Jiang Kai didn't enter the login hall directly but instead looked around outside.
A few people were lingering outside the hall, occasionally whispering to newcomers, then both parties would scan each other's watches, seemingly engaged in some sort of transaction.
Jiang Kai approached one of them.
"How much to log in early?"
The person glanced at Jiang Kai and said, "Three days early is ten thousand, two days is five thousand, one day is two thousand. Logging in today costs an extra five thousand!"
This kind of number exchange was permitted by the military, as players might have unexpected events preventing them from logging in on time. In such cases, they could swap numbers with others, ensuring they could log in as scheduled, not wasting login resources, and allowing those needing urgent access to coordinate in this way.
However, the military allowed a maximum change time of three days, and each logout only allowed one change opportunity.
Over the years, exchanging queue numbers has become a profession, providing number exchange services for those with special needs.
"Why is there an extra charge for logging in today?"
The person smiled slightly, "Didn't you see the morning video? That Huo Qiman challenged all of China, capturing two soldiers. Now many people want to go to the connection portal to see if anyone will rescue those two soldiers."
Jiang Kai didn't say anything more and asked, "Alliance Coins?" He needed to confirm this.
"This isn't Ghost Star, of course, it's Alliance Coins," the person replied.
Jiang Kai nodded, "I'll log in today, three days early, thirteen thousand, or else after today, your number will be stuck with you."
The person hesitated slightly, then nodded, opened his watch, selected a suitable candidate from his subordinates, and brought up his queue number.
"Pay first, then I'll exchange the queue number with you."
Jiang Kai activated his watch screen, quickly made the payment, and exchanged numbers.
After paying thirteen thousand Alliance Coins, Jiang Kai's queue number jumped ahead by over twelve thousand, and his login date changed to the 26th.
After completing the transaction, Jiang Kai headed straight to the login hall.
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After queuing for nearly an hour, Jiang Kai approached the login gate.
At that moment, someone blocked Jiang Kai's path.
Jiang Kai frowned slightly and looked up to see Su Lanlan.
"Why are you logging in early?" Su Lanlan squinted slightly at Jiang Kai.
"Why do you care?" Jiang Kai frowned.
Su Lanlan was about to lose her temper, but this time she surprisingly held it back. She looked at Jiang Kai, remained silent for a moment, then sighed softly, "The General said if you see him, think twice before acting. We'll find another way for Zhu and Nuannuan."
Jiang Kai smiled slightly, "Tell Old Wei, thanks for the reminder."
With that, Jiang Kai walked past Su Lanlan and straight into the login gate.
"Jiang Kai!" When Su Lanlan turned around, she only saw Jiang Kai's figure blur in the login gate...
"This guy... is he really going to rescue them?" Su Lanlan stomped her foot and cursed, but moments later, she stared blankly at the login gate.
"If anyone can save Nuannuan and Zhu now, it's probably him..."
"Kai, can you save them?"
...
In the portal square, those who had just logged in and passersby simultaneously received a message.
[Bloodthirsty Killer is online. Killing him will increase professional experience and grant double experience plunder eligibility.]
People turned to look in the direction of the login gate.
Before long, a figure gradually became clear in a beam of white light.
"Jiang Kai..." A member of the Black Tortoise Guild widened his eyes at Jiang Kai, "Is he the Bloodthirsty Killer?"
In the crowd, a small team that had just assembled stopped.
This was a team from the Heavenly Sword Guild, and Captain Wu Gang stared blankly at the person, eyes wide open, "He's online!"
Xu Shanshan's heart raced as soon as she saw Jiang Kai.
At the same time, as someone who had been secretly following Jiang Kai, Xu Shanshan also thought of another matter possibly related to Jiang Kai's login at this time!
"Could he be... going to Taiping Mountain Path?" As she thought of this, Xu Shanshan's heartbeat quickened.
Du Lei frowned and said in a deep voice, "Shanshan, you might be overthinking it. Everyone knows that entering the Public Area is a death wish!"
After Jiang Kai logged in, a few people seemed eager to try, as killing the Bloodthirsty Killer had great benefits.
But strangely, they quickly realized that most people on the scene were just surprised to see Jiang Kai, with no intention of making a move.
Even those high-level experts had no intention of taking action. They just watched Jiang Kai, and many even followed him as he walked out the south gate.
Jiang Kai reached the Safe Zone, and instead of decreasing, the number of people following him increased.
He frowned slightly, pretended to wander in the Safe Zone, then suddenly dashed out of it, quickly disappearing into the dense forest.
Finally shaking off the crowd, Jiang Kai headed straight for Taiping Mountain Path.
He opened the map and chose a Howling Moon Wolf Demon's territory on the path to the connection portal.
At this time, by the unnamed small lake in front of the connection portal, tens of thousands of players had gathered, many even coming from other main cities.
The military had sealed the crack in front of the connection portal entrance.
Lu Jun, after inspecting the military's defense line, was approached by a soldier.
"Captain Lu, Jiang Kai is currently killing Howling Moon Wolf Demons at Crying Moon Ridge."
Lu Jun stopped, frowned slightly, thought for a moment, then exhaled deeply, "The General said Jiang Kai might do something impulsive, and I should keep an eye on him."
"Now it seems, that kid still has some sense. It's good to vent on those wolf demons, at least it feels better."
His subordinate pondered for a moment and asked, "Captain, are we just going to watch Yuan Zhu and Su Nuannuan be tortured to death?"
Lu Jun's expression was heavy, and after a long sigh, he said, "I don't know either, but the current situation is that sending more people in would be like sending sheep into a tiger's mouth, only giving them more leverage!"
"We must seal the entrance now and not cause trouble for the higher-ups."
"Yes!"
...
Jiang Kai checked the time; it was now three in the morning.
Even though he had been speeding up, it still took most of the day to travel from the main city to Taiping Mountain Path.
Jiang Kai hadn't slept all night, killing some small wolf packs.
He had just killed twelve ordinary Howling Moon Wolf Demons, and with the ones he killed when he met Dong Li, his level finally increased to second-tier level 1.
[Your level has increased to second-tier level 1, and you will activate a second-tier professional skill.]
[Gambler's talent "Double" activated, granting you an additional random professional skill.]
Jiang Kai sat by a tree stump, listening carefully to the system's introduction.
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