Chapter 158: Chapter 149 Life’s Helplessness

Chapter 149: The Helplessness of Life

“Alright, don’t worry about it. I agree.” The young man could only smile bitterly and nod in agreement at his parents’ request.

His parents had never asked him for anything before.

But who could understand the bitterness in his heart?

He was an orphan, adopted, and his parents treated him well. Even after they were able to have a child of their own after medical treatment, nothing much changed.

They supported him through university and work.

This gratitude was always buried in his heart.

As for this younger brother, to be honest, he didn’t like him very much as he often let him take the blame.

He was sneaky, playing one way on the surface and another behind the scenes.

By chance, they both entered the Second World and ended up in the same Newbie Tribe in the Northern Witch Region.

He still couldn’t shake off this ‘good’ brother.

What a trick of fate.

And now, his brother even brought their parents into it.

To put it simply, it was just about him breaking his gaming contracts to help his brother out.

At worst, he wouldn’t play the game anymore.

It’s just a game.

That’s all?

His parents didn’t understand the enormous potential of the Second World or its importance to him, maybe they didn’t even want to understand.

But could he refuse the kindness of their upbringing?

If he didn’t even repay this kindness, could he still call himself human?

…!

As it turned out, the player leaders of various tribes found it very difficult, if not impossible in the short term, to prevent all players from meeting the first person who came during the public test.

Especially with the uncertainty of when they would arrive.

Previous failures taught a lesson, and each tribe got an agent, so smart people found another way.

Since you only choose one agent, haha, having that agent be ‘one of us’ was enough.

Go yourself? That’s impossible.

The cost of breaking a contract was too high, but for other players?

There were always some hard-to-let-go attachments.

A girl, Lan Xiaozhen, and the adopted son Zhao Qian were two of them, successfully obtaining the status of agent, joining the Little Knife Studio (Team).

Others weren’t as lucky, too many players had their own little ideas.

Once they became agents, they immediately betrayed.

Even if they didn’t betray immediately, after seeing the powerful and terrifying functions of the Little Knife Studio (Team), and even public entities acknowledging it, what else was there to fear?

This led those player leaders to realize that although they had many people under their command, none were absolutely trustworthy.

These two lucky insiders behaved well, watching Little Knife leave from their respective tribes, believing he would not return, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“Husband, I’m the best, aren’t I?” Seeing the pile of goods next to her, she knew how terrifyingly valuable they were, and after Little Knife left, she proudly jumped into her boyfriend’s arms.

This time, she had achieved something irreplaceable.

“Amazing, my darling is the best.” The gang leader, who usually maintained his dignity and deliberately kept a distance, embraced her in public, spun around twice, drawing a lot of praise and compliments.

It made her proudly raise her head, announcing her sovereignty and victory in front of a few seductive competitors.

Husband is naturally the best, but alas, there are too many seductive pests, like flies that can’t be driven away.

My idol husband is also very helpless.

Who told him to have such a good temper and be unwilling to forcibly drive people away!

“Haha, bring it all back!” The idol looked smugly at the goods, knowing their precious value.

Just those few large bags of Bone Coins were worth as much as his family’s villa.

If it weren’t for so many subordinates, he would’ve immediately jumped on them.

Especially the one-time-use Witch Artifact, which made him feel like an instant master.

“The first master of the public test, haha! Still ended up stumbling under me.” The handsome gang leader looked blissful and dismissively waved his hand.

The other subordinates were overjoyed and quickly came forward to move the goods.

Of course, the handsome man had to keep a close eye on them; these were too valuable, and he didn’t trust those guys.

“Sister-in-law?” The players who advanced were blocked by two NPCs.

Facing the war revealed long ago on the forums, with Blood Qi infused, one Knife per player, without exception.

These players dared not use force and could only look towards their master Lan Xiaozhen.

“What are you doing? Get out of the way.” The girl, Lan Xiaozhen, felt embarrassed and immediately glared at them.

The two hired Combats were under her name, so they should follow her orders.

For some reason, she felt uneasy.

“The boss said, one of us mainly ensures your safety, the other mainly ensures the safety of the goods. I’m in charge of the goods, so no money, no goods.” The Advanced Combat of the two stated.

Since the agent was a girl, Little Knife specifically assigned her an Advanced Combat as a subordinate.

“Nonsense, I’m the agent. Once the goods are in my hands, I call the shots.” The girl Lan Xiaozhen was anxious.

She didn’t want to disappoint her husband.

“This is the command from the old master,” the two Combats looked at each other and said in unison.

“Baby, don’t worry. They’re your slaves, and they dare to disobey your command. This is utterly lawless. Such subordinates are not reassuring at all. Directly consume goodwill points and forcibly order them to leave.” The handsome gang leader came forward, holding her hand and comforting her.

“Haha!” Several seductive competitors laughed, not explicitly saying it, but filled with a mocking tone, making the girl, Lan Xiaozhen, anxious.

Anxious to perform, she quickly checked.

The two NPC Combats occupied her two Skill Bars, but they weren’t shown as slaves; instead, they were guards, also showing a high employment fee.

However, there was a Loyalty display, with only a mere ten points.

“Daring to disobey my orders, what use is such a slave? I choose to use up all goodwill and make you get lost, get out of here.” The girl, Lan Xiaozhen, said loudly.

Her face was flushed, already angry to the extreme.

With so many eyes on her, especially her husband’s, she felt extremely embarrassed.

Beep: Do you want to consume all goodwill: 10, 10, and order the two guarding Combats to leave? Please confirm the destination.

Yes, No?

“Get out, leave my tribe. I don’t need disobedient guards. Having my husband here is enough.” The girl, Lan Xiaozhen, proudly announced, angrily glaring at those seductive competitors, choosing to confirm without hesitation.

Then, she was dumbfounded, stunned on the spot.

“This, how is this possible? It shouldn’t be like this.”

All because of the prompt sound.

Beep: Consuming ten goodwill points for each guard Combat, task assessment in progress.