Chapter 103 Guild War


    Tan Png eventually decided to follow Ye Ci home. He was sweating after slurping down the the beef noodles, and his body was able to warm up. He followed behind Ye Ci, head lowered. Zuo Xian immediately pulled him into a tight embrace and began to console him. Tan Png felt a little embarrassed after receiving her treatment. It was as if he had grown more sensible after listening to Ye Ci’s words. The bitterness and sorrow were gone.


    This perked the curiosity of Zuo Xian, Ye Nantian and Bai Mo. What exactly had Ye Ci said to Tan Png? Both of them tacitly remained quiet, keeping it a top secret. Neither of them spoke a word.


    After the matter was settled, Ye Ci and Bai Mo were ready to go online. Bai Mo who had not yed for at least 4 days was especially antsy. Deep down, Bai Mo was suffering. How he wished that he could instantly waltz online and check in on the guild members. He had left in a hurry, without even notifying the guild members, and he felt guilty. The guild was preparing to explore the Frosty Wastnd Inner Sanctum, but he left at the most crucial moment. Bai Mo felt bad about his actions.


    Tan Png, who hadposed himself, stared at Ye Ci and Bai Mo for a short moment and suddenly spoke up, “What are you guys ying? Is it Fate?”


    Quite a few of the youths were ying the game Fate. Ye Ci was not surprised that Tan Png knew of the game. She told him the truth, “Yes, we’re ying Fate. You interested in ying as well?”


    Before Tan Png could answer Ye Ci’s question, Zuo Xian’s voice rang out, “Just y your game, don’t corrupt Png. The holiday is going to end in half a month, and Png has lots to learn at school. You want him to be like you two? ying to the point where you don’t even eat and sleep?”


    Bai Mo and Ye Ci shared a look andughed after Zuo Xian spoke up. They looked at Tan Png, shook their heads, and sighed, “Work hard in your studies, you can do it. Upwards ho!”


    With that, the two went back to their separate rooms. Tan Png immediately followed Ye Ci into hers. Ye Ci couldn’t help but felt odd when Tan Png followed her into her room, “Didn’t my mom told you to go study? Why are you here?”


    “What is your in-game name?” Tan Png could only watch as Ye Ci opened up the gaming cabin.


    “Why?”


    “Nothing, I’m just asking.” Tan Png seemed to have something to say, but he held his words back.


    Ye Ci knew that there was something that Png had wanted to say. She knew that he would eventually spill everything out without her pushing, so she didn’t press the matter.


    “Okay then. Since you’ve asked your question, you can go study now.” Ye Ci was already climbing into the gaming cabin. She waved her hand dismissively, apparently no longer having any intention to talk to the little brat. She still needed to go online and level Ol’ Four up.


    “Sister Ye Ci, have you heard about King?” Tan Png suddenly spoke right before Ye Ci was about to close the lid to her gaming cabin. He had gained much more respect for Ye Ci after her “life lesson” session. Even the way he addressed her had changed.


    King? Ye Ci was momentarily stunned. Of course she knew about that guy. He was the champion of the International E-Sports Tournament for 5 years. His low-profile character was as famous as his skills. He had never shown his face. Even when he attended the tournament, he did so by wearing a pair of sunsses and a mask. The identity of the yers in the E-Sports tournament were confirmed by fingerprint and a retinal scanner, which was why he was not disqualified.


    It was a rather distant memory for Ye Ci, as it was something that had happened 10 years ago. She simply nodded, “Who wouldn’t know about the 5-time champion of the International E-Sports Tournament?”


    “He seems to be ying Fate.” Tan Png mumbled under his breath.


    “Oh, this game is very popr. It’s not that strange.”


    “About that...” Just as Tan Png was about to finally get to the point after beating around the bush for so long, a pale-faced Bai Mo rushed into Ye Ci’s room. Anxiety was written all over his face, “Why haven’t you gotten online yet?”


    Ye Ci was baffled, and a feeling of uneasiness began creeping into her heart, “What happened?”


    “Hurry up! Somebody dered war on our guild 6am today!” With that, Bai Mo left the room, leaving behind Ye Ci with a calm expression on her face, and Tan Png who was utterly shocked.


    “Shit’s hit the fan. I have to go online now. You can go study now.” Ye Ciid down in the gaming cabin.


    Tan Png immediately sprung up, “You haven’t told me what your name in game is!”


    “Gongzi You.” Ye Ci had satisfied the little brat’s wish and told him her name before closing the lid of the gaming cabin. He would probably force it open to get the answer, had Ye Ci not revealed her name.


    Ye Ci could see that Tan Png was just like Fluttering Red Feather. He was stubborn and relentless. She decided to give him the answer to avoid being disturbed by the kid.


    Ye Ci immediately returned to the Eastern Continent with a Flying Shard after she logged into the game. She then teleported to Red Lake City with her city-recalling stone.


    There were 2 ways to initiate a Guild War in Fate, which were closely rted to the level of the guild encampment of a guild. Guild encampments that were lvl1-lvl5 were ced in specific guild servers, and could only be reached through certain NPCs. To dere war on a guild, a yer must enter a very specific map and locate a very specific NPC to dere war on a guild. This was different for lvl6-lvl10 guild encampments. An encampment that met the level requirement must be built on a plot ofnd adjacent to the city that the guild was bound to. It was easier for the development of the guild to have their encampment right beside a major city, but it was also easier for somebody to dere war on them. The moment somebody attacked a guild banner within the guild encampment, it meant that war had been dered. Of course, with the growth of guilds in the game, the second type of Guild War became more and more popr.


    Ye Ci’s guild encampment was lvl5, which meant that the Guild War was dered using the first method. This was why there were no fights going on within Red Lake City. Ye Ci headed straight for the NPC in charge of guild affairs and teleported back to the guild encampment.


    The fight was already in full swing by the time Ye Ci arrived. The entire encampment was a mess. The strong walls of the encampment were badly damaged. It seemed that their opponent had packed some serious firepower that could ovee even the walls of a lvl 5 guild encampment.


    “I want the 1st ranged squad to retreat from the wall and heal up. 2nd squad, go with them as well. 3rd squad, take their ce! I want the 4th squad to heal our melee fighters that are fighting outside the wall! Summoner Team 1, continue patrolling the area with your minions, direct them to actively attack any enemies! All the Rogues patrolling the encampment’s perimeter, widen your patrol area, we must not let them seed in another sneak attack!” Mi Lu’s voice rang out in the guild channel. His voice was calm and powerful. It was the quality of a goodmander.


    It was not hard to tell from Mi Lu’s words that Upwards Ho!’s guild encampment had suffered from a sessful sneak attack by their opponent, which resulted in such devastation.


    With the situation temporarily stabilized, Ye Ci headed straight for the guild conference room. She knew that the guild administrators, including Bai Mo, Timely Rain, Icy Cold Little Hands, Pickled Pepper Phoenix w and Let Go Of That Girl were having a meeting in the room when she noticed that they were not taking part in the battle.


    As expected, they were in the guild conference room having a lively discussion.


    “Those cowards! They attacked when most of our members were not online! If it wasn’t for our lvl 5 guild encampment, we would’ve lost by now!” Let Go Of That Girl brought his fist down on the table. He was so angry that he’d pulled on his beard until it was inplete disarray.


    “Forget about it. They’re just too many of them. Our guild might be popr and famous, but we are actually quite understrength. Even after we’ve managed to recruit a quite a few members, they left right after somebody dered war on us. If this continues...” Fruit Jelly let out a sigh, worry written all over her face.


    “Don’t panic. Ink, what’s the situation? How goes the battle?”


    “It’s stable. But we’re at quite a huge disadvantage. Our guild was still young, and the members’ loyalty is not that firm yet. A lot of them were demoralised once we began losing ground. It’s a tough fight.” Overflowing Ink let out a sigh, “It’s all my fault. If only I’ve came online earlier...”


    “Forget about it...’


    “Who was the one that dered war on us?” Ye Ci had been standing unnoticed at the doorway for quite some time. In their heated discussion, none of the guild admins noticed her presence. She was able to grasp the gravity of the situation by listening in on their conversation. Other than Steel Blooded Battle Spear, there seemed to be no other guilds that had beef with Ye Ci. Why would somebody dere war on them?


    “Full Moon’s Night.” Somebody immediately offered Ye Ci a seat.


    Full Moon’s Night? Ye Ci was baffled. The guild was not quite well-known, and was not even a top-10 guild in the Eastern Continent. However, theirbat strength was actually higher than Upwards Ho!, or at least they had more members. But that was not the point. That point was that Ye Ci didn’t even know them!


    “Who’s the guild leader?”


    “Crimson Twilight.” It was Icy Cold Little hands, who was in charge of the guild’s public rtions, who answered Ye Ci’s question. She knew almost all the the higher ups of the major and medium-sized guilds in the Eastern Continent.


    Ye Ci was momentarily stunned. She couldn’t say that she did not know the name. So it was them. Ye Ci grimaced. They did have beef with her guild.