“Brother, my legs are gone…”

This teleportation array was built in the surface area, costing a total of over 1,200 years of lifespan.

For the current Qin Feng, this consumption wasn't too much.

After all, the Epic BOSS Great Calamity Underworld King alone had brought Qin Feng a total profit of six to seven thousand years of tradable lifespan.

So compared to before…

Now, not only had Qin Feng's lifespan not decreased, but it had also increased significantly, reaching 22,000 years again.

A portion came from the Great Calamity Underworld King.

Another portion came from the profits generated by the NPCs over the past two days.

Whether it was the officials or the Sky Vault Guild, many people had come to use the NPC services, bringing Qin Feng quite a substantial profit.

At this moment, the teleportation array was finished!

Many players from the Sky Vault Guild gathered nearby, clicking their tongues in wonder and cheering once again.

The upgrade of the Evil Spirit Academy to an Emerald-grade Hideout had already surprised them.

The appearance of this teleportation array made them even more ecstatic.

After all, this meant that no matter where they went in the future, it would be much more convenient!

"Holy crap! Teleporting from our Hideout to the center of the Magic City Ruins only takes less than an hour of lifespan!"

"It'll be so convenient to go to the trading market from now on!"

"Exactly. Our Hideout used to be about twenty kilometers away from the trading market, but now we can save so much time."

"It really has to be Shadow!"

"Waaa, I'm so moved! Daddy Shadow is the best!!"

For average players, the trading market in the center of the Magic City Ruins was a place they visited every day.

That place was the trading hub for millions of players across the entire Magic City; it was the largest trading venue and was stationed by official personnel, ensuring a certain level of safety.

In other areas of the Magic City Ruins, many small-scale trading markets had also gathered.

However, those trading markets weren't very formal, and safety couldn't be guaranteed…

Meanwhile, Qin Feng was chatting with Zhang Jinxuan.

"…That's about it. We don't have a Life Source Magic Circle yet. If we did, the lifespan cost of using our own teleportation array would be several times, or even dozens of times, lower."

"By then, teleporting to other City Ruins will cost much less."

"So, the daily maintenance cost of this teleportation array is about ten years. I'll leave that to the Sky Vault Guild. Is that okay?"

Hearing this, Zhang Jinxuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

She pursed her lips, her beautiful eyes filled with helplessness. "Of course. I'll delegate the usage permissions for the teleportation array to the guild members right away… Also, about that Fu Xi…"

The girl told Qin Feng about what happened with Fu Xi.

Qin Feng didn't have much of an opinion on it. "He's your person; you guys can handle it yourselves. As for the comments on the forum, don't pay too much attention to them. Focusing on grinding monsters and leveling up is what's important."

"Mm-hmm, understood."

Zhang Jinxuan nodded immediately.

On the other side.

Another Sky Vault Guild manager, sent by Old Zhang Tou to talk to 'Fu Xi,' sighed in front of him. "Brother, it's not that the guild is insisting on taking back those pieces of equipment."

"You really went too far this time. There are still over twenty brothers in a nightmare state…"

"Xiao Wu, A Ming, and Cai Tou—the three of them haven't extracted much constitution into reality. I don't know if they'll pull through this time."

"Hand over the equipment first."

"Wait a few days and see. If none of our brothers die, I'll ask them if they're willing to accept you back."

"If any of them pass away, unless their relatives and families forgive you, it'll be difficult for us to do anything. Do you understand?"

The young man, Fu Xi, fell silent.

He said, "It's true that I want to return to the guild, but it's also true that I feel guilty… Sigh. Let's do as you said. If any brother really passes away, I won't have the face to come back myself…"

…

After the incident with the Great Calamity Underworld King, the overall atmosphere of the Magic City Ruins had become even more solemn than before.

Many people realized that the arrival of this God Forsaken Game was far more cruel than they had imagined.

But they didn't know…

The truly cruel part was still to come!

After finishing the teleportation array at the Evil Spirit Academy, Qin Feng used it to teleport to the Jianghai City Ruins!

He needed to return to the Nether Soul Land and build a teleportation array there as well.

"This way, once I have a Life Source Magic Circle, traveling between Jianghai City and Modu City will only cost a few dozen days."

After all, teleporting between the two cities currently costs three years of lifespan.

When he arrived at the center of the Jianghai City Ruins…

he found that the area around the teleportation array had become very orderly.

Not many people were using the teleportation array; most were players who had respawned in this area. Of course, as more players joined guilds with Hideouts, fewer players were respawning here.

Under the guard of the Jianghai City officials, Order was well-maintained in the vicinity.

Exiting the teleportation room, the trading and party-finding areas were right outside.

Qin Feng remained in stealth as he headed toward the Nether Soul Land. Along the way, he heard quite a few people complaining about a female player.

"She's really shameless. As a weakling, she's lucky the Knights Guild is even willing to keep her alive, yet she wants to force people to power-level her."

"Exactly. Even though it's pitiful that she lost both legs, her combat power can't keep up. She's lucky just to be alive, and she still wants to level up?"

"The main thing is, the Knights Guild has no obligation to carry her! They've already done more than enough by helping treat her legs!"

"It's hilarious. She actually tried to guilt-trip the Knights Guild. Luckily, the guild leader didn't agree; otherwise, that would have been irresponsible toward the other members!"

"Right. Although the Knights Hall Guild has a slightly higher tax rate, its development is really good, and there are many experts. If you have nowhere else to go, you should really consider it."

"Hey, don't say that so lightly. A 50% tax rate? You call that 'slightly higher'?"

"They have high taxes for a reason. Where do you think those twelve Gold-grade Hideouts came from? Weren't they all bought with guild funds? In the end, they became benefits for the members!"

…

As soon as Qin Feng heard this, he knew they were talking about Qin Xiaoyou.

It sounded like Qin Xiaoyou wanted to improve and get stronger, so she insisted that Chen Wuming power-level her.

But at this stage, who didn't want to develop quickly?

They barely had enough time to grind for themselves, let alone carry a disabled person.

So… it seemed Qin Xiaoyou tried to use moral blackmail, but Chen Wuming turned the tables on her. Now, it seemed every major guild in Jianghai City knew how insatiable the female player named 'Little You' was!

This left Qin Feng speechless.

In his previous life, he had carried Qin Xiaoyou most of the time, yet she felt she lacked Freedom.

Now, she wanted someone to carry her, but no one would.

This was probably the Freedom she wanted!

When Qin Feng returned to the entrance of the Nether Soul Land…

he saw that the Knights Hall Guild was very diligent, with six players guarding the entrance.

Qin Feng went downstairs while stealthed.

At the stone door, he saw Qin Xiaoyou dozing off…

She was wearing a Silver-grade priest robe, sitting on the stairs with her back against the wall and her arms wrapped around her knees.

Qin Feng ignored her.

He stepped forward, opened the stone door, and entered the Nether Soul Land.

The movement startled Qin Xiaoyou awake. Looking at the opening stone door, her face filled with surprise and nervousness, and she immediately blurted out, "Brother, my legs are gone…"

Thud.

Qin Feng closed the stone door as if he hadn't heard a thing.

He opened his friend list and sent a private message to Chen Wuming: "There's a woman at my door from your guild. She called me 'Brother' as soon as I opened the door. Ask her if she's gone crazy."