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Three minutes later, a crisp system notification sounded in the ears of all the surviving players in the ancient city.

[Ding! Announcement for the entire Ancient City area: A player has achieved the first kill of the King-level monster - Azure Crystal Scorpion!]

[Killers (ranked by kill contribution): Ideal Country Guild: Xiao Yun, Ji** (anonymous), Wang Tianyuan, Zhong** (anonymous)...; Worry-Free Village Guild: Ye Cheng, Jing Feiwan...; Blue Wolf Guild: Zhou Hongzhi, Zhao Jinzhong...]

A series of system notifications rang out, alarming all the professionals in the ancient city and causing a huge uproar.

……

The Eternal Empire's magnificent palace was filled with people, yet eerily quiet; none of the ministers dared to even breathe.

On the dragon throne, the robust young man's face was ashen.

"Useless! You're all a bunch of useless trash! Others have already gotten the first kill, and you haven't even found a shadow of a King-level monster!"

"Go investigate! The Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain, Yin-Yang Guards, and the Imperial Observatory—all of you, get out there and search! If you can't find them, go hang yourself at the palace gate!"

The military commanders who were named acted swiftly, assembling their elite forces, and all six departments began to get busy.

Just as the Imperial Advisor was about to go to the Imperial Observatory to set up the alchemical rites to calculate information about the King-level monsters, a shout came from the throne:

"Imperial Preceptor, please wait."

Sensing the chill in his words, the Imperial Advisor froze on the spot, then hurriedly turned around and bowed his head.

Footsteps approached slowly, and a heavy, suffocating pressure swept over them.

The man in the dragon robe lowered his eyes slightly, looking at his teacher, who was also the top strategist of the Eternal Empire.

"Imperial Advisor, I have entrusted all the affairs of the state to you, but why... why did you lie to me?"

"Ideal Country, that should be that small guild near the border, right? I remember you said last time that the Tiger Legion had already taken down that guild, and it should now be an vassal of my Eternal Empire."

The Imperial Advisor's legs buckled, and he collapsed to his knees.

The man in the dragon robe snorted coldly, reached out and pressed down on his head, forcing him to look him in the eye:

"So, Grand Preceptor, tell me, how could a subordinate guild achieve the first kill of a King-level monster without our knowledge, and even get involved with Wuyou Village?"

The Imperial Advisor's body trembled, and he said in a trembling voice:

"It's not that this old minister intentionally deceived Your Majesty. It's that the founder of the dark web that sold us information before came to meet with me and exchanged two wealthy areas bordering Wuyou Township for control of the Tiger Legion area..."

"It's not that I'm greedy, it's just that... the price he offered was too high!"

The man in the dragon robe looked enlightened, lifted the hem of his robe, and sat down on the golden steps.

He watched the heavy snow falling outside, listened to the imperial advisor's words, and a slow smile crept onto his lips:

"Dark Web... Mimir... Nowhere to Go... Ideal State... Hahahaha, interesting, really interesting! The world's heroes are as numerous as carp crossing a river!"

"That's right! That's right! Only in this way can the world be truly exciting!"

……

Worry-Free Village is a futuristic, high-tech hibernation and recuperation pod.

A bizarre creature, its limbs severed and swollen like a pig, crawled out. Its bruised face still vaguely resembled Gu Shen's human form.

"As expected, Ayun beat me to it!"

Gu Shen's clone sighed softly and muttered a complaint:

"Damn it! I couldn't get the first kill even after restarting, it's all that bastard's fault, he really went all out!"

Just then, a clown mask quietly appeared:

"Huh? I think I heard someone cursing at me?"

"Damn it! Wasn't this guy supposed to be at the mine? How come he's back so soon!"

Gu Shen inwardly scoffed, then gave two dry laughs:

"Ahem, you misheard."

A hint of suspicion appeared on the clown mask:

"Oh? Is that so?"

"Yeah yeah!"

Gu Shen nodded frantically.

"Alright..."

It seemed that he had gotten away with it, and Gu Shen breathed a sigh of relief.

The next second, the clown mask tilted, and the corners of his mouth turned up in a crazy grin.

A curved black stick appeared silently, hurtling through the air.

"Just kidding, I hit you even without scolding you!"

Gu Shen: "I *you*&**#*&*"

……

Inside the amethyst mine, as the last amethyst scorpion died, a pop-up window appeared before everyone's eyes.

Congratulations! You have successfully captured the resource point - Amethyst Mine.

[Resource gathering permissions: Ideal Country 40%; Worry-Free Village 50%; Blue Wolf Guild 10%]

[Resource point production efficiency: 2500 units of amethyst/week, 1 amethyst nucleus/month]

[Currently, the resource point has 17294 units of amethyst and 1 amethyst core remaining.]

Because he accepted the three exclusive drops from the Jade Pool Amethyst Scorpion, Xiao Yun didn't obtain many gathering permissions.

Although it's only 40%, with the amethyst mine I have, I can still harvest 1500 units of amethyst every month, which is more than enough.

Moreover, it also allows one to take the opportunity to do Wuyouxiang a favor, making it easier to continue cooperation in the future.

After this cooperative hunt of a king-level monster, Xiao Yun realized the benefits of having allies to help him.

Although the Azure Crystal Scorpion was powerful, it was much easier to kill than expected with the cooperation of more than a hundred professionals.

"Although the president of Wuyou Township has unclear motives, as long as there are enough benefits, forming a temporary alliance should not be a problem."

Seeing that Xiao Yun was the first to show goodwill, Ye Cheng and Zhou Hongzhi were happy to do so.

For ordinary people, the world is too big, so big that it can sometimes take a whole day to walk from one dormitory to another.

But for professionals, the world is too small; a tiny ancient city simply doesn't have enough resources to go around.

The law of the jungle and the pursuit of profit are undoubtedly unchanging rules of survival, but understanding human relationships is also an essential survival skill.

Especially after witnessing Xiao Yun's true strength, befriending him naturally became the first choice.

Therefore, the subsequent allocation of the remaining resources was quite harmonious, with each side taking half of the resources.

Of course, in the end, Ye Cheng, Zhou Hongzhi and others, under the pretext of repaying Xiao Yun for saving their lives, took out about 20% of the amethyst and king-level flesh and blood as gifts.

Xiao Yun successfully harvested a large amount of amethyst and flesh. The former will serve as the core material for popularizing magical energy in the ideal country, while the latter will serve as food for the little fire dragon and as material for the [Blood Sacrifice Technique].

Ye Cheng and Zhou Hongzhi also felt that they had made a great deal, not only successfully eliminating the previous bad impression, but also gaining Xiao Yun's friendship.

They also obtained the tail, pincers, and carapace of the Jade Pool Amethyst Scorpion, which are materials that can be used to make high-level equipment. They also obtained a large amount of amethyst resources and the [Amethyst Core] that can be used to cultivate A-level professionals.

And so, the group of people worked until nightfall.

"My little man, go back and rest well, save your energy, I'll come see you again in a couple of days~"

Jing Feiwan gave him a sticky, flirtatious wink, and then left with Ye Cheng and the others on the stag beetle.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Brother Yun, I think this woman isn't going to give up until she's completely devoured you. Why don't you give her a try? She's an absolute gem." "Don't worry, I won't tell Sister Su."

Wang Tianyuan had a mocking look on his face.

Xiao Yun glanced at him indifferently and said with a laugh:

"Heh, you want to try it yourself? Also, hand over the recording device you just used, or I'll beat you up!"

The stag beetle flew swiftly, and soon the group returned to the ideal world.

After boasting to the others who stayed behind and putting away the resources, Xiao Yun and the others, exhausted from a day's work, returned to their rooms and fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Xiao Yun got up early, ate breakfast, and planned to make arrangements for the resources he had brought back.

While waiting for the others to wake up, Xiao Yun opened the panel.

On the panel, a line of eye-catching characters gleamed brightly.

[First kill of King-level monster - Azure Pool Amethyst Scorpion, 50% contribution value, reward settled. Claim now?]

"What kind of good stuff will the first-kill reward, which can trigger a regional announcement, contain?"

Xiao Yun suppressed his excitement and chose to accept it.

Click—

A dazzling golden light shot out, illuminating the entire room.