Looking at the gang's group full of passionate and motivated members, Sela was a bit stunned.

Although she expected that players would definitely fall for it, she didn't expect it to happen without any hesitance! Does fighting with Baka make even the hardest tasks seem insignificant?

Sela added a line: "But I need to stay and guard Black Iron City, so I can't go with you."

Great God said, "No worries, if the Elder were to act, that would be a problem, right? It could alert the enemy's Black Dragon Guardian God, which would be bad. Our gang leveled up to 5 this trip, and we can add 50 new members. These 50 people didn't enjoy the monster village invasion and maritime bonuses, so they're just like regular players. They'll stay in the city for the Elder to command."

Sela was quite satisfied, "Great."

So the Black Iron Blade docked, and the gang members swarmed off to purchase supplies for the journey. Fifty new recruits had already gathered on the dock.

Great God pulled each one into the gang, and the messages about new members joining flooded in.

Although Sela, as Elder, also had the authority to add members, if she needed to pretend to be an NPC, she couldn't add players, only NPCs. However, the gang's member limit was getting tight; even internet cafe players were queuing up. When could her Evil God gang's goals be achieved?

Originally, she had her eyes on two hefty Evil Gods, but their special identities made it inconvenient for them to join...

Soon, after Great God finished adding members, he let Sela inspect them.

The fifty newcomers were quite savvy, "Awaiting orders, Elder!"

Sela was very pleased looking at this fresh bunch, "Good, go do free tasks. I'll find you when I have a project on the gang channel."

"Roger!"

Great God somewhat unwillingly said, "Elder, once we're gone, we might be stuck in the village for a while. Come see us when you have time!"

Sela, a bit annoyed, replied, "We might just die and return to the city shortly, so go already, stop dawdling."

Great God chuckled, "Then Elder, I'm off now!"

——Gang channel [Vice President Great God]: Old members, gather at the west city gate in half an hour...

Good.

Although the speculation from Fafnir's hints suggested that the key to investigating the Shadow Demon might be directly related to the Black Hand Organization's Iron Flame Village, Fafnir's direct suggestion was still more about engaging with the noble in the city. But which noble to start with really baffled Sela.

Then let's head to Night Rose Tavern. After all, she had given the tavern owner Vivian 100,000 gold coins for information; she should be able to handle such a small favor.

Sela arrived at the tavern, which operated overnight, but Vivian apparently did not; she probably wasn't up yet.

Fortunately, the waitress was perceptive, "Ah, it's the esteemed Miss Silva, I'll wake the owner immediately."

Sela was rather polite when dealing with NPCs, "No need to disturb her sleep, I'll just have a drink and wait until she wakes."

The waitress laughed, "If you wait for her, her makeup alone could take ages—don't worry about it." She immediately went upstairs to call Vivian.

Shortly after, Vivian, dressed in a white night dress with her hair naturally down, came running down the stairs, "Ah, welcome, Miss Silva!"

Sela was stunned; unadorned, Vivian didn't resemble a worldly bitchy dancing girl owner at all. She more like a white-dressed holy Sunday angel!

"Miss Silva? Sorry, I was being inelegant, allow me to put on some makeup..."

Sela snapped back to reality, "Ah, no need, miss Vivian's beauty caught me by surprise!"

Vivian laughed, "Thank you so much for the compliment, let me treat Miss Silva to a breakfast tea."

"Thank you."

Vivian said, "Miss Silva, your success in driving out the Pirate King and locating the Empire's Guard Ship has spread far and wide!"

Sela was delighted, "It hasn't even been a night, and you found out about it already, quite well-informed! Now, I have something I'd like to consult with you..."

After listening to Sela's narration, Vivian smiled, "How fortunate, right? Miss Silva, do you know who is currently the most famous in Black Iron City?"

Sela didn't bother to think, "Please enlighten me?"

Vivian said, "Just recently graduated as a Dancing Girl from Southern Canyon Village, the Count Ramir Khan's Mansion's Minister of Dance and Music, little Amy. She also came to my tavern last night, seeking ways to mingle with the city's nobles and step into high society. How about Miss Silva teams up with her? With her fame and Miss Silva's accomplishment in recovering the Empire's Guard Ship, you'd be a powerful alliance!"

Sela was ecstatic, "Great! I was just thinking of becoming friends with her..."

...

Chun caught up on sleep until 5:30 p.m. when a delivery boy's voice came from the door, "Brother Chun..."

Chun jumped up, "Coming!"

Chun opened the door; the delivery boy was holding a large tray, "Brother Chun, you didn't eat lunch to flush your stomach, did you? The boss prepared an extra meal!"

Chun laughed, "Great, the boss is generous."

The delivery boy added, "By the way, Great God and the gang received a task from the Elder to settle in Iron Flame Village and are preparing to set out soon!"

Chun was genuinely surprised, this was arranged by the Ten Lords? Our gang only has 100 members!

Alright, as someone who's never been involved, he didn't have the right to speak. At this moment, he could only offer empty words of encouragement, "Make sure Great God and the others prepare thoroughly and cautiously."

"Alright Brother Chun, then enjoy your meal!"

Chun opened the tray and was pleasantly surprised to find a large plate of vegetables and a dish of stir-fried lotus root. This was the extra meal President Zhou mentioned?

Chun tasted it; it was tender with a hint of chicken soup flavor!

Holy Shit!? Could this be the legendary dish that Old Buddha loves, chicken soup drizzled cabbage?

So, Zhou Qing saw me not eating lunch and thought I was getting tired of oily food, so... Indeed, truly considerate! Xiaoqin just... Chun suddenly felt homesick!

After finishing his meal, it was already 6 o'clock.

Chun logged in; it was now time for breakfast in the game.

Upon logging in, he saw Aileen still leaning on him pixelated, then saw a long list of notifications about new members joining the gang channel.

The team had grown stronger, Chun was quite gratified.

Then the cell door opened, "Number 0016, breakfast time!"

"Aileen, it's your turn for breakfast!"

Aileen snorted coldly, "Such a buzzkill!"

Hey, it's been three hours, you still have to eat.

So Chun was pushed to the reception area, served the usual luxurious breakfast.

But suddenly, some technicians appeared and forcibly opened the back of Chun's wheelchair, stuffing something inside.

Chun was stunned, and Aileen asked, "What's happening?"

The puppet robot said, "Number 0016, after breakfast, you will go on a city tour while under custody."

"You haven't told me what you stuffed in there?"

The robot replied, "Items related to the tour, no need to worry."

Holy Shit!?

"Why take a tour?"

"To display the city's customs and culture to you. You can also interact positively with citizens under proper supervision, and you may choose the places for the tour..."

Chun was totally confused! What's going on here? Is this arranged by the Ten Lords? They couldn't be this thoughtful, right?

Could this be orchestrated by Tifa? This... Worried I might suffer? They all said not to show feminine compassion...