The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle-Chapter 163 - 146 Boss of Lawless Place!

Time flew by.

Over an hour later.

Rainier Vale and the others cautiously arrived at the previously agreed-upon location, shocked to find the area had been leveled to the ground.

It seemed there had been a fierce battle!

"What happened here?"

"I'm not sure, just knew that Jile's Crowd and Black Emperor's people just battled." Numerous bystanders stood far away, watching.

"I arrived early... Jile's Crowd's firepower burst forth, flattening the streets, then I saw the person being chased crying over four bodies, then... Black Emperor's reinforcements arrived."

"Without a second word, both sides, red-eyed, started fighting."

"It was extremely brutal!"

Rainier Vale and others trembled at the sight, fearing... perhaps Su Buxian...

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"Damn... That kid is probably gone," the middle-aged man sighed.

Fatty: "Lucky I didn't go."

"Now what do we do?" Ponytail asked softly.

Rainier Vale shook his head, about to speak,

when the electronic clock struck midnight, and the neon lights of Night City shone even brighter!

It was past midnight.

Simultaneously.

A box popped up in front of all the players' vision.

[Please note, the first day has ended, and according to statistics... all players' assets have reached a total of five million Cyber Coins]

[The main quest will be officially unlocked]

"??"

Rainier Vale was startled.

"Five million already? That fast?"

Thousands of players, if they earned 1500 Cyber Coins each during the day, it would total about 1.5 million.

It seems some people have mastered making money.

[Main Quest]

[Fifteen days from now, Stars Hall will host a grand celebration of Night City and an auction, gathering a plethora of rare items from around the world with mysterious figures attending]

[Player Optional Quests]

[1. Enter Stars Hall]

[2. Acquire an auction item (need an official seat, and the item can be taken out of the instance)]

[3. Reach a hundred-alliance prestige (at least one hundred VIP seats must have a deep impression of you)]

[Please note: If a player is killed, they'll lose 1000 points to respawn (elimination if points drop to zero), and 70% of their Cyber Coins will be plundered]

Rainier Vale's face tensed: "Did you all see this?"

Several nodded.

"Stars Hall... Just the ticket costs five hundred thousand Cyber Coins... Can we make it just by working?"

"That would be very hard..."

By the calculations, even if someone made one thousand per hour, working twenty hours straight each day,

it would barely touch the 500 thousand ticket fee threshold after fifteen days,

and that's still not enough.

"Unless our wages increase significantly, there's no way," the middle-aged man frowned tightly.

Just then, someone spoke calmly: "It seems you are quite troubled."

Rainier Vale was startled and looked over to see the curly-haired young man who had just appeared beside the silver-haired man.

He immediately became cautious.

After all, everyone knew players could plunder each other, and killing an opponent would directly deduct 1000 points. Currently, nobody had accumulated points, and dying meant immediate elimination.

"Don't be nervous..." the curly-haired young man said with a light smile. "I'm not here to be your enemy."

"And besides, your few thousand Cyber Coins are hardly worth my effort."

Indeed... After seeing the main quest, players would surely try to make money through various means such as illegal activities, smuggling, and robbery among others. It made sense to plunder when everyone's wallet had fattened.

"So what do you want from us?"

Rainier Vale had noticed earlier that the man in white below was touching base with other players.

Many anonymous type players were in the rankings. Although the person before him seemed laid-back, he was likely not simple, following the white-dressed man... perhaps another big shot from a top club.

"Simply to invite you to join our alliance," the curly-haired young man spoke softly.

"Alliance?" Rainier Vale spoke gravely. "What do you mean?"

"In this instance, besides us and another top club from Free City.... the rest are a large number of solo players."

The curly-haired young man calmly looked towards the distance: "They... have already gained some power in the main city area, gathered other dangerous players... and formed an alliance."

"And we... naturally won't sit still, we've also communicated with a large number of players and established an opposing alliance."

Rainier Vale frowned tightly, realizing... these two top organizations had already moved so fast?

They'd already formed two alliances!

"...You might still be weighing options, so let me explain further." the curly-haired young man spoke gently. "Those guys are a bunch of madmen, they have already recruited many dangerous players."

"When the time is ripe, they will inevitably encircle other players and plunder wealth."

"By then, do you think your few people can escape?"

Rainier Vale was silent.

Indeed, the other party was right... given the circumstances, these solo players of no significant strength only had the choice to join one of these alliances.

"...What benefits do we get by joining?"

"We promise, at the least, to get you into Stars Hall, completing the first main quest."

At this, their interest was piqued instantly.

They had just been worrying about the first task, and now being directly promised by a top club seemed powerful indeed.

After hesitation for a few seconds, Rainier Vale chose to join.

After exchanging IDs,

the curly-haired young man spoke softly: "Our alliance is named 'Order.' Continue working during the day, and if there are any related money-making tasks, we will communicate with you using communicators."

"Additionally, establish contacts with the two major forces in Illegal Land; it's best to become a probationary member of their gang."

Rainier Vale watched the others leave, falling into silence.

"Did we just join?" Fatty asked, puzzled.

"Can we trust this guy?"

The middle-aged man hesitated, "Is the opportunity he promised to get into Stars Hall real?"

Rainier Vale slowly shook his head, "I'm not sure, but they are a top club, certainly very capable. Let's follow their plan for now."

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

The man in white watched the territory of Jile's Crowd quietly, but did not choose to enter.

"We've spent a lot, and it wasn't easy to contact the senior exec of a company in the Main City... we've obtained the credentials for trade channels," a woman next to him pushed her glasses up, "Next, as long as we can negotiate with the two forces in the Illegal Land, we can smuggle and sell unauthorized products, allowing other players to undertake various transport and trade tasks to earn money!"

"But..."

She gritted her teeth, "Just when everything was going smoothly, why did two gangs start a shootout!"

This completely disrupted their plans!

With two forces entrenched here, both formidable—you see Main City turning a blind eye—establishing a middle channel required substantial sincerity and capital.

"Now with the shootout... we can't even meet the other boss!"

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"What's your name?"

"Su Buxian."

Adam Hammer, the boss of Black Emperor! Staring at the young man before him with a deep and terrifying gaze.

His body was covered in thick machinery, the silvery black metal reflections bearing a lethal aura, with cold arms and weapons hidden in every nook.

"You..." he revealed a ferocious smile.

"You did well before!"

He was now lying on a couch, enjoying a massage from a muscular man, though fully cybernetically enhanced to an extreme, he still relished this relaxation.

Partly because the muscular man's strength gave him that slight sensation of a massage.

"To think you're so loyal, facing the death of your companions, forcibly holding off Jile's Crowd with an explosion, awaiting gang reinforcements!"

Su Qi sorrowfully said, "Of course, they were my guides! I'm very grateful to them!!"

"Not bad! Very good!"

Adam Hammer's voice was hoarse, with a bit of a booming pump mechanism, his body not just huge but with a sprouting abnormality, and a violent mechanical sense after transformation.

Those four had been blown to bits, their prosthetic bodies also destroyed, the clash erupted into a fierce battle, and this young man was incredibly brave at the forefront, continuously shouting, "For my brother's revenge!"

Adam Hammer's brow twitched slightly with a flash of ferocity, "That Jile's Crowd is really shameless."

While friction was constant, grudges had accumulated over time, and petty acts were abundant, direct conflict had long been absent. How dare they kill his men in broad daylight?

In the Lawless Place, Adam Hammer's authority was established with thunderous methods and a ruthless style.

Since they dared to do so, the Black Emperor... naturally would repay fiercely!

"You've performed very well, I particularly value those with grit and strength! As long as they're willing to fight! I will not let them suffer!"

Adam Hammer said sternly, "Next, you'll take charge of a base! I'll assign ten members to follow you."

Su Qi paused.

He had initially just planned to blend in as a member, to infiltrate and expand, yet the progression had been unexpectedly quick.

"However."

He coldly said, "If you can't control that base, then you'll also lose this qualification. Do you understand?"

Su Qi smiled inwardly, "I will definitely not disappoint you!"

Illegal Land was not small.

After half an hour.

Su Qi arrived at a base under Black Emperor, which was... a commercial street selling various items. Here, shop owners had to give a portion of their turnover to Black Emperor to operate safely, especially since the area was teeming with other dangerous cyborgs, hardly peaceable.

This base was not core, even somewhat remote.

He was just a newbie... which was normal, core bases typically dealt with arms, pollutants, abnormal bodies, etc.

Meanwhile.

Ten large men, with prosthetics shimmering light, tattoos covering every inch of their skin, members of the gang, were waiting here, having just received a message from above.

At this moment, their gaze at Su Qi was strange!

They hadn't expected the new boss to be so... ordinary, without even a mark of cyborg transformation.

However, the proper address was still there.

"Boss Su!"

Su Qi smiled and waved his hand, "Very spirited."

"Are we going to collect protection fees now, boss?"

As just mentioned, collecting business returns from the various stores on this street amounted to collecting protection fees.

From the look of this long street, there were at least thirty stores and venues.

Adding up every day, nearly half a million Cyber Coins.

Just as ruthless as Main City.

But these store owners were also dared not speak out... after all, Black Emperor and Jile's Crowd were the kings of this Illegal Land.

Since Su Qi was a newly arrived boss, he naturally needed to make an appearance at various shops to collect fees, demonstrating authority.

"Okay."

He said with a light smile,

"Let's take a look."

Su Qi strolled from one end of the street to the other, without ever having to speak, his subordinates were already proficiently knocking on doors, gearing up, and collecting protection fees.

He didn't intervene.

Instead, he looked at the products of the various shops.

To be honest... some were quite good; although the products were unauthorized, compared to those on prosthetic people in the Main City, what they lacked were brand and labels.

And they were priced several times lower.

"If they could be redesigned and mass-produced, along with being affordable."

"I dare not even think... what they could sell for."

Su Qi's eyes flickered.

He had an idea.

Although immature and lacking support.

But.

Sometimes, a Commercial Empire often starts with an idea.