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Chapter 164: A Strange Couple is Born
Chapter 164: A Strange Couple is Born
"Alright, I'll handle the monster siege," the Dragonite said confidently.
Su Yu stepped forward and opened the trading interface, transferring 100,000 Psychic Coins to her.
"These past few days have been tough on you. This money is your bonus," Su Yu patted her shoulder, offering encouragement.
Seeing the amount of Psychic Coins, the Dragonite was taken aback.
Currently, the exchange rate in the black market was around 1:3 for Psychic Coins to Flower Coins.
100,000 Psychic Coins was equivalent to 300,000 Flower Coins!
He hadn't expected Su Yu to hand out a 300,000 Flower Coin bonus! That was incredibly generous!
"Actually, you don't need to give me a bonus," the Dragonite said, a bit embarrassed. "Xiao Tian has already tripled my salary, which is already a very generous treatment."
Su Yu shook his head. "Xiao Tian is Xiao Tian, and I am me. If you do well in the future, there will be more bonuses. Keep it up!"
"Thank you, Guild Leader!" the Dragonite was visibly moved.
"By the way, there's one more thing," Su Yu walked over to Tima, mounting the horse and giving instructions.
"After the monster siege, command all the farmers and players in the territory to mine at the Gold Mine. We need to increase our gold reserves to 1,500 units within two hours, understand?"
Previously, the territory hadn't deliberately stockpiled gold, only enough to support technological advancements, with reserves at only 406 units.
But now they were about to build a wonder.
Building a wonder required 1,000 units of wood, 1,000 units of stone, and 1,000 units of gold.
With the territory's research speed doubled, a large amount of gold was needed to support it, which is why Su Yu emphasized this point.
"Mission accomplished!" the Dragonite replied immediately.
"Then I'll be off. You all keep working hard!"
Su Yu sat on the horse, waved to the Dragonite and the other guild members, and then galloped off with Tina toward Orlan City.
The player team that recruited refugees alongside the Dragonite was called the "Refugee Team," and it included several girls.
Seeing Su Yu and Tina ride off on the same horse, several girls gathered around the Dragonite, discussing the situation.
"Dragonite, why is the Guild Leader riding with Tina?"
"Exactly, how can they be so close? It's outrageous!"
Su Yu hadn't ridden far when he heard the girls' comments. He couldn't help but think:
"Could these girls be my admirers? They seem uncomfortable seeing me and Tina on the same horse. Should I consider their feelings?"
With that thought, Su Yu gently squeezed the horse's sides, signaling Tima to slow down. He wanted to hear more of their conversation.
But to his surprise,
One of the girls in the Refugee Team shouted, "How could he forget his main wife, Dave?"
Her voice was loud, as if she wanted Su Yu to hear it.
The other girls chimed in:
"Exactly, he's cheating on Dave with Tina."
"Tch, what a jerk!"
Su Yu: "..."
What are they talking about? Is it because of how I'm riding Tima?
...
One of the boys in the Refugee Team couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up, "Can you stop forming these weird couples? Can't you have normal preferences?"
Another boy agreed, "Right, Dave is unmarried but in her forties or fifties and has a beard. Don't you girls usually ship based on looks? How can you ship this couple?"
The boys' comments sparked a fierce rebuttal from the girls:
"What do you know?"
"Exactly, what do you know?"
"Hey, we have solid proof for pairing them together!"
"Exactly!"
The two boys were skeptical. "Proof?"
"Absolutely!" the girls argued with fervor.
"Haven't you noticed? The Guild Leader is cold to everyone, including players and NPCs. Even for beauties like Tina or Wing, he keeps his distance. But he's overly enthusiastic only when it comes to Dave."
"Right! The other night, when Dave got sick, the Guild Leader immediately sailed back to the territory and brought back five or six high-level priests."
"Whenever Dave wants something, the Guild Leader personally runs to get it and sends it back to the territory. Isn't that the behavior of a lovesick puppy?"
"Isn't that love?"
Faced with the girls' relentless arguments, the boys from the refugee group were left speechless.
It does seem that way! The Guild Leader is cold to everyone except Dave. Could there really be something going on between them?
But this pairing is just so hard to swallow!
Su Yu, riding on Tima, couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.
What the heck is this? He has to be nice to Dave; otherwise, who will provide the players with the "Sunflowers"? How did this get so misconstrued?
"What's wrong?" Tina noticed Su Yu's unusual mood and turned to ask.
"Nothing," Su Yu shook his head, tightly hugging Tina's waist and resting his head on her shoulder. "Those people were saying I'm cold to you and keep my distance. Now, there's no distance between us!"
"Neigh!"
Tima, sensing the excessive intimacy of the two humans on her back, let out a light whinny in protest.
But she was just an innocent little mare and could do nothing about it, so she continued to carry them forward.
About ten minutes later, Su Yu and Tina arrived at Pearl City.
Pearl City is located on the southeastern coast of the empire, with a permanent population of 500,000, making it the second-largest city in the country after Golden Fleece City.
Pearl City is also a major maritime hub, with trade routes to the Wind Chime Empire and the Lien Empire. Over half of the empire's overseas trade passes through here.
As a result, the city is densely populated, with a thriving commercial atmosphere. It is also the main city where players gather after the third expansion, "The Empire of Pandaren," is released.
Su Yu was very familiar with Pearl City.
Unlike Golden Fleece City, which was destroyed by war in a later expansion, Pearl City was only attacked once during a major event called "Aerial Raid on Pearl Harbor."
Thus, the city's streets and neighborhoods looked exactly the same as in his previous life.
Su Yu led Tina through a series of twists and turns and soon found the Master Artisan, Mosanrik Ironjaw, in the city's artisan district.
Inside the blacksmith's shop at Hive Street 147 in the artisan district, Master Artisan Mosanrik Ironjaw, a dwarf, stared wide-eyed at the fist-sized, non-metallic, non-jewel emblem in Su Yu's hand, his face filled with shock.
"Is this really the emblem of the Guardian Deity?"
"Of course," Su Yu said solemnly. "I am the Guardian Deity's future student, 'Counter,' and he personally gave me this emblem."
"You?"
Mosanrik Ironjaw sized up Su Yu, clearly disbelieving.
Su Yu looked to be over 20 years old, but his strength was only at the first stage. How could the Guardian Deity possibly choose such a weakling? The little girl beside him seemed more plausible.
However, he didn't doubt the authenticity of the emblem. He frowned and asked, "What do you need from me?"
(End of Chapter)
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