Absolute Death Game

Chapter 144 - 131: Establishing Authority_2

Indeed, Zhang Yaoyang began to completely ignore the clamoring from the White Tiger group, but after a while, he suddenly snapped, "All of you shut your mouths! Do you want to be expelled?"

His words instantly subdued everyone from the White Tiger group.

After a moment of silence, an assassin from the White Tiger group sneered, "Expel us? Do you have that authority?"

"Yeah, that’s right," "Exactly."

Two members of the White Tiger group who had already accepted quests were chiming in agreement; however, Xiao Buli noticed that Li Jian and the few people by his side, like Zhang Hao and Gao Lianyu, remained completely silent.

Zhang Yaoyang huffed, "Did none of you read the contract when you signed up? During the game, you are to follow orders without question. If you don’t comply, at a minimum, you’ll face fines or salary deductions, and at worst, account deletion and removal from the team. Did you think I was joking? You have no sense of discipline. Did I allow you to accept quests?

Do you realize how great an opportunity you’ve wasted?"

Someone argued back discontentedly, "What great opportunity? Not accepting quests is the real waste, how could we waste such a good chance to earn Prestige? Don’t try to use your position as leader to press us down."

"Fools will always be fools, so let me explain it to you, so you stop feeling aggrieved. Let me ask you, how much Prestige can you earn from one quest? At most, eight hundred, but if we follow the convoy from a distance and help each time it gets attacked, each assistance counts as completing a random event.

When we’re close to the military camp, we can then accept the escort quest and get the full Prestige reward. Now, because of a few of you, we can only get one Prestige reward. Do you see the difference?"

"Moreover, if the convoy is completely wiped out by the Demon Clan, and then we take it back, all the resources in the convoy will be ours. This way, we have to fear no repercussions from the Golden Dragon Legion since we took these items from monsters. Do you have any idea how much these resources are worth?"

"If the supply convoy is hijacked, the Golden Dragon Legion will lack supplies and will certainly issue a quest to collect resources. Then, we can turn in these items as part of the quest to the Golden Dragon Legion. Do you know how much we could be rewarded?"

"Always fixated on the immediate gains, if I were as foolish as you, do you really think the company would have appointed me as the leader?"

This rebuke left the two argueurs speechless; everyone was thinking, (So there’s so much to consider within one quest.)

They looked at the few people, now with a touch of contempt, thinking how truly useless you are, in such a hurry to accept quests. Look, you’ve wasted the opportunity.

Xiao Buli couldn’t help but inwardly admire Zhang Yaoyang’s bluffing skills; although what Zhang said made sense, it all depended on everything unfolding as he described. What if there was no second attack? Missing out on that quest would actually be a loss.

What if there was a second attack but some of the NPC soldiers fled? If the Golden Dragon Legion found out that Qilin Hall did nothing to help, that would surely mean a loss of Prestige. Many things are difficult to judge as right or wrong before seeing the results. However, at least now no one dared to question Zhang Yaoyang’s authority.

Even if there were doubts, they were afraid to speak up and risk being berated. That was where Zhang Yaoyang’s brilliance lay.

Those few could only nod insignificantly, not knowing what to say, making the atmosphere a little stiff. Li Jian couldn’t stand it anymore and said, "Head Zhang, these brothers of mine are all used to acting loose. Please be generous and don’t take them too seriously. I will make sure to get them to pay more attention in the future."

Zhang Yaoyang didn’t want to push too hard, so he gave them a way out, "Alright then, this time, for the sake of Deputy Head Li, I’ll let it slide. Next time, if anyone dares to disobey orders and take on quests at will, I won’t be so agreeable. Keep in mind that this time we are facing an unprecedentedly difficult instance, with the potential for a total party kill at any moment.

If everyone can follow orders and cooperate well, we stand a three in ten chance, otherwise, death is certain. If someone’s disobedience leads to the death of the whole team, expulsion won’t cut it. Did everyone understand that? Press 1 if you understood."

Screens immediately filled with rows of the number 1.

Zhang Yaoyang nodded satisfactorily, "Good, now everyone go accept your quests."

All members accepted the quests together, no one daring to speak out of turn again.

After accepting the quests, the convoy hit the road once more. As Zhang Yaoyang had predicted, they encountered two more Demon Clan ambushes along the way. However, with the protection of twenty players from the Pioneer Corps and the NPC soldiers, they ultimately defeated the incoming enemies and even obtained a few pieces of ordinary equipment.

Finally, around noon, the convoy reached the military camp outside of Thousand Pines Town without incident.

"Thank heavens, we’ve finally arrived. The activity of the Demon Clan has really been getting out of hand lately. If it weren’t for the help of you Righteous Warriors, I dare not imagine what might have happened. Thank you for your assistance, I will definitely report your deeds to my superior, and he will reward you."

System notification: You have completed the quest ’Escort the Convoy’; your Prestige with the Golden Dragon Legion has increased by 500 points. Your Prestige with the Golden Dragon Legion has reached ’Respected’ status. You may now claim your quest rewards from the Quartermaster.