[Horn]Little Sweet Chris: Saying this one last time, this account has changed hands. Hunt me as you wish, I’m happy to play along.

Once the server horn was sent out, Chris Brooks immediately regretted it.

Did that sound too much like a troll?

So, while everyone was still in shock, he quickly sent out another horn.

[Horn]Little Sweet Chris: QAQ Of course, it’s best if we don’t fight at all. Long live harmony!

Author’s note:

Little Sweet Chris: Sigh, not a great start!

Red envelopes as usual, thank you all for the nutrient solution and thunder.

Chapter 4

With those two horn messages, things got even livelier in the world. Some were just here for the drama, while others cursed “Don’t Frown” for being shameless.

【[Horn]相思不顾: From today on, there’s a server-wide bounty on Don’t Frown. 100 gold per kill, 1,200 gold for ten kills. Bring a screenshot to claim your reward.】

Whoa.

Chris Brooks was doing dailies in the safe zone, marveling at how rich some people were.

The game “Nine Heroes” has three types of areas: Arena, Combat Zone, and Safe Zone.

In the Arena, you can challenge anyone or any team to a PK. There’s no penalty for dying—it’s a place for sparring.

Each wild map and several small towns are combat zones. In these maps, you can force PK anyone or any team, and dying means losing gold and experience.

Safe zones, as the name suggests, mean that as long as you’re on a safe zone map, you can’t be attacked.

There are nine major cities in Nine Heroes, but only three of them are safe zones. Instances, high-experience areas, and event NPCs are almost all in the wild maps.

If he wanted to avoid fighting, he wouldn’t even be able to grind experience.

A hundred gold per kill, which is about a hundred RMB. For many players, that’s like money falling from the sky. Chris Brooks could guess with his eyes closed just how lively the world chat was right now.

If it were someone else, they might choose to put this character back on the marketplace and buy another account. After all, this account was now being hunted by the whole server, and the next week probably wouldn’t be peaceful.

But Chris Brooks wouldn’t do that.

He bought this account with real money, and he hadn’t done anything wrong. Why should he go through all this trouble again because of some petty grudges?

Besides, he’d just logged in and got killed back to the respawn point. He still remembered that debt, and those people had to pay for it.

Chris Brooks casually parked his character at the grocery store to set up a stall, clearing out some cheap junk that came with the account. Then he minimized the game window and opened the marketplace again.

He hadn’t planned to buy gear in a hurry, but given the current situation, he had no choice but to boost his stats.

Chris Brooks came from a well-off family. The monthly allowance from home added up to over 30,000, and since David Harris bought almost all his shoes and clothes, he hardly spent any money. After saving for two or three years, it was a considerable sum.

So when it came to buying gear, he was pretty confident.

After browsing the marketplace, he opened the game window again and was startled by the scene inside.

He saw that his stall was surrounded by a crowd—so many people that his game was lagging.

[Current]Wind Chaser: Guess what she’s doing right now?

[Current]Destined Grace and Pearl: Probably checking guild info, picking her next target. I suggest all guilds keep an eye on your leaders these days, or you’ll get scammed out of your underwear.

[Current]Is Brother Big: I’m lining up with my number to kill Don’t Frown.

[Current]Freer Than The Wind: I’m short on cash for gems lately. Bros, can you not compete with me?

Players were chatting excitedly in the current channel, the chat box filling up the game screen. Chris Brooks watched leisurely for a while.

[Current]Destined Grace and Pearl: By the way, I really want to hear Don’t Frown’s voice. I heard it’s super cute, like a loli.

[Current]Wind Chaser: Seriously? Well, if her voice wasn’t nice, she couldn’t scam guys anyway.

[Current]No Return Date: Come on, I’ll open a betting pool—will Don’t Frown sell the account within a week? Odds are 0.3 for yes, 3.6 for no.

[Current]Is Brother Big: 0.3? What kind of devil odds are those? That’s way too low! I’m betting yes, 500 gold.

[Current]Little Sweet Chris: I bet no, 1,000 gold.

The chat bubbles instantly disappeared.

A few seconds later.

[Current]Wind Chaser: ??

[Current]No Return Date: ???

[Current]Destined Grace and Pearl: Oh my, you’re really tough. You’re clearly someone who can do great things. I suggest you join a pro League of Legends team as a top laner.

[Current]Little Sweet Chris: You flatter me. I won’t be leaving the safe zone for now, so please stop crowding around me—it’s bad for business.

[Current]Never Give Up: ...What business?

[Current]Little Sweet Chris: Check the stall yourself. Enhancement stones, transformation cards, disassembly charms, you name it.

[Current]No Return Date: Seriously, your prices are way too high! Even higher than the merchants!

[Current]Little Sweet Chris: Buy if you want, if not, get lost.

[Current]No Return Date: ...