Chapter 299 Where does it begin and where does it end (two in one)

[Props: Agent’s chessboard]

[Feature: My War lv8: When launching a war, the enemy and our forces will automatically generate an endgame. You can remotely dispatch chess pieces to attack or defend, and adjust the positions of chess pieces at any time.]

[Before the war begins, you can freely “recruit troops” and reserve chess pieces]

[Once the endgame is generated, as the initiator of the war, you will receive a huge boost to the attributes of your entire faction]

[Changes to the prerequisites for initiating a war: You need to make everyone in your camp share the same hatred for the enemy and be willing to participate in the war]

……

On the way from the Sacrifice City to the Killing Island, Lin Yuan always felt an urge in his heart.

This desire has been running through her heart from the beginning to the end, and has existed since the first day she entered the game.

— makes the game messy.

This idea is somewhat vague, and is also a cover-up. In fact, deep down in Lin Yuan’s heart, what she really wants to do is to make a hole in this world full of rules.

To her, this thought was just like a bird in a cage trying to peck a hole in the cage to see what was outside.

In the past, caged birds did not have strong wings or beaks to break through the cage.

Now we have all these things: the birds in the cages, and outside the cages there are a group of monsters who treat the birds as human beings or as fuel.

Monsters are all around, staring at the renewable resources in the cage with cold eyes. The bird will eventually die, and the dead bird will leave everything to the owner of the cage.

The monsters held the gold coins they got in exchange for the bird’s corpse, and finally a smile appeared on their dark faces.

Then the new bird appears in the empty cage, waiting for the next one of its kind.

The cycle goes on and on, never ending.

For some reason, this association gave Lin Yuan goose bumps.

She added all five upgrade opportunities she got after being promoted to Navigator to the war chessboard.

Lin Yuan knew that the escape of one bird was nothing, but only a group of birds’ collective escape would bring about change.

Lin Yuan has no friends, but from now on, all the chess pieces that appear on the chessboard are her allies.

……

Lin Yuan’s speech on the opera house stage successfully brought the murderers who attended the meeting to the same camp.

Hundreds of blue dots of light suddenly appeared on the chessboard. Perhaps because the war had not yet started, the dots of light of these reserve soldiers were just dim.

Although the starlight is dim, the overlapping stardust on the huge chessboard still brings tremendous pressure as if they will come alive at any time.

Looking at the progress bar that reads “Current chess piece’s recognition of war: 50%”, Lin Yuan pondered for a moment and figured it out.

The killers are only obeying out of fear of Heart. Even if Lin Yuan promises that the treatment will be better in the future, these cold-blooded and realistic monsters will probably not agree with him much.

The murderers have many considerations in their minds, and they will not always listen to Lin Yuan just because she is at the highest position for a while.

Lin Yuan’s gaze became deeper.

In fact, whether it is to divide or unite a group, the best way is to find a “suitable” enemy for them.

Differences in interests can make close people become enemies, and common interests can quickly bring together people who were originally at odds with each other.

Unfortunately, now is not the time for those who want to kill to “share the same hatred for the enemy”.

Lin Yuan withdrew her gaze with regret and explained some other trivial matters after she took over the alliance.

Maybe he was in a particularly good mood today, so when Lin Yuan retreated behind the scenes, he let Jiang Xun spend money on the stage.

The magnificent gold fell from the sky, adding a touch of absurdity to the already luxurious hall, and the long-depressed atmosphere among the killers finally became lively.

In the past, the opera house often organized performances, including brutal killing shows and innocent fairy tale operas.

I don’t know if it has something to do with the overall gloomy atmosphere of the league, but some activities to neutralize the atmosphere are just right.

The rest of the work was left to Agent X. Jiang Xun was Lin Yuan’s slave, and his every move, including his general thoughts, was under Lin Yuan’s control.

When Lin Yuan didn’t want to take care of Jiang Xun, Jiang Xun was just a child lacking love in the mental hospital.

When Lin Yuan wants to control Jiang Xun, Jiang Xun can switch to the second Lin Yuan at any time.

Outside the opera house, there were long bloody shops on both sides of the street. On iron hooks as thick as forearms were hung the meat of unknown creatures, with dark red blood dripping down.

Lin Yuan closed his eyes and thought about the next place to incite the “bird to escape”.

She was bored and checked her game panel. Her eyes paused at the “Own a Guild” column.

In the City of Stars, there are still two guilds belonging to Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan thought for a while, took out the rule book, wrote down a rule, and stepped into the game teleportation point.

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City of Stars.

Stepping into the lively North City area again, Lin Yuan felt as if he had come to a bustling small county town.

Returning to the old place, Lin Yuan couldn’t help but think of a sentence.

——Where it starts is where it ends.

She stared at the people passing by for a long time, and suddenly remembered something.

The appearance of the original explorer players did not seem to be like this.

At that time, the North District was as deserted as a dead city. The occasional passers-by had gray faces and looked as if they had lost their parents.

When did it change?
Lin Yuan frowned, she found that the bustling crowd seemed to be rushing towards one place.

Lin Yuan did not say anything, but followed into the crowd without saying a word.

The conversation came to his ears from all directions. After hearing the explorers’ words, Lin Yuan moved his ears.

“It’s time for the weed fair again. What do you think they’ll be selling?”

“The things at the trade fair are not as good as those at the Spark Mall. I heard that the owner of the wild grass really treats the wild grass as a weed, and the Spark is her treasure. Not only is her business thriving, she even named the mall herself.”

“I’ve run out of healing capsules and amulets again. Thanks to the Spark Mall, the items sold there are of good quality and low prices. Now I have the confidence to take risks in the dungeon.”

“It’s been just over a month since Wild Grass changed its owner, and the changes to Star City are changing with each passing day…”

Lin Yuan directly interrupted the conversation:

“Where is the address of the trade fair today?”

The person who was interrupted did not feel the slightest bit dissatisfied, for he was feeling very excited and happy at the moment.

He looked at Lin Yuan for a while, and suddenly said:
“You are not a member of the Wild Grass Guild.”

Lin Yuan exclaimed “Ah”, and thought to himself that it was indeed not the case, Ye Cao had been recruited by her a long time ago, and she should be considered the mastermind behind Ye Cao.

The man imagined that Lin Yuan was a new player in the game world and was just ignorant. Although he had good intentions, his words revealed a sense of superiority:
“My name is Li Chen, and I’m also an old player who has played five games. So many people will go to the Spark Mall, which is where the trade fair is held.”

“Just follow the crowd for a while, or just follow me.”

Lin Yuan’s eyes were subtle, and she didn’t tell the other party that at this moment, she was the imperfect navigator who had caused a sensation in the entire gaming world, and was also on the run from being killed.

After searching the word “Spark Mall” in her mind, Lin Yuan suddenly remembered that this was not the thing she had organized when she suggested Ye Cao to launder money?
Lin Yuan’s eyes moved.

Looking at the current scene, could it be that Liu Lang and Fang Yao have really set up the mall?

“Let’s go. I suddenly want to go to the mall too.”

As the crowd surged, Lin Yuan once again intuitively felt the huge number of players in the Star City.

In the past, Lin Yuan only felt that crowded places only brought trouble, but now she couldn’t help but think of it.

How much gold coins can so many people bring to the game?
If they all became monsters in the Sacrifice City, how many gold coins would be needed to suppress them?
There was a sudden commotion all around.

Lin Yuan raised his eyes and looked at the market in front of him.

It is about the size of a football field, with cobblestone streets and rows of houses that have been converted into shops, selling a wide variety of goods.

Lin Yuan pulled the corner of his mouth inadvertently:

“These seem to be daily necessities. Are there no games-related items?” Hearing her voice, Li Chen, who had introduced the Spark Mall to her, turned around and said:
“This is just the outer periphery. The further you go in, the more valuable the goods on sale become.”

“Oh, your gaming experience is not as good as that of the veteran players. You are not familiar with the road conditions. You must not get lost later.”

“We’ll soon reach the core area of ​​the mall.” Li Chen said with a hint of pride, “I dare say you’ll never see such a shocking scene in the gaming world in your lifetime.”

“Oh, is it so?”

Lin Yuan walked while looking at the shops around him.

Many store owners are hired on a temporary basis because they are not very familiar with the procedures of running a store.

When customers come up to ask about the price, they even have to look through the price list before giving a number.

Glancing at the familiar cheap healing capsules, Lin Yuan’s expression became somewhat subtle.

These things…most of them were supplies she occasionally obtained by exploiting loopholes in the rule book.

After all, the rule book was given to Lin Yuan by the Wild Grass Guild in order for it to survive.

Of course, Lin Yuan would help with the weed construction when he occasionally had some free time.

Outside the mall is a bustling market. After walking for about a few hundred meters, a tall dome-shaped building suddenly appeared in front of us.

The building has also been renovated, and the large lacquered characters “XX Theater” on it have not yet been painted, but the gold foil decorations have well concealed this flaw, making the entire theater look less shabby.

The theater was packed with people. Explorers who came to attend the conference followed the fence at the entrance. The security guards who were maintaining order had solemn expressions, which seemed quite stern.

“That’s the core venue of the trade fair. Isn’t it much better looking than those shabby buildings in the North District?”

Li Chen introduced proudly.

Lin Yuan responded perfunctorily, then he remembered something and told the truth:
“This is a trading venue converted from a theater. Is there an auction going on inside?”

Li Chen looked at Lin Yuan suspiciously:
“You really guessed it right.”

Lin Yuan: “…”

What a low-profile version of the Fatal Opera.

But this cannot be blamed on the Wild Grass Guild. After all, when Liu Lang asked about the specific construction details of the Spark Mall, Lin Yuan casually threw out the layout of the Life-Slaying Opera House.

The Wild Grass Guild took great pains to come up with a low-profile version.

These things were probably not that important in Lin Yuan’s mind, so even though she felt the theater in Spark Mall was familiar, she didn’t remember that they were doing everything exactly as she suggested.

Following the instructions, Lin Yuan sat down at the customer seat, which was the most common seat for customers.

The theater seats are not decorated with jewels, and the dome does not have crystal chandeliers as vast as the sea of ​​stars.

Despite its simplicity and plainness, the Wild Grass Guild had so many members that there was not enough space for everyone to sit. Many people sat on the steps or stood at the exit, determined to witness the entire trade fair with their own eyes.

“Are there many people coming today? How many explorers from the North District have been here?”

After hearing Lin Yuan’s strange questions, if Li Chen did not have a preconceived wrong impression of Lin Yuan, he would definitely find that Lin Yuan’s questions had a deeper meaning and would be able to guess that Lin Yuan’s identity was unusual.

Unfortunately, he believed in his heart that Lin Yuan was a country bumpkin and a newcomer who had never seen the world.

So Li Chen showed a confident smile:
“Except for the people entering the game pool, almost half of the people in the North District are here today.”

“It’s hard for you to see such a grand scene, right? In the City of Stars, only the Wild Grass Guild, which is popular among the people, can bring them together.”

Lin Yuan rested one arm on the wooden board next to the seat and supported his head with one hand as he thought.

Most of the explorers from the North District have arrived. Should we take this opportunity…

Lin Yuan was still hesitating when he suddenly caught sight of the person appearing on the stage.

The other person was dressed up and looked very glamorous, holding a microphone in his hand, as if he was going to host the show.

However, the nervousness on his face and the occasional pause in his voice betrayed him. The host was not good at this job.

The members of Wild Grass put out some game props, and the explorers opened their eyes wide and craned their necks to look forward.

If there weren’t people watching and preventing them from standing up, the trade fair would have been noisy.

Just as the host was about to speak, there was a sound of something heavy falling to the ground in the audience.

“Click——”

The host Liu Lang’s eyes first fell on the wooden board that was knocked off, and then moved upwards.

He stood there in a daze.

The benefactor whom I hadn’t seen for over a month sat slantingly on the chair, supporting his chin with one hand, his body tilted casually.

Lin Yuan seemed to be used to black clothes. He raised his eyelids slightly and glanced over casually.

It was clearly a seat in the middle of the crowd, a position that could be easily overlooked if one wasn’t careful.

But Lin Yuan’s temperament and leisurely posture made it impossible to ignore her.

“Uh, uh…” Liu Lang hesitated for a moment. Just when he didn’t know what to say, an idea suddenly occurred to him:
“There is an important person at the meeting today. She is the real owner of the Wild Grass Guild.”

Like a stone falling into water.

There was a moment of silence in the audience, and then a heated discussion broke out.

People looked around, trying to find the owner of the Wild Grass Guild that Liu Lang mentioned.

Lin Yuan heard Li Chen beside him getting excited:
“I really want to see what the president of the Wild Grass Guild is like. He lives in seclusion behind the scenes, but quietly revitalizes the entire Star City.”

“She must be old, rational, wise and brave.” Li Chen used a few adjectives to describe his imagination, “and she must be kind and friendly.”

……

Liu Lang smiled apologetically, and an unconfident but calm voice came from the microphone:

“Although the other party is here, I am not sure whether the president wants to show up, so please observe the order and the trade fair will proceed as normal.”

Before the audience could even boo in regret, Lin Yuan suddenly stood up.

Everyone’s eyes were focused on her, with a look of surprise on their faces.

“Hey, sit down quickly. If you disturb the order at this time, you will be kicked out.”

Li Chen frowned and reminded:

“You are so arrogant, be careful not to offend the president, he is sitting here watching you now.”

Lin Yuan didn’t even bother looking at Li Chen, he just sighed:

“I am coming.”

“Why are you here…”

Li Chen froze.

Because Liu Lang on the stage was smiling, and his hands holding the microphone were shaking with excitement:
“The president is willing to show up!”

As if in response to his words, the next second, Lin Yuan took a step forward and walked towards the stage, and very naturally took Liu Lang’s microphone.

The time is ripe, and the things that I hesitated about before have now been decided.

Lin Yuan glanced behind him and saw a group of people standing quietly backstage in this building that was remodeled to resemble the Murderous Opera House.

Without exception, these people wore the fox masks specially prepared by Lin Yuan and walked towards the front audience seats.

Jiang Xun, who came with the fox-masked man, leaned against the wall, yawned, and watched Lin Yuan’s performance lazily.

Lin Yuan returned a look, and Jiang Xun immediately stood up straight.

In the crowded hall, only the voices of the people on the stage were clear enough.

“Hello everyone, I’m Lin Yuan.”

“President of the Wild Grass Guild, a full-star adventurer, and the only adventurer who left the City of Stars and returned to it.”

Lin Yuan introduced himself with a smile.