As soon as the ssage ca through, Jiang Ye’s heart gave a sudden jolt!
What the hll—even if the Apartnt Trader is all-knowing and all-seeing…
The Duoe leader’s eyes are covering the entire Doomsday Apartnt too?!
Just how ridiculously vast are the intelligence networks of these top-tier bosses?!
Jiang Ye couldn’t help but start to worry—
Did the Duoe boss already know about him purchasing two Little Eeries from the Mysterious Eerie Nurturer?
He didn’t use those two Little Eeries himself but stored them in the Replica Shared Space…
But speaking of that, surely the Duoe boss can’t see into the Replica Shared Space, right?
Just as he was thinking that, Zi Sang Haoyun sent him another example:
【And there was this one ti, I accidentally used up a Resurrection Item.】
【Not long after, the boss summoned privately and asked to explain why and how the item got used.】
【After all, since we handle Duels and build trust, we rarely run into danger. Cases where a Resurrection Item is needed are super rare.】
【But even after I explained every detail of how it was consud, the boss still perford a soul search to personally verify my entire experience…】
【Sigh, aning—our conversations aren’t the only thing he knows. Even when we gain or lose any item, the boss is totally in the loop.】
【And he’s got a strong need for control—whatever we experience, he has to know it inside and out.】
Zi Sang Haoyun was probably just casually comnting on how all-knowing the Duoe boss is about mbers.
But for Jiang Ye, it was another heavy jolt!
If earlier he had only suspected the Duoe boss might’ve sensed sothing off about him…
Then now—it was a real problem!
Back when Wu Ying was transferred to the Secret Graveyard by Jiang Ye, he used up a Resurrection Item!
But after using it, he didn’t revive in the Duoe dormitory.
He revived directly in the Underground Graveyard of Apartnt 4444.
Afterward, worried things might go south again, Jiang Ye simply finished off Wu Ying right away…
And now, according to what Zi Sang Haoyun just said.
Wu Ying used a Resurrection Item back then…
If that consumption didn’t escape the Duoe organization’s watch either…
Then it won’t be long before the Duoe boss summons him!
To interrogate and soul search him over the Resurrection Item’s use!
Interrogation alone might be fine, but a soul search…
That’s a huge problem!
No way!
This Duoe organization… this sht’s getting seriously unlivable!
In Wu Ying’s mories, the first group he joined—the Asura Organization—never managed their mbers this strictly!
But then again, makes sense when you think about it.
An organization like Asura had a super high turnover rate.
Soone joining today could be gone tomorrow.
Most of the mbers were cannon fodder anyway.
So there was no need to manage things that tightly.
But the Duoe Organization claims to be a retirent-type group.
Its personnel turnover is relatively low.
Today’s mber is most likely still around tomorrow.
So stricter managent is understandable.
Still… this is a little too strict…
Jiang Ye suspected that behind this strict control might be other secrets of Duoe.
Like those so-called core mbers… where exactly did they go?
Why have they never reappeared after becoming core mbers?
If a regular mber started to get curious and wanted to secretly investigate the whereabouts of core mbers…
Under this level of Duoe surveillance, it’d probably be impossible to dig anything up!
Clearly, the Duoe leadership is hiding so big secrets.
But whatever those secrets are—they’re not Jiang Ye’s concern right now.
His current issue is—
How to avoid this incoming soul search for the used Resurrection Item!
Leave the Duoe Organization?
That might be even ssier than explaining the item’s use!
Ask the Mysterious Eerie Nurturer for help?
That would only drag more people into this!
Then what—abandon the identity of Wu Ying?
The biggest benefit of the Wu Ying identity was the early freedom to move around the Doomsday Apartnt.
Maybe he could give up Wu Ying, and use the Dark-Type Replica’s ntal Control to switch to a less attention-grabbing identity and continue moving in the Doomsday Apartnt under the radar?
Either way, there’s one thing for sure—soul search is absolutely off the table!
Just as he was tensely thinking—
Zi Sang Haoyun suddenly sent him another ssage:
【D*mn! This latest news, what do you think? Gonna join the fun?】
Huh? What latest news?
Jiang Ye realized he must be talking about sothing from the group chat.
He instantly snapped out of his deep thoughts and switched to the Duoe group chat.
Sure enough.
Amid a flurry of ssages discussing the arrival of midnight, a pinned ssage from the Duoe boss appeared, tagging everyone:
Duoe (Group Owner):
【Among the old players arriving at Apartnt 0000 at midnight, one Defender Player possesses a unique ability. She can bring along 10,000 additional old players without affecting the usual slot count.】
【However, these 10,000 old players will form a link with the Defender Player, effectively becoming her followers. Everything they say and do must obey her, and she must be addressed as Master.】
【Of course, the Defender Player has agreed to sign a contract beforehand, promising not to force followers to do anything against their will.】
【And after the Newbie Apartnt phase ends, she will cancel the follower link according to the contract and return everyone their freedom.】
【This Defender Player has already posted an urgent quest in the Duoe departnt “Guiding the Fated.” The rewards are generous.】
【However, there currently aren’t enough players willing to accept the task in “Guiding the Fated,” so the quest is being pushed out to other departnts—including ours.】
【Anyone interested can DM for quest details. @All mbers】
Indeed, Duoe has more than one departnt, more than one group, and more than one group owner nad Duoe.
And as soon as this @all ssage dropped.
Their group imdiately erupted in chatter.
You could tell most people were against the idea:
【Huh? Are you kidding ? Just sign a contract promising not to override our will and expect us to be followers? Who is this Defender Player anyway? She’s dreaming!】
【No wonder no one in “Guiding the Fated” wants the quest—what a bulls**t mission! Only an idiot would take it!】
【Also, seriously—if it were being a follower to a VIP Player, maybe we’d consider it. But now you want a bunch of elite players to follow so weakling? These Defenders this year are out of their minds!】
【Though honestly, I kinda miss the Newbie Apartnt… The living conditions, the spending—pure heaven! Like having a $10K salary in the '90s, damn! Beautiful!】
【Too bad—back then, we could only dream of returning. And now we finally have a shot… but the Newbie Apartnt has a Light-type Player!】
【Yeah, with that deadly Light threat in there, plus becoming a follower to soone without even a Glyph Pattern Ability… screw that! No matter how nice the Newbie Apartnt is, not worth it!】
Clearly, most old players rejected the quest.
Partly because of the Light threat in the Newbie Apartnt.
But also because they looked down on the Defenders—being a follower to one was beneath them.
However, Zi Sang Haoyun’s ssage showed he had a different view from the rest.
After all, he knew the Defenders weren’t simple.
So for him, there was no sha in becoming a follower.
Plus, a strong Defender ant the Light threat would be handled quickly.
Which would turn the Newbie Apartnt into pure paradise for old players!
They hadn’t enjoyed the presidential suites of the Newbie Apartnt in a long ti…
Or the entertainnt, the ridiculously cheap costs—all heaven for old players!
And Duoe mbers normally didn’t get a chance to return as old players.
Miss this chance, and there might not be another.
So clearly, Zi Sang Haoyun was tempted.
In contrast—
Jiang Ye was already a new player.
His base was already in the Newbie Apartnt, and most of his Replicas were there.
While others wanted to go to the Newbie Apartnt;
He was the opposite—he wanted to advance into the Doomsday Apartnt.
So from that angle, this quest didn’t appeal to him.
But from another angle—
The quest ca with rewards.
And a chance to interact with the Defender Player.
Maybe—just maybe—he could use the quest to dodge the upcoming soul search?
Thinking that, he replied to Zi Sang Haoyun:
【If we take the quest, wouldn’t we be soul searched again?】
Zi Sang Haoyun didn’t think too hard and quickly analyzed:
【During our ti in the Newbie Apartnt, the Duoe boss probably won’t be able to monitor us.】
【So most likely, once we return from the Newbie Apartnt, there’ll be a second soul search.】
【Sure, soul search sucks. But the rewards and Newbie Apartnt perks from this quest—this is a real opportunity!】
【I’ve already made up my mind. I’m going to ask the boss for details, and if it checks out—I’m signing up!】
Seeing that, Jiang Ye grew even more convinced—
If the Duoe boss really did plan to conduct a unified soul search after everyone’s return…
Then maybe he could push the Resurrection Item issue until then.
He was starting to lean toward accepting the quest.
At the sa ti, he figured—
The Defender Player posting this quest definitely wasn’t being generous for no reason.
10,000 follower slots ant 10,000 rewards.
And to win over players, those rewards had to be juicy.
A few good rewards? Maybe.
But 10,000?
Yeah, right.
That Defender Player was definitely scheming sothing.
And who knows what Zi Sang Haoyun was even thinking…
But whatever.
Jiang Ye quickly replied to Zi Sang Haoyun:
【Then I’ll sign up too—let’s go together.】
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