novelODS Chapter 143 Gold Mine War
Chapter 143 Gold Mine War
Chapter 143 Gold Mine War
Before the expert could figure out what Zhou Nan meant, Zhou Nan had already used the [Apology] skill. He bowed to the expert, then his health bar was instantly emptied, and he disappeared in a flash of light.
Everyone around was stunned.
What's going on?
Is the Donkey Cart Hero dead?
He committed suicide?
I am truly sorry!
Only the combat expert's face paled. He received a system notification: "Ding, you have killed the chief general of the human faction. All major cities in the region have issued a 30-day arrest warrant for you. During the period of the arrest warrant, you will be in a red name state within the territory of each major city and will be pursued by the city guards. If you are arrested or killed within the territory of any major city, you will be imprisoned in the dungeon of the nearest major city —"
"What?"
Before the expert could understand what the system notification meant, a red light suddenly shone on his body, and the three blood-red characters "Wanted Criminal" appeared above his head.
"The expert is wanted!"
"Holy crap, what happened? Boss, did you kill someone?"
"I didn't kill him! This is wrong, there's a bug!"
The expert was shocked. A 30-day wanted notice, a 30-day ban from entering major cities in the region—how could he possibly win? Just as he was about to use his return-to-town skill, a bunch of griffin riders suddenly descended from the sky.
Those lion knights were, of course, NPC guards from Endless City. They were all clad in gleaming armor and wielded thunder hammers, making them far beyond the capabilities of any player.
The combat expert's recall skill was interrupted, and a tall griffin knight at the head of the group shouted at him: "You killed a top VIP of Endless City. I hereby declare you arrested. If you resist, you will be killed without mercy. Come, take him to the dungeon. Thirty days' sentence!"
"Wait, wait a minute, NPC brother! I'm innocent! I didn't kill anyone!"
The expert on combat panicked on the spot.
The NPC guard ignored him and shouted again, "Shut up! Either you stay in the dungeon or pay the ransom. 30 gold coins, not a single one less!"
"You son of a bitch!"
The expert on combat immediately started cursing.
Three hundred thousand gold coins—who could afford to redeem him?
The NPC guards didn't care what his mood was; they just took him away.
The people around were stunned and gave him a long, admiring look.
At this moment, Zhou Nan rushed back in a flurry.
"We gamers win people over with virtue, isn't that enough?"
He shouted it out.
After being resurrected, he rushed over without stopping, and just then saw the red-named Battle Expert being taken away.
The expert's henchmen didn't dare stay there any longer and ran away as fast as they could.
Li Dapu and Pigeon King got up from the ground, spat at the fleeing players, and quickly came to Zhou Nan's side.
"Commander, what brings you here?"
"Commander, you've come at just the right time! I don't quite understand what happened just now—"
At this point, even the King of Pigeons was calling Zhou Nan "Commander." This tyrant of the East Coast seemed to be getting along quite well with [Li Dapu].
"I'm here to run dungeons—"
Zhou Nan chatted with them for a few minutes to get a basic understanding of the background.
Actually, when Zhou Nan went to the Endless Sea last time, that expert in combat deliberately made things difficult for him and wouldn't let him board the airship. Zhou Nan already had some issues with him. This time, he ran into him causing trouble again, which was just bad luck for him. It was a good opportunity for Zhou Nan to show off his divine power of atonement.
In terms of effectiveness, the combination of [Apology] and the Chief Warrior Medal is truly a divine skill!
The absurdity also brought Zhou Nan some good news: he obtained the blueprint for a one-star white bombing ant card.
"The Bombing Flying Ant is probably a suicidal little creature. Although the crafting materials are common, they're not cheap. The crafting cost for one card might exceed forty gold coins. Guild leader, do you think I need to craft one?"
"It must be made!"
"Then you'll have to reimburse me. By the way, I spent five thousand gold coins to buy this recipe."
"No problem, the East Coast food stalls will reopen tomorrow night at 7 PM —"
A moment later, Zhou Nan found the entrance to the [Gold Mine War] instance. This was probably the liveliest place in Endless City, with a huge crowd of people. It seemed that most players came here to play [Gold Mine War]. To enter the instance, you first had to buy a ticket, which cost 1,000 gold!
Zhou Nan quickly bought a ticket and entered the venue. He was soon teleported to the instance area.
He was standing atop a watchtower, with a canyon passage below. One end of the passage connected to a portal to a sphere of light, and the other end to a gold mine.
Zhou Nan stood on the watchtower, where he could clearly see everything below.
At this moment, a system notification sounded: "Ding, welcome to the Gold Mine War instance! You are now player number 7, with 1,000 game coins starting from the start. The gold mine yields 100 game coins per minute. You have 300 mana points. Please deploy your defensive forces within one minute. The first wave of bandits will arrive in one minute."
"Ding! You can spend in-game currency to hire mercenaries from the mercenary camp for defense or raiding. Generating your mercenary panel and player information panel. Chat channel is now open. Enjoy the game!"
As soon as the system notification sounded, a player immediately shouted: "I'm player number one. Follow my command! Send troops to attack number twelve! 100 gold per person! Hire a scarred bandit and take him down first!"
"Holy crap, what did I do to you? Why are you hitting me?"
"Who sends troops right off the bat? What an idiot!"
"Let's defend first!"
"Who's going to send troops to attack me? This place is easy to conquer, everyone send troops to attack me!"
Upon hearing these shouts, Zhou Nan immediately realized that the game's interactivity and fun were likely far greater than he had imagined.
He began studying the mercenary panel and the player information panel.
The mercenary panel has two categories of mercenaries: guards and bandits. Each category has ten different types of mercenaries with varying abilities. They are clearly priced and require in-game currency to hire. The stronger the mercenary, the higher the hiring fee.
The difference is that guards can fight continuously until they die after being hired, while bandits act only once. After being hired, they can only rob once. If the robbery is successful, they will bring back gold coins. If the robbery fails, they will never return.
The guard units include militia, spearmen, archers, knights, great knights, paladins, axemen, swordsmen, artillerymen, and high priests.
The bandit classes include: Thief, Scarface Bandit, Thief, Bandit Lord, Bandit Master, Armored Bandit, Thug, Killer God, and Shadow Assassin.
As for player information, all 12 players are anonymous. Only player IDs are visible; information such as game currency, mana points, and the next wave of hired bandits is publicly displayed.
Currently, 11 out of the 12 players have 1000 game coins, but player number 6 only has 100 game coins. He bought 9 Scarface Bandits, but it's unclear whose defense zone he will send these 9 Scarface Bandits to.
"Idiot Number Six, you really sent Scarface the Bandit! You're finished!"
"The first wave is the easiest to defend; it would be strange if Scarface managed to steal any money!"
"Sending troops to seize money is pointless!"
"Number six will definitely be the first to die!"
"Hey, Number Six, talk to me, who did you send Scarface the robber to?"
"One for each of the first ten people. I'm just giving them out for fun. Anyway, I have so many gold coins in reserve; they're not going to breed with them!"
"If there are even a few extra hairs, they'll all be snatched up in one go!"
"Stop talking, I need to plan my strategy—"
Zhou Nan thought to himself that this was interesting. His original attributes had been sealed, and he only had 300 mana points available now. After a moment's thought, Zhou Nan spent 190 mana points and threw the [Wild King - Hum Hum], which had the ability to suck blood, down into the sea.
With a bang, the Savage King Hum Hum landed in the canyon passage below. Facing the teleportation orb, he slammed his blood-dripping wolf-tooth club into the ground and roared, causing nine henchmen to leap out of thin air.
The Savage King card is undeniably cost-effective; 190 mana points can summon a savage squad.
Soon, the teleportation orb shone brightly, and a large number of bandit apprentices appeared at the entrance of the canyon passage. These bandit apprentices looked like big-nosed dwarves wearing overalls, each with a comical appearance, hopping and skipping.
At the same time, prompt text also appears in the information panel.
[Current first wave: Bandit Apprentices, 50 HP, 5-10 Attack, Medium Movement Speed, 100 in number, maximum loot per player is 50 game coins, 5 game coins drop upon kill!]
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