coin."

The mage was clearly indignant; after all, for him, one gold coin took half a month to earn.

"On what grounds?"

The Gods Guild member sneered and said, "On what grounds? Don’t you know that Geyi City was destroyed by monsters?"

"Geyi City was destroyed today, and although it’s in the territory of Qingzhou, tomorrow it might be the turn of our Jizhou."

"To protect everyone, we naturally have to collect more gold coins to increase our guild’s strength to protect you all. You don’t think Jizhou is this safe for no reason, do you?"

"That’s all because our Gods Guild is holding the front line!"

"If it weren’t for our Gods Guild holding them back, who knows how many times the cities of Jizhou would have been attacked by monsters by now."

"Who knows how many members of the Gods Guild have died at the hands of monsters invading the real world."

"You all sit back and enjoy the fruits of our labor without a shred of gratitude!"

"Now we’re just asking you to pay a tiny bit of gold in the game, and you’re unwilling?"

"Are you even worthy of being a person of Jiuzhou? Or do you want to dance with those monsters?"

"Do you want to be a traitor?"

This string of self-righteous words directly stunned the mage in front.

How could it be so serious?

It felt as if by not paying this money, he would be a disloyal, unrighteous, and unfilial beast who betrayed the human race.

"You should have said so earlier! Here are ten gold coins! Although I haven’t killed monsters outside, I also want to contribute my own humble effort."

The mage said with righteous indignation, even giving nine extra gold coins.

Seeing the mage in front of him being so sensible, Gods - Changkong Tianxia nodded with satisfaction.

Inwardly, he was even more impressed with himself.

With just a few words, he had made the other party willingly cough up nine extra gold coins.

Afterward, the vast majority of players naturally paid up as well.

A few remained unyielding and were only willing to pay ten silver; they were directly killed on the spot by the people from the Gods Guild.

Even though the other party had fewer than ten people, they were able to suppress the hundreds of players before them so that they didn’t dare to resist, which was quite shocking to see.

The levels of the Gods Guild members weren’t that high either, only around Level 24 or 25, and their equipment was only slightly better than that of ordinary players.

But if the hundreds of people in front of them resisted together, these ten players wouldn’t even last a single exchange.

Yet, everyone still paid the so-called management fees one by one.

No one was willing to be the one to stick their neck out.

Regarding this, Lucien was also very clear; most solo players were just a disorganized mob.

Even Lucien, before his rebirth, had been just a member of that disorganized mob.

Solo players who could see through these guild tactics were few and far between.

But even if they understood, what could they do?

Most people entered the game using their original appearance.

And they had parents, children, or relatives and friends.

If they dared to resist the Gods Guild, the other party could definitely find them in reality.

If you died in reality, then everything would be gone.

Even if it was hard to take you down, they would use your friends, relatives, or family to threaten you into submission.

However, none of this concerned Lucien; he was an orphan, and his friends and relatives were pitifully few.

Furthermore, his appearance in the game was completely different from reality, so he wasn’t afraid of them finding him at all.

In fact, before long, as long as his level rose to the top tier, he wouldn’t have to fear these guilds at all.

At that time, it probably wouldn’t be them coming for him, but him looking for them in reality.

Seeing that it was almost his turn, that Gods - Changkong Tianxia had just reached out his hand toward Lucien.

However, what faced him was not gold coins, but a Soul Fire Talisman.

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With just one hit, the other party’s health instantly vanished by nearly a third.

Seeing that he had actually attacked without saying a word, the surrounding Gods Guild members were caught completely off guard.