Chapter 271: Who is the Author of Journey to the West?
"Yes, both my sister and I were invited as special members, to enjoy information sharing benefits without having to give much in return," Ye Kai said openly.
"Which organization?" Li Zheng continued to ask.
He already had an answer in his mind—an organization that would invite players from Dragon Country would be either Kunlun or Nine Heavens.
Besides these two, Ye Kai and the others wouldn't pay attention to invitations from smaller organizations.
"Nine Heavens."
"That's good." Li Zheng nodded, it turned out he guessed right.
If it were a small organization inviting them, Ye Kai and the others would probably not even look.
"So... the plan to rob Creation is being operated by Nine Heavens from behind the scenes?" Li Zheng asked privately.
Ye Kai replied: "No. I've signed confidential agreements, revealing information about the involved parties from the side like this, with terminal monitoring in place, it's impossible to get it out."
Li Zheng pondered the logic for a bit and thought Ye Kai made sense. If Nine Heavens were planning the robbery and Ye Kai exposed the parties using this verbal guidance, it would indeed be detected by the terminal.
Since it's not Nine Heavens, then it must be Kunlun.
Good heavens!
Ye Kai has been doing quite well these days, having contacts with the two most famous organizations in Dragon Country!
Li Zheng felt a bit puzzled, wondering how even Ye Kai could reach out to these two organizations, yet he, as the top-ranked player, was being overlooked?
He also wanted to study how these people who formed organizations out of boredom managed to recruit players willingly.
In fact, Li Zheng also counted as an organization leader.
But his organization only had two people, the other being Xiao Siyuan.
And the organization didn't even have a name yet...
After communicating with Ye Kai for a while, it was learned that Ye Kai was temporarily a special member and hadn't decided whether to formally join Nine Heavens, so he wasn't very clear about Nine Heavens' internal rules.
He only knew that as a member of Nine Heavens, one could freely obtain intel discovered by others.
Such as specialties and weaknesses of various Matrix creatures, categories of Gene Abilities, survival tips, etc.
All of these are organized by specialists and then distributed to every formal member, helping players improve their survival rates.
If any materials were in short supply, one could also submit a request within the organization, and players possessing those materials would provide them free of charge to the requester.
However, the requester would be scored based on the value of the requested items, and they need to find a way to get the score back to zero within the stipulated time.
Scoring is also handled by specialists, who are said to have been experienced accountants or professionals dealing with data before entering the Matrix.
According to Ye Kai, there is also a promotion mechanism within Nine Heavens, with special benefits for senior members.
As for what those specific benefits are, Ye Kai said he isn't clear either.
As midnight approached, Ye Kai indicated he needed to rest, and they ended their private conversation.
Only then did Li Zheng get up from the now-cool water, dried himself off, put on clothes, and walked out of the bathroom.
"Oh~" Little Sakura stood at the bathroom door expectantly, as Li Zheng required it to bathe daily, but he had occupied the bathroom for so long today that it was almost falling asleep waiting.
"You can go now, make sure to clean up," Li Zheng sat back on the bed, not lying down, quietly waiting for midnight to arrive.
Due to the confidentiality agreements, Ye Kai couldn't tell Li Zheng how to prevent others from transferring items through the trading hall, but Li Zheng guessed it might be a high-tier item's effect.
If one could cut off someone's connection to the trading hall and use threats or inducements, they could indeed loot other's results.
"If it's an item, then the level of this item would certainly not be low, and it wouldn't be abundant in quantity," Li Zheng clasped his hands under his chin, "Kunlun is willing to take out such an item to plan the heist of Creation, which means they would probably take a significant cut of what they gain after."
"Hopefully, Ye Kai and the others are cautious and haven't exposed their identities; otherwise, Creation wouldn't retaliate against Kunlun but would target the three of them."
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Late at night, Banquan Longma finished his daily Sword Dao training and was about to rest when he suddenly received a private message from his subordinate, informing him that a player responsible for storing supplies had been completely looted.
Excluding the possibility of internal theft using the excuse of "being robbed," Banquan Longma was almost driven mad with anger.
"Is Puppy still alive?"
"Alive, but seriously injured, applied for Medical Equipment just now."
"Is the injury severe?"
"Very severe, with varying degrees of wounds all over the body, indicating prolonged torture."
"Have the injuries been checked?"
"No, but he sent photos over."
Banquan Longma's face darkened: "Next time something like this happens, check the injuries first to prevent anyone from faking injuries for internal theft."
"Yes, sir!"
"Now recount the process to me, without omitting anything!"
"Yes, sir! It was like this..." The subordinate reported the incident as described by the robbed player in the private messages, mostly copy-pasting his words.
Banquan Longma read everything, closed his eyes, and gently massaged his temples.
"Two men and one woman, all with disguised faces, speaking English, arrived in the morning via some teleportation item, captured Puppy, and then used a special item to cut off his trading and messaging functions, leaving again after succeeding at night?"
After analyzing the key information, Banquan Longma pondered for a while, opened his eyes, and had his subordinate verify some details with Puppy again.
After getting a reply, he showed a 'just as expected' expression, muttering lowly, "As I predicted, not only are the face disguises fake, but the language usage is also false!"