Chapter 1389: 458. Straight to the heart
Two months later.
Inside the storage warehouse of the Black Hole Magic Academy.
The Snow-winged Cat shuttled gracefully between the glass jars filled with Angel Crystals, trailing brilliant light.
It was helping Noland Lee check the inventory of Angel Crystals in the warehouse.
After half an hour had passed, the Snow-winged Cat flew onto Noland’s shoulder, affectionately rubbing against his cheek and meowing out a string of numbers.
Noland rubbed the kitty’s chin with his fingers and couldn’t help but exclaim:
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“The players have really been giving it their all. Terrifying, terrifying. I originally thought it would take a full three months to gather enough Angel Crystals. I didn’t expect that just 65 days would suffice to meet the requirements for rescuing the Assassin Angel’s true form.”
Looking back at the past couple of months, the state of the players could only be described as “obsessed.”
The grunt workers, casual players, and old toy players, all were engrossed in the thrill of trading Angel Crystals for money.
Professional players each played their roles, either as middlemen hyping up Angel Crystals, or leading the Plundering Team to raid for Angel Crystals.
Some even established a large guild specifically targeting the Angel Enterprise Alliance, named “Angel’s Guillotine.”
All the players could find their place in the dispute between the Academy and the Alliance, with none of them willing to avoid money and fall into laziness, hiding behind others to slack off.
So, the warehouse had so many Angel Crystals that it was bursting, and Noland had to move up the plan to rescue the Assassin Angel.
“Let’s set the Task for the day after tomorrow. The day after tomorrow is the players’ Friday. I’m sure that releasing a campaign Task on a Friday night will maximize the players’ enthusiasm. Chances are, the Assassin Angel might break free from its seal that very night.”
Noland thought to himself and headed back to the Dean’s office, expertly contacting Cucumber Slice, who was a spy deep within the Alliance.
“You’ve been doing well in the Alliance lately, haven’t you?” Noland asked in his mind.
The voice of Cucumber Slice rang out, cheerfully responding:
“Yes, boss. Thanks to your blessing, I’m about to become an official pilot for the Artificial Angels.”
At that moment, Cucumber Slice was enjoying a nutritious meal in the dining hall of the space station.
The dining hall featured a massive grid-like floor-to-ceiling window, with the universe outside backlit in pale blue, tranquil and alluring.
Anticipating his life in the past two months, Cucumber Slice couldn’t help but give a thumbs-up to GM boss.
What was promised was delivered, every promise kept.
Outside the game, Cucumber Slice used the exclusive game insight provided by GM boss to release tutorial videos related to the Angel Enterprise Alliance, significantly boosting the reputation of their studio.
To put it simply, just placing ads for certain products in their videos now could bring in over a million in net earnings.
All thanks to GM Boss.
Without the intelligence provided by GM, Cucumber Slice reckoned it would have taken several times the effort to reach today’s achievements.
Moreover, inside the game, GM had not been stingy with him either.
The Academy Faction of players wanted to plunder Angel Crystals, right?
That worked out perfectly, as Cucumber Slice could learn about the players’ movements through GM, and then volunteer to serve at the space stations or ground bases about to be raided by players.
Using his knowledge of the players, Cucumber Slice, along with his brothers Winter Melon and Kelp, organized several raids by the players to plunder Angel Crystals, protecting the Alliance’s assets.
After several battles, Cucumber Slice and his brothers Winter Melon and Kelp, though not officially certified yet, had earned combat achievements comparable to formal pilots.
The principle “The tree that sticks out gets the wind” was clear to Noland.
To prevent Cucumber Slice and his brothers from standing out too much, Noland had specifically asked Cucumber Slice to take along other players who had joined the Alliance to share in the combat achievements.
There’s a saying, “One who eats the fruit should at least praise the grower.”
Combat achievements worked the same way.
Thanks to the insider information from Cucumber Slice, the players who followed him made a handsome profit.
Gradually, Cucumber Slice’s status among the Alliance players rose significantly.
A group of them simply set up a chat group exclusive to Alliance players, where they exchanged intelligence daily and shared tips on dealing with Academy Faction players.
Noland would often check the chat group’s condition through Cucumber Slice’s perspective.
In the beginning, the chat group had around 30 people.
As of today, the number had increased more than tenfold, reaching nearly 500.
That meant at least 500 players had joined the Alliance—this didn’t even include those who hadn’t joined the chat group.
If used well, such a force could have a miraculous effect.
Knowing Cucumber Slice followed GM’s instructions diligently, Noland decided to inform him of some matters in advance to prepare him mentally:
“Cucumber Slice, we actually have preliminary investigation results about the disorder in the brain network’s functioning,” Noland said.
“Oh?” Cucumber Slice’s interest piqued, and he quickly asked:
“What exactly causes this confusion in the brain network?”
After finishing his question, Cucumber Slice added:
“If it involves your company’s secrets, just pretend I didn’t ask.”
Noland chuckled and replied:
“It does involve secrets, but I need to tell you because we need the help of you and the group of players who have joined the Alliance to solve this problem.”
“All right, please go ahead, GM boss,” Cucumber Slice said, settling down to listen attentively, his heart beating with anticipation.noveldrama
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