Chapter 44: Mercenary Career

  Because Ding Qiang didn't use his relationship with the city lord, in the end, Ding Hua still caught up with him.

  "Immortal Xiaoqiang, can I ask, how did you bring...?" Ding Hua thought for a moment and said the name "Xiao Le" somewhat vaguely, then continued: "How did you get past her?"

  "You actually caught up!" Ding Qiang's face was full of surprise. He had just casually said it, but he didn't think the guy would really catch up.

  I endured... Looking at the unreserved astonishment on the other person's face, Ding Hua secretly thought: This guy is indeed very pretentious and is a very annoying guy.

  But in the end, Ding Qiang finally said what he wanted to hear... although it may not be true...

  "It's very simple." Ding Qiang said: "The final boss of the Hero Mode in Angry Flame Gorge has a bug. As long as everyone steps on the bomb at the same time, the boss will directly fall and die, and the third stage cannot appear."

  "Really?!" Ding Hua was stunned. He had led his team to fight the final boss many times, sometimes they succeeded and sometimes they failed, but he had never heard of such a bug existing.

  But thinking back, it seems they never had a situation where everyone stepped on the bomb at the same time either.

  "Of course, or else you think I could pass?" Ding Qiang shrugged and immediately used the Return Stone, turning into a white light that returned to the city under the other's bewildered gaze.

  Watching Ding Qiang's disappearing figure, Ding Hua still couldn't quite believe it...

  ……

  "Can we just step on a bomb and pass?" asked several of Ding Hua's companions in disbelief.

  "That's right, that's what he said."

  "Really?"

  "But if it wasn't like that, with that... uh, party wipe killer, why do you think he could clear it so quickly?"

  In the midst of all the discussion, Ding Hua quickly thought of a good solution.

  "Despicable, despicable enough." The crowd gave a thumbs up.

  A post appeared on the official forum shortly afterwards.

  "Flame Canyon adventure bug, third boss second phase invincible pass bug."

  ……

  "Damn, how cheap..."

  Seeing that post on the forum, Ding Qiang was suddenly at a loss for words, he didn't expect that this Ding Hua would actually be a talented person, and even had such an idea.

  Out of curiosity, I took a look at the comments on the post. As expected, without exception, the commenters were scolding and calling the author a cheat, apparently many people had been deceived by this post...

  What's even worse is that when posting, the person didn't choose to post anonymously, so all the players who were cheated immediately found the culprit. In an instant, Ding Hua and his partners were chased and fled in disarray, looking extremely embarrassed.

  ……

  The boss of the Flame Land has been progressed to 50% on the third boss. According to normal development, it will only take one or two more days for this instance to be taken down.

  Just then, someone took the initiative to contact Ding Qiang.

  "Friend, hello." Looking at this player he had never seen before, Ding Qiang furrowed his brow.

  "I'm a member of the Dream China Traveler's Club. I have something to ask you, and I don't know if you'll be interested," said the player with the username "Famous Face".

  "Is it about Flame Territory?" Ding Qiang said lazily.

  "How did you know?" Ming Xing's face was stunned.

  “……” Ding Qiang didn't respond, he was closely monitoring the progress of the Flame Land team instance. The Chinese server was still stuck on the second boss, while other servers had already reached the third boss. If they didn't do something about it soon, they would likely lose their competitive edge in the Flame Land first kill, after all, the gap was just too big.

  "Heh heh, since that's the case, let's not beat around the bush. As long as you can help our guild get the first kill in Flame Territory, I'll give you 50,000 hands." Ming Xing said.

  "One hundred thousand, plus I get to choose one piece of equipment from the final boss's drop." Ding Qiang said, the last boss in Flame Territory would drop an accessory that was practically a divine artifact for humans.

  Greed's Grasp: After using, all your probability-triggered skills or effects will have a 100% chance to trigger on the next attack or release.

  This thing is also very useful for human collection. Some rare minerals, which can only be collected once under normal circumstances, can burst out three to five times after using the Greedy Hand and matching it with human collection talent. So in the later generations, for some collection profession masters, this thing has become a must-have item.

  It's actually not just for harvesting, this thing is also very useful for Ding Qiang's divine judgment.

  He doesn't plan to form a guild at this stage, so getting this ornament can only rely on this method.

  "What?" The star's face froze for a moment.

  "One hundred thousand bucks, and I guarantee your team will get the first kill. However, I also want priority on equipment selection for one item. Think about it." Ding Qiang said, his tone unyielding.

  The primitive accumulation of capital is always bloody, and as for this blood, it naturally comes from these big lineages.

  "This... let me report to my superiors." The star's face was clearly not expecting Ding Qiang to be so bold, originally he thought the price he offered was already very attractive, but it turned out that the other party didn't even take it seriously, they had their own plans.

  ……

  "What? One million? And priority equipment selection again?" The officials of Dream China's channel buzzed in confusion.

  "Who does he think he is? GM?"

  "Is it going to cost 100,000 for the next copy? Why doesn't he just rob someone?"

  "He's robbing now..."

  "Damn it, no way, I don't believe it, can the earth still turn without him?"

  “……”

  Looking at the noisy voices in the chat group, the president of the Chinese Dream Association, Zeng Ge, asked: "Da Ren Xiu, what do you think?"

  Among them, Shen Qi Da Ren Xiu is the only one who has had contact with Ding Qiang, so Zeng Ge and others will ask him.

  "This... " Godly Reach hesitated, one hundred thousand, this is not a small amount, he had only had brief contact with Undead Strong, and was even embarrassingly defeated 1v5, his shield was dropped. Although the opponent later returned the shield to him for some reason, their interaction was limited after all.

  At this moment, mt in the group suddenly said indifferently: "In my opinion, we don't need to bother with him, he's just a scammer, let's just treat this matter as a joke."

  "Scoundrel..." The Miracle Worker's show felt a wave of discomfort in his heart. No matter what, the other party had returned the shield to him before, and now hearing someone speak ill of Ding Qiang, he naturally didn't want to listen.

  Ignoring the nonsense, Shen Jie said to Zeng Ge: "Zeng Ge, his PK skills are not bad, he should be a master, I don't dare say about his ability in instances, but what I can say is that he absolutely won't be a cheater."

  "Oh?" Zeng Ye was taken aback for a moment, Shen Ji Da Ren Xiu was a rather steady person, and being able to make him say that, it seemed that the little immortal Xiao Qiang had a very high evaluation in his mind.

  "Hmph, would a swindler write these two words on his forehead?" Xilin Zhi Feng, also known as the CEO of Dream China, said disdainfully.

  He had his own mind, that undead little Qiang was a warrior, once his strength really became what he said it would be, then the position of their team's MT would likely be in danger, so whether true or false, he didn't want to let this undead little Qiang join their team.

  Zeng Ye thought for a moment, his eyes moving back and forth between Xi Lin Zhi Feng and Shen Ji Da Ren Xiu, before finally making up his mind: "Alright, I'll believe him this once. A star face, go contact him, tell him we agree to his conditions."

  "Hmm..." The star-faced man replied.

  Xilin's wind swept across his face, and he was filled with reluctance in his heart.

  ……

  Standing at the entrance of the team instance in the Flame Land, Ding Qiang sized up the professional composition of the team.

  "How confident are you?" Zeng Ge was a true knight, with extraordinary equipment, wearing a blue suit, single-handed sword and shield. He was indeed the guild leader, and his attire was probably worth a fortune.

  "According to this profession composition, I don't have a single grasp." Ding Qiang said frankly.

  "What?" Zeng Ge and the others were stunned, their team's professional composition was exactly the same as that of Shen Jianzhang, the current leader in progress, "Is there a problem with our profession composition?"

  "It's not just a problem, it's a doomed combination." Ding Qiang said: "I dare say that with this professional lineup, you can at most hit the second boss 60% of blood volume, and this is under the premise that no one makes mistakes. If someone makes a mistake, I'm afraid even 50% can't be beaten."

  "...Zeng Ge somewhat believed in Ding Qiang, actually, their farthest progress was only 55%. Then it wasn't the output that died out, but rather the treatment had no blue light, in short, they couldn't get past being dead or alive."

  Turning his head around, Ding Qiang said to Zeng Ge: "Zeng Hui Zhang, if you believe me, I really want to get the first kill with the vice copy, then I need your cooperation."

  "Cooperate with you, definitely cooperate with you." Zeng Ge, a pure and unadulterated guy, was willing to spend 100,000 to hire Ding Qiang to get the first kill in the Flame Land, which shows how much he values the first kill of the Divine Sign team's副本 (instance). So, without hesitation, he nodded his head in agreement.

  "Uh-huh."

  Ding Qiang was having a man-to-man conversation with Zeng Ge on one side, while the rest of the team couldn't help but feel impatient on the other.

  "What's going on? Why haven't you entered the instance yet?"

  "What's going on? Hurry up and hit already! I'm going to sleep soon."

  "What's going on..."

  “……”

  Ignoring the various complaints within the team, Ding Qiang said: "We need to make some adjustments to the professional composition, don't worry."

  "Huh? Who is this guy?"

  "Where did you come from?"

  "Who are you? How did you get into our team?"

  "New here?"

  “……”

  He furrowed his brow, glanced at Zeng Ye and Chun Ye, and shook his head secretly. If such elite team players were so slack and undisciplined, let alone other players in the guild, it seemed that Zeng's leadership ability was not good.

  But this has little to do with him, what he needs to do now is to get the first kill in front of the trial sword, and then take away the 100,000 yuan, get the start-up capital, as for how long this guild can last, it depends on the ability of Zeng Ge and his men.

  The Flame Wreathed Islands copy is a large-scale 25-person copy. Soon, Ding Qiang organized the profession according to his previous plan, and according to the equipment rating system, some players with unqualified equipment were kicked out, and then some professions with more people were reduced.

  His kick was quite refreshing, but the Chinese Dream Guild channel was in an uproar. This group of people had waited for half a day, only to be kicked out before they could even enter the instance, and were immediately causing trouble inside the guild...

  "What the f***? Why did you kick me?"

  "What's wrong with you today? I've been waiting for half an hour, why are you kicking me?"

  "What does 'President' mean?"

  “……”

  Watching the chaotic scene in front of him, Zeng Ge felt a severe headache coming on, but at this point, he could only grit his teeth and persevere.

  "Everyone quiet down, this time we're going for the first kill in the dungeon copy, so we need to make some adjustments to our professions." Zeng Ge tried to calm everyone down.

  "Why adjust me and not others?"

  "What kind of crappy store is this..."

  "Day..."

  Looking at the chaotic channel of the guild, Zeng Ge and his men were also furious, shouting: "Damn it, if you don't like it, get out."

  As a result, Zeng Ge hadn't even finished speaking when suddenly there was a "ding" sound...

  "...". Speechless at the system prompt, Zeng Ge was both amused and annoyed...