Rumors and Traitors

While "Iron Blood City" lacks players, those players who died at the hands of "Tiger Roar" did not receive much compensation from Zhang Guangyu (because he is not a rich man himself), they came to our "Longhuxuan Auction House" and "Iron Blood Sect".

The request of those unfortunate players is very simple, hoping to compensate them for their losses. Most of them are just lions.

For example, one of the players who impressed me very deeply called "Qin Baibai" dressed in a fancy manner came to our "Longhuxuan Auction House" on October 3, 2019, and then said to Zhang San in a very upset voice: "Boss Zhang, I was injured and died in the competition jointly organized by you and the "Iron Blood Sect". According to the laws of the "Tianxia Dynasty" and the "Iron Blood City" themselves, you, as one of the organizers, should compensate me."

"This is what it should be." Zhang San had a formulaic smile on his face: "So Mr. Qin, what kind of compensation do you think can meet the standards in your heart?"

"That's right." The greed in the eyes of that "Qin Baibai" could simply overflow his eyes: "My requirements are not high, really. As long as you 'Longhuxuan' pay me 50 million gold coins, then this matter will be fine. As for the 'Iron Blood Sect', I will go to find them again."

Such a lion spoke, which made Zhang San frown slightly. However, he still smiled and said, "Okay, our 'Longhuxuan' has been requested for compensation from you. We will notify you when we make a decision."

"What!?" "Qin Baibai" opened his eyes wide and said in surprise: "You mean you want me to wait? Tell you Zhang San, my time is very precious, and I don't have that much time to waste with you. Be more aware of it and take the money obediently, otherwise don't blame me for going to Pangu City to sue you! No matter how you say this, I will take care of it. What is waiting for you at that time is not just a matter of compensation. Perhaps, it's a problem that can't be opened in your "Longhu Xuan"."

"Oh? Is that right?" I heard this arrogant words of "Qin Baibai" who came to find Zhang San. I pushed open the door, stared at the gangster-like "Qin Baibai", and sneered: "Then please take out the evidence of your death first. As far as I know, there is no Mr. among the dead players! Or, you are just blackmailing me!?"

Evidence? Of course he should not have it. Although I had sent someone to do relevant statistics at that time, the information was in the hands of our "Iron Blood Sect" so that there would be no such players who falsely claim compensation in the future. This is also the work that a city's "inspection department" needs to do.

Although we passed these information to Lord Liu of "Pangu City", as for "Qin Baibai" himself, he definitely didn't know the situation here. Judging from his appearance, he knew that he was an ignorant player. How could he care about such detailed legal terms in normal times? So I just bullied him and didn't know the situation here to scare him.

Who knew that this "Qin Baibai" was really scared: "Evidence? What evidence? Isn't it considered evidence that I died in your hosting venue? Could it be that you want to pay for your debt?"

"Hehe, how do we know where you died at that time? Or are you pretending to be a dead player to get compensation? Since you don't have any evidence, you don't need to whine. If you want to cheat money, open your eyes a little wider. This is not a place where you scammers like you come. Don't give it to me - get out!"

As the word "get out", I used the "Qin Baibai" to transmit the "Iron Blood City" to "The Realm of Sumeru". The screams made me feel very happy.

"Is this good? This 'Qin Baibai' is indeed on our list." Zhang San said so, but there was no worry on his face.

"This guy should have a hard lesson. I really think he is. How many times this week has it been? 50 million, hehe, I really don't know that the death of such a player who is barely qualified to be a 'good' is worth so much money. Or do I really think that my 'ink' is so easy to mess with!?"

"It's the 163rd time." Zhang San flipped the book in his hand and said, "This time there were a total of 1,342 victims, of which 1,136 have resolved the dispute under the coordination of relevant staff sent by the 'Pangu City'; in addition, the 163 people, including the 'Qin Baibai', are blackmailers, and I have adopted the 'drag' technique according to your statement."

"Only three people knew the current affairs very well and sent them with some gold coins. The remaining forty-three people neither came to ask for compensation nor could we find them."

"So how much compensation have we paid in total with the Iron Blood Sect so far?"

"There are a total of 249.16 million gold coins, and the ones that share our "Longhu Xuan" are 124.58 million gold coins. If we deduct 150 million gold coins from our earnings in this game, we only earn less than 30 million gold coins."

"In addition, according to the analysis, "Iron Blood City" will be in the off-season for a long time. Our "Longhu Xuan" will lose about 50 million gold coins. This means that not only did we not make money this time, we also lost all the benefits for the next period of time, and the loss is quite large." When Zhang San said this, his heart was bleeding!

The money lost is not only for "Longhuxuan", but part of it is his own. I didn't expect that the game he had calculated very comprehensively has a huge impact with the cooperation between himself and "Moshui". But in the end, such a blocking thing happened.

It was such an unprecedented failure! It was all about Zhang Guangyu. But I heard that the boy was also very miserable now. Not only did he die once, he also threw away the super weapon in his hand - "Tiger Roar". In addition, as the first person responsible for this accident, Zhang Guangyu needed to pay most of the compensation. The pitiful hundreds of thousands in his account was naturally frozen and he owed a large amount of debt.

What surprised him was that Zhang Guangyu would rather bear this huge debt than be a fugitive. He signed a contract with the government to ensure that the government, who acts as an intermediary, pays a certain amount of gold coins every month so that it can be handed over to the victim this time.

"We need to change the current decadent situation of "Iron Blood City"!" I clenched my fists and said fiercely.

The losses from our "Longhuxuan" alone are just that, let alone the losses of the entire "Iron Blood Gate". I think the tax collected every day is not a small amount. You should know that the traffic flow of people in the day before "Iron Blood City" was around hundreds of thousands, and the tax revenue of stores in the city is even greater.

I can't let the "Iron Blood Sect" suffer this loss because of my reasons, and this is also my loss.

"I think too! But what should I do?" Zhang San sighed helplessly and said, "Originally, your 'Star and Moon Spirit Crystal' was a good selling point, but now players are unwilling to risk their lives to our 'Iron Blood City'. What might be said that the 'Tiger Roar' will revisit our 'Iron Blood City', or simply say that the best monster-killing place near our 'Iron Blood City' is occupied by the 'Tiger Roar', and there is no place to attract players. Alas..."

"Tiger Roar, Tiger Roar--" I muttered the name of the culprit who gave us huge trouble and losses, and a vague thought flashed through my mind.

Gradually, this idea gradually became clear. As we all know, the weapon "Tiger Roar" is very powerful. At least in my sense that there is no equipment that can match it. Even my "Tiger Devour" that I dare not use is one better.

This is also the reason why I said at that time that this "Tiger Roar" ranked first in the game. If there is no such aggressiveness that does not distinguish between enemies and me, then "Tiger Roar" will definitely become a treasure that everyone competes for. In the game world, players can often fight for a powerful piece of equipment, or even turn against each other with their brothers and betray friends.

This also shows the powerful charm of "Tiger Roar" itself. Unfortunately, this charm is now covered by the fierceness of "Tiger Roar" and the murderous sensation. As long as we remove these factors, "Tiger Roar" will not only not become a representative of our "Iron Blood City", but also a lucky star.

Think about it, as the city closest to the "Tianshan Mountains", thousands of players went to the "Tianshan Mountains" for this super equipment, and the temporary destination they chose must be the nearest "Iron Blood City".

I can even set up a "space magic array" that connects directly between the "Tianshan Mountains" and the "Iron Blood City". This will attract countless players to go to the "Iron Blood City" and completely recover the losses of more than a week. Then the remaining question is how to remove those unfavorable factors.

"Zhang San quietly posted a message to the outside world, saying that it was the function of "Tiger Roar" and recognized the master. The main players do not use skills that exceed their own ability. "Tiger Roar" will not be in any danger. In addition, tell all players that the situation before "Tiger Roar" can only last for three days, and after three days it will become a good super weapon again."

"Remember, these two news must first be circulated among a small number of people, and they must be more secret. After all, such an important secret is not something you can tell anyone casually. Do you think so?" I blinked at Zhang San and said.

"High! It's really high!" Zhang San gave a thumbs up. But he immediately said worriedly: "But if others find that these two news is wrong, what should we do?"

"The news was not transmitted by us, what do we need to worry about? Besides, when the message was transmitted, the word "sayed" was added and the repeated emphasis was not necessarily correct. As for how to transmit it in the end, it was not something I could control. The most important point is that this is the true thought in my heart."

"Weapons are always weapons. I don't think that the 'Tiger Roar' will live like a monster. In the end, it will definitely find a master. I think it had entered the 'Tianshan Mountains' before to find food. As long as it absorbs enough energy, it will return to normal."

After listening to my analysis, Zhang San nodded in agreement, and immediately arranged people to start fabricating rumors.

I don’t know when, but this message suddenly came out in the game world, that is: the peerless weapon "Tiger Roar", which was once created in "Iron Blood City", has been restored to its original state, no longer bloody killing, no longer sucking people's essence and blood, and has successfully completed its evolution.

Whoever can get such a weapon can be comparable to the world's number one "Ink" like Zhang Guangyu. Some people even say that the evolved "Tiger Roar" is even more powerful and can easily defeat "Ink".

Although there are various versions of this news and legend, and every player who passes it on will say when telling others, "Don't tell others, this is a secret", unfortunately, this secret spread throughout the entire game world in a very short time.

There are many players who believe in this information. This is a shortcut to directly advance to experts by those who are not good at this, not to mention the temptation to be comparable to the first-class "Ink". With such a great opportunity, these players certainly flock to the "Tianshan Mountains" that finally appeared in the "Tiger Roar".

In terms of choosing the itinerary, of course, it is directly from the city you are in to the "Iron Blood City" closest to the "Tianshan Mountains". What's more, there are other reports that a space transmission service has been opened between the "Iron Blood City" and the "Tianshan Mountains". As long as you go to the "Iron Blood City", you can use this service for free; of course, you still need to pay a fee when you return to the "Iron Blood City".

When these players went to "Iron Blood City", those players who were half-doubted about the news but were gambled, curious or took chances were also ready to go.

The remaining players who did not believe this news cooperated with the media to spread the news all over the world. Therefore, when they went to the "Tianshan Mountains" and regarded "Iron Blood City" as an intermediate station or material station, there are not only Chinese people from the "Oriental Continent" but also Westerners of all skin colors.

Especially these "Western Continent" players, who have some impression of the "Iron Blood City Martial Arts Arena", are even more eager to see each other, just as Westerners learned from Marco Polo that there were many golden situations in the East.

Seeing this situation, Zhang San and I hid in the "Longhuxuan Auction House" every day and laughed. "Kongkonger", who knew the exact news at the beginning of our implementation of this plan, was also happy every day. Now the daily entry tax (including part of the cost of entering the city using the "Longhu Realm") is an amazing number.

However, when "Kongkong'er" watches the daily income of "Iron Blood City" rises steadily, he is not without worry. After all, once others suspect that this matter is created by our "Iron Blood Sect", it will have a great impact on the "Iron Blood Sect".

Especially when the "tiger roar" is not as settled as we say in the message we convey and creates killing again, things will be even more difficult to deal with.

"Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who ignores consequences. Before Zhang San officially implemented the plan, I spent two days searching the entire "Tianshan Mountains" over and over again, and there was no trace of the "Tiger Roar", so you're relieved." I said relaxedly.

What I didn't say is that there were several times when I was almost killed by those extremely powerful monsters. But I did confirm that the "Tiger Roar" did not show its clarity in the "Tianshan Mountains". I am even more sure that those caves do not exist.

The only possibility is that it hid in the mountains, or simply left the "Tianshan Mountains" long ago and went to find another world. No matter what, it is almost impossible for players to find the "Tiger Roar".

As long as players die one or two when they encounter those originally powerful monsters, the subsequent events have nothing to do with our "Iron Blood Sect". Although this sounds very cold-blooded.

In any case, "Iron Blood City" has recovered from the previous downturn. Except for solving the remaining victims of the "Tiger Roar" battle, everything seems to have passed.

Just as I handed over the "Star and Moon Spirit Crystal" to Zhang Sanzuo to leave the "Iron Blood City", I heard some rumors about "Iron Blood Gate", "Longhuxuan" and me.

The rumor is said in a very affirmative tone that this time the grand scene of players chasing the "Tiger Roar" was done behind the scenes by the above three parties, in order to eliminate the situation before "Iron Blood City" where almost no players were visited.

The rumor also analyzes that Zhang Guangyu himself does not know the real situation of "Tiger Roar", let alone others. Therefore, the mastermind behind this matter is the final winner of the interests, that is, the "Iron Blood Sect" and "Longhuxuan Auction House" headed by "Moshui".

The rumors even further promoted the compensation for the players involved in extortion in that battle, and did not want to pay compensation at all. In this rumor, the "Iron Blood Sect" and "Longhuxuan Auction House" led by me have become the kind of profiteering businessmen who only know how to make money and ignore the lives and death of others.

"Moshui, what do you think about this?" "Kongkong'er"'s face was gloomy, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. I knew that this was a sign of his extreme anger.

"Rief!" I said in a deep voice.

Although the specific author of this plan was not mentioned in the rumor this time, it was because these people were all good friends and subordinates who Zhang San had met since the game who could share life and death. In addition, I specially provided a wrist guard specifically for the transmission of messages between them and Zhang San, other people could not know their identities at all.

Originally, only Zhang San and "Kongkong'er" knew about this, but at a previous meeting, "Kongkong'er" mentioned in a very obscure way that he would have a way to solve the previous dilemma.

If we look at the current situation, it is obvious that people will know what the method mentioned by "Kongkong'er" at that time, so the only one who can infer the causes and consequences is the senior executives of the "Iron Blood Sect" present at that time. In this way, there must be traitors among them.

"Oh, one wave has not yet subsided, another wave has risen again!" "Kongkong'er" sighed.

"In my opinion, this is a good thing. It is not a big loss to be able to take this opportunity to dig out this traitor hidden in the top management of the "Iron Blood Sect". What's more, this matter cannot be hidden from those discerning people."

I said confidently: "Leave this matter to me, and I promise to help you find the traitor within three days."

"Three days? Are you sure?" There was a look of disbelief in "Kongkong'er"'s eyes.

Not to mention how many people I can track in three days, I may not have the chance to finally confirm whether he is a traitor. After all, since he is a high-level traitor, he should be a very cautious person and will not make any extraordinary moves in the future, and even less likely to meet with relevant personnel of the forces to which he (she) belongs.

Since that's the case, how can we find a traitor? "Kongkong'er" couldn't think of any other way. You should know that the officials present at that time were real senior officials of the "Iron Blood Sect". They were either players with certain shares in the "Iron Blood Sect" or important figures in charge of a department who commanded dozens of hundreds or even thousands of players.

In my opinion, such a player really has no need to be a traitor unless he (she) is just thinking about getting two high-income shares.

"Don't worry. Look at when did I say big talk?" "Kongkong'er" nodded silently. Nothing that I promised was not realized, even if there were many twists and turns in the middle.

In fact, the method I rely on to find a traitor is very simple, that is, my "spiritual power", which has long made great contributions to me.

"Spiritual power" can detect various situations in a person's body, including important parts such as his heart. As long as I make a brief arrangement, I have created a situation where the identity of the traitor has been exposed, and based on the reactions of everyone present at that time, I can find out the unusual ones. Even if the traitor cannot be found immediately, I believe that the scope of the traitor will be narrowed to two or three people.

Under my arrangement, the senior management of the "Iron Blood Sect" came to the huge office "empty" in the "City Lord's Mansion" as usual.

However, those at the top of the industry found that the atmosphere today was a bit abnormal, and there were many experts inside and outside the office. These people looked serious and looked straight, and the long swords and swords in their hands were always in an excited state.

No, not only the office, but the atmosphere of the entire "City Lord's Mansion" is unusual. In addition to the original guards who are skillful, there are also countless experts hiding in some dark places.

Although the senior executives of the "Iron Blood Sect" who had a clear conscience in their hearts were surprised by this incident and thought that something major might have happened. However, they still stride forward with great strides, but they were slightly anxious on their faces.

As for the other people's behavior, the performance was different. Some people's hearts beat violently after discovering this situation and their steps slowed down significantly. I could even find that several of them suddenly had cold sweats.

This situation made me feel a big blow. No, right? Is there nearly ten traitors among the top leaders of the "Iron Blood Sect" with more than 50 people, two of whom were the real power figures in the "White Tiger Legion" and the "Xuanwu Legion" corps respectively; as for the other few, they were all senior officials of various departments, especially the head of a "Information Department", which shocked me very much.

If that guy is really a traitor, then I don’t know how much of the secrets of our “Iron Blood Sect” have been leaked. This time I was sweating coldly.

At the beginning, when it comes to choosing officials from the MIIS, "Kongkonger" was cautious and cautious. After all, intelligence in the game world is easier to leak than in reality; and compared with reality, the loss of intelligence leakage is much greater. Sometimes it can even cause the demise of the entire gang!

Therefore, at the beginning, the "Information Department" did not have the full authority to lead, and even the relevant officials now did not have the right to read all the intelligence. Each player was in charge of various parts of the intelligence, and then handed over the summary information to professional intelligence analysts around "Kongkonger" for analysis, find out the essence, eliminate the dross, and retain some ambiguous or temporarily unusable intelligence.

But even so, the information that the deputy director in charge of business intelligence that I am observing now can have a huge loss to our "Iron Blood Sect".

I don’t know if I don’t check it. Once I check it, I can’t find it. So many quasi-"traitors" have appeared. Now I’ll see my next performance. I hope I can confirm some of them.

Thinking of this in my heart, I quietly waited for everyone to sit in the inner room. In the conference room outside, "Kongkong'er" said with a pale face: "Everyone, this time something important happened to the "Iron Blood Sect". A traitor appeared among us, and the "Iron Blood Sect" was in an embarrassing situation!"

My "spiritual power" was not particularly discovered this time. Only two of the few people who had already attracted my attention had their hearts pounded heavily when they heard the word "traitor". It seems that these two guys should have a relatively close relationship with the word "traitor".
Chapter completed!