Chapter 1099: Izroth’s Solution
"I... lost?" Peaceful Chaos uttered as he stood motionless with a look of disbelief on his face. "What happened? How did the Captain lose? I couldn't even see it..." One of the Blue Oasis players by the name of Thunder Steps commented.
"The first time was definitely a sword skill. This time-I'm afraid I also have no idea how the Captain lost." Another player who went by Boulder Gate chimed in.
"That guy must have used a dirty tactic to win! There's no way that Captain Peaceful Chaos would lose so easily...!" Second Tyrant scowled.
"Dirty tactic...? That's..." Thunder Steps had a doubtful look in his eyes.
Everyone knew that it was Peaceful Chaos himself who set the rules of the duel and sent the request to Izroth. Where did he have the chance to use a dirty tactic?
As for him somehow getting around the system and cheating in some other manner, no one here would believe such a thing. RML was not like other games where one could find a way to cheat through hacking.
The Impenetrable Fortress-that was the nickname given to the firewall that protected RML.
Before RML was launched, the company behind it held a competition. They announced that whoever could break through RML's firewall would be rewarded 1,000,000,000 RMB.
When news of this got out, there was not a single hacker in the world who did not throw their all at attempting to crack the Impenetrable Fortress. It was even rumored that multiple governments secretly competed to see who could crack it first.
However, in the end, no one was able to claim the prize. As a result, there was still a reward in place for the first person able to break through the Impenetrable Fortress. Though, as if the company behind RML was fearless, they increased the reward to a staggering 4,000,000,000 RMB!
Why would someone who could easily earn 4,000,000,000 RMB waste their time cheating in a mere duel?
Second Tyrant's claims fell on deaf ears as the other Blue Oasis could not hide their dejection. "I've been saving up to buy a grade three pill from the Mystical Realm Palace. But now that our Blue Oasis is no longer allowed to set foot through its doors, what have I even been saving for all this time?" Boulder Gate grumbled.
"Why should we all have to suffer for his choice? Does the Captain even have the authority to make such a decision for our Blue Oasis?" Thunder Steps questioned with a frown.
"That's right! The Captain had no right to make that kind of bet in the first place!" One of the Blue Oasis players added.
"Yeah! The bet's invalid!"
"Invalid bet!"
Peaceful Chaos wanted to protest and ignore Izroth's request; however, he understood the price of going against a contract. In the end, he had no choice but to hand over the information to Izroth.
"...There is a spring nearby that members of the exploration squad discovered a few days ago. We were here to follow up on that discovery." Peaceful Chaos said begrudgingly.
'A spring?'
Izroth found it unlikely that a top guild would waste time and resources on a normal spring. Without a doubt, Peaceful Chaos was leaving out important information. But, since the contract did not mention him having to explain things in great detail, Izroth could only
speculate.
'Can this spring be linked to the infected mana I detected earlier? More importantly, can it have something to do with the disappearance of Empyrean and Selene?'
"Where is the location of this spring?" Izroth questioned.
"Palace Master Izroth, although I agreed to give you information, you shouldn't overstep unless you're willing to make some concessions. This is still the territory of my Blue Oasis."
Peaceful Chaos said with a cold gaze.
Since the other party would not give him face, why should he?
"If it is your territory that you are concerned about, then I have a solution. Azalea-" Izroth
called out.
"Yes, teacher?" Azalea said as she immediately appeared at Izroth's side.
"Eliminate every member of Blue Oasis in Kifa Karsts. This way, they will not have to worry
about their territory." Izroth said in a carefree manner.
Azalea's eyes turned cold as she looked directly at Peaceful Chaos and replied, "I have
received your orders."