Chapter 114 Human Mine Clearance

Han Jia Gongzi smiled from the sidelines, saying, "This should be easy to understand. Since they could surround us with traps without our knowledge once, why couldn't they do it a second time?"

Yingzhong Yuezi was stunned, and upon reflection, that was indeed the case.

Han Jia Gongzi looked around and said, "This kind of terrain is perfect for ambushers. We have a thousand people here, and even if no one is hiding, there are still plenty we can't see because of obstructed vision, right?"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Daoying Nianhua looked at Han Jia Gongzi, "Brother Han, do you have any brilliant ideas?"

"The most troublesome thing right now is definitely these traps. As long as we find a way to clear them, we won't be afraid of a chaotic battle," Han Jia Gongzi said.

Nonsense! Although no one said those words, they were clearly written on everyone's faces. Han Jia Gongzi took a swig of wine from his bottle and continued, "I've thought of a way to clear the traps, but I don't know if anyone is willing to do it."

"What way?" Daoying Nianhua asked eagerly.

Han Jia Gongzi smiled, "Human mine clearance."

Everyone was stunned, but quickly understood. After all, Shui Shen had just given everyone a good show of human mine clearance. However, this method simply treated people as props. Whether any players would be willing to sacrifice themselves in this way was a real problem.

Like Shui Shen earlier, covered in clamps, the pain wasn't the scary part; it was the embarrassing sight of having four trap clamps hanging on his head. People are inherently creatures who care about face, and many value face more than life itself. Moreover, in the world of online games, life is cheap. More players would rather be suicide bombing kamikazes than be bait for clearing mines.

Han Jia Gongzi's idea was out, but there was a deathly silence. After a moment of quiet, there was another flash of fire from the player group over there. Clearly, the opposing mages had taken advantage of the jungle cover to quietly reappear and launch another bombing raid.

This time, the Cloudrise City players were prepared. Mages who suddenly appeared were always discovered, and archers, mages, and other ranged players quickly opened fire. However, the opposing mages only showed their heads briefly before retreating, sacrificing only a few people. The Cloudrise City players were miserable, trapped by the traps and unable to escape. The crowd once again pushed and shoved each other, resulting in countless casualties.

Daoying Nianhua saw that they couldn't delay any longer and finally spoke, "Brother Han's idea seems feasible. Then, how about your mercenary团 carry it out?"

Han Jia Gongzi smiled slightly, "You'll have to talk to them directly. I'm not doing it anyway!"

Everyone looked at him askance. This guy came up with the idea himself, but he's not willing to do it, just waiting to see others make a fool of themselves?

"Which guild leader is willing to take on this important task?" Daoying Nianhua asked again.

"Such a difficult task is definitely beyond the capabilities of our small guild. Please ask the other bosses to send out experts!" Several guild leaders of smaller guilds were the first to state their position.

"Ahem... This matter, I think, is a bit doubtful..." Some of the larger guilds also expressed their views.

"It's too difficult, too difficult. We can't accept this task either." The remaining guilds also stated their positions one after another.

"There's no need for any one guild to take on this task! Anyone can do it. Brother Daoying might as well go and solicit volunteers one by one," one guild leader suggested.

Seeing that no one volunteered, Daoying Nianhua had no choice but to use his trump card: money!

He immediately waved his hand and stated, "Then I'll have to trouble the guild leaders to announce in their guilds. Anyone willing to take on this important task will be paid a hefty sum of 300 gold coins per person."

300 gold coins was by no means a small amount. According to the current market price for mercenary团, very few people could receive 100 gold coins even for the most difficult tasks. Because generally, more mercenaries would participate in more difficult tasks. A high price divided among many people would naturally not amount to much per person. A single price of 300 gold coins was unprecedented, showing that Daoying Nianhua also knew that although this task was not difficult, it was a tough one.

After the guild leaders marveled for a moment, they conveyed Daoying Nianhua's message. Daoying Nianhua didn't waste any time either and also made an announcement in his own guild. If anyone was willing to do it, that would be even better. It would be like giving out a 300 gold coin bonus.

With heavy rewards, there are bound to be brave men. The words of the ancients were never too wrong. After this news spread, people quickly responded. There were those under the mercenary团 and those from the Zongheng Sihai guild.

Daoying Nianhua was quite disappointed when he saw the few from his own guild. These were the professional players he knew in the guild, genuine professional players. Usually, they worked hard in the game to farm gold, and they exchanged the game coins or equipment they earned for real money to support their lives. These players, no matter how much money they had, would never spend it recklessly. They sought the highest cost-effectiveness for their equipment and only needed it to be sufficient.

They would only work hard to earn money, money, money in the game. Improve their strength? Other players would take this for granted, but they would calculate it carefully. For example, if they needed 5 more points of Strength to complete a business deal that could earn 200 gold coins, they would not hesitate to spend 100 gold coins to get a piece of equipment that added 5 points of Strength. But if 5 more points of Strength were only to make a weapon perform better, or only to increase their attack power, they would never spend the money.

When people think of professional players, they always think that their levels are high, their equipment is high-end, and their skills are high-end. In essence, more professional players do have very high levels because they spend a lot of time in the game; but their equipment is generally average, but there are many types of equipment, because there are different needs at different times; at this time, their skills are targeted, for example, they may be very good at running tasks, but they will not spend energy to hone their skills in pk.

General guilds will not accept too many of these players, but they will always accept a few. They are also very helpful to the guild from the side. However, Daoying Nianhua didn't like these guys. When he saw that it was precisely these people who had stood out from his own guild, he knew that the 300 gold coins given to them would be deposited in the bank in the blink of an eye and would never be turned into powerful equipment to strengthen themselves.

"Sigh..." Even so, since it was all about letting people earn money, it was better to let acquaintances earn it. Daoying Nianhua had already included the few from his own guild in the list of candidates. Finally, he asked Han Jia Gongzi, "Brother Han, how many people do you think are suitable for this task?"

"A dozen or so should be enough," Han Jia Gongzi said, looking at the brave men who had responded after the heavy reward, and smiled.

"Hmm..." Daoying Nianhua began to continue selecting from the players of other mercenary团. He didn't look for levels, equipment, or skills in this selection. Daoying Nianhua only wanted to find some people who were tall and wide and took up a lot of space. This way, the mine-clearing effect would be more significant!

As he was looking at one player after another, Daoying Nianhua suddenly paused, "This beautiful woman also wants to participate in this task?"

"Yes, yes! I've never done this task before..." the woman replied cheerfully.

Daoying Nianhua was extremely surprised. He didn't expect that even girls were willing to roll around on the ground and get caught by clamps to earn this money. This made Daoying Nianhua feel really unbearable. He wiped his sweat and said, "You can't do it."

"Why?" The girl was actually anxious.

"Uh, we need this type!" Daoying Nianhua patted a tall and strong male player next to him.

The girl looked at the player blankly, very puzzled, "What type is this?"

"Relatively tall and big," Daoying Nianhua admired the figure in front of him. With this build, it wouldn't make sense if he didn't do human mine clearance.

"I'm also very strong!" The girl said, giving a "whack" and slapping the tall man next to her to the ground. "Look, he's not as good as me!" The girl was very happy.

"This is not about strength," Daoying Nianhua wiped his sweat, while subconsciously taking two steps aside. This girl was indeed strong. The guy she slapped had been on the ground for a long time and hadn't gotten up yet. This player was indeed tall and big, but he was actually a priest...

"Then what is it about?" the girl asked.

"Ah... this, actually it's..." Daoying Nianhua struggled to think of how to organize his words, painfully wanting to crash into the tree next to him. Fortunately, one of the guild leaders stood out at this time and came over to pull the girl and said, "Xiao Yu, this task is indeed not suitable for you."

"Sister Luoluo, why? Where am I not suitable?" Liuyue de Yu was quite aggrieved.

"Because this task requires male players," Luoluo said.

"Oh, I see!" Liuyue de Yu nodded, "No wonder, then I'll go." After saying that, she turned around and really left.

Daoying Nianhua was stunned on the spot until the tall priest got up from the ground, supported his shoulder and said, "Damn, a full-strength warrior?"

Luoluo gave him a healing spell, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, I'm fine." The tall priest was also very generous and didn't take this slap to heart.

Daoying Nianhua woke up as if from a dream and shook his head. Everything that had just happened was like a dream. Returning to reality, he quickly selected the remaining people, adding those from his own guild, for a total of ten players. Without saying a word, he paid the 300 gold coins first. 300 per person, 3000 for ten people. The other players sighed at this grand gesture, but they were not envious at all. Except for those who were not selected earlier.

Han Jia Gongzi stood up again, looked at the ten people, and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work."

The people shouted, "For the mission!" while stuffing the money into their pockets, eliciting a burst of curses.

"There are two options for mine clearance. The first is similar to Shui Shen just now. We'll tie you up with ropes first, then throw you out and drag you back. All the traps will be gone along the way. The second is to turn you into mops, push you forward while we fight our way out. You choose!"

When the ten heard that the second option didn't require them to fall as much, and they would be closer to their companions, which would definitely be safer, they all expressed their opinions, "We want to be mops!"