Heroes' Prison

Chapter 380 - 372: Dangerous Method

Tang Yunfei spoke, glanced at Huang Yi, and said, "The reason we are in such a rush to go public is that there’s news suggesting that every major guild, including Hall of Famous Generals, is almost done constructing these types of battleships, and we can at most maintain a lead for only one or two months. In order to seize this one or two months of opportunities, we must build over a thousand deep-sea battleships as quickly as possible to expand the size of our fleet. Moreover, we have discovered many resource-rich uninhabited islands overseas. These islands are invaluable, and we are currently the only power capable of occupying them. At present, we have already identified over a hundred such islands worth turning into sub-territories. We plan to take all these islands as sub-territories and build strongholds. Just the port construction like the one you have done involves tremendous investment, and we need to build over fifty of them in one go. The amount of money needed is astronomical, which can only be obtained through going public and financing."

Upon hearing Tang Yunfei’s words, Huang Yi was slightly astounded; he was well aware of how difficult it was to construct that port—it was practically a bottomless pit. Yet, the Sun Guild was planning to build over fifty such ports worldwide, plus a batch of guild territories and more than a thousand deep-sea battleships, all within the short span of one or two months. The enormous costs of such an undertaking were not something even the organization behind him could afford.

However, once they managed to accomplish this, they would reap unimaginable benefits in the future. Such an advantage was extremely rare, and grabbing hold of it could mean soaring high. Missing it would mean facing the competition from countless guilds later on.

"Ah-Yi, next, you can start spreading the rumor in the forums, leaking the news that the Hall of Famous Generals is the real culprit behind the scenes. This will have a negative impact on their listing, and in the short term, only our two guilds will be going public. If people are not optimistic about them, they will naturally turn to us," said Thunder God with a smile.

"Alright, I’ll do it right away," Huang Yi nodded. The Sun Guild was his guild, his family, and he was naturally willing to help with such a simple task.

Huang Yi hurriedly finished breakfast and returned to his cell, where he logged into the forum.

"The God of Slaughter is unstoppable! One hundred Holy Domain Warriors rushed at him with fury, but only sixty-two managed to flee in panic, with 15 million players slaughtered!"

"Instakill reveals a shocking secret in his words, Ice Wind Water Soul is not the final mastermind behind the scenes, but who exactly is manipulating Ice Wind Water Soul?"

"Instakill’s frenzied revenge, Wind Kingdom, ranked 21st in the China region, is annihilated in a flash, becoming the territory of the Hero Guild!"

"Celestial Realm Experts finally make a move! The bounty event will draw to its final conclusion!"

Most of the hot posts on the forum were still dominated by yesterday’s events. Since the opening of the bounty order in the Half-Beast Holy Land, Huang Yi had always been the absolute center of discussion, with topics related to him almost occupying the forum’s headlines every day.

But now, the strongest force of the Half-Beast Holy Land, the Celestial Realm Experts, had made a move, which should be the final round of pursuit. No matter the result of this hunt, the bounty event would come to an end, and it would not likely cause new developments any time soon.

At present, everyone was waiting for the ultimatum of ten days to end. Many speculated that, given Huang Yi’s style of doing things, he would definitely not bow down but would keep standing firm until the Celestial Realm Experts would personally come to hunt him down.

Huang Yi continued browsing through the forum posts.

"Hall of Famous Generals and Sun Guild are about to go public! This heralds the first large-scale, orderly entry of the capital market into The Second World."

"Analysis of the mysterious figure behind Ice Wind Water Soul, Hall of Famous Generals is the prime suspect."

Just then, Huang Yi saw a post by Poet, which was precisely about analyzing the mysterious figure behind Ice Wind Water Soul. He immediately clicked to read further.

"I believe that everyone who watched the video of Instakill’s skirmish with a group of Holy Domain Warriors yesterday must have been filled with endless speculation about Instakill’s confident assertion that there was a mastermind behind Ice Wind Water Soul, though he did not explicitly state who that person was. So, who exactly could be behind Ice Wind Water Soul? To command the Guild President of such a Great Guild as Ice Wind Water Soul, one must offer extremely tempting conditions. The number of guilds that could make such offers is very few. In the China region, there are only five that come to mind: Xuanyuan Clan, Hall of Famous Generals, Sun, Styx Sect, and Hero."

"Among them, the Hero Guild is a victim and can be ruled out. As allies, Xuanyuan Clan and Hero Guild can also be dismissed. The Sun Guild, being the sworn enemy of the Hero Guild, can confront them openly and has no need to scheme behind the scenes using Ice Wind Water Soul. Meanwhile, Styx Sect, located at the southern end of the continent and subtly competing with the Sun Guild, and also building their own port, has little interest in targeting the Hero Guild. Therefore, my suspicion is that the mastermind behind this is the Hall of Famous Generals. Next, let us assume that Hall of Famous Generals is indeed the backstage villain, and deduce why they would secretly manipulate Ice Wind Water Soul to strike against the Hero Guild ..."

Following this, Poet began to analyze in detail, and Huang Yi, reading on, nodded in approval internally.

Poet knew much more about Hall of Famous Generals than Huang Yi did, being a professional analyst who specialized in collecting detailed data and information. Each speculation was backed by data and evidence, making it quite convincing and not mere conjecture.

After finishing the post, Huang Yi began his first interaction on the forum.

He directly responded to the post with a comment consisting of just three words—

"Spot on."

Huang Yi believed that his comment would soon be discovered by others; any player searching for the words "Instakill" in the forum would immediately see his only utterance there.

In time, these three words would certainly spark massive public attention, and everyone would point to the Hall of Famous Generals as the real mastermind, since Huang Yi, as the party involved, held more credibility than any other speculation.

And during this critical period of going public, the Hall of Famous Generals getting entangled with Huang Yi, a man known for his relentless pursuit of revenge, would inevitably result in extremely adverse effects—something all shareholders were unwilling to confront. This situation would consequently be even more advantageous for the Sun Guild.

After leaving the forum, Huang Yi entered The Second World.

As soon as he logged on, he received a message from Little Riddler.

"Instakill, big brother, your Legendary Cloak has been repaired and is placed on the very top floor of the City Hall."

At that moment, Huang Yi was on the top floor of the City Hall. He turned his head, scanning the surroundings, and immediately spotted a black cloak resting on a table. The cloak was covered in tightly-packed dragon scales, glittering with a bright shine and emanating an extraordinary aura.

Indeed, it was the Legendary Cloak obtained from Black Serpent—[Black Dragon’s Hide].

The cloak’s greatest value lay in its 700-point Light-leeching Attribute, which could temporarily convert into any desired attribute. Additionally, it had an Attached Skill[Absolute Invisibility]: upon use, the wearer would enter a state of Absolute Invisibility, undetectable by normal means of revealing, lasting for 5 minutes. The invisibility would automatically dissipate upon making an attack or taking damage. Each use would consume 3% of Health Points, with a cooldown of 5 minutes.

Huang Yi immediately removed the Orange Cloak he wore and couldn’t wait to put on the new cloak.

The level of Legendary Equipment could adjust automatically depending on the wearer’s level; once Huang Yi donned the cloak, it instantly became level 90. Moreover, the[Harbinger of Doomsday’s Footprints]and[Ghost Axe]he had previously acquired had also risen to level 90, their attributes having significantly increased from when he first obtained them.

As soon as he put on the Black Dragon’s Hide, Huang Yi felt a sense of security on his back, encased in a layer of sturdy dragon skin, giving off cool breezes. Touching it, the texture of the dragon scales clearly moved across his palm, very comfortable to the touch.

Now, with three pieces of Legendary Equipment in his possession and ranking first in the world, his strength was unprecedentedly formidable!

However, this was only in comparison to other players. In the eyes of Celestial Realm Experts, these three pieces of Legendary Equipment were no different from Whiteboard Equipment.

Next, Huang Yi left the City Hall and went to the Teleportation Circle, teleporting to Thornbush City, which was the closest to Bai Long Lake.

It had been a long time since he had visited Thornbush City. The familiar streets, houses, and trees along the sidewalk once again unfolded before him. He walked through this city of memories like a man returning home.

There weren’t many players on the streets; most of them had gone to work or school. Huang Yi crossed street after street, alley after alley, heading in the direction of the city gate. The golden morning sun illuminated the city, bathing everything in its warm glow.

As he walked, Huang Yi suddenly saw a garden. His gaze slightly unfocused, he stood quietly, his long shadow under the morning sun freezing in place.

That garden was none other than Sally Garden.

After standing for a while, Huang Yi finally took steps toward the garden.

The air inside the garden was fresher; the golden sunlight shone on the dew-laden flowers, glistening like a fairytale world.

Huang Yi arrived at the wooden bench he had visited many times before, turning his head to look in the direction of the apartment building.

Long, long ago, every night, he would gape at the silhouette of the girl behind that window from here.

That silhouette used to be so captivating, sparkling in his heart, but after all, it was only a vague feeling, a dream every young boy has during his youth.

Huang Yi didn’t plan on meeting her; instead, he preferred to hold on to that beautiful memory from a distance, watching from afar, not wishing to disturb the loveliness.

However, at this moment, in the early morning, there were no lights behind the window, no silhouette to be seen.

Huang Yi sighed softly and turned to leave the place.

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