"Make way! This area is now exclusively for Slaughterworld Syndicate!"

Near the ancient well in the distance, Slaughter Charge already surrounded the area, sweeping a menacing gaze over the surrounding players.

"Why are you guys being so unreasonable? It's just a game; why won't you let us use this well?"

"Why?" Slaughter Charge scoffed in response, "Because we're strong enough to enforce it!"

Saying so, the group brandished their weapons, looking imposing.

Seeing this, the surrounding players couldn't help but step back unconsciously.

They were just a group of solo players. Even if they were to unite now, they might have the upper hand, but if they were met by the syndicate later, they would suffer consequences.

Seeing the players angry but powerless, Violet's brows furrowed slightly, trying to step forward and speak.

"Hold on, let that fool play by himself, we have other matters to discuss."

Guan Ren instinctively grabbed Violet's hand to stop her, causing her to tremble slightly and quickly withdraw her hand, her face turning slightly chaotic.

"Ah... sorry, I was just acting on impulse..."

Guan Ren was embarrassed, realizing his behavior was inappropriate.

"It's fine..." Violet took a deep breath to calm down, saying so.

This reaction from Violet surprised the female players around her. In the past, if any man dared to grab her hand directly, he would've been eradicated by her command!

To move past the awkwardness, Guan Ren shifted the topic, strategizing for the upcoming battle.

Meanwhile, at the other side, Slaughter Charge, who had taken over the well, stood beside it with a smug look, pouring out more than a hundred gold coins from a pouch.

These were the leftover coins from buying equipment and supplies. Though not as many as Guan Ren's, it was still half of what he had invested.

Imitating Guan Ren, Slaughter Charge put his hands together, closed his eyes in earnest, and bowed solemnly to the well, wishing silently.

The crowd around held their breath, watching Slaughter Charge at the well, waiting for the system notification following a successful wish.

However, ten seconds passed, and nothing happened.

One minute later, the well remained silent.

"I don't believe this!" Slaughter Charge's forehead bulged with veins, his face turning ashen.

That was more than a hundred gold coins! Were they just wasted?

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Could it be because the amount of gold was insufficient?

He vaguely remembered Guan Ren dumping a lot of gold into the well!

"Quick! Bring out your gold coins!" Slaughter Charge's expression turned grim as he eyed his companions.

They were stunned and instinctively protected their pockets.

"Don't dilly-dally! The coins will be on me! I'll reimburse you later!" Slaughter Charge spoke impatiently, finally managing to collect gold coins from other members of Slaughterworld Syndicate.

With 200 members contributing a gold coin each, they had even more than what Guan Ren had initially poured into the well!

"This should work now, right?" Slaughter Charge muttered, dumping the coins into the well and continuing his fervent prayers.

Ten minutes passed, and the silent well remained unresponsive.

It turned out, all the gold coins Slaughter Charge poured into the well were wasted.

"Look, this is what they say about karma. They took over the well, and now they've essentially thrown their money away."

"Couldn't agree more."

"Serves them right, truly satisfying!"

The onlooking solo players murmured amongst themselves, turning Slaughter Charge’s face even greener.

Glancing around, he saw Guan Ren smiling at him from a distance, and he immediately felt as if he had been schemed against, blaming all of his misfortunes on Guan Ren!

"Wait for it, kid! I'm not done with you!" Slaughter Charge was steaming with frustration, all his rage directed at the smiling Guan Ren.

Unbothered, Guan Ren simply turned to Violet and struck up a conversation, leaving Slaughter Charge to rage in vain.

And there he was, Slaughter Charge, seething, his wasted effort equivalent to losing more than a month and a half of his salary.

More than 300 gold coins!

This meant that he had to spend about seventy thousand Sea-Blue Coins to cover this loss!

And his monthly salary was only fifty thousand Sea-Blue Coins!

Being outplayed like this, losing one and a half month's salary in a blink, made Slaughter Charge incredibly frustrated, wishing he could dismantle Guan Ren on the spot.

But he couldn't! He mustn't repeat his mistakes!

There's still a Boss fight to win, and a good performance might offset this loss, so he had to suppress his anger and remind himself to stay calm.

"What exactly is going on?" Violet was curious.

"Wishing at the ancient well is a chance-based event. Simply put, it's a game of luck. For those who are cursed with bad luck, this well is an abyss." Guan Ren explained with a smile.

Nodding in understanding, Violet recalled Guan Ren's previous act by the well, her curiosity piqued. However, since he didn't delve deeper, she didn't press further.

"With everything in place, we're just waiting for the monster to siege now!" Guan Ren concluded, finally having a moment to check his rewards from the well's wish.

The three hundred gold coins resulted in five types of rewards: a set of Black Iron armor, a passive skill, a level up, 4 points in charm, and 1 point in luck.

Now a level 5, Guan Ren's charm reached 5 points. Adding the free attribute points from leveling up to level 4 and 5 to his luck, his luck value reached 15 points.

[Effortless Mastery]: A passive skill that allows wearing equipment up to 5 levels higher than the user's current level.

This skill, combined with the Swift Wolf Armor Set, was a perfect match!

[Swift Wolf Leather Armor: Black Iron quality, Defense +20, Constitution +5, Strength +5, Attack Speed +5%, Equipment Level: 10]

[Swift Wolf Leggings: Black Iron quality, Defense +20, Agility +5, Strength +5, Movement Speed +5%, Equipment Level: 10]

[Swift Wolf Boots: Black Iron quality, Defense +10, Agility +5, Strength +5, Movement Speed +10%, Equipment Level: 10]

[Swift Wolf Mask: Black Iron quality, Attack +10, Defense +10, Constitution +5, Strength +5, Attack Speed +5%, Equipment Level: 10]

[Swift Wolf Bracers: Black Iron quality, Attack +20, Agility +5, Strength +5, Attack Speed +5%, Equipment Level: 10]

As a Black Iron Armor Set, its set attributes are naturally even stronger!