Chapter 71: The Unconventional Method to Become a King (Second Release)

Chapter 71: The Unconventional Method to Become a King (Second Release)

Golden Sun City.

Inside an unnamed small cabin gathering point.

A group of people secretly gathered together, their faces both excited and somewhat nervous.

Exile A: "Another thousand people in the city have been stealthily stolen! The thefts were silent and orderly, driving the city’s hunter-guard squads mad, but they are helpless."

Exile B: "What can they do? Wasn't a ruler-level big shot sent to investigate the scene? Anyone who can silently take so many people from Golden Sun City has to be at least ruler-level!

And that was Golden Fish Head himself making an appearance; isn’t it easy for him to pull off such feats!"

"Hehehe, this is the second wave. Later, we should contact those people, see if there are any smart ones who haven't been entangled by the black silk again, and then we can invite them to join our Knife-Knife group organization."

Exile C, cheerfully patting his head: "That's right, our organization will soon grow stronger! Then we'll have more opportunities for trading, helping each other with tasks, and even drawing cards!

I'll soon be able to piece together a set of really effective and super cheap special medicine!"

Exile D, taking out his phone and nodding continuously, wanted to speak but then looked around sneakily: "The family points I've saved up are almost enough to buy a level two armor. If it weren't for being stolen from the city and having the black silk pulled from my brain, I can't imagine how deeply I would have been controlled!

But that's not the point! Who in the Exile Lands doesn't suffer a bit, get hurt, or do something against their principles? That's all par for the course, but I really can't accept that the black silk was so dark!!"

Exile D revealed a very heartbroken expression, as if he had once lost billions of energy units: "It's unbelievable! That black silk would devour half of our energy every time we gained some!!

My god! That thing did nothing! It just attached to our brains, and then it would steal our energy! How is that different from a parasite?! That's the most despicable, most damnable parasite!"

"Being a parasite, it's still not satisfied! The things it sells us, even the stuff from that store, are five times more expensive than what we get from Eternal Knife-Knife! Five times!"

This exile grandma said with a face turning green: "Just thinking that something worth 20 energy units I have to buy with 100, or a 200 energy unit potion I have to save up 1000 for!"

Her voice suddenly rose, then quickly lowered: "I wish I could tear that guy into a thousand pieces!!"

These dozen or so exiles huddled together, their eyes blazing with the same fervor and flames.

The fervor was for Knife-Knife, even though this shop that suddenly appeared on their phones was small, items often sold out, required picking up within a certain distance, and needed energy for shipping!

But even with the longest distance for energy shipping, the items they bought from Knife-Knife on their phones were at least half the price of the items in the Sense God's Sensing Mall.

It's not that they wanted to disobey the city lord's orders, it's just that Knife-Knife, which suddenly appeared on their phones, offered better value for money!

Compared to Knife-Knife, a fair trade mall that only charges handling and shipping fees, the unsightly greed of the Sense God incites flames of anger and indignation in every exile who learns the truth.

No one dares to show this flame openly, but it's already burning quietly like tiny sparks in the hearts of every exile stolen away. Just waiting for the day to erupt.

"Alas, this month Golden Sun City was only stolen from twice, with only two thousand people taken and stripped of their silk. Compared to the total population of five million in Golden Sun City, it's truly negligible.

The city's hunting teams are very strict, so we still have to be careful when using our phones! To avoid being caught, don't let others see you.

Those who weren't stripped of their silk don't believe in our Fish Head King."

Towards the end, the exile grandma's expression was somewhat sighing, eliciting a low scoff from another young exile:

"They're just a bunch of pigs that have been raised to be useless! A flock of sheep that knows only to live a life of cowardice and comfort! Where in this world is there a real safe zone? Isn't our Golden Sun City still selecting unlucky ones to be sent to their deaths every day?

Yet those not chosen think it's fate."

The young exile sneered, "Where is this fate, it's just a trade already prepared by those above... when they're chosen themselves, they'll know to scream and cry."

"Let's not talk about these useless things anymore. In the coming time, we need to be careful and cautious not to expose ourselves, and then... wait."

Finally, the oldest elder spoke, "Although we can't enter the core group chat, didn't the family in the darkness say? Our Fish Head leader and the family are all working hard together, maybe it won't be long... our fate could change!"

All the exiles in the room nodded seriously.

It was a while before someone asked, "I wonder what Fish Head King is doing now?"

The elder's gaze turned towards the dark distance outside the window.

"He must be doing... something big!"

*

Outside White Moon City.

Chen Sijin leads the core business team selected from Eternal Heart in deep breathing exercises.

"Family, are you all ready? Today is November 11th of the Rise Year One! We've practiced for a month and successfully increased our team from a thousand to ten thousand members!"

"Our Earth Dragon Fortress has also been upgraded to level two, and we've built four high-speed moving Spider Fortresses! Our homeland is thriving!"

"Most importantly, the number of our family members on the Knife-Knife app has reached over thirty thousand! Although many are not within our city, lost in the unknown darkness, we can connect with them through our phones, letting them know they are not alone!

And now, the variety of goods in the Knife-Knife mall has basically matched that of the Sense Mall!"

All the exiles gathered around Chen Sijin took a deep breath, their eyes shining at the thought of the mall items their family points would soon be able to buy!

Good, morale is high.

Chen Sijin is satisfied.

"So next, we're going to make a big move."

"Based on everyone's individual capabilities and our coordination over the past month, we now have a thousand elites divided into a hundred squads, operating around a hundred of the most despondent gathering points at the edge of White Moon City! The minimum requirement is—"

"Each squad must bring back at least a hundred people!"

"Unlike Golden Sun City, White Moon City strictly assigns living quarters and available resources based on power levels.

Thus, those living on the outskirts of White Moon City are exiles and ascetics of energy levels one and two, all of which we can easily handle."

Feng Tianhuo, rubbing his hands together with a mad smile: "I alone can steal back a hundred! But you, after pulling off this heist, be prepared to be devoured immediately."

Chen Sijin smiled elegantly, "Don't worry. These ten thousand people are enough for me to upgrade my golden gemstone phone again and establish new signal points around White Moon City. Then, we won't need to steal people; they will come to us.

And the sensory black silk energy that comes with this wave of people will be enough to increase each of my five attributes by 100 points."

"Even if a king-level Devourer comes to devour me in the end, this energy will be enough for me to survive. But I think a king-level Devourer won't appear so easily, after all, I've only been in the Exile Lands for less than half a year."

"Compared to those Devourers who took hundreds or even longer to rise to king level, I'm really not worth their special attention."

Chen Sijin, saying this very nonchalantly, put on the golden fish head mask that's always involved in causing trouble, while the other exiles very consciously and excitedly put on pure black masks.

"Family! Our goal is— a small target of stealing ten thousand people!"

"I will wait for all of you to return triumphantly at the designated hiding spot!"

"And, there are nearly 3 million exiles in White Moon City! We're only taking one-third of a percent of them; they won't mind."

"So!"

Chen Sijin, wearing the golden fish head mask, waved his hand: "Let's go!"

"Wishing you all the best of luck!"

Instantly, the thousand exiles beside Chen Sijin felt an invisible force sweep past them, as if their luck had improved a bit.

They quickly formed into a hundred squads of ten people each, exchanging glances before silently infiltrating the outer city of White Moon City, which was almost unguarded against exiles, heading towards their pre-determined destinations—

Inside a dilapidated wooden hut, thirteen exiles sat face to face, their eyes lifeless.

Each of them was emaciated and listless, and although they were alive, they looked more like walking dead.

Even their conversations were dull.

"The city guard has announced a new message, the guaranteed life energy will increase from 6 o'clock to 7 o'clock daily."

"…Oh."

"Oh."

"Oh."

"Got it."

"…But won't that leave us with no energy to even walk or talk?" Finally, a different, quiet voice asked.

"We each can only spare 10 points of life energy daily, giving away 6 points already makes it hard to move normally, and with 7 points, we might not even afford two meals a day... let alone leave the city."

"Pfft. Life is hard enough, and you still think about leaving the city?"

The response was a series of flat, mocking laughs.

"Just stay put in the city. Even though we have to give up life energy every day, at least we don't have to face those Devourers and various monsters, right?"

"At least in the city, we can all live safely."

“……”

No one spoke again in the hut.

But the expression on the face of the young girl sitting at the edge, who arrived last, was at least less numb.

She thought, but before the hard journey to White Moon City, she... was also alive.

Back then, even though she faced danger now and then, she still had hope in her heart.

But now... now...

It seemed like all that was left was to stay alive.

The girl felt confused and doubtful, but seeing the numb expressions of her companions around her, she thought that staying alive was most important.

Until a captivating, fresh scent of tea wafted over.

The exile girl's eyes widened slightly. What was this? An attack?!

It took her several seconds to realize they must have been attacked.

But before she could think of how to react, she felt drowsy, unable to muster any of her abilities before she passed out.

So, was even staying alive no longer possible?

When she opened her eyes again, she was in a dark forest.

The girl saw that she was surrounded by others just as uninformed and confused as herself.

Then, she saw ahead in the darkness, glowing... an angel?

Then the angel stretched out both hands towards them, saying:

"Wake up, you fools! Stir your stiff brains, and join the new family!"

"Unravel the silk—"

In an instant, the girl felt a severe pain in her head, so intense that she screamed and clutched at her skull.

She then realized that others around her were also screaming in pain, some even rolling on the ground in agony.

Amidst this soul-wrenching pain, the girl suddenly felt her mind clear up a bit.

She knew that what was being extracted was the bad thing that had always clung inside her skull, which she had always wanted to remove.

It was then that the girl heard a terrifying, sharp roar of fury that seemed to come from above and all around.

It was like the wrath of a deity, saying—

"Damn you, Chen Sijin!!"

"How dare you steal my people! Severing my web—"

Amidst the roar that seemed to fill the entire Exile Lands, White Moon City, which had nearly twenty thousand people stolen, finally reacted.

The king of White Moon City couldn't contain his anger.

"Chen Sijin! Did you steal the citizens of my White Moon City?!"

The questioning of one of the only two human kings also echoed in the skies of the Exile Lands.

This caused countless exiles walking in the darkness to look up, either shocked or excited.

They weren't looking up at the sky, but were collectively waiting for a response from the one simultaneously called out by both the terrifying Devourers and a human king.

Perhaps this could also be seen as, the response of a daring and audacious individual.

Would the person asked really dare to answer?

Moments later, all the exiles in the Land of Exile widened their eyes, listening to the response of the audacious individual.

It was a very gentle, somewhat hoarse yet pleasing young man's voice, far different from what many had anticipated.

Compared to the previous two angry roars and questions, this voice was almost too gentle.

Yet, it clearly echoed under the pitch-black sky of the Land of Exile.

[Ah, alright. I take responsibility for the recent abduction incident in White Moon City.]

[Also, starting today, Eternal Heart’s group buying will be fully available on mobile.

As long as you have a mobile phone, you can enjoy Eternal group buying at prices five times cheaper than the Sense Market!]

[Fellow family members, let's break the unreasonable monopoly, starting with us.]

！！！！

Roar—

Amidst the monstrous roar that shook the ground and mountains, the incredulous cold laughter of human kings, and the storm of shocked thoughts in the minds of countless exiles, the brave individual who talked big took off running without a second word.

And he had already sensed at least three terrifying presences of formidable Sovereign Devourers chasing after him.

Tsk, changing the world indeed comes at a bit of a price.

But this price, he was still able to pay. And sooner or later, he'd recover the cost with interest.

A pleasant yet crazy smile gradually appeared on the young man's face.

The pleasure and madness in the eyes, deep blue with flecks of gold, hidden in the darkness also revealed themselves.

Bravo!