The guild leader of the Seven Silver Coins with the in-game ID [Island Forest] is a kind-hearted girl, much like customer service, according to Deep Well Ice Player.
After Jiang Shi joined the guild, he often saw Island Forest chatting in the guild channel and had a few interactions with her.
Overall, she left an impression of being easygoing, friendly, and always cheerful. Her passion for setting up stalls and making money aligns well with the guild’s mission of [Seven Silver Coins.]
While shopping for materials in the market, Jiang Shi often saw Island Forest with an advertising sign, running her stall in a rented store.
He strongly suspected that her customer service tone had been honed in this way.
In contrast to Jiang Shi , Deep Well Ice Player had more interactions with the guild leader’s sister. Unlike Jiang Shi, he didn’t choose to cap his level at 75. On the day the level cap was reached, he completed the third job change quest directly. Now, he had slowly reached level 80 while enjoying his daily life of bombing mobs in the wild.
It was during this period of explosive enjoyment that Deep Well Ice Player and the guild leader’s sister had picked up several pieces of equipment together in dungeons.
Unlike Jiang Shi, who had a well-stocked treasury, Deep Well Ice Player had truly blown up his entire house when he quit the game years ago. So, in terms of assets, he was nearly penniless.
Due to his frugal virtue, he had never considered buying equipment from the market. Therefore, even a few unremarkable dungeon drops were a welcome addition for him.
In a way, Deep Well Ice Player appeared ready for trouble at any moment but also knew how to repay kindness. Moreover, since they were in the same guild, the importance of protecting the guild leader’s body was evident.
As for Jiang Shi, his thoughts were even simpler. This period of leveling was indeed boring, and he had plenty of free time.
The guild channel was currently bustling.
[[Guild] I Cried and Pretended: What’s happening? Is the guild leader being bullied?]
[[Guild] Hello, Girl: What’s going on? Stay put.]
[[Guild] Protect Your Heart: Where are you guys? Do you need help?]
[[Guild] Louisdas: Are you going to fight?]
[[Guild] Cute Much: [Lipa Plains (2234, 0098)].]
[[Guild] I Cried and Pretended: Alright! Four slimes are coming!]
[[Guild] Island Forest: Thanks, everyone, but don’t come. We can’t beat them.]
[[Guild] Louisdas: I don’t believe that. They haven’t even arrived yet, how can you be sure you can’t beat them?]
[[Guild] What Pen Carries Fragrance: It’s true, don’t come. We met the Night Raid team, and they’re just camping our respawn points now.]
The guild channel fell silent briefly, then erupted once again. Jiang Shi took a look at the ongoing heated discussion and realized that the Night Raid guild seemed to have quite a notorious reputation. Although it was strange for him to call others notorious…
The Seven Silver Coins guild was, after all, a casual retirement guild with a small number of online members. Most of them were peaceful enthusiasts who joined the guild temporarily without wanting to offend larger guilds. Moreover, they didn’t seem like they were skilled in combat.
Despite the complaints, gradually, no one offered to help.
However, some still felt concerned.
[[Guild] Roses Above: Weren’t you guys being camped? Are they chasing and killing you?]
[[Guild] What Pen Carries Fragrance: It’s infuriating! They got the boss, but they’re blocking our respawn points. We get killed as soon as we arrive, and we can’t even use the teleportation points. So unlucky!]
[[Guild] Island Forest: Let’s just wait for them to leave. We’ve only died three times, and we don’t have anything valuable on us anyway.]
[[Guild] Island Forest: Don’t be angry. We can chat here. It’s not so bad. 😊]
[[Guild] What Pen Carries Fragrance: Only you have a good temper… And what do you mean there’s nothing valuable? You even got a Dragon Whisker Bone; how much could you sell that for!]
In the game “Genesis,” when certain outdoor maps were killed, there was a chance for equipment from the players’ inventories to drop. This feature undoubtedly caused a lot of enmity but, to put it in a positive light, added depth to the game world’s conflicts and grudges.
Jiang Shi was very familiar with this drop mechanism.
While he initially watched and chatted while eating sunflower seeds, he now had a sudden realization.
[[Guild] Material Main Account: Guild leader, do you have Dragon Whisker Bone? Are you selling it?]
[[Guild] Island Forest: I’m sorry, dear, I only found one before, and we can’t trade here.]
[[Guild] Material Main Account: Did that Night Raid guild person take it?]
[[Guild] Island Forest: I didn’t get a good look, but it’s possible. Only members from their guild were there at the time.]
[[Guild] Material Main Account: That’s not a problem. If you find it, please remember to sell it to me.]
[[Guild] Island Forest: Oh? Can it still be found?]
[[Guild] Island Forest: If it’s possible, that would be great, but I haven’t found a way to recover it here, dear.]
Without waiting for Jiang Shi to respond, Deep Well Ice Player, who had been peeking at the screen, couldn’t hold back any longer.
[[Guild] Deep Well Ice Player: Ah, can we still fight? It’s really long-winded. Leader, give me the team.]
[[Guild] Island Forest: Oh, I see. Is there anything you need to adjust? I’ve given it to you.]
Jiang Shi finally experienced what it meant to have an “internal customer service tone.” He couldn’t help but let out a laugh. He then received a team invitation from Deep Well Ice Player.
Upon entering, he saw that the team consisted of a total of 18 people, including them. It was clear that while Jiang Shi had been watching earlier, Deep Well Ice Player had already joined the group, and Island Forest had just transferred the role of the leader to him.
[[Team] Material Main Account : ?]
[[Team] Deep Well Ice Player: Stop the chit-chat. Open the voice chat, you’ll lead.]
Jiang Shi was somewhat surprised, “Aren’t you intimidated with so many people?”
[[Team] Deep Well Ice Player: Heh, I’ve turned off the team voice chat. This is the team channel now, and I can only hear you talking.]
Jiang Shi: “Impressive, impressive.”
The others in the team couldn’t see the messages Deep Well Ice Player sent in the team channel, so they were somewhat puzzled by Jiang Shi’s two sentences.
But then What Pen Carries Fragrance spoke up, “Intimidated by what?”
Jiang Shi: “Intimidated to snatch the boss.”
What Pen Carries Fragrance: “Huh? Snatch what boss?”
Jiang Shi: “Didn’t they say it’s madman Taite? Let’s take a look.”
What Pen Carries Fragrance was clearly confused, “All 17 of us are unable to get up from the ground, what are you going to look at?”
In the team voice chat, a man’s voice with a low chuckle could be heard, with a hint of playfulness, “We’re here to rescue you. Why else would we come?”
Whether it was Jiang Shi’s tone that was too confident or What Pen Carries Fragrance’s inability to comprehend it, there was a brief moment of confusion.
Then, What Pen Carries Fragrance refocused, “Regardless of your good intentions, you shouldn’t come. The Night Raid guild has many people, and they have two squads guarding us. Don’t risk getting ambushed with us.”
Jiang Shi: “Thank you for your concern.”
Thinking that the two of them had listened to reason this time, What Pen Carries Fragrance once again looked with sorrowful eyes at the group surrounding their corpses.
As a retirement guild that highly valued peace, the Seven Silver Coins had no prior grievances with the Night Raid guild. Initially, he had wanted to appeal to reason with these people, but each time, before he could even say the second word after “Ah,” they became the enemy’s dead souls again, with no chance to leave.
It could be said that the game “Genesis” was designed quite realistically. Dead players couldn’t speak in the current channel. But even when considering the idea of preventing them from snatching the boss again in this situation, it was inevitable that people would suspect that others wanted to take the opportunity to drop more equipment.
Just as What Pen Carries Fragrance repeatedly pondered this in his mind and was determined to make a peace declaration within two seconds, about to resurrect once again, he accidentally glimpsed two system messages that appeared on the team panel.
[System: Your teammate [Deep Well Ice Player] has entered the current map.]
[System: Your teammate [Material Main Account ] has entered the current map.]
What Pen Carries Fragrance couldn’t believe it, “Didn’t I tell you not to come?”
Jiang Shi’s tone was calm, “It’s fine. Let’s take a look first.”
He glanced at the distance between the resurrection point where their teammates died and the teleport village and then asked, “Where did Madman Taite get taken to just now?”
A new marker appeared on the map.
Island Forest answered out of habit, “Sweetie, it should be around here.”
Jiang Shi took a look at the location of this marker, “Understood, you all wait here for now.”
He then called out, “Old Player, let’s go.”
Deep Well Ice Player followed Jiang Shi as they moved quickly, and at this moment, he replied in the team voice chat: [Sure.]
For the sake of convenience, Jiang Shi also temporarily switched the team voice chat to the team mode, “At the next fork in the road, let’s split up and gather some information.”
Deep Well Ice Player: [Got it.]
In perfect harmony, the two figures swiftly changed direction upon reaching the same location.
Jiang Shi, of course, had the Dragon Whisker Bone on his mind, but he also hadn’t forgotten about Madman Taite’s drop rewards.
Since they were here, why not make the most of it?
Moreover, they were the first ones to discover the boss in their guild, so, at best, this was about reclaiming what rightfully belonged to them, and their intentions were quite just.
However, Jiang Shi wasn’t naive either.
Although it seemed from the Vice Guild Leader, What Pen Carries Fragrance, that the Night Raid guild had taken Madman Taite from their hands, based on past experience, even the most remote wild map bosses couldn’t possibly be guarded by only one guild.
As expected, Jiang Shi intentionally circled the periphery and, faintly, from among several areas, saw some suspicious figures.
Combined with the feedback from Shallow Well Ice, a rough estimate suggested that in this area, aside from the Night Raid guild, there were at least two other guilds lying in wait, based on the reports.
Wild map bosses, unlike world bosses, didn’t involve everyone rushing in to deal damage and then receiving rewards according to each guild’s ranking.
The final kill was determined by who had aggro at the end, and the damage burst in the last 5 seconds was also essential.
Jiang Shi examined the positions of those groups and roughly compared them to the initial area marked by the guild leader’s sister. He had a good idea of the situation.
Crazyman Taite still had a fair amount of HP left, so there was no rush.
Jiang Shi regrouped with Deep Well Ice Player.
[[Team] Deep Well Ice Player: Let’s get organized.]
[[Team] Deep Well Ice Player: Follow orders in all actions, just for today.]
“Alright, let’s…” Jiang Shi picked up a twig from the ground, was about to sketch a diagram to indicate the angle of attack for Deep Well Ice Player after some thought, but then he noticed someone approaching in the distance and looked up, locking eyes with them.
The newcomer clearly didn’t expect to run into Jiang Shi and his group here and was momentarily stunned.
For a while, neither side moved, but there was unspoken communication going on in the background.
Deep Well Ice Player sent a message in the team channel: [The Crusaders’ people are here too? What should we do?]
The lone Crusaders’ scout was also frantically seeking guidance: [This is 5th Squad, here! I ran into others in the outer area, Seven Silver Coins, it seems to be members of some lifestyle guild who happened to pass by. Should we… attack?]
In both team voice chats, voices rang out almost simultaneously, without hesitation.
Jiang Shi: “Take them down.”
Yu Weize: “Yes, eliminate them.”
Author’s note:
Jiang Shi: ? Who are we eliminating?
Yu Weize: .
nice indirect reunion ✨🔪