Online Game: My Decay Drives the Entire Server Crazy

Chapter 90: The Global Protection Fee System Goes Live, Chinese Players Achieve GodhoodWilliam’s reply finally arrived three hours after Lin Ye returned to Dawn City. It wasn’t a private message; the guild leader of the US Server’s Freedom Alliance had personally brought two vice leaders, traveling via the cross-server teleportation array from the US Server’s main city, Freedom City. The three of them stood at the entrance of the first floor of the Unscrupulous Business Center. William looked up at the ”Unscrupulous Business Center” sign and stood there for a full minute without saying a word.

A vice leader whispered to him, ”Leader, shall we go in?” William took a deep breath and stepped through the entrance of the business center.

The shelves in the first-floor material supermarket were packed with casual players from the Chinese Server. Some were stuffing Star Core Fragments into shopping baskets, while others were snapping up discounted Abyss Crystals. There was a long line in front of the checkout counter, and Fatty Wang was so busy behind the register that he didn’t even look up. William pushed through the crowd toward the stairs; no one stopped him, and no one gave him a second glance. This feeling of being ignored was even worse than being besieged.

In the third-floor VIP room, Lin Ye sat by the window, drinking tea. Su Qinghan sat opposite him, reviewing the US Server data report on her tablet, while Pojun leaned against the doorway, silent as always. When William walked in, Lin Ye didn’t look up, merely pointing to the chair opposite him. William sat down, and the two vice leaders stood behind him, not daring to make a sound.

”Brother Ye, the US Server’s Freedom Alliance is willing to pay the protection fee,” William said, getting straight to the point, his voice as steady as he could manage. ”But we have a condition. Can the US Server have the same price as the Korean Server? Although we participated in the cross-server conflicts, we weren’t as excessive as the Japanese Server. We really didn’t participate in those times when Sakura Shrine ambushed Chinese Server players.”

Lin Ye set down his teacup and glanced at Su Qinghan. Su Qinghan turned the tablet around. On the screen was a detailed record of cross-server conflicts, with dates, locations, participating guilds, and specific actions listed clearly one by one.

”The US Server’s Freedom Alliance participated in ambushing Chinese Server players three times. The first time was in a Chinese Server wilderness map, where you robbed casual players of their Abyss materials. The second time was at the entrance of a Chinese Server dungeon, where you blocked the War Soul Hall’s raiding party. The third time was at the cross-server passage, where you colluded with the Japanese Server to blockade a Chinese Server transport team.” Su Qinghan’s voice was calm as she read it out clearly.

William’s face turned pale. The two vice leaders beside him lowered their heads, not daring to look at him. Su Qinghan turned the tablet back and added, ”There is video evidence for all three incidents. Two of them were provided by Kim Hyun-tae, and one by Yamada Ichiro.”

William stood up abruptly. ”Kim Hyun-tae and Yamada Ichiro sold me out?” Lin Ye pointed to the chair, signaling him to sit down. William sat back down, his knuckles cracking as he clenched his fists. He finally understood what Yamada Ichiro’s private message had meant. Kim Hyun-tae knelt first, then Yamada Ichiro followed; after they both knelt, they conveniently pushed him to the very front. Of the three-person alliance, two had already turned traitor, leaving the last one still holding out.

”The US Server’s basic protection fee package is 300 million gold coins per year, and the exclusive guild package is 1.5 billion gold coins per year.” Lin Ye’s voice was calm, as if he were talking about the weather.

William looked up abruptly. ”300 million? The Korean Server is 100 million, the Japanese Server is 200 million, why is the US Server 300 million?”